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Yes we can. They should both be on. Fuck Turner. 

ztejas

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Decent little synopsis

Ajax (NED)

 

UEFA ranking: 22
This season: P16 W9 D6 L1 F32 A14 (including qualifying)
Top scorer: Dušan Tadić (6, or 9 including qualifying)
Last semi-final: 1996/97, L1-6 v Juventus
European Cup semi-final record: W6 L2
European Cup best: winners x4 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1995)
Top #UCLfantasy scorer: Dušan Tadić (53 points)

Why they might win it: They dethroned champions Real Madrid, and then stopped Cristiano Ronaldo in his tracks, so what else is left to fear?

 

Barcelona (ESP)

 

UEFA ranking: 2
This season: P10 W7 D3 L0 F23 A6
Top scorer: Lionel Messi (10)
Last semi-final: 2014/15, W5-3 v Bayern München 
European Cup semi-final record: W7 L8
European Cup best: winners x5 (1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)
Top #UCLfantasy scorer: Lionel Messi (54 points)

Why they might win it: Messi has never had to wait more than four years between European titles – why start now?

The semi-final first legs will be played on Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 1 May, with the returns taking place the following week. Specific match dates will be confirmed in due course.

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7 hours ago, Jive Turkey said:

we all know what's gonna happen, right?

Ajax will come agonizingly close but won't score, and then Ronaldo will draw a PK in the last 5 minutes to put Juve through.

 

7 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Fact.

 

7 hours ago, midtown said:

false


@Midtown FTW!

 

 

2 hours ago, mdmost said:

Ajax is winning the whole damn thing. They seem like that damn team this year. 


Ojalá!

Tagliafico will be back and chompin' at the bit for the matchup with Barça.

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12 hours ago, mdmost said:

Ajax is winning the whole damn thing. They seem like that damn team this year. 

i am on Team Ajax, mainly as i am huge fan of Dusan Tadic.

A year ago today, Tadic was playing/starting for a PL team that was 5 points off 17th place with 5 games left in the season.

A year later, he is playing/starting for a team in the UCL semi-finals and a top goal soccer in UCL play.

Talk about landing on your feet.

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14 hours ago, mdmost said:

Ajax is winning the whole damn thing. They seem like that damn team this year. 

Spicy. I will say they are lucky to only have to play one of Liverpool or Barca to win it. 

I could see them making the final, not sure I see them winning against this Barca team. Messi is basically outclassing teams by himself right now. 

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3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Spicy. I will say they are lucky to only have to play one of Liverpool or Barca to win it. 

I could see them making the final, not sure I see them winning against this Barca team. Messi is basically outclassing teams by himself right now. 

Right now they have 2 draws vs Bayern. Lost to Real at home, won 4-1 at the Bernabeu. Drew vs Juventus at home, won 2-1 at Turin. There is a very good chance they will have to get by City home/away in the semi's to play Liverpool or Barca. I wouldn't really use the word lucky. 

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3 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

Right now they have 2 draws vs Bayern. Lost to Real at home, won 4-1 at the Bernabeu. Drew vs Juventus at home, won 2-1 at Turin. There is a very good chance they will have to get by City home/away in the semi's to play Liverpool or Barca. I wouldn't really use the word lucky. 

yeah, i dont consider a run-in of Real Madrid, Juventus, Man City, then Barcelona/Liverpool as lucky.

However, getting Spurs in the semis would be a bit lucky though.

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1 minute ago, yoladu said:

yeah, i dont consider a run-in of Real Madrid, Juventus, Man City, then Barcelona/Liverpool as lucky.

However, getting Spurs in the semis would be a bit lucky though.

I think today is the first day in my life I will cheer for Spurs, but expecting a City 3-0 win. 

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1 minute ago, yoladu said:

However, getting Spurs in the semis would be a bit lucky though.

This is kind of my point. City has work cut out for them making it to the semis. And I think Pool and Barca are better than any team Ajax has beat thus far. Obv they've made an outstanding run into the semis but Bayern is aging and heading towards a rebuild, Real is not the team they were last season, and Juve was banged up. 

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