Re: CL R16| Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid

by izzy Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:09 pm

salmano9 wrote:I think that lots of the results ( of the first leg) were surprising in the Round 16 this year....

0-0 Bayern Shakhtar draw in Donetsk
Arsenal 1-3 loss at home
Juve 2-1 win over Dortmund in Torino
1-0 Leverkuson win over ATM at home...

Those two weren't really surprising.

by VivaStPauli Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:55 pm

Despite Bayer fumbling all their counters and ruining the chance to put the tie away early, I really liked how they played.

That being said, they are, of course, Neverkusen and will get dismantled in Madrid in the return leg, sadly.

by BarrileteCosmico Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:57 pm

Schmidt seems to insult Burgos (Simeone's assistant) to which Simeone replies "What's your problem, f*****t?"

Laughing

by VivaStPauli Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:59 pm

Yeah apparently Schmidt told the assistant to kindly take a seat, except he yelled it in angry German.

But what he said in the post match interview is that there were a few dozen insults hurled from the Atletico bench towards the Bayer bench before that.
No idea if it's true, but that's what Schmidt said.

by izzy Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:00 pm

VivaStPauli wrote:Yeah apparently Schmidt told the assistant to kindly take a seat, except he yelled it in angry German.

But what he said in the post match interview is that there were a few dozen insults hurled from the Atletico bench towards the Bayer bench before that.
No idea if it's true, but that's what Schmidt said.

It's true.

It's what they do.

by Helmer Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:00 pm

VivaStPauli wrote:Despite Bayer fumbling all their counters and ruining the chance to put the tie away early, I really liked how they played.

That being said, they are, of course, Neverkusen and will get dismantled in Madrid in the return leg, sadly.

no worries mate, Schmidt is going to put end to that misery Proud

by VivaStPauli Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:06 pm

I hope so. Leverkusen did play extremely grown-up football at times, the combination of that intense pressing and the calmness with which they circulated the ball when they needed things to calm down was really impressive.

On the other hand they were really wasteful and had to get bailed out by Leno.

by Hapless_Hans Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:08 pm

two hyped-up cokeheads going at it Proud

by Doc Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:12 pm

At least no one got pelt with a shoe.

by farfan Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:18 pm

did Belllarabi miss shitload of chances again ?

by Helmer Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:23 pm

No he did not...he in fact assisted the goal !!

by rwo power Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:31 pm

izzy wrote:
salmano9 wrote:Juve 2-1 win over Dortmund in Torino
1-0 Leverkuson win over ATM at home...
Those two weren't really surprising.

That.

by rwo power Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:33 pm

VivaStPauli wrote:That being said, they are, of course, Neverkusen and will get dismantled in Madrid in the return leg, sadly.

Well, as long as they get dismantled 2:1 or 3:2 or 4:3 I wouldn't mind. And even a 1:0 would probably be cool as one thing that Bernd Leno is really good in is saving penalties.

by dostoevsky Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:39 am

Schmidt

Glad to see Atleti put in their place even if the game was rather horrid to watch from a neutral perspective. The tie's far from over though, despite Atleti's failure to get an away goal.

VivaStPauli wrote:Yeah apparently Schmidt told the assistant to kindly take a seat, except he yelled it in angry German.

I don't know why I find this sentence so hilarious. Laughing

by Helmer Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:07 am

for the return leg, Godin, Tiago and probably Siqueira will also miss the game. I dont know if they have adequate and quality replacements to cope up with their absence. They will surey miss Godin imo, he was immense yesterday also. So i will say it will be all about Leverkusen players having balls to handle the pressure at Caledron and if they can they will progress.

by RealGunner Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:32 pm

Can see Leverkusen kicking out Atletico(hopefully)

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:34 pm

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:for the return leg, Godin, Tiago and probably Siqueira will also miss the game. I dont know if they have adequate and quality replacements to cope up with their absence. They will surey miss Godin imo, he was immense yesterday also. So i will say it will be all about Leverkusen players having balls to handle the pressure at Caledron and if they can they will progress.

Godin is by far their best defender so he's a massive miss. The other two are easily replaceable and you have to question whether they should play to begin with.

by VivaStPauli Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:38 pm

If Leverkusen play as calmly, composed, and clever (and at times mildly cynical) as they did in the first leg, they'll go through.

Can see them activate headless chicken mode, though.
60-40 in Leverkusens favor IMHO.

by RealGunner Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:10 pm

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAUk0w2UsAAea-N.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAUkzhuUIAA7O13.jpg

by Tomwin Lannister Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:13 pm

Atleti's front 3 is pretty tasty, could do some damage with that on fifa

by Helmer Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:17 pm

in that defense, I dont trust anyone except Leno :coffee:

by VivaStPauli Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:36 pm

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:in that defense, I dont trust anyone except Leno

Agree, those are four sadness-inducing names.

by Lord Awesome Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:40 pm

Actually hoping Leverkusen win this. Not cause I want them to but because I need a La Liga focused Atletico to drop some Barca points.

by Helmer Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:43 pm

VivaStPauli wrote:
HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:in that defense, I dont trust anyone except Leno

Agree, those are four sadness-inducing names.

I am still going to support Neverkusen with every ounce of bloody sweat dripping off my face Laughing

by Curtinho Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:56 pm

Let's go Leverkusen!!

Wendell is quite good, actually, and Papadapoulos if healthy is also great. The other three though...yikes. Luckily they have a very good, industrious midfield that can shield the back four, and enough pace and creativity up front to mask some of their deficiencies by keeping the opponent honest.

by McAgger Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:17 pm

Lord Awesome wrote:Actually hoping Leverkusen win this. Not cause I want them to but because I need a La Liga focused Atletico to drop some Barca points.

lol wouldn't Atleti doing bad in La Liga mean Valencia get to finish above them Laughing

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