Champions League Knockout Stage

[Wee Baby Seamus]

It's nice to know that we can just handwave away results when they don't fit our argument. Just like handwaving away the results of league play where Arsenal finished well ahead PSG (and, for that matter, Aston Villa and Dortmund finished ahead of Real Madrid) when we want to call PSG better.

It's nice to know that all variables remain stagnant over the course of a season that lasts from August until May. Why even have the full season? News flash buddy, if results from the fall could be easily projected throughout an entire season, Arsenal would've won something in the last few years instead of f*** all.

All I said was that I thought PSG would beat Arsenal and that I thought they were stylistically a good matchup. That catalysed you getting petulant in defense of a result from earlier in the season. Things change over the course of a season. PSG have clearly grown a lot over the course of this season. Nothing in this is an attack on your beloved Gunners, just simply an assessment of how the terrain has shifted.

It must be very exhausting to be you, perpetually indignant and throwing conniptions over pretty level-headed remarks. Can only assume your practice is entirely back-of-house, because any litigator with skin as thin as yours would have a pretty rough time of it.

Mind you, Arsenal was without its full midfield against PSG back in October, but nevertheless.

Who is Arsenal's "full midfield", if Rice and Partey (who both started that game) are not part of it. A trio of Odegaard, Jorginho, and Zinchenko?

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Let Arsenal finish their food tonight before dessert.

This is all moot anyway since dembouz became nuclear after December

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Carlo is managing to be fired. Alaba at LB and starting Vazquez... WTF! No way we can turn it around with that lineup.

 

[erikhamren]

Carlo is managing to be fired. Alaba at LB and starting Vazquez... WTF! No way we can turn it around with that lineup.

I doubt Arsenal will do anything offensively today. I bet they will sit back home and rely on counterattacks. So Alaba and Vasquez should have a calm day at work

 

[Evilo]

Let Arsenal finish their food tonight before dessert.

This is all moot anyway since dembouz became nuclear after December

And a real leader. His behaviour on the pitch in both legs and his interview after the game as well (reluctently accepted the MOTM award and said the team let everyone down by being cocky and overconfident at 2-0).
His pressing was amazing again. His assist perfect.
Still would have given it to Donnarumma.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I doubt Arsenal will do anything offensively today. I bet they will sit back home and rely on counterattacks. So Alaba and Vasquez should have a calm day at work

Yes and that is exactly where Vazquez (especially) will look like a total clown.

 

[erikhamren]

Yes and that is exactly where Vazquez (especially) will look like a total clown.

Acensio will cover for him

 

[erikhamren]

But i agree, Ancelotti can go.

 

[bluesfan94]

It's nice to know that all variables remain stagnant over the course of a season that lasts from August until May. Why even have the full season? News flash buddy, if results from the fall could be easily projected throughout an entire season, Arsenal would've won something in the last few years instead of f*** all.

All I said was that I thought PSG would beat Arsenal and that I thought they were stylistically a good matchup. That catalysed you getting petulant in defense of a result from earlier in the season. Things change over the course of a season. PSG have clearly grown a lot over the course of this season. Nothing in this is an attack on your beloved Gunners, just simply an assessment of how the terrain has shifted.

It must be very exhausting to be you, perpetually indignant and throwing conniptions over pretty level-headed remarks. Can only assume your practice is entirely back-of-house, because any litigator with skin as thin as yours would have a pretty rough time of it.

Who is Arsenal's "full midfield", if Rice and Partey (who both started that game) are not part of it. A trio of Odegaard, Jorginho, and Zinchenko?

Yeah, the dude writing four paragraphs and making personal attacks is the level-headed and thick-skinned one.

Quite the low bar for conniptions, I must say.

 

[Power Man]

LUCAS VAZQUEZ IS STARITING

WE ARE NOT f***ED AT ALL

 

[luiginb]

Lol of course Real would homage that fascist Vargas Llosa

 

[Scandale du Jour]

And here we go. 90 minutes to pull off a miracle. Can we do it (again)?

 

[I am not exposed]

Fully expect Arsenal to implode.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

There is being offisde and there is Mbappé being offside by 1 mile

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Alaba doing his best to be sent off early... Sub him.

 

[bluesfan94]

There is being offisde and there is Mbappé being offside by 1 mile

Rumor has it they couldn't draw the lines because he was too far offside for the automation to work

 

[bluesfan94]

Saka is buzzing and Alaba is already on a yellow.

Something to watch

 

[hatterson]

This absolutely cannot be a VAR penalty. What a joke.

 

[I am not exposed]

That seems very soft. But that's footy these days.

 

[bluesfan94]

Asencio pretty clearly held him and pulled him down. The ball also wasn't going there. If this wasn't given as a penalty I would have been fine.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Lmaooo that’s a ridiculous call

 

[hatterson]

That seems very soft. But that's footy these days.

It would have been insanely soft for the ref to give it live. It's completely absurd for VAR to go back and give it after the fact.

 

[ScottishCanuck]

Oh look, another penalty that absolutely nobody was looking for.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

This absolutely cannot be a VAR penalty. What a joke.

I thought we were always advantaged by the refs

Courtois saves the day!

 

[I am not exposed]

Huge save.