2017-18 Club Soccer (UCL, EL, Libertadores, CCL & Domestic Leagues)

[Karl Hungus]

 

[Karl Hungus]

 

[NML]

The Brooks move to Wolfsburg was... bizarre.

He was probably their best player but he just can’t stay healthy

They had as many wins in the seven games he played the full 90 as they had in the other 27. Undefeated (3-4-0) in those.

 

[Karl Hungus]

Meanwhile, in Holland...

 

[Snorky's Shame]

Anyone following the shitshow at Sporting after they missed out on the Champions’ League? “Supporters” attacked the players at the training ground today and just scratching the surface on that dumpster fire for the past month.

 

[Yankee151]

Yeah I saw. Heard speculation this would allow their players to unilaterally cancel their contracts which could be fun

 

[Snorky's Shame]

It should also be mentioned that Sporting is in the cup final this weekend. Player boycotts are a very real possibility.

 

[kella]

Isn't there an American youth prospect there?

 

[NML]

Keaton Parks is at Benfica, that’s all I can think of

 

[kella]

That was probably what I was thimbout

 

[Yankee151]

Sporting's situation getting worse with investigations into match fixing. With this scandal Portugal are primed and ready to win the World Cup like Italy did in 06

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-graft-probe-day-after-violence-idUSKCN1IH1QE

 

[Yankee151]

Marseille lose the game, France potentially lost Payet

 

[Yankee151]

Parma are back in Serie A after 4 straight promotions following their financial relegation to Serie D in 2015

 

[goblue96]

And back to Serie D by 2022 due to financial irregularities.

 

[Yankee151]

Chinese owner this time, so he might be able to stave it off a couple more years past that!

 

[Yankee151]

Rooting for Venice to win the 3rd promotion slot, but it'll prolly be Palermo

 

[Yankee151]

Meanwhile, in Holland...

 

[ebarws6]

Parma are back in Serie A after 4 straight promotions following their financial relegation to Serie D in 2015

I would like to take full credit for this, I translated their website and shareholders letters when they were in serie D back when I was studying in Parma in 2015

alessandro lucarelli deserves a statue

 

[Yankee151]

Yeah it's crazy he went down to Serie D with them and led them back up, he should never have to buy a beer plate of spaghetti in the city for the rest of his life

 

[Yankee151]

Oh dear Frankfurt has the lead in the DFB Pokal final with 9 minutes left

 

[Yankee151]

Lol Bayern. Frankfurt walks off with an empty net goal

 

[Yankee151]

Sporting lose to Aves. That means they enter the EL group stage in the playoffs, not the group stage like Aves (who finished 13th in the league) did.

Inter scored 2 goals in the last 15 minutes to edge out 4th place against Lazio, which gives them the UCL spot.

 

[Yankee151]

 

[Karl Hungus]

He's no giant of world soccer and no one else will care, but Steffen Hofmann played (and scored!!) in his last game Sunday for Rapid Vienna. Despite a few bad knee injuries he played 548 times for Rapid with 128 goals and 208 assists. He turned down moves back to Germany to stay with Rapid, which goes a long way to explaining why no one has heard of him. Not being able to play for Austria thanks to FIFA's old rules didn't help, either.



(he gets the 4th goal, in the 73')


There was a big choreo and the crowd was singing to him before the game.

 

[Karl Hungus]

The Bundesliga playoff format is stupid. It's just a formality at the end of the season. The gulf in talent and resources is just too great, and the 2.Liga team almost never wins.

 

[Snorky's Shame]

Hertha was the last 1.Bundesliga team lose correct?

If Kiel get promoted, can they even play at their home ground? I heard they couldn’t.

 

[doh]

Meh I like it way more than auto 3 demoted then a chance for the 6th place team to win a place in the top league. The gulf is big but it's more interesting to me.

 

[Karl Hungus]

Hertha was the last 1.Bundesliga team lose correct?

If Kiel get promoted, can they even play at their home ground? I heard they couldn’t.

Yep. If this result holds, top flight teams will be 8-2 in the playoffs.


Kiel would have to make renovations, which is dumb, because it's not an old stadium. But they're fucked, so it's a moo point.

 

[Yankee151]

I bet Hamburg will win the playoff; In 5 years when their dumpster fire finally stops burning

 

[Travis7401]

I bet Hamburg will win the playoff; In 5 years when their dumpster fire finally stops burning

Too bad you won't be alive to see it.

 

[Yankee151]

In this sim perhaps, but when I am accepted into the Type 4 civilization in the 6th dimension I'll be able to stream 1000 years of Hamburg SV matches

 

[Rob's FSU]

Why the hell would you want to do that?

 

[Yankee151]

In the 6th dimension you can traverse time in an instant, so it'll be no bigger waste of time than everything I do in this dimension

 

[Rob's FSU]

But why, doe

 

[Yankee151]

Huesca win promotion to La Liga for the first time. They have an even smaller stadium than Eibar at 5.5k capacity, though the city is bigger.

There's 7 teams fighting for the 4 playoff spots and 6 of them are within a 5 point range (65-60) with 2 games to play. Rayo will probably go up as they are 5 points ahead of 3rd place.

 

[Hachiko]

O Bayern.

 

[Hachiko]

Too bad you won't be alive to see it.

#ThanksTravis

 

[kella]

It's really cool for this team to make it to La Liga so that Barcelona can win the league by 35 points again

 

[Yankee151]

You aren't wrong although it could be Real's turn to win the league by 35

 

[silverwheels]

I think I'm going to shut down the kitchen for a couple of hours tomorrow so I can watch the Final. YNWA

 

[Yankee151]

Madrid look awful

 

[Yankee151]

This game will end 5-0

 

[pavel]

Fuck Madrid. It’s like if the Yankees, Cowboys, and Warriors formed some super douchebag squad

 

[Yankee151]

Got damn this game is a bloodbath. Salah will probably be back for Egypt but Carvajal looks fucked. I'm SHOOK if Lopetegui calls up Bellerin to replace him

 

[Yankee151]

Fuck Madrid. It’s like if the Yankees, Cowboys, and Warriors formed some super douchebag squad

Only two of these teams have won championships in the last 20 years doe

 

[pavel]

Douchebags!

 

[NML]

I think I cried harder than Salah when he went off

Game has completely changed since. Liverpool’s best chance are penalties

 

[Yankee151]

That was such a Madrid goal

 

[silverwheels]

fuck

 

[OU11]

The Leroy is rare but effective