UEFA Champions & Europa League Football Thread ** spoilers ** [16/17/18/24/25 September 2025]

[Bluebozzy]

Did anybody catch the Madrid/Marseille game? Heinous decision for Madrid's second penalty and one of the worst handball calls I've seen, but Marseille didn't really look up to the task and struggled in the midfield. Trent injured within 5 minutes (Hamstring?) and Carvajal with a red will leave Madrid very weak on the right for their next CL game - although its against a Kazakhstani side I've never even heard of, so it probably won't matter anyway.

 

[Tombstone]

Did anybody catch the Madrid/Marseille game? Heinous decision for Madrid's second penalty and one of the worst handball calls I've seen, but Marseille didn't really look up to the task and struggled in the midfield. Trent injured within 5 minutes (Hamstring?) and Carvajal with a red will leave Madrid very weak on the right for their next CL game - although its against a Kazakhstani side I've never even heard of, so it probably won't matter anyway.

Yeah the Trent injury is looking like a hamstring from early reports, could mean 6 weeks out which would mean he will miss the return to Anfield in the Liverpool v Real game

 

[C Kent]

Isak debut, nice

lAlisson, Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak, Salah.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Endo, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Bradley, Leoni, Ekitike, Danns, Ngumoha.

 

[Mark1989]

Actually annoyed Hugo is the one dropped for Isak.

Hugo been great so far. Should be Gakpo or Salah dropped if going on form alone

 

[C Kent]

Actually annoyed Hugo is the one dropped for Isak.

Hugo been great so far. Should be Gakpo or Salah dropped if going on form alone

Its never gonna be Salah, Gakpo needs to step up

 

[Tombstone]

Actually annoyed Hugo is the one dropped for Isak.

Hugo been great so far. Should be Gakpo or Salah dropped if going on form alone

I imagine that due to fitness the plan is to give Isak 1 half and Ekitike the other half.

 

[Mark1989]

Stop using logic, it just annoys me okay

 

[Robbo]

That might make for a better game

 

[Derek W]

Sub Salah eh

 

[Mark1989]

That will do, I’m not sure Robbo meant that based on his kick haha

 

[C Kent]

Robbo eh, or an own goal?!

 

[JamesH85]

2-0 wow!!
Mohammed salad.

 

[Robbo]

Brutal from Salah

 

[Mark1989]

Okay so that’s the Salah we need!

 

[Stumble Bum]

Salahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Tombstone]

And people said Salah was past it

 

[C Kent]

Salaaaaah

 

[Tombstone]

Salah letting Isak know that he might have cost 125m but he's still the big cheese round here

 

[C Kent]

Gravy is just getting better and better

 

[Tombstone]

Gravy is just getting better and better

He only cost us about 20p too. What was it, Gravenberch + Mac Allister for less than 50m? Now thats what I call business