Topic: Champions League Qualifiers 23/24

[disgraced cake]

United should finish 2nd, Arsenal should win theirs. City's group is Europa League level as usual, we'll get something like that tomorrow.

Who knows about Newcastle. The teams they've got are probably quite overrated I feel. PSG are usually billy big bollocks in the group stages though. Dortmund are massive chokers and AC Milan fluked their way to the semis I feel. Could finish that in any order.

Hope Sevilla come 2nd in that Arsenal group. Be arsed with them in the Europa.

[frag]

Feel like Group C is tougher group, Madrid and Napoli.

[Fitzy.]

United tough-ish. Newcastle are in bother.

[DelTrotter]

Went pretty well for us regarding europa drop outs. Newcastle's group is a bit annoying as can't be arsed with them or a potential trip to Paris again after last time but they might end up top two anyway.

[smicer07]

City's group made me laugh.

[Crosby Nick]

Man City have young boys.

What a soft group they have, as per.

More annoyed that Arsenal and United shoukd get through too. Although is it better they get through and not go much further than drop down into our turf?

Newcastle have a tall order you’d think.

[The North Bank]

Can’t complain, looks like an EL group, we finished above PSV in our EL group last season. No excuses we really should win our group.

[redgriffin73]

Sevilla will still manage to end up third in theirs!

[WorldChampions]

Arsenal got such a easy group haha.

City lucked out big time.

[Samie]

[disgraced cake]

Going to be honest, I think barring any big surprises the quality of sides dropping down to the Europa League will be very negotiable for the sides already in that with aims of winning it (IE Liverpool)

City and Arsenal will go through, United probably finish above Galatasaray and Copenhagen too. Newcastle's tougher but could end up anywhere, PSG probably top that group.

Sevilla will still manage to end up third in theirs!

That's my worry. Ordinarily they're better than PSV but they look weaker than they have done in their Europa League winning era right now. Lens aren't a bad team though either.

[Crosby Nick]

Can’t complain, looks like an EL group, we finished above PSV in our EL group last season. No excuses we really should win our group.

Sevilla are European royalty (even if they’re more like the Prince Andrew of the family). But you and them should have more than enough to get through.

[Fromola]

One of Newcastle's group will be the strong team to drop into the Europa (assuming no surprises elsewhere). Other groups look weak.

Arsenal and City's group is a bit of a joke really and United and Bayern should both be through with a game or two to spare. The standard seems to get worse every year (given the PL and now Saudi leagues drain everyone else of their talent).

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Another hand picked group for Abu Dhabi.

[JRed]

Did Abu Dhabi pick that group themselves?

[Dim Glas]

The usual boring groups that will just be a case of what order the 2 best teams finish in, and maybe a couple interesting groups that’d might be worth watching if you’ve got nothing better to do.

[disgraced cake]

One of Newcastle's group will be the strong team to drop into the Europa (assuming no surprises elsewhere).

PSG aren't that good but would expect them to win it, Mbappe alone probably does the business. We're quite a bit better than Dortmund and Milan and I can't be arsed with Newcastle again so one of those two dropping down will do, ideally Dortmund as defensively they're suspect. This is just assuming we cross paths with one of them down the line.

[Ray K]

Good draw for Arsenal, Dennis Bergkamp can catch the Eurostar to Lens and Eindhoven.

[jonkrux]

Groups D, F are the only ones where you can't pick who goes through.

[Fromola]

The usual boring groups that will just be a case of what order the 2 best teams finish in, and maybe a couple interesting groups that’d might be worth watching if you’ve got nothing better to do.

It is time to change the format tbf, the group stages get more and more tedious, but UEFA as usual come up with a worse format to kick in next year and of course it means more games.

[Agent99]

I hope Newcastle get obliterated the cocky twats.

[gerrardisgod]

Reckon Galatasaray could be a tricky one, Zaha, Mertens and Icardi ain’t too shabby.

[skipper757]

It’s clear Newcastle are new to this and don’t understand how the brown envelopes work here.

City has this process nailed down.

[has gone odd]

City will have a tougher run in the FA Cup than that. Newcastle to get twatted back into their box, surely.

Cant see anything bar the usual suspects getting to the later stages. Ho hum.

[QC]

Newcastle totally out of their depth in that group. What a waste of a CL spot

[TepidT2O]

Don’t think Newcastle will do that badly…

But it takes time to learn how to ride the punches of European football.  They have very little experience as a club, and a fan base… and Howe has none at all.

[elsewhere]

Man City have young boys.

[Baby Huey]

Thanks, Samie.

Celtic will struggle in that group. A rematch of the 1970 Final for them in the group.

Newcastle. Possible they don't win a game.

[The North Bank]

Sevilla are European royalty (even if they’re more like the Prince Andrew of the family). But you and them should have more than enough to get through.

They seem to be selling a player every day Sevilla. They’re not even as good as they were last week in the super cup.

[elsewhere]

Arsenal and Newcastle both fucked imo

[rob1966]

Don’t think Newcastle will do that badly…

But it takes time to learn how to ride the punches of European football.  They have very little experience as a club, and a fan base… and Howe has none at all.

They'll get twatted, hope they finish bottom of the group on 0 points, the c*nts

[Terry de Niro]

The Cheats could send their women's team to each of their group matches and they would still piss it.

[Armand9]

newcastle group tough on paper, others written on tissue paper

[Terry de Niro]

Arsenal and Newcastle both fucked imo

If Arsenal don't get out of that group then Arteta is a bigger bottler than I already knew.

[elsewhere]

Reckon Galatasaray could be a tricky one, Zaha, Mertens and Icardi ain’t too shabby.

Icardi is their best player but I don't think they have a clue how to use Zaha yet. Kerem another Turkish forward to keep an eye on, he is a rising star, their best midfileder is ex Arsenal player Toreira imo.

[tubby]

Don't think that Newcastle group is that scary, Dortmund and Milan fluked a few results last season but looked terrible.

[elsewhere]

If Arsenal don't get out of that group then Arteta is a bigger bottler than I already knew.

PSV looked great in qualification matches and Lens is always a tricky team, they were unlucky with 3rd and 4th teams imo.

[Johnny Foreigner]

Icardi is their best player but I don't think they have a clue how to use Zaha yet. Kerem another Turkish forward to keep an eye on, he is a rising star, their best midfileder is ex Arsenal player Toreira imo.

I watched Galatasaray against Molde Norway in the qualifiers, and they were very lucky to go through.. Icardi was excellent, and they have a couple of playes with good individual skills, but as a team - it is some of the worst I have seen on this level.. Playing a high in defence; no pressure on the opposition - and players just disapperaring from time to time.. They could be up for some real thrashing if they don't sort out this

[Dim Glas]

Arsenal and Newcastle both fucked imo

it’s an Europa group, even those bottle jobs won’t bottle that group.

[KevLFC]

Newcastle totally out of their depth in that group. What a waste of a CL spot

Do you really think Newcastle are that much worse than Dortmund and AC Milan?