Champions League Matches | Semi-Finals | 30 April, 1/7/8 May '24

[city warrior]

Others would say that about the premier league, it's usually us winning it

Big difference. In Spain, Madrid wages is 3 times Atletico's. Only Barcelona has similar wages (they are still below). We are below both Chelsea and United, very similar to Arsenal and Liverpool, and the difference between us and Burnley is less than the difference between Madrid and Atletico (the 3rd best team in Spain). It's not about how often you win it, but how competitive it is to win it.

Another example is Ligue 1. PSG has won less ligue 1 than us in the last 7 years, but PL is 100 times more competitive.

 

[NorCalBlue]

Pure speculation

The fact is they win this competition more than anyone and have knocked us out more than we have them.

You can speculate all you want about a format that doesn't exist. They're better than anybody at succeeding in this format.

I thought it was 2-2 now in our ties against them in the knockout stage. Am I forgetting something?

 

[Pep Guardiola]

Nobody here knows how Real Madrid and Florentino Pérez and all the political corruption that has promoted him, works.

Political favors and shenanigans where Real Madrid benefits. Player purchases of 100 million euros that SPANISH CITIZENS PAY WITH THEIR TAXES.

José María García, the most famous sports journalist in Spain in the 80s and 90s (he was a God in spanish radio world), denounced all of this publicly. He never worked again:



If you love football, stop blessing this team, which legally should have even disappeared 24 years ago. It's all corruption and cheating.

 

[SWPISHOME]

I thought it was 2-2 now in our ties against them in the knockout stage. Am I forgetting something?

They knocked us out under Pellegrini via a massive deflection ironically!

 

[Carrl]

Real Madrid disgust me. Can`t believe the ref blew his whistle just a second before Bayern scored their second. It is something really dodgy about that club.

I don`t believe in coincidences and are 100% sure they poisoned De Bruyne as well.

Bellingham and Vinicius Junior constant complaining also really annoys me, even if they weren`t as bad tonight as against City.
I almost dislike them as much as Ben White and Alexander Arnold.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Pure speculation

The fact is they win this competition more than anyone and have knocked us out more than we have them.

You can speculate all you want about a format that doesn't exist. They're better than anybody at succeeding in this format.

Absolute horeshit, look at the history of the competition, their first 5 victories were invitation only! Then when they introduced a modicome of integrity they didn’t win again for 6 years, then it took them 22 year to win it again, baring in mind at that time as well English teams were banned due to our scouse twats. They then had a few times were they won it on the bounce, especially the Ronaldo years, however they’ve only won it twice when they’ve won the league under the present terms, so they’ve not even been the best in their own league, as many haven’t as well. Their league is shite, they’ve won it 36 times, that tells you how competitive it is, like the SPL, their league move games so they have a better chance of winning this ”cup” competition. If they competed in the premier league at the intensity and scrutiny it’s under they’d be trailing in our wake.

 

[Father Paul]

I thought it was 2-2 now in our ties against them in the knockout stage. Am I forgetting something?

Yes

 

[bluwes]

Underdogs - absolutely but they definitely have a chance.

I admire your optimism but it ain’t happening

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Another example is Ligue 1. PSG has won less ligue 1 than us in the last 7 years, but PL is 100 times more competitive.

I presume you mean league titles in the last 7 years. PSG have won 6 out of the last seven, including this season.
If we win this year, we will have have the same record.

 

[city warrior]

I presume you mean league titles in the last 7 years. PSG have won 6 out of the last seven, including this season.
If we win this year, we will have have the same record.

You are right. I thought Monaco won it more recently (they won in 16/17). My point still stands.

Serie A and PL are by far the most competitive elite leagues, because economically there is no 1 or 2 teams far above the rest. Not only that, but teams outside the top 6 in PL are still competitive economically and can have really good squads, which makes the intensity of the schedule really challenging.