Champions League 23/24

[Yiddo]

Are Madrid the only to never really fall off? They are always there or there about consistently for years and years and not just in the league but Europe aswell. You see the iconic teams likes victims, United, Inter, Milan, Barca etc that have all been through periods of transition where they haven't competed at the top level for how ever long but Madrid seem to have been consistent ever since i can remember. Greatest team of all time surely?

 

[Sandman]

Am I the only one who thought Dortmund were actually quite poor?

Yep

 

[Mikey10]

Freed from Desire that was huge back in 95 or whenever it was gets played at every sports arena in 2024, what the hell happened? Great track, but I dont get it.

Absolutely no idea! Very strange! It's not even that catchy. It was a minor club hit in 1997.

Article on it in The Guardian yesterday, funnily enough. Like most good things in life, it has a lot to do with Northern Ireland.

‘Your defence is terrified!’: how Freed from Desire became a football, darts and protest anthem

Gala’s 1996 song has gone from forgotten rave classic to football terrace anthem – and was even used to protest against Rishi Sunak. The song’s creator and fans explain an unlikely revival

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sandman]

Are Madrid the only to never really fall off? They are always there or there about consistently for years and years and not just in the league but Europe aswell. You see the iconic teams likes victims, United, Inter, Milan, Barca etc that have all been through periods of transition where they haven't competed at the top level for how ever long but Madrid seem to have been consistent ever since i can remember. Greatest team of all time surely?

Have you watched la Liga?
It's a two team league. So they are in the champions league every year. Constant income flow. A bad season for them would be 4th.

Athletico and one other team maybe every now and then try to upset the Apple cart. But not often.

English league much harder

 

[Pandy]

Yep

Big Spurs energy about the whole performance. A couple of good chances early on but did nothing with the territory thereafter and absolutely shat the bed after conceding.

 

[Kandi1977]

Y

that piece of metal is the stencil isn't it, they engrave straight onto the trophy

Yeah, I get the template, but you can still see it's already engraved.

 

[Mcfee]

Am I the only one who thought Dortmund were actually quite poor?

Bit harsh, they were good in the first half but that’s it. Madrid were not lucky at all.

 

[Baleforce]

Are Madrid the only to never really fall off? They are always there or there about consistently for years and years and not just in the league but Europe aswell. You see the iconic teams likes victims, United, Inter, Milan, Barca etc that have all been through periods of transition where they haven't competed at the top level for how ever long but Madrid seem to have been consistent ever since i can remember. Greatest team of all time surely?

they are they greatest team of all time, 15 of these means that

they did have some lean years, didn't win it at all in the 70's or 80's, the 90's they barely won the league

 

[Baleforce]

Y

Yeah, I get the template, but you can still see it's already engraved.

by the tine the camera's get there they have done the first pass and are just buffing it up maybe?

 

[FolkestoneSpur]

Are Madrid the only to never really fall off? They are always there or there about consistently for years and years and not just in the league but Europe aswell. You see the iconic teams likes victims, United, Inter, Milan, Barca etc that have all been through periods of transition where they haven't competed at the top level for how ever long but Madrid seem to have been consistent ever since i can remember. Greatest team of all time surely?

They didn't win the European cup between 1967 and 1998 which seems insane considering how routine it is now.

 

[nelto]

Article on it in The Guardian yesterday, funnily enough. Like most good things in life, it has a lot to do with Northern Ireland.

‘Your defence is terrified!’: how Freed from Desire became a football, darts and protest anthem

Gala’s 1996 song has gone from forgotten rave classic to football terrace anthem – and was even used to protest against Rishi Sunak. The song’s creator and fans explain an unlikely revival

www.theguardian.com

Sweet Caroline was pinched from NI as well.

 

[Sandman]

They didn't win the European cup between 1967 and 1998 which seems insane considering how routine it is now.

That's very noticeable that it's after the whole mega money champions league era.

Where the rich get richer every year. And won't ever change.

So much money to spend every year. It's a travesty when they don't win something.

 

[Gutter Boy]

Madrid is the club everyone wishes they were.

Apart from the fascist Franco stuff they sweep under the carpet

 

[Gutter Boy]

They didn't win the European cup between 1967 and 1998 which seems insane considering how routine it is now.

England then Italy massively dominated Europe in that period. Spanish teams weren't hugely at the table during those decades. Serie A's drop off kind of let them back in

 

[Jurgen the German]

Apart from the fascist Franco stuff they sweep under the carpet

And having the officials in their back pocket.

 

[Lilbaz]

Are Madrid the only to never really fall off? They are always there or there about consistently for years and years and not just in the league but Europe aswell. You see the iconic teams likes victims, United, Inter, Milan, Barca etc that have all been through periods of transition where they haven't competed at the top level for how ever long but Madrid seem to have been consistent ever since i can remember. Greatest team of all time surely?

They've been the greatest since di stefano was there. Although victims gave them a run for their money for a time.

 

[Lemonade Money]

good time wasting is art

Hence this forum.

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Sweet Caroline was pinched from NI as well.

You're welcome to have it back.

 

[afsoc4life]

Are Madrid the only to never really fall off? They are always there or there about consistently for years and years and not just in the league but Europe aswell. You see the iconic teams likes victims, United, Inter, Milan, Barca etc that have all been through periods of transition where they haven't competed at the top level for how ever long but Madrid seem to have been consistent ever since i can remember. Greatest team of all time surely?

They were crashing out pre QFs before Mourinho joined them. They had a dip then. Lyon used to routinely biatchslap them.

 

[fernadez]

Have you watched la Liga?
It's a two team league. So they are in the champions league every year. Constant income flow. A bad season for them would be 4th.

Athletico and one other team maybe every now and then try to upset the Apple cart. But not often.

English league much harder

Premiership is a one team league