UEFA Champions League and Europa League

[njdevils94]

Today is the day Dudelange face Milan

 

[CPV4931]

I can´t believe, we won 2:1 @ Marseille :-) A great start in the competition.

 

[njdevils94]

I can´t believe, we won 2:1 @ Marseille :-) A great start in the competition.

Congrats! Willems sent off again it seems?

 

[CPV4931]

Congrats! Willems sent off again it seems?

Thank you :-) Unfortunatelly, yes, but the referee had no choice.

 

[DutchSuomiFan]

Tonight we've got Bayern vs Ajax and tomorrow we've got PSV vs Inter. Things could've been easier for our teams.

 

[Milos-BC]

I actually forgot to comment on the "spectacle" from and as it is in the spotlight right now, here it goes....


Paris Saint-Germain 6:1 Crvena Zvezda


This is one of those matches where an inferior team is so humiliated that they are actually happy.even with a result like this. I have rarely seen one team dominating so brutally as this match. Neymar was especially merciless. Other than scoring a hat-trick, he actually wanted to score more and he behaved like he was just having an ordinary training against a team that is standing around as a mascot.

And indeed, Neymar, Di Maria, Cavani, Mbape and others had an easier training before much more important matches in the championship. Zvezda kind of served as a punching bag and they filled their role reall good in that aspect.



In general, Zvezda can be happy that they lost "only" with 6:1. Based on 30+ chances that PSG had, the objective result was at least 12-1. Paris-Saint Germain connected 750 correct passes which coud be an all-time record



This is only the beginning of what is awaiting them in the following matches. I can't even imagine what Liverpool will do to them on Anfield. And they deserved all that because their management is filled with thieves and criminals who are fixing every single match in the league.



Now there are actually even speculations that one of their lead people placed a bet that they will lose with 5 goals of difference in Paris and, as I can see, it was a headline in every global newspaper:

Am I surprised to hear this? Not at all. In case this turns out to be true, they managed to disgrace the entire football not just themselves. In that case, I also hope UEFA will start scanning the matches they play in our league because when they combine that with the material above, they can eliminate them from all European competitions on at least 10 years.


"Cosmic justice" is finally returning to them....


But before this gets proven, Liverpool will have an ideal chance to fix their goal difference in two weeks.

 

[DutchSuomiFan]

[MENTION=4368]Milos-BC[/MENTION] I know this has nothing to do with what you've just said, but Mateja Kezman has been named in a matchfixing scandal as well. He already was a strange guy anyway.

 

[Milos-BC]

@Milos-BC I know this has nothing to do with what you've just said, but Mateja Kezman has been named in a matchfixing scandal as well. He already was a strange guy anyway.

Was that from a period when he played for PSV?


I wouldn't be surprised with anything, honestly. Kežman is btw a legend of Partizan but many people don't like him here. He always had a problematic personality and even though he gave a lot for our club, he will never have the same status as some other notable players. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he was fixing matches as well.



As for the situation above, UEFA opened an investigation against Crvena Zvezda and the French court opened a seperate investigation as well. Apparently, UEFA also had seperate scouts on the match in and they noted that several players are suspicious.


They are doomed if UEFA proves these suspicions. They can be happy if it all ends with their elimination from all European cups on 5+ years. Normally, one should not celebrate other people's tragedies especially if they come from your own country, but in this case, I can say they deserved all of this. For me, fair play was always above everything else and things that they are doing in the national league for years are in strict collision with that.


It has to return sooner or later and now the whole world knows what kind of club they are.

 

[DutchSuomiFan]

Was that from a period when he played for PSV?


I wouldn't be surprised with anything, honestly. Kežman is btw a legend of Partizan but many people don't like him here. He always had a problematic personality and even though he gave a lot for our club, he will never have the same status as some other notable players. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he was fixing matches as well.



As for the situation above, UEFA opened an investigation against Crvena Zvezda and the French court opened a seperate investigation as well. Apparently, UEFA also had seperate scouts on the match in and they noted that several players are suspicious.


They are doomed if UEFA proves these suspicions. They can be happy if it all ends with their elimination from all European cups on 5+ years. Normally, one should not celebrate other people's tragedies especially if they come from your own country, but in this case, I can say they deserved all of this. For me, fair play was always above everything else and things that they are doing in the national league for years are in strict collision with that.


It has to return sooner or later and now the whole world knows what kind of club they are.

I don't know from which period. There's a huge matchfixing scandal going on in Belgium and his name was somehow mentioned.

I can see why people don't like him. His team mates at PSV said that he supported 9/11!

 

[Milos-BC]

[MENTION=16334]DutchSuomiFan[/MENTION] That's quite possible and it would somehow fit his character.


We will see what the investigation will show.

 

[Milos-BC]

[MENTION=16334]DutchSuomiFan[/MENTION] Yes, they mentioned Kežman tonight and he is accused for "washing" 30 million euros. As I said, I believe these accusations are right unfortunately.


Also, as for the case above, we also got an update that many people placed their bets that Zvezda will lose with 5 goals of difference. Not just Zvezda's official. According to media from UEFA was informed of their intentions to fix the match 7 days before the actual duel.


I think their days are definitely numbered.

 

[DutchSuomiFan]

Ajax vs Benfica 1-0.

A lucky goal but a brilliant result. Should they win their away game against Benfica, then they are through to the next round of the CL!

 

[Himan]

Ajax vs Benfica 1-0.

A lucky goal but a brilliant result. Should they win their away game against Benfica, then they are through to the next round of the CL!

I have seen so many important games going to the other team. I really feel this is a good Dutch year in European football... Finally.

2-2 PSV vs. Tottenham

Also Tottenham was way better, but that doesn't matter. Hopefully PSV can win in London, that would give them a really small chance against Barcelona and Inter to even go for the first 2 places, but definitely for third.

Ajax is as good as through to the 2nd round. Bayern will play their B-team away in Amsterdam probably and AEK is probably also eliminated after the 4th round. So a lot has to go wrong to not qualify.

 

[ShoeFlo]

Ajax is as good as through to the 2nd round. Bayern will play their B-team away in Amsterdam probably and AEK is probably also eliminated after the 4th round. So a lot has to go wrong to not qualify.

Bayern will aim for the first place in this group I suppose so I wouldnt be too sure they will bring in their B team in Amsterdam

 

[DutchSuomiFan]

Bayern will aim for the first place in this group I suppose so I wouldnt be too sure they will bring in their B team in Amsterdam

Ajax are playing Benfica away at first so if Ajax beat Benfica again and Bayern beat AEK again then they are both through already!

 

[Himan]

Bayern will aim for the first place in this group I suppose so I wouldnt be too sure they will bring in their B team in Amsterdam

I was talking about wc scenario. If ajax loses all games till then, Bayern already is 1st.

 

[pjelacki]

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000990/match=2025151/index.html
https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000990/match=2025259/index.html

to all those poor misguided souls who seriously believed these matches were rigged in Leipzig's favor:



Rapid won too! Perfect match day.

 

[Citelis]

I watched Slazburg - Leipzig 1-0 match on TV! Leipzig was actually really bad in this match. Now they are in danger to lose 2nd place in the group and fail to qualify for round of 32! However i don't think that Celtic can defeat Salzburg.

All 3 Greek teams (AEK, PAOK, Olympiacos) lost this week and more likely no Greek team will be on round of 32 of Europa League! AEK is already out actually (4th in th Champions League group) and the other 2 still have some hopes but i believe they will both stay out! And we are going to lose positions in UEFA Ranking! https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method5/crank2019.html

 

[Citelis]

The end! AEK Athens defeated by Benfica and became the first Greek team to finish a Champions League group with 0 points! In Champions League history AEK is the 21st team to finish last with 0 points!

 

[pjelacki]

Celtic FC 1-2 FC Salzburg

travelled to Glasgow for this one and had an absolute blast

best moment ever when the entire stadium celebrated that equalizer by Rosenborg

Leipzig