Champions League Quarter Finals & Valencia

hoser · **Registrado:** Sab 03 Jun, 19:09 **Mensajes:** 703

Soccernet has the translation from the website.

If Valencia wins, then they play against the winner of Liverpool-PSV.

hoser · **Registrado:** Sab 03 Jun, 19:09 **Mensajes:** 703

Drakul escribió:

I'll do my best to stay in London!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope Valencia CF can give you a nice gift for your stay.

Valensieli

Chelsea is the worst case I could imagine

abraxas

Valensieli escribió:

Chelsea is the worst case I could imagine

There are no easy teams amongst the last 8.

Some people point at PSV being the weakest. But I heard a great definition: Beware of a quarterfinalist of the Champions League about whom you do not know any player. That means they are a real tough team.

Mario Alberto

Mario Alberto escribió:

I also want Milan. I don't remember any match against them.

Neither against Chelsea, but I don't want this team till the final.

I might have shut my big mouth

Ferran

I didn't want Chelsea to play against them, but I'm happy now, it's an exciting tie. If Valencia won Barça and knock out Inter, we can win them. I'm wishing to see Valencia playing at Stamford Bridge and Mourinho in Mestalla.

I think it could be more difficult playing against Liverpool, Benitez knows Valencia as he's still vcf's coach.

orangebat

OK, we got Chelsea, but I'm sure that we can win them! they are great team, but we are also, too! for me, the good one is that we play first match away!

sx1

Im happy we avoided Liverpool and hoping PSV do the job.Its good that we got Chelsea,agreed they have some great individual players but they don't work as a unit.The similarilties with Inter is crazy.Both have arrogant players,both play a packed m/f & don't start with wingers.Both are heavily over rated.Plus our players will take them more seriously than say PSV.thats good as we all know what happened at Nastic.

The only thing stopping us is the injury to key postions.With Baraja out & Marchena most likely suspended,it will be tough for ALbelda & Vaina to take care of their m/f's.Lets hope we sneek in a goal away.

hoser · **Registrado:** Sab 03 Jun, 19:09 **Mensajes:** 703

Ouch!

UEFA decision on Navarro and Marchena

In brief, Navarro is suspended for 7 months, which UEFA wants to try and have applied to International competition as well. To make matters worse, Marchena has been suspended for four matches. The Marchena ban will really hurt and threatens Valencia's chances of getting past Chelsea. The Navarro suspension seems a bit harsh.

However, Valencia is going to appeal.

Also:

-Both clubs nailed with a 250,000 CHF fine (155, 772 euro)
-For Inter:
Burdisso 6 match ban
Maicon 6 match ban
Cordoba 3 match ban
Cruz 2 match ban

Drakul · **Registrado:** Vie 17 Jun, 19:16 **Mensajes:** 23493

UEFA is definetly crazy. Marchena does nothing. Absolutely nothing. And he is booked with 4 matches. And Navarro got sanctioned for 7 monthes more than Chris Cornes (Wolverhampton) who had cocaine.

abraxas

Citar:

Navarro banned for seven months

Wednesday, 14 March 2007

The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body has fined both Valencia CF and FC Internazionale Milano €155,772 (CHF250,000), and suspended Valencia defender David Navarro for seven months, following the incidents which took place at the end of last week's UEFA Champions League encounter in Spain.

Official reports
After examining the official reports of the delegate and referee, as well as video evidence, the UEFA disciplinary body has also imposed bans on several other players from both teams for their part in the incidents after the final whistle. The first knockout round, second leg finished 0-0, with Valencia progressing to the quarter-finals on away goals after a 2-2 first-leg draw.

Others banned
In addition to Navarro, Inter defenders Nicolás Burdisso and Maicon have been banned for six matches and Valencia defender Carlos Marchena for four. Inter defender Iván Córdoba and striker Julio Cruz have received three and two-match bans respectively.

Request to FIFA
UEFA said it would now ask world football’s governing body FIFA to extend the suspension imposed on Navarro to international level so that it also applies to any football competitions - including domestic leagues and national-team fixtures - on top of UEFA club competition matches. The suspensions imposed on the other players will only apply to UEFA club competition matches. Appeals may be lodged against any of these decisions within three days after receipt of the written grounds for the decisions.

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/ne ... 16388.html