Football (Soccer) Thread

[Duque de Bragança]

PSG won 3-0 against Rasen Ball Sport Leipzig in Lisbon , so first CL ever for PSG vs the winner of Lyon-Bayern.
25 years after their first and only, till this year, semi-final.

[Duque de Bragança]

Well, Lyon almost scored on a counter by Depay. Good intervention by Neuer though, not so good defending by Bayern.
Game has started well.

[Josquius]

An all French final would be a huge surprise. I must support Lyon though Bayern probably have the better chance of beating PSG, who must lose.

[Sheilbh]

An all French final would be a huge surprise. I must support Lyon though Bayern probably have the better chance of beating PSG, who must lose.

Yeah I just want PSG to lose now. Although I would also take very real pleasure in a delighted Muller and a bereft Neymar  

[Valmy]

What's wrong with Perdre Sans Gloire?

[Duque de Bragança]

What's wrong with Perdre Sans Gloire?

That one has to be really old since I don't even remember reading or hearing it...
It's QSG now (Qatar Saint Germain).

Another great opportunity for Lyon, with a post hit for good measure, and then Bayern scores subsequently, with a terrific shot.

[Valmy]

My French cultural references are all from the 1990s 

[Duque de Bragança]

My French cultural references are all from the 1990s 

Has to be older, I don't remember it back then.

[Valmy]

My French cultural references are all from the 1990s 

Has to be older, I don't remember it back then.

I mean the club isn't even all that old. But I heard it around Nice when I was there in the summer of 1998. I thought it was cute and I was proud of myself for understanding a lame sports joke in a different language

[Duque de Bragança]

My French cultural references are all from the 1990s 

Has to be older, I don't remember it back then.

I mean the club isn't even all that old. But I heard it around Nice when I was there in the summer of 1998. I thought it was cute and I was proud of myself for understanding a lame sports joke in a different language

Club was born in the 1970's.
From an OGC Nice fan in their then decrepit stadium? Takes one to know. 

[Duque de Bragança]

The first 20 minutes were difficult for Bayern with two great chances against them, but their great goal has unsurprisingly changed the game flow.
Iron law of football etc.

[Valmy]

I was also born in the 70s and I am not that old either 

[Duque de Bragança]

Besides, until the QSG period  , the '90s were the best time for PSG.

2-0 for Bayern now. Bayern does not squander chances, unlike Lyon in the first 17-18 minutes or so.

PS: if PSG or Bayern win the CL, Porto gets to be seeded in pot 1. 
Give this disastrous European season, it's no small gift.

[Liep]

It seems like Lyon doesn't want to lose to PSG in the final.

[Duque de Bragança]

It seems like Lyon doesn't want to lose to PSG in the final.

It would be only the third time of the season. 
All right, last one, Cup final, was on penalties.

A tweet from Jean-Marie Le Pen about this game:

Context: yesterday the PSG victory was followed by some rioting on the Champs-Élysées, as during the WC in 2018 for instance. Not to mention no social distancing.

Il n'y a qu'un seul qui puisse empêcher les débordements joyeux dimanche : c'est le Bayern Munich, s'il gagne.

https://twitter.com/lepenjm/status/1296162909593231362?s=20

Judging by the EURO 2016 Final, this may not be enough.