UEFA Champions League 2024/25

[JaneB]

If anyone is interested.

[CarefreeMuratcan]

The new format is too easy.

24 out of 36 teams go through.

They are trying to make finishing Top 8 out to be some real big thing because it skips a round, but majority of teams will be happy to finish 24th.

If you roughly try and convert this season's format to last season, United and Newcastle would have gone through.

Edited October 18 by CarefreeMuratcan

[My Blood Is Blue]

16 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

The new format is too easy.

24 out of 36 teams go through.

They are trying to make finishing Top 8 out to be some real big thing because it skips a round, but majority of teams will be happy to finish 24th.

If you roughly try and convert this season's format to last season, United and Newcastle would have gone through.

Yep, it's going to lead to some really dull matches in the second half of this phase, once the bigger teams have secured the top 24 finish.

The result of the new format is going to be more one-sided games with massive scorelines and a really dull second half to the league campaign. UEFA, will have pocketed more money though, so they'll be happy.

It is a tournament designed by business people rather than football people. 

[Ham]

Man City 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[jasonb]

City seem to be in trouble looks to me like without Rodri or Kovacic they are weakened.

Kind of reminds me of a couple of seasons back where our wide backs were both out and Kova was also in and out with injuries.

So Pep is not a football messiah just very good when his first team is available.

 

[Ham]

1 hour ago, jasonb said:

City seem to be in trouble looks to me like without Rodri or Kovacic they are weakened.

Kind of reminds me of a couple of seasons back where our wide backs were both out and Kova was also in and out with injuries.

So Pep is not a football messiah just very good when his first team is available.

 

This is the first time he's been challenged as a coach and he's already self-harming 🤷🏻‍♂️

[My Blood Is Blue]

I think we'd be silly to write Man City off, purely because of the talent they have within the squad, but they do look like they're a Haaland injury away from being in quite a bit of trouble this season. I fully expect them to get themselves back on track and finish in the top 2, however, they are very clearly in need of a rebuild and it's probably a bigger one than I actually realised when you look at the age of some of their key players. With the charges still hanging over them and the outcome not expected until the end of if not after the end of this season, then a rebuild could be very tricky. Pep possibly signed the extension a bit too early.

Is this the start of the implosion? Maybe, but I don't think so.