Paullow

Looks like they got a last second equaliser to make it 2-2, but the official account hasn't updated. It's full time though.

Each to their own, but I think it would lessen the (potential) experience. That said, You do get to play 8 different teams in the group / league stage, whereas we only played 3 different teams last year, so that would make up for it.

Depends on who comes through and who they draw. Dortmund wouldn't be the easiest L16 tie if that's who they get, and then likely to get either Liverpool or Barcelona in the QFs, assuming neither of those lose in the L16.

I prefer this new format, but I don't really like the lack of country protection. I think it worked well last time when teams couldn't play each other until at least the QFs, but here PSG will play Brest, and had Milan finished one place lower, they would have played Juventus in the last 32, and potentially playing Inter in the last 16. With potentially as many as 7 teams from England in next year, and quite likely to be 6 (Man Utd or Spurs via the Europa), there will likely be a few earlier all English clashes. It would be a bit underwhelming if we make it next year, get say Man Utd in the last 32, potentially Arsenal in the last 16 and then another PL club lined up in the QF for the winner of that tie.

Villa ahead, 3-2. That's not so good.

Yep, I'd far rather City win. Help the old coefficient and give them at least 2 more games to prep and plan for, probably be a tough tie as well.

Really good match that. Feared it would be like 3 or 4-0 after the first 15 minutes.

At least there's Fulham vs Man Utd on TNT at 7pm. This looks like the type of match you'll turn off in about 10 mins.

Hmm, that goal looked like it was coming.

Give it Masey until the end of the season.

Don't think I've ever seen that before. 0-2 down and celebrating like you've won the cup rather than running to get the ball back, especially 85 mins in.

Hamburg and Cologne both did win yesterday, so Magdeburg are now currently 3rd, but pretty incredible that more than halfway through a season, a team were that high up without winning a single home league game.

It's not like for like. Yes, Sheff Utd would have expected to win at home to Hull, but Hull had taken 10 points from their previous 7 games under their new new manager (now 13 from 8), have made signings in January, we're expected to finish midtable at the start of the season and have now won 5 away matches. Plymouth in contrast, haven't won away all season, haven't won at all since Nov 5th, and had taken only 4 points from their last 12 games. One fixture was an absolute banker and a gift, the other was a potential banana skin. With Burnley playing Leeds on Monday and at least one of them guaranteed to drop points, this was an ideal opportunity for Sunderland to make significant ground on 2 or 3 of the teams above them, and they made a pigs ear of it.

Not sure I've seen a worse 5 minute spell

Shite

Chelsea win by far the worst, you could argue either way on the other two outcomes.

Despite their obvious issues, I still thought City would have been clear faves to win, like 4/5 or something and Chelsea 3/1, but it's pretty close.

I'm going into the match hoping Man City win, but if Chelsea got a late equaliser I wouldn't be too fussed. Chelsea winning is obviously the worst outcome of the 3, so always risky hoping it's a draw, it looking that way, and then the team you least want to win nick it late on. Quite looking forward to the match. Always much better when you have the 3 points in the bag.

Awful decision. You'd be raging.

Seems like he's been subbed on, then off, for Colback...

Saw this guy trending https://x.com/search?q=Ashby&src=trend_click&f=live&vertical=trends but not for anything positive

Sheff Utd were 1-0 down at half time, but they're now 2-1 up and Swansea are down to 10 men.

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