GWT: CL Matchweek 3

[YNWA14]

Tuesday 22 October

Group A

• Club Bruges vs. Paris Saint Germain
• Galatasaray vs. Real Madrid

Group B

• Olympiakos vs. Bayern Munich
• Tottenham Hotspur vs. Red Star Belgrade

Group C

• Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Dinamo Zagreb
• Manchester City vs. Atalanta

Group D

• Atlético Madrid vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
• Juventus vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

Wednesday 23 October

Group E

• FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. Napoli
• KRC Genk vs. Liverpool

Group F

• Inter Milan vs. Borussia Dortmund
• Slavia Prague vs. Barcelona

Group G

• RB Leipzig vs. Zenit St Petersburg
• Benfica vs. Lyon

Group H

• Ajax vs. Chelsea
• Lille vs. Valencia

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[robertmac43]

Good games so far today, not too many big ones to grab attention though overall.

 

[VEGASKING]

Neymar has now missed as many games as he's played for PSG.

 

[gnr25]

Neymar only plays in domestic games right? So that he can be transferred in January to another Champions League side.

 

[YNWA14]

Fantastic save from the Atalanta keeper vs. Aguero.

Aguero follows it up with an absolutely terrible miss. Foden looking fantastic.

 

[bluesfan94]

Olympiakos up on Bayern that's fun

 

[YNWA14]

...aaaaand Illicic earns a penalty after an absolutely terrible giveaway by Mendy that allows Atalanta to break down his side freely.

 

[hatterson]

Within about 10 mins City level and go ahead thanks to a great cross by Sterling to Aguero and then a good run by Sterling to draw a penalty.

 

[hatterson]

Rodri grabbing his hamstring after a run. Stones warming up now.

 

[YNWA14]

Yep, Sterling has been great. Atalanta are giving City a lot of problems though with their lack of fear of building from the back and opening them up down the flanks.

 

[bluesfan94]

Olympiakos up on Bayern that's fun

Aaaaand it's gone

 

[YNWA14]

de Ligt looked completely lost on the Juventus goal who was playing central defender? I mean, the whole team was in shambles defending that but he's so far out of position.

 

[hatterson]

I don't understand that yellow at all for de Bruyne.

If the ref thinks he threw an elbow it's a clear straight red. If it's accidental, there's no reason for a card at all.

 

[Ivan13]

de Ligt looked completely lost on the Juventus goal who was playing central defender? I mean, the whole team was in shambles defending that but he's so far out of position.

He has looked horrible this year.

Dinamo clinched a huge point earlier today. If Atalanta loses both games to City and Dinamo manages to scrape a win against Shakhtar at home they will play in spring for the 2nd year in a row and they'll travel to Atalanta to punch their ticket for the 2nd phase of the CL for the first time in their history.

 

[Juve]

Dybala was invisible all game and scores two goals out of nowhere!!!!! The first was a stunner!!!!

 

[YNWA14]

I don't understand that yellow at all for de Bruyne.

If the ref thinks he threw an elbow it's a clear straight red. If it's accidental, there's no reason for a card at all.

He can think it was accidental but still careless/reckless (can't remember the exact wording atm) and it still warrants a yellow.

 

[hatterson]

Foden gets himself sent off for a second yellow. Not a great pass out of the back from Ederson and Foden decided to pull his man back.

Gotta be smarter than that and just let it go when you're up 5-1 in a game.

 

[YNWA14]

Spurs finding form and confidence just in time for the Liverpool game sounds about right.

 

[hatterson]

He can think it was accidental but still careless/reckless (can't remember the exact wording atm) and it still warrants a yellow.

I suppose, but the motion the ref was making was an intentional elbowing motion. If he thought de bruyne made that motion (which he didn't) it's a clear red.

I don't think a yellow for the action itself is all that crazy, little harsh for me, but not unprecedented. I just don't understand giving it based on the ref demonstrating to de bruyne what he thought he did.

 

[Burner Account]

Rodri grabbing his hamstring after a run. Stones warming up now.

10 weeks til Kompany

 

[Juve]

de Ligt looked completely lost on the Juventus goal who was playing central defender? I mean, the whole team was in shambles defending that but he's so far out of position.

I am hoping De Ligt is just going through growing pains, being as he just turned 20 and moved to a different country. I hope he doesn't bust.

 

[Savi]

Mbappe is just out of this world

Played PSG pretty well for an hour, only down 1-0. Then Mbappe comes on and destroyes us. Incredible player and incredible impact he has on that team.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Dinamo clinched a huge point earlier today. If Atalanta loses both games to City and Dinamo manages to scrape a win against Shakhtar at home they will play in spring for the 2nd year in a row and they'll travel to Atalanta to punch their ticket for the 2nd phase of the CL for the first time in their history.

Important for the coefficient to try to finish 15th again, thanks to the horrible seasons by Hajduk and to a lesser extent Osijek, Dinamo pretty much need to get something like 7-8 points in the CL group stage to have a chance and they are halfway there. While the 5th place team in the HNL will probably be overmatched in Europe, Croatia will have two CL teams next season and hopefully more but they left Dinamo with a lot to do

 

[YNWA14]

Mbappe is just out of this world

Played PSG pretty well for an hour, only down 1-0. Then Mbappe comes on and destroyes us. Incredible player and incredible impact he has on that team.

Was thinking the same thing; if anything Brugge looked a little better (at least to start the second half when I started watching) and more dangerous until Mbappé came on. They just couldn't handle him at all.

 

[YNWA14]

I am hoping De Ligt is just going through growing pains, being as he just turned 20 and moved to a different country. I hope he doesn't bust.

He's very young and talented he just needs some time. The overhyping was a bit much; ten Hag built a very good system around some very good players all working collectively so well together. They haven't missed too much of a beat this season so far either.