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Will Mario Mandžukić help Bayern Munich end their Champions League runner-up slump this season or will it be another disappointed Croatian with hands in face after the dust settles at Wembley on Saturday? This will be Bayern’s third attempt at the European title in the past four years. Ivica Olić and company were not able to blast through Jose Mourinho’s parked bus in 2010, losing to Inter Milan 2-0 and fell short in 2012, being shocked by a late Didier Drogba goal which forced the game into penalty kicks, where Olić and Bastian Schweinsteiger would miss from the spot to see Chelsea celebrate at Bayern’s Allianz Arena.
But this is a new, revamped Bayern Munich who only lost one Bundesliga match the entire season and will also play for the DFB Pokal title one week after the battle with Borussia Dortmund in London.
Mandžukić is primed to start the match Saturday (2:45PM ET) but can he muster up one more Champions League goal in the most important game of his career? It was his goal against Arsenal that would see Bayern progress to the next round on the away goals aggregate rule.
What do you expect from Super Mario and Bayern from Wembley?
@Chupe……right, just like how Pep ruined Barca. Pep will do fine at Bayern. He is not going to make them play in the same manner Barca played. Different players, philosophies and mentalities
Hvala Chupe
BVB ACAB
And let’s not forget Mario started the move which led to his opening goal.
While being guarded by none other–his nemesis Serbian center back Subotic–Mandzukic managed to win the long ball and lay a perfect chest pass to an on-rushing Robben. The sequence would also include Ribery, and The Baron emphatically finished the play with a goal.
@ nepoznat yes june 1 for treble!
Wow what a great game! And Mario played awesome!!! As a former hater I have to admit he has a bunch of talent and he really played hard tonight. Congrats Bayern!
Now they go for the Treble next week? is that correct?
And how will Mario fair under Pep next year? still a solid starter?
Correction: I mean first Croatian to score in a Champions League Final
@ Chupe
That’s correct he is the first Croatian to score in the Champions League. And he’s etched his name into Champions League lore! He will always be remembered.
I loved how at the Trophy presentation, he wrapped the Croatian Flag around himself so the Grb is clearly visible to Billions around the planet watching.
@ Mishko jeste yes da correct sad but true
Shaqiri is half the height of the Bayern’s backup keeper.
I thought the GK was up there with one of the children from the beginning of the game.
Chupe, Croatia is going to die when it joins the EU and gets into the clutches of the jew world order.
Bravo Mandzo najjaci si won the treble with bayern and best goal scorere for bayern Bravo, now gay spik guradiola will get his tap tap gay pedercici and we will see mark my words he will ruin Bayern!
Merkel is otrov man. Croatia is gonna die one more month
OMG, I keep watching this and they have to shake hands with the communist bitch Merkel? Are you fucking kidding me.
MANDZUKIC!!!! Congrats for him, and a goal to go with the trophy too!
You guys see shaqiri with the kosovo flag but he plays for swiss some loyalty!
bravo mandzo, gledaj lipa zastava, samo naprid!
Mandzo bravo, i think hes first croat to score in final bravo majstore
wooot
2 – 1 the selfish bitch scored
this is what happens when u have black defenders
they think they are still in congo
u cant actually kick people in the torso in europe mate
Ribery the muslim is getting heated.
FUCKING SERB BASTARD. Nice play.
Dante is an overrated piece of garbage!
Muds always make bad decisions.
1 to 1
OMG cmon neuer
Penalty kick. 10 on 11 coming up.
Yes, yes you do.
OT, for all the Sammir lovers and multicult lovers should we work on making Subotic a Croatian National for the NT, yeah so what what he’s a Serb.
IM NOT A JEW FFS DO I LOOK LIKE AN ACCOUNTANT
MARIOOOOOOOOOOOO MANDZZZZZZZZUUUUUUUUKIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCC
MANZO SCORES
@ Iggy are you a jew?
For a 0-0 half, the game was pretty exciting!
guys
have i mentioned robben is…
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FUCKING BALD !!!!
Man I would love to see Luka playing in this game.
ah get up muller.. fuck my juicy cunt what a piker
cmon SUPERMARIO CRUSH THESE BUMBLEBEES
typical dutchmen then
this is what happens when u go bald at 20 something years of age.. u get selfish and overly narcissistic to make upfor your baldness cos you ARE BALD
Robbin or whatever his fucking name is a suck a selfish cunt. I can’t stand that prick. He had the side pass WIDE OPEN for a free goal.
Fucking Mario almost scored
Dortmund look good those kinky yellow cunts
Blanka Vlasic just returned from an almost 2 year injury hiatus to win the Adidas Grand Prix and out up one of the best jumps of the year
I’m sure many of these American Croatian clubs would have more prominent Croats playing for them ako nisu bili pijanci. But then I guess they wouldn’t be Hrvati…jebiga
Im a NJ Croat…..i live closer to manhattan than people from Queens do, ……………but who cares…….is Mandzo gonna step up this weekend???? I dont wanna see Neven Subotic waiving no srpska zastava ya dig?
do you know if their season is over? Was hoping to take my son to 1 more home game since it’s so close. Schedule says nothing but the websites for this league leave something to be desired and Im not sure how often they are updated
I know a few of the guys on NY Croatia personally… good squad all in all
but not recently:
http://www.cslny.com/standings.php
Mid-Late 80’s – Glory Years
The 1985-1986 season was the greatest season in the history of Croatia New York Soccer Club as it swept all four Cosmopolitan Soccer League Championships and Cups and established itself as one of the greatest teams in the history of the league. The First Team recorded a won-lost percentage of 20-1-4 winning the First Division Championship and Cosmopolitan Soccer League Cup. The Reserve Team compiled an undefeated season of 21-0-1 on its way to sweeping the First Division Reserve Title and the Harry J. Saunders Cup. Throughout the season Croatia NY was the most talked about team in the New York soccer scene as its lineup now included three ex-Cosmos: Boris Bandov, Mark Liveric and Tony Donlic, and two former Romanian National Team players: Marius Ciugarin and Chris Vranceanu.
It seemed that everyone had an opinion about Croatia NY that year, some positive, some negative, but in the end no one could deny the greatness of this club. As Sportsfriends coach and Cosmopolitan Soccer League representative Gordon Vinton said as he handed the League Championship plaque to Captain Edi Bogdanovic on July 13th, 1986 after Croatia NY defeated Gotschee 2-1, “Enjoy this boys, because no team in this league has ever had a season like this.”
Despite their dominant records, both teams battled down to the final games to clinch the League Championship with Sportsfriends in second, close behind. In the first showdown on April 22nd, 1986 Tony Donlic, Dragan Lozancic and Paxton Rose scored to lead Croatia NY’s First Team to a 3-1 triumph over Sportsfriends. In the Reserve game John Feeley tallied 2 and Oscar Barriga 1 to power Croatia NY to a 3-1 victory. In the return matches at Sportsfriends Oval one month later the First Teams drew 1-1 and the Reserves won 3-0 to virtually clinch both league titles for Croatia NY.
1985 – 1986 First Division Cosmopolitan League Champions
Among the other fond memories of this unbelievable year were the dramatic 2-1 “come from behind victory” over Hota-Bavarians on their home field, the Cosmopolitan Soccer League Cup Final victory over Hota, the Reserves battling 3-2 overtime quarter final win over Queens United and 1-0 overtime win over College Point in the final to win the Saunders Cup, the tremendous fan support throughout most of the year, Ivica Mastic goal scoring streak at the end of the season after Mark Liveric and Tony Donlic went down with injuries, the stellar play of Captain Edi Bogdanovic, Dragan Lozancic, Marijan Maksuti, Boris Bandov, Luis Quijamo and Chico Mieles and both teams running around the field with Cups held up high.
The 1986-87 season was another second place for both teams – Tony Donlic took over as coach and Jure Kauzljar G.M. The club is fortunate to have an outstanding President in Pero Bozanic, and active board of Directors and wealth of young talent on the field.
The 1988-89 season saw Croatia NY recapture the League Championship with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 3 ties, ending Hota-Bavarians two year reign as champions. Ivan Gecevic and Marijan Maksuti anchored the defense while Manfred Kapper and Dragan Lozancic led the team in scoring.
http://www.newyorkcroatia.com/history.asp
Looks like about half the roster. Not bad. I wonder if they actually play. Has this club had any success?
You tell me Ziva, you are the definitive source for who qualifies and doesn’t as a Hrvat! 😉
NY Croatia roster:
Unf Player Name Position Age Height Weight
4 Filip Loncar
D 25 6′ 0″ 178
5 Vjekoslav Luburic
D 23 6′ 0″ 175
9 Marko Loncar F 23 5′ 11″ 173
7 Luka Kokot D 30 6′ 0″ 193
3 Victor Kotinsky M 25 6′ 3″ 190
14 Teddy Niziolek M 27 6′ 3″ 192
12 Marlon Pollard
M 27 5′ 10″ 178
11 Damir Penava M 31 5′ 10″ 178
6 Michael Zaborski
D 35 6′ 1″ 180
8 Tommy Mustac M 28 5′ 9″ 155
10 Chris Karcz M 27 5′ 11″ 165
13 Erik Kotinsky D 28 6′ 1″ 180
1 Alex Luna GK 26 6′ 0″ 192
2 Yann Verdun
M 27 6′ 0″ 179
15 Jorge Chapoy
F 27 5′ 11″ 183
http://www.newyorkcroatia.com/roster.asp
Hrgota????? not a loss
Do any hrvati actually play for either of those two teams in the NYC area. More and more of the croatian soccer clubs in N. America use stranci on their teams and ignore croatian players.
@Elvis cool! but it doesn’t seem as Croatian as NY Croatia (who play their home games here in NJ at the Croatian Lands in Boonton only a couple miles from my house):
http://www.newyorkcroatia.com/
Hrgota will choose Sweden:
http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/darfor-nobbade-hrgota-landslaget-inte-varit-ledig-pa-tva-ar/
Who cares about Halilovic when the NJ Croats are up and running.
http://gscroatiafc.com
Gotze is out?
and what’s wrong with Hummels?
I don’t understand why the other Croats on this guys team didn’t kick his ass!
http://www.24sata.hr/rukomet/teska-ozljeda-ivana-nincevica-jensen-mu-slomio-kost-u-licu-315986
Gotze out, and hummels prob won’t be in peak fitness either.
Seems like it is headed towards a bayern win.
Tbh if it wasn’t for mandzo, I’d be cheering for bvb.
Ah well.
we shall see if Halilovic accepts the call and if he shows up (i.e…..doesn’t pull out with an injury).
re: Halilovic call up
We may finally know tomorrow if Alen will wear the checkers for the Repka:
http://www.jutarnji.hr/stimac-prvi-put-na-popis-stavio-hrvoja-milica-procurili-planovi-za-skotsku–amp–portugal/1104145/
May 22, 2013 at 6:47 am
(that was weird, somehow I got logged out right after posting)
re: Halilovic call up
We may finally know tomorrow if Alen will wear the checkers for the Repka:
http://www.jutarnji.hr/stimac-prvi-put-na-popis-stavio-hrvoja-milica-procurili-planovi-za-skotsku–amp–portugal/1104145/
Should be a good game! I think Bayern can pull it off but Dortmund is no slouch and played Bayern very well this year/recently (2 wins and 2 draws for Bayern this season (cup games and league), and Dortmund swept Bayern in 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons in league play)
Can’t wait!