The second day of UEFA Champions League Round of 16 action kicks off today with another pair of quality match-ups as Arsenal takes on FC Porto and Bayern Munich faces Fiorentina.
Arsenal comes into its match in Portugal with a bunch of injuries, but will still be favored to take the series. Red-hot Bayern Munich will look to dispose of a vulnerable 'Viola' with a strong showing at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
I have no problem with a quick restart in this situation but once the referee inserts himself into the situation by asking for the ball from Fabianski, he has a responsibility to ensure a fair restart. Had the referee not handled the ball, there would be no issue with this “heads up” play by Porto.
What is the deal with Wenger trying to blame the ref for the second goal?
His comment about the ref not giving time to build a wall was BS and childish.
Doesn’t he know the rules?
Unless the team taking the free kick requests 10 yards of space from opponents it can be taken the second the ball is placed There is no “time” allotted for defense to form a wall. The fouling team footdrag themselves to ten yards away under harrasment by the ref to give ten yards of space. Which is overdone and not in the spirit of the law anyway. Horray for a fast free kick.
And Sol wan’t blocked, he was slow to react while the keeper was completely out of it mentally looking at the bench trying to cover his error with a I don’t understand look. Don’t understand what. Sol knew the keep picked up his backpass through his for god’s sake gesture.
I’ve always admired Arse, but don’t bame the ref for your teams mistakes coach. It ill suits you
Stupid question: Is FSC now in HD on Time Warner Cable? Just flipped on the Bayern Munich – Fiorentina match and the picture is about 1000x better than the typical FSC feed.
The channel is the same old non-HD channel number, the picture is very good.
Yes…way offside too…Bayern Dussel (luck) once again….
Was Klose offside on the last Bayern Munich goal?
How?
Well, would have been a penalty and sending off on Cech, so who knows.
Looking at a few replays of that Arsenal back pass it appears that Campbell doesn’t really touch the ball. He attempts but stops short.
Edu has temporarily taken Bougherra’s(sp) spot at center back in the back line. He’s looked decent there.
Fabregas and Sol are the ones even trying for arsenal.
Edu has passed really well and even verbally commanded the midfield. He hasn’t had a lot to do going either way though, as Rangers are dominating the offense, and defensively not much has come up. A boring night to be a defensive midfielder.
An intentional backpass is an indirect foul therefore it cannot result in a penalty kick. It is an indirect kick from the spot where the ball was played.
backpass pk?
I was thinking that Liverpool’s goal to win the Semifinal game vs. Chelsea was the Silliest….oh wait, that wasn’t a goal. Never mind.
Edu intercepts a pass but overruns the subsequent dribble.
Did you not see Scholes’s “whiff-ankle goal” © last night?
That just found it’s way to the top of every soccer blooper list and highlight reel…ever. Silliest Champions’ League goal in history.
This disaster has nothing to do with not having enough money, or a big enough squad…it’s lousy coaching and a lack of focus by the players.
FABIANSKI SUCKS
What a bull sh!t goal. 2-1 Porto.
Wowsers. Fabianski is NOT the answer for Arsenal.
sol campbell goes from baller to buster
LOL!!! Fabianski is the man!
HOLY CRAP!
How is that not a penalty?! Rosicky was clearly fowled in the box.
does porto designate a single guy to yell in a megaphone or is that on the PA system? i remember that guy yelling porto last year during man united games and hes back again.
The Porto-Arsenal game is getting chippy. Every time some good play gets going some poor defending screws it up. Half time. 1-1
Beas played 70 min yesterday
Is Ramsey injured?
http://@tdhe.net/13520/w@tch-fc-porto-vs-@rsenal
but replace the @ with a’s.
I never fully appreciate Song’s contributions until he is out of the line up.
1-1.
Hi.
And keep Fabregas.
And get RVP back to form.
And get another striker.
AW has some work to do.
I know fabianski is the #2 and that almunia is injured right now…but regardless i think both keepers have been shaky inbetween the posts for the gunners all season. Wenger would be best served to find a permanent solution for the next 5+ yrs
What’s the score in the Porto-Arsenal game?
Mo Edu got the start today. DMB did not dress.
Wow this Arsenal-Porto fixture is entertaining…
Fabianski the #2…
Doesn’t look good with Cohen, Weiss, and Wilshire there…Holden may have made a mistake.
goal!! porto!!
what in the world was that…you call that goalkeeping?? I think Wenger may need re-evaluate his needs for a real #1
Feel like sharing?
Never mind. Found one.
FYI Holden didn’t make the squad for the Wigan-Bolton match
atdhe isn’t working for me. anyone got a feed for the gunners game?