Champion's League Draw

[Visionary]

Ketsbaia's Famagusta to turn over Maureen's Inter.

You heard it here first!

 

[Rotty]

It is Atletico ... not Athletico

 

[BaZ87]

Other than Atletico, we can't really moan. Arsenal have got the hardest group by quite a way tbh.

 

[FrankJH]

If Celtic and Villareal aren't reason enough to push extra funds into buying new players I'm not sure what is.

Completely agree (not that anything is likely to happen)

I still think Celtic and Villareal are dangerous teams to face

 

[nikebee]

Could have been worse, could have been a lot better... but I'm not hugely concerned.

I'm probably more worried about Celtic than I am about Villarrael if I'm honest.

 

[Ezyryder]

Real Madrid team is damn hard too, thanks goodness for Bate Borisov!

 

[jakeke]

Arsenal have a pretty tough group there, I'm confident they'll progress though, same with all the English team to be honest.

 

[Jock Dodds]

Nothing is impossible if Terry and Lampard got Defender and Midfielder of the CL

I agree that nothing is impossible except for the things that UEFA have decided are impossible, like Atletico and Villarreal being in the same group!

 

[FrankJH]

Could have been worse, could have been a lot better... but I'm not hugely concerned.

I'm probably more worried about Celtic than I am about Villarrael if I'm honest.

Fair enough

Have considered Villareal a really decent side (considering 3 or so others in the same group)

In one sense the harder the group the better (only because Utd always seem to make it harder for themselves than necessary)

 

[KennyBhoy]

Bring it on Nokkon, G|mp and other Man U fans!.... We won't ruin your city like our neighbours did

I'm quietly confident we can progress through the group given our home form. Maybe Aalborg will be our away win to finally break our duck!

 

[Rotty]

Atletico are shorter odds to win the cup than one of the top seeds, makes the seeding look daft

 

[BaZ87]

Atletico are shorter odds to win the cup than one of the top seeds, makes the seeding look daft

Yep. We're very fortunate that we only got PSV in the second pot. Could have been a real stinker for us otherwise.

 

[Rotty]

Yep. We're very fortunate that we only got PSV in the second pot. Could have been a real stinker for us otherwise.

sometimes it is better to get a huge team from second pot and crap ones from 3 and 4 then the 2 top teams can progress more easily

 

[Greenlizard0]

Who's the bird on stage?

Melanie Winiger

 

[BaZ87]

sometimes it is better to get a huge team from second pot and crap ones from 3 and 4 then the 2 top teams can progress more easily

Definantly. However a group like this is easier to win than a group with a top 2nd pot side though.

All in all we can't complain too much. We couldn't really have had a much better 2nd and 3rd pot sides and although Atletico are by far the best pot 4 side, they're not a side that should trouble us. Also we've got no long trips this year either.

 

[FrankJH]

Definantly. However a group like this is easier to win than a group with a top 2nd pot side though.

All in all we can't complain too much. We couldn't really have had a much better 2nd and 3rd pot sides and although Atletico are by far the best pot 4 side, they're not a side that should trouble us. Also we've got no long trips this year either.

neither where Standard Liege either .........

 

[BaZ87]

what's your point?

Atletico shouldn't trouble us and neither should have Liege.

 

[FrankJH]

what's your point?

Atletico shouldn't trouble us and neither should have Liege.

SL obviously DID trouble you though - for 210 minutes or so

Given that they fluffed a penalty etc etc

 

[BaZ87]

You should have beaten Newcastle but didn't so does that mean you're not going to qualify from your group, as 2 of those sides are better than Newcastle?

And Reina saved the pen.

 

[red11]

Where's my JohnnyG? Haven't seen him here in ages. Is he off on holiday somewhere?