2019-2020 Champions League

[StuUKWI]

Ziyech will be an excellent signing for Chelsea. Less good for Christian Pulisic though.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Ziyech will be an excellent signing for Chelsea. Less good for Christian Pulisic though.

Pulisic should've stayed with BVB.

 

[rsw626]

Pulisic should've stayed with BVB.

Or went to a different Premier League team. Probably would have been better off going some place like Arsenal or Everton.

 

[ralphiewvu]

Or went to a different Premier League team. Probably would have been better off going some place like Arsenal or Everton.

Didn’t he grow up a ManU fan? I’m shocked he didn’t go there.

 

[MrFlyingV]

UCL coming back in August. Will finish the 4 games at the scheduled locations first. Then the 8 teams left will be knockout games..all in Lisbon. I don't like the knockout part...but it is what it is. I saw this yesterday. Not sure how the transfer window will work here. Can Sane / Havertz be on Bayern then lol? I saw something about Transfer Window opening end of June which meant Sane could play for Bayern in Pokal Final? That would be hilarious.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

UCL coming back in August. Will finish the 4 games at the scheduled locations first. Then the 8 teams left will be knockout games..all in Lisbon. I don't like the knockout part...but it is what it is. I saw this yesterday. Not sure how the transfer window will work here. Can Sane / Havertz be on Bayern then lol? I saw something about Transfer Window opening end of June which meant Sane could play for Bayern in Pokal Final? That would be hilarious.

Werner wants to forego any Leipzig matches to join Chelsea right away.

 

[StuUKWI]

Werner wants to forego any Leipzig matches to join Chelsea right away.

This is what I was going to mention. Werner couldn't play for Chelsea in the CL though right?

 

[ChiSoxFan]

This is what I was going to mention. Werner couldn't play for Chelsea in the CL though right?

I honestly don't even know. I was hoping he'd see his Leipzig UCL matches out, especially considering how well they've done up to this point, but I guess you can't blame him...

 

[MrFlyingV]

This is what I was going to mention. Werner couldn't play for Chelsea in the CL though right?

Interesting thought. If Leipzig still in the running which they are, he should not be allowed. Same with Sane if he goes to Bayern with City still alive. Sule should be back for Bayern...that might put a logjam in the defense then. PSG I hear is trying to raid Bayern for Hernandez.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Interesting thought. If Leipzig still in the running which they are, he should not be allowed. Same with Sane if he goes to Bayern with City still alive. Sule should be back for Bayern...that might put a logjam in the defense then. PSG I hear is trying to raid Bayern for Hernandez.

PSG have been in touch with Alaba too.

 

[rsw626]

This is what I was going to mention. Werner couldn't play for Chelsea in the CL though right?

He's Cup tied to Leipzig for UCL and Europa League this season.

 

[MrFlyingV]

WTF. TNT bails out of the UCL less than a year early. Now only Univision for the upcoming games. No UCL next year on American TV unless CBS picks it up earlier. It is joke. Why no one here wants UCL?

 

[bksballer89]

WTF. TNT bails out of the UCL less than a year early. Now only Univision for the upcoming games. No UCL next year on American TV unless CBS picks it up earlier. It is joke. Why no one here wants UCL?

WTF??? I have to look into this. That is wild

Going to TNT was a terrible decision anyway. Champions League should have remained on FOX or go back to ESPN. Trying out a new network that never cared about soccer was dumb. FOX and ESPN always cared about soccer

 

[rsw626]

Someone will pick it up. TNT/BleacherReport coverage sucked and was a bust. CBS I think won the rights starting in the 21-22 season, maybe they start a year early.

 

[MrFlyingV]

WTF??? I have to look into this. That is wild

Going to TNT was a terrible decision anyway. Champions League should have remained on FOX or go back to ESPN. Trying out a new network that never cared about soccer was dumb. FOX and ESPN always cared about soccer

FOX dumped Bundesliga. Next year I have to pay for ESPN+.

 

[MrFlyingV]

Someone will pick it up. TNT/BleacherReport coverage sucked and was a bust. CBS I think won the rights starting in the 21-22 season, maybe they start a year early.

True has the rights and haven't heard if they will start early.

Also, there are 8 teams that still that have legs to finish. Looks like those may be in Portugal too. That sucks for someone like Man City who had a big win at Real and now get their home game at a neutral site. Portugal closer to Madrid than Man City. Bayern not so worried but they lose theirs too but are up 3-0 in aggragate. They will still consider these teams "home" when it comes to road goals though but road goals now could be less difficult all an advantage to the teams who had a home game: Chelsea, Lyon, Madrid, and Naples.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

FOX dumped Bundesliga. Next year I have to pay for ESPN+.

<sigh>

Likewise. May Fox be sent to the depths of hell.

 

[bksballer89]

Someone will pick it up. TNT/BleacherReport coverage sucked and was a bust. CBS I think won the rights starting in the 21-22 season, maybe they start a year early.

You are correct

 

[bksballer89]

 

[StuUKWI]

True has the rights and haven't heard if they will start early.

Also, there are 8 teams that still that have legs to finish. Looks like those may be in Portugal too. That sucks for someone like Man City who had a big win at Real and now get their home game at a neutral site. Portugal closer to Madrid than Man City. Bayern not so worried but they lose theirs too but are up 3-0 in aggragate. They will still consider these teams "home" when it comes to road goals though but road goals now could be less difficult all an advantage to the teams who had a home game: Chelsea, Lyon, Madrid, and Naples.

They announced that City will play the second leg of their round of 16 game at home rather than at a neutral venue. I assume it'll be the same for Bayern and the other teams.