Fair enough. I had no idea. Never heard of him until this season. They'll still make a killing on him. Could see him go for 60-70m.
Champions League Quarter Finals (5th - 13th Apr)
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Comedy on high level.
Yeah though I think Almeria get a significant portion of any future sale. It's funny how fast it's turned around for him - last year his signing was considered a bit of a joke as he was so inconsistent, and Benfica wound up blowing the CL group stage qualifying. Granted Darwin had pretty bad COVID, but he also went like 4-5 months without scoring.
Always said he would have been a bargain for what Benfica paid, worth a shot. Maybe not the world beater some have hoped he could become, but very solid as a 6.
Absolutely mental. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of hypocrites.
I checked out his surface level stats. Yeah that's a pretty stark turnaround, 14 goals in 44 games last season, 32 goals in 37 games this season. Can see what they saw in him too, looking at his numbers in his lone season at Almeria.
Why was Felipe allowed to be there in the tunnel?
Does anyone that watches Villarreal regularly give them much of a chance against the scousers?
yeah pretty funny. Sometimes i wish people would have a collection of video clips to show players so when they say shit like this media can just show it to them. This and clips of players faking contact/injuries would be hilarious to watch players try and explain
As much as against Bayern actually. I do not think that the league position really tells everything about a knockout specialist - Emery is expert in this. They sit a lot more back than in the league, are tough in battles but know the full spanish repertoire of time wasting and can absorb power very well. I think that a lot of the top teams would have been an easier draw.
That last one sent me for a loop, like what the feck does Stamford Bridge have to do with this. It's 3 year old tweet from when we played them in the EL semifinals.
It's probably to highlight that this isn't a one-off for Frankfurt, they have a lot of enthusiasm for the EL and bring massive numbers to away games on a somewhat regular basis.
Yeah I figured. I remember running into big groups of them in London.
Real Madrid-
People know they are a very strong team rn but Modric at 36, Kroos at 32, casemiro at 30, carvajal 30, nacho at 32, Alaba at 29, benzema at 34, that’s a old ass team man. Those are all starters from the second champions league leg.
of course mbappe and maybe possibly Haaland will be a huge change and boost but still that team needs a massive overhaul. Mendy, Valverde, Camavinga, Militao are young, add Mbappe but still need a lot of additions there. Shame because maybe they’re gonna try to overhaul the same summer we are.
People know they are a very strong team rn but Modric at 36, Kroos at 32, casemiro at 30, carvajal 30, nacho at 32, Alaba at 29, benzema at 34, that’s a old ass team man. Those are all starters from the second champions league leg.
of course mbappe and maybe possibly Haaland will be a huge change and boost but still that team needs a massive overhaul. Mendy, Valverde, Camavinga, Militao are young, add Mbappe but still need a lot of additions there. Shame because maybe they’re gonna try to overhaul the same summer we are.
Villarreal winning the whole thing would be the biggest surprise and achievement of the century, surpassing Leicester's Premier League.
Emery PLEASE DO IT.
Emery PLEASE DO IT.
I don't think it surpasses Leicester. Villareal just won the Europa League. The Champions League is a big step up and it would be a major surprise if they pulled it off, but not on the level of 2016.
That's great. They're the Burnley of the Champions League, out to stop others rather than having any real ambition themselves. Would anybody really miss them if they weren't in it?
I know all that but everyone was assuming Savic caused the drama in the tunnel and Grealish was completely innocent. Could easily have been Grealish goading Savic that made things kick off.
Savic ran up the tunnel after Grealish had left. It was clear the dude wanted a fight from the 89th minute (12 before the end of the match)
Yes but have you considered that Atletico were triggered and therefore apparently not responsible for their actions??????
Don't know who 'everyone' but that's not how I viewed it.
Koke complaining about time wasting is actually incredible.