Champions League - Quarter Finals

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A Classico final would be shite, there would be more rolling around, waving of imaginary cards and general douchebaggery than there would football.
 
I agree. I'd like to see as many non Classico games as possible. At their best they are incredible games but the stakes are so high there would be a lot of emphasis on the non football stuff.
 
Also, it's time other teams stepped up to match Barca, Bayern and Madrid. There seems to be a huge gulf in quality between those three and everyone else. Hope we can bridge some of it on our part next summer.
 
Barca in the semifinal, Real in the final please. That would be nice.
 
SF1: Juventus - Real
SF2: Barcelona - Bayern
Final: Barcelona - Juventus
Winner: Barcelona

Is what I'm hoping for.
 
Mitchell Nicholas said:
Bayern vs Barcelona would be brilliant.
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I'd love to see that from a tactical point of view. How would two most possession oriented teams in Europe cope with each other? It'll either be a 50-50 match or one of the two will have the minority of the ball for the first time in ages. Either way, it'd be really interesting.
 
Brown Toothpick said:
Out of curiosity, why would you want to play us?
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Because it'll be awesome to watch 180 minutes of those two teams against each other. It's the most exciting possible match-up between all 4 semifinalists. And I'd prefer a final against Real. We never had that and it's long overdue. Don't really care about Juventus, we don't have a meaningful history with them. It's fine if we play them, but it's not as exciting as playing Real and Barca.

It's got nothing to do with the quality of the teams at all, don't care about that. All 3 clubs are difficult to play against in a very different way.
 
amolbhatia100 said:
Either way a lot of potentially interesting stories. Pep vs Barca, pep vs Madrid who he has tormented, or the Classico itself.
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well actually Bayern is more interesting than just Pep...


I want to see Bayern vs. Real semis. Revenge for last year. In final Barca then if w go through. Want to avoid an german-italian matchup.
 
They don't deserve to be where they are and they know it. After years (more than a decade, actually) of shitty performances in the Champions League they've got two lucky draws in a row, there isn't much more to them. With Chelsea a few years back, you always knew they had experience and, in theory, class. Except their midfield three, Juve got neither.
 
fcbforever said:
They don't deserve to be where they are and they know it. After years (more than a decade, actually) of shitty performances in the Champions League they've got two lucky draws in a row, there isn't much more to them. With Chelsea a few years back, you always knew they had experience and, in theory, class. Except their midfield three, Juve got neither.
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As much as I hate Juventus to say they didnt deserve it its a bit odd. They've been very good in CL this season and they deserve to be where they are.
THey have a very good defense, Buffon at goal and the likes of Tevez in attack.
 
They have been good? When and where? Against a Monaco side which just stumbled in the quarters with blind luck and the opponents incompetence? Against a injury-ridden Dortmund in the worst state in years? The group stage hasn't been all that good to, drawing and losing against Atletico and losing against Piräus, too. How is this a good campaign?
 
fcbforever said:
They have been good? When and where? Against a Monaco side which just stumbled in the quarters with blind luck and the opponents incompetence? Against a injury-ridden Dortmund in the worst state in years? The group stage hasn't been all that good to, drawing and losing against Atletico and losing against Piräus, too. How is this a good campaign?
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You can only hope your players wont think this way and underestimate Juventus if they draw them like you're doing right now.
 
fcbforever said:
Don't wanna have Juve. I want revenge against Real and then play Juve and crush their dreams, again. Sad thing is that Juve doesn't have any chance over 180 minutes against any of the other teams.
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If you play Real Madrid then the only team Juventus could possibly face are Barcelona.
 
fcbforever said:
Probably misleading. I just wanna have Juve in the final and ideally Real now, but would take Barca too. There's just no way Juve will wait for us in Berlin.
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I agree that Juve are by some margin the weakest side in the competition, the other three are well ahead of the rest of Europe at the moment so it's not surprising that a favourite is amongst them. I just don't find it impossible that Juventus could fluke a victory in a semi, they are decent defensively and good on the counter which is bound to cause you trouble if luck is on their side. They would probably have the best chance against Real Madrid who like the hit teams on the counter themselves and the worst against Barcelona who are used to teams who sit back against them.
 
Sarni said:
I agree that Juve are by some margin the weakest side in the competition, the other three are well ahead of the rest of Europe at the moment so it's not surprising that a favourite is amongst them. I just don't find it impossible that Juventus could fluke a victory in a semi, they are decent defensively and good on the counter which is bound to cause you trouble if luck is on their side. They would probably have the best chance against Real Madrid who like the hit teams on the counter themselves and the worst against Barcelona who are used to teams who sit back against them.
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Why would a victory by Juventus be a fluke?
 
Sarni said:
I worded it wrongly I guess. They will need a good amount of luck to beat any of the other team though IMO, in all honesty.
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Far stranger things have happened. Chelsea 2012 springs to mind against a prime Guardiola Barcelona.
 
Honestly, any final not involving Juve will most likely be really interesting.
I was wrong about Bayern, even with their key injuries they really are one of the top 3 teams in the world.
 
Whether Juve has a chance of reaching the final depends on Pogba's fitness. If he's fit and firing, then they'll have a great chance if Allegri puts the right team on the pitch, if he's not then they stand no chance. Also think they'll prefer to face madrid rather than the others especially with Modric out.
 
Pogba will miss the first leg of the semi-final. He will probably be physically ready for the return leg, but the question is how match fit he is after such a long tie off.

I think almost all Juve fans would prefer to play Real. We will be underdog against all three teams, but I would not be afraid of Real.
 
I was out on Tuesday so recorded the two games.
Watching the Bayern game now. That third goal was a thing of beauty from start to finish.
 
Eila said:
Honestly, any final not involving Juve will most likely be really interesting.
I was wrong about Bayern, even with their key injuries they really are one of the top 3 teams in the world.
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Yeah Bayern looked great even without Ribery, Schweinsteiger, Robben, Alaba, Benatia, Badstuber. I think most of them will be back for the semi finals.
 
Just realised Pogba might win the CL, to hell with Juventus - cant have Pogba giving one of those "Fergie didnt believe in me , now I'm a CL winner" type interviews.
 
SonnyTheHaloPro said:
Well Arsenal are finally winning trophies again and look at their attack now with Carzola, Sanchez, Ozil, Walcott etc, add a top class striker and they have a brilliant attacking line which would score against anyone. Also when was the last time Arsenal have put a run together this good? A cdm and a striker and they will be up there.

Chelsea just need depth, they have a brilliant starting 11, they choked this year but that happens and Mourinho will definitely make the CL his priority next season.
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It's all very nice to win the FA Cup, but when was the last time Arsenal got even close to the PL, never mind the CL? Also, they always go on a run some time during the season and fall apart again eventually.

I think they can be up there with Chelsea and United if they sign the correct players, but to be up there with Real and Bayern? Not a chance.
 
Not sure why this thread is still going. Make a new one for the draw if yiz want.

No to megathreads!
 
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