Apparently my oldest son (11) likes Real Madrid now, mostly because he loves Vini Jr. I thought I raised him better. Disclaimer though, I actually do like Vini Jr but I don't have to like Madrid.
Havertz isn't a striker, he's like a baseball utility player. Valuable to a team like Arsenal but not a true #9. They still need a #9 to be top of Europe level.
Watching 3 Body Problem this week. It's pretty good, it gets a little off track in the middle episodes for me but I'm still looking forward to the conclusion. 2 episodes left.
Yeah, Gio's attitude I think is questionable. My perception is he wants to be "the guy" on his club without putting in the work it takes to be "the guy". And I'd guess that shtick doesn't sit well in the locker room.
I think we as US soccer fans, overvalue our players relative to the rest of the world and even CONCACAF. Some of our core players can't even get on the field for their clubs. I'm still hopeful for 2026 but getting out of group stage would be a success.
Matchups I would like to see:
City vs Barcelona
Real Madrid vs PSG
Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid
Bayern vs Arsenal
Semis
City vs Bayern
Real Madrid vs Dortmund
Final
City vs Real Madrid
Edit: too many beers, Liverpool is in the Europa, lol
Stacked Champions League quarterfinals
City
Real Madrid
Dortmund
Bayern
PSG
Arsenal
Barcelona
Atletico Madrid
A shame Inter didn't win today. I would have liked to see a representative from Serie A.