On this episode, Patrick and Ravi breakdown the Champions League after round 6. They start by discussing the new league phase format and the effects it may have down the road. Next, they look at the most surprising teams so far, as well as giants that have underperformed. Then, the conversation turns to young talents that are emerging. Which players have caught their eyes? And finally, they predict the top 8 and where the underperforming giants will finish in the table. All that and more on today’s episode, enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - New Champions League format discussion
00:02:57 - New format = more marquee matchups
00:06:48 - 3 surprise teams this Champions League
00:07:20 - Aston Villa
00:09:00 - This is what Unai Emery does
00:10:45 - A clear path to the top 8
00:11:43 - Brest are struggling in Ligue 1, but have had the easiest path in the CL
00:12:39 - The rest of Brest’s schedule
00:14:05 - Lille actually have worse numbers than Brest in the CL
00:15:20 - Lille have had a pretty hard schedule
00:16:44 - Bruno Genesio has put together good plans and Lille have good talent
00:18:46 - Big name teams that are STRUGGLING
00:19:29 - City and PSG have good xG differential but are low in the table
00:20:06 - PSG are underperfoming their xG by a crazy amount due to bad misses
00:22:29 - Man City and PSG play a huge game in round 7
00:24:44 - City’s final game appears easy, but you never know
00:26:03 - Pep’s CL away record
00:27:38 - Are City’s league and CL problems the same?
00:30:07 - Rodri’s importance and who can replace him in January
00:32:29 - Real Madrid are unlikely to go out due to relatively easy last 2 games
00:34:25 - Qualified teams could put more pressure on these 3 teams
00:36:04 - Real Madrid don’t have free midweeks coming up
00:37:25 - Madrid’s xG conceded numbers are very high
00:38:31 - Atalanta’s style played into Madrid’s hand
00:39:25 - Madrid’s sorcery is getting weaker
00:40:27 - Emerging young talents
00:40:54 - Álvaro Carreras - Benfica
00:43:12 - Enzo Millot - Stuttgart
00:45:06 - Similar stats to Florian Wirtz
00:46:23 - Charles De Ketelaere - Atalanta
00:49:00 - Malik Tillman - PSV
00:51:22 - Johan Bakayoko - PSV
00:53:38 - Other player shoutouts
00:57:57 - Top 8 Predictions
01:00:16 - Real Madrid, PSG. Man City predictions
01:03:21 - Argentina’s 40-team league = CL table this year
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