GARDENING AT HOME, CA - 13 combined goals were scored by club powerhouses #22 G4-Juventus, #7 H1-Real Madrid, and #8 G1-Manchester City. JUV's
4-1 win over #235 G2-Wydad AC followed by MCI's 6-0 rout over #402 G3-Al Ain sent both teams to the Round of 16 with an epic matchup between them coming up Thursday. It didn't look good for RMA coming off a surprise draw to #67 H2-Al Hilal with a red card in the 7', but it was all RMA after that as they took care of #144 Pachuca, 3-1 to eliminate them. A nice toe flick off a cross gave RMA a 3-0 lead. HIL picked up their second draw, this time a scoreless one with #143 H4-FC Salzburg.
All 16 picked JUV, MCI, and RMA while just 3 picked the SALvHIL draw, thus 3 went 4-0. BigRedMessi was one of the 3 to move into a tie for first with 1 Billion Cash Grab and Sweet Futbol Fabone with 12 pts.
Four have clinched spots in the Round of 16 (BAY, FLA, JUV, MCI) but you won't the 3 pts each until after their group has completed play.
Mauihammy (tied for last (12th) with 9 pts) was the only entry to lose a team in the R16 between AIN (his pick), WAC, and PAC.
On a sunny Sunday, did some gardening in the backyard and found a few plums (which were plentiful in 2023 and disappeared in 2024). I wore my 2005 Juventus away jersey celebrating its 100 years.
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