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iamoyindamola:
Go court!!!

I’m not complaining just for the sake of it.
One side of the draw is stacked with potential winners, while the other side is mostly minor teams that have never won the Champions League before, except for Barcelona. Competitively it just doesn’t make much sense.

Unlimited22:
That side of the draw is so lopsided ehn

Madrid, City, Liverpool, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern on one side.

On the other side it's just barca and arsenal.

Lmao.

Yeah, Very very lopsided.

In the last 6 years, each of these teams has won the Champions League:
Chelsea ,
Bayern
Liverpool,
Manchester,
Madrid ,
and PSG.

Yet all these teams are placed on one side of the bracket, while on the other side, no team has won the Champions League in the last ten years. This is completely unbalanced and bullshit.

This draw favour arsenal oooo
I see them in final if they can defeat barca

This our line tough oooo

Gal vs Liverpool
Leverkusen vs Arsenal
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Chelsea vs Psg
Tottenham vs Atm
Man city vs Madrid
Bayern vs Atalanta

Ibime:
Mata didn't turn up in the big games and was a carryalong throughout our UCL win, was dominated severally and showed in our bundling out of UCL at Group stage in 2012/13

A lot of that useless GA was in Europa League which even allowed a flop like Torres to score 20 goals (similar to Nkunku things). He was almost always overrun and his influence does not pass easy games, which shows in our 6th place finish in the league, and our UCL win was with him benched or often taken off early

He was a 12 year old body in a mans game and continued his uselessness at Manure where he took them to oblivion

If Ibime were to be a lecturer, I doubt any student would pass his course.

raumdeuter:
My preferred draws for Friday

PSG vs Chelsea
Gala vs Spur
Madrid vs Sporting
Atalanta vs Arsenal
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Atletico vs Liverpool
Bodo vs City
Leverkusen vs Bayern

So out of two Bundesliga teams that qualified for R16, you want to eliminate one by yaself?😂

andrewbaba44:
They are the worst team remaining

Anybody should beat them

Worst team bawo?
This Gala will beat spurs , Leverkusen Atalanta and Sporting .

Osimhen bobo

Unlimited22:
If Gala no qualify, na him cause am.

How?

Shiorr
Remondata

Madrid through to R16

Wetin dey happen?
10 man Juve dey play better than the full squad

fredoooooo:
Juve 2-0 ..

I hope the game should end now

Monaco do collect 🩸 card

Monaco sef no want gree

See Toirrera, shioor

Osimhen is a fighter, he fights for every ball.

BlewMahn:
Watching Juve/Gala cos of Osimhen and the potential for a monumental comeback from the Old Lady

come back to do what?
Dey should continue going , we don't need dem to come back .
One Italian team is enough for the round of 16, we have 2 Bundesliga and 3 Spain if Madrid qualify tonight and 6 EPL.
That's OK.🥹😂😜

fredoooooo:
Atalanta deserve it ... Dortmund n siere..
Pain me for Karim though

The game tough die , unto the next, I don't even know which one to watch between Madrid vs Benfica or Juv vs Gal.

TimeManager:
Basic macroeconomics, CBN is duty bound to mop up excess liquidity in the system to avoid driving up inflation in the long term. Whenever there's too much local or foreign currency in the hands of people beyond regulatory requirements, the CBN steps in. Failure to do that in the past led us to where we were a few years ago.
If CBN had looked away, the dollar would fall for the first few weeks and then start rising because people would have horded it and look to sell at higher rate when scarcity hits the market thereby leading to market instability.
The best bet is to allow the right amount of money within the system at a particular time inorder to ensure stability and stronger local currency.

-Kiss the truth!

Now it makes sense to me.
Thanks

Jamiuokolaa:


All na for cruise and fun

😂😂😂

It is better to write the Yoruba alone without giving it the tone mark. For some of us who can read Yoruba with ààmì, e dey give us a serious migraine. 😂

Jamiuokolaa:
Ò dún weyreh o tí n ké!

Online/offline Voltron b*tty boy boy.. untop peanuts and meagre stipends.!

Òkán é ò ní bálé seh

Áwòn Ágbá sò wípé "Bí a bá rán ni ní iṣẹ́ ẹrú, a ó fi ti ọmọ-ọlá rán an" : "Even if you are sent on a slave's errand, deliver it as a freeborn".

Ábòbájíyá lásán lásán

😂 😂 😂 😂
...but all these ààmìn no correct ooo.

pkasso:
Se.un really needs to fix his bhots. .

You serious so?
You are reporting issues to someone who can actually provide solutions, yet you are censoring his name.
Even when Seun’s name is mentioned 100 times, has he responded even once?
So why the need to censor it? This forum has grown beyond Seun’s direct control. He should do the needful by paying attention and listening to users’ complaints.

pkasso:
It's crazy, bro. I just checked now. There is Roma v Juventus this weekend and the Milan derby the weekend after.

Their fixture computer must be one of a kind.

England needs to learn from these leagues. They schedule their fixtures in a way that allows football fans to enjoy every match, but the EPL will have 4 games kicking off at the same time, not ordinary game ooo but some interesting matches.

popizaino:
You may be wondering why despite winning just 2 league titles and losing 2 UCL finals in 15 years, Diego Simeone deserves to be the highest-paid manager in world football at around €30 million annually.

Let me tell you why.

When Simeone arrived at Atlético Madrid mid-season in December 2011, the club was 10th in La Liga. They were a mid-table team struggling for consistency. Challenging Barcelona and Real Madrid was far outside of their wildest dreams.

But under his leadership, Atlético became a perennial top contender, breaking the Madrid-Barca duopoly. There have been huge improvements in their league positions, cups runs, revenue, and player pull, turning a €150 million-revenue outfit into a €400 million-plus powerhouse.

Before Simeone, between 2002 and 2011, Atlético averaged around 8th place. They finished 12th, 7th, 11th, 10th, 7th, 4th, 4th, 9th, 7th across those seasons. They were even relegated in 2000 and promoted back in 2002. But under Simeone, they have got consistent top-4 finishes. Two titles. Regular title races. No season below 4th since 2012-13. And they now average around 3rd place.

Before Simeone, their last La Liga title was 1995-96. Yes, they won sporadic cups like the 1991-92 Copa del Rey. But they had limited European success beyond the 2010 Europa League under Quique Flores.

Under Simeone, they have had Eight major trophies. One Copa del Rey in 2012-13. Two Supercopas in 2014. Two Europa Leagues in 2011-12 and 2017-18. Two UEFA Super Cups in 2012 and 2018. Two Champions League finals as runners-up in 2013-14 and 2015-16. They beat Real Madrid and Barcelona in finals and regularly reach quarter-finals and semi-finals of many cup tournaments

Revenue
Before 2011, Atlético were pulling in around €120 to €150 million annually. They relied on domestic TV deals and modest matchday income from their old Vicente Calderón stadium. Butrecently, they raked in €483 million in 2023-24. That is a 10 percent year-on-year increase. Broadcasting revenue alone hit €222 million in 2024. Their matchday revenue hit an All time high €76 million, boosted by the move to the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in 2017, which increased capacity and corporate hospitality options.

Their commercial revenue has also risen significantly as the club's global brand grew through sustained Champions League participation and success. They have tripled their revenue since 2013. That growth is directly tied to Simeone's success. He has secured for them regular Champions League football, deep runs in Europe and title challenges.

All of that translates into more TV money, more sponsorships, more ticket sales, and more commercial deals. Without Simeone, Atlético would not be the €400 million-plus club that they are today.

Before Simeone, Atlético signed mid-level players. Stars like Diego Forlán left quickly for bigger clubs. They relied on loans and bargain deals. Under Simeone? They attract world-class talent. Record signings like João Félix for €127 million, Julián Álvarez for €75 million, Antoine Griezmann for €120 million on his return. They lured free agents like Luis Suárez in 2020, who was key to their title win that season.

They have secured marquee signings including Ademola Lookman for €35 million, Robin Le Normand, and Alexander Sørloth. They now compete for top prospects like players who actively choose Atlético because of Simeone's development track record and the club's competitiveness.

Players know that under Simeone, they will be coached to the highest level, they will compete for trophies, and they will play Champions League football. That is a massive pull. Before Simeone, players saw Atlético as a stepping stone. Now they see it as a destination.

Simeone's "Cholismo" philosophy built a culture of grit, making Atlético a destination club. His 14-plus years of stability, the longest tenure at Champions League level, justify the pay. Right now, he is not just their coach. He is the architect of their modern era.

Two league titles and two Champions League finals might not sound like much compared to Pep or Ancelotti. But context matters. Simeone turned a mid-table club into a consistent top-three force in one of the hardest leagues in the world.

He tripled their revenue. He made them a destination for world-class players. And he did it all while competing with two of the richest clubs on the planet.
That is why he deserves every euro.

Thank you for this information but andrewbaba44 wants him sack.
The board is pleased with his work but a rivals fan here wants him sacked.
No be juju be dat?

Hmmm , this is seriously serious ooo
Internet never forgets...

pkasso:
MorataFC, I'm just wondering; if NL had an 'edit username' feature, would you have kept your moniker?

I see you created the moniker around the start of the 17/18 season when Morata joined Chelsea and was scoring in his first few games. You would agree with me that your choice of moniker has since aged badly If na me, I for deactivate that account after all the nonsense wey that mumu do.

You might find this random and it is. I've never paid attention to this until now.

Morata isn’t a bad striker as people portray him. Just because he didn’t perform well at Chelsea FC doesn’t make him a bad player.
Debrune ,Salah etc failed at Chelsea, are they bad players?🤣🤣🤣
A bad player wouldn’t find himself playing for the best teams in the top leagues.
Morata has played for two of the best teams in La Liga, and also played for two of the best teams in Serie A.
He once played in England for one WOLRD CHAMPIONS Team.
France and Germany are the only top leagues he hasn’t played in.
A bad player cannot simply find himself at so many big clubs in the leagues people consider the best.😂🤣🤣🤣😜

pkasso:
MorataFC, I'm just wondering; if NL had an 'edit username' feature, would you have kept your moniker?

I see you created the moniker around the start of the 17/18 season when Morata joined Chelsea and was scoring in his first few games. You would agree with me that your choice of moniker has since aged badly If na me, I for deactivate that account after all the nonsense wey that mumu do.

You might find this random and it is. I've never paid attention to this until now.

Are you kidding me?
😂😂😂😂

Jesus is LORD


JESUS is coming soon.

Accept him today, tomorrow may be too late

See as pep dey celebrate as if say he don win the league

fredoooooo:
A kipa ohun mo agogo lenu , oga kaa koolu fun anybody .. dem buy data for you ?
Laaalii anybody dey go abegi
Na ya opinion o

😂 😂 😂
I dey gbadun your indigenous vibes jare.
Kudos 👌✌️💪👍