Champions League-tråden 21/22

[Gjest Slettet+3165]

Får håpe på en ekstra komfortabel seier i dag, gudene vett hvem i stallen vi må utelate fra troppen i returkampen i Frankrike pga. manglende vaksine. 

[Gjest Slettet+3165]

Ser mer og mer ut som UEFA vil flytte finalen, England en mulig kandidat.

 

 

Uefa is set to move the Champions League final from St Petersburg after Russia sent troops into east Ukraine. The prospect of some fans being unable to attend and the intense political pressure around the staging of Uefa’s showpiece event has led to internal talks on the final being moved. The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has added his voice to the clamour for Uefa to find a new venue. Uefa, which counts both Ukraine and Russia among its 55 member associations, said in a statement that it is “constantly and closely monitoring the situation and any decision would be made in due course if necessary.” The search to find an alternative to St Petersburg has begun, with Wembley Stadium among several options under consideration. A decision on the venue for the final may not be made until early that month, as one idea being explored is to wait until the semi-finals have been played and then choose a venue that is fair and convenient for both finalists. Uefa’s experience during the pandemic last year showed that it can move its showpiece event at only a few weeks’ notice. In that case it switched the final from Istanbul to Porto because of a high number of Covid cases in Turkey.

Uefa’s leaders are to address the issue in the coming days and have already postponed a youth league match due to be played in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, next week. No decision has been made so far on the final but if fans cannot travel, that is likely to be a tipping point.

This month Uefa announced that the clubs who make it to the final of the Champions League will each be able to award 5,000 free tickets to their most loyal fans. The final is due to be played at the 68,000-seat Gazprom Arena on May 28. Gazprom, the large Russian energy corporation which is majority state-owned, is also a Champions League sponsor. Four English clubs — Chelsea, Liverpool and the two Manchester sides — are in the round of 16 and it is expected that the Foreign Office will change its advice on travel to Russia after the invasion and the subsequent response from the UK.

Johnson said in parliament that Vladimir Putin’s invasion order would lead to “a Russia that has pariah status — [there is] no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries.”

Russia and Ukraine are involved in World Cup play-off matches next month: Ukraine are playing Scotland away while Russia are at home to Poland. The Polish FA has asked Fifa for “urgent clarification” on the match in Moscow “due to the tense political situation in Ukraine and the Russian Federation, as well as the possible further escalation and the beginning of an armed conflict.”

Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, said she would contact Uefa regarding the final in St Petersburg. “I have serious concerns about the sporting events due to be held in Russia, such as the Champions League final, and will discuss with the relevant governing bodies,” she said. “We won’t allow President Putin to exploit events on the world stage to legitimise his illegal invasion of Ukraine.”

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, suggested the city could step in as a replacement venue although Wembley is due to host the Sky Bet League Two and Championship play-off finals on May 28 and 29. “London is the sporting capital of the world and stands ready to host the final,” Khan said. “It is clear staging it in Russia is now untenable.”

One issue that lessens the chances of Wembley being chosen as an alternative is that London has already been chosen by Uefa to host the “Finalissima” — the first match in a new cup between the European champions Italy and South America’s champions Argentina. It will take place on June 1, four days after the Champions League final, and Uefa may feel it needs to share its big matches out more widely.

Labour MPs called for more Russian oligarchs to be targeted beyond the three announced by Johnson. Margaret Hodge said the sanctions were “too narrow in defining the individuals it covers” and that of the 35 oligarchs on a list drawn up by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, only 13 would be covered — not including either Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, or Alisher Usmanov, whose company USM is Everton’s main backer.

Johnson said Abramovich was already facing sanctions, but that was contradicted in the Commons by the Labour MP Chris Bryant who said it was “untrue”. Government sources confirmed that Abramovich is not on any sanctions list and that the parliamentary record would be amended.

A source close to Abramovich told The Times that the Chelsea owner was not involved in politics and had not done anything that would make him liable to sanctions.

● Manchester United are sponsored by Aeroflot, the airline that is majority owned by the Russian Federation and which often flies the squad to overseas matches — though it did not do so for the Champions League trip to Madrid this week. The club said the sponsorship was unaffected by the crisis as the partnership is with the brand and not the Russian government.

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[Danielzu]

Rart at England får ny sjanse etter Em-fadesen.

[Mr. President™]

Hvorfor er det så vanskelig å sentre når du vet du har 3 Atletico-spillere rundt deg? Trodde de lærte leksa mot Leeds..

[ReaveЯ]

Herregud...  Men som forventet dessverre

[BertNaked]

Identitet dere, det var svaret. Identitet.

[Danielzu]

 

[blured]

Frustrerende omgang. AM vært gode til å presse ballfører. Og dommeren har lagt listen for kort i forbindelse med å ødelegge overganger svært høyt.

[Patek]

Jadda! Elanga 🤩

[banansplitt™]

Endelig får vi faktisk en gylden mulighet, men så skal vi kaste det bort på å pleie egoet til narsissisten vår.

Elanga 😄

[Jakobk]

Elanga. Gem.

 

Hvem får rødt ?

[banansplitt™]

Et meget godt resultat.

[Mr. President™]

Satser på at vi ser mer fra Elanga fremover. Rashford ser jo helt knekt ut.

[Svein M]

United var vel litt heldig med resultatet ut fra spill og sjanser.

[blured]

Både 1-0 og 1-1 hadde vært rettferdige resultater denne kampen om en ser på spill, sjanser (og xG). Blir bra med hjemmepublikum og en annen (forhåpentligvis bedre) dommer i returoppgjøret. 

[Snikpellik]

Herlig resultat! Selve kampen ikke like herlig fra oss. Blir bra først etter byttene i andreomgangen. Men Atletico er en jævlig motstander borte, så 1-1 er et bedre resultat for oss enn dem. God mulighet til å gå videre  

[Danielzu]

 

[KANE2009]

Det var jaggu på tide men bedre sent enn aldri 😁

[Gjest Slettet+3165]

Flere medier melder nå at finalen blir flyttet til Paris:

 

[Snikpellik]

Fint!