Champions League 2014/15 | Group G

Group G: Chelsea, Schalke, Sporting Lisbon, Maribor


Today, it has finally begun!

Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Filipe Luis; Matic, Fabregas; Ramires, Willian, Hazard; Drogba.

Schalke XI (4-2-3-1): Fahrmann; Hoger, Ayhan, Neustadter, Fuchs; Boateng, Aogo; Sam, Meyer; Draxler; Huntelaar.

Drogba.

The group looks fun:

All clubs: 1 1:1 1

Have 2 top 10 strikers in the league on the bench:Start a 36 year old.

Mourinho bottled that.

rwo power wrote:The group looks fun:

All clubs: 1 1:1 1

The picture of the table was priceless

Spoiler:

Comical defending

As you might have heard, the German TÜV (Technical Inspection Authority) tested the vanishing spray and decreed it had too many issues to be allowed for use in Germany. This means that using it in Germany would be a regulatory offence and the referee (!!) who uses it could be fined up to 55 Euros.

From what I have just heard, there are some guys of the Department of Health and Safety in the stadium to observe this. The UEFA insists on the ref using the vanishing spray anyway.

So now I wonder...

If the ref sprays the stuff onto the lawn, will there be a friendly person of the Department of Health and Safety running onto the pitch to issue a ticket with the fine?

And if that person steps onto the pitch, will s/he be considered a pitch invader and thus get subdued by the stadium security and thrown out?

And would that then constitute civil disorder?

Questions over questions...

rwo power wrote:As you might have heard, the German TÜV (Technical Inspection Authority) tested the vanishing spray and decreed it had too many issues to be allowed for use in Germany. This means that using it in Germany would be a regulatory offence and the referee (!!) who uses it could be fined up to 55 Euros.

From what I have just heard, there are some guys of the Department of Health and Safety in the stadium to observe this. The UEFA insists on the ref using the vanishing spray anyway.

So now I wonder...

If the ref sprays the stuff onto the lawn, will there be a friendly person of the Department of Health and Safety running onto the pitch to issue a ticket with the fine?

And if that person steps onto the pitch, will s/he be considered a pitch invader and thus get subdued by the stadium security and thrown out?

And would that then constitute civil disorder?

Questions over questions...

Priceless post by rwo

Sporting: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Paulo Oliveira, Silva, Cédric, William Carvalho, João Mário, Adrien Silva, Slimani, Carrillo, Nani

Schalke: Fährmann, Höwedes, Aogo, Uchida, Boateng, Draxler, Höger, Ayhan, Neustädter, Obasi, Huntelaar.

Chelsea: Čech, Ivanović, Luís, Zouma, Terry, Fàbregas, Matić, Oscar, Hazard, Willian, Remy.

RealGunner wrote:Sporting: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Paulo Oliveira, Silva, Cédric, William Carvalho, João Mário, Adrien Silva, Slimani, Carrillo, Nani

Schalke: Fährmann, Höwedes, Aogo, Uchida, Boateng, Draxler, Höger, Ayhan, Neustädter, Obasi, Huntelaar.

Chelsea: Čech, Ivanović, Luís, Zouma, Terry, Fàbregas, Matić, Oscar, Hazard, Willian, Remy.

The beginning of the end of Azpilicueta.

Why does the ppl think Di Matteo is just a PTB manager ? He played with that defensive attitude with Chelsea so as to mazimize the potential of the team with great but old layers and so as to give certaines and solidity to a team destroyed from AVB 's reckless tactics.
He was different in WBA , I think he will show further to be a good manager , you could deduct he'd been a coach since he was a player , very intelligent

Sporting: Rui Patrício, Jefferson, Paulo Oliveira, Sarr, Cédric, William Carvalho, João Mário, Adrien Silva, Slimani, Carlos Mané, Nani

Schalke: Fährmann, Höwedes, Aogo, Uchida, Fuchs, Meyer, Höger, Neustädter, Choupo-Moting, Obasi, Huntelaar

CFC Xi to play Maribor: Cech, Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry, Filipe Luis, Matic, Fabregas, Schurrle, Willian, Hazard, Drogba.

Schalke played really desolate today. Deserved loss, that.

Schalke 0:1 Chelsea in the first minute. I guess this will become a disaster for Schalke

Lol @ Di Matteo

Schalke 04?!!!! How about Schalke 05!!!

Matic's performance was absolutely insane.

lszanto wrote:Matic's performance was absolutely insane.

It was.

Fahrmanns was the polar opposite.

Kick wrote:

lszanto wrote:Matic's performance was absolutely insane.

It was.

Fahrmanns was the polar opposite.

Yeah their team on a whole wasn't great but that was largely due to how good our performance was. Matic has to be the most enjoyable DM to watch play, he just looks like he's having a great time out there destroying opponents attacks.

Our best signing of 2014, imo.

urbaNRoots wrote:Lol @ Di Matteo

Well, Jens Keller at least managed to get a draw in London, even if it wasn't pretty

rwo power wrote:

urbaNRoots wrote:Lol @ Di Matteo

Well, Jens Keller at least managed to get a draw in London, even if it wasn't pretty

That's true but there was a large amount of luck involved that night. We started with Drogba instead of Costa who then proceeded to miss numerous sitters.

Well, my point is still that sacking Keller was a stupid move as Schalke's main problem was never the coach. Horst Heldt should get the sack and some of the players, too. They always tend to overpay mediocre players and that's something the sports director has to take the responsibility for.