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Got a call from the German cousin and she told me that my Godson's Borussia Mönchengladbach U-19 team won yesterday so they qualified for the youth version of next year's Champions League. And, he was

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I’m going for Bayern.

If they win:
1. Barca have to pay 5mil extra for Coutinho. Extra salt in the wound!
2. Neymar can suck it.
I could be wrong.....but I thought the coutinho +5mil was proven false if he wins it with Bayern

Was one of my secondary reasons for rooting for psg as liverpool wont benefit at all
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For an appetizer, the JV FINAL is today at 2pm CDT. 

Inter Milan vs Sevilla

 

I think that Inter has too much size and speed for Sevilla. Lautaro & Lukaku... Erickson coming on from the bench...

 “It’s too much.” 

-said in my best Argentine speaking English accent when they mean to say “It’s a lot.

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On 8/21/2020 at 12:52 PM, Cheeseweasel said:

Too beaucoup. Too beaucoup. 

Is that sometimes said by Frenchies speaking English?

The "too much" is in place of "demasiado" in Spanish, but we wouldn't use the exact translation in English.

I did get a kick out of hearing it though, especially when they were talking about nagging or irrational girlfriends/wives.

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get it on, bang a gong

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53873870

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Champions League final: Paris St-Germain v Bayern Munich
Date: Sunday 23 August Kick-off: 20:00 BST Venue: Estadio da Luz,Lisbon Coverage: Full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website

Paris St-Germain take on Bayern Munich in a mouth-watering Champions League final on Sunday - with both teams looking to create history for themselves.

A competition which started in June 2019 with the preliminary round comes to a climax between arguably the best side in world football against one of the planet's finest forward lines.

While ruthless Bayern chase only the second European-domestic treble in their proud history, PSG are looking to be crowned champions of Europe for the first time.

BBC Radio 5 Live's European football experts got together to discuss the showpiece final as the powerhouses of France and Germany prepare for a showdown in Lisbon without spectators.

'The best team v the best player'

Having won both the Bundesliga, with a 13-point cushion, and the German Cup, Hansi Flick's Bayern side are on course to match the achievements of Jupp Heynckes' class of 2012-13.

"The 2013 team were in many ways perfect but then they had players that probably wouldn't get into this team," German football expert Raphael Honigstein said.

Bayern have swept all before them in this season's competition, including the 8-2 quarter-final thrashing of five-time winners Barcelona.

They have scored 42 goals in 10 games, including 10 in two group matches against Tottenham and seven over two legs against Chelsea in the last 16.

Trying to stop them from winning a sixth European cup is a PSG side whose forward line consists of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Angel di Maria.

In 19 Champions League appearances for PSG, Neymar has been directly involved in 23 goals, scoring 14 times and assisting nine.

"Bayern are the best team in Europe," said Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.

[Image: Neymar celebrates winning the 2015 Champions League final with Barcelona]

Neymar scored in the 2015 final for Barcelona and could become only the third player to score in the final for two different teams, along with Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd/Real Madrid) and Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich/Juventus)

"It is the best team against the team with the best player, in Neymar. You have, in him, someone who can do something out of nothing like nobody else in the world right now.

"He does nearly impossible things. He is perhaps the only player who can win a game on his own."

French football expert Matt Spiro believes a Paris St-Germain win would justify the club's decision to pay Barcelona a world record fee of 222m euros (£200m) for Neymar in August 2017.

"Outside of France I think it's hard for anyone to look at that transfer in any other way than he wanted lots and lots of money and to be a big star - but his attitude has made a big difference this season," said Spiro.

"It all changed for PSG in that [last-16] second leg against Borussia Dortmund [in March].

"Neymar epitomised this new spirit at PSG. Ever since, he has looked like a very happy and determined man."

Do Bayern need to change?

Bayern Munich have reached their 11th final in the competition, with only Real Madrid playing in more (16).

Despite winning all 10 games in this season's competition, Bayern have faced questions about their defending, with Lyon missing chances in their 3-0 semi-final defeat.

"We might just see the team dropping a little bit deeper and maybe not pushing all the time," added Honigstein about Sunday's final.

"There is a slight debate and concern inside the team that they need to adapt and adjust a little bit to be successful against Paris St-Germain."

[Image: Bayern Munich's players celebrate scoring against Chelsea in the Champions League]

Bayern are looking to become the first team in the history of the competition to win 11 games in a row

Balague believes there is little wrong with Bayern.

"They completely believe in what they are doing," he said.

Tuchel's created a team to make Neymar better

This is Paris St-Germain's first final in the competition, with Thomas Tuchel's men the 41st team to reach the showpiece.

They have been one of Europe's biggest spenders, but also one of the continent's most high-profile underachievers on the grandest stage.

Former Borussia Dortmund boss Tuchel has built a functional team and made a platform for Neymar, who is playing his best football in three years in Paris.

"They are a little bit predictable in the sense everything goes through Neymar or, increasingly, Angel di Maria," added Honigstein.

[Image: Paris St-Germain have won Ligue 1 twice since Thomas Tuchel was appointed in May 2018]

Paris St-Germain have won Ligue 1 twice since Thomas Tuchel was appointed in May 2018

"But there is also now this connection between the back four and Neymar with this midfield that is full of running and a good attitude.

"It just feels much more like a complete team."

Balague said Tuchel deserves praise for "making a team for Neymar".

"The most impressive stat for PSG is they kept seven clean sheets in 10 games in the Champions League," he said.

"It is not just defending quality, it's that the whole team is at it."

Bayern's crowning glory or PSG's breakthrough moment?

While this is new territory for PSG, Bayern have been here before.

European football journalist Kristof Terreur said it was "now or never" for PSG - and believes winning the Champions League could transform the French champions.

"If they win it, they might leave some teams behind," he said. "They have Mbappe, Neymar who won't leave if he wins the Champions League, and a good manager."

Honigstein said Bayern needed to win to be considered a truly exceptional European force.

"I've seen Bayern teams lose Champions League finals in pretty dramatic and traumatic circumstances in my lifetime," he added.

"Despite all the nice things we're talking about, if they lose to PSG - which is entirely possible - all of these things will be for nothing."

From West Brom to Champions League winner?

Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski has scored in nine consecutive Champions League matches, with only Cristiano Ronaldo netting in more successive games in the history of the competition.

But could Serge Gnabry, who scored two of Bayern's three goals in the semi-final against Lyon, be the key to Bayern winning the Champions League for the first time since 2013?

[Image: Serge Gnabry in action for Bayern Munich in the Champions League]

Serge Gnabry has scored three goals in his past two Champions League appearances

The Germany winger, 25, played three games for West Brom, including a League Cup tie against Port Vale, at the age of 20 during a loan spell from Arsenal in 2015.

"In Serge Gnabry, Bayern have a player who scores in every game," said Balague.

"Lewandowski doesn't seem as smooth in his finishing as Gnabry but he is still finishing. They have some of the best wide players in the world and some of them are on the bench."

 

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On a side note. The Godson, in The Fatherland, spent last week at training camp with Gladbach's U-23 team. He's the captain of the U-19 team. The coach of U-23 asked him to come with them for the week. He also asked if he wanted to stay up with them. Godson said he wanted to stay with U-19 for now because he wanted to get all the playing time he can.

As soon as this final today they will start getting ready for the Champions League games. Since the big team made it his U-19 also gets to play. We are stoked.

 

I'm rooting for Bayern today, as is he and the rest of my German family.

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Just now, TXSG8R said:

Starting 30+ yards inside his own half matters on a counter.  It will also wear him out if hes making 80 yard sprints all the time.    

Okay. I disagree. He ends up waiting on the ball on the counter half the time anyway. 

I mean we'll see. I think it's wishful thinking on your part.

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17 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

At least CBS has it ON tv, and not just their crap streaming service. 

MSM management in the US are idiots.  Why did Turned opt out a year early?  Soccer fans are not part of the idiocracy sheeple.  We don't pay for what we're already paying for and shouldn't have to pay for in the first place.  Throughout the chain of command in the MSM, it's impossible to throw a spanner in the works with a narrative that requires acknowledgement of The English Penalty which we've been dealing with since the first attempts to monetize the UCL and then the Big 5 leagues after ESPN's first run in the early 90s.  Some of you may not be old enough to remember that the UCL was "free" on ESPN flagship in the early 90s.  At the time, UEFA basically gave it away for free.  And UEFA have never charged a premium for the English rights.  US MSM executives are deaf dumb and blind to the OVER THE FRICKING AIR delivery of the same content by Univision and Telemundo.  So here we are 25 years downline, back to playing whack-a-mole with MSM stupidity.

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