Champions League - GW5

[TheGame]

Tuesday 28th November 2023

GROUP E

• Lazio v Celtic (5.45pm)
• Feyenoord v Atlético Madrid (8pm)

GROUP F

• AC Milan v Borussia Dortmund (8pm)
• Paris Saint Germain v Newcastle United (8pm)

GROUP G

• Manchester City v RB Leipzig (8pm)
• Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade (8pm)

GROUP H

• Shakhtar Donetsk v Royal Antwerp (5.45pm)
• Barcelona v FC Porto (8pm)

Wednesday 29th November 2023

GROUP A

• Galatasaray v Manchester United (5.45pm)
• Bayern Munich v FC Copenhagen (8pm)

GROUP B

• Sevilla v PSV Eindhoven (5.45pm)
• Arsenal v Lens (8pm)

GROUP C

• Real Madrid v Napoli (8pm)
• Sporting Braga v 1. FC Union Berlin (8pm)

GROUP D

• Benfica v Inter Milan (8pm)
• Real Sociedad v FC Red Bull Salzburg (8pm)

 

[Acrobat7]

Yeah, let the minions fight for 2nd places.

 

[GhastlyHun]

100th CL game at the Allianz Arena tomorrow since its opening in 2005. A certain Thomas Müller played in 74 of them
He also scored the second most goals in these games (32) after Lewandowski (38).

 

[Swarm]

Some Europa League matches in the early slot, wonder how that happened. Not really bothered to watch any of the two and by the look of this thread nobody else is either

 

[davidlu]

Looking forward to the Lazio vs. Celtic match. I also think you should go for Real Madrid v Napoli in Group C. Real Madrid are the current holders of the Champions League and have a strong home record, while Napoli are also a very good team who are in good form. I think it should be a close and exiting match.

 

[adexkola]

It's crazy (and great) that Ukraine still have a domestic league ongoing. Are players exempt from military duty?

Shakhtar Donetsk have 9 points, they could still make it to the knockout rounds.

 

[Lay]

Looking forward to the Lazio vs. Celtic match. I also think you should go for Real Madrid v Napoli in Group C. Real Madrid are the current holders of the Champions League and have a strong home record, while Napoli are also a very good team who are in good form. I think it should be a close and exiting match.

Glad City fans don't count their treble either

 

[Swarm]

Looking forward to the Lazio vs. Celtic match. I also think you should go for Real Madrid v Napoli in Group C. Real Madrid are the current holders of the Champions League and have a strong home record, while Napoli are also a very good team who are in good form. I think it should be a close and exiting match.

This reads like an AI post

 

[do.ob]

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Bynoe-Gitten gets rewarded for having a good game on the weekend. Pretty conservative lineup otherwise, especially with both Sabitzer and Can in midfield over Brandt. Süle is out and Schlotterbeck has had some minor illness these past few days, so we might see youngster Hendry Blank get some minutes, because that bench is almost devoid of any defensive options. The only alternative at CB would be for Terzic to sub in Özcan and move Can back from midfield.

Here's Milan's starting lineup:

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[Frank Grimes]

Lazio, crapio more like.

 

[Frank Grimes]

Lazio, crapio more like.

You're welcome Lazio fans.

 

[V.O.]

They're going to just about nick a win at home to a Scottish team and all, but how does Sarri keep getting decent gigs?

Since Napoli, he's done nothing but underachieve while playing the most boring, sideways football imaginable, and Napoli themselves have gone from strength to strength since he left.

 

[Lay]

They're going to just about nick a win at home to a Scottish team and all, but how does Sarri keep getting decent gigs?

Since Napoli, he's done nothing but underachieve while playing the most boring, sideways football imaginable, and Napoli themselves have gone from strength to strength since he left.

He finished second last season

 

[adexkola]

They're going to just about nick a win at home to a Scottish team and all, but how does Sarri keep getting decent gigs?

Since Napoli, he's done nothing but underachieve while playing the most boring, sideways football imaginable, and Napoli themselves have gone from strength to strength since he left.

That going from strength to strength started with him to be fair

 

[V.O.]

He finished second last season

Fair enough, but it was an Ole second rather than an actual title challenge second, wasn't it?

Just feels like any time I watched his Chelsea, Juve and now Lazio sides, they're just always dire to see. Maybe I'm still just waiting for 'vertical tiki taka' to happen.

 

[always_hoping]

That's Celtic confirmed bottom of their champions league group with a game to spare. Brendan Rodgers record in European competition remains woeful.

 

[Lay]

Fair enough, but it was an Ole second rather than an actual title challenge second, wasn't it?

Just feels like any time I watched his Chelsea, Juve and now Lazio sides, they're just always dire to see. Maybe I'm still just waiting for 'vertical tiki taka' to happen.

Yeah they were miles behind and I was annoyed they finished top 4 because I expected them to be woeful in the UCL, but they're very close to qualifying now.

Celtic, man, they just don't do it at this level at all.

 

[always_hoping]

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Bynoe-Gitten gets rewarded for having a good game on the weekend. Pretty conservative lineup otherwise, especially with both Sabitzer and Can in midfield over Brandt. Süle is out and Schlotterbeck has had some minor illness these past few days, so we might see youngster Hendry Blank get some minutes, because that bench is almost devoid of any defensive options. The only alternative at CB would be for Terzic to sub in Özcan and move Can back from midfield.

Here's Milan's starting lineup:

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What's up with the Ms on that Milan line up.

 

[PepG]

Sarri is an awful coach really.. his Napoli side was fun to watch because they had specific patterns of play.. after he moved to Chelsea those patterns vanished and never returned haha but his tactics remained the same.. Sarri is just the italian version of Setien...

 

[Markolan]

Pretty shite line-up from us due to many players injuried..
Especially Rafael Leao absence is huge, without him our offensive output is pretty low. Can't see BVB defence having much trouble vs Pulisic or Chukwueze..

 

[Snow]

Don't know how Antwerp have looked in the other matches but they didn't look like a team with 0 points in the CL. Cracking match between them and Shakhtar. The players left everything on the pitch.

Sudakov and Zubkov looked good on the ball and Stepanenko led by example.

 

[do.ob]

Pretty shite line-up from us due to many players injuried..
Especially Rafael Leao absence is huge, without him our offensive output is pretty low. Can't see BVB defence having much trouble vs Pulisic or Chukwueze..

You may be in for a surprise.

 

[Patchbeard]

John Hartson saying it was a clear push for a Celtic pen and then flabbergasted when its overturned...it was the faintest brush/not sure he actually touched him. No bias there

 

[strongwalker]

This reads like an AI post

Doubt it is, unless the I in ai stands for something else.

Anyway, I learned that United is considered an EL team, AC Milan broke the M in their character set, and BVB doesn't want me to buy a kitten. What else is new?

 

[ti vu]

They're going to just about nick a win at home to a Scottish team and all, but how does Sarri keep getting decent gigs?

Since Napoli, he's done nothing but underachieve while playing the most boring, sideways football imaginable, and Napoli themselves have gone from strength to strength since he left.

They didn't not really from strength to strength between Sarri and Spaletti. Ancelotti time there was underwhelming for the expectation of his profile. Gattuso tenure is exactly like his famous meme "sometimes good, sometimes shite"

That going from strength to strength started with him to be fair

Not true. The Napoli that gets into European football places was started with Mazzarri (now returns to be their head coach). He had them finished second and third too and won a Coppa Italia with Napoli that despite some strong run Sarri was trophyless until he picked up trophies at Chelsea and Juventus.

FSW two seasons was a decent stopgap at Napoli before Sarri took over from him. FSW even won a Coppa Italia.

 

[do.ob]

What is it with the fecking hand ball rule in Europe?

 

[always_hoping]

PSG looking to exploit the Newcastle full backs and getting some joy thus far.

 

[van der star]

Welp, not looking good for Milan. Giroud's miss might be the difference between CL and no European football at all.

 

[Manncunian]

Leipzig one up hahaha

 

[Zed is not dead]

Newcastle getting battered in the first 10 minutes

 

[PoTMS]

Isak should score.

 

[do.ob]

First the penalty, now the ref bodyblocks Lebron in front of the box ..

 

[always_hoping]

Newcastle getting battered in the first 10 minutes

And yet with their first attack/chance of the game on 12 minutes they could be in front.

 

[Red in STL]

This reads like an AI post

More like an IF post - Intelligence Failure

 

[B. Munich]

This reads like an AI post

Doubt it. AI would know that Real Madrid aren't the current holders of the CL.

 

[adexkola]

They didn't not really from strength to strength between Sarri and Spaletti. Ancelotti time there was underwhelming for the expectation of his profile. Gattuso tenure is exactly like his famous meme "sometimes good, sometimes shite"

Not true. The Napoli that gets into European football places was started with Mazzarri (now returns to be their head coach). He had them finished second and third too and won a Coppa Italia with Napoli that despite some strong run Sarri was trophyless until he picked up trophies at Chelsea and Juventus.

FSW two seasons was a decent stopgap at Napoli before Sarri took over from him. FSW even won a Coppa Italia.

Fair enough. I remember Sarri pushing Napoli the furthest in their title ambitions until Spalletti's triumph. They also played excellent football.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

What the feck happened to that PSG team. The midfield is so..mid.

 

[adexkola]

Leipzig showing what happens when you take risks and press up high against City: they may score 5 against you; or they may become flustered by your high press and you are up 1-0 against them

 

[V.O.]

Doubt it. AI would know that Real Madrid aren't the current holders of the CL.

Nah, ChatGPT is about a year out of date with knowledge. It'll be that.

 

[do.ob]

Leipzig showing what happens when you take risks and press up high against City: they may score 5 against you; or they may become flustered by your high press and you are up 1-0 against them

And that's without their talisman Timo Werner!