They came back into it well in the first half but that second was just shocking. You're right though, a lot of teams would have been blown away once Bayern started playing.

 

Would be nice to see Atletico finally win it, but Real will probably luck their way through again.

Feel sorry for the fans. I can't see Wenger staying past this year. A change will be good, but just ask Man Utd fans how their change worked out!

 

Fair point but Fergie retired at the top having just won the Premier League a 13th time. If Wenger does leave this season unless they can rally & at least win the FA Cup or something it'll be departing on a bit of lull therefore if they struggle the season after it won't be quite at startling as dropping from 1st to 7th :lol:

Fair point but Fergie retired at the top having just won the Premier League a 13th time. If Wenger does leave this season unless they can rally & at least win the FA Cup or something it'll be departing on a bit of lull therefore if they struggle the season after it won't be quite at startling as dropping from 1st to 7th :lol:

 

Exactly. Wenger is way past his sell by date now, Fergie could have carried on if he wanted to.

They looked feeble in the second half did Arsenal. When they went through against Porto seven years ago, that was considered to be weaker without the big-name signings compared to their squad now with the money they have spent.

 

I feel Wenger will resign at the end of the season.

 

 

I'm sure Arsene Wenger will leave at the end of the season now as the pressure is above boiling point now. The Arsenal fans fiercely laid into him again last night and you get the impression that winning the FA Cup or Gary Neville trying to stick up for him isn't going to change the mood.

 

It would be sad to see Arsene Wenger go as he's been one of the best managers in English football over the past 20 years and I'll always remember the epic rivalry that he had with Sir Alex Ferguson in the 90's & 00's of which nothing has even come close since. Also there's the comedy side of him being Arsenal's manager as well that I'll miss.

They looked feeble in the second half did Arsenal. When they went through against Porto seven years ago, that was considered to be weaker without the big-name signings compared to their squad now with the money they have spent.

 

I feel Wenger will resign at the end of the season.

That period from 2006-2011 after the stadium move was massively impressive in the way he managed to keep them competitive. Obviously he's continued to keep them there, but them not spending as much as the other top teams seems to be a personal choice of Wenger rather than a pragmatic financial decision as it was then.

As long as stadiums are filling up, sponsorships are being renewed and a consistent top four finish is being achieved the club seem quite content that their expectation is being met. The issue I have is that these targets probably wouldn't change regardless of their manager. They're all about operating a self-sustaining, 'quite decent' machine and Arsene's got it down to a tee. A change in personnel would be nothing but a back step in my opinion and would really give some of the Arsenal Fan TV celebrities something to moan about.

Disappointing for Arsenal I think the long spell between their last Champions league match did them no favours, plus they were beaten by a better team on the night, and playing away didn't help. They need a couple of goals when they play them again at home, and I think that is a stretch too far.

 

Unfortunately I do see Arsene leaving at the end of this season, it be sad after 20 years in charge, when other clubs have changed managers like crazy. I do think a change is needed.

 

Furthermore they need to beat Sutton United in their FA Cup fixture on Monday or else I fear a huge backlash from their own fans.

All Arsenal need to do is win 4-0, easy! :P

 

Even if Arsenal win 6-2 they would still go out on away goals :lol:

Somebody painted quite a fitting picture of it last night (Roy Keane I think). Did anybody actually expect them, comparatively speaking, to go to Munich and get anything other than a dicking?

I'll be amazed if Leicester beat Sevilla on Wednesday.

I wonder if Falcao will haunt Man City in the first leg against Monaco tonight.

Providing he isn't injured. Shame he didn't set the Premier League alight.

 

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Quite a thrilling match between them and Monaco yesterday. Both of their defence were very poor though. 5-3 and 4-2 in the other match between Leverkusen and At Madrid.

 

 

I wonder if Falcao will haunt Man City in the first leg against Monaco tonight.

 

His chip was sublime!

Good luck to anyone watching the Champions League after 2018......

Good luck to anyone watching the Champions League after 2018......

 

It's lucky I have BT Sport then... :P

 

There are streams available though, VIPLeague is a good one. You can normally watch 3pm Premiership games and some Champions League games that aren't on TV.

 

http://www.vipleague.is/

 

I must say It's a bit shit to not have a highlights package on ITV though.

It's lucky I have BT Sport then... :P

 

There are streams available though, VIPLeague is a good one. You can normally watch 3pm Premiership games and some Champions League games that aren't on TV.

 

http://www.vipleague.is/

 

I must say It's a bit shit to not have a highlights package on ITV though.

This is the exact same situation for me at the moment, I've got BT Sport but watch Premier League matches that are shown live outside of BT Sport on that VIPLeague stream. I still miss watching Champions League matches live on ITV, the competition feels like it's lost a bit of it's magic since live matches moved away from that channel.

Back in the early 00s, a Wednesday night, Champions League game was something that I looked forward to.

 

There isn't anything though about Champions League being protected in the 'so-called crown jewels of sport' where it has to be shown on free-to-air television or anywhere there has to be free-to-air highlights at least.

 

 

For me 2005-2009 were the best years for the Champions League. Those were the times when I would eagerly anticipate Champions League matches, especially when the competition reached the knockout stage. The English teams did exceptionally well during that period as well.

 

 

Now you just know from the beginning that it will boil down to Real Madrid/Bayern Munich/Barcelona (apart from this season :P ) with Atletico possibly making it to the final.