Who is going to be next year's Dark Horse CL finalist?

After Dortmund, Atletico and Juventus, who will be the next underdog to lose the next CL final to Bayern/Madrid/Barca?

So everyone who isn't Barca/Real/Bayern are dark horses

Atletico again imo

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:So everyone who isn't Barca/Real/Bayern are dark horses

Urgh you always have to get into technicalities...

I'm the Bacon to Futbol's eggs IMO.

PSV.

Hm. The "Dark Horse"? I guess it's obvious as we have Foals in the poll and they will probably even have dark kits for the CL

Here you have your Dark Horse:

That's Jünter

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:So everyone who isn't Barca/Real/Bayern are dark horses

It's Bayern/Madrid/Barca. The best comes last, the worst gets sandwiched in the middle. Keep up with the symmetries. And yes.

Valencia imo. They are going to park their way to the title

With Phil Neville as assistant?

Hala pls.

Lazio imo. Messi will lead Barca to another CL win and be the best player of the tournament with Felipe Anderson being a distant second.

So nobody mentions it explicitly, but Arsenal are leading the poll right now? Seems legit imho

Celtic

srigooner wrote:So nobody mentions it explicitly, but Arsenal are leading the poll right now? Seems legit imho

Gunners time to shine

Strength-wise it should be Arsenal, but they'll be in the group with Bayern or Barca and draw the other as the opponent in the round of 16 and go out there.

So I say Roma. I have watched far less Serie A than I wanted to, but somehow Roma strikes me like a squad that might do well under pressure. Even though that was at times exactly their problem. Call it a gut feeling.

Too early for Wolfsburg and BMG imho, and Neverkusen will suck forever. Chelsea would probably win if they made the final, and United imho need another season for the Iron Tulip to do his thang. The rest are scrubs imho. Juve maybe? But twice in a row just lacks style.

Can safely say Neither Arsenal nor Roma will reach the final. I do think we might make the semis this time. But reaching quarters will be an achievement after last 4 years



Chelsea for me.

RealGunner wrote:Can safely say Neither Arsenal nor Roma will reach the final. I do think we might make the semis this time. But reaching quarters will be an achievement after last 4 years

IMHO Arsenal can take anyone but basically Barca, Real, or Bayern. And I'm pretty sure they'll meet one of them way too early. Shittiest luck in all of UCL football, sadly.

In terms of quality we definitely are amongst the top 8 in Europe IMO. But it's never been about that for us.

Just shit tactics, shit luck and shit mentality keeps being our downfall.

Have a feeling it might be different this time.

Arsenal, mark my words.

Arsenal won't get out of the groups unless they sign 10 WC players imo.

The scenario of Arsenal drawing Bayern or Barcelona in the groups and then the other in the first knockout rounds is horrifyingly realistic.

So with complete bias I'm going to say Sevilla.

RealGunner wrote:In terms of quality we definitely are amongst the top 8 in Europe IMO. But it's never been about that for us.

Just shit tactics, shit luck and shit mentality keeps being our downfall.

Have a feeling it might be different this time.

Tbh these shit tactics are not going to change. Wenger can't change at this stage of his career.
Shit luck , yes maybe but you have to anticipate shit luck. For instance coquelin is very likely to be a starter for all the season. there is no real back-up for himWhen he gets injuried I'd not call it '' shit luck '' .

GoonerJay29 wrote:The scenario of Arsenal drawing Bayern or Barcelona in the groups and then the other in the first knockout rounds is horrifyingly realistic.

I'm not kidding, as well. Happened three seasons in a row now? Four? It's not like you got found out by Lyon or Pre-Sheikh Paris like Real used to. Just always groups - boom, Barca or Bayern. Sure, you need to beat them to win eventually, but in the r16 every year? That's just cruel.