Topic: Champions League, Europa League & Conference league 1st Nov - 3rd Nov

[duvva 💅]

That pass from De Bruyne

[Fromola]

If we'd won the group you could pretty much name the 8 quarter finalists now other than Porto.

We'll be the team the group winners will want to avoid, knowing they should beat the others.

[Nick110581]

If we'd won the group you could pretty much name the 8 quarter finalists now.

We'll be the team the group winners will want to avoid, knowing they should beat the others.

PSG, Madrid, Bayern or Porto then.....

Unless Juve get a goal.

[Nick110581]

Bad year to finish 2nd in the group unless we luck out and get Porto again.

The last 16 would be a bit of a wash out if we get Porto though. The other runners up won't lay a glove on the likes of Real, Bayern and City.

Hard to predict how Teams will be in three months.

I think we will get Bayern.

[Wabaloolah]

Hard to predict how Teams will be in three months.

I think we will get Bayern.

yep you would certainly hope we have our mojo back by then and all teams would want to avoid us in the last 16 you would think

[TheCunningScorpion]

Have Benfica gone top?

[gerrardisgod]

Benfica have done it!

[Nick110581]

Have Benfica gone top?

They have scored again so not sure

[Wabaloolah]

Benfica need one goal to level everything up, no idea how that gets resolved if it happened, coin toss?

[smicer07]

Sky saying Benfica are top.

[Dazzer23]

 Benfica!!!  Haha get in

[Boaty McBoatface]

If it stays like this Benfica are top.

[Wabaloolah]

They have scored again so not sure

everything is now level, goals scored, goals against and goal difference plus both ties finished 1-1

[Nick110581]

If it stays like this Benfica are top.

How ? They are on the exact same points and drew both games 1-1

Be better to avoid PSG in all honesty

[smicer07]

Away goals scored.

[Paul-LFC]

How ? They are on the exact same points and drew both games

Away goals scored according to BT. Never seen a group decided by that!

[gerrardisgod]

Doesn’t it go to something daft, like cards?

EDIT: Away goals

[PIPA23]

[Nick110581]

Awesome

Four items then - Madrid, Bayern, Benfica or Porto

[gerrardisgod]

You can almost taste the tears from Laurens.

[Wabaloolah]

Away goals scored according to BT. Never seen a group decided by that!

brilliant news then, although don't think PSG are any great shakes anyway but you would probably take Benfica over them in the last 16. PSG get one of the favoured teams too

[BobPaisley3]

PSG V City in the last 16.

[Nick110581]

PSG V City in the last 16.

That would be nice but won't City get Burton Albion?

[Dazzer23]

PSG V City in the last 16.

Well if there a God, yes

[Fromola]

Ha ha that makes up for that Spurs goal last night. Hopefully PSG get City or otherwise Real or Bayern.

Good chance of Benfica or Porto.

[Crosby Nick]

brilliant news then, although don't think PSG are any great shakes anyway but you would probably take Benfica over them in the last 16. PSG get one of the favoured teams too

Reasonable chance PSG get an English team (3/7 chance). 50% chance we get a Portuguese team now.

[BobPaisley3]

That would be nice but won't City get Burton Albion?

Brexit means they aren’t in it this year.

I still can’t believe we weren’t seeded. It’s a farce when you look at our record since 2018.

[Fromola]

Brexit means they aren’t in it this year.

I still can’t believe we weren’t seeded. It’s a farce when you look at our record since 2018.

Yeah, although we got Ajax from pot 1 so it worked okay. Just unfortunate to get Napoli in pot 3.

We could have got Real, PSG or Bayern as well in that top pot. Typical they changed the seeding rules now we're right at the top of coefficient.

[calvin]

Only Bayern Munich had more points than us in the group stages. Unlucky to finish second in our group..

[HeartAndSoul]

Ha ha that makes up for that Spurs goal last night. Hopefully PSG get City or otherwise Real or Bayern.

Good chance of Benfica or Porto.

50/50 chance for us. Hopefully one of the Portuguese teams. Porto ideally

[Samie]

[elsewhere]

Benfica and Porto have been good so instead of 6-0, we might settle for a 5-1 in first match.

[KevLFC]

but wasn’t that group done as well before this last matchday? I did actually watch the Seville - Dortmund game, probably the only non Liverpool full match I saw. But other than that, I’m not going to watch Abu Dhabi games, and Copenhagen isn’t really a team that would grab my attention, so that was about it for my interest there!

That's true, to be fair Dortmund actually gave City 2 tough games. Most groups are done before this round is down to sheer luck really. Juventus, Barca and A. Madrid under performing probably didn't help either. Group 4 pots generally offer no threat. Europe seems to be the weakest its been for a while. Only 10 years ago trips to Turkey and Greece were never easy games but they can't seem to qualify anymore.

[BobPaisley3]

Yeah, although we got Ajax from pot 1 so it worked okay. Just unfortunate to get Napoli in pot 3.

We could have got Real, PSG or Bayern as well in that top pot. Typical they changed the seeding rules now we're right at the top of coefficient.

Yeah, that’s true. Still annoyed me though, we’ve been the best side in Europe along with City and Madrid and we’re in Pot 2.

[Samie]

Yeah, although we got Ajax from pot 1 so it worked okay. Just unfortunate to get Napoli in pot 3.

We could have got Real, PSG or Bayern as well in that top pot. Typical they changed the seeding rules now we're right at the top of coefficient.

Not everything is a conspiracy against us. Pot 1 is for League Champions.

[Nick110581]

Bayern can only get four teams - two being us or PSG.

The other three we can face can draw anyone.

[Dave McCoy]

So 3 non top-5 league teams advanced. That's a pretty good showing compared to recent years.

[MH41]

Bayern can only get four teams - two being us or PSG.

The other three we can face can draw anyone.

Yeah, was wondering whether or not there could be a scenario where our game doesn't have to be drawn, due to teams already picked out. Or is there any possibility of a game having to be redrawn because Bayern cannot be paired with red bull, Dortmund or E.Frankfurt?
Napoli cannot be paired with Inter or Milan, we can't be paired with City, Spurs, Chelsea etc.
All seems very confusing.
Thankfully it is in this round, but I'm not sure that country protection should exist in any round of the knockout stages.

Edit - my confused mind thinks we will get Bayern.

[RayPhilAlan]

Bayern can only get four teams - two being us or PSG.

The other three we can face can draw anyone.

Yes, this is a key point that I think means Bayern are our most likely opponent. There are 4 group winners we can't draw, and there are 4 runners-up they can't draw. The bright sparks over at UEFA may have other ideas, but I think that means it's higher than a 1 in 4 chance we play Bayern.
I'll leave it to someone with more time to work out the odds, but I suspect it'll be something like 35% chance of Bayern and about 22% chance for each of the other three. Overall, that would mean a 44% chance of getting one of the Portuguese teams though - well done to Benfica!

[kavah]

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