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2025/26 UEFA Champions League

The French Sports daily newspaper L'Equipe is going hard on Olympic Marseille today for missing out on the next phase of the CL...

Calling it 'Catastrophique Mercredi a Bruges'....

Catastophic Wednesday in Bruges..
 
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UEFA Champions League knockout playoff round draw result:
Borussia Dortmund – Germany v Atalanta Bergamo – Italy
Galatasaray – Turkey v Juventus – Italy
AS Monaco – France v Paris Saint Germain – France
Benfica – Portugal v Real Madrid – Spain
Olympiakos Piraeus – Greece v Bayer Leverkusen – Germany
Club Brugge – Belgium v Atletico Madrid – Spain
FK Karabakh – Azerbaijan v Newcastle United – England
FK Bodo Glimt – Norway v Inter Milan – Italy

Ties to be played Tuesday February 17th/Wednesday February 18th & Tuesday February 24th/Wednesday February 25th.

reminder that round of 16 draw, quarter final draw, semi final draw is to be held Friday February 27th 10.00pm AEDT.
 
slice of history will be made that if Newcastle United beats FK Karabakh then it will be first time ever that any national association will have sent six teams to the round of 16 from one country in the UEFA Champions League.
 
Brenton1986 said:
slice of history will be made that if Newcastle United beats FK Karabakh then it will be first time ever that any national association will have sent six teams to the round of 16 from one country in the UEFA Champions League.
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Just goes to show what an absolute farce the competition and its name is.
 
nope same day.
Well not surprised of the Ol Lady Juve - 5-2 loss to Gala unreal and showing how low it is there.
Monaco down to 10 - PSG win 3-2.
Benfica putting in a good game @ home but bloody RM is RM 1nil win.
Dortmund 2 Atalanta 0
 
Spanish football media going off about the Vinicius Jr racism incident in Lisbon.

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Interesting to see what FIFA does or does not!!!
Terrible reaction from Benfica, trying to blame the victim.
 
UEFA Champions League knockout playoff round 1st leg results:
AS Monaco – France 2 Paris Saint Germain – France
Galatasaray – Turkey 5 Juventus – Italy 2
Benfica – Portugal 0 Real Madrid – Spain 1
Borussia Dortmund – Germany 2 Atalanta Bergamo – Italy 0
FK Karabakh – Azerbaijan 1 Newcastle United – England 6
Club Brugge – Belgium 3 Atletico Madrid – Spain 3
FK Bodo Glimt – Norway 3 Inter Milan – Italy 1
Olympiakos Piraeus – Greece 0 Bayer Leverkusen – Germany 2
 
yep pretty ugly situation - will be interesting what FIFA comes out with - for the player and the Club.
The return leg at RM gonna be interesting on the 25th !

Huge Toon win and Gordon popping 4 in a game even though 2 were pens you still got to put them away.
Bodo keep on keeping on good on them but oh my Inter !
Great home result by Brugge.
 
Beretta said:
Because vini is such a saint. lol

As too what was said, we will never know.
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Neither was Maradona, but both he & Vini are great players that provoke others, but neither deserves to racially abused!!!!!
 
theFOOTBALLlover said:
What did Vini do wrong?
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some would argue he "incited" the crowd, but who give a fuck, that's football.

He's actions are always dramatic, him and that ninja turtle are the biggest sooks in the game. It's not the first time he has been Centre of attention. He seems the type that can dish it out but can't take it.
 
Beretta said:
Agreed, if true....
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both stirred the pot re crowds - not that you class Vini as good a player as the great one but the adrenaline gets the better of them when provoked.
They are not alone obviously.
As we know the no racism mantra is a given today and rightly so - it is very wrong - he plays his part but works both ways.
Vini is a child - threw his dummy out about Alonso's play and form went off now back go figure.

www.si.com

What Next for Vinicius Jr, Real Madrid After Shameful Night in Lisbon

Tuesday’s content against Benfica was decided by Vinicius Jr’s goal but defined by the alleged abuse he received.
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  • It was quickly forgotten but these sorry scenes began with Vinicius Jr scoring a spectacular goal. After watching Kylian Mbappé spurn a glut of first-half chances, Real Madrid’s No. 7 stuffed a ripsnorter into the top corner, becoming the second highest scoring Brazilian in Champions League history.
  • To celebrate his screamer, Vinicius Jr simply shimmied around the corner flag, akin to World Cup icon Roger Milla. Benfica manager José Mourinho would subsequently blame the Brazilian for inciting the reaction, bizarrely asking: “Why didn’t he celebrate like Eusebio, Pelé, or [Alfredo] Di Stéfano?”
  • Benfica center back Nicolás Otamendi was the first to take issue with Vinicius Jr. The goalscorer brushed off the Argentine defender to flag up the name on the back of his shirt and stretch his arms out wide, which prompted Prestianni to charge over. Incredibly, it was at this point that the referee François Letexier booked Vinicius Jr. “I still don’t understand why,” the winger would later admit.
  • As the players lined up at the halfway line to restart the match, Prestianni made a grand show of covering his mouth to say something to Vinicius Jr, who immediately steamed over to the referee.
  • Letexier made the crossed arms gesture to signal that racist abuse had been reported.
  • Vinicius Jr made a beeline towards the Real Madrid dugout, where he took a seat on the bench as both technical areas emptied onto the pitch. Mourinho had a word with the Brazilian, as did his manager Álvaro Arbeloa and it took eight minutes for the game to restart.
GO figure the past chosen one up amongst it.....
On the side drama has followed him everywhere.
 
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