arian

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★3d ago

The game is more remembered for it's history. Arsenal were looking to win their first UCL in their final season at Highbury, while Barcelona were looking for their 2nd UCL trophy, 14 years after Cruyff won them their first, this time with another Dutch legend, Frank Rijkaard. It's not that entertaining for a neutral to be honest but still iconic and relevant today with both Arsenal and Barcelona being real contenders to win the UCL again. The two clubs were just friends until the 18th minute where Lehmann went too far with his flirting and got sent off for his foot fetish, becoming the first ever Goalkeeper to be sent off in a UCL final. For some reason, the referee didn't play advantage and the frenchman Giuly couldn't get his goal. So the score stayed 0-0 until the Spurs legend Sol Campbell scored in the 37th minute from a set piece. Some things never change I guess. After the red they dropped into a deep 4-4-1 with Henry alone up front, and tried to survive and counter. Barcelona on the other hand kept the ball but couldn't break the block. So Rijkaard added a young Iniesta at half-time, who impressed me, mostly by having hair for once. And after the hour he added the actual game winners, not an injured 18 year old autistic golden boy, but the swedish Larsson who came off the bench and gave Barcelona a lush life. As well as Belletti (Balotelli if you're dyslexic) in the 71st minute. Larsson set up Samuel Eto'o who finished it near post past Almunian foil to equalize in the 76th minute. Some claim it was offside but there was no VAR back then to waste 5 minutes and make a wrong decision. So Barcelona kept their momentum and the Swede got his 2nd assist in his last ever game for the Catalans just 4 minutes later, by passing it to the random kid right back Belletti to make it 2-1. Arsenal, a solid defensive side that kept 10 clean sheets on the way to Paris, went up 1-0 but got dominated and lost. Hmm, I hope nothing similar happens to them 20 years later...

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wadie@wadie

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Player of the match

Kevin De Bruyne

Belgium

jackattack425@jackattack425

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KDB BRACE ! CONGRATS RED DEVILS ! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Player of the match

Kevin De Bruyne

Belgium

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ninth@ninth

Baris and kerem passing to each other is the funniest thing itw Good things about this game: Kdb Scored a brace, Courtois wasnt there. What Montella will say after the loss: "we were amazing we were js unlucky" Turkish commentators getting excited gimmick while the opposition crowd goes "yeaahh yeahhh" THANK YOU BELGIUM UR GONNA BE IN MY PRAYERS IF MONTELLA RESIGNS IN 30 MINS. PLEASE GOD SAVE US FROM THIS MISERY. YA ALLAH PLEASE.

Player of the match

Kevin De Bruyne

Belgium

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sammy@sammy

kevin de bruyne brace that’s my goat

Friendlies

China0 - 5Palestine

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beewithda@beewithda

win, draw or loss i’ll always stand by my team & my country every game hits so heavy because they’re carrying the weight of a whole homeland out there. they’re just trying to make everyone proud and give us something to hold onto even if it’s only for a little while & honestly knowing what that shirt means to them and to everyone back home hurts in a way i can’t even put into words thank you palestine for every single moment and to every player who gave it their all i hope y’all know we’ve never been more proud of you لِأَجلِ أرضٍ غاليةٍ كتبتُم بِالدَّمِ معنى التَّضحِيةِ، فِدَائِي، أنتَ حَقًّا رُوحُ هذا الوطنِ 🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️

Player of the match

Oday Dabbagh

Palestine

Spain4 - 1Croatia

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Lamine where was this during the World Cup bro

Player of the match

Lamine Yamal

Spain

Belgium0 - 1France

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ane@ane

very entertaining first half and the new bodies on the field definitely made a difference. i had hoped that maybe restes might start next game against italy, but italy tormented a turkish team that france struggled against last week, so unfortunately unlikely. side note, i think the first game i ever watched of da cunha has was that ucl match against rb leipzig earlier this month, and he played great this match so I look forward to seeing him more! tuning into a series a game will be a hard pill to swallow, but i’ll add it into the mix i suppose. i think zizous vision is starting to become clearer to me, but in execution with the low stakes of NL, it’s not really working. i mean coming out from an abysmal performance last week, you would have thought that the players would have more drive to score but i just didn’t see that at all? barcola this week looked like dembele did last week. barely any contributions made and somehow escaping lashings from fans as well. zidane if you’re reading this, against italy, i would like to see turffiert play alongside lacroix and jaquet and i dont want to see rabiot. i would also kinda like to see camavinga start again and play the full match, as aside from doue he was the only other one that caught my attention the first half

Player of the match

Désiré Doué

France

lequarante.neuf@lequarante.neuf

Belgium0 - 1France

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my actual reaction whenever I see Godts on my screen:

Belgium0 - 1France

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sammy@sammy

great game that had plenty of entertainment despite the scoreline. france seemed to be conserving the energy for parts of the game and seemed happy to allow themselves to face some pressure (probably because no competent defender is scared of de ketelaare) but also had plenty of shots thanks to doue who just got unlucky at times. towards the end there was the realisation by zidane that forwards like olise, cherki and dembele would be needed to close out the game but even then they struggled controlling the game and their goal came from a transition. olise is my motm for scoring and obviously changing the game as soon as he came on but doue today was exceptional as well as godts and lavia for belgium 👍

Player of the match

Michael Olise

France

Champions League

Barcelona3 - 1Man United

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International Break and being sick got me bored as hell so decided to start (re) watching the ucl finals. Starting with the earliest one I could find on Bookd. I was sadly only a hatchling during Peps Barcelona and SAFs United, so I didn't watch this one live. Both teams were looking to get their 4th UCL title and United were entering the fixture with an advantage of the rematch of the 2009 final being played at the Wembley stadium. On the road to the final they beat reigning Ligue 1 runners up Marseille, Ancelottis Chelsea and Rauls Schalke. While Barca on their journey beat Arsenal with 4 goals from Messi, Ukrainian Champions Shakhtar and an iconic El Classico in the semi final that they won thanks to Pepe's red, Messi's brace and Pedros goal. First half Barca was dominant with about 400 passes and 69% ball posession (nice), thanks their iconic midfield trio Busquets, Iniesta and Xavi, who absolutely ran the midfield the entire match. But United weren't chuds and fought well in my opinion. After a classic tiki-taka goal from Pedro, the Red Devils (not Kaiserslautern) answered with a beautiful goal from the balding Rooney. The half ended leveled, but it was obvious who ran the game. Second half the Catalans were just as dominant. Therefore in the 53' minute, a 23 year old Lionel Messi made history with an iconic goal from a low driven shot outside the box. That marked his 12th goal in 13 UCL games to give Barcelona the lead. Every single goal in this final was a banger, including David Villas brilliant goal to make it 3-1 and bury the game. You can question his facial hair choice but not his finishing. The Puyol cameo at the end also made me laugh, no disrespect of course Great Match, had everything you wanted. Atmosphere, fun football, great goals and the better team lifting the Trophy. It's giving me a case of anemoia

England2 - 3Spain

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Bosnian reacts to entertaining football for the first time

Player of the match

Lamine Yamal

Spain

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ih3@ih3

What an absolute tactical masterpiece and a treat for football purists! This match was a breathtaking, high-octane battle from the very first whistle, filled with intense transitions, relentless pace, and top-tier tactical adjustments that kept everyone on the edge of their seats. Mark van Bommel’s debut as Belgium's manager marked a thrilling new era. He boldly deployed a 4-3-3 system with Charles De Ketelaere as a False 9, completely transforming the team's identity into a modern, aggressive powerhouse that dominated the pitch with fluid direct attacking and a ferocious press. The undisputed star of this thrilling spectacle was the phenomenal young winger Mika Godts. He put on a world-class performance, proving he is a generational talent with his breathtaking dribbling in tight spaces, fearless confidence, and elite vision that utterly terrorized the defense every time he touched the ball. From the tactical chess match on the touchline to the electrifying individual brilliance on the pitch, this game had it all. Under Van Bommel’s sharp guidance and with Godts leading this vibrant new generation, the future of the Red Devils looks terrifyingly bright.

Player of the match

Mika Godts

Belgium

carbonfiverr@carbonfiverr

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Italy are just.. i dont even know man. I love that country, i grew up loving Italian football, ive spent countless hours of my life watching old footage of peak Calcio. But when i watch modern Italy play football i just get sad. None of the players seem to care, none fight for the badge, none fight for each other, and they start fighting with Lukaku of all people while losing 0-2. I dont know if Italy can be saved soon, it just needs an entire overhaul and the mentalities of all players need to be fixed. Tonali especially just needs to stay away hes a scam. Regardless of that Belgium played well, but i only really care about Godts, hes my pookie and rarely gets minutes for PSG despite me watching every time in the hopes to catch his first goal, but Luis Enrique is a hater. At least Mark van Bommel (curse his family) knows that Godts is the goat, and what a fucking goal he scored. Im proud of him that he got on a Bookd post match poster.

Player of the match

Mika Godts

Belgium

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stijn@stijn

Goed debuut voor de nieuwe bondscoach!

Player of the match

Mika Godts

Belgium

theolovesvilla@theolovesvilla

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Italy are seemingly unsaveable. This was their moment to restart a new era with flying colours but they got everything wrong tonight very disappointing. More boos for Barella again, another night to forget for him in an Italian shirt. If it wasn't for Donnarumma it would've been even more embarrassing, they need to turn things around extremely quickly for at least some progress. Belgium were solid and not really threatened too much with Godts, Tielemans and Raskin the standout players. I'll give MOTM to Godts for the goal and he really threatened down that left side, probably should've got another goal though.

Player of the match

Mika Godts

Belgium

Brighton3 - 0Arsenal

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scartinelli@scartinelli

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★2w ago

i actually came into this game thinking wow i hope we lose!!! @midgelover game 6 ✅

Player of the match

Pascal Groß

Brighton

Brighton3 - 0Arsenal

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tucuzeh@tucuzeh

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★2w ago

Sometimes we just come to have a laugh with our friends and that was Arsenal Fc today! Arteta won’t just hire pickpockets this time it’ll be human trafficking w everyone who played we’ll be back!

Player of the match

Pascal Groß

Brighton

theolovesvilla@theolovesvilla

Brighton3 - 0Arsenal

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☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★2w ago

Brighton are on absolute fire! They look exceptional in attack and defence. I doubt they can keep up the momentum with Europe in midweek, but it would be nice to see a different team get into the top 4/5. Too early for those shouts however. Pascal Gross is on exceptional form, an FPL Manager's dream! Off day for Arsenal today, they can happen even to the best of teams. I definitely think they'll be alright and the long international break will help soften the lows of this defeat. Seen plenty of Arsenal fans still optimistic though, not a result that is ideal. But it's also not doom and gloom.

Player of the match

Pascal Groß

Brighton

Champions League

Real Madrid2 - 1Inter

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culer.benji@culer.benji

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★4w ago

trying to hatewatch both inter and madrid at the same time

Player of the match

Thibaut Courtois

Real Madrid

Betis1 - 0Real Madrid

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aadil@aadil

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★4w ago

HE WAS WHIPPING UP SHIT IN A KETTLE

Player of the match

Álvaro Vallés

Betis

futchwonyoung@futchwonyoung

Tottenham0 - 2Newcastle

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☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★29 Aug 2026

Fuck me with my balls already and end me from this torture

Player of the match

Jan van Hecke

Tottenham

Barcelona2 - 0Athletic Club

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hannah@hannah

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★27 Aug 2026

visca barcaaaaaa😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 rodri😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Player of the match

Rodri

Barcelona

Elche0 - 5Barcelona

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23 Aug 2026

No way he just put in that Barcelona reference in there. Yeah, man, my barca fans- My barca fans are gonna- Man, I love this- this- this reference. Suarez! Neymar! Visca el Barça, visca Catalunya! Man, Messi. Wha- Wha- Wha- What do they say? Visca Barca. Man, I shou- I should do commentating for Barca games, like the bosnian dub version in the future. Messi sensei.

Player of the match

Raphinha

Barcelona