CL | Round 1: FC Barcelona - Bayern Munchen 0-3

[Messi983]

Could be tbh. Aguero and Dembele will be back only by November, and Ansu will need time to gain form. However, the calendar until they return is quite kind - only 2-3 tough games.

Every game could and probably will be tough for this group of players until we get some "reinforcements" in attack back.

I think we could actually do better vs better teams playing with less pressure - by that I mean team knows we won't fail to qualify from a CL group if we lose against Bayern and we won't lose La Liga title if we don't win at Atleti, so they won't consider these games the same as if they would be played in March or April when we've usually showed our losing mentality. Not saying we'll win those games but could see us playing relatively well (comparative to expectations most of us have) and then fail against teams like Cadiz and Levante we're expected to beat but have regularly struggled against while having better teams we currently have in recent years.

 

[soul24rage]

Could we just automatically forfeit the match? Losing 0-3 is better than losing 8-2

 

[Messigician]

Why are we so scared of Bayern?

Are we Barcelona or the Spanish Arsenal? Get a grip we will smash these bums

 

[Rassvet]

352: Neto, Mingueza, Araujo, Garcia, Dest, Roberto, Frenkie, Pedri, Alba, Braithwaite, Memphis

 

[JohnN]

Why are we so scared of Bayern?

Are we Barcelona or the Spanish Arsenal? Get a grip we will smash these bums

Oh boy oh boy. The worse the expectations the less the PAIN..

 

[KingLeo10]

We're going to get annihilated.

Hope Memphis gets a goal so we have a shred of dignity left.

 

[Birdy]

Ah shit, here we go again.

I recall the day before the 2-8 thrashing, when many people here thought that the cautious Valverdeist approach by Setien can work against the 'too much hyped' Bayern


That aged well...

 

[snowy]

me likey 3-5-2 too


3-3-3-1
. Memphis - Luuke - Yusuf
. . . . . Couti/Busi/Puig
. . Pedri - Frenkie - Kayz/Bob
Araujo - Garcia - Mingu


Garcia is slow but he's smart. Aro and Ming are fast

Kayz and Yusuf are ballsy and create tons of chances.

Couti looking dope and ready to smash

Reason I put Busi higher as an alt is to exploit that Bayern high-line with his through balls. Could also sub for Puig at H-T

Let's kick some butt!

 

[Birdy]

What I wanna see:
3-4-3
------------MATS------------
----Araujo-FDJ(libero)-Ming
Dest----Pedri-----Cou-----Alba
---Demir--Braith--Depay


What we will most likely see:
3-5-2
------------MATS------
---Araujo-Pique-Lenglet
-----------Busi-----------
Ming--FDJ---Pedri----Alba
---------------Depay-----
---------Braith-----------

 

[JohnN]

This seems like a viable squad:
Neto-Mats ( no mistake )
Dest-Roberto-Araujo-Pique-Alba
Fdj-busquets-pedri
--
Depay

 

[Windhook]

I expect a close result defeat. For me what happened that night in Lisbon was to some extent the result of the disruption in football due to COVID-19 and most players in Spain and Italy losing focus and fitness levels. I think German Bundesliga resumed the league earliest of any country in Europe, early May 2020 if I remember correct, while La Liga started in mid-June. But that was just one of the many problems at the club at the time. If that defeat had not happened Barto would still be running business at the club today.

 

[fergus90]

I expect a close result defeat. For me what happened that night in Lisbon was to some extent the result of the disruption in football due to COVID-19 and most players in Spain and Italy losing focus and fitness levels. I think German Bundesliga resumed the league earliest of any country in Europe, early May 2020 if I remember correct, while La Liga started in mid-June. But that was just one of the many problems at the club at the time. If that defeat had not happened Barto would still be running business at the club today.

To some extent true but to another extent Bayern's style of play and counter pressing which Naglesmann also insists on really highlights the weakness of Busi etc who don't have the quickness of feet or physicality anymore. If we try to play out from the back in a ponderous manner we will make mistakes and be thrashed again. Bayern have the quality to punish Barca for every error.

 

[Laplacian]

Lewandowski banging in goals as usual. Sane has regained his Manchester City form now that he's on the left wing. Gnabry's form is back. Musiala the prodigious 18 year old that's somehow capable of exploiting space as well as 30 year old veterans. A rock solid midfield with Kimmich leading it. A rock solid defense. A monstrous leftback in Alphonso Davies. The best goalkeeper in the world.

Not receiving an embarrassing scoreline will be an achievement for this squad.

 

[hardyboy]

Hope its not a trashing.

 

[Rassvet]

If Bayern go out there fully intent on humiliating us, it will probably happen. However, it’s just a group stage opener so I think it will be a bit less intense and they will probably win comfortably by 2 goals or so without breaking much of a sweat.