Champions League Matchday 4 | 04/11/25 - 05/11/25

BuzzKillington

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Today
Napoli v Eintracht Frankfurt - 5:45 PM
Slavia Prague v Arsenal - 5:45 PM
Atlético Madrid v Union St.-Gilloise
Bodo/Glimt v AS Monaco
Juventus v Sporting CP
Liverpool v Real Madrid
Olympiacos v PSV Eindhoven
Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur v F.C. København

Tomorrow
FK Qarabag v Chelsea 5:45 PM
Pafos v Villarreal 5:45 PM
Ajax Amsterdam v Galatasaray
Benfica v Bayer Leverkusen
Club Brugge v Barcelona
Internazionale v Kairat Almaty
Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund
Marseille v Atalanta
Newcastle United v Athletic Club

Some decent games this week. I'm torn between the Bayern PSG match, or hoping Madrid give Pool a good spanking. Who are we watching tonight?
 
Still no jeopardy in this terrible new format so I'll watch the Liverpool game and probably skip the rest.
 
I agree re jeopardy, the group stage is just long and pointless for any half decent side.
 
Mb194dc said:
I agree re jeopardy, the group stage is just long and pointless for any half decent side.
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Not sure about that. Madrid, Bayern, City, and PSG all finished outside the top 8 last season.

Based on last season, about 16 points is needed for a top 8 finish. If Liverpool lose today, they probably need at least 4 points from Inter and Marseille away so there'd be a good chance of them not qualifying automatically.
 
Slot appears to have finally accepted that even an aging Robertson is a better player than Kerkez.
 
Mb194dc said:
I agree re jeopardy, the group stage is just long and pointless for any half decent side.
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Remember when there were 2 group stages?
That was even more convoluted. This format has it's merits, but I think most probably people only start paying real attention during the knockout rounds.

Whole thing should be just be an open draw knockout, either 1 or 2 legs and forget about seeded draws.
 
Oranges038 said:
Remember when there were 2 group stages?
That was even more convoluted. This format has it's merits, but I think most probably people only start paying real attention during the knockout rounds.

Whole thing should be just be an open draw knockout, either 1 or 2 legs and forget about seeded draws.
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I'd prefer the single group stage we had before but unseeded. At a push, keep teams from the same league apart.
 
Thank goodness. Not sure I have it in me to see a goal conceded.
 
DennisReynolds said:
I'd prefer the single group stage we had before but unseeded. At a push, keep teams from the same league apart.
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Or have knockout qualifiers up to the last 16 teams. Then have 4 groups of 4, with an unseeded draw. Top 2 from each reach the quarter finals.

The Uefa model is more games = more money for us. It's just quantity over quality, way too many shit teams and way too many shit games in this format.
 
Not sure why, but with this CL system I'm not as nervous or excited before games, even if there are more big matches.
 
Klopper76 said:
Is it still Haaland's one that is the only open play goal conceded this season?
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The three goals conceded are Haaland’s, the Szoboszlai free-kick and a header from Woltemade, I think from a corner. And that’s in 16 games, mad.
 
Tearing up at the “You’ll Never Walk Alone” so
glad they’re the only team in the world where the broadcast will give you the full rendition of it without any commentary or watching the players in the tunnel or listening to the pundits talking about the match.
 
oh and then here comes Daniel fecking Sturridge.
 
Jeff Bezos is a cruel, cruel man.
 
Hakara said:
Not sure why, but with this CL system I'm not as nervous or excited before games, even if there are more big matches.
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Last season’s was the best version of the group stages we’ve had in years. I’m surprised how many are already saying this.
 
Oranges038 said:
Or have knockout qualifiers up to the last 16 teams. Then have 4 groups of 4, with an unseeded draw. Top 2 from each reach the quarter finals.

The Uefa model is more games = more money for us. It's just quantity over quality, way too many shit teams and way too many shit games in this format.
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Unfortunately on the latter, it also suits the big sides to have more guaranteed income, so no pushback from them either.

Hakara said:
Not sure why, but with this CL system I'm not as nervous or excited before games, even if there are more big matches.
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Same but it's because there's too much of a chance to turn around a bad result from here.
 
ThierryHenry said:
Last season’s was the best version of the group stages we’ve had in years. I’m surprised how many are already saying this.
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Dunno, think it's just that considering how many mediocre teams the "big teams" are facing in this system the big ones don't feel important at all. Not like losing today is gonna stop us from going through.
 
Goooooaaal Bayern

Dangerous counters on both ends already, but more luck with ours
 
Is it just me or are the colours on Amazon prime really washed out?
 
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