Topic: Champions League Group Stage Draw - 25/08/2022 5pm ish.

[tubby]

Just done a draw simulator and I got

Frankfurt
Liverpool
Benfica
Club Brugge

its here if anyone wants to have a go https://draw.inker.one/#/cl/gs/2022

the real draw is from 5pm UK time from Turkey

I got Ajax, Copenhagen and Benfica.  Would take that all day long.

[ScouserAtHeart]

5pm UK time mate so says google anyway.

Cheers!

[Crosby Nick]

6 group games played across 9 weeks. The other 3 weeks have 2 international breaks and a set of PL fixtures. That doesn’t sound a lot of fun unless we get some of our squad back sharpish.

[Passmaster Molby]

Just done a draw simulator and I got

Frankfurt
Liverpool
Benfica
Club Brugge

its here if anyone wants to have a go https://draw.inker.one/#/cl/gs/2022

the real draw is from 5pm UK time from Turkey

I got Ajax, Sporting and Celtic - would take that.

[scouseman]

6 group games played across 9 weeks. The other 3 weeks have 2 international breaks and a set of PL fixtures. That doesn’t sound a lot of fun unless we get some of our squad back sharpish.

The group stage would run over 12 weeks normally but it is all changed to fit in the Sportswashing world cup

[Fromola]

We breezed through a really difficult group on paper last time but we could really do with a more favourable draw here.

Good draws:
Pot 1: Frankfurt/Porto/Ajax
Pot 2: Liverpool
Pot 3: not much between them
Pot 4: Haifa/Plzen/Copenhagen/Zagreb

Bad draws:
Pot 1: Bayern/PSG/Real Madrid
Pot 2: Liverpool
Pot 3: Inter/Napoli
Pot 4: Rangers/Celtic/Marseille

Also travel to factor in as well. Main thing is avoiding Rangers and Celtic in pot 4 as that'd be 2 high profile/hectic games just off a bottom pot team and avoiding Real/Bayern/PSG. Hopefully avoid a return to France (PSG/Marseille) or Naples from a fan point of view.

We won't want to have to go flat out all 6 matchweeks.

[-Willo-]

Not sure about avoiding Celtic and Rangers to be honest.

Its up the road and would be equivalent to playing a team hovering 14th in the Premier League away from home, I'd say their ideal pot 4 teams.

[Realgman]

I hope we get Real Madrid early...

[anfieldpurch]

what time's the draw?

Starts at 5pm and if previous years are to go by.. we will start the draw about 6... they seem to waffle for ages

[Hazell]

Starts at 5pm and if previous years are to go by.. we will start the draw about 6... they seem to waffle for ages

I hope Jermaine Jenas is presenting. He's my favourite.

[So… Howard Philips]

I hope Jermaine Jenas is presenting. He's my favourite.

That’ll make my night.

I just love a bit of Jenas.

[paisley1977]

I hope Jermaine Jenas is presenting. He's my favourite.

He is on everything else.

[Fitzy.]

I'm looking forward to the annual return of the Greatest Hits:

"Why don't they just draw them all out and see who gets who?"

... and ...

"Why over-complicate* it all?"



*it's genuinely not complicated.

[amir87]

That’ll make my night.

I just love a bit of Jenas.

Hahaha funny typo!

[Crosby Nick]

I hope we get Real Madrid early...

Still don’t want them in the group stages. They’d qualify and all it would mean is we couldn’t play them in the last 16 if we both got through. Could still play them from the QFs onwards. Would rather have the Frankfurt/Ajax/Porto options.

[redwillow]

I got Paris, Napoli, Plzn - would want to avoid that please

[Andypandimonium]

Probably get Bayern won't we? Anyway, going by the general mood in here, it doesn't really matter who we draw. Hopefully the mood will swing soon and we'll be the team everyone wants to avoid.

[red_Mark1980]

I'm looking forward to the annual return of the Greatest Hits:

"Why don't they just draw them all out and see who gets who?"

... and ...

"Why over-complicate* it all?"



*it's genuinely not complicated.

Why can't we go in group A... Fix

[Walshy nMe®]

Just done a draw simulator and I got

Frankfurt
Liverpool
Benfica
Club Brugge

its here if anyone wants to have a go https://draw.inker.one/#/cl/gs/2022

the real draw is from 5pm UK time from Turkey

Pretty good that, I got

Real Madrid
Liverpool
Sporting CP
København

[redgriffin73]

Shaktar are probably the one team you'd want to get from Pot 3 - playing all their European games in Poland and lost pretty much all of their non-Ukranian squad.

Didn't realise that, that would be much better!

[Hazell]

Why can't we go in group A... Fix

Typical Man City getting an easy group... Fix, typical Chelsea getting an easy group... Fix., typical Man Utd getting an easy group... Fix

Actually, scratch that last one.

[Tokyoite]

Just done a draw simulator and I got

Frankfurt
Liverpool
Benfica
Club Brugge

its here if anyone wants to have a go https://draw.inker.one/#/cl/gs/2022

the real draw is from 5pm UK time from Turkey

I got Milan, Benfica and Celtic. Not the worst but could be better lol

[sinnermichael]

We're nailed on to draw Bayern.

And Porto somewhere down the line obviously.

[Kennys from heaven]

Used the simulator and got:

Porto
Liverpool
Shakhtar
Dinamo Zagreb

[jackh]

Used the simulator and got:

Porto
Liverpool
Shakhtar
Dinamo Zagreb

It'd be nice to be drawn with Porto. Feels like ages since we last met.

[DTRed]

Is the draw at 5pm or is it a typical UEFA event? - Starts at 5, first ball drawn at 11!

[disgraced cake]

Rangers look a different team in Europe, beaten some good sides in the past few years. Rather Celtic than them.

[red_Mark1980]

Is the draw at 5pm or is it a typical UEFA event? - Starts at 5, first ball drawn at 11!

It absolutely won't start at 5. This is a relatively complicated draw (paired teams etc, so they'll be a lot of explanation from the blag Claudio Rainieri)

[ScouserAtHeart]

Starts at 5pm and if previous years are to go by.. we will start the draw about 6... they seem to waffle for ages

Oh great. so around 10 PM here then. I'll get nice and angry before going to bed after getting the worst draw possible

[newterp]

Given our shit luck this season I would expect:

PSG/Bayern/Real
Liverpool
Inter
Marseille

(I would still expect us to go through mind you)

[red1977]

Ajax
Liverpool
Dortmund
Celtic.

Would be fantastic fixtures.

[PaulF]

He is on everything else.

There's probably going to be a televised draw between him and Alex Scott to get to see who presents the show.

[Egyptian36]

Ajax
Liverpool
Benfica
Club Brugge

[Schmarn]

Definitely want Porto who must have PTSD playing us. For the other two, shorter travel is best. Rangers will do and Leverkusen for the 2005 nostalgia. Remains my favourite away game ever.

[Crosby Nick]

Definitely want Porto who must have PTSD playing us. For the other two, shorter travel is best. Rangers will do and Leverkusen for the 2005 nostalgia. Remains my favourite away game ever.

Rocking all over the world!

[Red-Dread]

Just done a draw simulator and I got

Frankfurt
Liverpool
Benfica
Club Brugge

its here if anyone wants to have a go https://draw.inker.one/#/cl/gs/2022

the real draw is from 5pm UK time from Turkey

just used that and got

Milan
Liverpool
Dortmund
Brugge

[disgraced cake]

Just done a draw simulator and I got

Frankfurt
Liverpool
Benfica
Club Brugge

its here if anyone wants to have a go https://draw.inker.one/#/cl/gs/2022

the real draw is from 5pm UK time from Turkey

Porto, Liverpool, Dortmund, Zagreb.

I'd probably bite off more than your hand for that later 

[redgriffin73]

I got Real Madrid, Dortmund and Plzen

[redgriffin73]

Porto, Liverpool, Dortmund, Zagreb.

I'd probably bite off more than your hand for that later 

Yeah, can we have yours please?!

[MonsLibpool]

I hope we get a bye to the second round. Piss easy group please.