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Barcelona 0 - [2] Real Madrid - Kylian Mbappé 14'

Barcelona 0 - [1] Real Madrid - Kylian Mbappé penalty 5'

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Seems excessive. Men's tournament is fine at 32. Can't imagine the drop of quality will do it much good.

Liverpool are happy with Arne so Madrid is the natural choice. I hope it goes awful 💙❤️

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These sort of events are massive ~~sports washing~~ PR campaigns by the country hosting them. Russia got a far worse/oppressive government than Trump's clownshow, yet somehow it turned out fine. I'm open to the possibility that I will be proven wrong, but greatly doubt that it will turn out be a problem in 2026.

Thanks, I hate it.

Reminds me of Mötley Crüe being surprised when their German crowd shouted their name the correct way, as they didn't think the umlaut mattered.

Barcelona has been the most proficient team when it comes to the offside trap this season, but I genuinely don't think they would be able to pull it off with these rules. The offside trap as a tactic would mostly die out. It's simply not feasible when you're disadvantaged by a meter, and a single mistake will likely cost you a goal.

Threatening to intercept/positioning is something all good defenders already do, it's not really an answer.

Following the attacker is a worse solution than already being in an organised low block. Speedy attackers like Haaland or Mbappé will simply outrun most defenders, especially when given a meter headstart, so your best solution would be to not give the space for the run to happen in the first place.

I honestly can't see a way this rule won't lead to teams sitting far deeper defensively, which is the opposite of what most people want. You would directly punish the kind of football Barcelona is currently playing.

The proposed change would move the line to favour aggressive runs, and not disallow being "next to" the defender.

Which would force teams to make those runs not possible by playing in a low block. Defenders are not going to just accept that attackers have a huge advantage over them, you'll have far more "boring" defence that completely shuts down that opportunity.

This doesn't solve the fine margins issues, it simply moves it from the front of the defender to the back of the defender. You will always have to draw the line somewhere.

This suggestion wildly favours the attackers, and doesn't solve the problem of fine margins. I honestly think that teams would simply adapt to play far more defensively if this rule got adapted. Say goodbye to suicidal high lines that leads to crazy games, they wouldn't be a viable option with this rule.