I'm afraid of how freaking afraid Bayern fans seem to be.Best of luck todayMidas Mulligan
Hope your reds suck ass and my reds somehow kick ass and Kimmich decides to occasionally help out on defense.
I had no hope until I learned VvD had a yellow suspension and Lovren is iffy with his hamstring. Guess it'll be whichever team's defense is able to hold it together. A close and exciting match is what I'm hoping for, and no terrible refereeing decisions heavily weighing on the end result.
I really think that Fabinho having to play CB helps you more in midfield than it harms our defense. It might give Bayern a chance to get more of a foothold in the middle of the pitch than I think you would if Fab were in there with his go-go gadget tackles.
Sucks that we're unable to see a Thiago - Fab matchup in midfield. Would've been wonderful to seem him try and thwart our Spanish maestro. Sucks for us in having to play Javi instead of Goretzka due to a random injury. Javi has lost a step or two the past 2 seasons and isn't the dominating force he once was. Wonder if Keita will step up for you guys as well.
I ain't going to miss Goretzka.
Good first half. A bunch of half decent chances for both sides, more for Pool but nothing too open. Defenses shaky but holding.
Mane has been your best attacker, taking advantage of Kimmich a few times. I'm just pissed Gnabry didn't see Lewy wide open after a turnover.
Schwallacus how do you feel about things?
I am happy Kimmich is out for the next one. I think Rafinha is a clear step down.
I feel good-ish. Definitely one of the toughest places to try to get a result in from an away teams perspective. Team showed heart and desire to get back and defend. Hummels and Martinez, who I thought would be the worst players out there ended up being the ones to save their teammate's asses on more than one occasion. Bayern had a few half decent chances, but we will need more going forward if we are to go through. Your makeshift CBs did well to keep Lewy and James contained, as Bayern struggled to really get anything going through midfield. Keita and Henderson did well to clog anything happening there. I'm one to think that had Goretzka been in it would've opened up some space due to Liverpool having to respect his pace and offensive abilities. Like I said, Javi was great defensively but added nothing going forward, forcing Thiago to go to the wings to try to do anything going forward.
I’m actually a little surprised that Bayern seemed fine with taking the draw as early as they did, and also that Liverpool didn’t push harder once that became clear.
Gnabry was the better winger vs. Coman. Alex-Arnie kept him in check for the most part. Still annoyed Serge didn't pick his head up to see Lewy wide open in the first half after a turnover, but he played really well.
It's a good result, but the lack of an away goal is meh from my POV. If Liverpool score even one half chance at the Allianz I don't know if we will be okay to actually win. I'm honestly surprised at the scoreless draw, especially considering some of the chances that were there. Liverpool seemed to be off or missing the final touch, along with some balls to the wall defending from Bayern.
It's going to suck not having Kimmich there. He actually played a fuck ton better after getting the yellow. Not sure how Rafinha will fare, but it will probably be terribly vs. the pace of Mane and Firminho.
Here's a view of Sané's bonkers free kick. (For future generations, vs. FC Schalke '04, his former club, during their first leg of the UCL Round of 16 tie, to level the match at 2-2)
I fixed it. If it’s a picture with a direct link you have to give it IMG tags. Or select the picture link by the smilie and add the link to that.
