2022-23 UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread

fbalmeida · Post #121 » by **fbalmeida** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 10:12 am

Benfica. That is all.

In case anyone asks, the price for any of:

Gonçalo Ramos
António Silva
Florentino Luís
or João Neves

... is, as the great philosopher Joseph Biden put it: somewhere between 700 billion and a trillion 300 million billion dollars.

stormi · Post #122 » by **stormi** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 2:40 pm

fbalmeida wrote:Benfica. That is all.

In case anyone asks, the price for any of:

Gonçalo Ramos
António Silva
Florentino Luís
or João Neves

... is, as the great philosopher Joseph Biden put it: somewhere between 700 billion and a trillion 300 million billion dollars.

Antonio Silva is possibly the best young defender in the world and then once he's sold for 100+M's you've got Tomás Araújo sitting there right behind him.

Benfica and Brighton scouts deserve it all.

stormi · Post #123 » by **stormi** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 2:40 pm

Bring me Napoli in the QF. I need to see Kvaratskhelia first hand at the Bridge.

fbalmeida · Post #124 » by **fbalmeida** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 2:54 pm

António Silva wasn't so much scouted as he was developed from scratch. Academy product since he was a child.

Incredible defender.

The_Brecht · Post #125 » by **The_Brecht** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 3:30 pm

Parker sacked according to some Belgian media.
Was a mismatch from the start.

SgtPepper · Post #126 » by **SgtPepper** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 7:18 pm

Madrid winning the CL last year with this guy, Jovic, Mariano on the roster may have been a bigger upset than beating all of those European heavyweights except for Bayern.

Post #127 » by **Baphomet** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 9:14 pm

Why was that Bayern goal ruled out? Doesn't look like Muller touched it

Foye · Post #128 » by **Foye** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 9:30 pm

Baphomet wrote:Why was that Bayern goal ruled out? Doesn't look like Muller touched it

Probably because Müller irritated Donnarumma?

This Bayern team is light-years behind the Bayern team from 2-3 years ago and it is still good enough to beat PSG…

Post #129 » by **Baphomet** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 9:45 pm

Romero is an absolute **** liability

SgtPepper · Post #130 » by **SgtPepper** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 9:59 pm

Tomori is having a great game, especially on the ball. Surprisingly Milan aren't abusing the man advantage through short passing. Maybe the rain makes that difficult.

SgtPepper · Post #131 » by **SgtPepper** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 10:03 pm

Milan really protecting Serie A's reputation for low scoring though...

SgtPepper · Post #132 » by **SgtPepper** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 10:21 pm

I think this Bayern is better than 2020 Bayern in defense. They faced the strongest frontline and kept a clean sheet, then brought in Cancelo to assist a final goal. The only position that's weaker is striker. The rest of the differences are down to tactics and different managers. They look a lot better than Madrid this year.

Mamba81p · Post #133 » by **Mamba81p** » Wed Mar 8, 2023 10:46 pm

PSG are the Brooklyn Nets of European Football.

Heads must roll at PSG. They have awful leadership. I know it's only 1 year since Leonardo left, but if next year nothing changes(with or without big 3) maybe go up in the hierarchy with the axe. They have no culture, player development, they only go after the big names that any amateur can sign if they have the money. They just put the names with no plan to actually build a team.

City have a lot of money too, and a similar ownership, and even though they have the advantage of playing in EPL, there is also a massive difference in their signings. PSG could have had de Bruyne, Silva, Dias too. They are playing in the league of talents with more money than all other teams combined, they could be Bayern on steroids, but they fail miserably.

Young Stapler · Post #134 » by **Young Stapler** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 2:45 am

I dont want to hear anymore about Mbappe. I hate Bayern but glad they dropped PSG.

Young Stapler · Post #135 » by **Young Stapler** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 2:48 am

PSG had 3 FIFA XI players

Bayern had 0

MaliBrah · Post #136 » by **MaliBrah** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 4:01 am

The quality in today's matches was dreadful man. Bayern had slippers on and cruised past PSG loool.

Madrid are going to win this again off pure experience and the black magic that activates in their veins when they hear the CL anthem huh

Gregoire · Post #137 » by **Gregoire** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 12:04 pm

Power rankings to won CL:

1. ManCity
2. Bayern
3. Napoli
4. Real

Post #138 » by **magik9113** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 1:14 pm

Bayern ought to be favorite after yesterday but Benfica-Napoli seems like a legitimate final possibility a la Porto-Monaco

Post #139 » by **Baphomet** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 5:04 pm

Since the kick off time was staggered between the Spurs Milan game and Bayern PSG, I watched Bayern vs. PSG during half-time. What a difference to see a team actually attacking and trying to win a football match. Far from Bayern's best team in recent years and they still steamrolled PSG.

MaliBrah · Post #140 » by **MaliBrah** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:23 pm

The premier league lets defenders slap the ball week in week out to prevent shots and passes and in europe it can't even hit you accidently from point blank range LOL