Err... home teams just defended in the first game to not concede.Also the city/madrid game is the perfect example for why away goal rules were great for CL and need to make a comeback
Also the city/madrid game is the perfect example for why away goal rules were great for CL and need to make a comeback
Nope. Games have been much better overall for it.Also the city/madrid game is the perfect example for why away goal rules were great for CL and need to make a comeback
we are out of the copaSo if Madrid win a treble, Bellinghams probably gonna win the Balon D'or, right?
Ronaldo will get one last ballon d'or after winning the euros with portugalSo if Madrid win a treble, Bellinghams probably gonna win the Balon D'or, right?
he was the betting favorite a month or so ago, if madrid wins the ucl and england doesnt humilliate itself in the euros i think its his unless mbappe goes supernova in the euros or something.So if Madrid win a treble, Bellinghams probably gonna win the Balon D'or, right?
noSo if Madrid win a treble, Bellinghams probably gonna win the Balon D'or, right?
Insane game, obviously City did everything you want a team to do to win a game but Real Madrid always finds a way.
Really fantastic to watch though, plenty of action, didnt get dirty, teams respected each other throughout. Amazing stuff and I cant believe we won, so proud of my dudes, an insane effort. Was so sure Nacho was gonna fuck it up lol, Spanish radio was going nuts.
First half was solid and I was pleased Tomiyasu made the lineup. That second half though… there was no energy left. It was sad because you could feel the game slipping from them as Bayern built more momentum. Honestly they are lucky it ended 1-0.That second half Arsenal performance was just sad. Half an hour to score after Bayern's goal and no shots on target.
Probably depends on EurosSo if Madrid win a treble, Bellinghams probably gonna win the Balon D'or, right?
This year is Mbappe.So if Madrid win a treble, Bellinghams probably gonna win the Balon D'or, right?
What? And take away from the amazing accomplishments of Messi in the MLS? He won the world cup only 2 years ago you knowSo if Madrid win a treble, Bellinghams probably gonna win the Balon D'or, right?
The first game wouldn't have ended 3-3 if there were away goals.Also the city/madrid game is the perfect example for why away goal rules were great for CL and need to make a comeback
Yeah, we were frazzled. Arteta is a great coach but probably the biggest thing he needs to improve is squad management. He doesn't rotate nearly as much as he should do, even when we are winning games comfortably. Thus you have situations where Saliba, Saka and too many others are playing pretty much every single game.First half was solid and I was pleased Tomiyasu made the lineup. That second half though… there was no energy left. It was sad because you could feel the game slipping from them as Bayern built more momentum. Honestly they are lucky it ended 1-0.
Madrid with the power of friendship and anime.
Also diligent defending, but mostly the former.
That second half Arsenal performance was just sad. Half an hour to score after Bayern's goal and no shots on target.
Partey hasn't played much cause he's shite. He has no belief in the bench players outside of Tross, Jesus, and Zinchenko, and two of them have been injured for part of the season.Yeah, we were frazzled. Arteta is a great coach but probably the biggest thing he needs to improve is squad management. He doesn't rotate nearly as much as he should do, even when we are winning games comfortably. Thus you have situations where Saliba, Saka and too many others are playing pretty much every single game.
He renewed Nelson's contract in the summer. Why has be barely played him? Partey has been fit for a while now yet has played like 10 minutes.
The first game wouldn't have ended 3-3 if there were away goals.
I do agree with you that away goals need to return though. I loved them. A scenario where drawing in impossible and the game swinga one way or the other based on a single goal was incredible.
I'm a Chelsea fan and we were crushed by a last minute Iniesta goal due to the rule. Nonetheless I would still have it. The fact you guys share a stadium doesn't matter. It's like Cricket or Baseball. When you can score away goals you must use that game more wisely, like a batting team trying to score more runs during their turn to bat. Each team has the knowledge. It's an extra slice of meta and tactics to the game state.Away goals rule sucked. Proof: we lost a semifinal vs AC Milan because the games ended 0-0 and 1-1… both played in the same stadium even. There are way more away goals now, and teams try harder to win on away turf instead of simply trying to score 1 goal and then defend till the end.
Partey is most certainly not shite, what a weird thing to say. He was one of our most important players last season. He's just been out for a long time and needs game time to get back to full match sharpness, something Arteta has not given him so far. Even in his brief cameos, he has shown true quality...he helped set up our winner against City earlier in the season and he's the one who played Saka through in the dying moments of the first leg.Partey hasn't played much cause he's shite. He has no belief in the bench players outside of Tross, Jesus, and Zinchenko, and two of them have been injured for part of the season.
One thing Gary Lineker has pointed out is incredibly unfair is that the team who play the second leg at home get a big advantage if the game goes to extra time. Essentially, 30 more minutes of the tie is played at one teams ground over the other which doesn't feel right.I'm a Chelsea fan and we were crushed by a last minute Iniesta goal due to the rule. Nonetheless I would still have it. The fact you guys share a stadium doesn't matter. It's like Cricket or Baseball. When you can score away goals you must use that game more wisely, like a batting team trying to score more runs during their turn to bat. Each team has the knowledge. It's an extra slice of meta and tactics to the game state.
The one thing I'd change is to turn off away goals in Extra Time, because that gives a team 30 minutes extra to score away goals.
That second half Arsenal performance was just sad. Half an hour to score after Bayern's goal and no shots on target.
I have always been of the opinion the opportunity to score a killer away in 30 minutes is a greater advantage than home advantage. Because mechanically in the game you have 30 minutes extra to score a goal of more value.One thing Gary Lineker has pointed out is incredibly unfair is that the team who play the second leg at home get a big advantage if the game goes to extra time. Essentially, 30 more minutes of the tie is played at one teams ground over the other which doesn't feel right.
This one is on American TV, I don't think it would do as well over here in the UK, I think it's been influenced by similar American Sports shows. Even though ironically it's filmed here in the UK in the same building as VAR is located.I absolutely hate these "banter" shows, complete over the top nonsense, all in the vain pursuit of getting something to go viral. Football for the TikTok generation.
I absolutely hate these "banter" shows, complete over the top nonsense, all in the vain pursuit of getting something to go viral. Football for the TikTok generation.
I have always been of the opinion the opportunity to score a killer away in 30 minutes is a greater advantage than home advantage. Because mechanically in the game you have 30 minutes extra to score a goal of more value.