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Group Stage Review:

Where we were right/wrong...

Biggest flop of Group Stage both player and team...

Biggest good surprise of Group Stage both player and team...



Knockout Stage Preview:

Hardest Path/Easiest Path to Semis

Who is on upset alert

What player to watch in knockout stage (Player of Competition, & Top Scorer)

Bracket Breakdown/Predicitions


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The boys review each Group, and predict who they expect coming out of each group.

GROUP A - Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Wales

GROUP B - Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Russia

GROUP C - Austria, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Ukraine

GROUP D - Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Scotland

GROUP E - Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden

GROUP F - France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal

The boys finish with who they have as Favorites, Dark Horse, Flop, Top Scorer, & Player of the Competition.


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La Liga:


Atletico clutch up to win final match of season to win La Liga

Suarez the difference? If Suarez and Griezzman don't swap spots do Barcelona and Atletico Swap positions?

Real Madrid fall short in rough season resulting in no titles for the first time in ten seasons, what is next for Real Madrid? Zidane replacement?


Bundesliga:


Bayern win title for 9th consecutive time, and Lewandwoski breaks Gerd Muller’s 40 goal record in the Bundesliga on the final day, scoring a brace to break what seemed to be an immortal record.

Dortmund slide into 3rd place with 64 points, does this keep Haaland or Sancho around this summer?

Frankfurt slide out of top 4 after a fun season to watch after amazing run of 9 games unbeaten, but fall in last two weeks to lose spot to Wolfsburg.


Italian Serie A:

Juventus qualify for the Champions League by the skin of their teeth...without Ronaldo in final game… does Ronaldo stay after trumoltuos season? Does Pirlo survive for next season after top 4 qualification?

Napoli choke on final day tying Verona 1-1, Gatusso out?

Is Lukaku going to leave Inter after such an impressive season? Do Inter have enough to repeat again next season?

Ligue 1:

Lille win first league title in 10 years

What happened to PSG?

Is Ligue 1 a farmers league or is it becoming more competitive?

EPL:

Manchester City win and Aguero bows out with 2 goals in his last EPL match for them.

Can Man United and OGS close gap on Pep and City?

LEICESTER CITY CHOKE AGAIN losing to Tottenham 4-2 on final day. What does Leicester need to get over the top 4 hump?

Liverpool somehow make the top 4 after roller coaster season, do Liverpool need to rebuild or reload?

Tottenham get Europa League playoff spot after final day win vs Leicester. Who should be their next manager?

Should Arsenal back Arteta this summer?


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Carabao Cup Tottenham lose to Man City 1-0, Manchester City win 4th straight Carabao Cup.


American Goalkeeper Zach Steffen in goal for final, comes up with big save to keep clean sheet

Would Spurs have been better off with Jose at the helm for this match, and thoughts on Ryan Mason.

Pep record in finals 14 wins in 15 matches 34 goals for and 5 goals against.


European Super League not dead yet


Florentino Perez comments “Clubs signed binding agreement and cannot leave the league”.

Barca president comments “It is absolutely necessary”-”The biggest clubs create the most financial resources and we must have our say in deciding how the earnings are shared”

Reaction to Ed Woodward stepping away

Any chance this comes back


Time for the Big 5 Leagues Review, let's kick things off in Spain!

La Liga Review

Barca win vs Villareal as Atletico and Madrid drop points over weekend as Atletico lose 2-1 to Bilbao and Real Madrid draw with Real Betis 0-0.


Who deserves credit for Barca’s turnaround?

Chelsea on the mind of Real Madrid?

What has gone wrong at Atletico?


Ligue 1 Review


Title Race coming down to the wire

Lille 73 Points, PSG 72 Points, Monaco 71 Points, & Lyon 67 Points.

Predicted winner


Bundesliga


Hansi Flick out, Nagelssman in, another good move for Bayern Munich?

Bayern drop points on the weekend in a bizarre performance vs Mainz, any real drama for Bayern?


Italian Serie A

AC Milan lose to Lazio 3-0 as they fall out of top 4 behind Juve, Atalanta, Napoli and Inter Milan, with Lazio heating up with 4 wins in their last 5.


Predicted top 4 for Serie A?

What's gone wrong at AC MIlan and Juventus?



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Manchester United make easy work of Granada, winning 4-0 on aggregate.


Manchester United stay on cruise control to move on to the semi finals.  Will United have to change gears against Roma to reach the final?

Is Ole building United back into a European powerhouse?

Who do you have in the Semi’s Roma or United?


Arsenal take care of Dinamo Zagreb 5-1 on aggregate, winning the 2nd leg 4-0.


Arsenal front 3 leading by example. Lacazette 2 goals, Pepe goal, and Saka goal. What should Arteta do moving forward with Aubemayang?

What is Arsenal’s best front 3 moving forward?

Do they get past the Unai Emery reunion vs Villareal?


Jose Mourinho Sacking


What went wrong?

Did he reach expectations?

Who’s next at Spurs? Odds are Julian Nagelssman, Brendan Rodgers and Scott Parker as the three favorites. Ryan Mason has the team currently at the moment who is a former Spurs player whose career ended due to injury.

What’s next for Mourinho?


European Super League, made up of: Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, and AC Milan.


UEFA Press Conference

Florentino Perez Press Conference

Opinion

What is your prediction with what happens next for European Super League.



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Champions League Review

PSG lost to Bayern Munich 1-0 in second leg, tying on aggregate 3-3 going through on away goals.


Reaction to the crazy two legs.

Are PSG showing they are real contenders after this win, or were they just able to beat a wounded duck of a Bayern Munich squad?

Hansi Flick moving on?

What went wrong for Bayern, and what went right for PSG?


Chelsea lost to Porto 1-0 in second leg but won 2-1 on aggregate to go through to the semi final, Chelsea face Real Madrid in the semis.


Do you think they can make it to the final or is this where it ends for Tuchels Chelsea run?

Reactions to Porto making it this far?

2nd leg was a little more competitive than the first. Should this worry Chelsea at all? Or just getting the job done good enough?


Manchester City beat Dortmund 2-1 in 2nd leg, winning 4-2 on aggregate.


Reaction to matches, was that a handball on Emre Can, and bellingham goal disallowed.

Can Pep stay out of his own way?

What’s next for Erling Haaland?

Consistency key for Manchester City now?


Real Madrid tied Liverpool 0-0 in the second leg, winning 3-1 on aggregate.


Reaction to matches

Will Madrid make it to the final? Play Chelsea in Semis.

Can Zidane keep everything together?

What’s next for Liverpool?



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