Real Betis v Manchester United and other Thursday football

[BroomloanWATP]

This game has been great tonight. Pens loom.

Both sides taking it seriously. Sporting always do but it's slightly refreshing to see Arsenal do the same. The Europa League is a great tournament, give me it over the sterile, unbalanced Champions League every day of the week.

 

[Shengus Malengus]

No its against a better level of players & its against the current premiership leaders

Since when has that been the criteria for scoring special goals?

That's quite apart from the fact he didn't beat 3 of the "better level" of players before hitting the net.
He didn't nutmeg any of them.
He didn't score from his own half.
He didn't scoop it out of a swamp.

But apparently it isn't just better than Roofe's, it's "much better than Roofe's".


You're bonkers, mate.

 

[VGM]

Sporting get through tonight then you wouldn’t bet against them. Very impressive.

 

[biggee]

Sporting get through tonight then you wouldn’t bet against them. Very impressive.

But strangely a lot less impressive once they equalised.

 

[WinkieWATP]

Big lump for a teenager that lad.

 

[Georgethegersfan]

Arsenal 4/1 to score

 

[TamS-RFC]

Top save that

 

[TamS-RFC]

Ugarte taking one for the team. Some tackle that was

 

[Wazza]

Arsenal defeat in Paris v Zaragoza must have been 94 or 95. They’d beaten Parma the year before. They would lose again v Galatasaray in 2000. And again against Barça in 2006 in their sole CL final appearance.

Was 95 Paris. UEFA Cup in 2000 in Copenhagen. Paris again 2006.

 

[Mr_Miscellaneous]

Yep, it's the correct decision to take the red card and take the bottlers to penalties.

 

[BroomloanWATP]

I hate managers putting players on only to hit a penalty.

 

[Mr_Miscellaneous]

I hate managers putting players on only to hit a penalty.

It never works.

 

[VGM]

I hate managers putting players on only to hit a penalty.

Think that guy is on just to shore up the defence

 

[Gazzabear v2.0]

When you really don't want to take a penalty, half someone in the middle of the park...

 

[VGM]

It never works.

Don’t need to point that out on a Rangers forum, on a Thursday.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Why do I hate this referee again?

Was he the shite one in the Napoli game at home?

 

[BroomloanWATP]

Think that guy is on just to shore up the defence

Pfft, goalie's got it covered, stick a striker on

 

[VGM]

Why do I hate this referee again?

Was he the shite one in the Napoli game at home?

Dortmund at home too. Perfect Alfie goal disallowed.

 

[TheHammerJorgAlbertz11]

Why do I hate this referee again?

Was he the shite one in the Napoli game at home?

Yeah and the Dortmund game at home.

 

[CF4]

Sporting look to have taken off most players you'd think would take the penalties, Arsenal should win this.

 

[TamS-RFC]

Fvcking penalties man.

Makes me feel sick still and probably always will.

 

[Morton Goal]

Saka misses. Nap.

 

[JorgAlbertz]

Arteta loves a penalty

 

[Paisleybear30]

Why do I hate this referee again?

Was he the shite one in the Napoli game at home?

Netherlands v Argentina farce when he lost the plot and was handing cards out all over the place

 

[CooperSF]

Popcorn at the ready:

 

[VGM]

Ramsdale being staunch just there.

 

[Godrup99]

Saka to miss

 

[BroomloanWATP]

Some penalty from the big defender.

 

[WinkieWATP]

Saka to miss

In but wasn’t the cleanest of strikes

 

[JorgAlbertz]

Saka to miss

Negative.

 

[WinkieWATP]

Oh he had to save that

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

The last two have looked like bad goalkeeping over good penalties.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Ramsdale looking a bit hopeless here. That'll bode well for an international competition or three down the line.

 

[JorgAlbertz]

4-3 Sporting after 4 each - Martinelli saved by Adan.

 

[CooperSF]

Get it on!

 

[Leo_Ger]

Pish penalty from Martinelli.

 

[JayDee]

Poor penalty by Martinelli. Well done Sporting.

 

[Clay Davis]

Sporting manager seems like a joyless bastard

 

[CF4]

Sporting look to have taken off most players you'd think would take the penalties, Arsenal should win this.

Oh well ha. Arsenal bottlers, will bottle the league aswell no doubt.

 

[Wazza]

Blessing in disguise for Arsenal.

 

[top_cat]

Fantastic!

 

[Godrup99]

In but wasn’t the cleanest of strikes

Should've missed!

 

[Smkz23]

Great win for Sporting, this could actually be a good thing for Arsenal as they don’t have the squad to compete on multiple fronts.

 

[cambridgeblue]

Ramsdale stood up and tried to save from contact - got close.

Poor pen that missed mind you.

 

[Tpol_rfc]

How shit was the camera work at they penalties, nearly missed seeing a few of them.

 

[Godrup99]

Negative.

Spelled martinelli wrong!

 

[Southsideblueblood]

Good. Sick of English league buying stuff. We must always celebrate when lower leagues beat the money bags.

 

[Awritenobad]

The Sporting Manager will be in the EPL by the start of 24/25 season.

 

[PeterMSVO86]

Yesssssssssssssssss Sporting Lisbon Beat Arsenal 5-3 On Pens

 

[Mview83]

The boy who scored the winning penalty needs a move to Turkey in the summer to sort that barnet.

Only 28 too.