Champions League football returns Tuesday with Tottenham vs Ajax today at 3 p.m in London. Tomorrow, Liverpool and Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Tottenham and Ajax did not expect to end up here. Spurs have shown uncharacteristic poise in navigating Champions League this season, but limp into the game having lost two of their last three and dealing with numerous injuries. Ajax has had a truly astonishing Champions League run, taking out blue-bloods Real Madrid and Juventus thanks to a mix of tremendous young talent and steady veteran play. Ajax is currently on an 8-match unbeaten streak and comes into the match in better form, although Spurs have the talent and coaching to beat them.
Barcelona comes into the game on cruise control, having locked up La Liga over the weekend and having no trouble dispatching Lyon and Manchester United on their way to the semi-final. In their way is Liverpool, who are famously NOT on cruise control, locked in a tremendous battle for the EPL title. This will be a good test to see how good Liverpool (and by extension, the Premier League) really is. This should be a titanic clash and you'd have to think whoever wins will be the favorite in the finals.
Anyway, the real reason I wanted to start this thread is because I wanted to have a place to share the first episode of The Champions, Season 2:
Tottenham and Ajax did not expect to end up here. Spurs have shown uncharacteristic poise in navigating Champions League this season, but limp into the game having lost two of their last three and dealing with numerous injuries. Ajax has had a truly astonishing Champions League run, taking out blue-bloods Real Madrid and Juventus thanks to a mix of tremendous young talent and steady veteran play. Ajax is currently on an 8-match unbeaten streak and comes into the match in better form, although Spurs have the talent and coaching to beat them.
Barcelona comes into the game on cruise control, having locked up La Liga over the weekend and having no trouble dispatching Lyon and Manchester United on their way to the semi-final. In their way is Liverpool, who are famously NOT on cruise control, locked in a tremendous battle for the EPL title. This will be a good test to see how good Liverpool (and by extension, the Premier League) really is. This should be a titanic clash and you'd have to think whoever wins will be the favorite in the finals.
Anyway, the real reason I wanted to start this thread is because I wanted to have a place to share the first episode of The Champions, Season 2: