I just don't think they have a "great team". A decent team sure, but far from greatness material.
Haha, you caught me out there.
Don't even know what was going through my mind as I wrote that.
I don't think there is a great team in the CL at the moment.
Barca will still have to adopt the new managers ideas. And Martino is untried in the CL.
Similarly, Bayern will have to adopt to Guardiola's ideas and at this level confusion in the ranks is death over 1-2 games.
Chelsea, Utd, Citeh no.
Real Madrid, will have to adapt to Ancelotti and he generally gets found out over two legs.
I was surprised how well Napoli nullified Dortmund's offence. They knew exactly when an where and how to operate to stop Dortmund.
The teams with big stars simply cannot work as a unit like that. The egos of the stars won't allow it. It is entirely possible for this Napoli with Rafa at the helm and the Cormorra behind the scenes, to give it a shake. It is f course possible they wont make the next round.
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