The Rolling Football Thread: Season 2025/26 - thread 3

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Must be your algorithm, nobody is blaming Arteta on mine or even mention him.

Those corners were ridiculous

Can’t say Arteta has cropped up at all.

To be fair, if we still had Onana in goal, you'd have scored from at least 6 of those corners 🤦🏻‍♀️

Think I have had one - algorithms are weird mine is currently punch the monkey because I was shown one video

Come on Bodo/Glimt!

We were all supporting Bodo/Glimt too what a run considering the Norwegian league hasn’t started

I like football. 😁

Not a classic by any means but 3 points is 3 points.

Really enjoying Atalanta Dortmund two very evenly matched sides and goals is always good

and was about to say no controversy until now!

Well done to Atalanta, what a way to finish a game!

I think it was the right decision though and a good penalty!

so Italy do have a team in the final 16

Agree that it was a penalty and he took it well given the pressure he was under.
Now debating which game to watch next!

That's annoying. As they're now one of the two clubs we could face - they're a fully signed up member of the awkward sqaud.

Yes, could be a tricky one for us.

Particularly is they are in what I would say is by half the trickier half with Real Madrid and PSG

thst said the other option for Arsenal is Bayern Leverkusen!

Last time we played Leverkusen we beat them 5-2 I think. I think we'd find them an easier option than Atalanta (obviously, nothing is guaranteed here).

Fair play to Juve, managing to take Galatasaray to extra time after going down to 10 men at the start of the second half and somehow scoring twice after that. Not really surprising that Osimhen has just put Galatasaray ahead on aggregate, as the Juve players must be knackered.

It’s funny isn’t it for all the trope about Italian football being boring I have watched 3 champions league matches and all has Italian teams and all were a good watch

far better than the premier league. Where I don’t hold Arsenal responsible for the corners and certainly not for the long throws the premier league whilst clearly having the better teams isn’t delivering for me so much anymore

not like the Italian Champions league matches

@Brefugee I wasn't aware of the incident of the Spurs fan mocking Declan Rice's partner till you mentioned it. I looked it up and wow, what a low and scummy thing to do. Bang out of order in every way.😡

Freezing at Selhurst last night to watch us get through to the next round of the Conference League. Lovely last minute goal from Evan Guessand but I would have breathed easier if it had been a bit earlier. But our European Tour continues for now!

But it's English fans who are the problem, yeah? [ETA while the image is under review: a pic of the state that Fenerbahce fans left the away end in after their game v Forest last night]

Arsenal BY FAR got the best draw: that said would love to see Bodo/Glimt Arsenal I weirdly think that is a harder match for Arsenal than Madrid/City is a way because of how they play.

that said that side is surely on course for a Barcelona Arsenal semi final

the other side who the hell knows!

Ooh, I do hope (assuming we beat Leverkusen, which obviously isn't a given) we get Bodo/Glimt. I wonder if I could get tickets for the away leg...

@TheNewGaard yep it has all the makings of being an amazing tie although I can just see Sporting throwing a spanner into it

and even th most ferven Arsenal fan would
understand Everyone else would support Bodo!

that said I think it would be prudent not to underestimate it

Fenerbahce as a club needs to have a big fat fine, and consequences for future European participation.

I like Leverkusen on X, they posted yesterday that the last time they played Arsenal in the CL they got to the final. They must be feeling confident 😂

In other news, we could go third tomorrow, so of course ... We'll fuck it up!