The European Leagues & Competitions Thread V2

MoroccanBlue · March 20, 2022

The long ball killed Real. Their defenders so unorganised by Barca’s forward movement.

Havertz is a must.

milka · March 20, 2022

I guess we'll get him back in a few years for 100mil

Strike · March 21, 2022

3 hours ago, milka said:

I guess we'll get him back in a few years for 100mil

There is a steep release clause with Tammy. Its 80 m euros according to one report

Strike · March 21, 2022

Real Madrid will have Benzema back for the quarters?

Vesper · March 21, 2022

as predicted Real are utter dogshit without Benz

of this Real shows up v us, we are for sure into the semi finals, they looked as bad as I have seen them in years and years

and it was an El Classico and at HOME

they looked like a team 10, 15 points off the pace, not 10 points up over 2nd (now 9)

that back 4 is horrific, Militão is just shambolic (it is insane that some were saying we want him bad, HELL NO), and Alaba's lack of height did him hard, plus their fullbacks are utter dross

their MF looked ancient and tired AF, Modric looked like hell, looked like age is finally doing him hard hard hard (although he can turn that around in any given single game)

Vinicius had a very poor game, and it is crazy he did not get a yellow for one of the most blatant dives I have seen all season, it was at prime Salah (maybe worse) level

their other wingers played like shit

it REALLY should have been nil 6 or nil 7, Auba missed two sitters and also Dembele (who is turning into an assist king again) was clearly mugged like crazy in the box and no pen given

nil 4 final

extended highlights:

https://soccercatch.com/matches/18165999/real-madrid-vs-fc-barcelona#media

Vesper · March 21, 2022

1 hour ago, Strike said:

Real Madrid will have Benzema back for the quarters?

I SO hope not, but he will be back almost for sure

https://www.managingmadrid.com/2022/3/19/22986323/ancelotti-benzema-injury-press-conference-clasico

Moving on to discuss Karim Benzema’s absence, as a result of injury, Ancelotti suggested that this might actually be a good time for the French striker to suffer a physical issue, given that it now means he won’t go away with France and will have two weeks to recover. On the injury, the coach said: “Neither Karim nor Mendy can play tomorrow. We’ve never taken any risks with Benzema. We didn’t take any risks when he played in Paris either. They won’t go away with France next week, as they’ll stay here to work with us. I think with Benzema, he has had his injuries this season at the right moments and I think it’s the same here. We now have two weeks for him to recover because of the international break, which means he’ll come back strong for the business end of the season.”

Vesper · March 21, 2022

7 hours ago, Stats said:

Crazy how good this Barca team is now. How did they go from all these financial troubles where they were playing barely recognized first team players suddenly to bying Torres, Auba, Traore etc...

I am actually relieved they are out of the Champions League.

they need (even with AC coming in, another great B, and deffo need fullback and DMF help, plus they need a WC CF (Auba is a placeholder) and they so need Ansu Fati to finally recover (which is a pure coin toss)

they have so many dregs to dump, and ancient platers to replace

but their core is strong AF

Håland would make them crazy strong if they address the other reeds as well

here are the expendable and old old ageing ones

Clément Lenglet bizarre collapse of his career, he needs to move on
Óscar Mingueza   garbage
Gerard Piqué (turns 36 midseason next campaign, but us ageing far better than Sergio Ramos)
Samuel Umtiti garbage
Jordi Alba (trash, lolol, I hate that cunt, as I always point out, by far my least favourite player of their left)
Moussa Wagué 23yo RB, I have not seen anything special
Dani Alves   (turns 39yo in 6 weeks)
Sergio Busquets (DMF is huge issue, he is soon 34 and they literally have no other DMF's on the squad)
Sergi Roberto (just turned 30, if they are ever going to cash in even a little, now is the time)
Martin Braithwaite garbage
Luuk de Jong garbage

Magic Lamps · March 21, 2022

5 hours ago, Strike said:

There is a steep release clause with Tammy. Its 80 m euros according to one report

Tammy scored two typical tammy goals. one was a reobund from a crossbar ricochet....that being said, Lukaku would have missed that complaining he didnt get to the ball the first time.

Tammy showed with a couple of bad misses why we should not get him back tho.. mid table Serie A is his level.