Champions League Knockouts (12 Aug - 23rd Aug)

Gordon S said:
Whats next for Barcelona? Messi 33, Suarez 33, Busquets 32, Pique 33, Alba 31, Rakitic 32, Vidal 33, Griezmann 29... Lots of good players to replace in the next few years
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Given they’ve spent a fortune and simply added to the problem, or failed to replace them, things don’t look good. Real Madrid are just a big club again now too.
 
Untd55 said:
Is he that good? He only has 2 goals and 2 assists. For 100m, that is pretty poor, even if he plays a bit further back..
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De Jong? Yes he is. The fact you're bringing up his goals and assists is precisely the issue. He's a defensive midfielder
 
Is Messi injured after the last match? I haven’t been watching.
 
Never seen Barca like this. Only long balls.


Times have changed.
 
Despite bayern looking very good, I still think citeh will do them in convincingly.

They aren't defensively solid enough to withstand citeh at their best.
 
Shouldn't even be still on the field. He's done enough to have been sent off twice.
 
sport2793 said:
Ya there is no way we would be able to hold onto the ball, we would have to set up to defend and counter like @sammsky1 said.
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Yeah. Am not saying we’d win, we’d most likely lose, but if we played Fred McT and Matic in front of a back 4, we could reduce Bayern to loads of possession and only long shots outside the box.
Would require DDG to play to his top potential but we could fluke a clean sheet.

If we then had Bruno or Pogba, Rashford and Ighalo up top, We’d certainly get some chances on the counter.
 
Sterling could get a hat trick against this Bayern line. Suicidal.
 
T00lsh3d said:
Are Bayern the most likeable of the remaining big teams in the competition?
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Bayern and likeable :lol:
As far as I am concerned I only want them to beat Barca because I hope they can beat City.
In the final I will plastic support PSG if it’s PSG vs Bayern.
 
adexkola said:
Defend and counter? If you paired peak Atletico's defense with peak Real Madrid under Mourinho then probably. Otherwise it doesn't matter.
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Na that's just hyperbole and a way over the top statement. Usual for this forum. For one, AWB would have snuffed out everything coming from their left hand side. If you think that latter statement is bollocks, then you haven't watched United this season. Second, Fred and McTominay would likely both play or Ole would opt for a back 3 to cut off the wide-open half spaces Bayern have been finding today. Third, MMM with Bruno in the hole, enough said.
 
How do defenders still don’t know Suarez’ go-to move by now.
 
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