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That's the same Bayern Munich that Aston Villa turned over. Liverpool were one of a few teams that can win the trophy. Unfortunately they came up against another just as capable.
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[Football] Champions League 2024/25
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Winning a trophy feels like too much of a hostage to fortune, I would expect European qualification to be much more likely
ChickenDipper
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Exactly. As the clause Liverpool met was a ‘negotiation clause’ not a buy-out clause as such, I’m pretty certain, after the WC win and performances etc we’d have basically said the add ons need to be very likely. Won’t stop many from quoting the untrue ‘price’ of the deal as the overall price (like some of the press did) - which was only the initial payment.
Of course I don’t……..but there seemed to be a significant amount still possible according to the latest accounts so must be a few conditions
ChickenDipper
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Well don’t write it as fact then mate - that’s how it read……..! Just saying, not being a dick
Of course, and Real Madrid also lost a few group stage games, as they sometimes do.
But they're clubs with a culture of winning. Clubs like that don't celebrate finishing in the top of some group stage, they don't see it as achieving anything.
Liverpool showed against Preston that they at the end of the day remain a loser club. Can't deal with the pressure of playing and beating Preston in a knockout game, GL doing it against Real Madrid.
Preston!
Hmm, might have been Plymouth. Doesn't change much.
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It should be noted that Liverpool played a severely under strength team at Home Park. A full first eleven would have ran up a cricket score.
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Very magnanimous in defeat
Champions League: Best game I've ever been involved in - Slot on PSG defeat
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says it's a "shock" his side are out of the Champions League following their defeat against PSG which he describes as the "best game" he's ever been involved in.
www.bbc.co.uk
Yeah they always find a reason not to win things.
Its the only big club in the world that can win three titles in 9 years and consider it a fantastic era.
Like I said, I don't see how they would have been able to challenge especially Real and Barcelona this season over two knockout games. Those teams are on a different level than any of the PL teams this season.
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Darwin Nunez the one Blooms super computer got wrong.
He was shocking and Curtis Jones wasn’t much better, the subs for Liverpool weakened them significantly.
Rather have him than Ferguson though!
I think if he had moved to us instead of Liverpool, he would have had a much better chance of success. He is clearly struggling with the pressure and would probably have benefitted from playing a few PL seasons for a smaller club.