UEFA Champions & Europa League Football Thread ** spoilers ** [9th - 11th December 2025]

[CliffyG]

3-0 now. Cracking finish from Martinelli.

 

[Bigpig]

Thought that was in :/

 

[Irish_Tom]

Thought that was in :/

Yep, really unlucky there.

Promising signs though.

 

[JamesH85]

We should be winning here.

 

[bingham67]

Madrid are artichoke

 

[JamesH85]

Yesssssss

 

[Irish_Tom]

GET IN!

 

[Bigpig]

Get it get it get it!!

Lovely cross from Gordon!

 

[Vandle]

been so much better this half, Gordon in particular. Can we attribute the upturn to Miley coming on? JL was absolutely labouring beforehand.

 

[Irish_Tom]

been so much better this half, Gordon in particular. Can we attribute the upturn to Miley coming on? JL was absolutely labouring beforehand.

Miley has definitely made a difference (notwithstanding his goal). But they all seemed to raise their game in the second half, even before JL went off.

 

[Vandle]

Like a cup final now

 

[Irish_Tom]

Oh my god.

 

[Vandle]

Struggling with set pieces and corners into our box. expect sunderland to exploit this come the weekend.

 

[JamesH85]

FFS!

 

[Irish_Tom]

Just can’t hold on to a lead man. How many have we conceded after 85 mins this season?

 

[JamesH85]

We should have really had 3-4 goals tonight, we've done ourselves there.

 

[Bigpig]

Would have took a point before the game but that’s disappointing:/

 

[Vandle]

We should have really had 3-4 goals tonight, we've done ourselves there.

Yeah agree. Amazing result in isolation but same frailties on show yet again. Vulnerable from corners, weak under the counter and unable to hold a lead.

 

[Irish_Tom]

Would have took a point before the game but that’s disappointing:/

Absolutely. It’s still a bit sickening to drop two points so late in the game.

They need to do something because it’s happened so many times recently.

 

[Irish_Tom]

The thing is, if that Thiaw header goes in or either of those shots go in instead of hitting the post, we’d be cheering a near perfect second half performance.

So it’s fine margins, by my god they need to work out how to see a game out with a slim lead going into the final few minutes.