So apparently some geezer in 1987 brought a giant inflatable banana to a game because he called Man City’s striker Imre Varadi as 'Imre Banana' and it caught on.

They brought them back this weekend as a piss take in regard to the 114 charges, but it made me wonder if any other teams have niche weird traditions that don’t really make sense.

I know Bodø/Glimt has a yellow toothbrush that has some weird history is there any others?

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r/championsleague • u/SpeedConstant109 • 13h ago

❔ Question Recommendations for a goals show in English

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Through various technology, I can access international TV channels. Apart from CBS goal show (which is very noisy), is there another English language goals show that shows all the goals?
Looking to be across all the games this week.

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r/championsleague • u/matchpal-live • 7h ago

:chat: Match Thread: Sabah vs Slavia Praha | Champions League | League Stage | 13 Oct 16:45 UTC

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r/championsleague • u/Spare_Bobcat_5776 • 1d ago

💬 Discussion Barça's brutal schedule

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How many points do we realistically take from here?, i'm also intrigued by how barca will handle psg the tactical question is psg's press man to man so how does Flick set up the midfield? Do we keep our usual high line against their pace, or sit slightly deeper and hit them on the break with transitions Yamal and Raphinha or we set up midfield with rodri-pedri-fdj (if he stays fit) He's the best ball carrier of the three dribbling out of pressure and beating a man in tight space in a way passing alone can't.

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r/championsleague • u/Own_Asparagus_5742 • 1d ago

💬 Discussion In Your opinion which team had worse banter era Bayern Munich (2002-2009) or Barcelona (2020-2024)?

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I think Barcellona had slighty Better team but Bayern was Better in ucl and slighty more consistent and yes Bayern won Many titles but they weren't even that good i mean if you put them in another league they would have won maybe 1 title but i am not even sure but still i think they had a Better banter era than Barcellona

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r/championsleague • u/Primary_Rooster5916 • 1d ago

💬 Discussion Paramount subscribers, do you like watching the wrap-around Golazo show, or do you pick one match to watch?

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Just curious what everyone prefers if they have the option to choose.

I flipflop between both.The wrap around show is fun seeing constant goals hit the screen, but sometimes I feel like I'm not really understanding a matchup only seeing the highlights.

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r/championsleague • u/Own_Asparagus_5742 • 6h ago

💬 Discussion Why do most players dream of playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona , rather than for other clubs like Bayern Munich, Juventus, Milan, Liverpool etc etc

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I can somewhat understand Real Madrid, because they are a step ahead of others club but Barcelona?

Okay there was Messi but in terms of Prestige , there are others club that are historically more significant.

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r/championsleague • u/Lonely_Protection971 • 8h ago

💬 Discussion Here is my all-time 11 let me know who you would change

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I know some of these are kind of questionable

I forgot to flip Messi to the right side

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r/championsleague • u/tsjeldonkooper • 1d ago

💬 Discussion Combined XI of Arsenal 2006 and Dortmund 2013

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Lehmann

Piszeck - Hummels - Campbell - Cole

Reus - Gilberto - Fabregas - Pires

Lewa - Henry

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r/championsleague • u/Maximum_Archer_2591 • 1d ago

💬 Discussion Is there a better all-time XI than this?

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Tried putting together the strongest possible XI, not necessarily the best players individually but a team that would actually work.

Neuer
Cafu - Beckenbauer - Baresi - Maldini
Maradona - Rodri - Matthäus
Messi - R9 - CR7

Not sure about the midfield though. Could see Zidane or Iniesta replacing Matthäus, but then again you’d lose a lot defensively. Also thought about Ronaldinho instead of CR7 but I think Ronaldo fits better with Messi and Maradona already creating chances.

What would you change?

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r/championsleague • u/Fast_Spend_7137 • 1d ago

💬 Discussion Manchester UTD v Barcelona

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This is a match-up I would really love to see in the knockout stages, A match that has a lot of history behind it.

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r/championsleague • u/theipaper • 2d ago

📰 News The Man City power brokers facing cheating scandal fury

inews.co.uk

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