Alen
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Well, we will be favorites, especially if Atlético will have nothing to play for other than their pride, but I have a feeling that they won't be an easy nut to crack. That's just me or maybe the trauma of last season where we were unable to defeat them even once in 8 encounters (what a poor coach Tata was) and the fact that we lost the league title against them in the last league match, is still giving me nightmares.
I am not arguing against CL being the most prestigious club tournament in the world, I am just saying that the hype nowadays is almost bigger (if not bigger) than the actual tournament warrants. One would think that we are talking about the World Cup while the CL is an yearly tournament.
I think it's largely because we don't want Madrid or Bayern to have it. If it was a semifinal with Dortmund, Juve, United and Barça, it wouldn't be that big of a deal if we lose. La Undecima or a Bayern win would hurt pretty bad.