I love the constant references in the Real and Bayern games to the loss of key players for those teams. All media outlets asking how Ancelotti and Guardiola will cope without key personnel. I looked at the Bayern squad and they had Lewandovski, Goetze, Muller, Alacantra, Alonso and Lahm in midfield/attack and I didn't recognise the Porto players. Bayern didn't really miss Ribery, Robben and Javi Martinez.
Similarly, madrid had Ronaldo, Chicarito, James Rodriguez, Kroos, Isco and Sergio Ramos so they didn't really miss Bale, Modric and Benzema.
I mean the depths of these teams, aided and abetted by UEFA CL and TV money, has made them untouchable and yet we still have to listen to stories about how are they going to cope with injuries. I know pull another 50 million dollar superstar off the bench and hope the referee sends off a player on the other team.
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