Champions League Qualification Round

[Zomp]

Ooohhhh Liverpool lucky.

 

[swiftaw]

Spurs had D or H, wow, both nightmares

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Shevchenko bails us out again

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Okay SFIC.

You keep saying that...yet it keeps happening.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Okay SFIC.

Pretty neutral observation all three northwest teams lucked out big time

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Now just want to avoid Leipzig out of pot D.

 

[Schnerres]

Leipzig to....Monaco...that´s okay.

 

[Carbo Loading]

Leipzig in G

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Whew - Group G for Leipzig

 

[Schnerres]

Karabaq to...If they go to Manchester UNited, that´s a joke..
and..it´s C. That´s 0 points for them

 

[Schnerres]

Oh..i´m ahead, i´m quiet ;-)

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Damn, Chelsea... not only do they get Atleti and Roma, they have to fly to Azerbaijan

 

[Zomp]

If Qarabag went to United's group, Mkhi wouldn't have played because they don't allow Armenians there.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Nearly a draw of death for Celtic, not much better than group H. Was holding out hope for Group A

 

[Titans Bastard]

Damn, Chelsea... not only do they get Atleti and Roma, they have to fly to Azerbaijan

London-Baku is a little closer than Boston-Phoenix.

Euro clubs act like going to Eastern Europe or the Caucasus is like going to the moon.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Group A
Benfica (POR)
Manchester United (ENG)
Basel (SUI)
CSKA Moscow (RUS)

Group B
Bayern Munich (GER)
Paris St. Germain (FRA)
Anderlecht (NED)
Celtic (SCO)

Group C
Chelsea (ENG)
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
AS Roma (ITA)
Qarabag (AZR)

Group D
Juventus (ITA)
Barcelona (ESP)
Olympiacos (GRE)
Sporting (POR)

Group E
Spartak Moscow (RUS)
Sevilla (ESP)
Liverpool (ENG)
Maribor (SLV)

Group F
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Manchester City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Feyenoord (NED)

Group G
AS Monaco (FRA)
Porto (POR)
Besiktas (TUR)
RB Leipzig (GER)

Group H
Real Madrid (ESP)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
APOEL Nicosia (CYP)


About as good as you could possibly ask for as a Liverpool or MUFC supporter.

Sucks for Spurs

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Liverpool got 2 of the 3 teams in my best possible draw. No complaints whatsoever.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Group G should be fascinating... could see any combination of those teams going through

 

[cromulence]

Wow, Group H is just nasty. Obviously B and D are top-heavy, but H seems like the Group of Death.

 

[Titans Bastard]

RIP APOEL

 

[bosox4283]

How good are Roma? I didn't realize that Roma finished 2nd last year, only four points behind Juventus. Are they as good as last year, better, to-be-determined?

 

[InstaFace]

England will be expected to put 4 teams (all but Spurs) into the R16. I wonder who will fail their expectations.

 

[SocrManiac]

I'd say Roma are TBD or slightly weaker. They lost Salah and Rudiger- two key pieces, but did bring in replacements.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

England will be expected to put 4 teams (all but Spurs) into the R16. I wonder who will fail their expectations.

Spurs aren't as good as Real, but neither is Dortmund. Everyone should beat up on APOEL, so it really comes down to a home-and-home between Dortmund and Spurs for the second spot. It's a more difficult draw than the other English teams, but Spurs definitely have an opportunity to advance.

 

[Zososoxfan]

Anyone want to do some kind of fantasy UCL? Either filling out a bracket type of thing, or a draw for teams?

 

[67YAZ]

I'd say Roma are TBD or slightly weaker. They lost Salah and Rudiger- two key pieces, but did bring in replacements.

Here's a tally of Roma's activity this window. Monchi seems to be bringing his signature approach from Sevilla - selling high (except for Paredes, IMO) and bringing in great bargains to build out the squad. Roma is a more ambitious club than Sevilla. We'll see how this pans out.

 

[Titans Bastard]

You keep saying that...yet it keeps happening.

It really is remarkable.

I mean, they always have a favorable seed, but still.

 

[koufax32]

That's a phenomenal draw for LFC. No excuses if they don't advance.

 

[JayMags71]

That's a phenomenal draw for LFC. No excuses if they don't advance.

They have a fairly hard run of fixtures stacked around their CL ties:

Spartak Moscow (A):

• Before: Leicester (A)
• After: Newcastle (A)

With Leicester away in the League Cup before Leicester away in the league, this means four away games in a row.

Maribor (A):

• Before: Man United (H)
• After: Spurs (A)

Here's hoping for 1-2 reinforcements to the squad before the window closes.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Liverpool play Spartak in Russia on 9/26. United play at CSKA on 9/27.

Those 2 sets of supporters in Moscow at the same time, fueled by vodka. What could go wrong?