Ye ole' previews are below.
Man U v. Porto is on ESPN2, Villarreal v. Arsenal is on Setanta (and rebroadcast on ESPN Classic). Kickoffs are set for 2:45 EST (no more lag due to daylight savings time -- I even double checked!).
Starting lineups are after the jump....
Manchester United: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Park
Subs: Foster, Neville, Eckersley, Giggs, Nani, Tevez, Macheda
Porto: Helton, Sapunaru, Rolando, Bruno Alves, Cissokho, Lucho Gonzalez, Fernando, Raul Meireles, Lopez, Hulk, Rodriguez
Subs: Nuno, Stepanov, Mariano Gonzalez, Costa, Madrid, Farias, Sektioui
Villarreal: Diego Lopez, Angel, Godin, Rodriguez, Capdevila, Cani, Senna, Eguren, Ibagaza, Rossi, Llorente.
Subs: Viera, Pires, Franco, Fernandez, Nihat, Javi Venta, Fuentes.
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Denilson, Song, Fabregas, Walcott, Nasri, Adebayor.
Subs: Fabianski, Vela, Silvestre, Djourou, Bendtner, Eboue, Gibbs.
What did you think about today's games? Who do you think will win? Share your thoughts below. < /Ives>
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
CL Open Thread
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I approve of Arsenal starting five midfielders rather than Bendtner, but no doubt Bendtner feels differently.
Come on you Hulk!
I hope Arsenal can come out on top, I am just not seeing where the goals are going to come from with today's lineup. If Villareal can neutralize Adebayor, who else on the pitch can finish?
I think that's their point, they will be looking to hit on the break and create goals from the middle. If Adebayor is clever, he'll make runs away from goal and create space.
wow. wow.
damn. arsenal, too?
I need a suggestion of where to watch the Arsenal game. Iraq and their goals are not cutting it. Someone suggested an excellent site to me a couple of weeks ago, but I can't remember the name.
Not so HAHAHAHA
@Andrew. Pub time me thinks.
Great save there by the Porto keeper
@BD: Yeah. Methinks, as well.
United equalize off Rooney.
damn. jesus.
Wow, that was one of the worst mistakes I've seen in a while. There is no way Rooney misses that.
AND...Rooney! @TFA but hes poop right?
My bad, off the worst backpass to the keeper of all time.
Bigus: that had nothing to do with Wayne. You can't miss those, even if you try.
Not poop. Just England's Dirk Kuyt. Dirk Kuyt is an excellent player...one any team would want, but he is not the savior.
The way man u has come out super flat, only makes that mistake on Rooney goal hurt more.
Memo to Sunderland: start the United game this weekend with 3 strikers. They'll have no clue what to do.
COME ON SBRAGIA
Almunia is coming off. Fabianski will be under considered pressure. Not good for L'Arse.
We look awful at the back. Chickens sans heads.
what's work chickens sans heads as a backline or chickenheads as a backline? either way, they are probably allowing a lot of box penetration.
*what's worse
not what's work.
Headless chickens, TFA. We can't put anything together up top, and along the back we're a sieve. Alumnia is off, Gallas is receiving treatment, and Song just earned a yellow for a challenge outside the box.
@Lingering. Many miss those when they try! You still have to finish and it was a coll one.
Chickenheads are worse, not only might they allow a goal, but you could catch a venereal disease if you dive in the box.
*cool...Like me.
Entertaining first half in Manchester. Porto should really be up.
Djourou on for Gallas.
TFA: You must perform a balancing test: venereal disease -v- oral sex? May be a risk I'd willingly take.
And a Fabregas FK goal is disallowed because he took it too quickly. And then Cesc for a yellow. Fuck this ref.
i'm pooing my pants and neither of my teams are playing
@Lingering. Just saw it again...You are right. Me mum would have finished that once the keeper slipped.
There's a guy at old trafford wearing a Yankees coat, I think that makes him officially the worst person ever.
It's starting to feel like a united goal is inevitable.
This freakin ESPN360 feed keeps dropping off the Arsenal game... it switches to the Women's College BB Semifinals when the feed drops. They might as well send me to an Oprah episode, it holds as much interest.
streams:
manchester porto
http://atdhe.net/live-tv-6024.html
villarreal arse
http://atdhe.net/live-tv-6026.html
Tommy Smythe "it used ta be Brazil would win gayyyymes wid out a goal keeper"
Enough you prick! Breathe..1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 ah better.
ADE!!!!
Well, that was a nice goal.
More specifically, Adebayor chest traps it with his back to the goal and does a semi-bicycle into the botoom right corner of the net. 1-1
Way to equalize arsenal!!
Denilson has a big bag of nothing when he gets into the opponent's box.
Senna just missed another 30 yd strike... sheesh...
Damnit. To be fair, that was a pretty great goal.
Villareal is pressuring the Arsenal goal now... c'mon Gunners.
Tevez scores. 2-1 man u.
Now that Rooney back heel to set upo the goal was class!
Porto with TWO away goals...
wow, only 3 min of extra time, I was expecting at least 5
Now the united fans are showing their class by throwing shit at porto players
reminds me of the many Kuyt goals to save Liverpool's CL bacon. real class can be found in Kuyt.
3 Mins of added time in Villareal
Porto are now my favorite Portuguese team. High praise, I know
Great play play Clichy at the death to earn a corner. This should be it.
Full Time 1-1
i love being a neutral but tomorrow i will be KO'd because i support liverpool but like barcelona too... ay
Man U are very lucky to escape with a draw.... They looked incredibly flat and Porto was in control of much of the game. Not sure that Porto can pull it off next week, but United are nowhere near invincible.
Late to the party, but it is amazing to me that the same team that couldn't give up an accidental goal for several months is the same one that, playing at home against the weakest remaining team in the CL, couldn't have protected my front door against a goal today...ManUre looks very fragile right now, even after Sunday's miracle win. And I would have to back Porto to walk away next week with a good result...
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