Champions League 2019/2020

[Lilbaz]

Not most likely.
We are definitely in Pot 2

Pot 1 has Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern, PSG, Zenit
Pot 2 has Real, Atletico, Dortmund, Napoli, Shakhtar, Spurs, Benfica and Ajax if they qualify (Lyon if they don't)
Biggest Pot 3 teams will be Valencia, Inter, Leverkusen and Lyon (if Ajax qualify)
Pot 4 biggest teams are Leipzig, Atalanta, Loko Moscow, Galatasaray (but nothing really that we shouldn't beat)

Psg might be good. I can leave my house and be in paris in just over 2 hours. Would probably be a day trip though.

 

[Marty]

Not most likely.
We are definitely in Pot 2

Pot 1 has Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern, PSG, Zenit
Pot 2 has Real, Atletico, Dortmund, Napoli, Shakhtar, Spurs, Benfica and Ajax if they qualify (Lyon if they don't)
Biggest Pot 3 teams will be Valencia, Inter, Leverkusen and Lyon (if Ajax qualify)
Pot 4 biggest teams are Leipzig, Atalanta, Loko Moscow, Galatasaray (but nothing really that we shouldn't beat)

I'd take any of the pot one teams we can get on their current form, Barca, Bayern and PSG all look vulnerable. Inter are the team I really want to avoid, I think Conte will get them playing much better than last year and we only scraped past!

 

[Lilbaz]

I'd take any of the pot one teams we can get on their current form, Barca, Bayern and PSG all look vulnerable. Inter are the team I really want to avoid, I think Conte will get them playing much better than last year and we only scraped past!

I look at it as going to the games rather than whether we win or not. We should be good enough to get out of the group whoever we draw.

 

[Hakkz]

I find it nuts that Ajax were literally one second from getting to the final, and now they have to go through the qualifiers. Surely they should be straight through to the groups.

Their own suggestion to the Champions league is exactly that. Teams should be put in the group stage based on their last performance, not their position in the league. Something like that.

 

[wrd]

I'm buzzing for this, Wouldn't mind facing PSG/Bayern as I've seen neither live yet and back us to hold our own. Agree with @Marty Inter I'm keen to avoid.

 

[Lilbaz]

Their own suggestion to the Champions league is exactly that. Teams should be put in the group stage based on their last performance, not their position in the league. Something like that.

It's all bollocks. Pandering to the big teams which just makes them bigger at the expense of everyone else. Should never have changed from the european cup format.

 

[Lilbaz]

It's all bollocks. Pandering to the big teams which just makes them bigger at the expense of everyone else. Should never have changed from the european cup format.

@ernie78 the european cup format was only champions from their leagues. Everyone was equal and there weren't too many games that it really distorted the finances of the teams from their domestic leagues.

Now the whole concept is to give as much chance to the biggest teams in europe to get as far in the competition as possible and make both them and uefa as much money as they can. This means less money for smaller teams. It also means that (some) fans of teams that can't compete support the bigger teams.

Meaning the big teams get bigger and the small die off.

It is shit.

 

[ernie78]

@ernie78 the european cup format was only champions from their leagues. Everyone was equal and there weren't too many games that it really distorted the finances of the teams from their domestic leagues.

Now the whole concept is to give as much chance to the biggest teams in europe to get as far in the competition as possible and make both them and uefa as much money as they can. This means less money for smaller teams. It also means that (some) fans of teams that can't compete support the bigger teams.

Meaning the big teams get bigger and the small die off.

It is shit.

Mate that was a fat thumb sorry

 

[Lilbaz]

Mate that was a fat thumb sorry

I will call off the dogs then.

 

[ernie78]

I will call off the dogs then.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Last night's results :
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[TheChosenOne]

Tonight's last chance ties for glory and big moolah ..
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BBC credit

 

[TheChosenOne]

Draw ..
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The draw for the group stage takes place exclusively live on BT Sport 2 HD on TV, BTSport.com and the BT Sport app from 4.30pm on Thursday 29 August.

Holders Liverpool are joined by Premier League champions Manchester City, last season's beaten finalists Tottenham and Europa League winners Chelsea in the pot.

 

[Mate]

Come on Apoel, get an away goal then hang on for dear life (which is what they're normally good at, minus the goal)

 

[TheChosenOne]

 

[JCRD]

Bayern

Tottenham

Inter

Lyon

please

 

[Syn_13]

Bayern

Tottenham

Inter

Lyon

please

Can't get Inter and Lyon.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Bayern

Tottenham

Inter

Lyon

please

Bayern
Spurs
Lyon
Genk

Probably get Moscow though, with the away keg on a Wednesday night and a massive game Saturday lunchtime

 

[JCRD]

Can't get Inter and Lyon.

Theyre in different associations/countries or whatever the criteria is ? or am I totally mistaken here

 

[Syn_13]

Theyre in different associations/countries or whatever the criteria is ? or am I totally mistaken here

They're in the same pot.