2024-25 UEFA Champions League

Post #61 » by **magik9113** » Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:58 pm

big win for Real who were barely above the relegation zone.
Leverkusen, Villa, and Brest all earned their 13th points, equaling Inter who started the day 2nd in the standings

wco81 · Post #62 » by **wco81** » Tue Dec 10, 2024 11:39 pm

Are they going to have some kind of knockout in this new format or the club with the most points at the end is champion like the domestic league format?

Pipp33 · Post #63 » by **Pipp33** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:08 am

magik9113 wrote:Mbappe, Vini, and Jude with three nice goals vs Atalanta in Bergamo. 3-1 Real with 30 to go. Has been a nice game to watch

edit: Lookman makes it 2-3 with another good finish.

Hope to see Retegui come on and make it 3-3
edit: almost

I didn't see the whole game, but Atalanta looked to certainly have enough opportunities to get something out of the game.

Pipp33 · Post #64 » by **Pipp33** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 11:28 pm

City lose again.

They play PSG next, with City sitting 22nd and PSG sitting 25th. If result is not a draw, the losing team could really struggle to get into the next phase

Post #65 » by **magik9113** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 1:33 pm

Great goal from McKennie last night vs City. Guy is perhaps the most undervalued midfielder in all of football. Bonus USA points for his goal being assisted by Tim Weah.

Was nice to finally get a win after a string of draws. Helps that Vlahovic is back...he didn't look too sharp but still scored one.

Post #66 » by **Baphomet** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:59 pm

Atletico, forever the masters of the dark arts. Down to 10 men, 1-0 down and getting dominated by Leverkusen... only to turn the game around with an Alvarez brace.

MetalFingaz · Post #67 » by **MetalFingaz** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:59 pm

BENFICA WHAT ARE YOU DOING

El Turco · Post #68 » by **El Turco** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:01 pm

I was wondering why the game went to penalties after seeing the score.

wco81 · Post #69 » by **wco81** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:28 pm

MetalFingaz wrote:BENFICA WHAT ARE YOU DOING

I haven't been watching but I saw 4-2 Benefica, then 4-3, 4-4 and ends 4-5.

This is within a 25-minute span!

Big difference in shots and shots on goal, sounds like Barca really put an all-out assault to close the deficit and go on top.

MetalFingaz · Post #70 » by **MetalFingaz** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:30 pm

wco81 wrote:
MetalFingaz wrote:BENFICA WHAT ARE YOU DOING

I haven't been watching but I saw 4-2 Benefica, then 4-3, 4-4 and ends 4-5.

This is within a 25-minute span!

Big difference in shots and shots on goal, sounds like Barca really put an all-out assault to close the deficit and go on top.

The number of ridiculous errors (from both teams) leading to goals in this game has to be near a Champions League record.

KG Leonard · Post #71 » by **KG Leonard** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:47 pm

I don't enjoy 4-5 when it is too many mistakes, such a poor defending. It wasn't exactly Messi going through prime Manchester United or Ronaldinho vs Real 2006. It is fool's gold. The Barcelona goalie crashing Vs Balde was comical.

I enjoyed more Liverpool vs Lille, a smaller team trying to play their passing style and making mistakes against a better team. Still didn't lose big and Liverpool was calm, controlled fotboll before the red card.

MetalFingaz · Post #72 » by **MetalFingaz** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:51 pm

Entertaining 1st half in Paris. Mendes might wish his first name was Knee-no given the narrowest of offsides for Hakimi's chalked-off opener.

MetalFingaz · Post #73 » by **MetalFingaz** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:21 pm

PSG turn it around! City seem to have been infected by United's inability to hold leads. Something in the water in Manchester?

Baseline81 · Post #74 » by **Baseline81** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:10 am

MetalFingaz wrote:PSG turn it around! City seem to have been infected by United's inability to hold leads. Something in the water in Manchester?

If Manchester City do not beat Club Brugge next week, they're out of the CL...

De Bruyne, Gündogan, Silva all looked shadows of themselves. Interesting during this winter spending spree, Pep has decided to reinforce his center back and forward positions and not midfield.

El Turco · Post #75 » by **El Turco** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:32 am

PSG's schedule has been ridiculous

Joao Saraiva · Post #76 » by **Joao Saraiva** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:55 pm

Sad day for Sporting. 2-1 loss with an offering for the 2nd goal. We'll bounce back in the next one tough

Mamba81p · Post #77 » by **Mamba81p** » Wed Jan 29, 2025 7:08 pm

Crazy match day in CL today. I wish they had 10 games as with 8 it’s too little to differentiate a league of 36 teams

Pipp33 · Post #78 » by **Pipp33** » Wed Jan 29, 2025 10:30 pm

Fantastic result for Villa today, especially considering we've got one fit CB and the majority of the bench hadn't played a game of senior football.

Love the last day fixtures and say what you want about the new format, but it has made the early stages MUCH more exciting. Who'd have thought Real, Bayern, PSG and City would all be out of the Top 8

LDNMagic90 · Post #79 » by **LDNMagic90** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:19 pm

Pipp33 wrote:Fantastic result for Villa today, especially considering we've got one fit CB and the majority of the bench hadn't played a game of senior football.

Love the last day fixtures and say what you want about the new format, but it has made the early stages MUCH more exciting. Who'd have thought Real, Bayern, PSG and City would all be out of the Top 8

I definitely prefer this format over the old one

El Turco · Post #80 » by **El Turco** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:22 pm

Club Brugge vs Atalanta

Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City vs Real Madrid

Celtic vs Bayern Munich

Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven

Feyenoord vs AC Milan

Stade Brestois vs Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco vs Benfica

Who will win?