andykeenan Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Barcelona v AS Roma Seville v Bayern Munich Juventus v Real Madrid Liverpool v Man City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Boring draw. If everything goes according to plan UEFA will have the 4 teams they want in the semi's City, Real, Barca, Bayern avoid each other. Quelle surprise . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted March 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 16, 2018 Meh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, sne said: Boring draw. If everything goes according to plan UEFA will have the 4 teams they want in the semi's City, Real, Barca, Bayern avoid each other. Quelle surprise . Strikes me that these things are rigged. Also, the worst thing to happen to football is the concept of seeding, whether this is in club or international settings. It's designed to ensure the 'big'/ most marketable clubs get to the latter stages. There's something very 'anti-sport' about modern day football. Edited March 16, 2018 by Dr_Pangloss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Strikes me that these things are rigged. Also, the worst thing to happen to football is the concept of seeding, whether this is in club or international settings. It's designed to ensure the 'big'/ most marketable clubs get to the latter stages. There's something very 'anti-sport' about modern day football. Agreed. I've no problem with seedings in group stages, but in knock out games it is just a blatand way of ensuring the big names get the draw they want. A side thing is that Barcelona almost always get the deciding game at home in these "draws" When I checked this a few years back it was something like 80-90% percent of the time they had this. They didn't this time thou which is a bit surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 i dont know about boring, seville vs bayern should be a good game as should juve vs madrid, its missing utd, psg, atletico madrid who would make the draw look more attractive liverpool vs city will be a massive hype job the semis on paper do line up perfectly though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted March 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 16, 2018 I kinda fancy Liverpool in that game. I think it's a good draw for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 All the Spanish teams avoid each other. There is a shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 This is the stage where champions league gets boring. Madrid, Barcelona, City, and Bayern for the semis. Maybe some deviation in there, but it will always be the same 4-5 teams in the semis every single year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Czechlad said: This is the stage where champions league gets boring. For me it's when the competition starts. The group phase is the height of tedium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Just now, villa89 said: For me it's when the competition starts. The group phase is the height of tedium At least in the group phase there is a chance a surprise team might emerge, or a big club might mess up. You also see a variety of clubs and playing styles. I am sick of watching madrid to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 When are the legs being played? Do away goals count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, Czechlad said: At least in the group phase there is a chance a surprise team might emerge, or a big club might mess up. That pretty much never happens though, it's just a boring procession for the big clubs and any smaller club that gets through usually gets knocked out in the last 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 To be fair the Liverpool v Man City game at Anfield was probably the game of the season so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 How can anyone say city Liverpool will be boring?? That's going to be a great. Liverpool have caused city problems in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Don't underestimate Juventus against Madrid either. I kind of want to see City win it. Just so Yaya Toure, Silva and Aguero, even Kompany get some recognition for the work they've put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, A'Villan said: Don't underestimate Juventus against Madrid either. I kind of want to see City win it. Just so Yaya Toure, Silva and Aguero, even Kompany get some recognition for the work they've put in. Why would anybody want Yaya Toure to get recognition. He just a mercenary 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, Zatman said: Why would anybody want Yaya Toure to get recognition. He just a mercenary Love Yaya Toure, absolute gem of a player and has been integral to City slowly becoming a dominant force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Man City deserve recognition for being a blight on English football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Troglodyte Posted March 20, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2018 Why anyone other than a Man City fan would want to see them win it rather than Buffon finally lift the trophy is beyond me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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