Champions League is BACK!

[MrMerci]

I think Atletico is the toughest opponent for Barcelona

[persianbruin]

He no longer has speed or shooting. It made me so sad, he was one of the best players in Europe not very long ago [emoji17]


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not very long ago as in first leg against juventus when he scored the second goal!? Also you know if gotze was not injured he would have come in the last 30 minutes.

[KeonKish]

not very long ago as in first leg against juventus when he scored the second goal!? Also you know if gotze was not injured he would have come in the last 30 minutes.

It doesn't mean he is the same ribery. He used to score 10-15 crackers a season. And he doesn't look nearly as agile as before either.


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[_Navid_]

not very long ago as in first leg against juventus when he scored the second goal!? Also you know if gotze was not injured he would have come in the last 30 minutes.

He is talking about Ribery not Robben.

[Z Joon]

He no longer has speed or shooting. It made me so sad, he was one of the best players in Europe not very long ago [emoji17]


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True. For some reasons french people really hate him

[EKBATAN]

what game were you watching!? The first 30 minutes tops it was juventus after that it was all bayern. Possession time for the first 90 minutes was 78% bayern to juventus 22%.
While I agree that bayern got a little lucky too, juve have only themselves to blame for trying to sit on a 2-0 lead. Also I robben not playing was a huge plus for juve.
Juve messed around and lost points to Sevilla and didn't win their group. That's why they had to face bayern. You gotta won your group!

other than those goals Bayern didnt have any other chances. Juve shut them down defensively and all they did was cross the ball in, which eventually our defenders slept and didnt mark them. You can have 99% possession but its useless when you dont create. On the other hand Juve had at least 4-5 other chances that should have been goals but it just wouldnt go in. It was our fault for playing defense last 30 min, but Bayern wasnt doing anything with their possession.

[MrMerci]

other than those goals Bayern didnt have any other chances. Juve shut them down defensively and all they did was cross the ball in, which eventually our defenders slept and didnt mark them. You can have 99% possession but its useless when you dont create. On the other hand Juve had at least 4-5 other chances that should have been goals but it just wouldnt go in. It was our fault for playing defense last 30 min, but Bayern wasnt doing anything with their possession.

Areh its very agonizing but the more you think about it the angrier we get. Let's focus on the cup and Serie A right now!

[persianbruin]

other than those goals Bayern didnt have any other chances. Juve shut them down defensively and all they did was cross the ball in, which eventually our defenders slept and didnt mark them. You can have 99% possession but its useless when you dont create. On the other hand Juve had at least 4-5 other chances that should have been goals but it just wouldnt go in. It was our fault for playing defense last 30 min, but Bayern wasnt doing anything with their possession.

thats what Argentina did against Germany too in the WC 1990 final. I didn't see ilgner for like 45 minutes because the ball never went on the Germany side. But I don't blame Argentina they were clearly the weaker team.
In this case I didn't see Neur for like 46 minutes both teams were camped on the juventus side. The difference is juve was the better team the first 30 minutes and should not have put their foot off the pedal. But as dayoos said the last time we all talked, the game is 90 minutes and shot can happen. Trust me I have been on the other side many times. WC 06 when your Italy beat my Germany , 2 more minutes and penalty kicks. I think we know who had the better chance in penalty kicks

[EKBATAN]

Areh its very agonizing but the more you think about it the angrier we get. Let's focus on the cup and Serie A right now!

The thing is i'd give up Scudetto for a CL win. I know we can if we keep all our stars and add a few more pieces.

[tmfan]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/23/uefa-champions-league-revamp

Uefa is considering a major revamp of the Champions League, which could involve cutting the group stage to 16 teams. The move is being driven by continental clubs’ concern that they are being left behind by huge revenues generated by the Premier League and the revised format could mean smaller teams having a reduced presence in the group phase.

[EKBATAN]

yea CL is a little too much now, there shouldnt be 4th place teams there.....it should be 2-3 teams from the top 4 leagues max, then 2 from top 5-7 leagues, then just 1 from the smaller leagues. Have the smaller league teams play playoffs to reach CL.....there shouldnt be teams like telaviv or apoel unless they are really good. ITs a shame that teams like that are in CL but other good teams like dortmund or napoli not be there. Makes no sense really.

This also puts less pressure on players during the season. Right now the top teams that go far in CL, their players get burned out so much. Especially with International games and then summer tournaments, injuries pile up. Footballers need a little longer break.

[persianfire]

It should just go back to how the European Cup was. Each league winners, knockouts. Simple.

[inarsenewetrust]

It should just go back to how the European Cup was. Each league winners, knockouts. Simple.

but then there would be the whole discussion/argument of what leagues to include in that. Do you really want greek league winners Olympiacos in the competition instead of Real or Athletico MAdrid?

[Nokhodi]

I don't understand how they could reduce the tournament size without really pissing off the sponsors?

[Kiarash]

VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 Real Madrid

Wolfsburg SHIREH!