GWT: Champions League - League Stage

[gary69]

Player of the game is probably Chevalier but a good second is Bouaddi, 17 today. Only his turnover late in the game was a negative.

Meanwhile Mbappe still looks awful.
If Vini wins the BDO, he's the worst winner of all-time.
Jude is useless most games too.
Endrick was pretty decent.

I think that's still Belanov in 1986. He had some good matches at WC, but I still was surprised he won.

Kiev won the Cup Winners Cup too that season, but they didn't really face any top teams outside of Atletico Madrid in the final, and they weren't really amongst the best teams that year either.

Obviously if the rules had been different back then (similar to today) he hadn't been even close to winning.

 

[Islesfan22]

With strong rain and lot of water on the pitch throughout the match in Zagreb, players couldn't pass the ball or run with for any length really.

They couldn't hold on until the end, but I was impressed by Dinamo nevertheless. Especially Baturina was good as long as he was on the pitch, goal and assist for him.

Baturina is the next big thing midfielder from
Dinamo from what I’ve read.

 

[Epictetus]

Supersub Duran!

 

[Evilo]

Just saw some "highlights" of Letexier's reffing yesterday in the Leipzig/Juve game. SHOCKING.

He is usually solid in Europe, bad in France. Maybe he didn't get the memo.

 

[Evilo]

In other nice reffing extracts, guess who took the yellow for this "altercation"?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841731421020246163

 

[maclean]

Just watched the highlights for Girona-Feyenoord, pretty crazy match. Three own goals (one called back for the tightest of offsides), two penalties (both stopped).

 

[Juve]

That Diaz penalty is one of the worst I have ever seen called a penalty. Yes, the ball hits his forearm but it's in a position where the ball would have still hit his body. Calling that a handball is absolutely shambolic. Again, one of the top 3 worst called I have ever seen.

Same thing yesterday with the Douglas Louis call. He had turned his hand to protect his head in the wall. If he didn't have his hand up to protect his head, the ball still would have hit the back of his head.

Really horrible reffing yesterday

 

[al secord]

In other nice reffing extracts, guess who took the yellow for this "altercation"?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841731421020246163

Typical. And in fairess to Diakité, Rudiger looks like a guy with halitosis.

 

[Juve]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Juve/s/KPmuTTUSjY

 

[Evilo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Juve/s/KPmuTTUSjY

I saw that one too, incredible. Though in all fairness, it was the linesman who signaled a phantom foul.

 

[S E P H]

Same thing yesterday with the Douglas Louis call. He had turned his hand to protect his head in the wall. If he didn't have his hand up to protect his head, the ball still would have hit the back of his head.

Really horrible reffing yesterday

That's the one I am referring to! Absolutely shoddy reffing.