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>
I approve of Arsenal starting five midfielders rather than Bendtner, but no doubt Bendtner feels differently.
ReplyDeleteCome on you Hulk!
ReplyDeleteI 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?
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletewow. wow.
ReplyDeletedamn. arsenal, too?
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteNot so HAHAHAHA
ReplyDelete@Andrew. Pub time me thinks.
ReplyDeleteGreat save there by the Porto keeper
ReplyDelete@BD: Yeah. Methinks, as well.
ReplyDeleteUnited equalize off Rooney.
ReplyDeletedamn. jesus.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was one of the worst mistakes I've seen in a while. There is no way Rooney misses that.
ReplyDeleteAND...Rooney! @TFA but hes poop right?
ReplyDeleteMy bad, off the worst backpass to the keeper of all time.
ReplyDeleteBigus: that had nothing to do with Wayne. You can't miss those, even if you try.
ReplyDeleteNot poop. Just England's Dirk Kuyt. Dirk Kuyt is an excellent player...one any team would want, but he is not the savior.
ReplyDeleteThe way man u has come out super flat, only makes that mistake on Rooney goal hurt more.
ReplyDeleteMemo to Sunderland: start the United game this weekend with 3 strikers. They'll have no clue what to do.
ReplyDeleteCOME ON SBRAGIA
Almunia is coming off. Fabianski will be under considered pressure. Not good for L'Arse.
ReplyDeleteWe look awful at the back. Chickens sans heads.
ReplyDeletewhat's work chickens sans heads as a backline or chickenheads as a backline? either way, they are probably allowing a lot of box penetration.
ReplyDelete*what's worse
ReplyDeletenot 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.
ReplyDelete@Lingering. Many miss those when they try! You still have to finish and it was a coll one.
ReplyDeleteChickenheads are worse, not only might they allow a goal, but you could catch a venereal disease if you dive in the box.
ReplyDelete*cool...Like me.
ReplyDeleteEntertaining first half in Manchester. Porto should really be up.
ReplyDeleteDjourou on for Gallas.
ReplyDeleteTFA: 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
ReplyDelete@Lingering. Just saw it again...You are right. Me mum would have finished that once the keeper slipped.
ReplyDeleteThere's a guy at old trafford wearing a Yankees coat, I think that makes him officially the worst person ever.
ReplyDeleteIt's starting to feel like a united goal is inevitable.
ReplyDeleteThis 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.
ReplyDeletestreams:
ReplyDeletemanchester 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"
ReplyDeleteEnough you prick! Breathe..1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 ah better.
ADE!!!!
ReplyDeleteWell, that was a nice goal.
ReplyDeleteMore 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
ReplyDeleteWay to equalize arsenal!!
ReplyDeleteDenilson has a big bag of nothing when he gets into the opponent's box.
ReplyDeleteSenna just missed another 30 yd strike... sheesh...
ReplyDeleteDamnit. To be fair, that was a pretty great goal.
ReplyDeleteVillareal is pressuring the Arsenal goal now... c'mon Gunners.
ReplyDeleteTevez scores. 2-1 man u.
ReplyDeleteNow that Rooney back heel to set upo the goal was class!
ReplyDeletePorto with TWO away goals...
ReplyDeletewow, only 3 min of extra time, I was expecting at least 5
ReplyDeleteNow the united fans are showing their class by throwing shit at porto players
ReplyDeletereminds me of the many Kuyt goals to save Liverpool's CL bacon. real class can be found in Kuyt.
ReplyDelete3 Mins of added time in Villareal
ReplyDeletePorto are now my favorite Portuguese team. High praise, I know
ReplyDeleteGreat play play Clichy at the death to earn a corner. This should be it.
ReplyDeleteFull Time 1-1
ReplyDeletei love being a neutral but tomorrow i will be KO'd because i support liverpool but like barcelona too... ay
ReplyDeleteMan 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.
ReplyDeleteLate 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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