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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final 11:43 - Aug 20 with 1457 viewswessex_exile

Good morning everyone, here we are at the final of the somewhat extended U'sual Champions League final. The actual final will be PSG v Bayern Munich, to be played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon, kick-off 8pm on Sunday 23rd August.

The U'sual matches are as follows:

Final - thrillseeker v blueeagle
3rd Place - Lewis_1 v noah4x4

With the Covid-19 abbreviated one-off matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals now behind us, the competition can revert to its traditional format. As such. all competitors are asked to predict the following nine categories. You may PM your predictions to me if you wish, which I will reveal once all predictions are registered, or you can put them up here straight away - your call.

A) Result
B) Goal-scorer
C) Attempts on target
D) Attempts off target
E) Corners
F) Fouls
G) Yellow cards
H) Red cards
TB) Tie-break

For the result, it is the usual three points if spot-on, one point for the correct outcome. You will also receive one point for each goal scored by your nominated goal-scorer. For categories C-H, as usual there will be two points if someone is spot-on, or one point for whoever is closest (or one point each if equidistant). For cards, a straight red is only one red, but two yellows will count as two yellows plus one red.

The tie-break prediction is the minute for the first substitution, closest (either side) wins. Previous rules for calculating the minute of the first substitution will apply. Note that for the final alone, a spot-on result does not count as part of the tie-break, it's just the total points scored.

All predictions will be for the normal time match, extra-time or penalties will not count. The only questions you can't match exactly on are (A), (B) and (TB), so whilst there is no other advantage to predicting first, predicting last may mean having to change one or more of those predictions. 

All stats will be taken from the BBC Sport website, just in case there are discrepancies elsewhere.

Good luck everyone!

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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 11:59 - Aug 20 with 1451 viewsthrillseeker

A) PSG 1 Bayern 3
B) Lewandowski
C) 10
D) 10
E) 10
F) 22
G) 4
H) 0
TB) 47
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 12:00 - Aug 20 with 1451 viewsblueeagle

Psg 1-3 B Munich
Goalscorer Lewandowski
Attempts on target 12
Attempts off target 10
Corners 8
Fouls 12
Yellows 3
Reds 0
First sub 60
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 13:18 - Aug 20 with 1441 viewswessex_exile

U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 12:00 - Aug 20 by blueeagle

Psg 1-3 B Munich
Goalscorer Lewandowski
Attempts on target 12
Attempts off target 10
Corners 8
Fouls 12
Yellows 3
Reds 0
First sub 60


They say great minds think alike, and clearly so in this case. Unfortunately blueeagle, by probably less than 60 seconds, you posted after thrillseeker, so unfortunately you'll have to choose another score and goal-scorer - everything else good though.

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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 15:48 - Aug 20 with 1430 viewsblueeagle

PSG 1-2 B.Munich
Scorer Mbappe
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 17:24 - Aug 20 with 1420 viewsnoah4x4

Psg 1-3 B Munich
Goalscorer Lewandowski
Attempts on target 6
Attempts off target 12
Corners 8
Fouls 16
Yellows 4
Reds 0
First sub 46 (HT)
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 17:41 - Aug 20 with 1416 viewswessex_exile

All good Noah, and the amendments blueeagle - just Lewis_1 to go now.

For info all, below are the predictions so far.




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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 22:31 - Aug 20 with 1398 viewsthrillseeker

Wow - I was on hold with a work call and thought I would get up to date with the gossip and glad I did as predicted one minute prior to blueagle.

Our predictions were also nearly identical.

blueeagle - your avatar states Adelaide Blue Eagles. Are you based in Adelaide?
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 23:30 - Aug 20 with 1394 viewsnoah4x4

I had my Adenoids removed age 8. Is getting Adelaide less traumatic?
[Post edited 21 Aug 2020 7:09]
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 14:13 - Aug 21 with 1366 viewsLewis_1

A) Result 0-2
B) Goal-scorer Gnabry
C) Attempts on target 7
D) Attempts off target 9
E) Corners 11
F) Fouls 15
G) Yellow cards 3
H) Red cards 0
TB) Tie-break 27 mins

Thank you
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 18:48 - Aug 21 with 1360 viewswessex_exile

U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 14:13 - Aug 21 by Lewis_1

A) Result 0-2
B) Goal-scorer Gnabry
C) Attempts on target 7
D) Attempts off target 9
E) Corners 11
F) Fouls 15
G) Yellow cards 3
H) Red cards 0
TB) Tie-break 27 mins

Thank you


Cheers Lewis - safely logged.

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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 19:50 - Aug 21 with 1357 viewsblueeagle

No I'm not in Adelaide, a bit closer to home.
Norwich to be precise, came across Adelaide
Blue Eagles a few years ago on football pools.
Because of the obvious connection the name
stuck in my brain.
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 19:01 - Aug 23 with 1329 viewswessex_exile

An hour to kick-off, so here's a reminder of the predictions registered.





Good luck everyone - I will do a half-time update.

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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 20:14 - Aug 23 with 1326 viewsnoah4x4

Match is live free of charge on the BT YouTube channel.
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 21:03 - Aug 23 with 1319 viewswessex_exile

So here we are at half-time - a very tight even contest, and it is still PSG 0 Bayern Munich 0.

It's very tight in the U'sual Champions League too.


The final has blueeagle ahead by the narrowest of margins on five points, scoring 1pt each for attempts off-target, corners and yellow cards, and 2pts for no red cards. Thrillseeker is right behind on four points, with 1pt each for attempts on-target, attempts off-target (also), and 2pts for the lack of red cards (also also). Thrillseeker does have the luxury of the tie-break question, his 47th minute prediction being closest to the actual substitution of Boateng in the 25th minute, but he'll have to draw level with blueeagle for that to count.


It is a very similar picture for the 3rd place play-off. Noah4x4 currently leads on five points, with 1pt each for attempts on-target, corners and fouls, with 2pts spot-on for no red cards. Lewis_1 is just a point behind on four points, with 1pt each for attempts off-target and yellow cards, also scoring 2pts spot-on for no red cards. He also has the tie-break if it's needed, his 27th minute prediction only 2 minutes off the exact time recorded.

All to play for 2nd half.

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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 21:28 - Aug 23 with 1316 viewswessex_exile

U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 21:03 - Aug 23 by wessex_exile

So here we are at half-time - a very tight even contest, and it is still PSG 0 Bayern Munich 0.

It's very tight in the U'sual Champions League too.


The final has blueeagle ahead by the narrowest of margins on five points, scoring 1pt each for attempts off-target, corners and yellow cards, and 2pts for no red cards. Thrillseeker is right behind on four points, with 1pt each for attempts on-target, attempts off-target (also), and 2pts for the lack of red cards (also also). Thrillseeker does have the luxury of the tie-break question, his 47th minute prediction being closest to the actual substitution of Boateng in the 25th minute, but he'll have to draw level with blueeagle for that to count.


It is a very similar picture for the 3rd place play-off. Noah4x4 currently leads on five points, with 1pt each for attempts on-target, corners and fouls, with 2pts spot-on for no red cards. Lewis_1 is just a point behind on four points, with 1pt each for attempts off-target and yellow cards, also scoring 2pts spot-on for no red cards. He also has the tie-break if it's needed, his 27th minute prediction only 2 minutes off the exact time recorded.

All to play for 2nd half.


All change, and everything is happening too quickly to post new tables mid-match, but now everyone is scoring with the outcome after BM take a 1-0 lead, but no one with Coman as a goal-scorer. Thrillseeker moves into the lead with eight points against blueeagle's five points in the final. Noah4x4 currently a long way ahead on nine points against Lewis_1 on three points.

edit: and Gnabry is subbed!
[Post edited 23 Aug 2020 21:29]

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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 22:24 - Aug 23 with 1302 viewswessex_exile

U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 21:28 - Aug 23 by wessex_exile

All change, and everything is happening too quickly to post new tables mid-match, but now everyone is scoring with the outcome after BM take a 1-0 lead, but no one with Coman as a goal-scorer. Thrillseeker moves into the lead with eight points against blueeagle's five points in the final. Noah4x4 currently a long way ahead on nine points against Lewis_1 on three points.

edit: and Gnabry is subbed!
[Post edited 23 Aug 2020 21:29]


The Champions League final has finished PSG 0 Bayern Munich 1 (Coman 59'). A keenly contested, and towards the end quiet feisty match, but with Bayern Munich dominant throughout.

The U'sual Champions League final has likewise finished as a very keenly contested competition, with thrillseeker coming from behind at half-time to edge it seven points to blueeagle's six points. Both got the outcome and spot-on for zero red cards, and whilst neither got the goal-scorer, thrillseeker dominated with bonus points for attempts on-target, attempts off-target, fouls and yellow cards. Blueeagle must count himself unlucky though, getting the corners spot-on, and also similarly picking up 1pt for attempts off-target.



Congratulations thrillseeker, runner-up in 2013 and 3rd place in 2018, who finally and rightfully claims his first U'sual Champions League trophy. However, commiserations to blueeagle, quarter-finalist in 2019, for a keenly contested and very close final, a worthy runner-up.

In the 3rd place play-off, noah4x4 already had a commanding lead at half-time, a lead he was unlikely to relinquish during the second half. As with the final, both had the outcome and 2pts for the lack of red cards, but noah4x4 smashed the rest with points for attempts on-target, attempts off-target, corners (spot-on), fouls and yellow cards. He finished with a very impressive nine points, and not much Lewis_1 could do about that, coming 4th with three points.

Well done noah4x4, winner in 2012, runner-up in 2019 and now 3rd place in 2020 to add to his impressive U'sual Champions League CV. Commiserations to Lewis_1, first time in the U'sual Champions League, and I'm sure we'll see more of him again in the future.



Cheers everyone, it's been a blast - hope you all enjoyed it.

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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 22:43 - Aug 23 with 1295 viewsnoah4x4

Thanks Wessex, since as ever, a magnificently run competition.

I regret missing the boat and posting last in the semi-final, which was a huge disadvantage. I ponder what might have been had Grabny got his hat-trick and Lewendowski had missed as I was back on top form for the final. Now just three weeks training pre-season before the new HGPL. See you all again soon.
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 11:34 - Aug 24 with 1273 viewsthrillseeker

Wessex - thanks for organising/ running the U'sual Champions League prediction competition

Finally glad to add the Champions League to my collection

[Post edited 24 Aug 2020 11:35]
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U'sual Champions League 2020 - Final on 17:59 - Aug 24 with 1253 viewsTheHappyGooner

Well done Thrillseeker

👏👏👏

Brilliant Wessex - great job

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