After I slam Raphinha he has an excellent game for Barca scoring 2 goals (but also playing well). He has definitely been better on the left and through floating through the middle. Pinned on the right not so much.
Just need to find a way to play every winger we have on the left: Vini, Rodrygo, Raphinha, Sávio etc.. With players like Paquetá and Neymar who also tend to be on the left. On the other side, Marquinhos and Beraldo average to poor today, both disappointing. Edit cause I almost forgot: the other Brazilian who had a solid game today was Samuel Lino, for Atletico Madrid, including what was the winning goal.
E o Real Madrid provou ainda mais uma vez que é gigante. Dificilmente algum time sul-americano derrotaria este Real Madrid no novo Mundial de Clubes da FIFA (ou o Bayern de Munique ou o Borussia Dortmund).
Alex Sandro plays his 327th and final match for Juventus. Equal with Pavel Nedved for most Appearances for a foreign player. Was so happy they gave him the armband for this match. What emotion when he was subbed off to a great ovation.
My updated Top 150 Ranking. Feel free to check it out https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g9VCtXZ3hOePWaLo-UQe2CRbQk_qwYxDFhTpl50rsPE/edit?usp=sharing
Thiago Motta has been appointed Juventus manager. Juve aren't what they used to be, but quite the rise for Motta. Someone to keep an eye on in terms of coaching the Seleção one day.
This is also one of the reasons I like Douglas Luiz's move to Juventus, as strange as it seems to PL fans. He'll have Danilo and Bremer alongside him and a promising (and different) young Brazilian/Italian coach.
A block of players from the same club certainly cannot hurt. We are competiting on all fronts next season so we need a deep squad.
I think he should have waited another year but this isn't a bad move. Italian league has gotten much more interesting since the Juve domination ended.