Quote from: hahay on Today at 07:38:04 PM

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Quote from: Franctoshi on July 11, 2024, 10:25:17 PM

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That is 100% the case. All those titles Real Madrid could have gone to a different team. There is no doubt I guess that 95% of the people agree it is tiny little, sometimes lucky things that played in favor of Real Madrid. Look at Toni Kroos and how he said that Real Madrid is a force and they are almost never lucky, but so experienced and bla bla. Now what happened to Germany against Spain? Clearly a handball denied and that can destroy all the title dreams. It's little things sometimes a team can't even influence. And don't get me wrong: I like Kroos. I just thought that goes too far when he said that. Dortmund in the final just hit the post, not the goal. They dominated the first half. It's all these little things and I expect exactly the same for next season.

Basically, I also believe that other elite teams will still have a chance to beat Real Madrid and win the Champions League trophy. But anyway, because Real Madrid is at or has a very good level, then ofcourse Real Madrid will always have a very good chance of getting a trophy. But indeed, to beat Real Madrid it seems like other teams also need luck, or at the same time Real Madrid gets bad luck. Because I think, maybe that's the only factor that will make Real Madrid lose and fail to get a trophy.

Because after all, I remember very well last season that it was also difficult for Real Madrid to win even though they only played against teams at a lower level in the group stage. With the difficulties experienced by Real Madrid in the group stage, I think Real Madrid will also find it difficult to get good results in the knockout phase. But in reality, Real Madrid still managed to beat Manchester City and continued with their success in getting the trophy.

Sure, but if you take the ongoing European Championship as an example, France finished their group second behind Austria and scored only 2 goals in 3 games. They then beat Belgium due to an own goal, tied the game 0-0 against Portugal and got eliminated by Spain. But anyone wonders where Mbappe has been?

I am bringing this up because a lot of people think that Mbappe is now this final weapon that Real Madrid needed to finally be invincible, but he is just a human being like everyone else. He has his moments and he will certainly make a difference in some of the games. But these top teams can still be beaten. It will be no different in the Champions League. On paper Real Madrid looks scary, but Manchester City does, too. Some other teams look scary. There are so many players playing on the highest level possible. It is tiny things, nuances that decide whether someone wins a trophy or not.

Last season Real Madrid had huge trouble beating RB Leipzig and was only able to score against Union Berlin in extra time in the first game if I recall correctly. It is not like they are playing against kindergarten teams. It's often much closer than people would think upfront.