[CL] Champions League 2012/13 (14 Viewers)

ZoSo

Senior Member
Jul 11, 2011
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I don't see it as that unlikely tbh, though I'd bet they'd lose though.

semis: bayern-man utd, juve-barca
final: barca-bayern
winner: barca

not saying it will happen but if I had to bet on semis etc that's what I'd put.
 

jukazem

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Feb 10, 2007
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If it was last season's team I would have agreed with Andy arguing that other teams would be better prepared for Bayern, Bayern lacking element of surprise and mentally in a bit of doubt in ability to go all the way because they failed last time. But this Bayern is different and better than last season with 1 new top striker Madzukic, 1 new top midfielder J. Martinez and 1 new top defender Dante.
 

Bianconero81

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Jan 26, 2009
40,182
Barcelona vs Juventus Final :stuckup: :touched:

QF and Semis Draw:

(Bayern vs Madrid) VS (Barcelona vs Dortmund)
(PSG vs Porto) VS (Juventus vs Galatasaray)

Semis:

Bayern vs Barcelona
PSG vs Juventus

Final:

Barcelona vs Juventus
 

acmilan

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Nov 8, 2005
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I don't think it's any lower once they've actually reached the first final.

Like flipping a coin. The chances of getting two tails in a row are 1 in 4, but when you've flipped it and got tails, the odds of the next one being tails are back to 1 in 2.
someone just got themselves a new car; and someone else, a new goat ... most likely :D
 

acmilan

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Nov 8, 2005
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In sports, history says otherwise. If that was the case Real and Barca would reach the final every year. Or Duke, the Patriots, Lakers, whatever.
nothing to do with probability theory the way you are suggesting. It's all about how difficult it is to make the final in general. When it comes to repeating finals, it's usually harder (which is why, if you follow this trend over a long period of time, in a given year you are more likely to have two new finalists than the year before - less true in European football than say a cap-league like the NFL) but has to do with factors outside probability theory, as TTW suggested (e.g. the human/mental factor of lesser motivation, roster changes that may weaken/strengthen the team in question and/or its opponents, etc, etc).
 

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