CL Update:

Ninjaa FC won the first leg 3-2 of the round of 16 against ReaL MadriD. Ninjaa FC came out in a 4-5-1 V, instead of the usual 3-5-2 V, in hopes of playing more defense for the away match, then more offensive in the 2nd leg at home. ReaL MadriD came out in a 4-4-2 classic.

In the 10th minute, Casserly (AML/ML) as sent off for a professional foul in the box, and ReaL MadriD took a 1-0 lead. Franco Klock scored an equalizer in the 14th minute. ReaL MadriD's MC Webster was booked in the 19th minute, and sent off in the 36th minute for a 2nd yellow, evening the numbers. Javier Alonso scored in the 43rd minute to put Ninjaa FC up 2-1. At halftime, I tried pulling a defender and subbing in a ST to cover the AML spot, but accidentally placed the ST in an actual ST spot, leaving the team with no players on the left wing. When I tried to fix the mistake I lost connection. By the time I was able to move the ST into the AML spot, ReaL MadriD had equalized at 2-2. In the 62nd minute, Klock scored again to put Ninjaa FC ahead 3-2, and no more goals were scored.

Klock received MOTM, and Ninjaa FC takes a 1 goal lead into the 2nd leg at home. Before the blunder on the substitution, Ninjaa FC controlled about 60% of the possession, despite being away. Barring a troll result in the 2nd leg, Ninjaa FC should advance to the quarterfinals. It's also worth mentioning that ReaL MadriD is one of the stronger teams in the tournament.

League Update:

Ninjaa FC played it's 13th league match of the season against a team from near the bottom of the table. After the tough match in CL earlier in the day, a few usual starters were rested, with young players taking their place. The result was a 7-0 win on the road. There were some worrisome things in the match though, as no goals were scored by the STs, and leading scorer Majid Kalaei went off with an injury (knee cartilage tear, 4 days) early on. Klock had 2 goals and 1 assist, earning his 2nd MOTM of the day.

Here's the mid-season league standings:


There appear to be more abandoned teams than I originally thought, as 2 more were taken over by bots earlier today. There are at least 5-6 active managers (I've seen their budgets go up and down over the past few days), but the league is getting a bit boring. There should be at least a few more tough matches in the CL though.