The Champions League Thread 2013/14

[southbank1871]

It's purely an advertising revenue decision isn't it? They must have felt that they would get more viewers for Celtic v Barcelona, than Arsenal v Napoli. They're probably right too.

[Schards#2]

Defo to get Barca on the telly but it's still a shambles of a decision. Zero interest in watching Celtic.

Man City got completely and utterly dismantled last night. Get bored of saying it but City never look like a team to me, just a collection of talented individuals who do their own thing when they get the ball. Occasionally a couple of the spics might be on the same wavelength but overall it's nowhere near the finished article.

Bayern on the other hand appear to be every bit as good as last season.

For a while after the third goal it was utter carnage and looked like Bayern to get 6 or 7. In the end, 1-3 was extremely flattering to City which is all a bit given the ease with which they themselves destroyed United the other week.

[Sanguine]

Yep.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich







(massive cavern of footballing strategy, skill and ability)







The rest.

[soggy biscuit]

Yep.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich







(massive cavern of footballing strategy, skill and ability)







The rest.

Not sure I would be that kind to Real Madrid to be honest.

[Royalclapper]

The Champions League is becoming less and less enjoyable as the potential winners are becoming almost exclusively polarised to the usual suspect 'Establishment' clubs. It's virtually akin to watching massive corporations battling it out for market share, the matches may as well be called BMW vs Tesco or HSBC vs Microsoft.

These clubs have so much clout within their own leagues they just simply buy anyone that prevents someone else from winning things. It's a huge corporate whore cringefest when you watch these matches and the teams are inevitably followed by the unimaginative & shallow glory slags. It's football, but not as I know it Jim. Surely UEFA needs to advertise it like those soul draining shopping centres where "You can find all your favourite brands/shops under one roof". Thought the Premier League was bad enough, the CL is even worse IMO.

[No Fixed Abode]

Yep.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich







(massive cavern of footballing strategy, skill and ability)







The rest.

Didn't see Chelsea play Bayern in the SuperCup then?

[stealthpapes]

Resurrection

[soggy biscuit]

[stealthpapes]

[Winchester Royal]

[soggy biscuit]

Dortmund have quite a few injuries for tonight's game apparently

[Wax Jacket]

The Champions League is becoming less and less enjoyable as the potential winners are becoming almost exclusively polarised to the usual suspect 'Establishment' clubs. It's virtually akin to watching massive corporations battling it out for market share, the matches may as well be called BMW vs Tesco or HSBC vs Microsoft.

These clubs have so much clout within their own leagues they just simply buy anyone that prevents someone else from winning things. It's a huge corporate whore cringefest when you watch these matches and the teams are inevitably followed by the unimaginative & shallow glory slags. It's football, but not as I know it Jim. Surely UEFA needs to advertise it like those soul draining shopping centres where "You can find all your favourite brands/shops under one roof". Thought the Premier League was bad enough, the CL is even worse IMO.

despite the fact that everyone wanks themselves silly over German football this is especially obvious in the Bundesliga. There's Bayern, their feeder club Dortmund, and then a load of other teams

[Silver Fox]

Yeah, but you get a free train to the games

[Starfish]

Yeah, but you get a free train to the games

Only local trains.

[TBM]

Why aren't ITV showing Celtic v Ajax?

[Kitsondinho]

HOW did Robinho miss that?

The list of CL winners over the last 10 years does make interesting reading. Certainly more diverse than the PL winners in that time.

[Winchester Royal]

Why aren't ITV showing Celtic v Ajax?

I assume that Arsenal v Dortmund is a game considered to be of more interest.

[LUX]

Harsh, anti German, but lol

[Winchester Royal]

He does look pretty similar to Klopp tbf.

[LUX]

Pleased for Celtic, beating Ajax. Should go some way to answering Rangers' win at Brechin at the weekend.