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11am today

These are the teams in the draw:

AC Milan (Italy)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Benfica (Portugal)
Chelsea (England)
Inter Milan (Italy)
Manchester City (England)
Napoli (Italy)
Real Madrid (Spain)

I’d like either of the Milan clubs. Not sure how they’ve got so far!

Mase wrote:I’d like either of the Milan clubs. Not sure how they’ve got so far!

City v Benfica to play the winners of the Milan derby. That would be good.

stupot wrote:

Mase wrote:I’d like either of the Milan clubs. Not sure how they’ve got so far!

City v Benfica to play the winners of the Milan derby. That would be good.

That happens and I’ll start believing this is our year

Everyone will be shitting it ,hoping not to draw us .

Anyone done Milan?

Avoid Chelsea napoli or Madrid based on UK, trouble and stupid linked named tickets at the bernabau.

ffs…

We can beat the krauts. They tend to do shit against English clubs

Outcast wrote:We can beat the krauts. They tend to do shit against English clubs

Have that , good draw for us.

Shiiit. Bayern then Real Madrid or Chelsea and if we manage to negotiate that minefield, probably Napoli in the final.

branny wrote:Shiiit. Bayern then Real Madrid or Chelsea.

Home in the final

not sure how anyone can see that as.a good draw. we get bayern and then chelsea or madrid. napoli get a much easier ride to the final.

We'll be doing it the hard way.
Likely have to beat BM, RM and Napoli to win it.
At least if we beat Bayern it's 2nd leg at home in the semi.

Way opens up for Napoli to reach the final. The other three favoured teams will slug it out to face them. If we want to win we’ll have to do it the hard way. Pity to have have home leg first in the quarters. The Bayern representatives didn’t look thrilled to have been drawn against us so that makes two of us. Come on City!

Sideshow Bob wrote:not sure how anyone can see that as.a good draw. we get bayern and then chelsea or madrid. napoli get a much easier ride to the final.

I struggle to see how it could have been any worse.

The only issue with this schedule is I have a feeling we will sacrifice the league for it and play weaker sides in some games.

From now on we need to go on a winning run.
PS: I see it as an advantage we play at home the first leg. Beat the living hell out of them and hide the ball in Germany.

Aside from last season, we’ve gone out to much poorer sides than us every season under Pep.

Perhaps a tougher route to the final will make Pep focus on our strengths instead of coming up with strange tactics to beat teams much worse than us.

Hardest and most expensive

FA cup anyone?

aaron bond wrote:Aside from last season, we’ve gone out to much poorer sides than us every season under Pep.

Perhaps a tougher route to the final will make Pep focus on our strengths instead of coming up with strange tactics to beat teams much worse than us.

Exactly this.