Despite the fact that I hoped my irony was more obvious... Second attempt: Arsenal are just a points supplier for Bayern. This season sucks. Mate, let me have some fun!
Champions League — quarter-finals and semi-finals draw
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I don't see any irony in your posts about Bayern/Arsenal. Just facts. I let you
City are not the best team in Europe, they have been bang average this season
This is Arsenal at their strongest they've been in years and Bayern at their weakest they've been in years
Advantage Arsenal
Advantage Arsenal
Arsenal are definitely better than Bayern. However, as a club, they have this weird hoodoo when it comes to Europe. That makes this a 50/50 game.
I think that's hogwash
Munich have averaged 2.22 points per game this season. They got 2.09 last season so it’s difficult to argue that they are worse, purely in terms of points.
Also, 2.89 goals per game this season v 2.7 last season. I think it’s just that Leverkusen are having such an incredible season that Munich look worse by comparison.
Who said this season? They’ve been the best for a few years. They’ve been average this year but still in a title challenge in the best league.
Bayern is definitely bad this season. Still, I expect them to kick Arsenal out of the CL.
Why so confident? Arsenal are the better side.
You might well be right. I find it almost impossible to second guess how Arsenal will play in this match. Two years (or even 1 year) ago I’d have confidently expected Bayern to dominate the games and Arsenal to eventually fold.
I think if Arsenal knock Harry Kane FC out, that almost guarantees the 5th place CL.
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Terror threats against all the Quarter Finals this week - security ramped right up
Not worth it. Come on Bayern!
We won’t do shit today. We’re horrible.
Jesus. Really hope nothing happens. I'm kind of surprised that when the waves of terror attacks were hitting Europe in the mid 2010s that a football match was never targeted.
France vs. Germany was targeted.
Nice of ISIS to give us a heads up. Not usually their modus operandi. Nice blokes, them.
They were targeted but they are very often detected and stopped before it gets close to happening like the World Cup 2010, Euro 2016. Then you have the Paris terrorist attack and i think the Dortmund bus bombing was also classed as a terror attack.
There is definitely a lot of close calls that we don't hear about to avoid panic.
Wasn't that the same night as the Bataclan attack?
Yes.
The CL is such a shit comparison when your rivals keep making semis and finals. I pretty much only catch highlights and score lines now.
I ten two think i'd be happy with avoiding retribution for the 5-1s.
fecking hell!!
Pull yourselves together!
I don’t think we will. I just hope we don’t have to payback for our many glorious nights against Arsenal.
Eric Dier rolling back the years tonight
That's not really comparable as that was an attempt to manipulate the stock market, trying to make Dortmunds stock crash
The bombs went off during the game - you can literally see the players' reaction to the explosion. It was a near miss in that it didn't happen in the stadium but it was widely heard of:
havnt heard from ISIS since before Covid, what gives?
What a fall from grace for Bayern that Arsenal fans are talking about what a tough semi final they will have.
(1-5 Arsenal Bayern incoming…)
(1-5 Arsenal Bayern incoming…)
2 hours left for the match and I did none of my superstitious pre-game rituals.
We are losing this 0-2 or 0-3.
We are losing this 0-2 or 0-3.
I haven't seen much of Madrid this season but are you really that unconfident?
Of the last few games against City, this is the one I am least interested in watching. It gives me confidence to see Mendy at left back. Curious to see Camavinga, Tchouameni and Bellingham, from whom I expect a great game.
Very poorly done. Maybe you should sacrifice yourself and don't watch the game
I don't follow Bayern. If Bayern is as bad as you said then good for Arsenal. I remember there is another poster mentioned Bayern in the league has almost the same point as other seasons.
Nope. We’re outright atrocious. This is easily the worst season since more than a decade.
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Our strongest XI so feeling more confident now.
Feck
Madrid lads, are you good this year?