Champions League 14/15

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Did I miss something or do we not have a thread for this?

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Didn't know where else to post this but... seems here is good enough.

Guardiola said:
"I hate tiki-taka. I always will. I want nothing more to do with tiki-taka. Tiki-taka is a load of ****, a made-up term. It means passing the ball for the sake of passing, with no real aim or aggression - nothing. I will not allow my brilliant players to fall for all that rubbish"
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Wow just saw Dortmund at the botten of the Bundesliga. 16 points in 19 games. Just crazy.
 
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JackWhite said:
Extraordinary. I cant understand how you go from top to last so easily.
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Lots of problems, mainly injury, an influx of a lot of new players (some of whom were not advisable purchases to begin with), a fantastic but seriously flawed (and predictable) tactical setup... and bad luck.

That being said, they are only 4 points off of a decent midtable spot. I think that this is the first season they are really suffering from the losses of their best players to Bayern, and the end of the season will be interesting for them.
 
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From a neutral's perspective the quality of this week's batch of Champions League matches was very disappointing.
Boring.
I even switched over to the cricket highlights at one stage.
Hopefully next week is better.
 
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Rubberpigg said:
From a neutral's perspective the quality of this week's batch of Champions League matches was very disappointing.
Boring.
I even switched over to the cricket highlights at one stage.
Hopefully next week is better.
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Same here. Hopefully Juventus-Dortmund give us something fantastic.
 
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Maverick Jester said:
Same here. Hopefully Juventus-Dortmund give us something fantastic.
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Juventus vs Dortmund could be good.
It looks like Dortmund's form has turned for the better.
And can Man City rise to the occasion and beat Barcelona?
Arsenal should beat Monaco.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Atlético de Madrid might also be good.
I don't know much about Leverkusen's current form, though.
 
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Rubberpigg said:
Juventus vs Dortmund could be good.
It looks like Dortmund's form has turned for the better.
And can Man City rise to the occasion and beat Barcelona?
Arsenal should beat Monaco.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Atlético de Madrid might also be good.
I don't know much about Leverkusen's current form, though.
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I'm really putting my hopes on the Juve-Dortmund game. Dortmund seem to be galvanised by the contract extension Reus signed. I think that they'll have too much for Juve over the two legs.
City vs Barca is actually the closest tie in the stage, IMO- I think that the tie will be decided on away goals.
Arsenal really should be beating Moncao, and I think they will do so quite easily.
Leverkusen have been patchy this season from my brief look into their results. Atletico have found some form at a good time, but are still lacking the consistency they had last season. Still, a fabulously dangerous team on their day, and they have been brilliant at raising their levels for the big games. So I see them going through comfortably.
 
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Barca are on song for this one. 2-0 at half time, although it could have been more.
 
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