Champions League: Round of 16

[The Abusement Park]

How do we know your return isn't in fact a sign of apocalypse?

This is actually it probably. Liverpool becoming good and Andreas Pereira scoring today make that seem pretty realistic.

 

[Halladay]

Also they need to change the calendar for Qatar so this is a perfect excuse.

I am wondering how they will do this. Also not that anyone cares about the confederations cup but when do that happen now?

 

[Savi]

The Confed Cup doesn't exist anymore

 

[Halladay]

The Confed Cup doesn't exist anymore

Great, even better.

 

[les Habs]

At the end of the day it really doesn't matter if they're branded official champions or not. Their historic season won't disappear, and everyone will recognize that they are the title holders of the PL 'official' or not. That said I highly, highly doubt with the money involved that the season will go unfinished or without closure in some capacity, so yeah I don't know why a lot of fans keep wishing for this as though it would change what's happened this year (hint, it wouldn't).

Actually it does matter. If the season is canceled and no one crowned champion, which is as it should be if the season isn't fully completed, then they won't be recognized as the title holders. And if they are recognized as the title holders by the league in a shortened season many people still won't recognize them. Same for Barça or anyone else leading their league at the moment. Of course there will be the context that Liverpool assuredly would have won the league anyway, but that doesn't mean they'd be recognized.

 

[Live in the Now]

They’ll play the games out when this is over. Too much money at stake.

 

[Chimaera]

Yeah, I can't think they'll pass up on revenues.

 

[Jussi]

They’ll play the games out when this is over. Too much money at stake.

The rumor is UEFA are considering one game tournaments for both the UCL and EL top-8.

 

[YNWA14]

It doesn’t matter either way, as I said, and I really don’t care if other people try to heckle or talk about it like it weren’t somehow legit. Everyone knows Liverpool have won this title and what their team has done over the last two seasons and should take pride in it (or continue to grasp for ways to try and devalue it if that’s what they want to do, doesn’t bother me).

Though, like I said before, there’s too much money for them not to come to some kind of conclusion. It’ll be settled.

 

[hatterson]

If it was a 5 point, or even 10 point, lead at the top then you could understand being skeptical of claiming a title in a shortened season, but they're like 5 points of clinching it with 10 games to go.

Not only would it take a historic collapse, it would also require City going near perfect the rest of the year.

In no remotely reasonable scenario is Liverpool not winning the title this year so even if they cut the games out entirely (they won't), it's far more than appropriate to award them the title anyway.

 

[Chimaera]

I can see a situation where they say, drop a few matches and try and finish it. But the trouble is the relegation and CL spots. Those could be worth millions of dollars that could dramatically impact a clubs ability to survive.

 

[Savi]

The rumor is UEFA are considering one game tournaments for both the UCL and EL top-8.

I'd actually like that

You could do it in a 10-day span as well

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I'd actually like that

You could do it in a 10-day span as well

Who gets the home game though.

 

[Savi]

Nobody does, just pick a neutral location and have the tourney there

 

[YNWA14]

Just to clear it up:



Pretty much settles any chance of the season being voided.

 

[robertmac43]

I'd actually like that

You could do it in a 10-day span as well

That would be a lot of fun. As terrible as all of this has been, I have found interesting reading all of the creative season/playoff/tournament formats that have been put out across all of sports.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Ballon d'Or cancelled due to COVID-19

 

[gnr25]

Unless Real Madrid entered the UK last night, they would have to quarantine for 14 days when they enter the UK. Unless they get an exemption.

And if international matches are played in early September, players returning to their UK clubs would have quarantine depending on which country they had been in. They would miss two weeks of matches in September.

 

[Epictetus]

Unless Real Madrid entered the UK last night, they would have to quarantine for 14 days when they enter the UK. Unless they get an exemption.

And if international matches are played in early September, players returning to their UK clubs would have quarantine depending on which country they had been in. They would miss two weeks of matches in September.

I might be out of the loop, but weren't they doing the tournament in Portugal?

 

[Evilo]

I might be out of the loop, but weren't they doing the tournament in Portugal?

Yes, except the return legs of the started but not finished matchups.

 

[East Coast Bias]

I highly doubt they have an issue. I’m sure the govt will make an exception.

 

[gnr25]

I might be out of the loop, but weren't they doing the tournament in Portugal?

Portugal is not on the safe list either.

Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Serbia, Ukraine are not on the list.

 

[Evilo]

PSG luck strikes again.
MBappe otu 3 weeks after that assasin tackle. He's going to miss Atalanta.

 

[Evilo]

And Di Maria is suspended.

 

[robertmac43]

Found this interesting to look over today! One that immediately stood out to me was Malaga. Only one appearance but what a run it was, the Isco coming out party.

https://i.redd.it/0drzoff0fkd51.png