Champions League 2024-25

Who will win?

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Birdy

Birdy

Senior Member
Temptation said:
Way too early for this kind of discussion but out of respect for you, I'll give my opinion......

Without being cocky, I'm pretty sure Flick's style of play would help Slot a lot in a one off game. Slot is a masterful tactician, makes tactical adjustments every game and Barca's tactical flaws in the defensive phase will definitely be exploited. Every single LFC attacker is fast except Gakpo.

You can probably find a lot of joy against Trent but if Bradley plays it'll be very difficult for you lot. VVD and Konate are monsters 1 v 1 and very tough to dribble past. Robertson has declined a bit and Yamal can probably rinse him 1 v 1. Saka did it so Yamal can definitely do it.

Talking about the midfield, I'm still in favour of Gravenberch-Macca-Szobo as compared to Pedri-Olmo-Casado. Our midfield has more balance, physicality and work rate. I think people here don't appreciate how brilliant Ryan has been this season. Best in the world in his position by a mile.

I think Barca will suit us well but if VVD doesn't play, Barca will win. It's that simple really. As crazy as it sounds, he carries the team.

@jamrock @Birdy thoughts?
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It's not exactly md Vs the other md
(Individually, I would say Olmo>Szobozlai, Pedri>McAllister, but Gravenberch>Casado)
It's one tactical style vs another

I would agree that Liverpool under Slot are a bad fit for our football.
They can sustain pressure and kill on the break.

But if we have a legendary CL run winning by scoring 4s and 5s here and there, if we eliminate teams like PSG Leverkusen Bayern Madrid Inter along the way, and reach the final, a final among the best 2 teams in the world, I would be happy even for that
 
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Temptation

Well-known member
Birdy said:
It's not exactly md Vs the other md
(Individually, I would say Olmo>Szobozlai, Pedri>McAllister, but Gravenberch>Casado)
It's one tactical style vs another

I would agree that Liverpool under Slot are a bad fit for our football.
They can sustain pressure and kill on the break.

But if we have a legendary CL run winning by scoring 4s and 5s here and there, if we eliminate teams like PSG Leverkusen Bayern Madrid Inter along the way, and reach the final, a final among the best 2 teams in the world, I would be happy even for that
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Fair enough but both Szobo and Macca are considerably better off the ball and at pressing than Pedri and Olmo. In our system, pressing is really important.
 
Messi983

Messi983

Senior Member
Andresito said:
Table will still change dramatically, it's near impossible to try and aim for a specific spot to get easier draw, all you can do is win your group games and hope for the best. If current table was the final standing, knockouts would be:

Liverpool vs. Winner of Match 8 (AC Milan vs. Manchester City)

FC Barcelona vs. Winner of Match 7 (Atlético Madrid vs. PSV Eindhoven)

Inter Milan vs. Winner of Match 6 (SL Benfica vs. Juventus)

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Winner of Match 5 (Bayern Munich vs. Celtic)

Arsenal vs. Winner of Match 4 (Lille OSC vs. Feyenoord)

Atalanta vs. Winner of Match 3 (Stade Brestois 29 vs. Club Brugge)

Borussia Dortmund vs. Winner of Match 2 (Sporting CP vs. Dinamo Zagreb)

AS Monaco vs. Winner of Match 1 (Aston Villa vs. Real Madrid)
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Haha, imagine having a "great" CL group stage and then have to play against Atleti while OTOH Dortmund who bottles everything plays vs SCP/Dinamo.

So as said, these games are pretty irrelevant for most big clubs. Just go through and then real CL starts in March.
 
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