GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)
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By Caroline Cheese
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BBC Sport's Phil McNulty at Stamford Bridge: "Chelsea just starting to exert their authority now after early promise from Porto. Frank Lampard, predictably, is prominent and Porto coach Jesualdo Ferreira is prowling his technical area showing concern. Cheap bookings for both Michael Essien and Florent Malouda - and the prospect of more to come as rain continues to pour on a slick Stamford Bridge surface."
Euro Stevo: "Like London buses
Cristiano Ronaldo, moments after spanking one set-piece miles high and wide, gets it right second time around as he smashes in a 25-yarder - albeit with some iffy keeping - for his first Champions League goal in a Real Madrid shirt. They lead FC Zurich 1-0."
2013: Goal drought broken at last. Here's Euro Stevo: "So you think it's raining in west London, do you? Well obviously it is, but it's absolutely smashing it down in Marseille - it's a small miracle they are even playing against AC Milan. Good news for the visitors, though, as Pippo Inzaghi stays onside for just long enough to convert Clarence Seedorf's left-wing cross. Marseille 0-1 AC Milan."
Football League Danny: "Things improving for the Championship big guns. A Darren Purse own goal makes it Sheff Wed 1-1 Boro. And Jonas Olsson's levelled for West Brom, who are all square at 1-1 with Doncaster."
2011: Besiktas go close. Serdar Ozkan's strike comes off Jonny Evans and flies just over the bar.
2009: If you're starting to forget what Champions League goals are like, I recommend a look back at
21 October 2008.
36 of them. I'd pay money for just one.
2006: Eight games. Twenty minutes gone. No goals. Crazy talk.
2005: Frank Lampard provides a clever pass for Nicolas Anelka, who takes the shot in his stride but it's straight at the keeper.
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Football League Danny: "Not going well for the Championship high-flyers so far. West Brom - who go top with a win - are 1-0 down at home against Doncaster. Billy Sharp with the goal. And Preston are also behind, as Grant McCann puts Scunthorpe 1-0 up. And what's this? A similar story for Sheffield United, who trail 1-0 at Coventry to Leon Best's goal."
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BBC Sport's Phil McNulty at Stamford Bridge: "Lively start and Porto look in no mood to stand back and admire Chelsea. John Terry appears to have recovered from a nasty elbow from Bruno Alves that left him requiring lengthy treatment. Rain lashing down at the Bridge and both sides creating chances already."
1956: Twelve minutes gone and no Champions League goals? This cannot continue... Well, it might, but I doubt it.
Football League Danny: "Early goal fest in the Championship. Extraordinary start for Roy Keane's Ipswich - they're 1-0 up against Nottingham Forest after 48 seconds thanks to Grant Leadbitter. And high-flying Sheffield Wednesday are also 1-0 against high-flying Middlesbrough after Luke Varney's goal."
1953: More from the Bridge where Bruno Alves catches John Terry with a sharp elbow to the face as they challenge for a long throw in the area. I don't think it was deliberate.
1950: All action at the Bridge. Hulk catches a strike beautifully but it's straight at Petr Cech, who sort of scoops it away, while at the other end Porto's offside trap is an absolute disaster and from Branislav Ivanovic's cross, Frank Lampard has a free header but Helton makes the save, low to his left.
1948: STOP PRESS. Paul Scholes has just gone in for a tackle and won the ball... Wayne Rooney picks up the pieces and shoots just wide. At a sodden Stamford Bridge, Frank Lampard sensibly shoots from distance, Porto keeper Helton doing well to push a low, skimming shot around the post.
1947: If you want to watch 5 live's Final Score, you'll need to manually refresh this page - and be living in the UK.
1945: Away we go... Bedlam in Istanbul, absolute bedlam.
Football League Danny: "Speaking of Europe, it's quite simply a huge night in the continent's fourth-biggest division, the Championship. West Brom will go back to the top if they beat Doncaster at home, while it's the match I've already dubbed 'The Roy Keane Derby' at Portman Road where the Irishman will hope his struggling Tractor Boys find a first win of the season against the club where he sprang to fame as a top-class midfielder. High-fliers Boro, Preston and Sheffield United are also all in action tonight."
1942: A new development for this season's Champions League: the walk-on music is some sort of techno horror. No change to the anthem though, tradition fans.
1940: Oh, don't worry. There'll be Championship updates. Don't you worry about that. The teams are emerging. The mascots at Besiktas's Inonu Stadium appear to be dressed as bats.
From From messiisgod on 606:
"I'm pleased that Bayern signed Ivica Olic, following in Luca Toni's grand tradition of a centre forward who only requires 74 chances per goal."
From gruffter on Twitter:
"Hello from the Liberty Stadium! Our European opposition tonight: Bristol City. plus a debut for Cedric Van der Gun. Exciting!"
From hameau02 on 606:
"Ah, the drama of Champions League Tuesday. Who can possibly predict what will happen? Apart from everybody. Because the Champions League is the single most overhyped entity in existence and doesn't get good until the QFs. Dull, dull, dull early doors. Rather be watching the early rounds of the Carling Cup."
Euro Stevo: "There's an early blow for Juventus' hopes as multi-million pound playmaking Brazilian Diego is forced to miss out on their home game against Bordeaux through injury, meaning Sebastian Giovinco gets a rare start. In Tel Aviv, Bayern Munich's wing wizards Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben start together - good news for lone frontman Ivica Olic, perhaps not so for opponents Maccabi Haifa."
1929: I wouldn't want you to think I'm ignoring those of you telling me that this is in fact the fifth time Chelsea have met Porto in the Champions League (see 1907). I'm counting a two-legged tie as one meeting - because there's only one result. Is that so wrong?
1925: You, like the vowel-hating strcprstskrzkrk (see below), can get involved tonight. Text 81111, brave
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From strcprstskrzkrk on 606:
"OK, so can't see anything other than Chelsea and Man Utd winning tonight. Unless the rain stops play in London."
1920: TEAM NEWS Besiktas v Man Utd
Manchester United make five changes from the side which beat Tottenham on Saturday. Centre-back Rio Ferdinand is believed to have picked up a minor groin strain and is replaced by Johnny Evans. Right-back Gary Neville comes in for John O'Shea, while Michael Carrick, Nani and Antonio Valencia come in for Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher and Dimitar Berbatov. Besiktas striker Nihat Kahveci is only fit enough for a place on the bench along with keeper Rustu Recber.
Manchester United make five changes from the side which beat Tottenham on Saturday. Centre-back Rio Ferdinand is believed to have picked up a minor groin strain and is replaced by Johnny Evans. Right-back Gary Neville comes in for John O'Shea, while Michael Carrick, Nani and Antonio Valencia come in for Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher and Dimitar Berbatov. Besiktas striker Nihat Kahveci is only fit enough for a place on the bench along with keeper Rustu Recber.
1918: TEAM NEWS Chelsea v Porto
Chelsea are without suspended duo Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba, while Deco and Paulo Ferreira are out injured. Nicolas Anelka starts up front, with Salomon Kalou and Florent Malouda supporting from deep, while Joe Cole, who has not played since 14 January, is on the bench. Porto's in-form striker Radamel Falcao Garcia starts from the bench - but the Portuguese side do have the Hulk in their team.
Chelsea are without suspended duo Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba, while Deco and Paulo Ferreira are out injured. Nicolas Anelka starts up front, with Salomon Kalou and Florent Malouda supporting from deep, while Joe Cole, who has not played since 14 January, is on the bench. Porto's in-form striker Radamel Falcao Garcia starts from the bench - but the Portuguese side do have the Hulk in their team.
1916: TEAMS Besiktas v Man Utd
Besiktas: Arikan, Kas, Sivok, Ferrari, Uzulmez, Dag, Ernst, Holosko, Rodrigo Tabata, Ozkan, Nobre. Subs: Recber, Koybasi, Fink, Nihat, Tello, Inceman, Yusuf Simsek.
Man Utd: Foster, Neville, Jonathan Evans, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Nani, Rooney. Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Owen, Berbatov, Park, Fabio Da Silva, Gibson.
Besiktas: Arikan, Kas, Sivok, Ferrari, Uzulmez, Dag, Ernst, Holosko, Rodrigo Tabata, Ozkan, Nobre. Subs: Recber, Koybasi, Fink, Nihat, Tello, Inceman, Yusuf Simsek.
Man Utd: Foster, Neville, Jonathan Evans, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Nani, Rooney. Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Owen, Berbatov, Park, Fabio Da Silva, Gibson.
1914: Special message for Boyce the Hoop who just texted in (on 81111, if you've forgotten). The QPR game is off! A waterlogged pitch at Loftus Road means their Championship encounter with Crystal Palace is postponed.
1913: TEAMS Chelsea v Porto
Chelsea: Cech, Ashley Cole, Terry, Carvalho, Ivanovic, Malouda, Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Kalou, Anelka. Subs: Turnbull, Joe Cole, Sturridge, Belletti, Hutchinson, Bruma, Borini.
FC Porto: Helton, Pereira, Bruno Alves, Rolando, Fucile, Raul Meireles, Fernando, Guarin, Rodriguez, Hulk, Gonzalez. Subs: Nuno, Belluschi, Falcao, Maicon, Varela, Costa, Sapunaru.
Chelsea: Cech, Ashley Cole, Terry, Carvalho, Ivanovic, Malouda, Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Kalou, Anelka. Subs: Turnbull, Joe Cole, Sturridge, Belletti, Hutchinson, Bruma, Borini.
FC Porto: Helton, Pereira, Bruno Alves, Rolando, Fucile, Raul Meireles, Fernando, Guarin, Rodriguez, Hulk, Gonzalez. Subs: Nuno, Belluschi, Falcao, Maicon, Varela, Costa, Sapunaru.
Euro Stevo: "Big news from the Stade Velodrome in France where on-the-wane Brazilian Ronaldinho is left out of the side by countryman Leonardo for AC Milan's trip to Marseille. The former genius is joined on the bench by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Rino Gattuso. Meanwhile in Zurich, Kaka, Xabi Alonso and Cristiano Ronaldo make their Champions League debuts for Real Madrid, but Karim Benzema must settle for being a substitute."
1909: Now then, some of you may be familiar with a fella called Jonathan Stevenson, a regular of these pages. You'll be delighted to know he's our special guest tonight, as we try to fit both our enormous egos in the same room. From here on, you shall know him as Euro Stevo - and his first contribution is coming up.
1907: Chelsea face Porto for what seems like the umpteenth time in recent memory. In reality, it's the fourth (2006/7 last 16 and 2004/5 group stage). The Portuguese side have never won a match in England in 12 attempts.
1904: Last year's beaten finalists Manchester United are in Istanbul to meet Besiktas, who suffered the biggest ever Champions League defeat in their last encounter with an English team - 8-0 against Liverpool in 2007.
1901: So the draw for the Champions League group stage was largely met with a great, big yawn - in England anyway. Easy picking for the Prem teams, you have to think. Indeed, in the last four seasons, the top eight seeds have progressed to the last 16 on every occasion - except one, when United crashed out in 2006. But all that won't matter a jot to our group stage debutants tonight: Wolfsburg and Apoel Nicosia.
From fritzybaby1 on 606:
"There doesn't seem to be the same buzz around the football tonight. I don't feel very Champions Leaguey. Erm anyone else feel this way or do I just have some sort of football flu?"
BBC Sport's Phil McNulty at Stamford Bridge: "Good news for Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti and his England counterpart Fabio Capello as Joe Cole returns on the bench for the Champions League meeting with Porto. Still plenty of time for this gifted and popular player to stake his claim for a place in England's World Cup squad. Filthy night at Stamford Bridge."
1852: That picture reminds of me that glorious day last season when I typed 'Guus Hiddink' into our photo search, and up popped several pictures of the
big Dutchman dancing with some women dressed up as nuns at Stamford Bridge.
Heady days.
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