Mbappé (24):

▪️ 62 games
▪️ 41 goals
▪️ 26 assists
▪️ 18th all-time top scorer

Haaland (23):

▪️ 31 games
▪️ 35 goals
▪️ 5 assists
▪️ 21st all-time top scorer
▪️ One UCL trophy


#ucl https://i.imgur.com/eBvld46.jpg

My biggest takeaway is that neither Jorginho nor Partey should be in this team. We should have bought a Caicedo profile player or two to replace them. One injury to Rice and now our season is basically fucked.

I don’t think so. Partey is injury prone so I get that. But Jorginho is pretty good. Every player has mistakes in them, including prime Gerrard. 

The difference is that spurs capitalized on our mistake. And we couldn’t capitalize on either the Nketiah or Jesus chances

My problem is intensity not technicality. Both of them are some way past their physical prime and that's not good for a season where we have to play in the UCL. Needed to replace at least one of them.

Isak FINALLY gets playing time after what 6 goals? Thankfully he’s now also scored. SMH that I was  gonna get nothing from this route.

I can tell Newcastle are still trying to figure out how to rotate their team with UCL and all.

Real Madrid in UCL: 

2010/11: Semifinal
2011/12: Semifinal
2012/13: Semifinal
2013/14: Campeones
2014/15: Semifinal
2015/16: Campeones
2016/17:  Campeones
2017/18:  Campeones
2018/19: R16
2019/20: R16
2020/21: Semifinal
2021/22: Campeones
2022/23: Semifinal

2023/24: ❓❓❓ https://i.imgur.com/6I5LLoM.jpg

That last minute equaliser by the keeper was epic.

I screamed. 😂😂😂 So happy to see Sarri back in the UCL.

Haven't watched anything, but read reports about 2 disallowed goals AND 2 red cards at Feyenoord v Celtic, the goalie scoring at Lazio v Atletico and Barça winning 5-0. So, yes, pretty eventful.

I was switching between games at near light speed yesterday. So wonderful to have the UCL back.

Xavi said yesterday that Barça's minimum goal in this UCL was to reach the round of 16. What is Madrid's minimum goal?

Ancelotti: "(Laughs) Pass the group stages, round of 16, quarterfinals... nothing, ours is to compete until the end."

Till The Very End, Hala Madrid https://i.imgur.com/WbAykwJ.jpg

Interesting debate starting about the Ballon d'Or (player of the season). Should Messi get it for the World Cup, or Mbappe for his WC efforts + a stronger Ligue Un showing, or Haaland for his superhuman PL + UCL showing? Personally I think I prefer Mbappe, but interested to hear people's thoughts (Counts last season)

@cyrus and @chukwukaosakwe i take your points, but Mbappe had a nearly-as-good club season as Haaland, plus an incredible World Cup, which imo shouldn’t count for everything (which it kinda would for Messi) but should count for something significant

Sure. Let Mbappe come in third, he had a great season. But Haaland had a great season and won the treble. UCL is skewed towards team achievement so maybe if City didn't win the treble he doesn't win despite the goals scored, but they did. He wins. Simple for me.

Feels like this is Messi’s season narrative-wise, and it’s his last chance since he’s out of Europe now

But I’d probably go Haaland with City winning the treble + him scoring >1 goal/gm in both PL and UCL

I suspect a team like RB Leipzig can go far. They are on a great run in the Bundesliga, but do not have a big name. Yet.
I'd love to see one of the Dutch clubs go far. Feyenoord did well in the Europa Leage last years. So you never know. Used to be a big player, won UCL (then EC1) in the 70s even.

Well, there we have it. Thoughts? https://i.imgur.com/DdkODly.jpg

First thought: why is this in French?
Second thought: there are going to be some upsets.
Thirdly: nothing, actually. I like having 2 Dutch clubs in this, as I am Dutch. But in general terms the UCL only gets real fun when there are underdogs performing well or when the knock outs begin.

#Ucl is coming... https://i.imgur.com/xAZSVQe.jpg

Hate it as a die-hard Galatasaray fan. 🥺

Don't despair man. Galatasaray away is one of the trickiest UCL fixtures. Plus United in a shambles if they don't sign players. You've got a chance.

Newcastle hasn't been in UEFA since 2003, and drwas PSG, Dortmund and Milan! Brutal! 😂

My brain said UCL, my fingers typed UEFA... 
Warpcast wen edit cast?

Don't think the tie this week was a make-or-break for Arsenal's championship aspirations. Their mediocre play this season so far — is.

This is not the start to the season I was hoping for at all. I thought we'd brush everyone off casually for the first few weeks at least before UCL action begins. Long year ahead it seems.

🇧🇷 Viní Jr. at Real Madrid:

• 59 goals
• 64 assists
• 9 trophies
• 1 time Real Madrid's POTY
• 2 times part of #UCL TOTS
• 8 times Real Madrid's POTM

Happy 23rd birthday, it's just the start! 🔥🤍 https://i.imgur.com/uIL6Jaq.jpg

🚨💣 Leonardo (former PSG director): "PSG existed before Mbappé and will exist after him. He's been here for 6 seasons, and 5 clubs won the UCL in that time. None of those clubs had Mbappé." https://i.imgur.com/pIzWR9D.jpg

I find soccer fandom mostly inexistent in the US (aside from suburb school leagues) but I come from seeing fandom in Mexico and Germany so it's hard for me to compare.

It definitely seems bigger now but it's still small.

That Mexican fandom also exists in the US, check the ratings for LigaMX or the attendance for El Tri matches or Leagues Cup coming up.

I don't think soccer will ever be at the NFL's level in the US (what it would need to match Mex/Ger), but the WC Final had 26M viewers. UCL Final is like ~5M.

Last time we lost 4-0 in the UCL, we bought Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema and Alonso in the next transfer window. 

Not happening this time around. But man can dream.

⭕ CURIOUS FACT

Did you know that almost every team that has beaten Real Madrid in semi-finals don't come out Champions UCL champions? https://i.imgur.com/FRkx0CC.jpg

Way too much space for Kevin to find a player 

UCL 

Excited for #UCL day 2! Not as excited about yesterday, but a cross-town rivalry should make it spicy

https://www.discove.xyz/@tayyab/ucl

A cove for UCL fans to find other Casters talking Futbol :)

@aman @pal @xpiacoc

How do I post "to the cove" or is that not how it works?

Great question. 

Just use the key word UCL to have it included in the cove.

It's way too hard to find each other posting about this stuff on here.. somehow missed this!

This is setting up for a cracker second leg

Discove feeds for UCL matches 

I’ll try to make the next one for tomorrow @df

Anyone else watching UCL on here? This Real Madrid v. City tie is spicy

Matchday UCL Semi-finals 
Real Madrid v Manchester City

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