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Offline Nii Lamptey

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4455 on: February 19, 2025, 01:15:50 PM »
I can't seem to find any quick in and out flights to Dortmund. Anyone with any advice?

Dusseldorf, then train over to Dortmund.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4456 on: February 19, 2025, 01:17:58 PM »
I can't seem to find any quick in and out flights to Dortmund. Anyone with any advice?

Dusseldorf, then train over to Dortmund.
Allow plenty of time for the train. 
They are worse than the UK. 

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4457 on: February 19, 2025, 02:59:05 PM »
I can't seem to find any quick in and out flights to Dortmund. Anyone with any advice?
Book a flight (or Eurostar) to Brussels.  There's cheap(ish) direct trains to both Brugge and Dortmund from Bruxelles-Midi station.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4458 on: February 19, 2025, 05:46:20 PM »
Two of tonight's ties look done, but I presume we'd prefer PSV and Citeh to go through if possible.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4459 on: February 19, 2025, 05:53:26 PM »
I can't seem to find any quick in and out flights to Dortmund. Anyone with any advice?

Stanstead - Cologne and train to Dortmund.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4460 on: February 19, 2025, 05:57:30 PM »
Watched the 2nd half of the Celtic game, for me they were so unlucky - played very well and Callum McGregor was very good in midfield (as he was down Villa Park)

I was surprised to learn that Bayern have the largest annual wage bill of any team in European football (more than Madrid, Man City etc...).
Bayern were really average , Kompany must be on thin Ice there .

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4461 on: February 19, 2025, 05:57:36 PM »
I can't seem to find any quick in and out flights to Dortmund. Anyone with any advice?
Book a flight (or Eurostar) to Brussels.  There's cheap(ish) direct trains to both Brugge and Dortmund from Bruxelles-Midi station.
Brugge yes but Dortmund no, however it is possible to train it from Brussels to Dortmund.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4462 on: February 19, 2025, 06:06:59 PM »
Watched the 2nd half of the Celtic game, for me they were so unlucky - played very well and Callum McGregor was very good in midfield (as he was down Villa Park)

I was surprised to learn that Bayern have the largest annual wage bill of any team in European football (more than Madrid, Man City etc...).
Bayern were really average , Kompany must be on thin Ice there .

They're eight points clear in the league they finished third in last season and in the last sixteen of the Champions League.

Right now, he's fine.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4463 on: February 19, 2025, 10:09:10 PM »
As things currently stand. Bracket A is

PSG v Liverpool or Barca
Bruges v Aston Villa or Lille.
Real Madrid v Atletico or Leverkusen
PSV v Arse or Inter

Bracket B
Feyenoord v Inter or Arse
Bayern v Leverkusen or Athletico
Dortmund v Lille or Villa
Benfica v Barca or Liverpool.

« Last Edit: February 19, 2025, 10:38:22 PM by Somniloquism »

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4464 on: February 19, 2025, 10:12:30 PM »
Watched the 2nd half of the Celtic game, for me they were so unlucky - played very well and Callum McGregor was very good in midfield (as he was down Villa Park)

I was surprised to learn that Bayern have the largest annual wage bill of any team in European football (more than Madrid, Man City etc...).
Bayern were really average , Kompany must be on thin Ice there .
They're eight points clear in the league they finished third in last season and in the last sixteen of the Champions League.

Right now, he's fine.

They have been hit/miss in the CL and essentially have failed down to poor finishing and poor defending in certain matches, with the other teams scoring from every shot on target and Kane and Co creating 20 chances and not finishing one.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4465 on: February 19, 2025, 10:13:59 PM »
As things currently stand. Bracket A is

PSG v Liverpool or Barca
Bruges v Aston Villa or Lille.
Real Madrid v Atletico or Leverkusen
PSV/Juve v Arse or Inter

Bracket B
Feyenoord v Inter or Arse
Bayern v Leverkusen or Athletico
Dortmund v Lille or Villa
Benfica v Barca or Liverpool.



We don't know the brackets yet, they're getting drawn on Friday.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4466 on: February 19, 2025, 10:17:34 PM »
Watched the 2nd half of the Celtic game, for me they were so unlucky - played very well and Callum McGregor was very good in midfield (as he was down Villa Park)

I was surprised to learn that Bayern have the largest annual wage bill of any team in European football (more than Madrid, Man City etc...).
Bayern were really average , Kompany must be on thin Ice there .
They're eight points clear in the league they finished third in last season and in the last sixteen of the Champions League.

Right now, he's fine.

They have been hit/miss in the CL and essentially have failed down to poor finishing and poor defending in certain matches, with the other teams scoring from every shot on target and Kane and Co creating 20 chances and not finishing one.

He's still comfortably doing enough to not be sacked.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4467 on: February 19, 2025, 10:18:01 PM »
We don't know the brackets yet, they're getting drawn on Friday.

We know the brackets from the knock-out teams side, we just don't know which of the top 8 goes in which side yet. Hence me writing the OR between those teams.

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4468 on: February 19, 2025, 10:21:55 PM »
I stand corrected. Hadn't realised they'd done that

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Re: Champions League
« Reply #4469 on: February 19, 2025, 10:23:11 PM »
He's still comfortably doing enough to not be sacked.

I think the same as well, just pointing out it is more the on-field personnel not doing their jobs then actual managerial tactics. If Kane and the other couldn't score against Feynoord when they had 30 shots with 12 on target, (and lose 3-0 with the Dutch only getting 20% possession and three shots on target), then I'm not sure what else Kompany can do.

 


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