Originally Posted by DevilsSon

Yes - I used to start one of these every year. Some of the people here may remember that I am a die-hard Bayern Munich fan. Having lived through last year's final, being in Munich, in that stadium and that city and having my heart crushed like that was something I'd rather forget. It took me weeks to get over it...to be honest, only the awesomeness of Bayern this season made me somehow get to grips with it. The emptiness I felt that night, comparable to a terrible break-up really. I couldn't do or say or think anything.

But, a new season is on it's way so time to be optimistic again. 10/11 victories 32:4 goals, 7 points ahead of Schalke and 11 points ahead of Dortmund. Bayern is rolling. Players like Martinez, Shaqiri, Dante and Mr. Claudio Pizarro have improved the quality of the squad. Bayern is about to report record revenue figures (which were anyway amongst Europe's top 5 every year) and Allianz is about to invest ~100Million Euro for 9% of the club. Last year we were great, but with all these amazing new signings, being a second season with the same coach, and the machine-like football we are playing, it is almost impossible to see beyond Bayern this season.

And I will make another statement, I think Borussia Dortmund has a strong chance to. Depending on when they meet, it will be between Barcelona, Real, Bayern Munich and Dortmund this season. And since the final was in Munich last year and Bayern lost it to Chelsea, I hope they'll win it next year in London.

I can't see any English team make it to the final. None of them seem quite strong enough. And the Italians have been on a downward trend for a long time. Who knows, there might be a surprise from a club like PSG, Malaga or Shaktar Donetsk but I don't think it's very likely. And then of course, there's my hometown, CFR Cluj. Doing ok - with a bit of luck they can make it out of the groups which would be historic for them. I guess you can always hope. And now time to sleep

Your thoughts?