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Post by Malky(Admin) on Feb 10, 2014 12:19:33 GMT
Osasuna 0 - 1 FC Porto Marseille 2 - 0 AS Roma Valencia 2 - 1 Benfica Barcelona 2 - 0 Inter Milan
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theo
1st Team Regular
Benfica
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Post by theo on Feb 10, 2014 19:12:24 GMT
Frustrating start to life in division 1, Bryn shown a red card after just 19 minutes wrecked my plans then 2 minutes later conceded a penalty. Managed to get back in the game late on only to concede another soon after. On the plus side the stats were in my favour and Turner was the busier keeper so not too disheartened. Well played Valencia, could be a season of fine margins...
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Post by andieglen on Feb 10, 2014 20:54:25 GMT
Valencia 2 Benfica 1
I thought we approached the game very well, set up with a very positive team and tactic. In fact, I think the way Benfica approached the game just helped us in what we were trying to do? Having a man sent off for Benfica early doors, just stacked all the cards in our favour if honest. The sending off obviously made a huge impact on the game and the penalty shortly after? Well that just put us on the front foot from there.
We made a change and within a minute they pulled back level, I honestly thought we had shot ourselves in the foot at that point! But after a quick re-shuffle we managed to take the lead yet again and bag all 3 points. The stats where pretty even at the end of the game, and we both had equal amount of shots. However Benfica had more shots on target than we did but I do think our shots were more productive in the end, if we didn't score we forced a corner, so pretty much an even game in my eyes.
On another day with home and tactical advantage for us and for them keeping all 11 men on the pitch, it may have been different? In those circumstances then yes a draw would have been a fair result all round.
Those are the margins we play in, just happy it went our way for a change!
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Post by Lee (Marseille) on Feb 10, 2014 21:14:17 GMT
Very happy to get 3 points in the board early on, just a shame we had a man sent off which makes it abit tougher for the next game
Felt we were pretty good for the win even though the stats were pretty even
Think both sides set out to win the game and on another day Chris maybe would have won the game but as they say fine margins win games
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Post by trulskaare on Feb 12, 2014 13:57:38 GMT
Happy with the three points and a strong home win. All games went as expected for the rest with Valencia/Benfica being a tough one.
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