UCL Draw Thread

[Vesper 30,081]

Atalanta vs. Valencia

what a FUCKING JOKE

and no, it is not just on Barkley alone, Lamps bears the blame as well, plus many other players

arguably the worst overall round of 16 match-up in ages

that said

I would LOVE to upset Bayern (it can be done)

and draw those Valencian cunts in the quarters (if they go through, Atalanta can take them out)

 

 

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, Tomo said:

Its more that people don't know exactly what would have happened if he scored.

Had we had that point in the bag we may have been more cautious in Amsterdam and settled for a point instead of going for three, we may have conceded again straight away.

Lampard's tactical fuck up in the Mestailla is a lot more of a reason we finished 2nd then Ross's penalty miss.

We must also thank Ajax for imploding at the Bridge.

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

43 minutes ago, Jason said:

Make-or-break period in January-February...

overkill

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

no easy games in Champions League

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

1 minute ago, Atomiswave said:

If we are on form and have steadied that defence then bring their asses......of course they are dangerous but its doable imo. Its alot better than facing barca juve and psg thats for sure.

Oh and fuck them cuntish divers Valencia.

Its a tough tie.

They have the winter break coming up which gives them the chance to rest and whatever too. Not sure how much of a difference it will make but them having the possibility for guys like Lewandowski, Muller, Kimmich, Gnabry, Thiago, Coutinho etc to take the foot off the gas a bit before going for it again, it could help them in the run up of fixtures before. Where as we will have a lot of guys playing a lot of minutes in the next few weeks and that can always bring niggling injuries that can get worse too.

Although us being at home for the first leg is always a positive but only if we can keep a clean sheet. I fancy them to score in Germany for definite, since changing manager theyve had some good results and the likes of Lewandowski, Coutinho, Gnabry, even Muller have been steadily performing and doing well. Plus I really really rate Goretzka, a guy with real ability and energy in midfield.

[Jase 43,479]

As much as Atalanta would have been the easier tie, it's arguably better to be knocked out by Bayern than Atalanta. 

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

As much as Atalanta would have been the easier tie, it's arguably better to be knocked out by Bayern than Atalanta. 

yup, with the way we fuck up games, at least we can get knocked out by a proper team.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Oh goodie...

[Superblue 6,372]

Always going to be a hard draw regardless but that's the whole point of the Champions League - to challenge yourself against the best on offer. 

When things click for Bayern they look devastating but they also haven't been firing on all cylinders this season and have been caught flat a couple of times. The winter break will allow them to be fresh but will it leave them under-cooked? 

It's far more important for us at present to arrest our drop in form. If we're in good nick though come February we could pose them a few problems ourselves.

[LAM09 7,043]

As much as Atalanta would have been the easier tie, it's arguably better to be knocked out by Bayern than Atalanta. 

It's better for us to be underdogs than favourites, especially with this squad.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Yeah because if we finished first in the group, the draw would still end up exactly like this and we would play Atalanta.

Riiight. Because thats how things work

[Vesper 30,081]

1 hour ago, Laylabelle said:

Oh goodie...

I just hope we don't pull a Spuds 2 7 at SB