SirFozzie Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Barcelona, PSG.... Bayern, Man City, Some tasty groups being drawn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Death Taxes Bayern vs City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Liverpool in with Madrid and Basel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 HA! City, Bayern, CSKA... repeat of last year's group. Group F... good GOD. Barca, PSG, Ajax so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Man, it's Blues vs Reds as City's group gets CSKA Moscow Edit: Poor Ajax, thrown to the lions with Barca and PSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Oofah. Bayern/City/CSKA/Roma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Full Group Stage Draw: Group A: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Olympiacos, Malmo FF.Group B: Real Madrid, FC Basel, Liverpool, Ludogorets Razgrad.Group C: SL Benfica, Zenit, Bayer Leverkusen, AS Monaco.Group D: Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Anderlecht.Group E: Bayern Munich, Manchester City, CSKA Moscow, AS Roma.Group F: Barcelona, PSG, Ajax, APOEL.Group G: Chelsea, Schalke 04, Sporting CP, NK Maribor.Group H: FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Club, BATE Borisov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Toughest Group? I'd say E, followed by D (Galatasaray punch above their weight with the rabid fans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 A dream 24 hours for Ludogorets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidGoldBomb Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Good draw for Juve! Damn that Group E will be killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Toughest Group? I'd say E, followed by D (Galatasaray punch above their weight with the rabid fans) Although you wouldn't pick any of them to win the whole thing, I don't think the outcome of group C is completely obvious either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Loving this draw. Groups D, E, and F are really toight and Liverpool gets a the biggest club in the world and two teams they ought to finish above. Couldn't have gone much better than that. Another group of death for City, that is some luck. My heart goes out to them (lol). Edit: Fixtures found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 City looked to have gotten their groove last season, they got one win versus Bayern in the away game nontheless. CSKA and Roma are no pushovers, but beatable. Pilsen seemed more of a job squad than Roma. Tough group, that group E. Leverkuse, Schalke and even Dortmund could very well be in trouble here. Group H could be really close. Borussia Moenchengladbach shows how EURO League can be fun aswell, having a molten hot crowd of 50 000 at Borussia Park while advancing to the group stages. It is quite amazing how much the fans of those big traditional squad love their European club footie, even if it´s not the Champion´s League. Congratuliations to C Ronaldo for getting the next individual award, European footballer of the year that is. Some Germans are livid about this, but I think he is the better choice compared to the others who where among the final three (Neuer, Robben). Not that it matters in the bigger picture anyway, I just don´t see any need to create drama about this. And congratulations to Rooney who is the Three Lions´ next skipper. Quality- and experience-wise the right choice I´d say, or what do the Brits / England supporters think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Leicester City have signed Esteban Cambiasso. I'll grant you he's old and likely past his best before date, but that's still a pretty cool signing I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 It appears as if the soda people have suddenly realized we have a history prior to 2006, which is nice (if belated). They are actually showing clips from the Metro days, are tweeting out Metro pics, and the long banned giant Metro banner made it's triumphant return Saturday to 101 (first time it has ever appeared in Harrison). FORZA METRO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 So, looks like they're going to change the seeding method for next year's Champions League. Instead of seeding the top 8 on rankings, it's going to be the Champions League winner, and the winner of the top 7 leagues in Europe. (assuming post 2-4 will be sorted by UEFA coefficient as normal) So this means that Barca would be in Pot 2? They really do want groups of death, don't they? http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/30778/9446534/domestic-winners-to-benefit-as-uefa-plans-change-to-champions-league-seeding-system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 It seems like Torres is on his way to Milan as the replacement for Balotelli... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Poor, poor AC Milan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidGoldBomb Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 So, looks like they're going to change the seeding method for next year's Champions League. Instead of seeding the top 8 on rankings, it's going to be the Champions League winner, and the winner of the top 7 leagues in Europe. (assuming post 2-4 will be sorted by UEFA coefficient as normal) So this means that Barca would be in Pot 2? They really do want groups of death, don't they? http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/30778/9446534/domestic-winners-to-benefit-as-uefa-plans-change-to-champions-league-seeding-system It's about time! They need to shake up the group stages and not avoid those matchups of teams from the same leagues. It would certainly make things more interesting from jump, instead of having so many predictable group winners stomping the lower league teams. This was a good article on other ways to kick the CL up a notch. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2014/08/28/5063074/ditch-away-goals-let-the-big-clubs-clash-how-to-improve-the?ICID=SP_HN_HP_RI_0_3 Other ways suggested....ditch away goals rule. And get rid of the stupid 5 year coefficient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidGoldBomb Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 People made fun of van Gaal for getting Dutchmen in numbers a couple of years ago. Now Guardiola is on a good way getting Spaniard after Spaniard into the Bundesliga. A weird transfer, albeit it is probably meant to be a workaround after all those injuries of players who are first choices or back ups in CM-positions. Also, Borussia Dortmunds seems to try and take back Shinji Kagawa who couldn´t really get a starting eleven spot at ManU. Might be the best choice for everyone involved, especially if you consinder Kagawa is still really young and worked incredibly well at Dortmund. Yup Kagawa is heading back to Dortmund, and for like half of the 20mil they sold him to Man U for! http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2014/08/29/5068522/dortmund-set-to-seal-125m-kagawa-deal?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0_3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I honestly thought he was good in somewhat limited opportunities there. I don't get it, but okay. Dortmund won't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidGoldBomb Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah he was good, but United always tried to play him on the wings instead of in the hole, where he's most comfortable. But they've got Mata there now, and Rooney or Januzaj to slot in if need be. Dortmund will definitely welcome him back since they lost Gotze at that CAM position. Mikhtaryan does a good job in that spot now for them, but can't hurt to have an alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Torres to Milan is official on a 2 year loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Torres will score 15 for Milan this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Man, the back 3 and Wingbacks for United need a shitton of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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