As for people panicking after our narrow and somewhat unlucky defeat against a great PSG away, well, let's just have a look at some other European "giants", and how they fared in the CL:
1) Real Madrid: Lucky and ref-aided in beating a Bulgarian minnow by a 1-2.
2) Bayern Munich: Atrocious performance against a heavily depleted CSKA Moscow side, who created many more goal-scoring chances than they did. Like Real Madrid, required a very soft penalty to win.
3) Juventus: Lost against a battling Atletico Madrid. Could not manage a single shot on target the entire 90mns.
4) Man City: In a must-win game, could not beat AS Roma at home! AS Roma being led by a pensioner (legendary as he may be) with Ashley Cole and Seydou Keita completing the geriatric line-up. Like Munchen, could only score a peno!
5) Chelsea: After a poor home draw against the mighty Schalke, pipped Sporting Lisbon by a 0-1 margin. And for some people, that is enough for them to be considered CL favourites.![Roll eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
6) Liverpool: I know they should not be included in this list, but still!![LoL :lol: :lol:](/images/smilies/lol.gif)
7) Arsenal: Absolutely smashed a defensively inept side. Honestly, Gala defending makes Alba/Alves/Biscuits look like Maldini and Baresi.
8) Dotmund: Impressive, but against very weak opposition, especially in defence. Still, Anderlecht had their chances.
1) Real Madrid: Lucky and ref-aided in beating a Bulgarian minnow by a 1-2.
2) Bayern Munich: Atrocious performance against a heavily depleted CSKA Moscow side, who created many more goal-scoring chances than they did. Like Real Madrid, required a very soft penalty to win.
3) Juventus: Lost against a battling Atletico Madrid. Could not manage a single shot on target the entire 90mns.
4) Man City: In a must-win game, could not beat AS Roma at home! AS Roma being led by a pensioner (legendary as he may be) with Ashley Cole and Seydou Keita completing the geriatric line-up. Like Munchen, could only score a peno!
5) Chelsea: After a poor home draw against the mighty Schalke, pipped Sporting Lisbon by a 0-1 margin. And for some people, that is enough for them to be considered CL favourites.
6) Liverpool: I know they should not be included in this list, but still!
![LoL :lol: :lol:](/images/smilies/lol.gif)
7) Arsenal: Absolutely smashed a defensively inept side. Honestly, Gala defending makes Alba/Alves/Biscuits look like Maldini and Baresi.
8) Dotmund: Impressive, but against very weak opposition, especially in defence. Still, Anderlecht had their chances.