Champz League 17/18

[genome]

Agree with genome's sentiment on this, but equally there is a very obvious answer to the 'debate'.

That neither of them hold a candle to Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu?

[double d]

Agree with genome's sentiment on this, but equally there is a very obvious answer to the 'debate'.

That neither of them hold a candle to Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu?

Himself being inferior to Mass Sarr.

[Hendo]

Agree with genome's sentiment on this, but equally there is a very obvious answer to the 'debate'.

That neither of them hold a candle to Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu?

Himself being inferior to Mass Sarr.

Who can't hold a candle to Barry Hunter.

FWIW on the Messi v Ronaldo deb8, its pointless, they are two different types of player. Ronaldo has so much more power than Messi, but you could argue that Messi doesn't need it as he seems to glide past players almost effortlessly.

Messi isn't the same physical specimen that Ronaldo is and will never score a goal like the one last night, but that doesn't mean Ronaldo is better, he is just different and scores different goals.

Just be grateful that we happen to be living in a time we get to witness 2 of the best ever footballers.

[Sanguine]

Agree with genome's sentiment on this, but equally there is a very obvious answer to the 'debate'.

That neither of them hold a candle to Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu?

Since leaving Reading, he has played in Italy, China, Singapore, Malta, Tunisia and India, having journeyed through France and Germany before arriving in Berkshire. Well travelled!

[genome]

Agree with genome's sentiment on this, but equally there is a very obvious answer to the 'debate'.

That neither of them hold a candle to Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu?

Since leaving Reading, he has played in Italy, China, Singapore, Malta, Tunisia and India, having journeyed through France and Germany before arriving in Berkshire. Well travelled!

I love this on his wiki:

Obinna played in Reading's record-breaking promotion season. He did not score in six substitute appearances, but set up several goals.

Did he?

[Hoop Blah]

Chalk it off for dangerous play.

[Brum Royal]

From Football365, these Ronaldo stats are bonkers:

http://www.football365.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-the-truly-ridiculous-statistics-2

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 119 goals in the Champions League – the most of any player. Lionel Messi is second with 100.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals in the Champions League knock-out stages (59) than all but two other players have scored overall (Messi has 100 and Raul has 71).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in each of Real Madrid’s nine Champions League games this season.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more Champions League goals (119) than all but 19 of the 135 teams who have ever participated in the competition.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more Champions League goals since 2009 (104) than Manchester United (99) and Manchester City (99).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more Champions League goals since 2009 (104) than Tottenham (61) and Liverpool (38) combined.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has been the Champions League top scorer in five successive seasons.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most goals in a single Champions League season (17 in 2013/14), as well as the second most (16 in 2015/16).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has already scored 14 Champions League goals this season.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have scored three hat-tricks in a single Champions League season (2013/14).

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score in three Champions League finals (2008, 2014 and 2017).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has the most hat-tricks in La Liga history (34).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more La Liga hat-tricks (34) since 2009 than Manchester United have scored Premier League hat-tricks overall (32).

* The only Premier League clubs to have scored more hat-tricks overall (since football began in 1992) than Cristiano Ronaldo are Arsenal (39) and Liverpool (36).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has the joint-most hat-tricks in Champions League history (7, with Messi).

* Cristiano Ronaldo (and Messi, by extension) has scored more Champions League hat-tricks (7) than every team that has ever participated in the competition except for Real Madrid (11) and Barcelona (12).

* Cristiano Ronaldo only ever scored one hat-trick for Manchester United.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player in the history of football to score more than 50 goals in a season on six consecutive occasions.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have scored in the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 European Championships, as well as the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to win the league title, the national cup, the national Super Cup (Community Shield), the Champions League, the Club World Cup, the league’s Player of the Year, the Golden Boot and the Ballon d’Or at two separate clubs.

* Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are the only players to have scored in every minute of an official football game.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score for two different winning teams in the European Cup final.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to appear in more than one position in the UEFA Team of the Year.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has made the most appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year (10).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has won the European Golden Shoe more times than any other player (4).

* Cristiano Ronaldo is the top goalscorer in the entire history of Europe’s top six leagues.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal’s all-time top goalscorer (81) and top appearance maker (149).

* Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid’s all-time top goalscorer (445).

* Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 649 goals for club and country in 904 games.

* Cristiano Ronaldo is really good.

[genome]

From Football365, these Ronaldo stats are bonkers:

http://www.football365.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-the-truly-ridiculous-statistics-2

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 119 goals in the Champions League – the most of any player. Lionel Messi is second with 100.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals in the Champions League knock-out stages (59) than all but two other players have scored overall (Messi has 100 and Raul has 71).

So Messi has never scored in the group stage? Surely that's a typo?

[double d]

That neither of them hold a candle to Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu?

Since leaving Reading, he has played in Italy, China, Singapore, Malta, Tunisia and India, having journeyed through France and Germany before arriving in Berkshire. Well travelled!

I love this on his wiki:

Obinna played in Reading's record-breaking promotion season. He did not score in six substitute appearances, but set up several goals.

Did he?

I dont think so. I remember Sekou Barajdi came on for 15 minutes v Sheff United, set up Gunnarsons goal to beat them when they were 2nd and we were top, and then promptly pfucked off again

[genome]

Since leaving Reading, he has played in Italy, China, Singapore, Malta, Tunisia and India, having journeyed through France and Germany before arriving in Berkshire. Well travelled!

I love this on his wiki:

Obinna played in Reading's record-breaking promotion season. He did not score in six substitute appearances, but set up several goals.

Did he?

I dont think so. I remember Sekou Barajdi came on for 15 minutes v Sheff United, set up Dave Kitsons goal to (I think ) draw 1-1, and then promptly pfucked off again

He set up Bryn's winner against Sheff United. Baradji basically kicked off the 106 season. An unsung Reading legend.

[double d]

I love this on his wiki:



Did he?

I dont think so. I remember Sekou Barajdi came on for 15 minutes v Sheff United, set up Dave Kitsons goal to (I think ) draw 1-1, and then promptly pfucked off again

He set up Bryn's winner against Sheff United. Baradji basically kicked off the 106 season. An unsung Reading legend.

You are right. I posted it, thought to myself that cannot be right and wiki'd barajdi.

He is an unsung hero

[Stranded]

From Football365, these Ronaldo stats are bonkers:

http://www.football365.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-the-truly-ridiculous-statistics-2

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 119 goals in the Champions League – the most of any player. Lionel Messi is second with 100.

* Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals in the Champions League knock-out stages (59) than all but two other players have scored overall (Messi has 100 and Raul has 71).

So Messi has never scored in the group stage? Surely that's a typo?

No it is saying that if you just count Ronaldo's goals in the knock-out rounds he is the 3rd highest scorer in CL history behind Messi and Raul.

[genome]

From Football365, these Ronaldo stats are bonkers:

http://www.football365.com/news/cristiano-ronaldo-the-truly-ridiculous-statistics-2

So Messi has never scored in the group stage? Surely that's a typo?

No it is saying that if you just count Ronaldo's goals in the knock-out rounds he is the 3rd highest scorer in CL history behind Messi and Raul.

Ah, I chose not to read the word "overall".

[Hendo]

So Messi has never scored in the group stage? Surely that's a typo?

No it is saying that if you just count Ronaldo's goals in the knock-out rounds he is the 3rd highest scorer in CL history behind Messi and Raul.

Ah, I chose not to read the word "overall".

Nor did I the first time i read it.

[Ascotexgunner]

Jeez how are City so dominant with that defence? It like watching us at times.

[BR0B0T]

Jeez how are City so dominant with that defence? It like watching us at times.

£200mil well spent

[Stranded]

Jeez how are City so dominant with that defence? It like watching us at times.

Because the rest of the PL, bar Liverpool, seem to just be shit scared of their attacking players, who are incredibly good, so do all they can to keep them quiet rather than taking on their defence and risking leaving space.

Only teams to really do it this year are Liverpool, who have now scored 7 goals against them in the last 2 and Bristol City in the LC Semi, and gave them a real scare. Most other teams seem to assume they've lost before they turn up.

Liverpool will score at the Etihad so this tie is all but over. They could actually go on to win the thing.

[Sanguine]

Liverpool will score at the Etihad so this tie is all but over. They could actually go on to win the thing.

I think the semis will be the end of the road - it looks like Barca, Bayern or Real Madrid to come. Agreed though that this tie looks done, City are the only side to have scored in more of their games this season than Liverpool. Can't see Ederson keeping a clean sheet.

[RG30]

Watched most of Sevilla Bayern Tuesday. Don’t think Liverpool will have much to fear on that showing and Klopp knows them better than most.

[double d]

Uefas dream would be Barca and Madrid final