8MileBU Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Some great ties, here is how I rank them in order of mouth-wateriness Atletico vs Juve Liverpool vs. Bayern Tottenham vs. Dortmund Schalke vs. man City Man Utd vs. PSG Lyon vs Barcelona Ajax. vs Real Madrid Roma vs PortoLooking forward to Spurs v Dortmund. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I fancy Liverpool to beat Bayern. I think Bayern have stood still while other teams have progressed over recent years, but that said, they absolutely know what it takes to up their game at the right times. Real Madrid have defied domestic form in Europe plenty over the last few seasons so they wont be rolled over easily. Juve v Atletico will be intense as f**k. Tottenham v Dortmund will be footballing bedlam and great fun to watch. PSG are going to do horrible, horrible things to Man United and it is going to be very very funny. I hope Paul Pogba declares his intention to sign for them by taking a PSG shirt at OT after a 5 goal hounding and putting it on as he claps the French fans and does a wee dance with Mbappe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 hours ago, The Minertaur said: What sort of draw would you have liked to have made it not a shite draw? There's some very good ties there. I think I've just reached an oversaturation level with this competition tbh. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Considering PSG barely have a defence, folk seem to be getting mighty excited about them. That said, they are playing ManU so expect a clean sheet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 A lot can change in 2 months - on current form I'd fancy Dortmund but how will they be playing in February? Will Spurs make a few signings in January? Will Man Utd have a new manager? Will Kovac still be at Bayern? At the moment I think the last 8 will be Liverpool, PSG, Man City, Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Roma and Dortmund. But who knows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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quickoverayard Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Most people are very harsh on PSG, probably because they hate them. They always seem to draw a top top side in the round of 16 (Real, Barca etc) and people label them as ‘bottlers’ and ‘can’t do it in Europe’.Last year in the group stages they were excellent, absolutely destroyed Celtic, Anderlecht and Bayern before going out to the eventual winners, when they had Neymar missing for the second leg.This season they topped the group of death and were quality in all of their games bar the first Liverpool game. They lost 3-2 away, without Verratti who makes them tick, and Neymar (their best player this season) wasn’t fully fit at that point. They’re a top side but I don’t think they can go all the way. They’ll murder United though.Neymar is a greeting faced cheating wee p***k 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 On 07/11/2018 at 21:58, jamamafegan said: Another Jose masterclass. One of the all time greats. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 [emoji3] vs[emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 26 minutes ago, jamamafegan said: vs -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Rab would take a cheese grater to his own face to get Mourinho managing Lolverpool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, nsr said: Rab would take a cheese grater to his own face to get Mourinho managing Lolverpool. Lolverpool eh ... whatever happened to that . The old Jose to Liverpool debate was had many a time in the boozer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marten Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 UEFA are seriously considering moving CL games to the weekends... If this goes ahead, this will wreak havoc in national leagues. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/uefa-considering-huge-change-champions-13969643 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 UEFA are seriously considering moving CL games to the weekends... If this goes ahead, this will wreak havoc in national leagues.https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/uefa-considering-huge-change-champions-13969643If this goes ahead I'd assume it'd be evening kick offs owing to the blackout rules on no 3pm games on TV in the UK.Utter farce of an idea regardless that needs to get in sea and float down to the depths of Marianas trench 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wires Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Tarmo Kink said: I suppose it wouldn’t be as bad as an international break as midweek games either side would still be able to take place however I don’t see what’s wrong with the current setup. It works just fine currently. Quarter to 8 in the UK on a Tuesday night in China isn’t really all that lucrative 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: If this goes ahead I'd assume it'd be evening kick offs owing to the blackout rules on no 3pm games on TV in the UK. Utter farce of an idea regardless that needs to get in sea and float down to the depths of Marianas trench It will be a challenge to work around rules like different blackouts in different countries. And what about the rule that a national top flight game can't be live on TV at the same time as the CL? That and possibly getting lower revenue from games against top teams as they have to play midweek instead of in weekends can really hurt the smaller clubs... Yes, get this awful idea in the sea. But unfortunately, I expect it to go ahead... Edited February 8, 2019 by Marten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Meh. Maybe it's just me but it's been a long time since I cared in the slightest about the Champions League. Even longer since I actually sat down to watch one of the games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Meh. Maybe it's just me but it's been a long time since I cared in the slightest about the Champions League. Even longer since I actually sat down to watch one of the games.Its getting that way. As discussed last season, its no longer for the likes of us. Its becoming a formula 1 style corporate-fest. A show pony of a tournament tailored in every way to ensure maximum sponsor exposure. That said, it has produced some belting 2 legged rounds in recent years but even then, you feel as if you are playing along with some Hollywood storyline rather than genuine football. I am considering cancelling my BT sport, and tbh the biggest aspect of that is that they canned the Scottish football. Couldnt give a f**k that I wont see the Chmpoins league really other than the odd night where Mrs B isnt about and Im bored. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wires Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Tarmo Kink said: Unless you’re playing them at lunchtime (due to the 3pm blackout) then it’s never gonna suit China. Fair enough. Point is it’s all about money and saying it’s fine as it is does not mean its as profitable as it could be. That’s the be all and end all here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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