Champions League last 16

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Hadoop

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Good match between two perrennial CL bridesmiads. Though I swear the Champions League brings out the worst out of posters around these parts.
 

Bure80

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Didn't watch but 2 penalties against them? Regardless, did I ever claim football was a predictable sport were upsets never happen. 45 mins doesn't change the fact that the Bundesliga is suffering from a bad year.

Even if the Bundesliga financial is a step behind. Im proud my favourite club isnt a pawn in the hands of any sheik or russian billionaire.
 
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YNWA14

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I always find it amusing when people refer to professional athletes that aren't offensive linesmen (or Roy Nelson) as fat.
 

maclean

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Pity that Schalke lost the game! But respect for the big effort. We don t forget that S04 is only 14th in Bundesliga. Schalke-Fans should be proud about this achievement.

Two penalties granted and the other team down to 10 men. Still lost. :thumbu:
 

KoozNetsOff 92

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RM never really had the best team, for me Barca have the best team the past decade on paper overall.

He carried them for years. Hat tricks vs Bayern Juve Atletico, etc is unheralded of. And RM have their worst record since before his arrival and they'll prob get knocked out the next round.

Ronaldo didn't "carry" Madrid. Did he score big goals? Of course. But there were plenty of times that he choked or didn't even play and the others stepped up.

14 copa final: Ronaldo didn't play because of injury, Madrid wins

14 UCL final: Ronaldo does nothing all game, Madrid wins

16 UCL sf: Ronaldo didn't play 1 leg, did nothing in the other, Madrid goes through

16 UCL final: Ronaldo does nothing all game, scores in the shootout but so did 4 others, Madrid win

18 UCL sf: Ronaldo does nothing in both legs, Madrid goes through

18 UCL final: Ronaldo does nothing all game, Madrid wins

A team doesn't win 4/5 UCL by being carried by 1 player. Benzema, Bale, Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, Marcelo, Ramos, Carvajal, Navas have all at some point during this run been the best or among the very best in their position.
 
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Evilo

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Tuchel thinks Lyon has a good opportunity to knock Barca out. He stresses how hard it is to play Lyon.

 

Stray Wasp

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Though I swear the Champions League brings out the worst out of posters around these parts.

If you think this forum becomes bad when discussing the Champions League, for your sake don't come within a country mile of the place during a World Cup. We're treated to lashings of lobotomised nationalism, lectures from observers who could barely recognise a soccer ball if it rolled in front of them, and the dregs from the barrel of unoccupied winter sport trolls.
 

Cassano

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Ronaldo didn't "carry" Madrid. Did he score big goals? Of course. But there were plenty of times that he choked or didn't even play and the others stepped up.

14 copa final: Ronaldo didn't play because of injury, Madrid wins

14 UCL final: Ronaldo does nothing all game, Madrid wins

16 UCL sf: Ronaldo didn't play 1 leg, did nothing in the other, Madrid goes through

16 UCL final: Ronaldo does nothing all game, scores in the shootout but so did 4 others, Madrid win

18 UCL sf: Ronaldo does nothing in both legs, Madrid goes through

18 UCL final: Ronaldo does nothing all game, Madrid wins

A team doesn't win 4/5 UCL by being carried by 1 player. Benzema, Bale, Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, Marcelo, Ramos, Carvajal, Navas have all at some point during this run been the best or among the very best in their position.
Ya but Ronaldo was their best player easily for the most part.
 

KoozNetsOff 92

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Ya but Ronaldo was their best player easily for the most part.

No he wasn't. If Ronaldo was the best player he'd have more than 1 UCL goal for Juve. It helps having the best midfield in the world and a striker like Benzema who is willing to sacrifice his own stats to keep Ronaldo from throwing a temper tantrum.
 
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Cassano

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No he wasn't. If Ronaldo was the best player he'd have more than 1 UCL goal for Juve. It helps having the best midfield in the world and a striker like Benzema who is willing to sacrifice his own stats to keep Ronaldo from throwing a temper tantrum.
Fair point on midfield since Juve are so bad there, but guys like Kroos and Casemiro are nothing special tbh.
 

YNWA14

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Ronaldo was their best and most important player on the whole. That doesn't mean that other world class players didn't step up when needed.
 
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