Activate Another Lever and Still Lose to a Madrid Remontada - The Small Teams Thread

🚨🔴 Talks keep progressing between Vincent Kompany and Bayern. He’s really keen on this possibility, Bayern have discussed project with Belgian coach.

Supervisory board approval needed but he’s a strong candidate, as exclusively revealed on Monday.

More to follow. pic.twitter.com/hYeIdwi4A9

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 22, 2024

 

really great analogy picture versus movie

 

Atalanta started the game well and takes well deserved lead.

 

That’s so poor defending from Leverkusen

 

Atalanta 1-0

 

Leverkusen need to calm down. They are extremely nervous and nothing good can come out of this.

 

Leverkusen picked a bad game to shit themselves.

 

lol leverkusen.. so much for the hype

 

Golazo 2-0. Atalanta showing why they thrashed Liverpool at Anfield. High press caused Leverkusen mistake.

 

So far Atalanta seem to have no intention of letting them "calm down", not letting them play their game, constant pressure and Leverkusen can barely get out of their half, and as i type this Atalanta score again, Bayer has a lot of work to do

 

Atalanta cooking

2-0

 

I'm not writing off Neverlusen. They'll comeback

 

They’ve done that in an irrelevant league.

This is the time to see if they REALLY have Real Madrid DNA when it matters…

 

I hope so. Want Xabi to finish the story.

 

Fully deserved. Masterclass by Gasperini.

Xabi has to change something, fast. Should have after the 1-0. Atalanta all over them.

 

What a chance for Grimaldo, would have been the beginning of the remontada.

 

Good ball. Wirtz couldn't control with his chest.

 

GK was ridiculously quick to come out

 

Leverkusen winning their first ever Bundesliga is not irrelevant. And they knocked out some irrelevant PL team too in EL.

 

Grimaldo gave GK catching practice lol. Weak effort. Should have been 2-1.

 

Quality of opponents in Bundesliga is laughable. Look, I know you want Xabi to win, we all do, but this is Europa league final. So let them prove it when it really matters. Until then it’s all just hype.

 

It isn't. 5th placed team in Bundesliga is in CL final. Bayern even at their weakest in decade knocked out Arsenal and gave us a tough fight. It's a good league and country has a lot of quality local talent.

 

Xaka atrocious
Imagine having Kroos instead of him
Poor Xabi

 

Atalanta press losing intensity a bit now
Leverkusen will have better chance in 2nd half..