My Champions League thoughts this week:
1) Training sessions at Atalanta must be SO much fun.
2) Liverpool didnât deserve that win at Ajax. A draw at worst, at best they lose that 3-1 with better finishing.
3) Red Bull Salzburg, get a goalkeeper.
4) Having Antonio ContĂ© as a manager is the best thing that ever happened to Christian Eriksen. It was a much-needed wake up call: if you wonât up your fitness and expect to cut grass all game, you wonât start.
5) Shakhtar Donetskâs victory over Real Madrid is why itâs good for smaller/lesser known clubs to get into the Champions League. Almost 20 years ago it was like, âShaka who?â Now theyâre practically maintstays and today they beat the most dominant club in the competition.
6) Real Madrid looked like Stoke Madrid today with hopeful crosses into the box as their primary attacking strategy and like Fulham Madrid at the back. Theyâve got to turn it around because theyâre better than that.
7) Manchester United has PSGâs number, address, and birth certificate.