Champions League draw

[johnnyondioline]

So how do they physically do the draw? Do they have all the balls in two pots and redraw one or both if it's invalid (City/Chelsea or Bayern for example)?
Or are they kept separate in some cunning UEFA way?

The group winners are all in one pot. They draw the first team from that, then a pot 2 appears with a ball for each eligible opponent.
So if Bayern or Chelsea were drawn first, we wouldn't be in the pot 2 group options until the next pot 1 team was drawn.

The bit that never seems to be explained, particularly in the group stage draw, is how teams from the same country are paired for tv. I understand why Sky & itv need 2 teams on a tue & wed, but how that plays out for last 16 I'm not sure.

I've watched every draw city have had in CL & come away each time thinking I've missed something. This season alone I still don't understand why we couldn't be drawn in Real ov Athletico Madrids groups & only Bayern.

Don't miss watching it. A work of art & the potential for mega corruption in front of all our eyes

[Moonchesteri]

So how do they physically do the draw? Do they have all the balls in two pots and redraw one or both if it's invalid (City/Chelsea or Bayern for example)?
Or are they kept separate in some cunning UEFA way?

Previously they've had one bowl for group winners, one empty bowl and bowls for each of the runners up (so there will be 7 City balls in City's bowl at the beginning?)

Once a team from group winners bowl is chosen, they place one ball from all possible runner-ups bowls to the empty one and pick the oppo from there.


So I'd imagine that's how it goes. But, this week I heard a conspiracy theory that the balls only look identical but they feel different and that's how they can pick certain team to play their opponents. Ie. if Real is chosen from the group winners, they take a slick ball from all the other teams' bowls but a sticky ball from City's. ;-)

[Nigels Tackle]

unconfirmed reports coming out of uefa - one set of balls are currenly being placed in a freezer

[Bianchi on Ice]

unconfirmed reports coming out of uefa - one set of balls are currenly being placed in a freezer

so look out for the blue ones

[Chinners]

Real or Barca for us in about 45mins .... not even worth putting a bet on that outcome I fear

[Slim]

Real or Barca for us in about 45mins .... not even worth putting a bet on that outcome I fear

I have a feeling we're getting Atletico, not really much better than getting Barca, only slightly better than getting Real.

[london blue 2]

Anyone else excited or do we still not give a shit about chumps league?

Porto please

[london blue 2]

Or barca lol

[Nigels Tackle]

barca
groundhog day

[walshawblue]

kin Barcelona AGAIN BENT!!!

[Crossie]

Ahh well, we're playing the best teams in Europe at this stage, no easy games, they'll be shitting themselves as much as we are, we just need a bit of luck, about 11 injuries to them and a decent ref.

You have to beat the best to win it n all that.....

[Moonchesteri]

Anyone else excited or do we still not give a shit about chumps league?

Porto please

Shit draw, awe still don't give a fuck.

Just kidding

[blues2win]

Yaya not available for the first match. Please be sensible two Ferns and Aguero up front on his own. In the second tie Yaya should play forward of a three or not at all. We cannot play Barca being outnumbered three to two in central midfield. By the way Barca are highly beatable; they're weak at the back. I fancy our height against their defence at set pieces.

[lets all have a disco]

Barca again,fixed,bent,fuck off.

[london blue 2]

Anyone else excited or do we still not give a shit about chumps league?

Porto please

Shit draw, awe still don't give a fuck.

Just kidding

Haha at least wait till after the barca game.

Packed midfield and a fit sergio and we can do it.

[Duckman]

I even asked my witch granny to help...

[Moonchesteri]

do we know the dates yet? We start first at home don't we?

[Bianchi on Ice]

a chance to make amends, lets attack them this time, no point being timid.

[sheblue]

I just hope that we do not show them the amount of respect we showed last year, Christ we were afraid in those games.
Get stuck in to them and they will buckle.

[Moonchesteri]

I just hope that we do not show them the amount of respect we showed last year, Christ we were afraid in those games.
Get stuck in to them and they will buckle.

Spot on. We MUST to have a proper go at them this time. Win, lose or draw as long as I can hold my head high after the game I'm not that arsed what happens.