Champions League Final 2016 - 28/05

why the hell would Ramos, Varane or Bale want to leave Madrid for crappy Europa League Man United?!
 
Gotta feel for Gabi, he was phenomenal again, it just doesn't look like he'll ever win it. Couldn't have done more for his team.
 
They put all their penalties in the same place and Oblak didn't even dive once. It's hard to blame a keeper in a shoot-out but that was awful.
 
Oblak clearly watched the QI episode where they talked about penalty shootouts, but forgot they said you're supposed to shoot down the middle rather than the goalkeeper stand there.
 
That logic just doesn't work - not in normal matches and definitely not in penalties. As much as people try to deny it, luck is a factor. Bayern v Chelsea.

Within this match itself, I don't think either team was significantly better.

Penalties is not luck.

Bayern vs Chelsea wasn't Bayern being unlucky... It was them missing shots. That's not a lack of luck, that's not taking the right shots.
 
Is this the first CL winner who did not have a single impressive performance in the knockouts? You could perhaps count Wolfsburg but otherwise they were plain average until the end.

I didn't think their return fixture against Wolfsburg was that great. Scored from a freekick, a deflected cross, and a corner I believe? Not sure about the other performances.
 
Oblak was shit for the penalties, he didn't even try. Yeah he might have gone for the one in the middle but any idiot would understand the need to adjust to what the real players are doing because clearly they realised what he was doing.
 
I actually think he was trying to save a shot in the middle, hoping that someone will go for it. I do, however, agree that he diminished his chances massively.

You might be right. He looked like he was always going to dive to his right but then stood still and Madrid just kept rolling it the other way. It's almost like they knew he was going to do it. Bizarre choice of tactic.
 
Oblak was shit for the penalties, he didn't even try. Yeah he might have gone for the one in the middle but any idiot would understand the need to adjust to what the real players are doing because clearly they realised what he was doing.

I though this too, dive early, do something
 
Fergie has an iPhone, he's like 70 something. I'm impressed he knows how to work it.
This seems like such a long time ago

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Oblak at the shootout reminded me one of those FIFA/PES games when your playing with someone and he doesnt know which key is used to defend.:wenger:
 
Real were there for the taking but AM stuck to their template, sadly.
 
You might be right. He looked like he was always going to dive to his right but then stood still and Madrid just kept rolling it the other way. It's almost like they knew he was going to do it. Bizarre choice of tactic.

A case of trying to be too smart and eventually outsmarting yourself.
 
Oblak shat himself when the final whistle blew...a deer in headlights, pressure got to him, surely the Real players will be laughing their asses off at that performance
 
Christ, just let them put the medal around your neck, you wankers. The poor suits didn't murder your family.
 
They should pass them the medals. They obviously don't want to wear the 2nd place medal
 
Gutted for Atletico, they scored two beautiful goals against Bayern and one again tonight. Real Madrid get a deflected shot in the semi to put them through and tonight a fluky offside backwards header finds its way through.

Don't think Griezmann really got into the game. He did excellently against Bayern. Was expecting him to wriggle through at least once, oh well.
 
Penalties is not luck.

Bayern vs Chelsea wasn't Bayern being unlucky... It was them missing shots. That's not a lack of luck, that's not taking the right shots.

Scoring with your 1st shot on target while clinical strikers miss plenty requires plenty of luck.
You could replay that match a 100 times and I don't see Chelsea winning more than 10.
 
Pepe with a fecking selfiestick as well. That man has absolutely no shame.