Europa League: Benfica - Juventus

[Festivus]

 Is Platini drunk?

[pcssousa]

Porto team sucks a lot, they don't have any creative mids, the full backs except for Mangala are horrible , the only player that creates some danger is Quaresma.. i dunno how they managed to win against Napoli.

Juventus is another level.

Of course Juve is another level... You're right, we don't have a chance.

[pcssousa]

Is Platini drunk?

He was at our stadium yesterday watching the match. He also visited Eusébio's grave.

[JUVENTINO]

If Benfica go through:

Benfica 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Benfica

benfica-juve 2-1
juve-benfica 3-0

[Festivus]

Is Platini drunk?

We was at our stadium yesterday watching the match. He also visited Eusébio's grave.

I'm aware. But that doesn't answer my question.

If Benfica go through:

Benfica 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Benfica

benfica-juve 2-1
juve-benfica 3-0

I don't see us conceding 3 goals and not scoring a single one.

[JUVENTINO]

Porto team sucks a lot, they don't have any creative mids, the full backs except for Mangala are horrible , the only player that creates some danger is Quaresma.. i dunno how they managed to win against Napoli.

Juventus is another level.

Of Juve is another level... You're right, we don't have a chance.

Jokes aside, I repeat: There is a real and concrete possibility that  we  shitting in our pants in your stadium.
if we lose our head, we really run the risk of going out of Portugal with a basket full of goals.
That said, I think it will be a semifinal worthy of a champion league semi-final.

and, seriously, who passes this round, then won the Cup.
allowing fate (given the past of the two teams). 

[JUVENTINO]

Is Platini drunk?

We was at our stadium yesterday watching the match. He also visited Eusébio's grave.

I'm aware. But that doesn't answer my question.

If Benfica go through:

Benfica 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Benfica

benfica-juve 2-1
juve-benfica 3-0

I don't see us conceding 3 goals and not scoring a single one.

and if the whole story ended on penalty kicks?

benfica-juventus 2-2
juventus-benfica 2-2

  how are you with penalty kicks? 

[Festivus]

Porto team sucks a lot, they don't have any creative mids, the full backs except for Mangala are horrible , the only player that creates some danger is Quaresma.. i dunno how they managed to win against Napoli.

Juventus is another level.

Of Juve is another level... You're right, we don't have a chance.

Jokes aside, I repeat: There is a real and concrete possibility that  we  shitting in our pants in your stadium.
if we lose our head, we really run the risk of going out of Portugal with a basket full of goals.
That said, I think it will be a semifinal worthy of a champion league semi-final.

and, seriously, who passes this round, then won the Cup.
allowing fate (given the past of the two teams). 

I don't see either team crushing the other. We're very moralized and playing well, but even on a god night I don't see us beating you 3-0 or 4-1. Then again, I don't see you beating us 3-0 or 4-1 either.

[Festivus]

Is Platini drunk?

We was at our stadium yesterday watching the match. He also visited Eusébio's grave.

I'm aware. But that doesn't answer my question.

If Benfica go through:

Benfica 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Benfica

benfica-juve 2-1
juve-benfica 3-0

I don't see us conceding 3 goals and not scoring a single one.

and if the whole story ended on penalty kicks?

benfica-juventus 2-2
juventus-benfica 2-2

  how are you with penalty kicks? 

I haven't seen Benfica going into PKs many times, to be honest. I only remember 2 Cup matches against Sporting with us beating them in both shootouts.

However, we have lost a European Champions Cup final in the PKs against PSV before.

[Darkboy]

Juventus are favourites but a full force Benfica (something yet to see in this Europa League) will create some damage. Enzo / Markovic / Gaitán / Salvio / Rodrigo / Lima have the ability to tear apart any defence, even such a strong one like the bianconeri have. My biggest fear is Pirlo. Can easily score an away goal if we make a foul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3emYXaj09Es

Both Benfica and Juventus are cruising in their leagues, this will be a big test for both teams. Serie A and Portuguese League aren't being exactly a challenge. Porto (3rd) eliminated Napoli (3rd in Serie A), for example, and they're mediocre this season, as their loss against a 10 men Benfica showed us yesterday. I would say the odds are 55-45 in Juventus favour but should be quite interesting. Definitely the most exciting european game in some time, always nice to play an european semi-final against an european powerhouse. The recent Europa League semi-finals against Braga and Fenerbahce lacked some football flavour.

[JUVENTINO]

Is Platini drunk?

We was at our stadium yesterday watching the match. He also visited Eusébio's grave.

I'm aware. But that doesn't answer my question.

If Benfica go through:

Benfica 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Benfica

benfica-juve 2-1
juve-benfica 3-0

I don't see us conceding 3 goals and not scoring a single one.

and if the whole story ended on penalty kicks?

benfica-juventus 2-2
juventus-benfica 2-2

  how are you with penalty kicks? 

I haven't seen Benfica going into PKs many times, to be honest. I only remember 2 Cup matches against Sporting with us beating them in both shootouts.

However, we have lost a European Champions Cup final in the PKs against PSV before.

I remember very well, however, lost the final against AC Milan on penalties in 2003.

who cried that night ...

moreover, if it goes Montero to beat the penalty kick, you can not expect the goal (with all due respect to Montero ... immense footballer)

[Festivus]

Is Platini drunk?

We was at our stadium yesterday watching the match. He also visited Eusébio's grave.

I'm aware. But that doesn't answer my question.

If Benfica go through:

Benfica 1-0 Juventus
Juventus 2-1 Benfica

benfica-juve 2-1
juve-benfica 3-0

I don't see us conceding 3 goals and not scoring a single one.

and if the whole story ended on penalty kicks?

benfica-juventus 2-2
juventus-benfica 2-2

  how are you with penalty kicks? 

I haven't seen Benfica going into PKs many times, to be honest. I only remember 2 Cup matches against Sporting with us beating them in both shootouts.

However, we have lost a European Champions Cup final in the PKs against PSV before.

I remember very well, however, lost the final against AC Milan on penalties in 2003.

who cried that night ...

moreover, if it goes Montero to beat the penalty kick, you can not expect the goal (with all due respect to Montero ... immense footballer)

I remember very well the Juventus vs. AC Milan final. It was pretty boring, to be honest. Also a shame that Nedved didn't play.

[JUVENTINO]

Juventus are favourites but a full force Benfica (something yet to see in this Europa League) will create some damage. Enzo / Markovic / Gaitán / Salvio / Rodrigo / Lima have the ability to tear apart any defence, even such a strong one like the bianconeri have. My biggest fear is Pirlo. Can easily score an away goal if we make a foul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3emYXaj09Es

Both Benfica and Juventus are cruising in their leagues, this will be a big test for both teams. Serie A and Portuguese League aren't being exactly a challenge. Porto (3rd) eliminated Napoli (3rd in Serie A), for example, and they're mediocre this season, as their loss against a 10 men Benfica showed us yesterday. I would say the odds are 55-45 in Juventus favour but should be quite interesting. Definitely the most exciting european game in some time, always nice to play an european semi-final against an european powerhouse. The recent Europa League semi-finals against Braga and Fenerbahce lacked some football flavour.

I agree with you.
The Europa league this year is enhanced by the presence of two big European teams in the semifinals.

[JUVENTINO]

I remember very well the Juventus vs. AC Milan final. It was pretty boring, to be honest. Also a shame that Nedved didn't play.

will have been boring for you that you were a neutral spectator. 
 
I remember the tension that you could touch it with a hand that night. 

[Festivus]

I remember very well the Juventus vs. AC Milan final. It was pretty boring, to be honest. Also a shame that Nedved didn't play.

will have been boring for you that you were a neutral spectator. 

I remember the tension that you could touch it with a hand that night. 

Yea, I can imagine how tense people were during the PKs. The crowd sure looked nervous.