FML, Champions League 2009/2010 FML (52 Viewers)
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Imagine Pool, Barca, Madrid, Bayern all in EL.
Even more important to win in Bordeaux to win our group, if we finish 2nd in our group with our luck will get Manu or Chelsea and get knocked out, meanwhile Inter will play Unirea
Even more important to win in Bordeaux to win our group, if we finish 2nd in our group with our luck will get Manu or Chelsea and get knocked out, meanwhile Inter will play Unirea
As for what abejaa said, it's true that we'll have to beat strong teams in order to win the CL, but it's also a fact that teams can't keep the same form through out the season and the draw plays a big role in winning/not winning the CL. We'll surely get very strong teams in the final and the semi-final. If we get strong teams also in the 1/8 and 1/4 finals, then we're doubling the chances for elimination because we won't keep the same form from February till May.
Juve are known for the poor form that follows after the winter break, that usually lasts until March or so. That's why it's very important to get an easy team at least in the 1st knock-out round so we could beat them even while not being in good form. Then, gradually, as we're hitting form, we can do something big in the later stages.
Like Milan in 2007. If you remember, they were piss poor until April. But they got Celtic in the 1st round and they made it (after extra time). If Milan got a strong team in that round instead of Celtic, they'd have been eliminated 99%. But they got Celtic, then they got an out of form Bayern....and then they hit form and won the whole thing.
Luck in the draw, especially for an inconsistent team like Juventus, is one of the main factors for success.
I doubt.
Jose will play a catenaccio there and you can bet on that. The same as he did in Milano, the same as Chelsea did last year in Barcelona, the same Rubin did this year.
That's proven to be the only way to take something from Barcelona. Defend like mad and hope that the occasional counter attack will finish with a goal.
So unless Barca somehow score an early goal, it will be impossible to expect an easy win.
If Barca don't score an early goal, then I will tell you right now what will happen: You will watch endless passing in midfield and outside Inter's box. The moment the ball comes near or inside the box, one of Inter's 8 players inside the box will kick it out. Then, depending how successfully Sneijder, Eto'o and Milito play the counters, the match will finish 0:0 or 0:1.
But if Barca do score an early goal, or a first half goal, then I can imagine them scoring a second and maybe a third and easily winning the 3pts.
Jose will play a catenaccio there and you can bet on that. The same as he did in Milano, the same as Chelsea did last year in Barcelona, the same Rubin did this year.
That's proven to be the only way to take something from Barcelona. Defend like mad and hope that the occasional counter attack will finish with a goal.
So unless Barca somehow score an early goal, it will be impossible to expect an easy win.
If Barca don't score an early goal, then I will tell you right now what will happen: You will watch endless passing in midfield and outside Inter's box. The moment the ball comes near or inside the box, one of Inter's 8 players inside the box will kick it out. Then, depending how successfully Sneijder, Eto'o and Milito play the counters, the match will finish 0:0 or 0:1.
But if Barca do score an early goal, or a first half goal, then I can imagine them scoring a second and maybe a third and easily winning the 3pts.
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We need only one point if that point is taken at Bayern. Anything other than a win at Bordeaux doesn't make a difference to our chances. I hope we beat Bordeaux and avoid a nervous last round...
Edit: Zombie post
Edit: Zombie post
If it all comes down to our last game against Bayern, I could see things turning to shit. Us playing for the draw (0-0) from the first minute won't be a pretty sight. My heart would probably stop beating every time Melo tries to pass the ball.
Same thing for Fiorentina though. If they end up needing some sort of result in the game against Liverpool, I can very much see it going wrong.
