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Champions League Quarter-Final breakdown

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

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The Two-Legged Final

I think finals can be a bit standoffish and a bit cautious. They're never a good tactical, sort of spectacle. The last time we had the Champions League final in Istanbul, we got a lot of drama,. So do you think that's quite a small sample size, Mark? I feel like correlation does not equal causation. If it goes through extra time, that's just such an unfair advantage for the home team in extra time. You can't have away goals in a final. That feels really weird, doesn’t it? No, I think a one-off event is probably fine. But it's nice. It's a completely different vibe from the semi-final

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