European Football Thread

[Fernando]

To be used for discussing European transfers and matches from Anywhere but the PL

La Liga
Bundesliga
Ligue 1
Seria A etc

The Bundesliga & Ligue 1 start today with Big Spenders PSG in Action as are German Champions Bayern Munich

[Guest]

PSG are currently a goal down to Montpellier. A first day shock?

[Guest]

Montpellier 1-0 PSG HT. Always nice to see this kind of scoreline, hopefully they can hold on.

Also, £50m+ man Edinson Cavani is sitting on the bench  

Bayern currently 2-1 up against Moechengladbach at Half-Time

[Guest]

Wasn't Ibra supposed to be moving on?

Not too sure about Blanc as a manager myself.

[Guest]

Hate Blanc, especially after he stated he was still interested in Cabaye yesterday and that he hoped that Yohan would be playing at a geniune big club come September. I'm tellin' ya, i'd, i'd, i'd love it, i'd love it if Montpellier beat them tonight......love it!

[The Special Juan]

They should have hired Raymond Domenech. What a hero!!

[Guest]

They should have hired Raymond Domenech.  What a hero!!

It wasn't written in the stars Juan...

[Guest]

They've only gone and equalised!

[Guest]

Bloody Maxwell. What a ****.

[NickisBHAFC]

What a game in the Bayern game on ESPN!

End to end stuff, both sides playing some cracking football.

[The Special Juan]

They should have hired Raymond Domenech.  What a hero!!

It wasn't written in the stars Juan...

I'll do that at my next job interview.

"It is written in the cards that I should be picked for this job....."

[Guest]

El Kaoutari has only gone and got himself sent off, what a tool. Oh look, Cavani is on......fearing the worst for Montpellier now.......

[Guest]

They should have hired Raymond Domenech.  What a hero!!

It wasn't written in the stars Juan...

I'll do that at my next job interview.

"It is written in the cards that I should be picked for this job....."

A sawn-off shotgun should do the trick.

[Guest]

PSG held 1-1. Good work Montpellier.

[The Special Juan]

A hat-trick for Aubemeyang on his league debut for Dortmund. That's not a bad start!!

[Hero]

I went against the grain and plumped for Dortmund to claim the Bundesliga this season, the forward line of him, Reus, Mkhitaryan and Lewandowski I reckon will blow most teams away.

[Crimey]

Yeah but the Bayern forward line of Manduzikic, Ribery, Robben, Muller is even better, and they have a mind-blowing midfield.

[Guest]

A hat-trick for Aubemeyang on his league debut for Dortmund.  That's not a bad start!!

SkySports News 27 Jun 2013 - Saint Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says that he would like to move to England and that Newcastle are a 'good' club.

If only.......

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Did Mkhitaryan play today?

If so, well?

[Hero]

No had a slight knock so wasn't risked.

[The Special Juan]

A hat-trick for Aubemeyang on his league debut for Dortmund.  That's not a bad start!!

SkySports News 27 Jun 2013 - Saint Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says that he would like to move to England and that Newcastle are a 'good' club.

If only.......

Ouch, that must have hurt!! Still, he signed for Dortmund about a week later so it's not like the Toon left it too long.

[whocares]

Happy for Aubameyang. Very nice character too. I think the bundesliga is a better playground for him than the EPL. He's a slightly better version of Gervinho who went backwards after joining arsenal.

Falcao scored tonight for his L1 debut. Loads of attacking potential there with also the likes of james rodriguez (another colombian) ocampos and moutinho.

[Guest]

Harsh on Aubameyang. He's a quality finisher and has so much more composure in front of goal than 'sky it over the bar' Gervinho. His stats prove it and so does his hat-trick today.

I guess that's Falcao 1-0 Cavani. I'm actually more interested in this goal-scoring duel this season, rather than the battle for the Ligue 1 title  

[Guest]

I guess that's Falcao 1-0 Cavani. I'm actually more interested in this goal-scoring duel this season, rather than the battle for the Ligue 1 title  

I was thinking the same thing! Advantage Falcao.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

By playground rules, Barça v Levante would be stopped, and re-picked for being "unfair teams".

[Crimey]

It is 5-0 in the first half to Barcelona.

[Crimey]

Sorry make that 6-0...

[The Special Juan]

What channel is it on?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Sky Sports 4

Ridiculous gulf in class

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Neymar isn't even playing yet

[The Special Juan]

Ah I don't get that. Cheers anyway.

Those who mock the SPL for being one-sided take a look at that.

[Duty281]

And this is why the EPL is better than La Liga.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

You look at the likes of Athletico, Valencia, Malaga, Sevilla who could all put up a decent fight to Real/Barca in recent years, and even they've had to sell their best players to stay afloat. The gap is huge

[Crimey]

Mascherano is wasted being played out of position at Barcelona. I know his passing isn't great, but he's the best midfielder of his type in the world.

Disappointed that Barcelona haven't really gone for it in the second half. Neymar is on though, he'll be desperate for goals.

[Crimey]

La Liga might be a one horse race if this Madrid performance is anything to go by...

[Guest]

PSG are currently a goal down.

[Crimey]

The points margin between first and third in La Liga since 2009: 28/25/39/24


That says it all really.

[Crimey]

To put it into perspective, the same statistic in the Premier League looks like this:

11/9/19/14

[Guest]

Watching Levante was embarrasing. Thought Madrid were awful last night, too many similar players offensively & Ronaldo not having a confirmed role......just a mess. Pepe & Ramos, accidents waiting to happen. Betis manager had a shocker taking of that quick striker and the impressive Verdu.

FT - PSG 1-1 - Blanc   (Falcao 2-1 Cavani)

[Crimey]

I really thought Ancelotti would sort out the Madrid side, but it does look a mess.

[Guest]

I'd expect Illarramendi & Varane to enter the side from last night. Isco & Ozil playing together is horrible, same runs, movement & ideas, Isco is the superior goal threat and should be favoured. Khedira offers nothing. Will take time for Ancelloti to sort his first XI. However, if Barcelona start like they did last season, then playing catch-up is more than likely.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Diego Lopez over Casillas is a #headsgone as well

[Crimey]

It's really not, Lopez has been great for Madrid since he's been selected. Casillas shouldn't automatically get his place back because of his name.

[Fernando]

Athletico 1-0 Barcelona - David Villa

Spanish Super Cup live on SS4 now

[NickisBHAFC]

What a goal by David Villa!!!!

Been a fantastic opening 18 minutes

[Crimey]

Atletico Madrid look good, but really think they're going to miss Falcao this year. David Villa is a fantastic player, but he's not going to replace the sheer goalscoring ability they've lost from Falcao.

[Crimey]

Game has devolved into the typical Spanish rubbish. Going down easily, hissing crowds and surrounding the referee.

Such a shame, if they got on with it both these teams play good enough football to make a real entertaining game.

[Crimey]

Just seen the Villa volley, that is world class.

[Crimey]

Martino has just taken off Lionel Messi, who is well documented at hating to be taken off no matter how throwaway the match is, for Fabregas. He also took Messi off after about 70 minutes against Levante.

Pretty much the worst thing Martino could do at Barcelona is alienate Messi, because we all know who the club, the fans, media and players will be behind.

[The Special Juan]

Utd'll have him...... It seems odd to take him off at half-time, especially if Neymar isn't the one replacing him. I don't think it's gone as far as alienation yet though, the new manager's probably saying "I'm in charge, I make the decisions" or something.

[Sponsored content]