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What a corner taken by Joshua Kimmich!

JOSHUA KIMMICH!!!

The association of active Bayern fans, "Club No. 12," has appealed to its members to wear red to the stadium tonight, as requested by the club. Furthermore, the fans are planning to loudly cheer on the team 45 minutes before the game in order to create a 'cauldron of noise' in the stadium even before kickoff [@BILD]

Now that the tie is done, the embarrassment Barça have shown, from the fanbase to club staff and journalists, must be addressed. Too much talk for a club that has made fewer UCL final appearances than Atleti in the last 10–12 years. Atleti have won two European titles in that period; Barça have won none, despite dropping into the Europa League twice. Fans broke players’ windows on their way to Camp Nou. Staff and journalists have been complaining about the Metropolitano pitch since the Copa del Rey tie. Journalists were also harassing Giuliano and Musso after the first leg and fabricating non-stories. And earlier today, fans put stickers on the statue of Luis Aragonés outside the Metropolitano, a line that should never be crossed. Every decision that went against them was blamed on the referee, which is ironic, considering that’s exactly what they accuse their arch rivals of. Sit down and be humble. Good luck in the rest of your La Liga and Copa del Rey campaigns.

That bum Tuchel rot the minds of the Bayern fanbase.

Philipp Lahm on Manuel Neuer: "Neuer is a once-in-a-century goalkeeper, blessed with all the talents and attributes required for his position (..) He ranks among the very greatest in football history, alongside Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, and he really should have won the Ballon d’Or at some point. Who could have disagreed with that?" [@TheAthleticFC]

Diego Simeone had to deal with missing two of his starting midfielders (Cardoso and Barrios), two of his starting center-backs (Pubill and Hancko), and his starting goalkeeper (Oblak), and still managed to beat Barça over two legs. That’s FIVE (5!) key starters. Yet we still have to hear nonsense excuses about the referee and the pitch. When they win, they’re the best team in the world. When they lose, they’re still the best team in the world, but it’s the referee’s fault. What happened to giving credit where it's due? A reality check is needed.

With Flick refusing to shake hands with Simeone before the game (contrary to what he does when he’s winning), and Raphinha calling last night a robbery (despite usually portraying himself as respectful when winning), now is a good time to remind you what Don José Bordalás said one year ago about Flick and Laporta: "I respect those who show respect. When you win 90% of matches, it’s easy to be a gentleman. When you stop winning, you must remain the same kind of gentleman. Hopefully we keep hearing those excuses."

Pedri vs Courtois in the UCL this season: 2 Assists 2 Assists 1 BCC 2 BCC GENERATIONAL. 💫💫💫

@Scoretxka He can stretch vertically but he needs a lot of space and a transition based system to succeed.He doesn't even have the ball retention capability that Diaz has.He's basically Diaz with -10 on every attribute except pace and transitions. I'd rather use that money to replace Coman.

@KC_267_ He's a Kompany coded winger tbf. Someone who can stretch as well as tuck inside. He's just like Luis Díaz in that regard. Also highly versatile.

Attacking backup: Anthony Gordan Midfield: K. Eichhorn Fullback: G. Read I really like Anthony Gordan, can play CF, RW, and mainly LW. He's inconsistent but for quoted price I'd take him here, I know it'd be more than that price. Taking quoted prices into account: 100M - 110M.

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Bara Sapoko Ndiaye broke the local speed record at the FC Bayern Campus with over 36 km/h [fcb]

The kids from the Gambinos Stars Africa Academy reacting to Bara Sapoko Ndiaye making his Bayern debut yesterday 🎥 @FCBayern

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟯 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝟵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮 𝟭𝟬𝟭-𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 🥇

Bischof in midfield is Kimmich x Neves

Toni Kroos on Manuel Neuer: "For me it's a fact that Manu is the best of all-time. He's the only goalkeeper who's fun to watch. What he's doing looks so good. He still has his own unique style of goalkeeping. Only he has that. He still has an incredible aura - with his movements, his elegance." [Podcast Einfach mal Luppen]

Impressive display of the Premier League intensity

Watching Bayern and PSG this week must be such a tonic for the Premier League fans infected by Arsenal’s haramball on a regular basis.