(ESP-ENG) Semana de octavos de final.
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
Finally the wait is over and the round of 16 is here, tomorrow and Wednesday will take place the eight matches scheduled a little over a week ago. After the elimination of some big name and important clubs, these round of 16 for some, including myself, are perhaps a little decaffeinated, there are matches that in the preview do not call any attention at all since they could very well be Europa League in the first round. Be that as it may, this is the reality which is not the fault of the format, the teams that were left out did it by their own performance, soccer is often quite capricious.
But not everything is bad, there are at least a couple of matches that look attractive on paper and may end up being great clashes. Let's start with the most obvious and the one that brings the most glue: Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid. This match has taken place on several occasions in the Champions League but the most curious thing is that it has been in important instances such as semifinals and finals. The last time was in the semis of the 16/17 season where the Whites reached with a 4-2 aggregate. But I think the most relevant have been the two finals they have played, both of which have been Merengues victories, the 15/16 on penalties and the 13/14 in extra time with that Sergio Ramos in top form. La Liga is in a constant up and down between three teams, these two and Barcelona; hence the importance of each encounter between them and especially their present.
Real Madrid is one of the most inconsistent teams at the moment, this weekend they lost in La Liga against Betis and fell to third place, while Cholo's team got the 3 points by defeating Athletic Bilbao. I think that the colchoneros arrive tomorrow in better tune and with better feelings, that agonizing draw against Barca in Copa del Rey and this victory on Saturday makes them undoubtedly arrive with the “favorites” chip, at least for me. Madrid have recovered Alaba but lost Ceballos who had been doing a decent job. I think it will be a great game, the Red and Whites have a lot of thorns to remove in the Champions League and I think this round of 16 could be one of them.
The other match that could be interesting is PSG-Liverpool. There are only two previous matches and they were in a group stage where there was one win per side. I think the two teams are in a very similar situation as far as the present is concerned and both are very solid in the lead in their respective leagues, they have a big difference with respect to their escort; one could think that they practically have the championship won unless there is a catastrophe. Liverpool with Slot are in an impressive form, it was difficult to cover for Klopp but the work of the Dutchman has been incredible. PSG on the other hand stopped being that ambitious club and I think that for the first time they focused on making a “team” under Luis Enrique, although they have not done so well in the first round.
I hope it will be an even and attractive tie since PSG always deflates in the Champions League, it is not a European cup club while Liverpool for me is a serious candidate to win this edition. And finally we have Benfica-Barcelona, a match that on paper is also evenly matched as both are the current leaders of their leagues, same case as the previous match. Benfica did not do well in the last phase, so here the Culés are the favorites, they are playing great soccer and being a little more forceful in their game. Together with Liverpool they are the big favorites this season. Barca comfortably beat Real Sociedad 4-0 in La Liga while Benfica did the same in their last league match.
A round of 16 that may not be flashy but there are some decent things out there. Without forgetting that Inter, Bayern and Arsenal are also in contention but in less attractive matches, at least in theory. So let's see what soccer has in store for us tomorrow.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!
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Pinta linda la semana con esta Champions que ahora si entra en el formato tradicional al que venimos acostumbrados desde hace años...
Mañana veré el derby de Madrid, teniendo en cuenta que, según mi memoria, el Atlético cada vez que jugo contra el Madrid en Champions, nunca pudo ganar (y algo me dice que esta vez no será la excepción)
En el Bernabeu, el Madrid se transforma sobre todo si de competencias europeas se trata, no importa demasiado el andar del club merengue en competencia domestica, en Champions es otra cosa, hace nada vapulearon al City de Pep (que también hay que decirlo, es un espanto de equipo). Como bien mencionas, el Madrid perdió a Ceballos que estaba siendo esa pieza necesaria para emular las funciones de Kroos en el pasado. Aun así, creo que Mbappe se destacara mañana.
El partido del Liverpool y el PSG no creo poder verlo.
Bueno, habiendo visto lo que fue el partido en efecto el aura del Madrid en Champions es una cosa impresionante, terminaron ganando un partido complicado. A pesar de que quedó 2-1 creo que la eliminatoria está abierta, los colchoneros por momentos jugaron bastante mejor que los blancos, toca ver como les va en el Metropolitano la semana que viene.
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Personalmente la mayor sorpresa para mi fue ver al Milán fuera en una fase tan corta la verdad.
Muy cierto eso amigo. Ellos y la Juventus para mi son de las grandes decepciones de esta Champions.
La mesa está servida y que comience el espectáculo. Para los que somos menos criteriosos o menos exigentes en nuestros análisis, creo lo disfrutamos un poco más. Esperemos que no decepciones a nivel espectáculo.
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Saludos.
Sin dudas fue una jornada digna de análisis. A veces ver el futbol con la mentalidad de ir después de comentarlo hace que uno se fije de cosas que quizás viéndolo por mero entretenimiento no lo haría. Igual se disfruta pero pero con una lupa sobre la pantalla.
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Saludos!