Official Ongoing Football/Soccer 2011/2012

[iambic]

don't particularly want to watch the final now

[cyantific]

i think everyone was expecting a Madrid v Barca final as that was probably the best possible outcome at the start of the Quarterfinals

Chelsea v Bayern isn't going to be as great but it should still be pretty interesting

[number none]

you really wanted to see yet another in the endless series of bitchy Clasicos? I'll pass

[mad snob]

the Clasico at the weekend really fucked Madrid and Barca, both looked lethargic as fuck as the game(s) wore on

[Lucky]

The whole way through I didn't care about the winner as long as it isn't Terry lifting the cup at the end.

[iambic]

you really wanted to see yet another in the endless series of bitchy Clasicos? I'll pass

just don't like either of the clubs involved particularly

[number none]

there aren't many likeable clubs in the latter stages of the CL as a rule

[delgriffith]

I hate everyone.

[delgriffith]

(But go Bayern)

[miss black america]

what a really enjoyable game of football

i would expect most team to go down 2-0 against madrid and implode but bayern held it together and looked the far more comfortable team

gomez should have won it in the 87th minute so going through on penalties is pretty just

supporting the german team in the champions league and germany in the euros

call me hans

[gallits]

God damnit Bayern do NOT fuck this up.

[RoyalCheese]

So this is how Arsenal fans feel

[gauchebag]

GO BAYERN GO

i just really don't want chelsea to be the first london club to win the CL (although if it comes at the price of keeping spu*s out...)

ah i still don't want to see it.

[delgriffith]

Hold on I'm confused now about the whole "if Chelsea win it then they take the 4th Champions League spot" thing... didn't they get rid of that after the whole Liverpool controversy? Because when Liverpool won they finished 5th and Everton were 4th, but they both went to the Champions League (at least to the qualification round?)

Anyway fuck them I hope they lose.

[delgriffith]

Toofer where are we gonna watch the game?

[KALM]

yeah i think they just knock off some minnow that would have entered in the first round

[Spoilt Victorian Child]

I was going to say, that seems like a really strange way of doing things.

[gauchebag]

Hold on I'm confused now about the whole "if Chelsea win it then they take the 4th Champions League spot" thing... didn't they get rid of that after the whole Liverpool controversy? Because when Liverpool won they finished 5th and Everton were 4th, but they both went to the Champions League (at least to the qualification round?)

Anyway fuck them I hope they lose.

interesting point, i had forgotten about that. apparently it was a "special exemption" liverpool were granted and they were placed in the 1st (gasp) qualifying round, even as champions. so it wouldn't get rid of the 4th place finisher based on that but who knows what rules they have changed since 2005. everything i've read has intimated that fourth place would not be seeing any CL action next season were chelsea to become champions but i haven't really read into the uefa bylaws on their website yet

[number none]

To the best of my knowledge, they changed the rule so that a country couldn't have more teams in the competition than their allocation (four in this case) but the holders still automatically qualify

[number none]

this is from Premierleague.com

The top four teams in the Barclays Premier League qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

English winners of the UEFA Champions League finishing outside the top four places (but who qualify for the UEFA Europa League through their domestic Barclays Premier League position) go forward as Winners to the group stage along with domestic champions, runners-up and third place.

No extra domestic place can be gained by winning the UEFA Champions League, therefore the team finishing fourth drops to the UEFA Europa League.

English winners of the UEFA Champions League who do not qualify through their domestic position go forward as Winners to the group stage, with the team finishing fourth dropping to the UEFA Europa League. In this case, the national association of the title-holder is entitled to one additional place in the UEFA Europa League.

[Toofer_Spurlock]

Toofer where are we gonna watch the game?

Last year Floyd in Brooklyn was pretty good. I'm open to suggestions though.

[delgriffith]

To the best of my knowledge, they changed the rule so that a country couldn't have more teams in the competition than their allocation (four in this case) but the holders still automatically qualify

Yeah a few searches show that this is the new rule. Which is a stupid rule - holders shouldn't automatically qualify. They got rid of it in the World Cup and should get rid of it in the Champions League. And the fact that they made that "special exemption" for Liverpool is going to make Newcastle (or whoever finishes 4th) even more furious.

[delgriffith]

Toofer where are we gonna watch the game?

Last year Floyd in Brooklyn was pretty good. I'm open to suggestions though.

I'm good with pretty much wherever, I want to avoid Chelsea fans if at all possible. Was Floyd pro-Barca last year?

[Toofer_Spurlock]

Yeah it seemed/felt like it. It's a Spurs bar.

[rivalité]

i have a sinking feeling that a chelsea win will coincide with arsenal finishing fourth. on top of my own interest, i'm down with bayern getting a 5th title.

[RoyalCheese]

they really need to change it so that the winner of the Europa League is an automatic entrant into the UCL. Would make competition better throughout Europe imo

[delgriffith]

they really need to change it so that the winner of the Europa League is an automatic entrant into the UCL. Would make competition better throughout Europe imo

I think it used to be this way when it was the UEFA Cup? At least for a few years?

[kitties]

You could give La Liga to Real Madrid, but I am glad as hell they aren't taking the Champions League trophy. Also, go Bayern.

[RoyalCheese]

Here's hoping Bilbao take Lisbon to the cleaners today. I wanna see them win Europa

[rivalité]

would be nice for montpellier to win this year before the inevitable psg onslaught of titles