Topic: Champions League draw

[thaddeus]

How could they take United out without opening the balls though?

They shouldn't have been added in the first place.   Every team has their own little bowl and they only add the eligible teams after the first team has been drawn.  Over-complicating the process because they don't want clubs from the same country playing each other.

[BarryCrocker]

Are Salzburg dangerous and a bit under rated? Or should we be fine?

Well they've got a player most on here would love us to buy next in Adeyemi. He's got 10 goals in 11 games in the league 4 in 5 in the CL. They've also conceded less than half the goals of any other team in the league with 42 For and 12 Against in 18 matches.

[rodderzzz]

How could they take United out without opening the balls though?

Did you watch it? Man Utd got drawn out against Villareal which wasnt possible, they then just took them out and drew Man City, that would have been fine, but on the next draw (to see who played Atletico) they added Liverpool's ball but not Man Utd's ball, so that draw was what really fucked it.

[Mozology]

Fucking brilliant draw, we're definitely getting some great draws this season, and surprise surprise we're still in all four competitions and favourite to go through in all the cup ties. I'd be happy to get Salzburg in the Europa never mind the CL, that's their standard. Could have this tie effectively won after the first leg, maybe first half of the first leg!!!

Delighted Utd got PSG, can never really enjoy the CL when those fuckers are still in it, I expect PSG to knock them out. Glad now Utd didn't finish 3rd and into the Europa, might be the secondary competition but don't want them winning any silverware. They would've had a great chance of winning the Europa. Their season could be over before March.

[RJH]

I am fine with it but would be fuming if I was a United fan.

Surely Atletico arent happy either?
Got Bayern when they could have had United

[Mister Flip Flop]

BENFICA vs REAL MADRID. Madrid advance

VILLARREAL vs MAN CITY. City Advance

ATLETICO MADRID vs BAYERN MUNICH. Munich advance

SALZBURG vs LIVERPOOL. Liverpool advance

INTER MILAN vs AJAX. Ajax advance

SPORTING vs JUVENTUS. Juventus advance

CHELSEA vs LILLE. Chelsea advance

PSG vs MANCHESTER UNITED. PSG advance

Quarter finals will be very tasty imo.

[rodderzzz]

did they mix up united and liverpool in terms of who could play who or not ?

Yes, to draw who played Atletico they added Liverpool but not Utd which was wrong

[courty61]

How could they take United out without opening the balls though?

They should have emptied them all. And picked the 6 balls again.

And then made sure the computer had updated so that United were included in the Atletico draw

[AmanShah21]

No he added all seven teams to the Villareal draw but it should have been 6 (everyone but Utd) nobody would have even noticed if Utd hadn't been drawn out! Makes you wonder how many other times theyve done it

Yeah... the moment he said all 7 teams I was rooting for Arshavin to draw United to see the fume.
It was such an obvious thing and he should not need a teleprompter to callout that.

[Agent99]

so what's the full draw?

Benfica v Real Madrid
Villarreal v Manchester City
Atletico Madrid v Bayern Munich
Red Bull Salzburg v Liverpool
Inter Milan v Ajax
Sporting Lisbon v Juventus
Chelsea v Lille
PSG v Manchester United

[Libertine]

Beautiful draw.

A low key game where we will be strong favourites. And all the attention on the ego fest in Paris/Manchester.

Tough draw for Ajax also, but should be a great tie against Inter.

[1892tillforever]

Well they've got a player most on here would love us to buy next in Adeyemi. He's got 10 goals in 11 games in the league 4 in 5 in the CL. They've also conceded less than half the goals of any other team in the league with 42 For and 12 Against in 18 matches.

They also lost to Lille and Wolfsburg. We should be winning this tie by 3+ goals in all honesty.

[elsewhere]

As bad as Lille has been in Ligue 1, i think they are tricky opponent, they have done well in the group stages.
I won't be surprised if they go through.

[S]

This should be redrawn.

I hope it isn’t.

[kennedy81]

Nomad
@Nomad_1x
Replying to @ManUtd

Its so obviously rigged, take UEFA to court over this, absolutely ridiculous...

[AmanShah21]

This'll get redone. Atleti, Bayern, Utd and PSG all have a reason to appeal this. To be fair, I'd like it redrawn too. Salzburg is fine, but I'd rather we play a slightly more difficult opponent if it does the same to Chelsea and City.

[Crosby Nick]

#rigged trending on twitter. The Mancs are fuming.

Would they really rather have played Atletico? They’d get battered either way.

[PoetryInMotion]

Bayern, Atletico, Inter, Ajax, United will all feel hard done by. The only pairing that works is Benfica vs Real Madrid. Everything else was shambles.

I'm fine with our draw, but we had very less chances of getting a hard draw. Whereas Chelsea had a good chance of getting a big team, and City could've got Atletico.

[elsewhere]

Utd fans crying all over the internet with conspiracy theories

[anitrella]

Any idea when the actual days of fixture will be confirmed? So either Tuesday or Wednesday..

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

United to lodge a complaint. Guarantee it. It'll be like the go carting yesterday

If they do, they will show that they are scared in this competition. This round of CL doesn't solve anything, because in the next round it's guaranteed that everyone will get a tough opponent.

[thaddeus]

If Man Utd ball wasn't in the pot when Atleti drew Bayern, then that's an issue for United, Bayern, Atleti and PSG, who will all feel that the draw wasn't fair

I don't think PSG or Bayern are going to complain.  It would be hilarious if Atletico put in a complaint because they wanted to have an easy draw in Man U.

Man U complaining would send out a lovely message to their players that they don't think they can beat PSG.

It was a massive cock up but I don't think it will be redrawn.

[Agent99]

This'll get redone. Atleti, Bayern, Utd and PSG all have a reason to appeal this. To be fair, I'd like it redrawn too. Salzburg is fine, but I'd rather we play a slightly more difficult opponent if it does the same to Chelsea and City.

Why?

[S]

Just seen the video of the guy missing out United’s ball. This will definitely get redrawn.

[red_Mark1980]

If they do, they will show that they are scared in this competition. This round of CL doesn't solve anything, because in the next round it's guaranteed that everyone will get a tough opponent.

I don't know. I think the integrity is certainly comprised.

I just can't believe the Lidl Rannieri didn't just say we need to start again when United came out first against Villarreal

[elsewhere]

I know they are not in CL but still surprised City somehow didn't get Leyton Orient.

[PoetryInMotion]

This should be redrawn.

I hope it isn’t.

I don't mind being redrawn. PSG is the only team I want us to avoid. We can take on 5 other teams. Whereas Chelsea could legit get a big team.

[Dull Tools]

I don't know. I think the integrity is certainly comprised.

I just can't believe the Lidl Rannieri didn't just say we need to start again when United came out first against Villarreal

He should have just binned all the balls and put the balls in again.

[elsewhere]

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/did-uefa-botch-the-last-16-draw.467681/

 

[kennedy81]

Utd can't win here. If they complain and ask for a re-draw they'll look like they're afraid of PSG.

[TheShanklyGates]

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/did-uefa-botch-the-last-16-draw.467681/

 

It's funny as fuck, but for once they actually have a point. UEFA have fucked it up massively.

[stoa]

Well they've got a player most on here would love us to buy next in Adeyemi. He's got 10 goals in 11 games in the league 4 in 5 in the CL. They've also conceded less than half the goals of any other team in the league with 42 For and 12 Against in 18 matches.

Can't really take the league seriously though. They have loads more money than all the other teams and their  organisation is also way above what everyone else have like youth academies all over the world and a proper farm team in the second Austrian league. As someone has said, every team needs to be taken seriously at this stage, but I would argue that they are the most  favourable draw out of the whole bunch....

They may not have fans at the home leg given their lockdown?

Lockdown has ended or will end before Christmas. Given that it's still a few months until the game it's hard to say what the rules will be like, but I would imagine they will be more relaxed than they are now...

[red_Mark1980]

I know they are not in CL but still surprised City somehow didn't get Leyton Orient.

If that draw is anything to go by I'd not discount them getting Man City Women in the last 8

[slaphead]

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/did-uefa-botch-the-last-16-draw.467681/

 

"I've love if someone could inspect those balls for little nubs you can feel in the bowl"

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

It's funny as fuck, but for once they actually have a point. UEFA have fucked it up massively.

I can't stop laughing. It's karma for all their manipulations they did in the league under Ferguson.

[Mister Flip Flop]

Will be hilarious if United ask for a redraw. Afraid of PSG and so small time.

[Crosby Nick]

Utd can't win here. If they complain and ask for a re-draw they'll look like they're afraid of PSG.

Imagine if they kick up a stink, it gets redrawn and then they get PSG anyway.

People will have booked flights already by now. Too late to redraw surely?

[elsewhere]

It's funny as fuck, but for once they actually have a point. UEFA have fucked it up massively.

true, which makes it funnier.

I fucking wish UEFA added Utd's ball in Europa League and got them Widzew Lodz or PAOK

[RedSince86]

Talksport saying they are noises the draw will be done again.

[Libertine]

It's funny as fuck, but for once they actually have a point. UEFA have fucked it up massively.

Perhaps. But it's clearly due to incompetence and not an attempt to rig the draw.

The extent to which people automatically start believing in conspiracies at every opportunity is really quite depressing.