Champions League Knockouts (12 Aug - 23rd Aug)

mazhar13

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This is a better 2nd half from PSG so far. Their full backs are positioning themselves higher up, and that's forcing the wing backs to drop deeper. The midfielders, as a result, are getting more space and time on the ball and are now able to build their attacks.
 

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I like the random winner takes all cup feel, of these single games. PSG are the better team but are trailing, if this was a 2 leg encounter, they might have injured players like Mbappe back, Neymar would be more match fit and you'd fancy them to win over the 2 legs. Here they have injuries, their best player can't seem to score. Best team might not progress.
 

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Neymar deserves to play in a top team again. Hope he gets away from this shit PSG side. Such a fantastic player to watch. Would fecking love to see him at United.

Is this De Roon fella the same one who looked dog shit for Boro a few years back?
 

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Neymar really fecked himself over by going to this pathetic team for money, he really could've had a better career had he stayed at Barca...
 

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It’s like every single year when these big games come around, Marco Verratti is always injured when his team need him.
 

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The difference in quality between Neymar and the rest of this PSG starting XI is insane
 

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They have Draxler on the bench. Remember when he was a wonder kid.
 

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Neymar really fecked himself over by going to this pathetic team for money, he really could've had a better career had he stayed at Barca...
Was it because he wanted to be top dog? He was in Messi's shadow as anybody would be. Money might have played a little part as well.
 

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Herrera is (and always was) bang average.

Very likeable, but my god, he was so overrated by a lot on here
 

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Neymar deserves to play in a top team again. Hope he gets away from this shit PSG side. Such a fantastic player to watch. Would fecking love to see him at United.

Is this De Roon fella the same one who looked dog shit for Boro a few years back?
Can you imagine all the Utd fan’s twisting theirselves into a pretzel defending his diving and antics after slating him for years :lol:
 

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I go see live football since the late 70ies,regularly since 1992. All of the most memorable matches I've witnessed were CL knockout stage return matches. There is *nothing in football* that comes close to the feeling when your team just came back from a bad fist leg to go through and you as a supporter in the stands have contributed. Go away :D
I hope you haven't forgotten Belgrade in 1991.
 

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Can you imagine all the Utd fan’s twisting theirselves into a pretzel defending his diving and antics after slating him for years :lol:
Mate, he's not diving. He's just got an unusually low pain threshold due to an uncommon disorder.
 

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Papu Gomez for Malinovskyi? I guess they need someone with more energy to absorb the PSG pressure, but they'll miss Gomez's creativity. Palomino coming in makes sense, however; Atalanta are sitting deeper, and he'll defend the balls into the box better than Djimsiti will, who tends to lose his concentration.
 

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These days, I am more annoyed by the referees and coach, than the players.

In the past, we were better but unlucky. This year could be the opposite
 

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Was it because he wanted to be top dog? He was in Messi's shadow as anybody would be. Money might have played a little part as well.
I think Messi Neymar Suarez was the best trio in history having scored 121 goal between themselves in one season, whatever made him quit that is silly reason imo
 

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I'm normally rooting for Atletico in the CL but Atalanta winning the whole thing would be quite something.
 

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Herrera is going to get himself sent off. He’s on yellow card and he’s lunging in like that.
 

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Is Zapata going to have to keep this up as a lone striker? Looks exhausting.