Rather.

So I'm gonna let you go on this one.

Your thoughts.

I think it's a fairly good drawer for P S G.

I think they'll have to much for Dorfman.

Yes.

Don't mind having a decent season, but over the two legs, I think P s G would have too much for them and therefore will go through.

Yeah, I'm with you on that bit of a revival thing under District Barbara.

Look like he was gonna get sacked.

Not that long ago, but, hey, he's still in charge.

Um, next up, Atalanta against violence.

A bit of a contrast in styles here.

Which, which, which I kind of kind of love.

Um Do you know what I fancy?

Atalanta?

I like their style of football, the three at the back.

They get the wingbacks high up the field when l A church is planning his best.

He's he's the creator along with Gomez s o. 00:00:59.330 --> 00:01:0.660 I think I got a lot going for them. 00:01:0.680 --> 00:01:5.150 And I don't think that Valente, that that good a site Yes, they did well in their group. 00:01:5.150 --> 00:01:6.170 Thio Stop it! 00:01:6.180 --> 00:01:7.950 But I'm gonna go with Atalanta. 00:01:8.000 --> 00:01:9.640 And that would be a great title.

It had turned on its head here.

Right, More defensive Spanish sign versus the more attacking Italian side.

Definitely one to watch.

Um but I'm gonna lean Valencia on this one.

Athletico Madrid against the holders liver full.

We're talking contrast in styles.

I know you go see Bone is trying to evolve them to apply to 2.0, but to knockout game.

So we're still going to see old school like Levy, right?

Yeah, And they've had problems scoring goals this season even though they bought in jail Felix, who is gonna then they wanted to play two up front.

Diego cost office.

He got injured.

Morata's back to somewhere near his best. 00:01:49.370 --> 00:02:0.050 But I would say over the two legs Liverpool, with their counter attack in pace on their ability to dominate midfields, I'm gonna go with Liverpool to win this one. 00:02:0.640 --> 00:02:3.930 You're giving Liverpool's lead in the table. 00:02:3.960 --> 00:02:6.490 Unless something happens between now and then we get it. 00:02:6.490 --> 00:02:9.870 So the street, we're talking about matches that are what, like six weeks away.

Um but you assume they can prepare properly for yes.

So I'm with you on that.

I'm going.

Liverpool, Chelsea against Bayern Munich?

Well, by many of them Well, in the Champions League, but not so well in the league.

They're starting to hit a bit of form.

Chelsea have gone the other way.

There was a struggle of Frank again and being critical of little bit critical of Franklin Park.

It may be that he refreshes the side somewhat, but I'm gonna go with by Munich to win this one.

I think they have too much experience.

I think they'll have to much for Chelsea.

And I think Chelsea on a downward slide at the moment I am.

It's tricky game so far in the future. 00:02:50.280 --> 00:03:1.710 I think Lucas Hernandez shouldn't be back for this, which is a big boost because buying of serious defensive issues at the back obviously still no Nikolas Zula curious to see if they move for a defender in January. 00:03:1.720 --> 00:03:10.080 If they don't, I'm gonna go Chelsea Olympique Lyonnais against Ah, you Aventis.

Um, short trip for them.

Ah, obviously Cristiano Ronaldo was brought in to win the Champions League.

Your take I've been disappointed with the event is under sorry even though they are joint top of Syria at the moment.

But I quite like the combination that I saw at the weekend with Renaldo and Higuain playing quite far apart as the center forwards and Ebola playing him behind and I think that could move forward.

I know there's a problem some might say defensively, but I'm not sure that de Bellas any worse than Bernadette ski playing is the is the player in that number 10 roso.

I'm going to go with you, Aventis, to beat Leon who are inconsistent.

Yeah, I got to go with you ve over Leo.

Um, especially now with with Memphis Dip.

I, of course being injured.

Contrast in styles again. 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:2.960 Tottenham Hot spur against 1000 balls, Sport. 00:04:2.970 --> 00:04:3.580 Leipzig. 00:04:4.080 --> 00:04:5.270 Ah, Julian! 00:04:5.270 --> 00:04:5.950 Ah Guzman. 00:04:6.430 --> 00:04:8.520 They're top of the table in Germany. 00:04:8.610 --> 00:04:10.100 They played a 1,000,000 miles an hour.

Um, against a guy who knows his way around the champions.

Yes, but I wouldn't assays Stuckey's stamp on what?

His stamp on spurs just yet.

Because spurs are still placed some good attacking football.

Luca's Maura braking force on breaking forward Canine Alley Alley somewhere near his best.

But I'm not sure he'd be too happy with the defensive side of the game and right back with your ear right back.

They're vulnerable.

So, like if they play at their very best, I'm gonna go for life sticking this.

Yeah, because I I think I hate saying this if we very rarely hear me say this, but I think experience does matter.

Um, I think life's e r they're singlemindedly focused on on the Bundesliga this year. 00:04:56.630 --> 00:05:0.160 I think you saw in the Groombridge to where they were very much up and down, up and figure game. 00:05:0.500 --> 00:05:6.510 So I'm gonna lean Marino and Spurs Napoli against Barcelona. 00:05:6.510 --> 00:05:15.560 Reno got to Zoe's Napoli against Barcelona and know if check I don't think they can bring back until Artie just for the Champions League.

So Robbo, um, they're the only team to have beaten the champions of Europe.

How do they stack up against messy?

Well, Ancelotti did brilliantly in the two games in terms of organized in the team.

That was one of the criticism, probably people ahead of him that he didn't organize his team quite supposed to some of the mundane games in Syria because those two games against Liverpool, we got his tactics absolutely right.

He knew what he was expecting from Liverpool on defensively, they were really good and they cause Liverpool problem.

Harder to know what to expect when you're playing for your messy, right?

Exactly on Barcelona. 00:05:49.230 --> 00:06:0.480 But you know he's gonna cut in from the wing and come inside and shoot the probably See, I wouldn't say that Barcelona dominated possession like they normally do, so I won't think that Napoli that frightened off them. 00:06:0.750 --> 00:06:7.780 But Napoli will have to be at their best if they're to cause Barcelona problem bustling to win it and we could have a very special right goes on the implodes. 00:06:7.790 --> 00:06:10.270 I totally need treating the game as has happened the last two years.

But yeah, logic.

Not at the stage round of 16.

I'm going Barcelona and finally row Madrid against Manchester City.

Peppe taking on the old enemy, Um, look Brown Madrid or in a title race, Manchester City or not, we don't expect them to be by the time that rolls around.

We do expect a Guerra Toby Fit.

Maybe report.

Maybe signing could be a different city.

I'm going city.

I I don't like going against raw Madrid in the champions, a cause of their history and whatever else but this Manchester City team, I think they're really good.

And if I was a coach playing against any other side, I wouldn't have great fear.

There's ways you could stop them.

Plane. 00:06:57.380 --> 00:07:4.980 The one scene that I would always feel if I was a coach would be a Pep Guardiola side and this man city side on their day when he gets everything right, continue apart. 00:07:5.270 --> 00:07:5.970 So I'm with you. 00:07:5.980 --> 00:07:8.600 I'm going to go for mentions the city to be realmadrid. 00:07:8.740 --> 00:07:10.140 But that's only supports back.

Can we put that?

I'm gonna put that little writer and I'm you know, I'm going to say that really Stones in Fernandina back there against the mighty Kareem.

Well, we got we got to mend a and I won't play stones.

Stones will be nowhere.

Whatever against the mighty cream.

Yeah, I'm still Gunmen City.

All right.

Time will tell that you're champions.

They draw ties are in February.

So you got a lot of time to think about it.

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