You misunderstood me. the game was perfectly alright, it was played at the highest level etc etc etc. what I meant by that was that we see at least 2 Man U-Arsenal games each season. CL is about watching games that you don't get to see more than once in a couple of years!! e.g. Milan-Madrid, Real-Arsenal, Juventus-Barca, etc etc etc. last night's game didn't feel like a CL game to me at all; it felt like an EPL game, hence it had less excitement than a proper CL game. had it been 3 Italian or Spanish teams I would have said the same.


And I deliberately didn't say "England" because it's not about England at all but the EPL!

I agree with that, it's always more fascinating when it's a clash between clubs of different nations.

Right now though I only care about United not winning it.

I agree. But the only way we'll see this in the latter stages is if other leagues start getting their act together.


Yeah, teams from the same country know each other too well so don't like to open up. There's also more of a rivalry and a sense of them just not wanting to lose against each other. In saying that, I hope it's a repeat of last years final.

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Apr 30 2009, 12:26 PM

For the sake of all that is good in football, I hope not.

Me personally, I'm praying for a Barca-Arsenal final. I always got the sense that that game was decided the moment Lehmann was sent off, and I would actually like to see that one being played 11 vs 11 and see what happens.

And personally I can;t stand to see Man U in another final, Chelsea I wouldn't mind because I really feel bad for them when it comes to their CL bad luck, but Man U would actually make me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/puke.gif) especially if they win it again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/puke.gif)

Those were not necessarily good games, just games littered with mistakes.

Barcelona have not changed too much but Arsenal are a totally different team, I don't think it would be a worthy rematch. Sadly enough, I can't see Arsenal going through United in the first place, they looked so weak the other night. There are still (at least) 90 minutes of football to be played so... anything can happen.

Here here! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunksmilef.gif)


I know the Arsenal team has changed a lot, but that match back in 06 left a bitter taste in my mouth, especially after we got knocked out the way we did against Barca in the semis (Sheva disallowed goal...)

As for Man U vs Arsenal, I had hoped that they would actually put in a good performance, but they played like headless chickens in the first leg and are lucky not to be 3 down going into the second leg, hopefully they wake up at the Emerites and put up a fight.

I can't take having to see Man U in the final! If they win it I'll blame it on Inter and their incompetancy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Gibbs slip, JS Park takes advantage, 1-0 United. Game over.

Once again, Man U's great luck assists them.

AMAZING GOAL RONALDO!!!!!!!!

Almunia at fault though

Ronaldo, 2-0. Oh dear. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Fishdoll meh.

As much as I dislike Man U, they completely deserve to reach the final. or shall I say, Arsenal don't deserve to?

Man, Wenger looks terribly sad. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

This post has been edited by Zed.D: May 5 2009, 08:01 PM

It's become boring since Ronaldo's 2nd goal. Arsenal don't see like they can do anything about it at all.

They've probably had one of the easiest paths to the final

Inter -> We all know they're as bad as any relegation team when it actually comes to showing up in Europe, they're still the same old Inter in the CL

Porto -> No point elaborating, they put up a decent fight at Old Trafford, but really who thought they would actually make it through? Their terrible keeper just made it worse by letting in Ronaldo's hope hitter into the net from what should have been a very basic save.

Arsenal -> Oh what can be set about the Arsenal kids... They were shaky and mediocre in the first leg and tonight everything Man U hit is going in. That free-kick should have never gone in, how could Almunia be beaten like that??? Is he taking lessons from Dida? And that first goal, I just felt sorry for that kid because that will be something he'll have to live with for the rest of his carreer. I'm all for letting the kids be given the chance to play, but not in a CL semi and especially not in defence. Wenger was just asking for it.

Man U must sleep in cr@p every night with the luck they got this season in this competition. Now let's watch them win it a second time in a row and hear that w@nker Andy Gray go on about the 'English' game (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

This post has been edited by han2503: May 5 2009, 08:42 PM