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View Poll Results: Who will win the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League?

Manchester City

11 16.67%

FC Barcelona

10 15.15%

Real Madrid

2 3.03%

Juventus

9 13.64%

Bayern München

3 4.55%

Paris St. Germain

9 13.64%

Liverpool FC

15 22.73%

Atlético Madrid

0 0%

other top-4-league team (Man Utd, Spurs, Dortmund, Roma...)

6 9.09%

other non-top-4-league team (Monaco, Porto, PSV,... Shkëndija)

1 1.52%

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05-08-2019 , 03:47 AM

#4351

NicReynolds

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Originally Posted by Elrazor

Different argument. Burnley have a higher wage bill than Ajax.

Not really. Wage bill is a much better measure of where a squad should be than gross spend.

We've spent over a billion since 1990, dont need a masters to see that it would be pretty ridiculous to suggest our 2019 squad should be a 'billion pounds better' than our 1990.

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05-08-2019 , 03:48 AM

#4352

DonkeyRock

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Thread is delivering.

Ajax to win tonight. Final will be class, battle of the big Dutch CB's.

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05-08-2019 , 03:51 AM

#4353

Csaba

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Originally Posted by LFC_USA

1. I don't think Suarez celebration changed anything. Most Liverpool fans acknowledge how ****ing good he was and he almost single-handedly won us a title with a pretty mediocre side. Most Liverpool fans also know he was a huge **** that we loved when he was a **** for us and you hate when he is a **** for someone else.

Any Liverpool fan that changed their opinion of him based on a standard celebration after scoring needs their head examined.

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05-08-2019 , 04:03 AM

#4354

kingweed

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Originally Posted by NicReynolds

Not really. Wage bill is a much better measure of where a squad should be than gross spend.

We've spent over a billion since 1990, dont need a masters to see that it would be pretty ridiculous to suggest our 2019 squad should be a 'billion pounds better' than our 1990.

lols

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05-08-2019 , 04:07 AM

#4355

NicReynolds

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Anyway MAGICAL ANFIELD NIGHTS is real, dont know why its controversial.

If you believe that the crowd is a factor in home advantage then it surely follows that, whatever the crowd does to cause the advantage, can be turned up to eleven.

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05-08-2019 , 04:12 AM

#4356

Flartels

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Originally Posted by Andro

Ajax just won the Champions League.

Hell no. I am Ajax supporter and I would much rather play Barca than Liverpool in the final (if we get there).

Liverpool has a much more complete team than Barca

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05-08-2019 , 04:14 AM

#4357

Elrazor

losing momentum

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Originally Posted by NicReynolds

Not really.

Yes, really. If Burnley had guaranteed entry to the CL every year like Ajax do, they would probably blink a deep run every 20 years or so.

Lest we forget Ajax failed to get beyond the qualifying rounds of either the CL or EL last season, losing to Nice and Rosenborg respectively.

If you need further evidence, England got to the WC semi-final and played Croatia.

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05-08-2019 , 04:17 AM

#4358

Lars1

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Yes and from that it follows that if magical anfield nights are real, it should happen more often than once per decade.

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05-08-2019 , 04:24 AM

#4359

NicReynolds

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Have you been asleep? We are unbeaten at home in pl and Europe for like 2.5 years.

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05-08-2019 , 04:32 AM

#4360

NicReynolds

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Originally Posted by NicReynolds

European cup/Cl record at Anfield

59-13-9

So yea.

This was at the start of this campaign. We are 5-1-0 this year.

Once in a decade tho.

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05-08-2019 , 04:50 AM

#4361

Elrazor

losing momentum

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Originally Posted by NicReynolds

Have you been asleep? We are unbeaten at home in pl and Europe for like 2.5 years.

So the magic coincides with a 2-year period where you spent over £300m? interesting.

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05-08-2019 , 04:57 AM

#4362

NicReynolds

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Still so many nonbelievers...

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05-08-2019 , 05:00 AM

#4363

bigt2k4

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Originally Posted by JackBurton

Messi is great, but since Barcelona lost Xavi and Iniesta they never won a Champions League again.

The same for the Spanish team, wins in World and Euro cups are thing of the past since Xavi and Iniesta went to the back of their careers.

Iniesta should be mentioned more for GOAT status.

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05-08-2019 , 06:02 AM

#4364

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Seems like only yesterday Aidsrazor was promising that the new stadium and its SKYWALK were going to carry Spurs finances beyond Liverpool’s. Now he’s back to just happy to be here status. Sad!

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05-08-2019 , 06:06 AM

#4365

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Iniesta was a one man midfield at keeping possession for his team and winning it back. Plus his ability to create scoring chances I think he should be in the GOAT conversation.
You were guaranteed to have >60% possession if Iniesta was on your squad.

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05-08-2019 , 06:11 AM

#4366

Elrazor

losing momentum

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Originally Posted by Jake7777

Seems like only yesterday Aidsrazor was promising that the new stadium and its SKYWALK were going to carry Spurs finances beyond Liverpool’s. Now he’s back to just happy to be here status. Sad!

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Originally Posted by Elrazor

The stadium will pay for itself, but not much else in the short/mid term.

Quote or GFY.

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05-08-2019 , 08:38 AM

#4367

unwantedguest

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Grats Liverpool.

Cockface is still the biggest cockface I've ever encountered.

"I will always believe in this team!' Even when it's a 2% chance but nobody else is allowed to have faith in their team!

Lol what a cock (face).

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05-08-2019 , 08:40 AM

#4368

unwantedguest

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The racist piece of **** afraid of tattoos is running you close for your crown cockface.

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05-08-2019 , 09:11 AM

#4369

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Originally Posted by bigt2k4

while i'm a huge fan of andres, imo xavi >= iniesta

nothing beats xaviesta, tho, and it's tough to talk about one w/o including the other

from prime xaviesta to playing granpa-duo of rakitic and vidal in ucl semis...oh boy, that's quite something
no wonder messi needs to constantly drop deep to give this team any chance of creating anything
the problem is, it's also him who needs to be at the end of these chances; suarez eg has scored 2 goals in 21 ucl matches over the last two seasons, that's bonkers

can't wait for de jong to join the ranks next season, him and arthur might actually make barca mf competitive again

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05-08-2019 , 09:26 AM

#4370

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Originally Posted by Pummi81

Won't matter if Valverde is still manager. Can't set the team out to play a way that nullifies their strengths and expect to win.

I'm actually surprised he hasn't resigned yet.

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05-08-2019 , 10:04 AM

#4371

SABR42

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Barcelona peaked in 2011 imo.

The first goal they scored vs Man U in the CL final involving Xavi turning around 3 defenders and finding an open Pedro was a thing of beauty. Messi is the only one with that kind of creativity on the team now and Suarez isn't what he was 3-5 years ago.

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05-08-2019 , 10:04 AM

#4372

BRpokah

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Over the two legs Liverpool showed to be a better team than Barca.
Klopp deserves all the credit because that Liverpool lineup yesterday doesn’t deserve to be on the same field as Barca, never mind win 4-0
Messi was the best player in the tie over the 180 minutes.

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05-08-2019 , 10:09 AM

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daca

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Originally Posted by rainbowsinthesky

it’s hilarious that you keep posting this as an argument against messi when it just proves how **** they are when he isn’t saving them. it’s showing the opposite of what you want to say and you’re too dumb to realise it

what you actual want is a graphic showing they’re good when messi isn’t winning the games for them. this is the opposite. it’s showing they’re useless when he isnt

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05-08-2019 , 10:27 AM

#4374

BluffMyNuts

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Enjoying all the tears from the Pool haters.

https://gfycat.com/bowedcreamybobolink

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05-08-2019 , 10:36 AM

#4375

gotgot123

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Originally Posted by TheGramuel

Imagine thinking Messi isn't all that.

much apologies for being a dick to ya. Many beers were had and not the best seeing other people liking plop. my bad bro

but seriously, sick night and congrats to plop. Happy for ya.

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