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Inter Sporting Lisbon Madrid/Juve Porto if second Bayern/Lyon Villareal versus Panathinaikos Barcelona Juve/Madrid Lyon/Bayern Roma Porto if first Not much in it really, definitely avoiding barca was probably the only real carrot and home second leg.

Inter Sporting Lisbon Madrid/Juve Porto if second Bayern/Lyon Villareal

Lucas has been quality. Really impressive all round, everyone's done well. Keane can take a few positives from the second half.

Every game has been the biggest but I really feel that this game absolutely cements the whole season. We have to score before halftime before a real nervousness that has Benitez has spoken about becomes endemic

The "Ballon d'Or" (French for "Golden Ball," often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award) is an association football award. Presented since 1956 by the French football magazine France Football, it is awarded to the player considered to have performed best over the previous year; the inaugural winner was Blackpool player Stanley Matthews. The current holder of the award, as selected in 2007, is Milan's Kaka.[1] Prior to 2007, the player had to be a member of a club based within UEFA's jurisdiction in order to qualify for selection; and until 1995 a player also had to be of European nationality to be eligible. The 2007 change in rules saw players from Qatar, the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina named on the shortlist alongside those from European clubs.[2][3] Since October 2007, 96 football journalists from around the world have decided the winner from a shortlist of 50 compiled by France Football; prior to this 52 European journalists chose a winner, who needed to play for a European club.[4] Each voter chooses five players from the list of nominees, and awards them between one and five points. The winner is determined by the total number of points; players who finish second and third in the voting are awarded silver and bronze medals.[3]

Why Messi? Euros will surely have a massive bearing on this decision which should put torres right up there.

Here's the full list, surely torres can claim this above that other guy from portugal Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Togo. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Argentine. Andrei Arshavin (Zenith Saint-Petersburg), Russia. Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Germany. Karim Benzema (Lyon), France. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus Turin), Italy. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Portugal. Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Ivory Coast. Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona), Cameroon. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Spain. Fernando Torres (Liverpool FC), Spain. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), England. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan), Sweden. Kaka (Milan AC), Brazil. Frank Lampard (Chelsea), England. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Argentina. Pepe (Real Madrid), Portugal. Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), France. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), England. Marcos Senna (Villarreal), Spain. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Spain. Luca Toni (Bayern Munich), Italy. Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United), Netherlands. Rafael van der Vaart ( Real Madrid), Netherlands. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid), Netherlands. Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Serbia. David Villa (Valence CF), Spain. Xavi (FC Barcelona), Spain. Youri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscw), Russia.

Pat Dolan, former arsenal reserve who managed a few irish sides.

Fat Dolan is right, cant blame pepe for the first goal

Think we either have to buy again for left full or switch agger there, think he could be a top class left back. For the second half bring on Sami and benny for dossena and pennant, these two arent up to playing for a side with intentions of winning the prem

What a goal, f**k

Torres's bird, nice!

I actually sent a text into Today FM to get the idiot taken off the sports news, he hasnt a clue about football. He thinks he can disguise his lack of knowledge on GAA by saying bainisteoir as much as possible, tool!

What time sky sports have it listed as follows Date Game Channel & Time Competition JULY Wed 30 Villarreal v Liverpool (9.00pm) Sky Sports 1 5pm Friendly

Our combined European Cup wins outweighed the combined total of all of the other quarter finalists - we have serious pedigree

Ray houghton on rte news at anfield, he's such a c**k

Outstanding effort from Kuyt, although he was one of the more culpable players for their first goal, got badly out of position when there was a two on two at the edge of the box, i dont know where he was moving to, it was schoolboy stuff.

He got a good kick from materazzi but came straight back on after getting some attention and he was fine for at least another 10 mins before being substituted at halftime

Had spains best chance, good strike with his left, well saved. Materazzi is kicking him around the place, up-ended him at one stage...GET HIM OFF. Second half starting now, think he's been subbed, he has, nice one!

My mistake that would have us winning it on goal diff over chelsea then, yeah i'd take that!

Its not completely beyond the realms of possibility is it? I dont think it even involves a massive dip from any of the others. There is precendent from our club, 86 anyone. Manchester United currently 67 -- Finish 81 Man Utd v Bolton 3 Man Utd v Liverpool 0 Man Utd v Aston Villa 3 Middlesbrough v Man Utd 1 Man Utd v Arsenal 1 Blackburn v Man Utd 0 Chelsea v Man Utd 0 Man Utd v West Ham 3 Wigan v Man Utd 3 Arsenal currently 67 -- Finish 81 Chelsea v Arsenal 1 Bolton v Arsenal 0 Arsenal v Liverpool 0 Man Utd v Arsenal 1 Arsenal v Reading 3 Derby v Arsenal 3 Arsenal v Everton 3 Sunderland v Arsenal 3 Chelsea currently 64 -- finish 80 Tottenham v Chelsea 0 Chelsea v Arsenal 1 Chelsea v Middlesbrough 3 Chelsea v Wigan 3 Everton v Chelsea 0 Chelsea v Man Utd 3 Newcastle v Chelsea 3 Chelsea v Bolton 3 Liverpool currently 59 -- finish 83 Man Utd v Liverpool 3 Liverpool v Everton 3 Arsenal v Liverpool 3 Liverpool v Blackburn 3 Fulham v Liverpool 3 Birmingham v Liverpool 3 Liverpool v Man City 3 Tottenham v Liverpool 3

Exactly, we were only privy to certain info. Regardless of DIC's 7 year plan, no matter who bought the club was doing it for one reason and one reason only, to make a return. At least DIC seemed to have the neccessary capital to realise that return as opposed to these two bluffers.

Moores and Parry have to carry some of the blame for selling out to these a**holes

Superman wears Fernando Torres pyjamas to bed

If we got in the next round of the champs league, i'd like to see berbatov, looks like he'll be available and we were all told that we are now dining at the top table!