2023-24 UEFA Champions League

If any good comes of last night maybe it's that it will finally get all these commentators to shut up about linesmen not immediately waving the flag.

If it was a stitch up then the Nacho thing wouldn't have got called.

We were treated to two great games this week, hopefully the final is another great one.

Tbf I don't get the blame for the linesman, I'm pretty sure I've seen flags raised and being ignored. The ref blowing the whistle was the actual killer.

De Ligt was just off for the Davies ball in but Müller was on from Rüdiger and De Ligt was then on from Müllers header back.

I think the ref let the initial attack play out and then wrongly thought Real had gained control or the attack had petered out.

where are you getting this from? This is not the way it is. Have you not being watching football for the past couple of years?

The play goes on until the attack ends one way or another and then the linesman’ flag goes up if he thought, but wasn’t 99%~100% sure, there was an offside. You seem to be viewing it from a perception of how it was 5+ years ago.

The ref is virtually blameless. It’s almost completely on the linesman. The linesman apparently apologized aswell just to seal the deal.

He's lazy, doesn't work hard enough and is constantly late for training because he stays up all night playing his xbox. His performances for United have been mediocre at best. And unlike Rashford, has never had one good spell of form that would go someway to justify his price tag. Not that I'd be opposed to them selling Rashford either.

At United, Sancho never played anywhere close to the level he was at over the two semi final matches. He never looked that fit either.

His attitude was also criticised at Dortmund before he left the first time and is the reason he stopped getting picked for England.

Antony was a terrible signing and doesn't have half the talent of Sancho. But he at least does make an effort. Mount has been injured for most of the season.

If his loan spell ends before the final then so be it, he should return to the club when the loan spell ends. Thats a given quite frankly.

If they want to extend the loan spell for another month then make a request for that, for official purposes it would have to be done anyway, he can't just stay there for another week or two without the correct paperwork.

But, if they do want to extend the loan spell, then I would want to know what's in it for United. Its leverage and I would expect United to use it.

Agree a price and make the deal permanent. Pay a fee for the extra month. A big donation to charity, who knows but there needs to be something in it for United because damn sure I don't give a **** about Jadon Sanchos feelings at this stage. He certainly doesn't give a damn about Uniteds.

It would be interesting to know how much Dortmund would pay to have Sancho available in the final. I bet it is a lot less than many people would think.

They won't be "calling him back", the default is to return at that date.

If he returns it won't be because United called him back, it will be because the term ended and Dortmund didn't want to agree an extension.

I am no UTD supporter but I have been to a few Dortmund matches over the years and I have seen Sancho play live.

I always thought he was a good player, and UTD just did not know what to do with him.

Yup I've learnt that now tbf, wasn't sure of the circumstances. Id imagine Dortmund would want him in the final hoping he has a game like the psg first leg.

Should work in Utd's favour id imagine.

With everything going on with the club and the new hires around the club to help project it forward i would hate the lad to come back and just be a sour egg. Whatever price we can get for him at this stage id take it.

Reportedly the loan deal only runs until 30th June.

https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/BVB-sign-Jadon-Sancho-on-loan-until-end-of-season

Surely the registration reverts to the parent club at the end of the contracted loan agreement? If it ever leaves the parent club at all.

Maybe United can't register him for next seasons competitions until July, but thats a different matter to whether Dortmund can use him after the loan period or not.

The FIFA regulations state that the minimum duration of a loan agreement, is the interval between two registration periods. The next registration window opens on July 1st, 2024.

The page you provided the link to states that Sancho's loan agreement runs until June 30th, that's consistent with the regulations.

The 2023/24 Champions League Final takes place on June 1st, which unsuprisingly falls within the time period of the loan agreement.

Perhaps in their excitement, @Grace Deafening Tour got June and July mixed up. If the final was to take place on July 1st, then Sancho would no longer be a Dortmund player.

Well I know I didn't check it either, though I can assure you it was nothing to do with excitement.

Bellingham is tired, he has been rested for the past couple of league games. He also looked wrecked towards the end of last season with Dortmund and injured himself in their second-last game, probably costing them the league title in the process.

or perhaps more likely, Saudi and Qatar and Dubai etc.

Hopefully James Richardson and his mates keep their Champions League goals show for next season anyway, seems the only way to watch this thing for the group stage (league stage?).

hard to believe there’s no post in this thread and the final is tonight.
forum is dying a long slow death

Going to miss the game tonight and I’m raging. Hopefully dortmund can get a result.

I checked in this thread this morning, but decided not to post as noone else seemed to be talking about it.

Really looking forward to it. Should be an open game.

Madrid will be hot favs of course, but most CL finals are tight affairs. You never know when you have likes of Sancho, Adeyemi and Fullkrug attacking. Madrid always give up chances.

An early Dortmund goal should make things interesting.