The Champions League Discussion Thread

Madrid just starting to dominate. Isco has been great, can see the end of Bale. Lucky second deflected goal. Ronaldo kills it off.
 
I think next FM, Ronaldo should just have 21 off the ball movement.
 
ronaldo just wow when you think hes getting old he stilll smashes it what a player and madrid what a team for me the biggest thing he has done other managers failed is with casemiro a proper defensive minded cm giving kroos and modric freedom to create and isco is such a joy to watch the kind of player you'd see at barca defo iniestas successor

looking forward to seeing us line up against them in the super cup ggmu still will love ronaldo even if he scores against us he is honestly the fergie of players proud that he wore the united shirt
 
Zidane can afford standing up to Perez without getting sacked. Tha'ts the difference. He plays lineups that make sense, rather than cramming as many attacking players into the squad. That's the difference.
 
loveunitedhatecity said:
ronaldo just wow when you think hes getting old he stilll smashes it what a player and madrid what a team for me the biggest thing he has done other managers failed is with casemiro a proper defensive minded cm giving kroos and modric freedom to create and isco is such a joy to watch the kind of player you'd see at barca defo iniestas successor

looking forward to seeing us line up against them in the super cup ggmu still will love ronaldo even if he scores against us he is honestly the fergie of players proud that he wore the united shirt
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Actually Benitez first introduced Casemiro into the lineup, Zidane just didnt tinker with it.
 
Tyton said:
Zidane can afford standing up to Perez without getting sacked. Tha'ts the difference. He plays lineups that make sense, rather than cramming as many attacking players into the squad. That's the difference.
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Also man mangement, it makes it a whole lot easier to gain/get respect from the players when youve been there, done that.
 
Great game RM-PSG. Some of these players are miles ahead of United players
 
Uefa has said that VAR will not be used in next season's Champions League, citing "a lot of confusion".


More: bbc.in/2EQCe6Z
 
Qualifying for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League is evolving from 2018/19. We explain the new system.


KEY CHANGES


  • Twenty-six teams now gain direct entry to the UEFA Champions League group stage – including the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League winners – with six qualifying places available
  • Every team eliminated in UEFA Champions League qualifying will get a second chance in the UEFA Europa League
  • Seventeen teams now gain direct entry to the UEFA Europa League group stage, with ten teams directly transferring from the UEFA Champions League play-offs and third qualifying round plus 21 qualifying places in two different paths (UEFA Europa League champions and league paths)
  • There will be a preliminary round in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League (played as a knockout mini-tournament) and UEFA Europa League (played as two-legged ties)
  • There is no change to the formats from the group stage onwards but there will be staggered kick-offs – 18.55CET and 21.00CET – in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League
  • Useful links: 2018/19 access list, 2016/17 UEFA association coefficient rankings

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE




Group stage


For 2018/19 they will be ...
UEFA Champions League holders (1)
UEFA Europa League holders (1)
Top four from associations ranked 1st to 4th: Spain, Germany, England, Italy (16)
Top two from associations ranked 5th and 6th: France, Russia (4)
Champions of associations ranked 7th to 10th: Portugal, Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey (4)

  • If the UEFA Champions League holders have qualified for the group stage via their domestic championship, the vacancy will be filled by the champions of the association ranked 11th (Czech Republic), who otherwise compete in the champions path
  • If the UEFA Europa League holders have qualified for the group stage via their domestic championship, the vacancy will be filled by the third-placed club from the association ranked fifth (France), who otherwise compete in the league path
  • An association may have a maximum of five teams in the group stage

Qualifying



Champions route (four group places)


This route consists of the champions of the associations ranked 11th and below, and now includes a preliminary round as well as three qualifying rounds and a play-off round:

  • Preliminary round (played as knockout mini-tournament): four teams enter
  • First qualifying round: 33 teams enter plus winner of preliminary round
  • Second qualifying round: three teams enter plus 17 first qualifying round winners
  • Third qualifying round: two teams enter plus ten second qualifying round winners
  • Play-offs: two teams enter plus six third qualifying round winners
All teams eliminated in the champions path between the preliminary round and the third qualifying round will be given a second chance to compete at European level by entering a new dedicated champions path of UEFA Europa League qualifying with staggered access according to round of elimination from the UEFA Champions League. Teams eliminated in champions path play-offs enter the UEFA Europa League group stage directly.



League route (two group places)


This route consists of the third-placed teams of the associations ranked fifth and sixth, and the runners-up of the associations ranked seventh to 15th. There are three rounds in all:

  • Second qualifying round: six teams enter
  • Third qualifying round: five teams enter plus three second qualifying round winners
  • Play-offs: four third qualifying round winners
All teams eliminated in the second qualifying round of the league path will be given a second chance to compete at European level by entering the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League league path. Teams eliminated in the league path third qualifying round and play-offs enter the UEFA Europa League group stage directly.
 
Harsh red for Verratti. A saint would lose patience and flip **** after being fouled by 3 or 4 different players in a span of 5 seconds while ref just stands there masturbating.
 
Full run out for Foden it seems... :D

[FONT=&quot]Bravo; Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko; Yaya, Gundogan, Foden; Sané, Bernardo, Gabriel Jesus[/FONT]
 
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