I’d prefer them out of the other 3. I’ve got a feeling PSG are going to win it though.
Champions League — quarter-finals and semi-finals draw
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We seem to have a good relationship with Madrid and there fans. There fans was at OT before they played city wasn't they
I don't really get into it once United are out so I'm not too arsed. Didn't watch either of Tuesday's matches and only stuck City on yesterday when Real were still 1-0 up after about an hour, aiming to watch City go out.
My main thought was that I don't want PSG to win it. Suppose Dortmund would be the nicest outcome but I probably won't watch any of it now.
Ahhhhh that Bernardo penalty, thanks so much for that. Sadly, one of the highlights of my season.
Typical of a father to visit his son
We’ll see, none of the favorites went through so who knows. Tuchel could come up with some masterclass. Bayern will be a 50-50 I think, small margins.
I do think PSG will reach the final.
Bayern didn’t impress me against Arsenal, was lucky to draw at Emirates and even at home they didn’t look great.
I liked Dortmund back in the day. They were lovely to watch under Klopp and had that underdog story going for them after that too. But since the Sancho saga and their bitterness over it, I’m pretty meh about them. Tbh they also won’t win it because they simply aren’t good enough. I’m not fussed about who wins it from here. No terrible or great option.
Im with Scanny here, watching City is as boring as the MMA fights that are 15 mins of only Jiu-jitsu ( no offense to the fans). It is a fair strategy, and I wish we could pass it with such precision but so repetitive that the whole stadium is asleep.
Don't mind possession of the ball, but not just possession for possessions sake. You have to have a plan in place to mix it up when needed. Their play can be great against some teams, unfortunately I will bring up us, who give them time and space.
Pepball did way more damage to the game than any hoofball coach ever did.
It has really. Coaches obsessed with their defenders playing like midfielders. Goalkeepers trying to play like Beckenbauer. Hoofball isn't great but that is what it is and is harmless. Pepball has given some coaches delusions of grandeur.
It's very rare I cheer on Real Madrid but I did against City & thankfully Madrid beat them, so no back to back trebles for City. 
He's right Pep and coaches were trying to get the crowd going all the time. The only sang or were abusive when they scored then went quiet again.
No, because it would somehow mean that Sancho was right, and ETH was wrong to exile him, according to idiots...and there are a lot of them.
Similar to how Ronaldo fans think that he has somehow been proven right as ETH is struggling, and Ronaldo is farming the camel league.
Since April 23rd 1997. I have never wanted Dortmund to win anything.
Bayern or Real for me.
Absolutely.
Why was he being so weird? Pissed or on something?
Don't get me wrong, he can be a bit loud or eccentric from the times I've seen him but what the feck was that?
To be fair Real's away support is some of the worst I've ever seen. On par with English fans.
English away supports are nothing like Madrids you bore.
I have become the same. They are technically brilliant and the football very effective, passing, movement etc, but you know what you're getting every game. It's just so blah. I don't remember United ever being so boring in our dominant period. May be it's the lack of competition in the Premier league nowadays compared to back then
Wow so true what he's saying isn't it. Any vids of City coaches geeing up the crowd?
I'm sure he's being encouraged to do that as well. It's US television, entertainment is more important than actual analysis.
Totally uninspiring from Liverpool
I think Kanate is worse than any of our centre backs
Slow and utterly useless with the ball.
Slow and utterly useless with the ball.
Yeah it’s confusing, so if Villa win the Europa conference and also finish 5th, I presume the league qualifications for Europa league rolls down to 6th and 7th (rather than 5th and 6th). God knows tbh
Since last year
No one is getting close to Real Madrid anytime soon in terms of UCL titles. Rather they pull further ahead than others (PSG, Dortmund) get closer to United.
Re read the post.
You can disagree with it but that will be the narrative IFFFFF PSG lose to Madrid in the final. And he makes the move straight after.
Mbappe should have made the move years ago, and he should absolutely make the move this year. It won't change the fact that there will be a narrative regarding him not being good enough to beat them so he joined them.
Imagine if Ronaldo never won the UCL in 08 and then joined Barca after they beat us in 09.
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If he wins the UCL on his way out, then that only adds to his reputation as the best player of his generation. Messi and Neymar leave and then Mbappe wins the biggest trophy for his hometown club. Thats huge for him.
From my personal experience, the majority of hardcore football supporters typically are the most sensible, but unfortunately "casual" supporters are the majority and typically they don't take into account context when discussing football. Its very black or white for most people.
Kane is the best striker in the world and will most likely leave Germany with a few Bundesliga titles and Bayern is my tip for the UCL this year anyway.
Of course he wants to win it. The idea that there would be any dilemma from his side / on what will be the best outcome for him, makes no sense.
Of course, I understand that that'll be the narrative in your own little head. No disagreements there.
No one else in the world will be thinking he joined Real Madrid because he couldn't beat them.
They'll be thinking -- "Look at that. One of the best players in the world decided a while ago, to join the biggest club in the world. Coincidentally, he ended up playing his final CL game for his current club against his future club. Let me remember that for a pub quiz."
They call that "doing a Thierry".
There is no need to get emotional/personal about an opinion that doesn’t align with yours.
I guess we will find out what the general consensus will be in a couple of weeks time.