Caporegime
Current vs new Liverpool manager for the final then.
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UEFA Champions & Europa League Football Thread R16 ** spoilers ** [5th - 14th March 2024]
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Liverpool on the easy side of the draw, not that it really matters, they should be winning this competition quite comfortably baring injuries.
Caporegime
Well if we was to lose to Bayern and you beat Atalanta, that would mean an extra two matches in your schedule than us. So really, you want us to beat Bayern
Yes I know. I want you to go as far as possible, playing the hardest matches possible. That's why I liked the draw because it's as hard as it could be for both you and City. The other 4 sides on the other half of the draw are all a lot easier games than Bayern, Real and Arsenal/City.
Soldato
Arsenal having flashbacks right now.
@robfosters this is why I liked the draw from a Liverpool pov:
Arsenal's fixtures around the CL ties aren't easy games. Had you had an easier draw and maybe a few goals up with 30 mins to go you'd have had more chance to rest players for the upcoming League game or in a 2nd leg. Equally if you had easier League games you'd have maybe rested players before the CL games but it's difficult to see how Arsenal can rest/rotate too much during the run of Brighton, Bayern, Villa, Bayern, Chelsea, Spurs, possible City/Real every 3 days or so. Arteta's going to earn his money with that run - does he try to go full strength every game and if not, which players does he rest and when without dropping points.
Arsenal's fixtures around the CL ties aren't easy games. Had you had an easier draw and maybe a few goals up with 30 mins to go you'd have had more chance to rest players for the upcoming League game or in a 2nd leg. Equally if you had easier League games you'd have maybe rested players before the CL games but it's difficult to see how Arsenal can rest/rotate too much during the run of Brighton, Bayern, Villa, Bayern, Chelsea, Spurs, possible City/Real every 3 days or so. Arteta's going to earn his money with that run - does he try to go full strength every game and if not, which players does he rest and when without dropping points.
Soldato
Definitely wont be those Semis, considering they drew the ties already.
Caporegime
Think the post was edited after I speculated. I assumed the two sides of the draw were together. Either that or I only read the first few lines and ignored the rest. Who knows.
AM vs PSG
Ars/Bayern vs Man City
Then PSG vs whoever wins the other side. City to unfortunately win.
