Champions League 2024-25

[serghei]

Inter still ther

They aren't doing great either in derbies this season.

 

[Horatio]

Inter still ther

Doesn’t matter.

CL knockout phase still needs to begin. Only 1 Italian team

 

[serghei]

Much prefer this format.

Older format was almost a sentence for smaller teams if a bad draw happened. This format you play 4 games at least vs smaller sides if you are pot 3 let's say, or even pot 4. With focus that's 12 points.

 

[KingLeo10]

Birdy still rates Serie A over LL no doubt

 

[DonAK]

Older format was also insanely boring since it felt like you met the same teams every other year.

 

[JamDav1982]

Older format was also insanely boring since it felt like you met the same teams every other year.

Yeah and if all went to plan it was bar a fuck up the best teams to QF and started then.

Enjoyed the group stages and this element a lot more.

 

[Messi983]

Damn. Club brugge vs lille or aston villa. Feyenord, psv, atm going against bayern or real, qsg against liverpool or barca.
If things go unexpected, this might look like europa league quarter final with 3 heavy hitters.
This format is a joke

How is this format's fault if favorites don't do their job?

 

[Kul_z]

So
3 la liga
3 premiership
3 bundesliga
2 eredvisie
2 ligue 1
1 serie a
1 belgian
1 portugese

Not so bad really

 

[DonAK]

It's not the format's fault that teams like Atalanta, Milan and Juventus got slapped by teams that were more than beatable for all of them.
Heck even Celtic had Bayern on the ropes.

 

[Birdy]

Birdy still rates Serie A over LL no doubt

I didn't see you around last season when Atalanta won Europa, and Serie A teams topped points over both Spanish and English teams in all competitions

But I understand: your slow brain can only comprehend 1 result at a time when it goes your way

 

[Kul_z]

How is this format's fault if favorites don't do their job?

It seems less atractive on paper, but as we saw yesterday games were chaotic and might be better in the long run

 

[Birdy]

Hope Madrid gets Leverkusen.
We will see a competitive game at least

If they get Pathetico, it will be laughable.
They will bend over with ease, as they always do to Madrid when something important is on the line

 

[MonteCuler]

Madrid soon playing Betis away

If they can repeat this shit then I'm impressed, before that nah

 

[MonteCuler]

Madrid soon playing Betis away

If they can repeat this shit then I'm impressed, before that nah

Also super Rayo on Bernabeu in between the two RO16 games...

We're good

 

[FCBfan22]

Madrid soon playing Betis away

If they can repeat this shit then I'm impressed, before that nah