Juve
Bayern
Atletico
Monaco

Jed wrote:

Juve
Bayern
Atletico
Monaco

Is that what you want or think?

Jed wrote:

Juve
Bayern
Atletico
Monaco

I'd go with that as well, maybe Leicester will surprise a few.

Yeah, I think Leicester will knock out Atletico who are quite overrated at the moment. I suspect there will be a few upsets this year. Personally I think Juve, Bayern, Leicester and Dortmund will be the ones left standing. No Spanish semi-finalists.

They may be overrated from time to time, but saying they're better than Leicester certainly isn't one of those cases. Anything can happen though, they knocked out a better side in Sevilla.

They're better than Leicester for sure; they're just a bit overrated which is why everyone's betting on them. People shouldn't underrate the kind of surge Leicester are experiencing right now. I reckon dealing with another team that doesn't want possession is going to be uncomfortable for Atletico too.

I'm in love with this draw. Don't know where I will find time for these games. This and the FA Cup semis is all I have to look forward to right now football-wise

On one hand, I want Leicester to win the whole damn thing, to show Wenger that he's a fucking idiot. On the other hand, I don't want any English team that's not Arsenal to win it. Confusing times ahead.

I would rather Dortmund, Monaco or Atletico won it. Even a resurgent Juve would be good. Not Leicester. It would be humiliating. First that second grade Chelsea, now relegation-threatened Leicester.

Fuck Leicester, think I'd only want them winning it over Bayern. I'd like to see Simeone finally win it, then Monaco or Juve. Pretty sure it'll be three Spanish semi-finalists again this year though

y va marquer wrote:

I wouldn't use ours or City's performance in the CL as defining evidence that English football is gone to sh**.
Chelsea are far and away the best side in the league right now and I reckon if they hadn't decided to down tools last season they'd be ripping it up in the CL this season.

Even leaving Conte's dodgy record in Europe aside Chelsea would be humiliated by any of the Spanish teams left, Bayern or Juventus. The EPL hasn't gone to shit as a whole but the top teams most definitely have

I am most excited about the match up between Dortmund vs Monaco. 2 of the youngest teams in europe going head to head. Monaco average age this year is about 22-24. It's ridiculously young.

jones wrote:
y va marquer wrote:

I wouldn't use ours or City's performance in the CL as defining evidence that English football is gone to sh**.
Chelsea are far and away the best side in the league right now and I reckon if they hadn't decided to down tools last season they'd be ripping it up in the CL this season.

Even leaving Conte's dodgy record in Europe aside Chelsea would be humiliated by any of the Spanish teams left, Bayern or Juventus. The EPL hasn't gone to shit as a whole but the top teams most definitely have

To what extent do you think giving Conte, Klopp, Mourinho and Guardiola an unhindered 3-4 years each will help correct this? 

'Correct this' - almost as if the top English clubs have a divine right to European domination, eh, Claude? 😉

They'll need better players, better tactics and hope that some of the currently powerful European teams drop off in quality. That's pretty much what happened from 2005-2012. It's all cyclical...

21 days later

Bomb explosion near a player bus before the Dortmund-Monaco game. One person has been injured.

Apparently that person is Marc Bartra? The game is postponed until tomorrow.

Beautiful goal, from the ball to Cuadrado to the finish.

I love watching Cuadrado play football. The day players like him aren't around anymore is the day I'll stop watching altogether.

Buffon. What a fucking save.

Dybala 2-0. Loving this. Juve have match winners in each end of the field.

Barcelona can't play away from home.

Dybala, another who got away.

I'm convinced Barca have special training sessions where each player is taught to wave a card. That's the only way to explain why all of them do it.

That was an entertaining half.

Great half, Juve are a joy to watch. You can see the confidence they have in each individual player. Aren't afraid to attack with only 2-3 players, or get players wide with the ball without support.

Chiellini 3-0. Master class.

MistaT wrote:

Great half, Juve are a joy to watch. You can see the confidence they have in each individual player. Aren't afraid to attack with only 2-3 players, or get players wide with the ball without support.

Yeah, whereas we need to play our shitty short passing game which needs half our team to attack.

This is the worst defending I've seen since this time yesterday.

Irish gunner wrote:

fucking love it when barca fail 😃

why? 

arsedoc md wrote:
Irish gunner wrote:

fucking love it when barca fail 😃

why? 

Because I don't like them

penalty missed there.

edit: deflected of the head..maybe not.

110 minutes of play acting and park bus play. very exciting game to look forward to.

Rincon comes on for Dybala. I like what I've seen from that bloke this season. High-energy player.