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[Pedro Cerrano]

And Bayern are the champs for 2019-2020. Hint: If you are a gambler don't bet against them next season.

Don’t they still have to beat PSG?

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Don’t they still have to beat PSG?

Yes they do this weekend.  If you read my writeup the other day I am being a bit of a spoiler alert.

[Mashed Potatoes]

And Bayern are the champs for 2019-2020. Hint: If you are a gambler don't bet against them next season. 

 

Deserved favorites, but there was definitely space in their back line and PSG is the type of team that can make them pay. Alphonso Davies can use his pace to make up for mistakes attacking up the wing, unless he's chasing Kylian Mbappe...

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Bayern Munich: Five things to know about UEFA Champions League final
https://www.cbssport...s-league-final/

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: On the Most Significant Pointless Nine Seconds of the 2019-20 Champions League

[BSLSteveBirrer]

No surprise with the story line. Bayern is just one of the best club teams I have EVER seen. The final score was a bit of a surprise at 1-0. And as I said earlier. If you are a gambler don't be against Bayern winning it all again next year.

[BSLRoseKatz]

Are they better than the 2013 treble winners, though?

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Are they better than the 2013 treble winners, though?

Yes. For a team to struggle at the start of the season, change managers, and then destroy everything in their path in incredible. And they had the extra PITA of having to deal with the virus. 

 

All IMO of course.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Hey y'all UCL starts back up tomorrow. Here's a preview.

 

https://baltimorespo...021-first-look/

[BSLRoseKatz]

I get the sense Ferencvaros TC won't be having a good time 

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Champions League: Barca, Real Madrid try to rebound, PSG-Man United and Bayern-Atletico among big storylines
https://www.cbssport...big-storylines/

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Lots of USMNT guys in play today!  I guess I did a good thing for Ethan Horvath yesterday when I wrote that Club Brugge really likes to stick with their #1 Simon Mignolet. He tested positive for Covid so it out and Horvath is playing as we speak.....0-0 at the half. 

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Five USMNT players got on the field in UCL today. A record.

 

https://www.ussoccer...MDoriB8ynsDJMag

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: UEFA Champions League scores: Messi's Barca win big, Marcus Rashford stuns PSG again, Lazio stun Dortmund
https://www.cbssport...-dortmund/live/

[BSLSteveBirrer]

• Zenit 1, Club Brugge 2 Good start for Brugge getting a W on the road and Ethan Horvath played well in goal.
• Dynamo Kiev 0, Juventus 2 Expected result even missing Ronaldo and McKennie. Juve is too loaded for Dynamo.
• Chelsea 0, Sevilla 0 A bit of a boring math actually. Clear that Chelsea's young talent just hasn't had enough time yet to figure each other out. But they are going to be good. 
• Rennes 1, Krasnodar 1 Two lesser teams draw. This is why it's so hard form these types of teams to advance. They just have to find a way to get 3 points in these even games.
• Lazio 3, Borussia Dortmund 1 Disappointing start for Dortmund. Don't understand why they didn't start Reyna. Its clear that Haaland is their scorer and Gio just combines with him better than anybody on their roster.
• Barcelona 5, Ferencvaros 1 Too much talent. AND they had two 17 year old kids score. Like I said in my review they just reload and mad they have some reload pieces coming on.
• Paris Saint-Germain 1, Manchester United 2 Stoked to see my guys actually play so well and get the W on the road in what is likely one of their toughest matches in the Group. Going to Paris and coming away with 3 points is huge.
• RB Leipzig 2, Istanbul Basaksehir 0 Leipzig has still not lost a match this fall. Keep an eye on them. They are good.

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: UEFA Champions League live scores, updates, stream: Liverpool, Man City, Bayern win; Real Madrid stunned
https://www.cbssport...d-stunned/live/

[BSLSteveBirrer]

• Red Bull Salzburg 2, Lokomotiv Moscow 2 About as expected.
• Real Madrid 2, Shakhtar 3 Big big upset no way around this. RM screwed the pooch.
• Bayern Munich 4, Atletico Madrid 0 Anybody doubting why Bayern is the favorite again?
• Inter Milan 2, Borussia Monchengladbach 2 Even match. Advantage Gladbach for securing a road tie AND 2 goals.
• Manchester City 3, Porto 1 Man City is still very very good.
• Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0 Home team holds in a close one.
• Ajax 0, Liverpool 1 Liverpool steals 3 on the road. Not unexpected.
• Midtjylland 0, Atalanta 4 Midy tidy they just aren't very good.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Games again today and tomorrow. The big one is a monster. Tomorrow Juventus tangles with Barcelona. Could have two USMNT guys in this one. Dest should start at RB for Barca and McKennie may or may not play for Juve.

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Champions League storylines: No Ronaldo vs. Messi; more Barca drama; Chelsea looking for offense
https://www.cbssport...ng-for-offense/

[Don Quixote]

WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER

 

GROUP E

• FK Krasnodar0Chelsea4
  FT
• Sevilla1Rennes0
  FT

GROUP F

• Borussia Dortmund2Zenit St Petersburg0
  FT
• Club Bruges1Lazio1
  FT

GROUP G

• Ferencvárosi TC2Dynamo Kyiv2
  FT
• Juventus0Barcelona2
  FT

GROUP H

• Istanbul Basaksehir0Paris Saint Germain2
  FT
• Manchester United5RB Leipzig0
  FT

TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER

 

GROUP A

• Lokomotiv Moscow1Bayern Munich2
  FT
• Atlético Madrid3FC Red Bull Salzburg2
  FT

GROUP B

• Shakhtar Donetsk0Inter Milan0
  FT
• Borussia Mönchengladbach2Real Madrid2
  FT

GROUP C

• FC Porto2Olympiakos0
  FT
• Marseille0Manchester City3
  FT

GROUP D

• Atalanta2Ajax2
  FT
• Liverpool2FC Midtjylland0
  FT