Artificial grass pitch for Champs League match

[Carmona]

Seems a bit unfair that Valencia have to play on a fuckin plastic pitch tonight when you hear all the crap Uefa come out with about criteria for hosting one of these relatively important matches. Get a dodgy result on that stuff and you're waving goodbye to a few million and the possibility of playing the best clubs throughout the season - not small beer.

[Roman Abramovich]

arsenals pitch is more parts artificial than it is grass.

[afeencalleddan]

Seems a bit unfair that Valencia have to play on a fuckin plastic pitch tonight when you hear all the crap Uefa come out with about criteria for hosting one of these relatively important matches. Get a dodgy result on that stuff and you're waving goodbye to a few million and the possibility of playing the best clubs throughout the season - not small beer.I think your understanding of "plastic pitches" is a bit flawed. It's not like they're playing up in Garryduff. A lot of clubs all over the world use synthetic grass now but it's modernised, generally mixed with turf and approved by UEFA and FIFA.

[homer jay]

artificial pitches are becoming better and better. i trained up in na piarsighs (i think) indoor place once and the 'grass' was unreal. i can see artificial pitches becoming more and more popular, especially and passing renowned clubs, more uniform surface. they've come a long way from luton towns piece of shit.

[afeencalleddan]

By the way, Salzburg are 1 up with a few minutes to go.

[liam2me]

west hams pitch is part artificial, as is croke park (both laid by the same company) playing on it is just so much better than all grass pitches