"For instance, one group to which it manifestly does not apply is the CBS Sports studio show that anchors American coverage of the UWCL this season, taking over for the tournament's previous broadcast rights-holders, DAZN. (Aside: In my refusal to pronounce that horribly named platform the way they want you to, every time I see those letters I hear in my head Biggie slurring "Days Inn" to get it to rhyme with "blazing" in "Brooklyn's Finest.")"
"As captured in the following video, the panelists took turns giving the most tired "cold night in Stoke"-ass analysis about why the most dominant team of women's soccer's boom era, the five-consecutive-time UWCL finalists, the most embarrassingly talented roster on the planet, the group that has run literally every big club in Europe off the pitch at one point or another in the recent past, was likely to struggle in this competition, starting with the match against Bayern."
The new Champions League format increased heavyweight first-stage matchups to intensify early competition. The UWCL opening slate featured Arsenal vs. Lyon and Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich, bringing four of Europe's top five teams into head-to-head contests that could presage the final. Those matches offered elite clubs a chance to assert early-season dominance. Barcelona produced the most emphatic performance among the contenders, answering preseason doubts with volcanic fervor. American broadcast panelists on CBS Sports predicted a down year for Barça and offered dismissive, familiar analysis, including a mocking aside about the previous rights-holder's name pronunciation.
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