UEFA Champions League 2013/14

You see athletico play madrid twice every year, I want a bayern athletico final.

 

Think it's lump, they all bring celery in with them and start throwing it about as well. * Chelsea but that's brilliant.

 

Just said how it's the first final in Lisbon since Celtic won it in '67

 

As long as Chelsea are not in the final

 

Not in the Champions League final though. Everyone was creaming themselves over last years final and they're not as big as rivals as these two.

Atletico beat Real in the Copa Del Rey final last year, they've gotten the better of them in the domestic games this season, and Real will be playing in their first final since about 2002 and the pressure on them to win would be insane.

I think Atletico would do it, possibly even to do the double. If that were to happen and Liverpool win the EPL it would be unbelievable, I love when unexpected things happen in football.

 

Another good thing about the draw I've just realised is if it were Chelsea vs Bayern, the English media would be going overboard with the Mourinho vs Guardiola angle, similarly with the Mourinho vs Real Madrid one.

Now they have to concentrate on the footy more.

 

The classico a few weeks ago was the best match of the season no doubt but the first half of the madrid derby was the most exciting 45 mins of football I'd seen in a long time, the breakneck speed of the two teams was unreal, imagine what it would be like in a CL final.

 

Youth Cup semi-finals (taking place in Switzerland)

Benfica 3-0 Real Madrid, 20'

 

Real knocked Atletico out of the cup this season - quite comfortably actually. The only time I've saw Barca step up there game this season has been against Real and I still believe they were very lucky.

I just think with how Bayern are playing defensively, it's exactly the type of defense that Real Madrid like playing against. Ronaldo has also scored against Dortmund, Barcelona, Schalke, Valencia, Sweden, Juventus and the Netherlands this season, I think they're all pretty good teams that he turned up against.

 

Have to remember that bayern blew away Dortmund in the league and Dortmund should have knocked out real.

 

One off cup games are a lot different from the league games.

 

Big difference between one off games, and over the course of a season though also.

 

Beat me to it

 

Well both teams know that it's between them for the league so if both teams don't treat that fixture like it's a cup final then there's a problem. Bayern beat them 3-0 in Dortmund I'm sure earlier on in the season and they're playing again tomorrow.

 

Well that goes against your argument for the Copa Del Rey win :icon_mrgreen:,over the 4 games in La Liga against Barca and Atletico Real have not won any,and IMO Bale and Ronaldo have been poor,so I still stand by my point that Ribery and Robben can be just as much of a factor in this game as them

 

Goes for it! They're playing in a one off cup game! Might have a case of the Rafa's. I know what you're saying, I just think the way Bayern play, plays right into Real's hands.

 

I guess we will just have to wait and find out,one thing for sure is it should be a great game,unlike the other semi that could become a war of attrition

 

Certainly goals in it anyway!

 

Real v Bayern may as well be the final imo, whoever wins that will win the tournament. Still think it will be Real.