Devil 1,179 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, Devil-Dick Willie said: You can't see Shakhtar, Milan, Benfica or the winner of Lille/Ajax winning? Ajax - squad ripped to shreds over the last two years Shakhtar - Good side but I don't think they are as good as the English sides Lille - No, not a chance they can win it Benfica - Another side who've sold their best players, always a good side but not a challenger Milan - they have their eyes on another prize and will see this as a distraction. So to answer your question, no I don't see past the English teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Molde pull another goal back against Hoffenheim as Ulland Andersen scores from a well directed header. Molde 2-3 Hoffenheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Molde equalise through Fofana! They will be delighted with this result as Hoffenheim have dominated most of this match. Molde 3-3 Hoffenheim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Devil said: Ajax - squad ripped to shreds over the last two years Shakhtar - Good side but I don't think they are as good as the English sides Lille - No, not a chance they can win it Benfica - Another side who've sold their best players, always a good side but not a challenger Milan - they have their eyes on another prize and will see this as a distraction. So to answer your question, no I don't see past the English teams. Bayer Leverkusen will be a real threat, they are as good as the English sides, maybe even better when they are at full strength. Ajax always sell top players year on year, but they almost always still produce a strong side the following season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Ajax equalise against Lille as Tadic scores from a penalty. Lille 1-1 Ajax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Brobbey scores to give Ajax the lead! Lille 1-2 Ajax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Ryan Kent scores and gets a late equaliser for Rangers! Antwerp 3-3 Rangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Shakhtar score their second goal as Tete slots home to ensure a precious away win. Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 44 minutes ago, Devil-Dick Willie said: You can't see Shakhtar, Milan, Benfica or the winner of Lille/Ajax winning? Shakhtar are always very stiff competition, but I am not sure if they can go all the way and actually win it. Milan are a good side, but not as good as the best sides in this competition, I don't think that they are good enough to win it. Benfica are a solid side, but again not good enough to win it and I am quite sure Arsenal will knock them out in the return leg, if they put out a strong enough side. Ajax are a side that are always dangerous, but they are as usual a young side and I am not sure if they will be able to go all the way. Brobbey though seems to be their latest wonder kid. Bayer Leverkusen should be a real threat to the English sides and I think that they have a good chance of winning it if they play their best possible side in the latter part of the competition. Hoffenheim and Villarreal are my dark horses, maybe not good enough to win the actual tournament, but they could go very far nonetheless. Out of the English clubs, I personally fancy Man Utd's, Tottenham's and Leicester City's chances of winning it more than Arsenal. No disrespect to the Gunners, but the other three teams seem to be more balanced to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panna King 1,012 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 18 minutes ago, Michael said: Shakhtar are always very stiff competition, but I am not sure if they can go all the way and actually win it. Milan are a good side, but not as good as the best sides in this competition, I don't think that they are good enough to win it. Benfica are a solid side, but again not good enough to win it and I am quite sure Arsenal will knock them out in the return leg, if they put out a strong enough side. Ajax are a side that are always dangerous, but they are as usual a young side and I am not sure if they will be able to go all the way. Brobbey though seems to be their latest wonder kid. Bayer Leverkusen should be a real threat to the English sides and I think that they have a good chance of winning it if they play their best possible side in the latter part of the competition. Hoffenheim and Villarreal are my dark horses, maybe not good enough to win the actual tournament, but they could go very far nonetheless. Out of the English clubs, I personally fancy Man Utd's, Tottenham's and Leicester City's chances of winning it more than Arsenal. No disrespect to the Gunners, but the other three teams seem to be more balanced to me. Gravenberch is Ajax star! Brobbey is leaving Ajax for free next season, he wouldn't even be playing if Haller was registered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,825 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael said: Bayer Leverkusen will be a real threat, they are as good as the English sides, maybe even better when they are at full strength. Ajax always sell top players year on year, but they almost always still produce a strong side the following season. Can't be that good if a team of young boys just beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Lucas said: Can't be that good if a team of young boys just beat them. Yeah, I'd like to see Newell's Old Boys play Young Boys one day! Actually, I'm not sure that it would even be allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, Panna King said: Gravenberch is Ajax star! Brobbey is leaving Ajax for free next season, he wouldn't even be playing if Haller was registered. Admittedly I have not seen that much of Brobbey, but I read a lot of hype about him not so long ago and I also read that Bayern were very interested in him, so there must be something about the kid who only just turned 18 this month. I think that it's natural that the much more experienced and proven players like Haller and Tadic would usually start ahead of him, but from the highlights I've seen, Brobbey looks a very useful youngster, he certainly did well to score against Lille tonight. Yeah I've also read and seen a bit of Gravenberch, he looks like a very promising midfielder who could make it big in a few years time, even though he didn't play tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panna King 1,012 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, Michael said: Admittedly I have not seen that much of Brobbey, but I read a lot of hype about him not so long ago and I also read that Bayern were very interested in him, so there must be something about the kid who only just turned 18 this month. I think that it's natural that the much more experienced and proven players like Haller and Tadic would usually start ahead of him, but from the highlights I've seen, Brobbey looks a very useful youngster, he certainly did well to score against Lille tonight. Yeah I've also read and seen a bit of Gravenberch, he looks like a very promising midfielder who could make it big in a few years time, even though he didn't play tonight. Yeah Gravenberch was suspended. Brobbey is great but its a shame he will Not sign a contract at Ajax. Hope he makes the right choice as he could be great like a Lakaku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, Panna King said: Yeah Gravenberch was suspended. Brobbey is great but its a shame he will Not sign a contract at Ajax. Hope he makes the right choice as he could be great like a Lakaku. I think that unfortunately a lot of these very young players get a bit greedy when offers come around from the rich clubs. It's most probably a financial reason as to why Brobbery has decided not to renew his contract. He knows that he is a very promising young player and as there will be no transfer fee for him, he will no doubt be able to demand huge wages at his future club. Let's hope he joins a club that is able to get the best out of him and improve his development as a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil 1,179 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael said: Bayer Leverkusen will be a real threat, they are as good as the English sides, maybe even better when they are at full strength. Ajax always sell top players year on year, but they almost always still produce a strong side the following season. Agree to disagree but Leverkusen aren't on the same page as the English clubs. Ajax I feel have lost too many key players, let's not forget before the great team a few years ago they'd been in the wilderness for at least a decade in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 13 minutes ago, Devil said: Agree to disagree but Leverkusen aren't on the same page as the English clubs. Ajax I feel have lost too many key players, let's not forget before the great team a few years ago they'd been in the wilderness for at least a decade in Europe. I beg to differ. When Leverkusen have their best team out, they are as good as or potentially better than the English clubs in my opinion. They definitely need to have Tapsoba playing though, because he makes a huge difference to their defence. But in midfield and attack, Leverkusen have some superb players. I get your point about Ajax, losing the amount of key players that they have is bound to have some negative affect. But they are still a side who keep producing impressive players with immense talent in my opinion. Maybe they will find it too difficult against the best sides in the competition, but on their day I am sure they can surprise most clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panna King 1,012 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 26 minutes ago, Michael said: I think that unfortunately a lot of these very young players get a bit greedy when offers come around from the rich clubs. It's most probably a financial reason as to why Brobbery has decided not to renew his contract. He knows that he is a very promising young player and as there will be no transfer fee for him, he will no doubt be able to demand huge wages at his future club. Let's hope he joins a club that is able to get the best out of him and improve his development as a player. Well Raiola is his agent Apparently he is going to sign for RB Leipzig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 1,310 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 If Aubameyang played at half his level, we would've won this comfortably. Was poor the whole game. Definitely shouldn't have been a penalty though in my opinion and should've ended up winning the game anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,116 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Panna King said: Well Raiola is his agent Apparently he is going to sign for RB Leipzig Raiola is his agent? That explains a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab 1,294 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Michael said: Rangers grab a winner through a last minute penalty from Barisic! Antwerp 3-4 Rangers Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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