General Football 23/24

[meffin]

Saw Sky Sports reporting this earlier- but as "Stoke now have 5 champions league winners"- but Muniesa & Arnautovic didn't actually play 1 game in the champions league when their teams won it

So only 3 real champions league winners, and even that's a stretch other than Shaqiri

[danperkins]

Some barnets in the lads

[danperkins]

Barca vs Sevilla on BT 19.45pm if anyone interested. Two strong sides although Neymar missing for Barca. Konoplyana & Immobile on the bench for Sevilla, be interesting to see how they get on this season.

[redmike65]

Also on RTE 2 HD for those in Ireland.

Shocking murder of a dreary classic there. By the way its kicking off at 10.45 pm! local time

[danperkins]

What on earth was Stegen doing for the free kick? 1-0 Sevilla after 2 mins

[redmike65]

Messi scores from a dead ball. Same thing as first goal

[danperkins]

Messi 1-1 another free kick. What a start! Amazing weight on that free kick. Sevilla are amazing to watch all out attack and always likely to concede.

[RichC]

Same as the Seville keeper - you have to cover one side where the wall isn't.

Unsurprisingly Owen Harvreaves is talking utter bollocks

[danperkins]

I don't believe it, what a free kick!! 3 free kicks!

[danperkins]

Messi is running the show, some start from him.

[danperkins]

Suarez scores but offside, would have been super move.

[danperkins]

3-1 Barca Rafinha. Lovely assist from Suarez. Class game

[Zapater]

I love Suarez. Misses his chance, runs to collect the ball then sets up the assist. We were really lucky to have him. We all appreciated he is something special, I guess the world can't deny it now with how he's doing it there.

[danperkins]

He's absolutely relentless. Never seen a will to win like it.

[danperkins]

4-1 and it's Suarez. Sevilla have got destroyed, Emery has absolutely no idea how to set up a defence. Love watching Sevilla's games though, all over the place... great fun.