Champions League 23/24

[KingLeo10]

Birdy is right here, of course. Inter is a much better team than current Atletico. Today’s match was more even, but Atletico got blown out of the park at Meazza.

But at the end it comes down to small differences, who took their chances and who didn’t.

There is no trophy for who won the football game stat sheet or some hypothetical half baked (as of now) simulation fantasy called xWhatever

Otherwise, we would be auto CL winners for all 4 years under Pep. We played Inter and especially Chelsea off the park in those ties.

 

[serghei]

Let's hope we don't have inter-country duels because those are boring in CL.

Arsenal - Atletico and Barca - Dortmund. Make it happen. Don't care about the rest.

 

[Horatio]

It happens. I still think they were one of the best teams this year.

Cheers mate

 

[ajnotkeith]

Let's hope we don't have inter-country duels because those are boring in CL.

A Barca Madrid QF would be absolutely huge.

 

[ajnotkeith]

Cheers mate

Sorry, I think I was meant to say you made a good take, my bad 😭

 

[serghei]

A Barca Madrid QF would be absolutely huge.

Yea, that's not boring but I would prefer a stronger opponent for Madrid. City or Bayern.

 

[khaled_a_d]

If A.M can find 70-100m to spend in the summer they'll be in business.

That can be said about every Liga team not named RM

 

[ajnotkeith]

Yea, that's not boring but I would prefer a stronger opponent for Madrid. City or Bayern.

We are definitely going to draw a hard opponent any which way, there are so many good teams left, so its hard to say who we really want other than Dortmund and not City.

 

[serghei]

There is no trophy for who won the football game stat sheet or some hypothetical half baked (as of now) simulation fantasy called xWhatever

Otherwise, we would be auto CL winners for all 4 years under Pep. We played Inter and especially Chelsea off the park in those ties.

Besides, this tie wasn't even close to those. Atletico had 23 shots tonight vs Inter. 9-4 on target. Dominated them clearly for the majority of the game.

In the first leg, sure, Inter was the better side clearly, but in Spain, as predicted, Atletico was the better team. 2nd leg at home proved to be an advantage.

 

[jamrock]

That can be said about every Liga team not named RM

Yea team in the world.

But not every la Liga team can realistically spend 70m atletico potentially can.

Not every la Liga team can push to win the league even if they spend that, they don't have the solid base AM does

 

[Horatio]

Sorry, I think I was meant to say you made a good take, my bad 😭

No need. It came down to margins indeed. Inter plays well. But Inter was never going to have it easy here.

 

[khaled_a_d]

I don't want Atletico. I'd take Dortmund, PSG, Arsenal and Bayern ahead of them personally.

PSG are bad match up for us tbh.
Their strengths are their speed which can harm us badly, while their weakness is their midfield which we won't punish them for it.

 

[KingLeo10]

The only team I would avoid is Bayern and City. City because they're just better and Bayern because they are somewhat better but just have the psychological edge over us at this point with all those disastrous results lately. It's like the mental hold-up RM used to have with us in 10s or what Pool have versus RM.

 

[Horatio]

Besides, this tie wasn't even close to those. Atletico had 23 shots tonight vs Inter. 9-4 on target. Dominated them clearly for the majority of the game.

In the first leg, sure, Inter was the better side clearly, but in Spain, as predicted, Atletico was the better team. 2nd leg at home proved to be an advantage.

For fairness sake, at least mention how many of those 23 shots were on target

 

[serghei]

For fairness sake, at least mention how many of those 23 shots were on target

9-4, it's in the post.