There was an interesting and simple pattern on the four Champions League games this midweek - I would say that the structure below is one which UEFA should not allow.
The four biggest leagues are England, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Celtic/Juventus - Spanish Ref mugs Celtic
Valencia/PSG - Italian Ref rescues Valencia with Ibrahimovic sending off
Madrid/United - German Ref
Donetsk/Dortmund - English Ref doesn't book one Dortmund player despite 15 fouls
Whether or not there were shenanigans this week, this matrix is primed for corruption and should not exist.
There is big money for reaching the latter stages of the Champions League and the major leagues must not be given the option to exercise a mutually beneficial carve-up.
There is big money for reaching the latter stages of the Champions League and the major leagues must not be given the option to exercise a mutually beneficial carve-up.
Undiano Mallenco (the referee for Celtic v Juve) has refereed Italian clubs in Champions League on 7 occasions (5 wins and 2 draws... Inter 4 Bremen 0; Roma 3 Bayern 2; Fiorentina 3 Bayern 2; Bordeaux 1 Roma 3; Fiorentina 1 Bayern 1; Juve 2 Chelsea 2; Celtic 0 Juve 3).
Big games...
...big outcomes.
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