Bayern v City post match thread

[TCIB]

I was there and after 15 minutes I was yelling for City to wake up.............. and suddenly they did (nowt to do with my yelling in case anyone thinks I was implying that, one has to be so careful sometimes on this forum). They woke up from their dream, my nightmare and turned it round into my fantastic, wonderful, brilliant dream!!

Not sure if they showed our fans doing the Poznan on TV but it was great. I did get a dirty look from someone on the row in front because I wasn't actually doing it, but if he had seen the size of my ankle and knew the pain in my back he would have understood!!

What a day, bumped in to a few of the Mods, and bowed graciously to them all, every where I went around the Christmas Markets I kept bumping into Blues I knew, it was like a home from home. Well done everyone who managed to make it, including our own illustrious de niro!!

After the day and 2 mugs of Gluwhein I was ready for the match and they didn't disappoint. Wow, just wow, just thank you our 2nd team!!!

You may think i am kidding now but don't read the forum, the way some are going on you would think we just got smashed 10 - 0 by the rags.

Glad you had a great time :)

I had to come off the forum at 2-0 people were pissing me off. Came back on after the final whistle after watching 1 of the greatest ever comebacks against the best footballing side in the world and they were still at it :(

I fucked the forum off and watched the German ss feed.
Just re-watching the English one copy now, urggghhhh.

Media is a joke as is the forum tonight, if you didn't laugh you would smash your computer screen.

 

[Ghost of Kippax]

The UEFA rules state that; If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; c) higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question; d) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; e) if, after having applied criteria a) to d), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to d) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria f) to h) apply; Look at point e). Goal difference in the group applies before GD between teams.

A 4-2 victory would have left us in second place on goal difference

 

[argyle]

Classic rag media (win over Shakhtar > win over Bayern apparently), but nothing can demean our win tonight!

At least The Times did us a service:

Oh dear.
Not much blue on display there considering we pulled off one of the results of the season.
Scruffy 1-0 rag home win v average Russian team gets the media juices going obviously...
Disgraceful!

That really is pathetic.

Here's the Guardians Football editors twitter (the other editors don't respond,) in case anyone feels like telling him anything.

<a class="postlink" href="https://twitter.com/DTguardian" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://twitter.com/DTguardian</a>

 

[AntiUnited]

We won. It was ace. I'm happy. Fuck everything else.

Pretty much this. we just beat the bavarian giants on their home turf... just be happy and move on to the bigger game IMO vrs the arse.

 

[MillionDollarDream]

The UEFA rules state that; If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; c) higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question; d) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; e) if, after having applied criteria a) to d), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to d) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria f) to h) apply; Look at point e). Goal difference in the group applies before GD between teams.

A 4-2 victory would have left us in second place on goal difference

So.... All along MP was right, I need to stop 2nd guessing myself.

 

[Ducado]

All we want to see is that same fight and determination in games away to teams like Sunderland, bizarrely we tend to play better against better opposition

 

[fathellensbellend]

david silva the glue that knits it all together, make no mistake if our Spanish maestro had played the home game we wouldn't have been so outclassed, an absolute genius of a footballer, his ability to play between the lines, retain the ball, bring other players in, and an eye for the killer pass are a joy to behold, he could play for any team in the world.

 

[CatMan]

The UEFA rules state that; If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; c) higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question; d) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; e) if, after having applied. criteria a) to d), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to d) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria f) to h) apply; Look at point e). Goal difference in the group applies before GD between teams.

A 4-2 victory would have left us in second place on goal difference

So.... All along MP was right, I need to stop 2nd guessing myself.

Sadly No. 'From games between the teams in question' means just our home and away games against Bayern, which would have been level with a 4-2 win. Away goals in those games is the next criteria, and with a 4-2 win, ours would have been 7, whilst Bayern's would have been 6; all meaning, we would have progressed.

 

[Bewar3them00n]

The media have been very harsh and hypocritical, yesterday the Guardian were reporting that City needed to win by 3 clear goals,
So, consider the scenario, where we go all out for the 4th goal, and leave ourselves wide open for the counter attack, and probably end up drawing, or even losing, then we'd be criticised for being to gung-ho, reckless, not learning from past games, blah-di-blah.....
Personally, I think we did fantastic, and the moral boost of not only having an away win, but one that humbled the European Champions in their own backyard will give the whole squad a lift and even more belief ahead of the Arsenal game!

 

[MillionDollarDream]

The UEFA rules state that; If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order): a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; c) higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question; d) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; e) if, after having applied. criteria a) to d), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to d) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria f) to h) apply; Look at point e). Goal difference in the group applies before GD between teams.

A 4-2 victory would have left us in second place on goal difference

So.... All along MP was right, I need to stop 2nd guessing myself.

Sadly No. 'From games between the teams in question' means just our home and away games against Bayern, which would have been level with a 4-2 win. Away goals in those games is the next criteria, and with a 4-2 win, ours would have been 7, whilst Bayern's would have been 6; all meaning, we would have progressed.

That doesn't happen until letter D. In letter B, between Bayern and us, Bayern had the better overall goal difference.