Champions League 2018/19 | Group E

Amazing. We have a true chance of survival

Ajax will never ever have a better chance of making it to CL knock-outs

Jesus.

So basically we will not have to play a game vs a top opponent in any competition until February, at the earliest.

We'll probably get embarrassed here nonetheless.

Will you be trying to get tickets for Bayern-Ajax, @zigra?

Hapless_Hans wrote:Jesus.

So basically we will not have to play a game vs a top opponent in any competition until February, at the earliest.

We'll probably get embarrassed here nonetheless.

Will you be trying to get tickets for Bayern-Ajax, @zigra?

Yeah for sure. Really lucky actually as I will "miss" (will obviously still watch) most of the games due to being on vacation but I'm at home for this one.

are the dates already set?

Hapless_Hans wrote:are the dates already set?

Not exactly but the week: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_UEFA_Champions_League_group_stage

Apparently that was not the final order. Won't be in Germany for that game, what a damn shame.

So the UCL is back and I had to get DAZN here on the Iceberg to watch it, I kinda like that I can choose any game and watch them at any time, the quality was good yesterday, so far so good.

Bit surprised at the odds are so favoured for Bayern, actually for Juve and Man U as well, all of them playing away games, kinda figure one of them could lose?

Kind of hoping the old Bavarian shoe slappers crash and burn this year, but does not seem to be happening...yet. I may have to kind of like Bayern when that Kanadian kid joins.
Really dont know a lot about what Benfica is like nowadays.

Eventually, not playing against top competition for months at time will harm Bayern. And no, Dortmund is not top competition. Look what happened to PSG, they were 2 down before they figured out they had to play football.

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Sanches starting

First Champions League game for Kovac as a manager.

He's clearly somewhat excited

Sanches went from flopping at Swansea, incapable of making 3 yard passes to starting in the CL for Bayern???

Firenze wrote:Sanches went from flopping at Swansea, incapable of making 3 yard passes to starting in the CL for Bayern???

well, yes.

But..

you have to realize that Rudy and Vidal were sold, Tolisso tore his ACL, Thiago is injured for this game so there's literally no other CM available

I bet if Rafinha wasn't injured too Kimmich would have played CM

I'm afraid I have to concede Sanches is absolutely terrible and looks incapable of learning. Unreliable, often stupid player. Bad movement, wrong positioning, wrong decisions, terrible turnovers

But Kovac is trying to get his confidence up a bit, and last not least Sanches came from Benfica so he's getting a start at his home, guess it's nice.

We're like really, really bad

Neuer already time wasting at goal kicks

Sanches scores. Being applauded by the Benfica fans. Masterstroke from Kovac.

Sanches with his first ever goal for Bayern, Benfica fans give him an ovation

Lahoz is a terrible, terrible referee.

Both Gnabry and Renato now on the field for Bayern

WATTBA

Gnabry with a goal ruled out for offside.

How would you have felt had that goal stood?

Jay29 wrote:Gnabry with a goal ruled out for offside.

How would you have felt had that goal stood?

I would have felt very good

I won't mind if they surprise me in a positive way

Our Yugo bench is not willing to take any shit from Benfica's coaching team

We've been basically begging for a Benfica goal for the last 15 minutes, they didn't manage though

Hapless_Hans wrote:Lahoz is a terrible, terrible referee.

Did he make the game all about himself again? Worst ref in the world IMO by far. Spanish refs are awful as it is, Lahoz is on another level though.

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