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Irrelevant game, wasn't it? Won't get fired for losing that.

No, he has scored others. He doesn't take freekicks regularly though.

At least I'll be able to settle once for all the argument with my yank friends that Donovan "is world class".

Just as I was arguing with a Real Madrid fan yesterday after Cronaldo's freekick

Can't believe all of a sudden Ameobi has transmuted into such a goal machine. Get in, Newcastle.

I love Zlatan, but since we lost Eto'o one of the things we lack is somebody to drive counterattacks like he did. Messi is fine enough, but since he's the only player with enough pace is easy to cover him. One more reason why we need a real winger on the left.

Yesssss... Now if I understand this shit correctly, Kyiv has to score 3 more? (since we own the away goals on our head to head versus them) Not that I don't think that rule is bollocks, mind!

He's no Nicky Butt. He's no Jorg Butt either.

what did he do? Reckon it's going to finish 1-1 Butterfingers. Stopped a freekick but let the ball slip from his hands.

And here you have it. Crap. 1-0 Valdés, it was 2-3 years ago since you stopped doing that crap...

Fair enough, can't pretend to have all the world to love us.

Dinamo - Barça about to start, they just showed the pitch this morning and it was completely covered by snow. They cleaned it up but I'm not looking forward this at all... And shit, we are wearing the pink shirt for all of Europe to see

Canny signing for Everton, I think he can do well.

Just read that two CSKA players tested positive and they might get thrown out of the competition. I guess that means Wolfsburg would go through? (although I can't see UEFA resolving it soon enough).

Stay away from Dos Santos. Ronaldinho-like work ethic without having been one of the greatest footballers in the planet first.

Head to head is fine. But away goals on head to head is really stretching it. Should have been GD.

ManU - Leeds will be a cracking fixture. What's the allocation they will get from OT? Something like 15% was it?

Juventus off to the Europe League. With Liverpool and potentially one of Barcelona/Inter if they don't do the business tomorrow, UEFA Cup will have some big name teams in there. A bit of a travesty the way Atlético made it. They have a much worse overall GD.

Atlético Madrid bailed out by Chelsea.

That would dump Atlético from the Europa League if they fail to win against Porto. (and they are losing 0-1).

That's going to end in tears.

More details emerge from the potential buyout of Xerez FC by Bernd Schuster. Apparently he's offered 2,5m and plans to invest 3m. A bit far and away from what's touted for EPL teams! (Xerez has a total budget of 10m, which is less than half of the next lowest budget in La Liga).

They are calling him "Rambo" in the Spanish press since that incident. He's quite the spastic, celebrated the 4th goal against Almería like he had scored the winner in the Champions' League final (and got sent off two minutes later). Still great player, mind.

Bentley would be a mint signing for whoever catches him, the times I have seen him for Tottenham is obvious that he still has one of the best right foots in the league. Needs good managing to keep him on his tracks, though. Reckon Spurs would never let him go for less than 7-8 unless things went really bad with him.

Maybe Cronaldo will take his shirt off again.