After giving it some thought, I'd rather watch a loop of Kim Jong-Un setting fire to a pile of kittens and puppies than see Mourinho and Chelsea win the Champions League.
JayMags71 said:After giving it some thought, I'd rather watch a loop of Kim Jong-Un setting fire to a pile of kittens and puppies than see Mourinho and Chelsea win the Champions League.
DennyDoyle'sBoil said:Second time in three years that the final is between two teams in the same league. It was pretty rare before then (Liverpool/United a while back and Madrid/Valencia several years before that) -- but I guess that makes sense since the field has expanded beyond just champions.
Blech. These two play their fifth game of the year. At least they didn't just meet in the cup final, only in the semis. Nobody ever agrees with me, so I'm shouting in the dark, but I wish they would modify the draw rules to require same-league teams to meet in the semis unless there are 3 or 4 of them.
LTF said:
Benfica
teddykgb said:It's good to see Atletico there though. They're not far removed from being a selling club. Torres, Aguero, etc netted them a ton of money, and they've spent it wisely.
teddykgb said:It's good to see Atletico there though. They're not far removed from being a selling club. Torres, Aguero, etc netted them a ton of money, and they've spent it wisely.
soxfan121 said:
My teddykgb translator says: "Man City helped! Do you hear me, our oil riches helped you!! Be grateful we chose to buy your best player!!!!"
teddykgb said:
Your words are weapons. I honestly only meant what I said. But you are correct to assume that my default view of the world is that it's Sheikh Mansour's world and we're just living in it.
I think at least a little that's a testament to how overvalued Europa League is in the co-efficient and to how much a single head to head result in later rounds. Serie A has declined, for sure, in comparison to other European leagues, and its results in Europe were poor, but I think it is righting the ship these days.Billy R Ford said:In Europa League news, Benfica defeated Juventus 2-1 on aggregate and Sevilla defeated Valencia on away goals (3-3 aggregate) to set up an all-Iberia final.
I read that Benfica's victory actually means Portugal will pass Italy in the UEFA co-efficient rankings and will thus formally be the 4th strongest league in Europe. This doesn't impact Champions League spots (both nations, as well as France, still get one berth to the playoffs and two berths to the group stage), but symbolically I thought it was pretty interesting.
Billy R Ford said:In Europa League news, Benfica defeated Juventus 2-1 on aggregate and Sevilla defeated Valencia on away goals (3-3 aggregate) to set up an all-Iberia final.
I read that Benfica's victory actually means Portugal will pass Italy in the UEFA co-efficient rankings and will thus formally be the 4th strongest league in Europe. This doesn't impact Champions League spots (both nations, as well as France, still get one berth to the playoffs and two berths to the group stage), but symbolically I thought it was pretty interesting.
DennyDoyle'sBoil said:I think at least a little that's a testament to how overvalued Europa League is in the co-efficient and to how much a single head to head result in later rounds. Serie A has declined, for sure, in comparison to other European leagues, and its results in Europe were poor, but I think it is righting the ship these days.