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[moomba]

Some cracking goals for us. Haalands first was brilliant. His second was a great team goal
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[Bradesmaen]

Trophy dodger got a goal but Bayern are sinking without a trace

 

[RPCB]

Raphinha scoring a hattrick against Bayern Munich wasn’t on my bingo card.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Yeah that's another problem. There is almost no jeopardy, particularly for big clubs. They are just protecting the big clubs to make sure they all get through and then have big fixtures for the knockouts.

In the old format, there was always one or two groups where a big club was in trouble, and they might not make it out of the group because of a shock result here and there.

This 36 team table where 24 of them make it through. Zero jeopardy and you already know who is going out. In the old format, it was less games and more chances that a couple of good results can force a crazy upset, now each team is playing 8 games instead of 6, so the chances of a big team falling over are almost zero.

The "Champions League" has become a strange chimera. Of course, you don't have be a champion to be in it these days. And it's mostly a cup rather than a league.

At first there's a home and away knockout phase, then a league with no home and away, then home and away play-offs from that league, then another home and away knockout phase, then a one-off final.

But there is still some jeopardy. Only the top 8 in this league stage are guaranteed to go through. The next 16 have to play off against each other. At the moment Bayern and PSG are in the unseeded positions.

 

[moomba]

 

[jod23]

Job done. Sitting nicely in 2nd spot.

 

[RPCB]

Tweet removed due to copyright. I am sure it was a good one.

 

[Planet14]

Tweet removed due to copyright. I am sure it was a good one.

Just flung his foot at a high bouncing ball, it went in. Pretty lucky.

 

[Upstart Swan]

Bayern could have appointed Hansi Flick this summer, but Uli Hoeness blocked the appointment. Uli has done great things for the club, but his time has well and truly passed.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Well played Raph..nice finishes but how good were the passes?!!

 

[Zidane98]

Bayern could have appointed Hansi Flick this summer, but Uli Hoeness blocked the appointment. Uli has done great things for the club, but his time has well and truly passed.

I assume you guys had a dip at Xabi

 

[Frank Bunn]

Just flung his foot at a high bouncing ball, it went in. Pretty lucky.

Come on. It was an amazing goal. Reminiscent of Ibrah. Only Haaland could pull it off these days.

 

[Zidane98]

Come on. It was an amazing goal. Reminiscent of Ibrah. Only Haaland could pull it off these days.

Giroud has done better

 

[Frank Bunn]

Giroud has done better

Now that was someone just flinging a foot at a ball.

 

[RPCB]

Come on. It was an amazing goal. Reminiscent of Ibrah. Only Haaland could pull it off these days.

Which one?

 

[Zidane98]

Now that was someone just flinging a foot at a ball.

Riley McGree says hi.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Which one?

 

[RPCB]

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No, it meant which Ibra goal did it remind you of?

 

[Bradesmaen]

I used to watch the Champions League because the group stages had a bit of jeopardy in the group phase, but now because it's two games longer and not much jeopardy is known until the end I'm actually finding it boring

 

[Cruyff14]

No, it meant which Ibra goal did it remind you of?

Sweden vs England.

 

[jod23]

I used to watch the Champions League because the group stages had a bit of jeopardy in the group phase, but now because it's two games longer and not much jeopardy is known until the end I'm actually finding it boring

Yeah I havent been bothered by the games at all. Zero jeopardy for Liverpool. We will easy through very easily.

But in the old set up, if say we'd lost opening game against AC Milan, then suddenly the pressure it on to get out of the group etc. If you dont win that second game, then it's very problematic. Every game felt important.

These new CL games dont at all.

 

[Hamingja]

It's all about your frame of reference isn't it.

I'd argue the previous format was boring as batshit because you would draw Real Madrid twice, get scunnered, Real Madrid qualify, then they don't care about the last game and gift the team you are competing against for 2nd and 3rd free points.

End of the day the round of 16 will end up the same teams as always.

 

[Bradesmaen]

It's all about your frame of reference isn't it.

I'd argue the previous format was boring as batshit because you would draw Real Madrid twice, get scunnered, Real Madrid qualify, then they don't care about the last game and gift the team you are competing against for 2nd and 3rd free points.

End of the day the round of 16 will end up the same teams as always.

Same thing will kind of happen in this format too.

 

[SM]

I tend to find the CL in general pretty boring to be honest.