Football Season 2012/2013

[draykorinee]

Easy 5-1 win over Levante for Real Madrid today. Lovely goal by Higuain, but cba to link it. Can't wait for Istanbul, I really wanna hear the noise in there.

EDIT: Higuain's goal. Terrible quality but I couldn't find anything else.

That is an insanely good goal.

[Valeron]

4-0 Barcelona-Mallorca sin Messi at halftime so far.

[draykorinee]

5-1 and 4-0 to the big teams, starting to be a 2 horse race...On a serious note 90 goals in 29 games is mindboggling, and this game is without messi right?

[Norganon]

Yes. And that's not too shabby, but I don't think they're gonna break last year's goalscoring record.

[draykorinee]

Yes. And that's not too shabby, but I don't think they're gonna break last year's goalscoring record.

Well 129 goals in 38 games is 3.2 goals a game instead of 3.1 but yes, highly impressive lsat year from RM. Dissapointing year for the champions of england and spain it seems.

[Valeron]

well 5-0 now, first hat trick in Cesc's career

[EqualWin]

well if they break the goalscoring record they will break the points one too

[draykorinee]

well 5-0 now, first hat trick in Cesc's career

Should have stayed at Arsenal with RVP...

[Valeron]

Well his best position is the one that Messi occupies. So it's no coincidence that he is playing so well with Messi out.

[Nerph-]

Do the winners of the FA Cup get a Champions League place or Europa League place, or am I incorrect in thinking they get one of the 2 at all? (Asking because if I'm not mistaken, the winners of the Belgian Cup get a chance at qualifying for the Europa League).

[Valeron]

They would get a Europa league spot if anything. They certainly won't get a CL spot.

[Norganon]

This is a highly enjoyable game by Barca, much better then RM. I'm hoping for a couple of more goals too. And Abidal is warming up!

[Valeron]

Will be great to see Abidal get some playing time.

Fantastic reception for him.

[Norganon]

There he is! Welcome back Abidal!

[koodledrum]

Do the winners of the FA Cup get a Champions League place or Europa League place, or am I incorrect in thinking they get one of the 2 at all? (Asking because if I'm not mistaken, the winners of the Belgian Cup get a chance at qualifying for the Europa League).

Doozerjun has potential to be incorrect here - sorry mate, but it's highly possible for the winners of the FA cup to get a CL spot by virtue of their league position. However the FA Cup winners are entered (unless either that situation OR the fact they won the CL in the previous season) into the Europa League unless I believe they can refuse to enter - for example in the case of a lower league team winning it.

[Larath]

lovely win today, wasn't expecting much but a red card here and there, still a win.

[EqualWin]

so I guess this gonna be the team vs psg

Valdes
Dani alves Pique Bartra Jordi alba
Xavi busquets iniesta
alexis fabregas villa

messi on the bench gonna play the 2nd half

[Valeron]

Doozerjun has potential to be incorrect here - sorry mate, but it's highly possible for the winners of the FA cup to get a CL spot by virtue of their league position. However the FA Cup winners are entered (unless either that situation OR the fact they won the CL in the previous season) into the Europa League unless I believe they can refuse to enter - for example in the case of a lower league team winning it.

I'm not incorrect. The question was if the FA Cup winner provided entry into the CL, it does not.

[koodledrum]

The way it's worded is inconclusive, you're correct in that winning the FA cup doesn't award a CL place, but the winners can GET a CL place - English is a funny old language!

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Big game today between Everton and Spurs for the champions league spots. As an arsenal fan i'll take anything but a spurs win.