NoelVilla Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 That goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 what a run and goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Gol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Bit late but that was one of the most beautiful goals I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 https://streamable.com/fdy9 Link to the goal. It's glorious. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, The_Rev said: https://streamable.com/fdy9 Link to the goal. It's glorious. That is a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 As good as the goal was, I don't think there's anything that kills a match of football more than a 1-0 lead for Atletico. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 If they hold on here then it will be Atleti's 8th clean sheet in 11 Champions League games this season. Only Benfica and Barcelona have scored past them so far. They've only conceded 16 goals in the league this season too (played 35 games). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 33 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: As good as the goal was, I don't think there's anything that kills a match of football more than a 1-0 lead for Atletico. Yes so true I don't know whether to love them or hate them. They use every trick in the book to grind out results. The tie is in the balance. No favourites now. Expect 90% possession for Bayern 2nd leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 3 hours ago, ml1dch said: Eight 0-0 results for Real in Champion's League first-leg ties - they've gone through seven times. I imagine Wolfsburg were pretty happy taking a 2-0 lead there in the last round. Yes I'm not disputing the fact a win would have been a better result, thats obvious, but beating Real clearly isn't an easy feat. 0-0 is the next best thing, I'm sure City will be delighted with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Leicester are the new Atletico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 minute ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: Leicester are the new Atletico. I was watching that thinking how alike they were. Happy for the opposition to have the ball, well organised, hard working and looking to nick a goal in the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Thats Ranieri for you. Leicester were very attacking at one stage and just trying to outscore the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 There definitely was an article knocking about a few months ago highlighting the similarities between the two, which basically came down to the preference for 4-4-2 and the influence of Italian football on Simeone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 hour ago, PaulC said: Yes so true I don't know whether to love them or hate them. They use every trick in the book to grind out results. The tie is in the balance. No favourites now. Expect 90% possession for Bayern 2nd leg. The beauty of football though is such an anti football team can score one of the most beautiful individual goals scored all season and against another top class team. As they said on BT if Messi had scored that goal the 10pm news would've shown that for half an hour instead of Hillsborough...(o.k I made the last bit up). Personally I hugely respect Atletico and Simeone for constantly selling their best striker each summer and yet remaining a major force. Great fans aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 biggest game of season and put Thomas Muller on the bench Guardiola masterclass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 13 hours ago, CarewsEyebrowDesigner said: There definitely was an article knocking about a few months ago highlighting the similarities between the two, which basically came down to the preference for 4-4-2 and the influence of Italian football on Simeone. I shared this a while ago, can't remember what thread, might be what you're talking about. http://twentyminutereads.com/2016/02/04/secrets-of-the-italian-4-4-2/ "The anatomy of the 4-4-2s used by Simeone and Ranieri are comparable. Both teams tend to stay deep, with the lines positioned between twenty and fifty yards. Particularly at Atlético, the wingers tuck inside to form a tight-knit midfield four that cuts off potential passing angles centrally. (A Spanish journalist once called Simeone’s team “denser than stone”.) In both sides, the strikers drop down to disturb the opposition’s deep-lying central midfielders, a move that allows their own ball-winners to fall back and protect the defence. A pedant might call it 4-4-2-0. Going forward, long balls fly over the top, into the channels and down the flanks. Atlético won their title with a possession average of 49.1 percent, the ninth highest in the league, while Leicester currently have the third lowest average, with 43.9 percent, and the worst pass completion rate, with 69.5 percent." Definitely worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Great move by Villareal to win the game. Bruno and Suarez two class players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Villareal's home record in euro competition must be ridiculous, especially against English teams. I remember back in their champions league days likes of Man. United and Arsenal could never beat them. Still it's Anfield next week so you write Liverpool off at your peril although they could've done with an away goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Went to the usual club after playing football tonight, caught the 2nd half, we had a full blown 10 minute explanation to a group of Liverpool die hards as to why that goal wasn't offside, it was getting embarrassing at times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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