UEFA Champions League 2017/18

[MDK]

1 minute ago, Lars Kuyt said:

Everyone here will be cheering for Feyenoord in Group F right?

Unless Shaktar change their name to Shaktar Doner, yes! 

[Jimmy]

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

[Adam]

9 minutes ago, Lars Kuyt said:

Everyone here will be cheering for Feyenoord in Group F right?

I hope they win the tournament. 

Man Utd get the same easy group they always do I see, as for Spurs...ouch. Look, if you want to become one of the better sides in Europe this is how to do it. No reason not to compete with Dortmund for 2nd place. 

[Monkey D. Lars]

1 minute ago, Jimmy said:

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

We will knock you out in the second round Jimmy. Be realistic.

[DavidMarrio]

Happy with that group. 

Should be qualifying out of that. Trips to Russia and Slovakia ain't exactly ideal but could have had a lot worse opposition. 

[Nerf]

1 hour ago, Baddar said:

Turns out all the bollocks starts at 5. Thanks @Nerf.

My bad!

BT were advertising it starting at 4:30 so I assumed the actual draw would start at 5. I said don't quote me

[Lineker]

From the Guardian:

 

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The fruits of my mathematical labour – all Champions League groups ranked by the combined Uefa coefficient of the teams involved to produce your handy cut-out-and-keep groupofdeathometer:

1. Group H: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham, Apoel Nicosia 405.3
2. Group D: Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos, Sporting Clube de Portugal 394.111
3. Group B: Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain, Anderlecht, Celtic382.857
4. Group A: Benfica, Manchester United, Basel, CSKA Moscow321.069
5. Group C: Chelsea, Atlético Madrid, Roma, Qarabag 320.907
6. Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Napoli, Feyenoord299.596
7. Group G: Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, Leipzig 222.938
8. Group E: Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool, Maribor 208.922

 

Manchester United were in the same Champions League group as Benfica, Basel and one other – Otelul Galati on that occasion – back in 2011-12. They came third, and were dumped into the Europa League.

[Chris2K]

What a fucking horrendous group that is. The only way it could be worse is swapping Apoel Nicosia for Feyenoord maybe. Europa League might be a best case scenario.

[Baddar]

Any dates confirmed for the matches yet? I should be going to a few CL games hopefully. 

[stokeriño]

3 hours ago, Lineker said:

Chelsea and Atleti in the same group - so no Costa move then, one would imagine.

Considering that Atleti can't register Costa until January even if they sign him, I doubt it'll make a difference.

Legitimately had to look up who the fuck Qarabag are.

[Jimmy]

38 minutes ago, stokeriño said:

Considering that Atleti can't register Costa until January even if they sign him, I doubt it'll make a difference.

Legitimately had to look up who the fuck Qarabag are.

we played them in the Europa two seasons ago

Lamela scored against them

ah the memories 

[Lineker]

@Jimmy Lamela and Janssen left out of our CL squad.

[Hobo]

Coutinho is in Liverpool's squad but Clyne is not.

[MDK]

2 hours ago, Lineker said:

@Jimmy Lamela and Janssen left out of our CL squad.

We've all had that struggle in FM when picking a squad for the CL with enough home grown players. 

[Baddar]

Costa isn't in Chelsea's.

[MDK]

6 minutes ago, Baddar said:

Costa isn't in Chelsea's.

Shock news, that.

[Jimmy]

3 hours ago, Lineker said:

@Jimmy Lamela and Janssen left out of our CL squad.

ugh, guess this means they really don't think Lamela will be fit for a while.

oh well, he'll be back by the time we smash Madrid and sail through to the last 16. 

[DavidMarrio]

2 hours ago, Phobolip Jeffries said:

Coutinho is in Liverpool's squad but Clyne is not.

How bad is Clyne's injury? Thought it was just missing the start of the season?

[stokeriño]

14 hours ago, Baddar said:

Costa isn't in Chelsea's.

I mean the temptation to cup-tie him for Atleti is strong, but...

[Colly]

I put Chelsea in my acca, massively regretting it now I've seen Peter Ndlovu plays for Carrier bag.