Not an enormous amount interesting me at the moment so I thought I'd call it now rather than in 5 months. I've thought if for a couple of months but the game with Napoli has convinced me.
Bayern Munich will win the CL and will beat Barca if they meet during the CL.
I would imagine there are a couple of teams who'd give themselves a pretty good chance; Madrid look very good this season and, while it's their first appearance in the competition, hard to deny the performances City are providing at this point.
All that said I think Bayern are the team to beat and will win - in Munich - in May.
That front 4 (even without Robben currently) has goals and creativity all over it. They can score from distance, they can play the tippy tappy stuff and they've got power in the air; they can score any way you like.
The creativity of that front 4 allows them to play with two midfielders who can control the centre. A striker in Gomez who works so hard without the ball the midfield have a smaller area to cover and control.
Their back 4 is tremendous and led by a fabulous left back in Lahm.
Finally you've got one of the best keepers in the world sitting behind them.
They don't press quite as hard as Barca but they attack without the ball and swamp you with it. The speed of movement in their passing is breathtaking, their physically strong and athletic. Finally, on top of all this, their's a sense of irresistability when they turn it on.
The first 35 minutes of a match is about hanging on which brings me to the only question I have on them. Last season they should have hammered Inter but let them back in very late when they literally went to sleep with a 3 goal lead. I'd like to see them have to work harder just to see what they've got in reserve but they dominated a good Napoli team - it was over after 35 minutes. They won't do that against Barca but I think Messi and co would find their fitness pushed beyond the limit and that's when they'll get beaten.
Bayern Munich will win the CL and will beat Barca if they meet during the CL.
I would imagine there are a couple of teams who'd give themselves a pretty good chance; Madrid look very good this season and, while it's their first appearance in the competition, hard to deny the performances City are providing at this point.
All that said I think Bayern are the team to beat and will win - in Munich - in May.
That front 4 (even without Robben currently) has goals and creativity all over it. They can score from distance, they can play the tippy tappy stuff and they've got power in the air; they can score any way you like.
The creativity of that front 4 allows them to play with two midfielders who can control the centre. A striker in Gomez who works so hard without the ball the midfield have a smaller area to cover and control.
Their back 4 is tremendous and led by a fabulous left back in Lahm.
Finally you've got one of the best keepers in the world sitting behind them.
They don't press quite as hard as Barca but they attack without the ball and swamp you with it. The speed of movement in their passing is breathtaking, their physically strong and athletic. Finally, on top of all this, their's a sense of irresistability when they turn it on.
The first 35 minutes of a match is about hanging on which brings me to the only question I have on them. Last season they should have hammered Inter but let them back in very late when they literally went to sleep with a 3 goal lead. I'd like to see them have to work harder just to see what they've got in reserve but they dominated a good Napoli team - it was over after 35 minutes. They won't do that against Barca but I think Messi and co would find their fitness pushed beyond the limit and that's when they'll get beaten.
