UEFA Champions League - Fc Porto vs Manchester United

[The Joker]

UEFA Champions League Quarter Final, 2nd Leg.
Estádio do Dragão
Wednesday 15th April 2009

Thought I'd get this thread started as the game is a couple days away. Very, very nervous about this match. We have to get a win or a 3-3 draw which will be very hard considering our form of late.. especially as the game is away from home. I'm expecting our line up to look like this:

--------------------VDS--------------------
-----O'Shea---Vidic---Ferdinand---Evra-----
--------------Carrick---Fletcher-------------
------Ronaldo-----------------Rooney-------
-------------Tevez-----Berbatov-----------

Subs: Foster, Fletcher, Scholes, Evans, Neville, Park, Nani, Kiko

[ForzaChievo]

Forza Porto

[Le King]

we should have a solid defence with rio and vidic bak there
but in europe we miss hargreaves, so imporant to this team

come on united!!!!!

[getborn]

FORÇA PORTO

[OldRedback]

but in europe we miss hargreaves, so imporant to this team

Is he still there? What has happened? Is he still injured? Don't think you have missed him too much - have had quite a good run without him

[delfino_1936]

FORÇA PORTO

[Bovver]

Will be a good game and if porto play like they did in the first leg could see United bow out.Could be the upset of the round.Go Porto!!

[The Waterboy]

UEFA Champions League Quarter Final, 2nd Leg.
Estádio do Dragão
Wednesday 15th April 2009

Thought I'd get this thread started as the game is a couple days away. Very, very nervous about this match. We have to get a win or a 3-3 draw which will be very hard considering our form of late.. especially as the game is away from home. I'm expecting our line up to look like this:

--------------------VDS--------------------
-----O'Shea---Vidic---Ferdinand---Evra-----
--------------Carrick---Fletcher-------------
------Ronaldo-----------------Rooney-------
-------------Tevez-----Berbatov-----------

Subs: Foster, Fletcher, Scholes, Evans, Neville, Park, Nani, Kiko

Are there 2 Fletchers or is it a misprint?

[Twitchyarry]

UEFA Champions League Quarter Final, 2nd Leg.
Estádio do Dragão
Wednesday 15th April 2009

Thought I'd get this thread started as the game is a couple days away. Very, very nervous about this match. We have to get a win or a 3-3 draw which will be very hard considering our form of late.. especially as the game is away from home. I'm expecting our line up to look like this:

--------------------VDS--------------------
-----O'Shea---Vidic---Ferdinand---Evra-----
--------------Carrick---Fletcher-------------
------Ronaldo-----------------Rooney-------
-------------Tevez-----Berbatov-----------

Subs: Foster, Fletcher, Scholes, Evans, Neville, Park, Nani, Kiko

Are there 2 Fletchers or is it a misprint?

Is giggs injured?

[pulse]

Will be a tough ask for Man Utd, as no English team has ever won a game at Estádio do Dragão.

Should be a good match

[The Joker]

UEFA Champions League Quarter Final, 2nd Leg.
Estádio do Dragão
Wednesday 15th April 2009

Thought I'd get this thread started as the game is a couple days away. Very, very nervous about this match. We have to get a win or a 3-3 draw which will be very hard considering our form of late.. especially as the game is away from home. I'm expecting our line up to look like this:

--------------------VDS--------------------
-----O'Shea---Vidic---Ferdinand---Evra-----
--------------Carrick---Fletcher-------------
------Ronaldo-----------------Rooney-------
-------------Tevez-----Berbatov-----------

Subs: Foster, Fletcher, Scholes, Evans, Neville, Park, Nani, Kiko

Are there 2 Fletchers or is it a misprint?

Is giggs injured?

Supposed to be Giggs on bench. my bad

[The Joker]

but in europe we miss hargreaves, so imporant to this team

Is he still there? What has happened? Is he still injured? Don't think you have missed him too much - have had quite a good run without him

yeah Hargreaves is still injured. He means quite a bit to the team and he definately helped us in the two semi finals and the final last year. The bad thing about him is that he is very injury prone but no doubt when he's fit he is a pretty good asset to the team.

I heard something like as soon as he recovered from a knee surgery, 2 weeks into his return to training he went and done the same thing to his other knee :? so yeah hes been out for ages lol

[aufc_123]

FREDARRRRR to come off the bench and bag a goal.

[Le King]

fletcher is injured
apparently hamstring n didnt make the flight they rkn

anyways rio is bak, the last time rio n vida partnered eachotha was when we won 2-0 against inter(i was there )
thats a massive in for us

cant wait
berba, time 2 shine mate

[The Joker]

fletcher is injured
apparently hamstring n didnt make the flight they rkn

anyways rio is bak, the last time rio n vida partnered eachotha was when we won 2-0 against inter(i was there )
thats a massive in for us

cant wait
berba, time 2 shine mate

Yeah, if we played like we did against Inter especially in the away leg we will definately get a result at Porto.

[Le King]

"All we gotta do is win a game of football" - Paul Scholes

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

starting soon, come on uuuuuuu REDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.......

2ND LEG OF HAM!

[messidona]

united 1 -0 porto 6th minute Ronaldo what a hit!!!

[The Joker]

Ronaldo's goal was pure quality. Dominating centre mid with Carrick and Anderson playing very well. Giggs not performing up to scratch but he still had a nice shot on goal.

[messidona]

shiraz me,Vidic just missed an open goal

[The Joker]

Very happy with our performance at half time. We're playing as a team and a lot like last season. Anderson is playing well and Rooney is having a wild game aswell. Ronaldo went a little bit quite after he scored, but as soon as we attack and he gets the ball we always look dangerous. Evra is playing better than he has been and I think the rest that he had on the weekend has benefited him, although two of his 'clearances' have been woeful.. then I see him manage to pass the ball even when he's stumbling around and I remember why I love him.

[messidona]

Anderson is man of the match so far.Tracking back well,lots of energy and he's not wasting possession as he normally does...doing the simple things really well.

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

fantastic game ,

last 6 mins gave me the chtts thou,
porto to much in our half..

i want arsenal to win now.

[jimbo]

1-0 Job Done!

[Twitchyarry]

Anderson is man of the match so far.Tracking back well,lots of energy and he's not wasting possession as he normally does...doing the simple things really well.

When he came off it said he had 26 passes with a 66% completion rate, i didn't watch the first half but that stat would suggest 1 out of 3 of all his passes missed its mark . Thats shocking, he runs a lot, hes a bit like fletcher and park in that respect, but i think hes massively over-rated, his shooting is even worse.

[Le King]

great, absoloutly rapped with that win
1 of the great united performances
they we we passed n kept control of the ball was great, berba did really well 2nite, holdin the ball and sum nice little touches.
rooney was great too on the wing, always tracking bak, but the defence FINALLY kept a clean sheet. wat a difference rio and vida make ey??? we had no real threat 2 our goal, only from set peices
as for cristiano "best player in the world" ronaldo, goal was a fkn spanking craccker barred up in bed while watchin that:P

my man of the match is outta rooney n carrick, but ill give it 2 carrick.
he cops alot of shit simpy for his price tag of 18 mil, but 2nite he showed y he is worth every bit of it. he was great goin 4ward, his passing was on song, but for me he was brillaint cause he was always puttin pressure on portos mids and he intercepted so many of there tackles. he really controlled that midfield i thought

in the semis, bring on arsenal, gonna b a cracker

r u watchin liverpool!!! r u watchin, r u watchin, r u watching liverpool!!!

VIVA RONALDO

[DOC]

now with 3 english teams in the semis bring on a rant by platini against english football
should be a man u barca final as they have been the two form sides all year

[Judge Judy]

you beauty! good win man u

could've only been better if Villareal made it and you had to go to spain, but now there's a better chance of you being knocked out before the final.

[Judge Judy]

r u watchin liverpool!!! r u watchin, r u watchin, r u watching liverpool!!!

the fascination with Liverpool continues i just love the small club mentality some mancs have

[Le King]

r u watchin liverpool!!! r u watchin, r u watchin, r u watching liverpool!!!

the fascination with Liverpool continues i just love the small club mentality some mancs have

ahhh its killin u son isnt it
pool knocked out of the qtrs, united advancing to the semis