UEFA Champions League 2017/18

[Hobo]

I'd take 10, tbh

[Hobo]

Pfft, only got 7.

[DavidMarrio]

I know you can only beat what is in front of you and Spartak were really poor but we were brilliant tonight our attacking play at times was a joy to watch. 

We can be frustrating defensively and make things harder for ourselves at times but it's just a pleasure watching a team with quality players like Salah, Mane, Firmino and Coutinho in it. 

Shame Moreno picked up an injury as he was having another good game. 

[The Lusophone]

Shakhtar Donesk boss dresses up as Zorro after team advances

Also Benfica, Atletico, Napoli, RBL and Dortmund all going into the Europa League will be very interesting for Arsenal's chances.

[Nerf]

Five English teams in the last 16 is pretty insane.

Also, it's weird how this Champions League campaign so far for us hasn't felt special, and yet we've mostly performed at a level above any other. Firmino has scored more goals than any Liverpool player ever has in the group stage of the competition, we've scored more goals than we ever have (I believe more than any English side in any group stage, too, but don't quote me) and we've already scored way more goals than we did in the ENTIRETY of the campaign in 2005 when we fucking won it.

[Gazz]

Quick (BBC) maths

[Hobo]

In Germany goals count differently 

[Lineker]

The Dutch league champions will not get an automatic place in next year's Champions League group stages for the first time in 25 years.

[Jimmy]

ugh that was an unkind draw

[stokeriño]

Holy shit, we didn't get PSG.

BARCA. FUCK.

[Hobo]

Liverpool, maybe, got the best draw there of the English teams.

[Jimmy]

On 8/24/2017 at 18:05, Jimmy said:

just you lot wait until Lamela scores a rabona in the final to win us the champions league

Seeing how we handled the group stage, this statement is starting to look good. 

[Baddar]

Happy with our draw, knowing we have a home 2nd leg.

[9 to 5]

1 hour ago, Jimmy said:

Seeing how we handled the group stage, this statement is starting to look good. 

Will he be cleared from his drugs ban by then?

[Lineker]

We could have got far worse than Juventus.

[DavidMarrio]

Made up with that. Avoided tricky away trip to Ukraine, avoided the English kryptonite team of Basel and avoided the big guns. Not gonna be easier but I feel we've got the best tie. 

2 hours ago, Baddar said:

Happy with our draw, knowing we have a home 2nd leg.

I'm pretty sure if you finish top of the group your second game is at home. Then the following draws it's just whatever happens. 

[MDK]

34 minutes ago, Linukkah said:

We could have got far worse than Juventus.

Must be annoying though. Beat Real Madrid to the top of your group only to get last seasons losing finalist.

[Matt]

2 hours ago, Linukkah said:

We could have got far worse than Juventus.

Really? Bayern Munich (and even that I wouldn't say was *far* worse) and who else?

[Lineker]

57 minutes ago, Matt said:

Really? Bayern Munich (and even that I wouldn't say was *far* worse) and who else?

Basically what DM said

[Adam]

You'd rather be drawn against Juventus than Basel, Sevilla, Porto or Shakhtar?

The trip to Ukraine aside, I just cannot see that. Juve were probably your hardest possible opponents, followed by Bayern. The way they're set-up to play could be very stifling to creative Poch style.

City got the best draw of all the English sides, no doubt about it for me.