Champions League Quarter Finals 2020/21 - Apr 6/7 & 13/14

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Also, the Porto player called Corona but has his nickname on the back of his shirt. Wonder if he was commonly known by his nickname before 2020
 

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Also, the Porto player called Corona but has his nickname on the back of his shirt. Wonder if he was commonly known by his nickname before 2020
He should've used his surname and requested a number change to 19.
 

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They knew he would be out last week, they'll be prepared for it. Choupo Moting actually scored last time as well.
They probably did but still, Choupo is far far away from Lewandowskis level so its still a huge blow for them, and obviously makes their chances to go through way smaller.
 

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Taking a look at Bayern’s defence and midfield, it’s interesting that the left sided triangle are all natural LBs, and the right sided triangle are either a natural RB (Pavard) or players who have played RB to a very high standard in their careers (Kimmich and Boateng). Then you have the front 4, who can all play in different positions to the ones they are playing today. We clearly have a good squad at United, but I suppose we could add more versatility in order to rotate more effectively. If we had Bayern’s injury crisis, we wouldn’t be able to put out a team! Could point the finger at Mourinho and his obsession with specialists for that.
 

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Taking a look at Bayern’s defence and midfield, it’s interesting that the left sided triangle are all natural LBs, and the right sided triangle are either a natural RB (Pavard) or players who have played RB to a very high standard in their careers (Kimmich and Boateng). Then you have the front 4, who can all play in different positions to the ones they are playing today. We clearly have a good squad at United, but I suppose we could add more versatility in order to rotate more effectively. If we had Bayern’s injury crisis, we wouldn’t be able to put out a team! Could point the finger at Mourinho and his obsession with specialists for that.
Tbf its just Kimmich and Alaba who are superb and versatile players. A centerback (Boateng) playing fullback is normal.
 

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Am I the only one who wants to see PSG get knocked out? Can't stand their players.
Aren't alone, very few will be too disappointed to see a plastic club like PSG knocked out tonight.

They really should be reaching the semi final now. leading, 3 away goals, playing at home and no Lewandowski, Gnabry for Bayern. It will be poor by Poch and his side if they don't progress to the semi finals from that position.
 

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Aren't alone, very few will be too disappointed to see a plastic club like PSG knocked out tonight.

They really should be reaching the semi final now. leading, 3 away goals, playing at home and no Lewandowski, Gnabry for Bayern. It will be poor by Poch and his side if they don't progress to the semi finals from that position.

Poor yes, but I wouldn't be surprised
 

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Also, the Porto player called Corona but has his nickname on the back of his shirt. Wonder if he was commonly known by his nickname before 2020
He's had Tecatito on his shirt since his days at Monterrey I believe. Bit of a joke because Corona are the big competitors of Tecate, who own Monterrey.
 

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Tbf its just Kimmich and Alaba who are superb and versatile players. A centerback (Boateng) playing fullback is normal.
Not necessarily though, because we’ve seen the carnage that playing Lindelof at RB can cause, and playing Bailly there, coincidentally away to PSG like Bayern are tonight, nearly took the tie away from us before we could even seriously mount a comeback.
 

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Why cant Muller play as the striker?

What is the need for mouting?

PSG and City are going to have it easy this year.
 

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Why cant Muller play as the striker?

What is the need for mouting?

PSG and City are going to have it easy this year.
Muller is at his best when he's finding pockets of space and drifting away from defenders with clever off-ball movement. He's not good at holding the ball up or playing with his back to goal - playing him at striker would maximise his weaknesses and nullify his strengths.
 

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Why cant Muller play as the striker?

What is the need for mouting?

PSG and City are going to have it easy this year.
Muller finds space all over, links play well and brings other players into the game. He’s wasted playing him as the striker. His versatile skill set is much better in the role he occupies.
 

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Why cant Muller play as the striker?

What is the need for mouting?

PSG and City are going to have it easy this year.
Because Müller is a waste of space up front. It's been tried, it's invariably a crap idea. He needs someone else to set up.