UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Matchday 1 (Sep 19 & 20)

[dashsnow17]

This competition is so dead it's unbelievable.

I remember watching Milan play Bayern or someone on tv in a Prague bar when I was about 15, f*ck me man that was the real business.

 

[jones]

This competition is so dead it's unbelievable.

Best teams from leagues in the gutter will result in a dead competition who could've known.

Reserving judgment for a minute as La Liga had some promising football for a minute earlier this season but shaping up to continue the worst era of football EVER.

 

[Rasmi]

Gen Z version of Gareth Barry vs Xabi Alonso

One guy wins titles and dat the other rumble tumble mf will always leave everything on the pitch

If Martinelli was a brother he would be called low IQ player. I think he will be replaced soon if we keep going on the same trajectory. Not elite talent

 

[NieThePiet]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1704243061977501797

 

[Synical]

The 'celtic in Europe ' trend on twitter is absolutely hilarious reading

 

[BigPoppaPump]

This competition is so dead it's unbelievable.

Football is actually finished as a sport, even compilations now are so mediocre.

Winning our first Champions League in this modern era would be a bit of a let down can’t lie.

 

[ThisFather]

Great. Just clocked City have the best striker in the league and also the second best striker in the league in the same team.

What happened to all the strikers bro. Such scarcity. No youth players want to grow up wanting to be a striker anymore?

 

[Batman]

Great. Just clocked City have the best striker in the league and also the second best striker in the league in the same team.

What happened to all the strikers bro. Such scarcity. No youth players want to grow up wanting to be a striker anymore?

A whole generation of kids grew up with Henry first and then Cristiano, Messi, Neymar and Salah scoring a bunch of goals from the half spaces. It's more glamourous to be able to pick the ball up in those areas and do something spectacular than what someone like Haaland or Kane does. It's the same reason that every kid who likes basketball would rather shoot long threes even if they're tall. They've grown up with Steph Curry and he's cooler than someone like Dwight Howard.

 

[Rex Stone]

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What I love about football is there’s always a new way for it to break your f*cking heart

 

[1macca1]

I posted about the downfall of the competition yesterday and I’ve seen a few posts state the same today; but, there were actually quite a few goals today including a clutch moment for Lazio. Has it actually fallen or are we just nostalgic?

I don’t get this longing for todays youth to idolise a less exciting style of player either.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

Newcastle should be banned from Europe for sheer dullness. It is strange because with less money, at smaller clubs Howe played more expansive football. With more money and better players he is trying to be the English Jose.


I have to say that I haven’t been this excited for a non league Arsenal Match since our last FA cup final. We need to win it soon, another English club winning their first and us not winning this sticks in my craw like no other. If Arteta wins us CL, i will tattoo his face on my bum and give you guys the good fortune of seeing said tattoo, give me an excuse to moon you lot. It starts now lads Cinderella run to the final with Kai Havertz scoring his second CL final winner. Lol

 

[Thrice]

I posted about the downfall of the competition yesterday and I’ve seen a few posts state the same today; but, there were actually quite a few goals today including a clutch moment for Lazio. Has it actually fallen or are we just nostalgic?

I don’t get this longing for todays youth to idolise a less exciting style of player either.

One thing that's probably ruining football the most for me is teams using the high press. It always sucks the air out of the game. Now you have games where one team has like 70-80% possession because the other team can't even get out of their half which is just ridiculous.

I often find myself enjoying Championship games more these days than Premier League football. Obviously the quality of football in general in the Premier League is much higher, but lower league football is more chaotic and chaos makes football unpredictable and therefore more watchable in my eyes.

 

[carter777]

BBC already leaked the Bayern score

 

[Farzad Stoned]

BBC already leaked the Bayern score

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So hope United get thrashed and Kane the guy they tried to get scores on them despite not being in Kane it would hurt the Mancs so much. Will have to watch this after the Arsenal debut

 

[Farzad Stoned]

Has to be said Barca looked phenomenal against an overmatched Antwerp side. Every match i have watched Felix and Lewandowski look like they been playing together for years. They are Barca, but to rebuild as fast as they have; while being financially limited by their standards is quite a feat. Used to be a time none of the English big boys could compete financially with Spanish giants it will be interesting see if without the big money edge will they still dominate this competition

 

[<<reed>>]

Has to be said Barca looked phenomenal against an overmatched Antwerp side. Every match i have watched Felix and Lewandowski look like they been playing together for years. They are Barca, but to rebuild as fast as they have; while being financially limited by their standards is quite a feat. Used to be a time none of the English big boys could compete financially with Spanish giants it will be interesting see if without the big money edge will they still dominate this competition

Gotta give it to Xavi, the man took Auba and Felix, two underperforming strikers nobody really wanted, and made them look good.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Would not invite a single one of you to my birthday party. Loads of debbie downers you lot

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Gotta give it to Xavi, the man took Auba and Felix, two underperforming strikers nobody really wanted, and made them look good.

But where does he rank?

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Elyonossi in Copenhagen these days? Oh my

 

[Farzad Stoned]

Gotta give it to Xavi, the man took Auba and Felix, two underperforming strikers nobody really wanted, and made them look good.

Great to see a young Spanish manager who actually was a great player winning league, must be a nice feeling.