2020/21 Champions League

If Bayern are going to retain their trophy then they're certainly going to have to do it the hard way. PSG, then probably City, then Chelsea/Liverpool/Real in the final.

Chelsea and City will both be quite happy with their draws i guess.

What probably helps City is that unless the travel ban gets lifted, their games with Dortmund and then potentially Bayern would be played (i assume) in Budapest.

Huge blow for Bayern.

Lewandowski's injury was initially expected to keep him out for a few days. However Bayern have now confirmed he'll be out for a month, so will miss both legs of the PSG tie.

City 1-0 up
Liverpool 1-0 down

Scouse tears really make me happy.

Refereeing in the Dortmund game is all over the place. Dortmund completely robbed of a goal there. 

The worse ref I have seen all season.
Total joke.
Bellingham robbed of a goal.
Given two shocking decisions.
Don't blow your fucking whistle before Jude puts the ball in the net. 
Sub the ref at HT, and get a professional on.

Come on Dortmund.

Leeds_Addick said:

Laddick01 said:

Southgate should be looking at Bellingham and seriously thinking about him as a starter.

Energy and Ability. Fantastic

Honestly can’t believe he’s only 17

I'm happy his learning his trade abroad so will be out the limelight here 

alicwkd said:

Normally stick up for refs but that was unforgivable. Not just the award of a foul against the keeper for nothing, but the failure to wait 2 seconds for the ball to hit the net so VAR couldn't correct his mistake. Shameful. 

Can’t get my head around why VAR hasn’t been used?

If they are going to have two games played simultaneously rather than back to back, I wish BT would refrain from announcing live score updates or at least warn that they are about to do so.

 I'd have quite liked to tape one game and watch it after the other but there's no point when I BT have already told me the score. It's not like anyone who wants to know the live scores couldn't just check their phone or whatever. 

Leeds_Addick said:

alicwkd said:

Normally stick up for refs but that was unforgivable. Not just the award of a foul against the keeper for nothing, but the failure to wait 2 seconds for the ball to hit the net so VAR couldn't correct his mistake. Shameful. 

Can’t get my head around why VAR hasn’t been used?

If the ref has blown his whistle, then play ends

This happened in the PL earlier this season, when the ref incorrectly blew just before the ball went into the net, so VAR weren't able to award the goal

oohaahmortimer said:

If west ham finish 4th and Liverpool finish outside top 4 , would them winning the Champions League stop west ham getting in to it 

Pretty irrelevant now but I need to know if I'm happy Liverpool are going out or a buffer to stop west ham may be needed

No, as 5 clubs from England can enter the CL

If however an English team outside the top 4 wins the Europa league (e.g. Arsenal) then the team finishing 4th misses out

oohaahmortimer said:

killerandflash said:

oohaahmortimer said:

If west ham finish 4th and Liverpool finish outside top 4 , would them winning the Champions League stop west ham getting in to it 

Pretty irrelevant now but I need to know if I'm happy Liverpool are going out or a buffer to stop west ham may be needed

No, as 5 clubs from England can enter the CL

If however an English team outside the top 4 wins the Europa league (e.g. Arsenal) then the team finishing 4th misses out

Ok so fuck off liverpool
come on arsenal 

It's only if Liverpool AND Arsenal win the CL and EL and fail to reach the top 4 where the team finishing 4th misses out

Salah makes it 2-1

Dortmund get an away goal.. 1-1

1-1 justice for Dortmund in getting an away goal.