I don’t think you can really draw conclusions from the group stage. This isn’t a cake walk group for either of those teams.
UEFA Champions League 18/19 Matchday 3 fixtures (23d - 24th October 2018)
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I don’t think you can really draw conclusions from the group stage. This isn’t a cake walk group for either of those teams.
Huh? If Liverpool pick up a single point against PSG or Napoli they're through.
Please no. We're looking for italian grandparents for him
How do you work that one out? didn't Napoli drop points vs the bottom team and Liverpool already beat PSG?
What? Liverpool are big favourites now.
Liverpool and Napoli were the favourites after the draw and I expect them to go through now. Both better than PSG.
As of now, it's really hard to say which of the three will go through. Liverpool need to match Napoli's result in Paris, while Napoli could regret dropping points to Red Star in their opening game. PSG are no certs to qualify either as they have to play Napoli away as well.
We must have been watching different games. Atleti looked very strong for 20 mins after the break. The rest of the match Dortmund were a level above.
Please remind me how brilliant Real were in the group stages last year
They had an underwhelming season last year though. But yeah, exciting times now.
What a performance! Absolutely brilliant, doesn't top the 4-1 against Real but comes bloody close. A fantastic performance from back to front, A.Madrid may have hit the post twice but one was from a brilliant long range effort and the other should've been a simple save for Burki; the defence was absolutely superb. Add to that 4 goals against one of the best defenses in Europe, amazing stuff.
Everything clicked, no one put in a bad performance really. Working hard and creating speedy attacks that cut open Madrid multiple times. Hakimi looks like a fantastic prospect (sadly, one for Real though and not Dortmund), ran up and down the pitch.
Everything clicked, no one put in a bad performance really. Working hard and creating speedy attacks that cut open Madrid multiple times. Hakimi looks like a fantastic prospect (sadly, one for Real though and not Dortmund
), ran up and down the pitch.Well the draw at home isn't a good result but that will do considering the scenario. 2nd half was lower quality compared to the first.
Really? I'd say PSG are in a really precarious position, away to Napoli next which on tonight's result they could easily loose and I wouldn't bet against Liverpool beating them again either
We don’t necessarily need to match their result. If we win our next game and PSG wins in Napoli, we only need to not lose against Napoli at home and the game in PSG won’t matter anymore.
Even then, I consider us the best team in the group at the moment so there should be no excuses not to go through.
Nah.
Napoli PSG draw in Naples
Liverpool win in Serbia
PSG best Liverpool in Paris
Napoli beat Red Star at home
They're the 4 most likely results IMO
Napoli 9
Liverpool 9
Paris 8
Going in to the final game, Liverpool would need to beat Napoli. I don't think they would.
Only if the point is in Paris. Otherwise, it might not be enough and the might finish 3rd on GD.
It's head to head and Napoli beat them so they'd have to beat them.
If Napoli and PSG draw in Naples, I'm betting on Liverpool to win the Europa League, put it that way.
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We already let you guys have Jorginho
Not sure they will beat all of Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs though.
I could easily see both Napoli and Liverpool beating PSG.
But but Toby is soo good defensively that Jose could play attacking football against Brighton.
What are you on about? PSG have a mountain to climb. They got a lifeline by Di Maria's equaliser but should have lost and are the weakest team of the three.
How do you like Tuchel till now? Disappointed with his UCL performances?
PSG defence is really poor. So many mistakes.
PSG will lose in Naples
Red Star are the worst team in the competition this year. Still, if they are very lucky, they might draw with Liverpool at home. Very unlikely though.
Expected Barca to struggle without Messi, insted they played some great football. Alba is just a fantastic player who adds another dimension to the team.
That game is the see saw.
Like I say, if that game is a draw, Liverpool to win the Europa will be my bet
Piss poor is certainly a hyperbole but you make the common mistake to equate revenue with wealth here. Except Bayern (who build their wealth largely on commercial revenue due to multiple German enterprises backing them), every team ahead of us has a far favourable composition of revenue as TV money, which has basically no costs standing against it, make up a bigger percentage of the revenue.
A bit worse in defense, a bit better in attack.
Let me dream of a brazilian ItalyWe already let you guys have Jorginho
Remember when some people wanted Simeone as our manager?
Exposed tonight. One trick pony that would be worse than Jose in terms of footballing quality.
Exposed tonight. One trick pony that would be worse than Jose in terms of footballing quality.
I can see PSG losing in Naples if they play like tonight too, anyway they were never a serious CL contenders, they don't have any world class midfielders and they are pretty bad defensively too (including the Goalkeeper) they will need to recruit at least 3/4 good players next year if they want to have a shot at the CL title.
Probably because they sold Aumabeyang for 70+ million and Dembele for 120(?) million without spending much of it.
A loss and he's exposed now? Are you completely ignoring all that he's done at Atletico over the past years?Remember when some people wanted Simeone as our manager?
Exposed tonight. One trick pony that would be worse than Jose.
It's always really weird how these posts come up after a single game. Happens with Pochettino too.Remember when some people wanted Simeone as our manager?
Exposed tonight. One trick pony that would be worse than Jose in terms of footballing quality.
Diallo is a very athletic young CB, still much to learn but already at a good level. Also solid with the ball but not Hummels like. Zagadou is still super raw, you can see he has some talent but he makes too many mistakes at the moment.
The best one at the back is Akanji, future world class CB in my opinion.
Yes the CL performances have been disappointing so far but there are encouraging signs otherwise. Still too early to judge really.
Diallo was one of the league´s best CBs last season and cost us a tidy sum to get him from Mainz. He is a very mature (current U21 captain of France) and solid defender with a very good build up play. Zagadou is a 19 year old "boy" (looks like 29), who came for free from PSG´s reserves in Summer 2017. He has already earned himself the nickname "Iceman" amongst fans which pretty much tells all about him. Brutally calm, a beast in the air and incredibly fast for someone with his body build.
Our overall strongest central defender, 3rd captain and defensive leader Akanji is actually injured right now.
Hakimi looks like the real deal so far. Probably going to be Marcelos successor at Madrid.
Any chance you guys can sign him?