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Great result for Juventus but it's another win for Italian clubs in Europe this season. They won't do any good to England's coefficient ranking.

Is it possible for England to be given only 3 champs league spots next year?

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11945/9765327/premier-league-to-lose-champions-league-spot-coefficients-explained

'...it would take a few years of rapid decline for Italy to overtake England in the coefficients.

'..To wildly predict the future, England’s fourth place will not be affected for the 2015/16 season, should be protected for the 2016/17 season, but may come under threat for the 2017/18 season - but only if Italian clubs consistently out-perform English clubs across both European competitions for the rest of this season and next season.

That may help

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Here's something to debate:

I honestly think Luis Enrique's Barca would easily beat Pep's Barca. Why Pep's squad was technically and individually better, this current Barca is more effective and adaptive.

I like this current Barca A LOT more..

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Some of our fans would rather play like Bayern did and lose 3-0 than win ugly.

If it was us we still would have lost even with hardcore bus parking...maybe not 3-0 but 2-0 is really likely as we won't chase a late goal like Bayern did. Remember 11-12 season with hardcore bus parking they were 2-0 up in the 1st half and we luckily got it back thanks to that Ramires goal. If it was 2-0 at half time it probably would have ended like 5-0.

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Have read that previously and the Italian teams have been outperforming the English clubs in Europe this season. There are still Napoli and Fiorentina in the Europa League. If the English sides don't start performing again soon, there's some serious trouble ahead.

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Here's something to debate:

I honestly think Luis Enrique's Barca would easily beat Pep's Barca. Why Pep's squad was technically and individually better, this current Barca is more effective and adaptive.

I like this current Barca A LOT more..

Only if you give them the exact same players each. It is debatable maybe Suarez is better than Villa or Neymar is infinitely better than Pedro and others now in the team like Alba. It is the same with Bayern, if this was Heynckes Bayern maybe they would not have been destroyed, remember that team is perfection as well.

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The match was evenly balanced in the second half, and then Messi decided to make the difference. Speed in transition killed them, it was to be expected. Barca deserved winners, better team over 90 min. That second goal.. ugh. Classic Messi. Boateng fainting like he was sentenced for life.

Bayern failing to create chances without Robben and Ribery. Again, they're not the same without them. No one would be. Take out Messi and Neymar and Barca look a lot more ordinary as well. But Guardiola took a huge risk playing such a high line, trying to force the away goal. Backfired miserably, conceding a third.

Guardiola's rep taking another hit. When will Luis Enrique receive his praise?

Barca's so different. The precision is not nearly the same, but a lot more direct and pacey. And they're now capable of playing in a stretched playing field. With that super trio up front, they're definitely the favourites for the title. Which could mean another treble. Ridiculous.

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Guardiola inherited a treble winning side and he has been thrashed in two Champions League semi-finals without scoring even once (0-8 as it stands).

One of the best coaches around. I wonder how we would have turned out if he came to us instead of Jose.

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