Topic: Number 7

[rob1966]

How about Ramos to miss lose both legs as a penalty.. I'm sure there will be lots of takers all over Europe..

[Larse]

Real are finding form and havent been beaten since january. Same can be said about Chelsea. Will be really tough but its still a good draw. I dont like that its right after the international break though.

[Red Beret]

Real eh?  Good.  We owe these fcking cnuts. 

[rocco]

Love that draw

[PeterTheRed ...]

City will make very light work of Dortmund. Bayern or PSG could give them a run for their money though...

Only if you listen to the English media. Dortmund are one of the few teams that have the attacking power to have a go at Man City's defence, and I'd be surprised if Man City get past Bayern Munich or PSG in the semi-finals ...

[Coolie High]

Think we can do it, when is Hendo back?

[ScouserAtHeart]

The stars seem to be aligning:

Car crash of a domestic season.. (Check)

Champions League our only hope for salvation.. (Check) ✅

Proper European Royalty in the quarters.. (Check)✅

c*nts from West London possibly in the semis (Check)✅

A very very tough opponent in the final if we make it (Check)✅

Final in Istanbul (Check) ✅

We got this..

Agree with the sentiment but Juventus are by no means European royalty

[Smellytrabs]

About as good as we could have expected. Madrid are beatable as are Porto and Chelsea if we progress. We can then beat anybody in a one-off final. It's on.

[newterp]

Are the game dates published yet please?

[ScouserAtHeart]

Ugh how I wish little Frankie Lampard was still managing Chelsea

[amir87]

Agree with the sentiment but Juventus are by no means European royalty

Had a hell of a team at the time though.

[amir87]

Ugh how I wish little Frankie Lampard was still managing Chelsea

They wouldn't have been in the draw today.

[jackh]

If only we had a snide little fucker in midfield who loves Barca..... 

Never seen Gini as being all that snide 

[zip]

Bring on yer Internazionale,
Bring on yer Roma by the score,
Barcelona, Real Madrid,
Who the fuck you trying to kid

It's on

[daggerdoo]

Madrid in the quarters

[newterp]

Madrid in the quarters

No way!

[ScouserAtHeart]

Are the game dates published yet please?

Tuesday 6 April

Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund
Porto v Chelsea

Wednesday 7 April

Bayern Munich v PSG
Real Madrid v Liverpool

Tuesday 13 April

Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City
Chelsea v Porto

Wednesday 14 April

PSG v Bayern Munich
Liverpool v Real Madrid

Worth noting Madrid play Barcelona that weekend as well

[daggerdoo]

Should have let my first coffee of the day sink in before posting lol

[FLRed67]

The second best draw we could have gotten. After Dortmund.   

[B0151?]

Ugh how I wish little Frankie Lampard was still managing Chelsea

Likewise. Although would prob be Atlético in that case

[klopptopia]

Tuesday 6 April

Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund
Porto v Chelsea

Wednesday 7 April

Bayern Munich v PSG
Real Madrid v Liverpool

Tuesday 13 April

Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City
Chelsea v Porto

Wednesday 14 April

PSG v Bayern Munich
Liverpool v Real Madrid

Worth noting Madrid play Barcelona that weekend as well

Will they be at different times do you know?

[BobPaisley3]

Hopefully Hazard isn’t fit, always seems to turn it on against us.

[cissesbeard]

Only if you listen to the English media. Dortmund are one of the few teams that have the attacking power to have a go at Man City's defence, and I'd be surprised if Man City get past Bayern Munich or PSG in the semi-finals ...

that tie could end up 7-5 on aggregate

[rakey_lfc]

Can we play the ties in Budapest?

[PaddyPaned]

Hopefully Hazard isn’t fit, always seems to turn it on against us.

Well, he’s rarely fit nowadays, and even if he plays he will not be at the levels he was at for Chelsea a couple of years ago. Hopefully.

[Thepooloflife]

Quote from Roberto Carlos - '....Yes, we should be worried about Liverpool but they should be more worried [about us]."

Ha, f... off ya short arse !

[Nick110581]

Interesting draw

[Simplexity]

Can't really complain that we got probably the 3rd best draw we could have. Shame that Chelsea and City got the easiest and second easiest.

[number 168]

Toni Kroos' "Nice one" response to the draw is great, both complacent and annoying. I am sure the lads will take note.

[Jm55]

It’s impossible not to be excited.

Pricks they may be, but there’s no denying that Real are one of, if not the, greatest names in European history and there’s no denying which tie out of those 4 will raise the most eyebrows.

Liverpool v Real Madrid in the quarter finals of the European Cup is a beautiful prospect, it stokes the flames, pumps the heart and will make the days seem like weeks until that first match at the Bernabeau.

It’s of course, such a shame that there won’t be anyone to witness it, not least because I think it would scare the living shite out Madrid after what that pony tailed prick did to Salah in Kiev.

Nevertheless, when the 1st leg rolls around, it will be the first of those glorious european nights where the sun is still shining as the players walk out, the ale is flowing from early evening, and it feels like the only thing that matters in the world for the next 90 minutes.

I fucking love the European Cup and I love it for draws like this, albeit when we’re there to be a part of it, ideally.

[PaddyPaned]

Hard to deny that the draw is a good one. We owe Real after 2018, and if we get through that, there’s a chance to face Chelsea after Tuchel’s honeymoon period wears thin or a Porto side who are eminently beatable. Get to the final, and anything is possible. I still think this is our best chance of securing CL football next season, so should prioritise this over the PL.

[Hazell]

Hopefully Hazard isn’t fit, always seems to turn it on against us.

The only thing he's turning on these days is the deep fat fryer.

[kennedy81]

About as good a draw as we could have hoped for. With the 3 best teams in the other half of the draw, we have a realistic route to the final.

And we owe Madrid big time. Salah will be up for that one in a big way.

[thaddeus]

Not bad at all!

Zidane may surprise me but I can't see Real setting up with the dreaded League Two deep-and-narrow shape that most of the Premier League use against us.  Our central defence is a weakness that's not going anywhere fast but if it's an open game then we definitely have the forwards to run them ragged.

[Circa1892]

Depressing the thought of us playing Real Madrid in the CL in an empty ground.

Good signs of overconfidence. I remember last time Real Madrid were overconfident ahead of a CL knockout round against us.

I’d rather play then than Dortmund to be honest. I think our defence are doing well at the moment but Haalands pace would terrify me against Nat and Kabak.

[ScouserAtHeart]

It’s impossible not to be excited.

Pricks they may be, but there’s no denying that Real are one of, if not the, greatest names in European history and there’s no denying which tie out of those 4 will raise the most eyebrows.

Liverpool v Real Madrid in the quarter finals of the European Cup is a beautiful prospect, it stokes the flames, pumps the heart and will make the days seem like weeks until that first match at the Bernabeau.

It’s of course, such a shame that there won’t be anyone to witness it, not least because I think it would scare the living shite out Madrid after what that pony tailed prick did to Salah in Kiev.

Nevertheless, when the 1st leg rolls around, it will be the first of those glorious european nights where the sun is still shining as the players walk out, the ale is flowing from early evening, and it feels like the only thing that matters in the world for the next 90 minutes.

I fucking love the European Cup and I love it for draws like this, albeit when we’re there to be a part of it, ideally.

It won't even be at the Bernabeu! This season really is sucking the fun out of everything

[slaphead]

Happy enough with that draw really. I couldn't give a shit about Ramos either and whether he will play or not and all that. It will be an awful waste of energy if our lads worry about payback and revenge. You can be sure though Ramos will try and use that somehow. Don't get involved. Just knock them out. (then him)

[Jm55]

It won't even be at the Bernabeu! This season really is sucking the fun out of everything

It is, but for about 5 minutes after Salah scored the goal against Leipzig which made it clear we were going through, I almost forgot about it.

This competition I think in part helps me forget about it, of course there’s the caveat that this competition is the one which above all others is such a shame to have without fans

I always think that the best feeling in football, other than actually winning a trophy, is when that goal goes in which makes it obvious you’ve won the match, whether it’s 2-0 at the end like Ngog and Salah against the Mancs, or a late winner, but that goal which ends it is amazing, and you can multiply that in the CL because of both the magnitude of the achievement to win and also the fact that the games are played over 2 legs so it feels like the end of a battle when you finally get over the line. The best example in recent memory was Salah against City in the quarters, but I’m hoping we get that moment against Madrid, and for a few more moments forget about the fact that we’re not there (and nobody else is there either.)

[lionel_messias]

Hopefully Hazard isn’t fit, always seems to turn it on against us.

He looks more like Mickey Hazard these days!

[LFC when it suits]

Great draw with the extra motivation of revenge against Madrid.