2025-26 UEFA Champions League

I hated that rule too….. it was always in your mind throughout the two legs. Home teams were less likely to take risks

Interestingly the bookies odds in the later post give a 56.7% chance of the winner coming from the 'PSG/BM/Pool/RM' side and 49.5% from the Arsenal side (the sum is greater than 100 because of bookies margin).

So clearly jacools computer is in disagreement with the bookies.

PSG are up to their "usual" tricks again, trying to have their top of the table clash with Lens postponed, as it falls between their two ties with Liverpool. Both clubs sharing the first letter "L" aren't impressed, but this was done for the last round as well, to allow the Parisiennes a clear run at Chelsea.

Real Madrid - out of their national cups, and 7 points behind Barcelona in La Liga, look like they have only one trophy left to play for, the one they think they own!

The face Bayern Munchen in a tie where the last 4 winners (out of 5 meetings) went on to win the trophy - and …….. all 4 were Real Madrid. The last 9 meetings between the clubs have gone RM W7-D2-L0

In fact, you have to go back to 17 Apr 2012, for the last time Bayern (with Toni Kroos) beat Real in a CL tie!

Toni Kroos was at his best for Bayern then, but within 2 years, and after having been only offered €6.5m a year when other players were on €10m at Bayern, told Pep he was leaving.

I only found out that Manchester United would have signed him except that they sacked Moyes, who was involved in the deal. From Kroos' agent, Volker Struth - "In April 2014, United sent a copy of a contract for Toni and David Moyes visited him personally. United's offer and contract were good, and Kroos had agreed to sign for Manchester United. I still have the copy of the contract, with just Toni's signature missing from it. On April 22, United sacked Moyes and we had to start looking for a new club. Finally, Kroos signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2014."

Bayern deserved ahead, nicely taken by Diaz. Probably should be ahead already

Have some colour vision problems myself but the ball seems to disappear in the stripes of the pitch on VM because the colour of the picture is so dull or something.

Vini Jr loves to go to ground at every opportunity possible. Really dislikable player, given his massive ego.

Thought that was an automatic yellow card. Not sure if rule has changed or Oliver bottled it because it’s Vini

Goal Kane!

2 down straight after kick off

Dour Richard Dunne and his accent have the opposite problem.

Where is Neuer in GOAT goalkeeper conversation? Serious longevity.

Kahn and Schmeichel right up there aswell tbf.