Administrator Stan 18,389 Posted April 16 Administrator Share Posted April 16 all kick-offs 20.00 (BST) First Leg scores in brackets Thursday 18th April, 2024 Atalanta (3) vs (0) Liverpool Marseille (1) vs (2) Benfica Roma (1) vs (0) AC Milan West Ham (0) vs (2) Bayer Leverkusen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 We have a track record of impressive come back victories, but this one just seems too farfetched. I can’t see us keeping a clean sheet, so that’s at least four goals needed to take it to ET. Too much to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ 3,614 Posted April 17 Subscriber Share Posted April 17 3 hours ago, Rick said: We have a track record of impressive come back victories, but this one just seems too farfetched. I can’t see us keeping a clean sheet, so that’s at least four goals needed to take it to ET. Too much to ask. With the way this squad has been playing lately. I doubt there's a comeback in this one. I think we go down a goal even at the start of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,192 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Best we can hope for is that recent results looking like they've tanked our remaining hopes for the season means the players can play feeling like there's no pressure on them. If they can play to their potential, maybe we can keep the dream alive for a bit longer. But odds are well against us and Atalanta looked miles better than us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,192 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 @Rick lol don't tell Gasperini the only person who linked him to the job was me 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,117 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 The line-ups are out and West Ham are surprisingly boosted by the return of Bowen, while Alvarez also starts in midfield. As for Leverkusen Florian Wirtz starts, but Leverkusen have benched Boniface, Hofmann, Adli, Andrich, Frimpong, Tapsoba and Hradecky. I hope Leverkusen don't lose and keep their unbeaten run in all competitions going. Even a draw would be fine by me today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1-0 early on… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,192 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 We pull one back! 85 minutes to right the wrongs of last week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,622 Posted April 18 Moderator Share Posted April 18 West Ham take the lead vs. Leverkusen. Leverkusen seem all over the place in these first few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,117 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 5 minutes ago, Tommy said: West Ham take the lead vs. Leverkusen. Leverkusen seem all over the place in these first few minutes. I told @Rucksackfranzose that this game wouldn't be easy. West Ham are really up for this, but it doesn't help that Leverkusen have rested some top players and left them on the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rucksackfranzose 4,383 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Michael said: I told @Rucksackfranzose that this game wouldn't be easy. West Ham are really up for this, but it doesn't help that Leverkusen have rested some top players and left them on the bench. Let's wait and see the match hasn't been played for half an hour yet. Will reserve my comment until at least double that time has been played. Edited April 18 by Rucksackfranzose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,622 Posted April 18 Moderator Share Posted April 18 Alonso already with a substitution after 28 minutes. Tapsoba in for Kossounou, who seemed a bit overwhelmed with West Ham's attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,192 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Stop trying to pass the fucking ball into the net and fucking shoot, Atalanta are rattled we just need to be a bit decisive. This shows us how much we've missed Trent in this second half of the season too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Salah….wtf??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,192 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Rick said: Salah….wtf??? He's been dogshit since coming back from injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,192 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Why did Diaz get booked for an Atalanta player deliberately punching the ball away? Also I'm pretty sure that's denial of a goalscoring opportunity and should have been a red... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 7 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: He's been dogshit since coming back from injury. Been frustrating tonight. I’d be thinking about Jota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,192 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Rick said: Been frustrating tonight. I’d be thinking about Jota. I'd get Szobo off for Elliott too tbh. Szobo's been up to fucking nothing in the second half of the season and probably deserves to be dropped. I don't have a whole lot of positive things to say about our attackers generally at the moment, so yeah... get Jota on for one of them. Honestly wouldn't mind seeing Danns too since for a while it's looked like he's the closest thing we've got to a striker with that killer instict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Szoboslai has been crap, so I wouldn’t mind Elliott on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,117 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Wirtz should have done better with that chance that presented itself to him from the cross. He totally miss-hit that shot. Leverkusen looking more lively though since Boniface, Frimpong and Tapsoba all came on as subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Been shite this second half. Really shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,117 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Leverkusen are playing much better in this 2nd half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 1,117 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 That's twice Frimpong has forced Fabianski into blocks with long range efforts from the right flank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rucksackfranzose 4,383 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 5 minutes ago, Michael said: Leverkusen are playing much better in this 2nd half. Now that a bit more than an hour is played I've to admit West Ham are not as bad as Ratingen. Am still quite confident Leverkusen advance here, though., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,276 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 What the actual fuck am I watching? You would think we had 9 men on the pitch, there’s just nobody to pass to. Moving it along the back for the last ten minutes, no forward runs from anybody. Absolute dogshit. What a truly pathetic performance from these players tonight, fucking hell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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