Young Boys vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[lovejoy]

I get the celebration posts for a goal and then it goes to VAR is to be expected, but why post ‘it’s given’ when clearly it wasn’t. Just like the ghost goal last week, why do people post incorrect scores for a wind up. It ain’t funny.

[PaulWinch again]

For a number of reasons it was really important we made a strong start and we’ve really delivered that. Away games in Europe are generally tough, to score a few goals and keep a clean sheet is massive.

[rougegorge]

Poor opposition but can only do the job with whats in front of you. 6 or 7 wouldn't have flattered us.

Any chance Duran gets his yellow card rescinded? As the play should have been stopped for the handball he shouldn't have had the chance to be booked for his celebration

Does anybody know how yellow cards work for this new format ? A certain amount in the group gets a ban ?  Start afresh for the knockouts ?

3 yellows in the League Phase and beyond is a suspension, and then 5 yellows is another one, 7 another one.

I don't think cards get wiped after the league phase.

[TonyD]

It reminded me of a pre season game.
3.0 (should have 4. Or 7 if we had of got our shooting boots on)
The pitch was lovely.

Bring on Bayern. 

[SaddVillan]

€2.1m prize money in the kitty for our win tonight.


Kerrrchinnng!

[Jane]

I get the celebration posts for a goal and then it goes to VAR is to be expected, but why post ‘it’s given’ when clearly it wasn’t. Just like the ghost goal last week, why do people post incorrect scores for a wind up. It ain’t funny.

To be fair - watching on TNT, they kept the score as 0-3 after it kicked off again and only reverted to 0-2 after a minute or so.

[django]

I think in the Europa League we were such favourites that every team sat in against us and we struggled to break a few of them down.

In this competition we’ll be seen as a team that our opposition have to pick up points against. Which will suit us better. And then we’ll show the fuckers!

[Holte132]

I get the celebration posts for a goal and then it goes to VAR is to be expected, but why post ‘it’s given’ when clearly it wasn’t. Just like the ghost goal last week, why do people post incorrect scores for a wind up. It ain’t funny.

If you're talking about the first disallowed goal, it looked as if it had been given as the score showed 0-3 for what seemed quite a while but was probably only about 5 seconds, after it had been disallowed. Add to that the fact that there is quite a time lapse depending on how the game is being watched.

[coreyfeldman]

How does Kamara get back into this team with Tielemans and Onana looking a brilliant combination?

We'll need all of them for a long season, and the competition for places will drive them all on to be even better.  Very exciting times

[paul_e]

I get the celebration posts for a goal and then it goes to VAR is to be expected, but why post ‘it’s given’ when clearly it wasn’t. Just like the ghost goal last week, why do people post incorrect scores for a wind up. It ain’t funny.

To be fair - watching on TNT, they kept the score as 0-3 after it kicked off again and only reverted to 0-2 after a minute or so.

Yep, there was a fair bit of confusion around it because even when it was disallowed no one could understand what they'd seen.

[RichardBatchelor]

Should have been 5-0.  Yes, they're one of the weakest sides in the league, but you still have to put in a performance, and bar the first 20 minutes when it seemed we couldn't get to grips with the pitch, we dominated completely.

Lots of great performances, but I thought Tielemens was imperious.  There'll be a few nervous viewers in Munich tonight, that's for sure...

Doubt there will be as with this format Munich are gonna win at least 5 games anyway …. Great start though. Thought we were as PL would have said, excellent.

[PeterWithesShin]

I get the celebration posts for a goal and then it goes to VAR is to be expected, but why post ‘it’s given’ when clearly it wasn’t. Just like the ghost goal last week, why do people post incorrect scores for a wind up. It ain’t funny.

I said it stands as that's what it seemed, then it finally became clear it hadn't stood. There was a lot of confusion over that one at first.

[Holte132]

These officials and VAR get everywhere!

From the BBC:

Harry Kane has fired Bayern Munich into a 1-0 lead against Dinamo Zagreb with a penalty.

Serge Gnabry thought he had given Bayern the lead but his goal was ruled out by the VAR for offside... but the VAR then spotted a foul on Aleksandar Pavlovic so awarded a spot-kick instead.

[RichardBatchelor]

Perfection.
Should have been 5.
And a clean sheet !!!!!!!!

So many stand out performances, but Tielemans was just magnificent. Utterly magnificent.

Congratulations Villa.

He was, and has been all season. Brilliant footballer.

[pelty]

I can't believe Villa just won 3-0 away from home in the Champions League. It's like a different sport to how we used to be. What a night this has been.

Great comment! I could have imagined this five years ago, but it would have been like me imagining that I would be a multibillionaire in five years - possible, but improbable. It is like we have won the lottery! Long may it continue!