Champions League

[Neeraj]

Some top speeds of players in the CL this season. Numbers are from UEFA and are unfortunately rounded so should be taken lightly.

32 km/h - Salah
31 km/h - Ansu, Vinicius, Mbappe, Felix
30 km/h - Dembele, Benzema
29 km/h - Neymar, Trincao, Griezmann, Haaland
28 km/h - Messi, Pedri
27 km/h - Suarez

Suarez with a 27km/h run? Did he see a cheeseburger in the stands somewhere?

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Some top speeds of players in the CL this season. Numbers are from UEFA and are unfortunately rounded so should be taken lightly.

32 km/h - Salah
31 km/h - Ansu, Vinicius, Mbappe, Felix
30 km/h - Dembele, Benzema
29 km/h - Neymar, Trincao, Griezmann, Haaland
28 km/h - Messi, Pedri
27 km/h - Suarez

Those numbers don't tell a lot. For example Dembele is def quicker/faster than Fati. He can blowaway defenseman just by running. In the end it matters what is your acceleration. Btw, Suarez top speed is pretty low because almost all defenseman today run at least 30km per hour and his acceleration is bad too.

 

[Birdy]

Those numbers don't tell a lot. For example Dembele is def quicker/faster than Fati. He can blowaway defenseman just by running. In the end it matters what is your acceleration. Btw, Suarez top speed is pretty low because almost all defenseman today run at least 30km per hour and his acceleration is bad too.

Yes.
People confuse top speed with acceleration.
Plus, there is also agility, which is important when combined with acceleration.
Varane for example has great top speed but is sturdy and not agile at all, contrary to Ramos

 

[behindbrowneyes]

The game might be postponed. Reason: Kiev has 13 (!) absences, many of them due to positive corona cases.

Kiev flew to Barcelona with 13 players from the A-list. This is the bare minimum according to the UEFA protocol. The rest are youth players. The delegation from Kiev will have to undergo another PCR-test tomorrow. Should there be another player tested positive, the game must be postponed.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Yikes. I wouldn't want their players to play vs Barcelona and taking our players down too.

 

[olivis]

11 Ajax players missing tomorrow due to covid.

 

[CatalinR10]

Yikes. I wouldn't want their players to play vs Barcelona and taking our players down too.

they'll do a test before the game and if it's negative , no reasons not to play , no ?

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Atalanta vs Liverpool & Real vs Inter will be great matches.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Atalanta vs Liverpool & Real vs Inter will be great matches.

Never mind. Ajax has Corona issues, not Atalanta.

 

[FC B]

Atalanta vs Liverpool & Real vs Inter will be great matches.

Yep. It's essential Madrid won't win this match so we can start hoping they'll make it to EL

 

[Andresito]

Suarez arguing with the ref, some things never change.

 

[Andresito]

Suarez arguing with the ref, some things never change.

And Oblak being nowhere near a penalty kick.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

So harsh to give penalties for hand balls like that. Basically new strategy: aim for the arms and guaranteed penalty. So easy and bullshit.

 

[Vilarrubi]

Wow Monchengladbach showing Madrid how it’s done.

 

[CatalinR10]

Wow Monchengladbach showing Madrid how it’s done.

wow.