💵 Thread: A look at the numbers ahead of the #UCL kicking off tomorrow. UEFA have forecasted that European Competition will gross a revenue of €4.4bn - an increase of €900m from last season's forecast.

🚨 Introducing my new weekly column 🚨 To kick-off... 'UEFA's new #UCL format will bring the excitement back to European Football.' No more meaningless games and lengthy waits for titans to come head-to-head, instead it is heavyweight brawls from week one. Story:

Strange behaviour. It is beyond clear that Jean-Philippe Mateta was onside.

Awful viewing. Nketiah the sole positive.

Vincent Kompany is loving life at Bayern Munich as Michael Olise puts them 3-0 up 🔥 📺TNT Sports & discovery+ UK

Of course Michael Olise scored on his Champions League debut 🤫

Michael Olise scores a brace on his Champions League debut and puts Bayern Munich 5-2 ahead 🎯 📺 TNT Sports & discovery+ UK

Job done. Showed glimpses, but nowhere near good enough.

Michael Olise is the first French player to score 2+ goals on his Champions League debut since Thierry Henry in 1997 🇫🇷 Instant impact 👏 (Via: Squawka)

Ismaila Sarr has to start for Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Eagles lack pace in attack. They need someone who can get at defences - Sarr is exactly that. Think a front three of Eze-Nketiah-Sarr will see #CPFC have much more offensive joy.

You can laud getting the job done while being frustrated with a dull performance. They're not interdependent.

That is why I'd pick Nketiah over Mateta. It is abundantly clear that Palace lack pace in attack.

Independent Football Regulator is needed to protect the game because some club owners just can’t be trusted. European Super League, games abroad, unsustainable spending and unsuitable owners all remain a threat. But any clause requiring the new Regulator to consider the “foreign