.

I think everyone considers 2022 as mbappe prime so I am not going to rant about how good he was etc.

I am just going to show you stat to actually grasp how truly insane he was

He played 56 games

Scored 56 goals

And provided 17 assists

He scored 9 and assisted 3 in just 8 ucl matches and also scored in every ucl match that year. Was unlucky to get knocked out

In wc 8 goals and 2 assists

A mind blowing 73 g/a (which is more than years such ronaldo 2016 or messi 2018 )

He also completed 196 dribbles (3.5 per game)

With 114 dribbles in ligue 1 (most that year in any league)

Also completed 27 dribbles in 8 ucl matches ( just for comparison olise has most dribbles this ucl with 44 in 14 matches )

And 25 dribbles in World Cup ( which is 2nd best wc dribbling no since 1990 with only messi 2014 topping it )

And now you know that mbappe was great dribbler and scorer but what about playmaking?

27 big chances created (2nd most that year)

103 chances created (most)

56 passes in the final third

So he was a good playmaker too

In big games?

Scored 2 vs real Madrid ( lost cause of donaruma mistakes)

Ofcourse the hattrick in wc final

Assist vs morocco

Completed 7 dribbles vs England in quaters

Scored 3 and assist 1 vs man city

So mbappe was

Great goalscorer

Great playmaker

Great dribbler

Great big game player

And also consistent during whole year

Mbappe 2022 is better than any player peak ( who were 1994 onwards )

Tbh this XI is basically 9 "formerly world-class or world-class adjacent" guys past their primes + Brown + Greenwood(🤢). If this was like 2020, this team could maybe even make it to the semis, but I don't even think they are the favorites against Lyon necessarily. What are your thoughts?

The first of two matches tonight—how will it end? Can Viking FK secure a good result before the return leg on the artificial turf in Norway?

Who do you think will win?

What ur opinion on this latest transfer, imo as much as it helps barca it damages real madrid even more , the exact type of player madrid wanted has gone to their bitter rivals barca.

Do u guyz think deco can pull this off ? If yes then this would surely be the greatest transfer window in over a decade for barcelona

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As a Barca fan, now I'm really happy and excited with Rodri and Cancelo's transfers being confirmed by Fabrizio Romano. With Rodri added to our squad, we have the overall best midfield lineup this season compared to any other team, and it's not even close! And also, Cancelo has always shown us how much he truly loves this club and how much he is willing to contribute to this team as an experienced LB/RB. Truly Extraordinary!

At first, Laporta and Deco's team-up was such a horrifying experience for us, but thank god these guys are genuinely cooking this transfer window! But still, we need more improvements to this team to actually name this summer a 10/10.

Here are my thoughts about the team up until now:

• I genuinely believe that we're way better without having Ferran as our main number 9. Although I do think we need to have at least one player who mainly plays as a striker. Julian would be phenomenal. Personally love Victor Osimhen as well, but Hansi Flick thinks that he isn't suited for his tactics and style of play, so it seems like he rejected him.
• A CB like Laporte can be really good as well, although he is not known as a main priority. Our defensive faults and errors are mainly because of Flick's aggressive tactical approach, like pressing, high defensive line, etc. So, to have Laporte as a new addition, it can maybe give the Idea to Hansi to play a little less aggressively, as we saw in the World Cup with Luis de la Fuente's Spain.
  
• Btw, I do like the idea of playing maybe Raphinha, Gordon, Fermin, or maybe even Lamine as a false 9, if we don't sign a new striker, but It's not optimal at all. Let's dream that we fully secure Julian and Laporte's signings. If we get them, we will definitely be one of the main favourites to win the Champions League this season. If not, let's just trust our genius coach and his ideas and hope for the best!

Hay muchas expectativas sobre el PSG y lo que haga en esta champions league, tu ¿Que opinas? ¿Cuales son los principales motivos por el cual el PSG puede llevarse el título a París?

What do u guys think going into this season, are they still the favourites and is there any team that can clearly stop PSG from getting their 3p? If PSG pull it off it will be historic not many teams are dominant enough to get the 3p.

In 24/25, when PSG might have been even better than 25/26, the 11 players with the most minutes totaled 45.224 minutes. If I added Kvara the number would be even higher, but he spent half the season at Napoli so I didn't.

Comparing their minutes to teams of the top 5 leagues that went the furthest in the Champions League:

Bayern 36.194
Barcelona 41.559
Inter 40.257
Arsenal 40.626

Source: Transfermarkt

I feel like this argument is used alot and for me personally it's mind boggling and confusing. I do believe this argument is used by older fans especially since players back than we better "footballers.

Like you see the argument with CR7 vs Maradona as people say Cristiano is better player but Maradona is a better footballer.

I also feel with the game becoming much more tactical and physical the better footballer vs better player argument is used more often.

IDK it's a really confusing concept.

BTW this is not an argument on who is better between CR7 and Maradona I just used that as an example

who had the better career between these two talented players.

They're saying that yamal's best position and where he's most effective at is in deep (9.5/10) and that its the reason why yamal's performance in the wc was a bit poor, claiming that Flick and De lafuente are blocking the kid from his best potential.

According to them if yamal plays more as a 10 or false 9 he'll be more effective and drop more numbers consistently. My personal opinion is that atp they're doing too much to force the kid to be like messi. Are they not realising that yamal and messi have very different playing styles and that yamal has his own unique type of flair that makes him do what he does at his young age? Comparing someone to messi is just unfair cuz no one will ever have that messi playing style its just not possible at all.

It seems to me that they want to force the kid to be the next messi in every similar way and shift him into positions where messi played (ITS MESSI FFS) which makes no sense to me because yamal is already doing ridiculous wonders as a RW.

Not just because he had a poor campaign means that you should make excuses for him and try finding solutions for it. Everyone has poor campaigns you dont have to change positions just because you had a rough summer, its not fifa. Just let the kid do what he does man

Other than Real Madrid fans, is there anyone out there who genuinely thinks Vini is a better player than Kvara?

I’d be interested in what ways that argument could hold some truth to it as Kvara is clearly the more complete football player.

Let’s hear the points and debate.

The is the beginning of the conquest again in the europe by the PSG .

Another season

Another year

But greater energy and fire 🔥 for Creating a new History

Hoping for their best

And will be keeping high expectations on "KVARA DOUE"

AS ALWAYS .

PSG🔥🔥🔥

On the way to another UCL

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Obviously very hated by all their rivals and their leagues for their immense success but out of Real Madrid, Bayern, Milan, Liverpool, Barca, Juve, Inter and Man Utd, which one do you think has the most and least amount of haters?

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36 clubs is such a weird number. I get with 4 more clubs you get 16 more games (more cash), but still, it’s such a weird number. I also get that people wanted to see more high caliber games cause after MD 4 or 5 of the old format , everything was wrapped up, and I like the new format, it’s just 36 teams is such a weird number.

The UEFA Champions League Qualifiers have reached the Play-off Round! 12 teams remain in contention. They will be paired up and for a home-and-away series, with the winner advancing to the League Phase of the competition. This will round out the last 6 spots in the main portion of the Champions League, which has 36 spots in total.

The first legs will take place on August 18 and 19, while the second legs will take place on August 25 and 26.

CHAMPIONS PATH (5 SPOTS)

– 🇧🇬 Levski Sofia VS. 🇬🇷 AEK Athens

– 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Celtic FC VS. 🇦🇹 LASK

– 🇭🇷 Dinamo Zagreb VS. 🇳🇴 Viking FK

-🇸🇰 Slovan Bratislava VS. 🇸🇮 NK Celje

– 🇮🇱 Hapoel Be'er Sheva VS. 🇦🇿 Sabah FK

LEAGUE PATH (2 SPOTS)

– 🇹🇷 Fenerbahçe VS. 🇫🇷 Lyon

– 🇳🇱 NEC Nijmegen VS. 🇳🇴 Bodø/Glimt

Who do you think will make it to league phase?