UEFA Champions League draw

[flimsier]

Betis to Liverpool and Chelsea

 

[chegrimandi]

smallish swiss side from bern

organised but that's about it

good group!

fucking right! we got a result there!

 

[flimsier]

Fenerbahce are in with Milan and Eindhoven.

 

[jugularvein]

fucking right! we got a result there!

sparta furthest away

bergkamp for the away matches?

 

[Epico]

That draw in full:

GROUP A
Bayern Munich
Juventus
Club Brugge
Rapid Vienna

GROUP B
Arsenal
Ajax
Sparta Prague
Thun

GROUP C
Barcelona
Panathinaikos
Werder Bremen
Udinese

GROUP D
Man Utd
Villarreal
Lille
Benfica

GROUP E
AC Milan
PSV Eindhoven
Schalke
Fenerbahce

GROUP F
Real Madrid
Lyon
Olympiakos
Rosenborg

GROUP G
Liverpool
Chelsea
Anderlecht
Betis

GROUP H
Inter Milan
Porto
Rangers
Artmedia

 

[starfish]

FC Armeida Bratislava are in with Rangers

Cmon Artmedia.

 

[rosa]

And thank you to Flimsier and Epico. Great service!

 

[Epico]

So, whats Ibrox like for away fans then?

 

[flimsier]

So:
A) Munich, Juve, Bruges, Vienna
B) Arsenal Ajax, Sparta, Thun
C) Barca, Panathanaikos, Bremen, Udinese
D) Man U, Villareal, Lille, Benfica
E) Milan, PSV, Schalke, Fenerbahce
F) Madrid, Lyon, Olympiakos, Rosenborg
G) Liverpool, Chelsea, Anderlecht, Real Betis
H) Inter Milan, Porto, Rangers, Bratislava

 

[jugularvein]

good for the english teams

liverpool vs. chelsea excepted

 

[flimsier]

One of Liverpool and Chelsea will be out.

 

[mrkikiet]

Arsenal = happy
Man Utd = happy
Liverpool and Chelsea = not quite so happy

 

[g force]

So:
A) Munich, Juve, Bruges, Vienna
B) Arsenal Ajax, Sparta, Thun
C) Barca, Panathanaikos, Bremen, Udinese
D) Man U, Villareal, Lille, Benfica
E) Milan, PSV, Schalke, Fenerbahce
F) Madrid, Lyon, Olympiakos, Rosenborg
G) Liverpool, Chelsea, Anderlecht, Real Betis
H) Inter Milan, Porto, Rangers, Bratislava

Very good draw for Barca - not bad away trips of the teams we coudl have got. Don't top 2 go through to next stage though?

So IMO:

Munich, Juve
Arsenal, Ajax
Barca, Bremen
Man U, Villarreal
Milan, PSV
Madrid, Lyon
Chelsea, Liverpool
Inter, Porto

 

[flimsier]

Very good draw for Barca - not bad away trips of the teams we coudl have got. Don't top 2 go through to next stage though?

So IMO:

Munich, Juve
Arsenal, Ajax
Barca, Bremen
Man U, Villarreal
Milan, PSV
Madrid, Lyon
Chelsea, Liverpool
Inter, Porto

So with one exception, you've picked the first and second seeds.

Not much of a prediction.

 

[T & P]

Yeah I pretty much agree with gforce's predictions.

Not a walkover of a group for Madrid but they should qualify- no excuse not to really.

 

[g force]

Nope, but then that's the CL all over this year - not really going to be many surprises this year. Udinese might beat Bremen to second spot, but i can't see Lille or Rangers setting the thing alight.

 

[Streathamite]

and they'll have thun thun thun till daddy takes the .....oh well, never mind....

aaaarghhh!!!!!
oh, save our sides....

 

[belboid]

So with one exception, you've picked the first and second seeds.

Not much of a prediction.

but probably accurate! I cant really see any other third pot team coming thru - rangers probly have a better chance than most!

 

[Streathamite]

smallish swiss side from bern

organised but that's about it

good group!

not even from Bern. tiny, v pretty town about 12 miles outside. smaller than, say, letchworth.
what a result! prague are awkward, but not much more. karel; poborsky still plays for them...must be about 87 by now.
share the points with ajax and it's job done!

 

[starfish]

So, whats Ibrox like for away fans then?

Unwelcoming.

 

[Silva]

Could have been better, could have been worse. Even with the shitty defence, we might clinch a place in the uefa cup.

 

[Chuck Wilson]

looks like the scousers have got their just deserts for their lucky win against us in the semi final- out in the first group stage.

 

[mk12]

looks like the scousers have got their just deserts for their lucky win against us in the semi final- out in the first group stage.