UCL Draw Thread

[Mufassir08 2,400]

I'd rather face Bale and Ronaldo rather then Ribery and Robben but thats just me.

[iseah100 5,612]

I'd rather face Bayern. I hate them, plus I'd get to see Gotze play, who is awesome.

[superfrank8 23]

Bayern, Atletico and Real would be my order of preference.

[iseah100 5,612]

Bayern, Atletico and Real would be my order of preference.

Don't want to face Atletico, i want Courtois to play, even against us. Even though it's a long shot.

[LAM09 7,043]

For me RM is probably the best option. They can't defend for shit!

[Y123CFC 69]

Nobody wants to face us. Mourinho knows the intricacies of most the Real Madrid players he has had to compensate for their flaws and manage them, surely that's more of an advantage than the players seeking revenge. One can say that Ancelotti knows this team only a little but because things have changed. Atletico will be playing with a rusty keeper and most likely missing Arda Turan who is fantastic. Bayern play a brand of football to which Mourinho is their kyrptonite, if we get them Pep knows he needs to change his system a little bit. We have a charismatic bunch (bar Torres) that will bleed for a win when we need it.

Agree with this. Ancelotti knows Lamps, JT, Cech, Cole, Ivanovic, Luiz, Ramires - few of those won't play anyway.

Jose knows the whole Madrid team bar Isco, Bale & Illaramendi (not sure of spelling)

Plus I think the whole "revenge" thing has been twisted a lot. I rewatched highlights of the game in pre season and he spoke with Coentrao & Alonso after the game, Ronaldo was reported saying he had forgiven him and there was never anything big. Think it is Pepe who still criticises him sometimes though.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Anyone know what time is the draw?

[duo11bluecl 207]

I'd rather face Bayern. I hate them, plus I'd get to see Gotze play, who is awesome.

For me he has regressed this year. Yesterday as soon as he gone off Bayern actually started to play really well too. Sure he is still a great player but his influence is no where near the same as at Dortmund.

Anyone know what time is the draw?

11AM UK time so mid-day most of country in Europe.

[iseah100 5,612]

For me he has regressed this year. Yesterday as soon as he gone off Bayern actually started to play really well too. Sure he is still a great player but his influence is no where near the same as at Dortmund.

Me too, it's a shame. But that's to be expected, no? New system, new coach, teammates, team. He's young and is on a team with Ribery, Robben, Schweinsteiger, Muller. It's hard to adapt quickly. I stopped watching when he came off, but he'll improve.

[The Skipper 20,609]

For me RM is probably the best option. They can't defend for shit!

Why do people keep bringing this up like we're awesome going forward?

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

Why do people keep bringing this up like we're awesome going forward?

looool. What are you talking about? We have got Torres

[Namika 922]

Why do people keep bringing this up like we're awesome going forward?

We are a very good counter-attacking team, nobody can argue with that and RM do seems to struggle when they are pressured high-up the pitch, something we do very well.

BBC is another thing but here too, I think that we can keep them quiet at the Bridge and Ronaldo is out for the 1st leg. So Real Madrid + 1st leg at the Bernabéu, and we could go to Lisbon.

[LAM09 7,043]

Why do people keep bringing this up like we're awesome going forward?

We're not, but we can score. It's quite simple. We can keep them out, but they can't do the same. Logic!

[The Skipper 20,609]

We're not, but we can score. It's quite simple. We can keep them out, but they can't do the same. Logic!

We are a very good counter-attacking team, nobody can argue with that and RM do seems to struggle when they are pressured high-up the pitch, something we do very well.

BBC is another thing but here too, I think that we can keep them quiet at the Bridge and Ronaldo is out for the 1st leg. So Real Madrid + 1st leg at the Bernabéu, and we could go to Lisbon.

People are massively underrating this Real side IMO... So what if Ronaldo is out?

A front four of Benzema, Di Maria, Bale and Isco is still brilliant.

Real have been shaky for a few weeks and suddenly people forget that they recently went on a 30+ unbeaten streak.

Our high press would work the best on Bayern. Real are not a possession based side first and foremost, in fact they're a counter attacking side at heart.

People are forgetting that an on form Real beat Atletico Madrid who play very similar to us, 5-0 on aggregate in the cup.

[bababoom 4,478]

Why do people keep bringing this up like we're awesome going forward?

Maybe we're not City-esque going forward, but what do you expect? we have no striker. The fact is on the break we're good, so few teams go out all attack against us in the league apart from City and Arsenal, but look how dangerous we looked in those matches. PSG never went full out attack either, at home they were playing rather safe and at the bridge they were poor.

Real Madrid will attack, look at the game against Barcelona, they didn't play on the counter like last year under Mourinho, they went for it and should of won. Barcelona won mainly from Real' poor defending. At the back they take risks, Ramos for me isn't a center back, he's the biggest liability and it's a joke he's in the world eleven. We need to defend deep and counter with pace against Bayern and Real, they have obvious weaknesses we can exploit. They are made for us and especially Jose Mourinho.

Atletico are different, they're not expected to go out all attack like Real or Bayern, even at home. If Real drop deep and defend at home the fans will be on their backs, it's not the same for Atleti. IMO they will get to the final, they are so well balanced it's unreal.