Anyone else thinking as soon as CRonaldo stepped up to take that final Free Kick- "Finish them" That's all I could think, just end it with that. :grin:
I gotta figure most fans can applaud Ancelotti for taking Madrid back to the UCL final. At least he was able to do that while Mourinho failed to do so. I'm happy for Ancelotti.
Congrats to Madrid. Let's hope Atletico finishes Chelsea off and we'll have a derby of a final. I wonder what would happen if Atletico also parks a bus vs Chelsea. 10 men back on both sides... 1 on 1 between Ba and Costa/Villa.
I will be conflicted ic Chelsea makes the final. Just cause I hate Chelsea,but I would love a English team to win it cause I think England has the best league in the world,but I also like cause they have all my favorite players and play a good brand of football. Best of luck to both teams.(If Chelsea beats Athletico)
Madrid will be favored to win either way, but Xabi is a huge loss. No one can replace what he does in the midfield.
Classy reply. I never want Real to win anything (it has become less now that Mourinho is gone). But I also hate Chelse. So I agree with your preferences.
It is debatable. Which league do you think it the best? In the past the spanish and Italian league were the best, however the Premier league has made some advancements (it started around the Time Gullit became coach of chelsea and brought some Italian friends with him). In 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 3 of the 4 semi finalist were from the English league. (during that time the english league was the best). The last 10 champions league winners came from the countries: England 3x (3 different teams) Spain 3x (Only Barca) Italy 2x (2 different teams) Portugal 1x Germany 1x I think you can make an argument for both the Spanish and the English league maybe even the Italian league or the german league (I think the German league is to top heavy).
On one hand, I love Mourinho( as RM fan, he created this solid defense, so many years we had a laughable defensive function) and i want him in the CL final , on the other hand i don't want to play against him. I believe that Chelsea will eliminate Atletico.
Oh well, expect another dull boring park the bus effort from Chelsea. They are starting 6 defenders. Only 6. Azpi, Luiz, Cole, Ivanovic, Terry, and Cahill all in the starting XI. Ramires, Torres, Willian, and Hazard fill it out with Schwarzer in goal. Mourinho is such a prick. He came in saying they will play attacking football and has resorted to the negative cowardly tactics synonymous of Jose when faced with real adversity. Going to be a boring game as a neutral. Thanks Jose. Pathetic.
Saw this tweet: Chelsea team vs Atlético Madrid: Bus, Bus, Bus, Bus (c), Bus, Bus, Bus, Bus, Hazard, Bus, Torres.
I really fail to understand why Chelsea gets so much heat from people. I'm relatively new to the game, and they've been the team I support. If it helps you win, WTF is the problem with it? If opponents are sick of it, stop them. If they can't stop them then it's obviously a good strategy to use.
Anyone know something better than premier-league-live for streaming tonight's game? Their quality is usually so crappy and unfortunately I have to stream it tonight.
