Episode 50 - Champions League Roundup: Biggest Surprises, Giants Underperforming, and Top 8 Predictions

The Transfer Flow Podcast

On this episode, Patrick and Ravi breakdown the Champions League after round 6. They start by discussing the new league phase format and the effects it may have down the road. Next, they look at the most surprising teams so far, as well as giants that have underperformed. Then, the conversation turns to young talents that are emerging. Which players have caught their eyes? And finally, they predict the top 8 and where the underperforming giants will finish in the table. All that and more on today’s episode, enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - New Champions League format discussion

00:02:57 - New format = more marquee matchups

00:06:48 - 3 surprise teams this Champions League

00:07:20 - Aston Villa

00:09:00 - This is what Unai Emery does

00:10:45 - A clear path to the top 8

00:11:43 - Brest are struggling in Ligue 1, but have had the easiest path in the CL

00:12:39 - The rest of Brest’s schedule

00:14:05 - Lille actually have worse numbers than Brest in the CL

00:15:20 - Lille have had a pretty hard schedule

00:16:44 - Bruno Genesio has put together good plans and Lille have good talent

00:18:46 - Big name teams that are STRUGGLING

00:19:29 - City and PSG have good xG differential but are low in the table

00:20:06 - PSG are underperfoming their xG by a crazy amount due to bad misses

00:22:29 - Man City and PSG play a huge game in round 7

00:24:44 - City’s final game appears easy, but you never know

00:26:03 - Pep’s CL away record

00:27:38 - Are City’s league and CL problems the same?

00:30:07 - Rodri’s importance and who can replace him in January

00:32:29 - Real Madrid are unlikely to go out due to relatively easy last 2 games

00:34:25 - Qualified teams could put more pressure on these 3 teams

00:36:04 - Real Madrid don’t have free midweeks coming up

00:37:25 - Madrid’s xG conceded numbers are very high

00:38:31 - Atalanta’s style played into Madrid’s hand

00:39:25 - Madrid’s sorcery is getting weaker

00:40:27 - Emerging young talents

00:40:54 - Álvaro Carreras - Benfica

00:43:12 - Enzo Millot - Stuttgart

00:45:06 - Similar stats to Florian Wirtz

00:46:23 - Charles De Ketelaere - Atalanta

00:49:00 - Malik Tillman - PSV

00:51:22 - Johan Bakayoko - PSV

00:53:38 - Other player shoutouts

00:57:57 - Top 8 Predictions

01:00:16 - Real Madrid, PSG. Man City predictions

01:03:21 - Argentina’s 40-team league = CL table this year

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