The European Leagues & Competitions Thread V2

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Reus and Hummels are doubtful against City. 

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

 

[Vesper 27,315]

How fluid are football matches? A Pan European study   The 64th CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report crunched InStat data to unveil the effective playing time and other indicators regarding the fluidity of matches in 37 European competitions. It notably shows that the fluidity of the game depends on geographical and cultural logics. The proportion of stoppage time due to fouls in comparison to the total length of matches, for example, varies between just over 10% in the Netherlands up to almost 20% in Greece. The number of fouls and time lost due to them tends to be higher in Southern and Eastern European leagues than in the championships from the North and West of the continent. The Turkish Süper Lig stands out as the competition in which the time taken to restart play after a foul is the longest: about 35” of stoppage time as opposed to 30” for all leagues. It is also in Turkey that referees add the most extra time: almost 9 minutes on average compared to 6’14” for all competitions surveyed. The average effective playing time is 61%. It goes from 67% in Israel down to 56% in the Spanish Segunda División. The study also reveals the absence of correlation between the effective playing time and the total length of matches. This shows that the level of fluidity in the game is not taken into account by referees when it comes to adding extra time. This could encourage players of teams in difficulty, or having gained an advantage, to disrupt the rhythm of the game, knowing that the stoppage time has not much influence on the number of minutes added.

[Pizy 17,860]

What’s the deal with Marcelo? Does he not play much for Real Madrid anymore? Feels like I haven’t seen him in ages. Still only 32.

[MoroccanBlue 5,199]

17 minutes ago, Pizy said:

What’s the deal with Marcelo? Does he not play much for Real Madrid anymore? Feels like I haven’t seen him in ages. Still only 32.

Mendy is top class 

[Pizy 17,860]

9 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Mendy is top class 

He is, but Marcelo is like a legend there. They’ve just binned him for the shiny new toy? He’s not even that old.

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

It looks like Klopp is saving his players for the PL.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

2 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

It looks like Klopp is saving his players for the PL.

? This is team they always play lately except Jota but he decided for Mane this time.

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

Milner starting also seemed odd. Mane has been on a bad run lately.

[Tomo 21,681]

Every time us and Madrid have been both of us winning our tie away from clashing one of us have buggered it up.

Will this finally be the time?

[Laylabelle 9,296]

Liverpool started this well!! Think if they score first they'll just keep coming and that be it job done and all..see what occurs..been slightly written off and thats usually when they come back and blah blah follows.

 

[Milan 17,835]

Dortmund scored!!!

[ZAPHOD2319 3,873]

So Dortmund is winning if it stays 2-2 with an away goal

[DDA 9,570]

Great goal from Bellingham 

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

7 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Liverpool started this well!! Think if they score first they'll just keep coming and that be it job done and all..see what occurs..been slightly written off and thats usually when they come back and blah blah follows.

 

Cannot see it. Real will score from the counter and game over.

[Atomiswave 6,072]

It would be fabulous if City goes out.....fabulous

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

Shame Sancho is not playing.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

Like in 2012. Side from Portugal in the last 8, Spanish side in semis and German side in final. This is why we need Dortmund to reach final.