European Cup Draw stuff - QF/SF draws (Friday, 18th March @ some point)

[Gethin]

That time again - R16 draw is at 11am our time on Monday - will be on BT Sport and streamed at https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague

We can draw any team in Pot 2 except Atletico - and Chelsea if they finish second in Group H. Pot 1 team will be at home in the second leg & there's no away goals rule this season.

Definite qualifiers so far...

Pot 1

A Man City

B Liverpool

C Ajax

D Real

E Bayern

F Man United

Pot 2

A PSG

B Atletico

C Sporting

D Inter

Tonight's games 

Group E - 2nd place still to be decided between Barca or Benfica. Barca on 7 and have Bayern away, Benfica on 5 and have Dynamo at home. Benfica have the tie-break if they finish level on 8pts

Group F - 2nd place still to be decided between Villareal or Atalanta. They play each other in Italy, Villarreal need a win or a draw to clinch 2nd

Group G  - Any of the 4 can still qualify

Group H - Chelsea and Juve have qualified - both are on 12pts & play each other. Chelsea must win to finish first - as Juve won the first game 1-0 and have the tie-breaker if it's a draw

[PaulMcC186]

I want Sporting Lisbon, Villarreal or Benfica.

[Begbie]

16 minutes ago, Gethin said:

 

Group H - Chelsea and Juve have qualified - both are on 12pts & play each other. Chelsea must win to finish first - as Juve won the first game 1-0 and have the tie-breaker if it's a draw

Chelsea battered Juve in the return. Think Chelsea will only have to beat Zenit to confirm top given goal difference

Agree that Sporting or Benfica would be good. We'll be favourites against whoever we draw but would prefer to avoid the added drama of a PSG or Juventus this early

[Big Red Machine]

Honestly think we should comfortably be beating any of them. 

But obviously there's a big gap to the game and a lot can change before then. 

[Gethin]

16 minutes ago, Begbie said:

Chelsea battered Juve in the return. Think Chelsea will only have to beat Zenit to confirm top given goal difference

You're right, I've had a complete Macca there

Chelsea away at Zenit, Juve at home to Malmo. As you say, if they end up level on points, Chelsea have the tie-breaker based on the two games between them.

Edited December 8, 2021 by Gethin

[surf]

Play someone easy like Barca. Let Real or Bayern knock PSG out.

[Begbie]

It's going to be an English side who wins it isn't it? Which means that it's either going to be terrible or amazing

[Gethin]

32 minutes ago, Begbie said:

It's going to be an English side who wins it isn't it? Which means that it's either going to be terrible or amazing

Hard to see beyond Us, Chelsea, City or Bayern.

They flashed up last night that we're 11/2 and City are 3/1 with the bookies. That seems a bit weird given league positions and our respective European form the last few years.

[jimbolala]

Hopefully Utd get PSG, Chelsea get Atletico and City get Ajax

[Gethin]

2 minutes ago, jimbolala said:

Hopefully Utd get herpes, Chelsea get crabs and City get syphilis

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[stressederic]

1 hour ago, Gethin said:

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You spelt 'flattened by a series of unforeseen asteroid strikes' wrong.

[Hassony]

We can't get Chelsea in the second round can we? 

[Gethin]

1 minute ago, Hassony said:

We can't get Chelsea in the second round can we? 

No- can't get teams from your own group or country in R16.

1/4 & 1/2 finals are a free draw

 

[PaulMcC186]

No. Can't get any English teams. 

[Gethin]

5 minutes ago, Hassony said:

We can't get Chelsea in the second round can we? 

Jinxed that you f***er.

[PaulMcC186]

Haha. What a goal for Zenit.

 

[Gethin]

7 minutes ago, Gethin said:

Jinxed that you f***er.

I'm claiming some kind of reverse-psychology credit for that

Great result for us, that. Let some other f***ers deal with Juve

[Sion]

10 minutes ago, Gethin said:

I'm claiming some kind of reverse-psychology credit for that

Great result for us, that. Let some other f***ers deal with Juve

Not sure its that great for us. Its great that Chelsea might get Bayern or Real. But for us it increases the change we get PSG. From 1/7 to 1/6 chance. 

[Gethin]

2 minutes ago, Sion said:

Not sure its that great for us. Its great that Chelsea might get Bayern or Real. But for us it increases the change we get PSG. From 1/7 to 1/6 chance. 

From 14.2% to 16.67%

It's one less good team in Pot 2. PSG & Juve are the only two we could have drawn that I'd be that bothered about and now we can't get one of them. Everyone else, Barca included we should expect to beat over two legs.

[Gethin]

9 hours ago, Gethin said:

Group F - 2nd place still to be decided between Villareal or Atalanta. They play each other in Italy, Villarreal need a win or a draw to clinch 2nd

This has been postponed, probably until tomorrow, 'cos of snow

[Nebraska Red]

I think we can forget Barcelona. Down 2 nil and Benfica are winning.

[PaulMcC186]

We owe Benfica one from knocking us out in 2005/6.

[Gethin]

Pot 1
A Man City
B Liverpool
C Ajax
D Real
E Bayern
F Man United
G Lille
H Juve
 

Pot 2
A PSG
B Atletico *
C Sporting
D Inter
E Benfica
F Villareal or Atalanta. Now playing tomorrow. Villarreal need a win or a draw to clinch 2nd
G RB Salzburg
H Chelsea *

*Teams we can't draw.

Pot 1 team will be at home in the second leg & there's no away goals rule this season.

[honourablegeorge]

So we get PSG then. Nailed on.

[Ethan]

I reckon we get RB Salzburg