2012/13 Europa League thread

[Lineker]

Apparently not!!

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas makes one change from the side which beat Lyon in the first leg, with Lewis Holtby coming in for Clint Dempsey.

Newcastle make five changes from the side held by Metalist Kharkiv in the first leg, with left-back Massadio Haidara making his full debut. Midfielder Cheick Tiote misses out, reportedly through illness.

[Lineker]

Lyon: Vercoutre, Reveillere, Bisevac, Lovren, Umtiti, Fofana, Grenier, Gonalons, Lacazette, Gomis, Lopez.

Subs: Lopes, Kone, Ferri, Dabo, Malbranque, Briand, Ghezzal.

Tottenham: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Dembele, Parker, Lennon, Holtby, Bale, Adebayor.

Subs: Lloris, Dempsey, Naughton, Dawson, Sigurdsson, Livermore, Caulker.

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

FC Metalist Kharkiv: Goryainov, Villagra, Gueye, Torsiglieri, Fininho, Torres, Edmar, Marlos, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa, Cristaldo.

Subs: Disljenkovic, Berezovchuk, Shelayev, Blanco, Krasnopyorov, Jakson, Willian.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Haidara, Sissoko, Anita, Cabaye, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Cisse.

Subs: Elliot, Perch, Gosling, Gutierrez, Bigirimana, Obertan, Steven Taylor.

Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

[Colly]

Simpsons wearing tights. The prick.

[Lineker]

Bugger.

[Jimmy]

Poor marking from Bale there. Such a soft goal.

[GoGo Yubari]

Shouldn't have even been a free kick. Ugh. Lisandro is pissing me off.

EDIT: Kyle Walker is going to be a liability today.

[Jimmy]

Walker really isn't the brightest, is he?

[Lineker]

Well, he is from Sheffield...

[Jimmy]

also, this ref is a bit rubbish

[GoGo Yubari]

Yet more awesome Europa League refereeing.

[Lineker]

Atletico Madrid are 15 minutes away from being eliminated.

[GoGo Yubari]

Gareth Bale gets straight up shoved over whilst chasing the ball after burning a Lyon player. No call.

[Sam]

Mwahaha typical itv that.

[Lineker]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is forced into two changes for the visit of Zenit as Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Countinho - both goalscorers in the 5-0 weekend win against Swansea - are cup tied. Joe Allen and Jordan Henderson replace the pair, with Luis Suarez set to revert to the lone striker role. For Zenit, manager Luciano Spalletti opts to make just one change to the team that won the first leg 2-0. Veteran Sergei Semak is drafted in to stiffen the midfield as striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov drops to the substitutes' bench.

Chelsea make four changes from the side that won in Prague, with John Terry, Oscar, John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses coming in. Manager Rafael Benitez is true to his pre-match word, resting Frank Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic.

[stokeriño]

Oscar, Moses, Mata start behind Torres. Mikel and Rami in midfield. Terry captains.

Looking forward to this!

[Jimmy]

what a ball from ade! should've been a goal

[Lineker]

BALE YOU'RE FUCKING SHIT HOW CAN YOU MISS THAT!?

[Kaney]

Hahaha come on Lyon one more goal!

[Jimmy]

Lisandro's a bit of a twat.

[Lineker]

How did Big Brad get away with that?