UEFA Champions League 2020 Open Discussion

Looked like it rained goals in Lisbon!

Barca suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich.

Barca president Josep Maria BartomeuDo has indicated changes at the club following the embarrassing Champions League exit.

I think a complete overhaul is necessary starting from the top to bring about a real change and to reinstate the glory days of Barca.

On the other hand, Bayern continue to dominate and I see them lifting the Champions League trophy! :trophy:

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:crown::red_circle:Thomas Müller claims the award after a fine display in Lisbon :1st_place_medal::star_struck:

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Bayern’s 8-2 victory against Barcelona was the highest-scoring knockout game in the UEFA Champions League era but it fell just short of being the match with the most goals in the competition’s history.

That honour goes to their domestic rivals Borussia Dortmund, who overcame Legia Warszawa 8-4 in a group game in November 2016. Monaco’s famous 8-3 triumph against Deportivo in 2003 takes second place with Bayern’s bonanza in Lisbon sitting third.

UEFA Champions League’s highest scoring matches

12: Borussia Dortmund 8-4 Legia Warszawa, 22/11/2016
11: Monaco FC 8-3 Deportivo La Coruña, 05/11/2003
10: Barcelona 2-8 Bayern München, 14/08/2020
9: Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 Rosenborg, 24/10/2000
9: Lyon 7-2 Werder Bremen, 08/03/2005
9: Villarreal 6-3 Aalborg, 21/10/2008
9: Tottenham Hotspur 2-7 Bayern München, 01/10/2019

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The greatest humiliation for Barcelona is Coutinho scoring 2 goals and assisted Lewandowski in one and knocked Barcelona out of the UCL. What a revenge!! :joy::joy:

philippe-coutinho

Bayern didn’t even need two legs,they destroyed Barca in just one match.

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Much needed redemption for Coutinho!

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Barcelona Coach Quique Setien Sacked After Humiliating 8-2 Loss Against Bayern Munich in Champions League.

Barcelona manager candidates after Quique Setien’s firing: Pochettino, Xavi, Bielsa, Ronald Koeman or other ? Who could be a possible fit?

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A post was merged into an existing topic: Koeman Is The New Barca Boss! Can Koeman restore Barca’s prestige?

2017-18: Man City vs. Liverpool :x:
2018-19: Man City vs. Tottenham :x:
2019-20: Man City vs. Lyon :hourglass_flowing_sand:

Pep Guardiola has never taken Man City past the UCL quarterfinals before. :grimacing::grimacing:

:large_blue_circle: Is this the season Manchester City and Pep Guardiola win the Champions League? :thinking:

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Manchester City take on Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals. After City beat Real Madrid and Olympique Lyonnais knocked out Juventus, both teams will have one eye on a a semi-final spot. Guardiola’s side are favourites, but Lyon have quality.

THIS GAME IS HUGE! | Man City vs Lyon | UCL QUARTER-FINALS MATCH PREVIEW

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Man!! This UCL is the biggest shocker in history:flushed:

Liverpool
Real Madrid
Barcelona

and now Manchester City

Top contenders getting knocked out.

    Manchester City 1-3 Lyon
    De Bruyne(69')      Cornet(24'),
                        M. Dembele(79',87')
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Man City pay price for Pep’s terrible tactics.

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:red_circle::large_blue_circle: Two-goal Lyon hero Moussa Dembélé takes the prize after his incredible cameo :1st_place_medal::soccer::soccer:

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This UCL is getting exciting! :star_struck:

City went into the game as huge favorites but we see another embarrassing upset. Underdogs toppling the favorites! Loving it…:sunglasses:

With the Semi-Finals stage set up, I am rooting for Bayern vs. RB Leipzig Finals! :hugs:

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Breaking: Ronald Koeman will be the next coach of FC Barcelona after their humiliating loss against Bayern.

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Unique Champions League semi-finals

For the first time since 1996 no English or Spanish sides will compete in this year’s UCL.

With only French and German teams left standing, this is the first time since 2013 that just two nations are being represented at the semi-final stage of the Champions League.

PSG will face Leipzig tonight in the first final-four showdown.
Bayern tackle Lyon tomorrow night.

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French Champions VS German Underdogs!

Today night PSG will face RB Leipzig in the semifinals of the champions league.

PSG have not won a single UEFA Champions league till date. However, they are doing extremely well in the current season scoring 22 goals with top scorer Kylian Mbappe scoring 5 goals. He has also given 5 assists. They have 87% passing accuracy and have also had 46 successful tackles.

RB Leipzig have scored 16 goals in the champions league this season. They have a passing accuracy of 85% and they have has 56% possesion on an average in a game. They have also played 9 games out of which 3 were clean sheets.

According to me this is going to be a very interesting match that will contain a number of beautiful plays!

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:large_blue_circle::red_circle: PSG reach their first ever UCL Final! :trophy:

:soccer: Marquinhos 13’
:soccer: Di María 42’
:soccer: Bernat 58’

:soccer: An immense contribution earns Ángel Di María the UCL MOTM award :trophy:

:soccer:No player has produced more assists in 2019/20 UCL season than Ángel Di María :top:

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Neymar could be banned from playing in Champions League final after breaking new UEFA protocol.

The Brazilian broke UEFA’s coronavirus protocol when he was caught on camera trading with Marcel Halstenberg after the game.

Uefa’s 31-page ‘Return to play protocol’, issued earlier this month, states: “Players are recommended to refrain from swapping their shirts.”

It adds that non-compliance with the obligations “may lead to disciplinary measures in accordance with the Uefa Disciplinary Regulations.”

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LYON VS BAYERN MUNICH!

Today night these two teams will be facing each other in the second semifinals of the UEFA Champions League!

Lyon has certainly suprised not only me but the the whole football audience by defeating Man city and Juventus to reach the Quarter Finals of the UEFA Champions League. They are a rather offensive team with 403 attacks with 339 of them deliverd in the attacking third. Their defence is also pretty good with 451 balls recovered and over 155 clearances.

The German champions have been favourites from the start, however no one expected them to be in such good form. They have been annihilating any team that faces them like they won 8-2 against Barca. They have won all 9 games in the UCL this season and have scored 39 goals in total with top scorer Robert Lewandowski who has scored 14 goals (top scorer of UCL). They have a passing accuracy of 88% and have 61% possession on average in each game.

This is going to be a very intense match because both the teams have exceeded our expectations and knocked out all the big teams.

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German giants beat Lyon 3-0! Will Face P.S.G. in Champions League Final.

:trophy: Bayern into their first UCL Final since 2013

:one::one: Bayern reach 11th European Cup final in club history

:red_circle: 10 successive UCL wins for Bayern this season - equalling the competition record

:soccer::soccer: Two-goal Bayern hero Serge Gnabry is UCL MOTM :1st_place_medal:

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