Champions League 2016/2017 (41 Viewers)
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Think people are underestimating Barcelona. One massive advantage is that they have a strong winning mentality, and I'm not sure their style suits ours to be honest. Back on the first point however, after the PSG this will only improve their winning mentality even further. I think some of our players are still lacking the "big game mentality", and this will end up letting us lose the game. I think it is important that we approach the game in the right manner however, the way we approached Bayern in the first half of the first leg was suicidal, and I'm really worried we will do the same thing again.
has a tough time securing the "best" refs for these two games, given our opponents.
Im not that disappointed as well... I mean we could have got Leicester or Dortmund and smile all the way to the semis but as long as its not Bayern that seem to have no weaknesses and not Atl Madrid which I think their style would cause us problems... We should have an interesting set of games against them...
I'm gonna try just one, please go with me.
If u have to pick an 18 squad for a UCL ley chosing between Farca and juve players. Didn't u pick more Juve players? What about the 11 starter and 3 sube? Still juve is ahead? Now in hypotetical team I guess our subs level player are Dybala, Higuain and JGC? For god sake their polls pick Dybala to be Messi heir.
Now could u see our team is currently way better than them
If u have to pick an 18 squad for a UCL ley chosing between Farca and juve players. Didn't u pick more Juve players? What about the 11 starter and 3 sube? Still juve is ahead? Now in hypotetical team I guess our subs level player are Dybala, Higuain and JGC? For god sake their polls pick Dybala to be Messi heir.
Now could u see our team is currently way better than them
They don't appear as excited?
I've had a look at 15-16 of their player facebook and twitter accounts and there's no comments of being excited or how easy it is. Infact a lot of them haven't even posted anything related to football all day.
Maybe they think it's a walk in a park and nothing to get excited over?
I've had a look at 15-16 of their player facebook and twitter accounts and there's no comments of being excited or how easy it is. Infact a lot of them haven't even posted anything related to football all day.
Maybe they think it's a walk in a park and nothing to get excited over?
Playing the first at the Stadium is great for us. I haven't been following too closely this season, but as far as I know our performance improves a lot at home. We have been disappointing away.
In tournaments, playing the 2nd match at home isn't necessarily an advantage per se.
The general rule is that when a team gets a favourable result in the first match, this team goes to advance the vast majority of times. Reversing a negative result at the first match, either at home or away, is always the exception.
In our case, if the first game were away, given our poor perfomances when out, chances would be Barcelona would build a good or very good result, practically sealing their qualifying to the semis.
On the other hand, at home Juve has a decent shot at having a first good result, or at least decent, and go to Camp Nou with chances. That's what we want.
In tournaments, playing the 2nd match at home isn't necessarily an advantage per se.
The general rule is that when a team gets a favourable result in the first match, this team goes to advance the vast majority of times. Reversing a negative result at the first match, either at home or away, is always the exception.
In our case, if the first game were away, given our poor perfomances when out, chances would be Barcelona would build a good or very good result, practically sealing their qualifying to the semis.
On the other hand, at home Juve has a decent shot at having a first good result, or at least decent, and go to Camp Nou with chances. That's what we want.
Nope, Neymar needs one more to be suspended.
"from the first match in the group stage, a player is suspended for the next
competition match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as
following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc.)."
Rakitic and Neymar already served a suspension, but after that they got 1 more yellow, which means that both are a yellow away from suspension.
As for the rest, Busquets is suspended for the first leg, while Pique is on 2 yellows so far.
It would be nice if Neymar, Pique and Rakitic all get a yellow in Turin
"from the first match in the group stage, a player is suspended for the next
competition match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as
following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc.)."
Rakitic and Neymar already served a suspension, but after that they got 1 more yellow, which means that both are a yellow away from suspension.
As for the rest, Busquets is suspended for the first leg, while Pique is on 2 yellows so far.
It would be nice if Neymar, Pique and Rakitic all get a yellow in Turin
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