2012/13 UEFA Champions League thread

[Adam]

I know they got knocked out by FC Basel last year, but what a surprise Man Utd drew one of the *easiest* groups. I swear this happens literally every year.

Looking forward to seeing how City get on anyway. Fancy them to get through that group, but not ahead of Real Madrid.

[Baddar]

There's a considerably good chance that your group will be considered "easy" as a top seed, to be fair.

[Kaney]

Anyone know how you would go about getting tickets for the group stages? We're talking about going to the Nou Camp for the Celtic game but I have no idea when the tickets go on sale and stuff like that, how fast they sell out etc.

[The Quasi Juice]

What's with Holland always being put in a Group of Death? It's a conspiracy I tells ya!

[Baddar]

Anyone know how you would go about getting tickets for the group stages? We're talking about going to the Nou Camp for the Celtic game but I have no idea when the tickets go on sale and stuff like that, how fast they sell out etc.

It differentiates with each club - usually, season ticket holders get priority, then it works its way down to general sale, depending on how many tickets are allocated.

[Pesci]

C'mon now, we're not Chelsea...

yet...

But Champions League is everything these days and as probably the top spenders in Europe over the past few years it's only natural to expect to get through any group. If Mancini doesn't win the league and goes out in the Champions League group stage (bearing in mind it'd be the second year running and Mancini's underachieved basically every season he's been in Europe) I'm pretty sure he'll get the sack - if he wins the league maybe not, but it's only what City should be winning given the outlay. If they can find a manager with a good record in the Champions League and City don't do well in it this season, I'd be worried for Mancini.

Edited August 31, 2012 by Pesci

[Nerf]

Can't believe Mancini said he had the easiest group. I hope the twat doesn't make it to the knockouts.

[Dingle]

Can't believe Mancini said he had the easiest group. I hope the twat doesn't make it to the knockouts.

Umm, wasn't he making a joke?

[Colly]

That was my assumption too.

[Nerf]

If that's the case then he's harder to read than sarcasm on the internet. And he's still a prick

[Dingle]

If that's the case then he's harder to read than sarcasm on the internet. And he's still a prick

He had a cheeky smile on his face whilst saying it . Besides, it's better than the "despite us only needing to win against QPR, we have no chance of winning the premier league title!"

[Lineker]

Manchester City's CL squad includes deadline day signings Maicon, Matija Nastasic, Javi Garcia and Scott Sinclair. However, there is no place for defender Kolo Toure.

There is no place in Manchester United's squad for Bebe, but Darren Fletcher is included.

Chelsea have omitted Hilario and Florent Malouda.

[Adam]

I know he's dropped down the pecking order but I'm very surprised Malouda isn't even in the squad. Same for Kolo actually.

[stokeriño]

There continue to be rumours of Malouda going off on loan to Lyon or somewhere. I think that even if no such deal materialises, it's fairly safe to say he's as good as gone from the club and may as well not be registered for all the game time he'd get (he's yet to even make it onto the bench this season!).

[Starvinho]

Good news for Fletch. Can't believe Super Bebe didn't make the squad though, he actually had a quite impressive pre-season!

[The Quasi Juice]

Bebe is still at Utd? >_<

[Dingle]

So will he be heading off to Besiktas again for a loan spell?

[stokeriño]

Something I've only just seen thanks to a link from the CFC website: the penalty shootout in Munich...from the Bayern end.

I take far, far too much pleasure from this video.

[Lineker]

Fuck Chelsea and all, but nien nien nien! made me chuckle.

[Monkey D. Lars]

Champions League night!