Other games (2024/25)

[Nobody]

23 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

All the matches are irrelevant is a shocking statement man. My goodness 

Obviously that was hyperbole, man howay  

Uefa stated that the point of this was to have more big games and more games that mattered, and they've failed massively with both. Even what could have been their saving grace tonight has turned into a wet fucking blanket, and a bunch of Europa League level teams will eventually have been knocked out. Sure some teams will have had a good time playing in the CL with the big boys, but if you can't see that this whole thing has been an exercise in getting more of their favourite teams through easily enough and just making more money, then I've got some FFP and PSR sell you. 

[Fak]

But I can search Kaka saying.. “my goodness”.

 

It takes a little while.

 

There: one thousand, three hundred and two matches.

 

 

I just click on one at random:

 

Aargh there. Pata must be punished for finding the CL group games irrelevant. Now, you don’t punish anyone - Pata or otherwise - for finding the group games irrelevant. 

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Fak

[mighty__mag]

1 hour ago, SteV said:

They’ve just increased the number of teams that ‘qualify’ from 16 to 24, so there was always likely to be someone like Celtic, that don’t usually make it, manage it this time.

 

True, but you'd get what I'm saying, if as things stand a favourite dropped out.

 

Plus they had to do something, adding four extra teams.

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by mighty__mag

[KaKa]

17 minutes ago, Nobody said:

Obviously that was hyperbole, man howay  

Uefa stated that the point of this was to have more big games and more games that mattered, and they've failed massively with both. Even what could have been their saving grace tonight has turned into a wet fucking blanket, and a bunch of Europa League level teams will eventually have been knocked out. Sure some teams will have had a good time playing in the CL with the big boys, but if you can't see that this whole thing has been an exercise in getting more of their favourite teams through easily enough and just making more money, then I've got some FFP and PSR sell you. 

 

Fair enough if it was hyperbole 

 

We've seen more top teams go head to head more often and earlier in the competition and therefore more competitive matches across the board right from the outset.

 

And so there have been more big games and more games that mattered throughout. It didn't just come down to last night.

 

Top 8 teams bypass the first knockout stage and go through to the last round.

 

Teams 9-24 play in the first knockout stage. Where 9-16 are seeded and get to play the return leg at home against teams from 17-24.

 

Teams are going to be fighting to get into those 9-16 spots next week as that is quite open still. Some can still sneak into the top 8 to skip the next round altogether and there's a few that are still in with a chance of qualifying altogether with a bit of luck.

 

There's still a lot going on. And we're going to see a good number of teams that are more unfancied feature past the first stage.

[KaKa]

17 minutes ago, Fak said:

But I can search Kaka saying.. “my goodness”.

 

It takes a little while.

 

There: one thousand, three hundred and two matches.

 

 

I just click on one at random:

 

Aargh there. Pata must be punished for finding the CL group games irrelevant. Now, you don’t punish anyone - Pata or otherwise - for finding the group games irrelevant. 

 

 

 

 

 

My God man. Get a life