PL Games February 21/23

[Sparklehorse]

I can’t see anything but an Arse win today, hopefully the new coach syndrome will come into play. Here’s hoping.

[city72]

We are the only team to make spurs look good

[zuricity]

We are the only team to make spurs look good

Arse are doing their best 1-1.

[city72]

We are the only team to make spurs look good

Arse are doing their best 1-1.

Yeah mint

[zuricity]

Mildest of pushes , Gabriel throws himself to the floor, denies a spuds equaliser. Compare that to the pushing and shoving at corners

[Woodyblue]

3-1 to the arse now. Why are the spuds not this shit when we play them?

[zuricity]

3-1 to the arse now. Why are the spuds not this shit when we play them?

You beat me to it. 5 points we gave up to them. They would be in the bottom three otherwise

[branny]

3-1 to the arse now. Why are the spuds not this shit when we play them?

You beat me to it. 5 points we gave up to them. They would be in the bottom three otherwise

That's more about us being shit than them.

[Sparklehorse]

Never mind chaps, it’s still in our hands

[Outcast]

3-1 to the arse now. Why are the spuds not this shit when we play them?

You beat me to it. 5 points we gave up to them. They would be in the bottom three otherwise

That's more about us being shit than them.

Losing to them at home was criminal. Dropping 2 points at theirs was death row crime.

[Outcast]

Arsenal celebrating like they've won the league. They'll never learn

[Sparklehorse]

Never mind chaps, it’s still in our hands

[nottsblue]

See Philips was sent off for Sheffield Utd

[zuricity]

Sørloth , Norwegian , with a hat trick tonight for Athleti.

Watching Bodo at the moment, all young and holding Inter

The Norwegians will definitely be one to watch in the World Cup.

[zuricity]

Akanji with the assist , 4-1 Bodø

[Dubciteh]

Is it bodo or Madrid for us? Goes without saying id love bodo not because they are easier than madrid but because we owe them for the last game

[zuricity]

Is it bodo or Madrid for us? Goes without saying id love bodo not because they are easier than madrid but because we owe them for the last game

I just heard bodø or sporting, Anyway 2-0 Bodø, much better than Milan tonight.

Perhaps i can finally get a chance to see the northern lights

[Redna]

Is it bodo or Madrid for us? Goes without saying id love bodo not because they are easier than madrid but because we owe them for the last game

I just heard bodø or sporting, Anyway 2-0 Bodø, much better than Milan tonight.

Perhaps i can finally get a chance to see the northern lights

Bodö will either get us or Sporting. We will either get Bodö or Madrid. Confusing times.

[nottsblue]

Is it bodo or Madrid for us? Goes without saying id love bodo not because they are easier than madrid but because we owe them for the last game

I just heard bodø or sporting, Anyway 2-0 Bodø, much better than Milan tonight.

Perhaps i can finally get a chance to see the northern lights

Bodö will either get us or Sporting. We will either get Bodö or Madrid. Confusing times.

How the actual fuck does it work?

[Wonderwall]

Is it bodo or Madrid for us? Goes without saying id love bodo not because they are easier than madrid but because we owe them for the last game

I just heard bodø or sporting, Anyway 2-0 Bodø, much better than Milan tonight.

Perhaps i can finally get a chance to see the northern lights

Bodö will either get us or Sporting. We will either get Bodö or Madrid. Confusing times.

How the actual fuck does it work?

In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 1–8 will be seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout phase play-offs will be unseeded. Again, the draw will be split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams will host the second leg.
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the exact match pairings and order of legs were predetermined based on the tournament bracket. The higher-seeded teams, assuming they advance, will play the second leg of each round at home. Should a seeded team be beaten, the team that eliminates them will assume their seeding position. The winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

In the knockout phase, teams from the same or nearby cities are not scheduled to play at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control.[2]: Art. 24.02  To avoid such scheduling conflict, several adjustments have been made: for the knockout phase play-offs and the round of 16, if the two teams are drawn to play at home for the same leg, the home match of the team that had the lower league phase ranking will be moved from either Tuesday or Wednesday from a regularly scheduled time to an earlier time slot, to a different day, and/or at an alternative venue without clashing any other competition. For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lowest priority will be reversed from the original draw.[3]

Predetermined pairings

The bracket structure for the knockout phase was partially fixed in advance using seeding, with a symmetrical pattern on both sides.[2] Teams' positions in the bracket were determined by their final standings in the league phase, ensuring that higher-ranked teams face lower-ranked opponents in earlier rounds. As a result, certain sets of teams, such as the top two from the league phase, cannot meet until the final.

The structure of each side of the bracket can be summarised as follows, with the exact pairings of the play-offs and round of 16 determined by a draw:[note 2]

Knockout phase play-offs
Pairing I: 9/10 vs 23/24
Pairing II: 11/12 vs 21/22
Pairing III: 13/14 vs 19/20
Pairing IV: 15/16 vs 17/18
Round of 16
Pairing A: 1/2 vs Winner IV
Pairing B: 3/4 vs Winner III
Pairing C: 5/6 vs Winner II
Pairing D: 7/8 vs Winner I
Quarter-finals
Pairing 1: Winner A vs Winner D
Pairing 2: Winner B vs Winner C
Semi-finals: Winner 1 vs Winner 2