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On February 19 2026 04:51 FlaShFTW wrote:Show nested quote +On February 19 2026 00:48 haitike wrote:
Both things can be true. I think Vini is an asshole and I can't stand him. But what Prestianni did was way worse and we must condemn it. Pretty much how I feel. Vini is a diva, a diver, and an arrogant asshole and I rejoice every time shit goes wrong for him on the pitch. But that doesn't mean he deserves racial and physical abuse from opposing players and fans throwing shit at him on the field. It's pretty disgusting what he had to deal with in this game.
I was at the stadium, and to be completly fair I only knew what was happening after the game when I looked at my phone and understood what originated the problem.
For me and for everyone in the stadium it was just Vini provoking everyone and everything and getting what he deserved. When the game stopped for 10 minutes i thought it was because people were throwing things at Vini (Completly justifiable given how he acted), for the racism there's no justification.
Everything must be looked into, and if it is proven there must be harsh penaltys for the player. For me it's a contract termination with just cause.
The problem here is, what if it isn't true? What if it is a misunderstanding. Mbappé is clearly lying to verify what Vinicius is telling. He exagerated a lot on his affirmations.
This is not an easy thematic at all... And I think we are getting to a point where everything is Racism. And when everything is Racism, it looses the power of the people that are fighting actively against that.
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Mbappé is clearly lying? What?
Mbappe is a lot of things but he doesn't cause on-field drama... So if he did then it's real
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United States10372 Posts
On February 20 2026 21:54 bObaZ wrote:Show nested quote +On February 19 2026 04:51 FlaShFTW wrote:On February 19 2026 00:48 haitike wrote:
Both things can be true. I think Vini is an asshole and I can't stand him. But what Prestianni did was way worse and we must condemn it. Pretty much how I feel. Vini is a diva, a diver, and an arrogant asshole and I rejoice every time shit goes wrong for him on the pitch. But that doesn't mean he deserves racial and physical abuse from opposing players and fans throwing shit at him on the field. It's pretty disgusting what he had to deal with in this game. I was at the stadium, and to be completly fair I only knew what was happening after the game when I looked at my phone and understood what originated the problem. For me and for everyone in the stadium it was just Vini provoking everyone and everything and getting what he deserved. When the game stopped for 10 minutes i thought it was because people were throwing things at Vini (Completly justifiable given how he acted), for the racism there's no justification. Everything must be looked into, and if it is proven there must be harsh penaltys for the player. For me it's a contract termination with just cause. The problem here is, what if it isn't true? What if it is a misunderstanding. Mbappé is clearly lying to verify what Vinicius is telling. He exagerated a lot on his affirmations. This is not an easy thematic at all... And I think we are getting to a point where everything is Racism. And when everything is Racism, it looses the power of the people that are fighting actively against that.
Hold up, even if Vini was provoking people, does that mean he deserves to get things thrown at him? I understand jeering and people telling him off from the stands, but how did we get to justifying assault?
How do we know that Mbappe is lying? Is that really the thoughts we go to directly in these moments? Why are the fans also making monkey gestures to him then if it's not racism? Even if the player himself did not say something racist, it's ok for the fans to do it? I'm really not sure what you're trying to get at.
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Norway28786 Posts
yeah the take that throwing things at him is completely justified is a pretty crazy take from my perspective.
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Northern Ireland26621 Posts
On February 20 2026 21:54 bObaZ wrote:Show nested quote +On February 19 2026 04:51 FlaShFTW wrote:On February 19 2026 00:48 haitike wrote:
Both things can be true. I think Vini is an asshole and I can't stand him. But what Prestianni did was way worse and we must condemn it. Pretty much how I feel. Vini is a diva, a diver, and an arrogant asshole and I rejoice every time shit goes wrong for him on the pitch. But that doesn't mean he deserves racial and physical abuse from opposing players and fans throwing shit at him on the field. It's pretty disgusting what he had to deal with in this game. I was at the stadium, and to be completly fair I only knew what was happening after the game when I looked at my phone and understood what originated the problem. For me and for everyone in the stadium it was just Vini provoking everyone and everything and getting what he deserved. When the game stopped for 10 minutes i thought it was because people were throwing things at Vini (Completly justifiable given how he acted), for the racism there's no justification. Everything must be looked into, and if it is proven there must be harsh penaltys for the player. For me it's a contract termination with just cause. The problem here is, what if it isn't true? What if it is a misunderstanding. Mbappé is clearly lying to verify what Vinicius is telling. He exagerated a lot on his affirmations. This is not an easy thematic at all... And I think we are getting to a point where everything is Racism. And when everything is Racism, it looses the power of the people that are fighting actively against that.
I mean if Prestianni said something racist, it’s hardly exaggeration or over-sensitivity.
Perhaps he did not, or it was a misunderstanding, it’s certainly possible.
On the flipside I don’t think much of the response from the Benfica camp, especially from Mourinho was reasonable. It’s one thing to defend your player when there isn’t conclusive evidence, but I think completely dismissing the possibility while implying that Vini brings it on himself is pretty repugnant.
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I think I've asked about this before in some shape or form, but do you have any interesting notions on teams outside the obvious big ones in Serie A and La Liga? I have pretty good access to both leagues and I'd love to understand a bit more about the teams that are not the big three of La Liga.
I guess Serie A as a whole is quite messy currently with a lot of potential teams battling for UCL and even the league title. La Liga seems to have a lot of regional rivalries, traditions and all that going on.
Any recommendations on which teams to follow, which derbies and rivalries to keep an eye and so on? In Italy Como seems to be flying quite high currently, any what's going on in there?
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On February 21 2026 05:35 Liquid`Drone wrote:
yeah the take that throwing things at him is completely justified is a pretty crazy take from my perspective.
I'm uterly upset about this all situation due to the way that Benfica handled it and I clearly overreacted here. But there's a reason why players get booked when they provoke the fans of the opposing team, because things can get messy really easy.
Regarding Mbappé he is clearly lying because at the end of the game he heard Prestianni calling Vinicius "Mono" 5 times.
This has already been thoroughly scrutinized and all of the videos have been reviewed and everything that Prestianni said in the game was mapped, except for the 1 second that he has the shirt in front of his mouth.
He clearly said something very wrong, perhaps he called Vinicius "mono", and if he did, he needs to be severly penalized, but mbappé is lying... I think he can get away with this because it's the biggest club in the world vs Benfica, and he said it to support what Vinicius is saying.
Any decision that comes out of this will be very controversial because of lack of proof. And Prestianni was already judged by the world, lead by Henry and Micah Richards, and found guilty, even without getting to the bottom of this.
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Norway28786 Posts
Bodø-Glimt being dominated pretty hard so far. Very lucky to not have conceded. 8-0 in shots.
They were pretty lucky in g1 too. Still - 25 minutes in, ahead by two!
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Northern Ireland26621 Posts
On February 25 2026 05:26 Liquid`Drone wrote:
Bodø-Glimt being dominated pretty hard so far. Very lucky to not have conceded. 8-0 in shots.
They were pretty lucky in g1 too. Still - 25 minutes in, ahead by two!
If we’re to lose to anyone I’d like it to be Bodo, but still hoping that is t the case!
I suppose one silver lining is if we exit it’ll make winning Serie A more likely. Last season was one I imagine I’ll recall more easily than many when I’m in old age, but going so deep in every competition was probably a factor in us ultimately ending up empty-handed!
I’m sure there’s examples from the European Cup days, but in the CL era it’s only Leverkusen I can recall that lost the CL final, finished second in the league and their domestic cup
I’m probably atypical as a fan but I’d definitely take the ‘silver treble’ over winning a domestic cup, or a second tier European competition.
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Norway28786 Posts
loll 19-4 in shots 0-1 goals
That said on target is 4-4. Glimt is good at finishing and that is a valuable skill to have.
Loll 0-2 - this one was pure class.
Like not gonna lie, Inter has three hits in the post across the games and they easily could have scored a lot of goals with just some tiny bit of luck - and slightly better finishing. Just now one of their players flat out missed the ball when in a golden spot. But Glimt's goals are pure class. Players like Hauge and Evjen are top notch players.
and now Inter finally scored but lol even that looked like a miracle squandering for a second.
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Northern Ireland26621 Posts
Such a gift from Akanji, curses!
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Norway28786 Posts
Previous 5 CL games
2-2 away vs Dortmund
3-1 win home vs Manchester City
2-1 win away vs Atletico Madrid
3-1 win home vs Inter
2-1 win away vs Inter
Perhaps a rematch vs City coming up lolz.
(quoting some fb source - They also became the first team from outside of Europe’s big five leagues to win four consecutive games in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign against opponents from those leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy & France) since Ajax in 1971/72.)
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Northern Ireland26621 Posts
On February 25 2026 06:54 Liquid`Drone wrote:
Previous 5 CL games
2-2 away vs Dortmund
3-1 win home vs Manchester City
2-1 win away vs Atletico Madrid
3-1 win home vs Inter
2-1 win away vs Inter
Perhaps a rematch vs City coming up lolz.
(quoting some fb source - They also became the first team from outside of Europe’s big five leagues to win four consecutive games in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign against opponents from those leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy & France) since Ajax in 1971/72.)
Ridiculous run, especially considering in the first half of the league phase they weren’t getting too much joy results-wise
GG, no re. Least this season!
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Pretty likely that two more Italian teams get knocked out today. Not a good year for them in UCL.
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Dortmunds ability to be disappointing is on another level really. If they play like this vs Bayern on Saturday they will get murdered.
Good thing is you can take their jersey and write BOOODOOOO LETS GO!!! on it cause it looks so similar
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On February 26 2026 16:37 Harris1st wrote:
Dortmunds ability to be disappointing is on another level really. If they play like this vs Bayern on Saturday they will get murdered.
Good thing is you can take their jersey and write BOOODOOOO LETS GO!!! on it cause it looks so similar
I still can't believe they gifted Tuchel a championship all those years ago. :D
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United States10372 Posts
Arsenal about to dog walk their way to the final, what an incredibly fortunate draw for them.
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On February 28 2026 01:25 FlaShFTW wrote:
Arsenal about to dog walk their way to the final, what an incredibly fortunate draw for them.
To semi-final probably (unless they get Bodoed), but then there's at least Atletico and Barca. PL is also going to keep them pretty busy, so I don't necessarily expect complete walkovers on the 'easier' opponents either.
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Dortmund may have botched their CL tie but they have a huge opportunity in the Bundesliga this weekend. If they knock off Bayern, the gap narrows to 5 points and there will be real belief.
Villa probably no longer in the english title conversation after losing to Wolves, who are no longer at risk of being the worst EPL team ever
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