OneFootball
Dan Burke·25 November 2021
OneFootball
Dan Burke·25 November 2021
Weâre now just one matchday away from the end of the 2021/22 Champions League group stage and it was another eventful round of action.
Letâs hand out some awards.
They say you should dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and Manchester United interim manager appeared to have taken that adage onboard when selecting his touchline attire for Tuesdayâs trip to Villarreal.
Heâs got a 100% winning record as a manager and he sure looks the part. Give it Michael âtil the end of the season, we say.
It was a memorable night for Jadon Sancho on Tuesday as he scored his first goal for Manchester United with a cracking finish to seal his sideâs place in the round of 16.
Weâve got a feeling there will be plenty more where that came from.
After his stunning bicycle kick in Bayern Munichâs 2-1 win over Dynamo Kyiv, this photo should really be on the front of Robert Lewandowskiâs Christmas cards this year.
Robert Lewandowski scored this goal with six days until the Ballon dâOr is handed out âïžÂ âÂ
All he wants for Christmas is the Ballon dâOr, and heâs been an extremely good boy this year.
Speaking of people whoâve had a very good 2021, Thomas Tuchel hasnât even been in the Chelsea job for a full 12 months yet but heâs already won the Champions League and got them playing some wonderful football.
Barcelona are hoping for a return to the glory days of yesteryear with the appointment of Xavi as their new manager but Tuesdayâs 0-0 draw with Benfica means they are now in danger of going a bit too far back in time.
That result means they must now win away at Bayern Munich on the final matchday if they are to avoid dropping into the Europa League next year.
The last time they played in that competition was 2004.
On the plus side, Barça have never won the Europa League or the UEFA Cup before it, so thereâs always the chance to make a bit of history there.
How are we supposed to tell our unborn children that Benficaâs Haris Seferovic didnât score from here?
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In the last minute as well.
So-called because this mind-blowing stat had us rubbing our eyes and pinching ourselves to make sure we werenât imagining it.
Fair play Gabriel.
Whatever you think of this modern trend of kids taking signs to matches asking players for their shirts, you canât deny that this one brought an innovative new twist to the Etihad on Wednesday.
And unlike Paris Saint-Germain, it looks like they didnât need Lionel Messiâs help.
Before Tuesday RB Leipzig hadnât won a game in the Champions League this season but now theyâve given themselves a good chance of finishing in third place in their group after thrashing Club Brugge.
And they did it without coach Jesse Marsch, who was self-isolating due to Covid.
Weâve heard of people being more productive while working from home but thatâs ridiculous.
If you havenât seen Thiago AlcĂąntaraâs delicious goal for Liverpool against Porto yet, be sure to feast your eyes on that a few times today.
Such a luxurious footballer.
Ajax striker Sebastian Haller has attacked his debut Champions League season in the same way weâve been known to attack the McDonaldâs menu at the end of a night out.
Letâs just hope he feels better than we do the morning after.
Borussia Dortmund needed a win against Sporting CP on Wednesday to have any chance of advancing to the knockout stages but they lost, meaning they will be playing Europa League football in the new year.
Itâs been a rough couple of weeks for Erling Haaland.
Never mind Erling, we hear Belgrade is lovely in February.
If anyone ever tries to tell you thereâs no romance in the Champions League, be sure to remind them of the heart-warming tale of AC Milan match-winner Junior Messias.
The upset of the season so far was Sheriffâs shock victory over Real Madrid earlier in the group stage, but Los Blancos dusted themselves down and qualified for the knockout stages with a minimum of fuss in the end.
Itâs not their first rodeo, thatâs for sure.