UEFA Champions League 2013/2014

[Shaun]

I don't think Napoli's midfield is that mediocre, I think it just lacks balance. Behrami is good enough as a DM if you're playing with 5 defenders, but not when Napoli are playing with 3/4 players who don't track back, plus Armero who is mostly useless. Inler is good enough, but nothing more. Dzemaili is nothing more than a good squad player. I do feel that they're missing Zuniga badly.

 

[Ronaldo]

It looks like Napoli are not qualifying. They have a hard game against Arsenal, but good thing it is at home. Borussia have a very easy game against Marsielle which they most probably going to win.

Napoli need to win against Arsenal with a very big score. Something like 5 or 6-0.

That means they are going to concentrate on the league and make our job harder.

 

[Native]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA BARCA

 

[Bergpavian]

Fuck Barca. After that "penalty" and seeing how Pedro wants a card I have two more reasons to hate this fuckers.

 

[CafeCordoba]

Fucking Napoli, fucking up their CL completely. They make it very hard for themselves now. Useless defending from the whole team in that match.

We will have a hard time getting that CL spot this season now when Napoli crashes out of that competition.

 

[Fapuccino]

Guys don't worry Napoli still have EL.

 

[Shaun]

Which they won't take seriously because playing on Thursdays jeopardizes a team's chances in the league

 

[thatdude]

Don't be so sure. I think Benitez will give it an honest try...seriously.

 

[Shaun]

De Laurantiis might have other ideas. He started complaining about it in the media last season and then all of a sudden they get beaten by some random Ukrainian team at home

 

[pencilpal]

Iirc it was Viktoria Pizen from Czech Republic that defeated them, not Dnipro

They were beaten away in Ukraine, not at the San Paulo.

 

[Wings]

It doesn't matter how many goals Napoli score against Arsenal, if Dortmund win their game by any margin against Marseille, Napoli are done. CL group stage is head-to-head, not GD.

 

[interista4]

It doesn't matter how many goals Napoli score against Arsenal, if Dortmund win their game by any margin against Marseille, Napoli are done. CL group stage is head-to-head, not GD.

Huh? If Napoli wins at home 3-0 they will qualify instead of Arsenal, wouldn't they?

 

[victor_inter]

yes but thats highly unlikely. dortmund and arsenal through, sucks for us cuz now their full focus will be on serie a. fuckkk

 

[Fapuccino]

Yeah, but Dortmund is playing away at Marseille. Don't count Marseille out yet, they surely can salvage a point from BvB. People just assume straight 3 points from them. They have picked up form lately.

Napoli can definitely win at home against Arsenal, but 3-0 is a huge stretch. At home they're 2-3 times stronger than away. They are simply awful away, but today still managed to have like 56% possession in Dortmund. BvB played a bit better, but had it been any other day, results could have gone different.

I still don't see it happenning though. I think Napoli is going to win against Arsenal maybe by a goal, 2-1, but I think Dortmund will beat Marseille.

 

[Shaun]

Huh? If Napoli wins at home 3-0 they will qualify instead of Arsenal, wouldn't they?

Yeah, Dortmund have a superior head to head with Arsenal (2-1 away, and 0-1 at home, therefore their advantage? Or do away goals not count in this scenario?) , and Napoli would too if they won 3-0. If it's 2-0 it goes down to goal difference I think

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Iirc it was Viktoria Pizen from Czech Republic that defeated them, not Dnipro

They were beaten away in Ukraine, not at the San Paulo.

I was a little fuzzy about the details. My point was that DeLa started to complain and then they lose to a side that they should beat 9 times out of 10 at home.

 

[Wings]

Huh? If Napoli wins at home 3-0 they will qualify instead of Arsenal, wouldn't they?

Yeah, Dortmund have a superior head to head with Arsenal (2-1 away, and 0-1 at home, therefore their advantage? Or do away goals not count in this scenario?) , and Napoli would too if they won 3-0. If it's 2-0 it goes down to goal difference I think

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I was a little fuzzy about the details. My point was that DeLa started to complain and then they lose to a side that they should beat 9 times out of 10 at home.

You guys are right, I was only thinking of the h2h with Dortmund. A 3-0 win for Napoli would do. A 2-0 win would put it down to GD, which Arsenal still have an advantage on.

Away goals do count.

 

[monster09]

0 shots on goal?

I remember having 0 shots on target but 0 attempted?

 

[Ronaldo]

What a fucking defense Basel have!

 

[monster09]

Also Courtois

 

[Shaun]

What a fucking defense Basel have!

We've been linked to Fabian Schar. How good is he? I haven't seen them play this season