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Strength of league can affect how good a team is in Europe, absolutely, and you see that somewhat in our game. We adapt to beat low-tempo Liga teams and struggle against any good fast and intense opponent. Perhaps if we played in the PL we would do better in Europe. Currently we would likely...

How are you gonna finish outside of top4 in a 2 team (or 3 team league at absolute best). The mid table teams in the Prem are spending as much as Barca and Madrid. Of course it's far harder and not comparable.

Wasn't THAT long ago, although 3 seasons is a long time. In general, Tuchel would probably be far better in knockouts, whilst Xavi is better in league play and getting 3 points every week. Another issue with Tuchel is he tends to fall out with his boards quickly and considering the politics...

Sociedad is a good draw. Their recent record against us is nothing short of awful and their style of football suits us well. They open up and leave a lot of spaces behind whilst not pressing too hard, so they are a great stylistic gift for us.

Well, it looks like Villarreal's second goal was offside. https://twitter.com/ArchivoVAR/status/1616183904909787136/photo/1 Archivo VAR on Twitter make a weekly catalogue of all the poor refereeing decisions and in general, seem to be very impartial. Would suggest giving them a follow if anyone...

How can this keep happening every single time wtf

Cockroaches.

Madrid are trying to high press but its clear the players have no idea how to do it and aren't very experienced in that type of system. It is basically never winning the ball back or pressuring Villarreal players but it is leaving wide open holes over the top which Villarreal are targeting...

How well a team finishes and takes their chances also contributes to how strong a team is. xG is only a measure of the chances created but it doesn't factor how good a team is at finishing. Madrid of course are excellent at finishing so will probably require less xG to win a game than another...

Agree. Alemany has just basically fire sold everyone to get wages off the bill but don't think he's done anything special as people claim.

Stegen got the Barto contract along with De Jong, Lenglet and Pique. I sincerely doubt he is on those numbers considering what the other three got as a 'reward' for deferring their salary. But if he is, it's true he is underpaid compared to the rest of our squad. Has been a great servant to the...

Bayern could be a favourite this year.

Not that much for a free agent. On those numbers he's currently one of the lowest paid in the squad excluding Masia kids, even compared to the Laporta signing.

Kessie so worthless as a sub that we are doing a straight swap for him for one of the best mids in the world. Meanwhile, talking of CL, Madrid won CL bringing Ceballos and Vallejo off the bench. Worse problems to have.

I watch a lot of Serie A and am shocked how big of a profile Kessie seems to have in Italy. Brozovic, really!?! He was good for Milan last season sure but more as a solid player with a simple role, not a coveted supertalent - but Inter are ready to trade us Brozovic who is one of the highest...

United in recent years have a terrible record against Spanish teams, even historically also. Actually lost to Sociedad in groups of EL this season, lost a EL final recently to Villarreal, lost to Sevilla a few years back etc. Their playstyle might be a poor match and it could be an easier game...

Don't agree, I think our squad on balance is probably the best in the world considering future prospects as well as current level. Our current 11 + bench puts us firmly with the top squads in the world, but further, the majority of the core is young and have very long careers ahead of them...

People want to throw him out, but the reality is having a backup player the level of Depay is pretty rare. He was one of the best players in France the season before we signed and would still likely get into any starting XI outside the top10 teams. Not many teams in the world can say they have...

When they started pressing and playing with more urgency latter part of the game they had some success and got a consolation goal. Obviously at 3-0 in the 2nd half team cooled the jets a bit but I definitely think their lack of effort was a big reason they got dominated most of the game. For...

It reminds me of the 4-0 last year. Barca at max motivation and Real at almost zero. Only one winner in that situation.