2024-25 UEFA Champions League

[KG Leonard]

Fully deserved win for PSG across the two legs. Thought Liverpool looked very ordinary for the most part, got sliced through with relative ease and if Dembele and Barcola had their shooting boots on, could have been a huge aggregate advantage.

They should have finished the game in the second half when PSG was struggling, Pool had the pressure and chances. But Pool was terrible in the first half, sucked 2 of 4 halves.

Shooting boots? In both games PSG had too many long shots that was like 0.01 XG looked like . Shocking Liverpool lost to a team who couldn't create their a goal over 200 minutes.

[KG Leonard]

Le sigh. Liverpool had chances, but credit to PSG.

Slot made a huge mistake with Southampton game. PSG rested all 11 players in last league game. Why play your best eleven Vs Southampton when you are leading a crumbling Arsenal with 13 points (!)??

[danfantastk32]

Le sigh. Liverpool had chances, but credit to PSG.

Slot made a huge mistake with Southampton game. PSG rested all 11 players in last league game. Why play your best eleven Vs Southampton when you are leading a crumbling Arsenal with 13 points (!)??

Because it's the Prem title. I'd rather win 1 of those to 3 CL finals. Maybe 4.

Bummed we're knocked out. It's certainly a great trophy to win....but Prem should be first, second, and third on our priority list. That's my opinion at least.

[Baphomet]

Fully deserved win for PSG across the two legs. Thought Liverpool looked very ordinary for the most part, got sliced through with relative ease and if Dembele and Barcola had their shooting boots on, could have been a huge aggregate advantage.

They should have finished the game in the second half when PSG was struggling, Pool had the pressure and chances. But Pool was terrible in the first half, sucked 2 of 4 halves.

Shooting boots? In both games PSG had too many long shots that was like 0.01 XG looked like . Shocking Liverpool lost to a team who couldn't create their a goal over 200 minutes.

Yeah, that just isn't true. 2.24 xG for PSG and 1.64 for Liverpool over 90 minutes tonight, with more in extra time. Both Barcola and Dembele had moments where they took a heavy touch or tried to take it around the keeper, in situations where they could have easily scored had they taken the initial shot on. They got in behind Liverpool constantly.

[MetalFingaz]

Le sigh. Liverpool had chances, but credit to PSG.

Slot made a huge mistake with Southampton game. PSG rested all 11 players in last league game. Why play your best eleven Vs Southampton when you are leading a crumbling Arsenal with 13 points (!)??

We could have started Quansah, Endo, and Elliott, but that's about the extent of our rotation options unless we wanted to completely throw the Southampton game away. Everyone had a week of rest before the first leg and we were awful. It's tough, there's no magic formula. Another inch for Salah's chance above Mendes's knee or on Quansah's header off the post and we're talking about how Slot got everything right. That's football.

[MetalFingaz]

Fully deserved win for PSG across the two legs. Thought Liverpool looked very ordinary for the most part, got sliced through with relative ease and if Dembele and Barcola had their shooting boots on, could have been a huge aggregate advantage.

They should have finished the game in the second half when PSG was struggling, Pool had the pressure and chances. But Pool was terrible in the first half, sucked 2 of 4 halves.

Shooting boots? In both games PSG had too many long shots that was like 0.01 XG looked like . Shocking Liverpool lost to a team who couldn't create their a goal over 200 minutes.

Yeah, that just isn't true. 2.24 xG for PSG and 1.64 for Liverpool over 90 minutes tonight, with more in extra time. Both Barcola and Dembele had moments where they took a heavy touch or tried to take it around the keeper, in situations where they could have easily scored had they taken the initial shot on. Khvicha as well. They got in behind Liverpool constantly.

Opta doesn't account for the Ali coefficient, though, where the xG of any given 1 on 1 chance is reduced by 75% if it's against Alisson.

[Baphomet]

They should have finished the game in the second half when PSG was struggling, Pool had the pressure and chances. But Pool was terrible in the first half, sucked 2 of 4 halves.

Shooting boots? In both games PSG had too many long shots that was like 0.01 XG looked like . Shocking Liverpool lost to a team who couldn't create their a goal over 200 minutes.

Yeah, that just isn't true. 2.24 xG for PSG and 1.64 for Liverpool over 90 minutes tonight, with more in extra time. Both Barcola and Dembele had moments where they took a heavy touch or tried to take it around the keeper, in situations where they could have easily scored had they taken the initial shot on. Khvicha as well. They got in behind Liverpool constantly.

Opta doesn't account for the Ali coefficient, though, where the xG of any given 1 on 1 chance is reduced by 75% if it's against Alisson.

Yeah, big ups to Alisson, great goalkeeper. Made some terrific saves across both legs. Definitely Liverpool's best player in the tie.

[wco81]

Because it's the Prem title. I'd rather win 1 of those to 3 CL finals. Maybe 4.

I've heard that for the players it's the other way, they all want to play in the CL and win it.

But maybe that's changed over time as PL has bought up so many of the best players.

[danfantastk32]

Because it's the Prem title. I'd rather win 1 of those to 3 CL finals. Maybe 4.

I've heard that for the players it's the other way, they all want to play in the CL and win it.

But maybe that's changed over time as PL has bought up so many of the best players.

I'm sure the CL is huge for players. Everyone gets to play in the league. That will always be there. The CL is no guarantee. As far as the trophy??....I'd bet it's a player by player thing. For instance, Trent prob would take the Prem over CL....being a local boy, and fan of club. Where as Diaz...being from across the world, might favor the CL...not having any history, or allegiance to the Prem.

But then a team like Man $ity prob would rather win the CL....since Prem titles get passed around like dinner mints over there.

[KG Leonard]

Fully deserved win for PSG across the two legs. Thought Liverpool looked very ordinary for the most part, got sliced through with relative ease and if Dembele and Barcola had their shooting boots on, could have been a huge aggregate advantage.

They should have finished the game in the second half when PSG was struggling, Pool had the pressure and chances. But Pool was terrible in the first half, sucked 2 of 4 halves.

Shooting boots? In both games PSG had too many long shots that was like 0.01 XG looked like . Shocking Liverpool lost to a team who couldn't create their a goal over 200 minutes.

Yeah, that just isn't true. 2.24 xG for PSG and 1.64 for Liverpool over 90 minutes tonight, with more in extra time. Both Barcola and Dembele had moments where they took a heavy touch or tried to take it around the keeper, in situations where they could have easily scored had they taken the initial shot on. They got in behind Liverpool constantly.

I wasn't talking about actual xG but the fact 50% of their chances last games second half and this game is overrated because most was very hopeful long shots that barely rolled to goal or was practice for Alisson. They got behind Pool but couldn't finish. Pool struggling with their midfield has nothing to do with PSG few decent finishes in 210 mins. Dembele had one Vs one against Alisson yeah.
They need a striker or goal scoring winger like Salah to take the next level.

[KG Leonard]

Le sigh. Liverpool had chances, but credit to PSG.

Slot made a huge mistake with Southampton game. PSG rested all 11 players in last league game. Why play your best eleven Vs Southampton when you are leading a crumbling Arsenal with 13 points (!)??

We could have started Quansah, Endo, and Elliott, but that's about the extent of our rotation options unless we wanted to completely throw the Southampton game away. Everyone had a week of rest before the first leg and we were awful. It's tough, there's no magic formula. Another inch for Salah's chance above Mendes's knee or on Quansah's header off the post and we're talking about how Slot got everything right. That's football.

Yeah Pool could have easily won with all those chances in second half. I was mostly annoyed with the fact Diaz got so much balls, the ball more often than Salah. He has lost form completely. Healthy Gakpo should have benched him. I'm mostly disappointed with the bad attacking, passing by Pool. PSG was so naive, open in their tactics...

[magik9113]

would not mind seeing PSG - Aston Villa next round also go into PKs. a Dibu Donnarumma shootout showdown could be fun

[MetalFingaz]

Wowowowow Vini skies the penalty.

[El Turco]

One of the worst penalties ever taken

[El Turco]

Alvarez penalty gets cancelled for double tap, then Oblak saves the ball but punches it into his own net. Real's champions league black magic never ends.

[LDNMagic90]

Wow refs shafted Atletico, Alvarez slipped and then VAR ruled out his pen. Should’ve let him retake it instead.

[MetalFingaz]

That double touch is so hard to see. That's really tough.

[El Turco]

Wow refs shafted Atletico, Alvarez slipped and then VAR ruled out his pen. Should’ve let him retake it instead.

I think rule says it should count as a miss, I've seen it disallowed couple times in regular game play.

[KG Leonard]

I'm heartbroken for Atletico fans, to lose on the worst luck and getting a pen taken away by VAR. Specially since Oblak was the goalie who looked to save more penalties.
VAR is cancer for football, pure garbage.

I hope Real loses badly in the next around or two, they have the luck of the Devil ....

[wco81]

I don't know, Real and CL seems inevitable, like Thanos said referring to himself.