Lovebitesandeveryfing
Well-Known Member
I'd be more than astonished if this were the cakewalk of last season. Everything just went like a dream in that one.
I do think we'll edge it. I don't think we'll stop them scoring, but equally they will not stop us. This is not an Italian team from the eighties we're talking about. Nor is it a Mourinho team. Nor is it a Simeone one. I'd say 2-1 or 3-2. But as Pep always says, you can be punished for one mistake in the Champions League, one lapse in concentration. Concentration, not just at the back, but all over the pitch, will be everything.
The crowd will play a big part. Everybody says the atmosphere was fantastic last year. One of the best nights in Europe.
Those of you who are there. If it stays at 0-0 or 1-1, don't get edgy (I know it's easier said than done). A stand of ten-thousand edgy people, that does cascade down on to the pitch, and the players always say they can feel it. And not in a good way.
Trust this team! God knows they've given us lots of reasons to do it over the last ten years or so.
I do think we'll edge it. I don't think we'll stop them scoring, but equally they will not stop us. This is not an Italian team from the eighties we're talking about. Nor is it a Mourinho team. Nor is it a Simeone one. I'd say 2-1 or 3-2. But as Pep always says, you can be punished for one mistake in the Champions League, one lapse in concentration. Concentration, not just at the back, but all over the pitch, will be everything.
The crowd will play a big part. Everybody says the atmosphere was fantastic last year. One of the best nights in Europe.
Those of you who are there. If it stays at 0-0 or 1-1, don't get edgy (I know it's easier said than done). A stand of ten-thousand edgy people, that does cascade down on to the pitch, and the players always say they can feel it. And not in a good way.
Trust this team! God knows they've given us lots of reasons to do it over the last ten years or so.