UCL Draw Thread

[NikkiCFC 7,634]

2 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Tues 15th Feb Home leg

Weds 16th March France

20;00 GMT kick offs

 

2 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Nice! I will be able to see both of those.

From what I have seen it's 22nd February first leg. Which is good for us considering CWC final in Abu Dhabi is on February 12th. 

[Magic Lamps 11,473]

10 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

 

From what I have seen it's 22nd February first leg. Which is good for us considering CWC final in Abu Dhabi is on February 12th. 

Yup. Feb 22 it is.

Abu Dhabi is 4h time difference to London, so still a bitch but manageable. If everything works out fine and no postponed games with covid, we will have a full week to prepare for Crystal palace which is almost a homegame on the 19th.

also there is a blank in the schedule just before the cwc between 23rd Jan and 9th Feb so i guess there will be a fa cup or league cup weekend in between?

[NikkiCFC 7,634]

1 hour ago, Magic Lamps said:

blank in the schedule just before the cwc between 23rd Jan and 9th Feb so i guess there will be a fa cup or league cup weekend in between?

That is two and a half weeks actually because now teams have break in winter. Just before CWC on weekend 5th-6th February we will have 4th round FA Cup tho. Which is good thing to get momentum after the break. Play half first team players there and other half in semi final CWC so they are ready for final where we should go full strength.

We already have 2 PL games postponed because of CWC. If we get to the Carabao Cup final game against Leicester will also be postponed. And QF, semi final and final of FA Cup are also on the dates when we have PL games.

So if we go all the way in all comps it will be very tricky to find free dates for postponed PL games.

 

[NikkiCFC 7,634]

Winner of Ajax:Benfica in QF please 😆 And if Juventus:Villarreal and United:Atletico pair together and we draw them we can have walk in the park all the way through final.

Even easier than last season.

[cosmicway 1,263]

Stage of 8: Bayern - City - Ajax - CFC - Atletico - Villareal - Pool - Madrid

[Strike 6,991]

Chelsea’s Champions League clash at Lille set to be moved to neutral venue after France’s Covid crackdown
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17349692/Chelsea-lille-champions-league-covid-venue/ 

[Vesper 27,436]

Thomas Tuchel fears Chelsea will face 'huge consequences' if his unvaccinated stars are denied entry into France for their Champions League tie with Lille... but the Blues boss insists players are free to make their own choices

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10429009/Thomas-Tuchel-fears-Chelsea-face-huge-consequences-unvaccinated-stars-denied-entry-Lille.html

[NikkiCFC 7,634]

Apparently 40% are not vaccinated.

[Vesper 27,436]

44 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Apparently 40% are not vaccinated.

that high???

I wouldn't think it was that high but I may well be wrong

idiots!

[Jase 43,479]

On 17/01/2022 at 23:08, Strike said:

Chelsea’s Champions League clash at Lille set to be moved to neutral venue after France’s Covid crackdown
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17349692/Chelsea-lille-champions-league-covid-venue/ 

 

On 22/01/2022 at 09:33, Vesper said:

Thomas Tuchel fears Chelsea will face 'huge consequences' if his unvaccinated stars are denied entry into France for their Champions League tie with Lille... but the Blues boss insists players are free to make their own choices

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10429009/Thomas-Tuchel-fears-Chelsea-face-huge-consequences-unvaccinated-stars-denied-entry-Lille.html

Looks like we might not have an issue playing in Lille in March.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-novak-djokovic-sports-health-french-open-74b9b748bb0ee88e52c4f4ca59f0a46c

"From Feb. 15, anyone who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus will need to show proof they tested positive for COVID-19 within the previous four months — down from the current six-month window — in order to enter sports venues in France."

We don't know exactly who is vaccinated and who is not but most/all of the players tested positive in December. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,444]

Rules are changing all the time. They will either be totally relaxed or a new strain that kills in 24 hours

[Laylabelle 9,305]

On 17/01/2022 at 15:08, Strike said:

Chelsea’s Champions League clash at Lille set to be moved to neutral venue after France’s Covid crackdown
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17349692/Chelsea-lille-champions-league-covid-venue/ 

Apparently not happening now...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60315637

[Vesper 27,436]

3 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

Apparently not happening now...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60315637

those fucking cunts need to fucking take the goddamn jab

[Blue Armour 4,176]

5 hours ago, Vesper said:

those fucking cunts need to fucking take the goddamn jab

Its laughable that players are okay taking umpteen amounts of pain medication and injections to play through trauma, or risking their body in physical play.

But one vaccine that could give at most half a day worth of chills? Oh no. That's going too far. 

 

[nyikolajevics 2,455]

Do we know which players can be excluded?

[Jase 43,479]

15 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

Apparently not happening now...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60315637

I'm confused. Have France changed their rules again or are BBC not aware of the changes made by France?

I have looked around and I came across this same explanation again on another site or there are other requirements but still allow the entry of unvaccinated people.

On 29/01/2022 at 17:39, Jase said:

Looks like we might not have an issue playing in Lille in March.

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-novak-djokovic-sports-health-french-open-74b9b748bb0ee88e52c4f4ca59f0a46c

"From Feb. 15, anyone who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus will need to show proof they tested positive for COVID-19 within the previous four months — down from the current six-month window — in order to enter sports venues in France."

We don't know exactly who is vaccinated and who is not but most/all of the players tested positive in December. 

https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Covid-19/Recap-How-to-avoid-losing-your-French-vaccine-pass-on-February-15

Recovery certificate

The validity time of a recovery certificate proving you have recovered from Covid will drop from six months to four for people who have not also had at least

two vaccine doses, meaning you must have recovered within the past four months for your pass to remain in use. The time limit starts from the day you first

tested positive for Covid.

https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered/#sommaire_1

What rules apply to travellers from the United Kingdom?

If unvaccinated, you must present the transport company and the border authorities with results of a virological (PCR) or antigen biological screening test

taken less than 24h prior to departure that did not detect any COVID-19 contamination, in order to enter Metropolitan France.

https://uk.ambafrance.org/COVID-19-rules-for-travel-between-France-and-the-UK-28918#Non-vaccinated-people

[Laylabelle 9,305]

On 10/02/2022 at 11:07, Jase said:

I'm confused. Have France changed their rules again or are BBC not aware of the changes made by France?

I have looked around and I came across this same explanation again on another site or there are other requirements but still allow the entry of unvaccinated people.

https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Covid-19/Recap-How-to-avoid-losing-your-French-vaccine-pass-on-February-15

Recovery certificate

The validity time of a recovery certificate proving you have recovered from Covid will drop from six months to four for people who have not also had at least

two vaccine doses, meaning you must have recovered within the past four months for your pass to remain in use. The time limit starts from the day you first

tested positive for Covid.

https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coming-to-france-your-covid-19-questions-answered/#sommaire_1

What rules apply to travellers from the United Kingdom?

If unvaccinated, you must present the transport company and the border authorities with results of a virological (PCR) or antigen biological screening test

taken less than 24h prior to departure that did not detect any COVID-19 contamination, in order to enter Metropolitan France.

https://uk.ambafrance.org/COVID-19-rules-for-travel-between-France-and-the-UK-28918#Non-vaccinated-people

Nah from what it says rules haven't changed..from what that bottom link says first requirement is...

''1. A compelling reason

Unvaccinated people will be required to have a compelling reason to travel to or from the UK'

Whatever that is.Then comes the negative test etc. 

A month to go though so anything can change and potential for exceptions made and all. Think if get moved onto green list its fine if still on orange..oh

Edited February 15, 2022 by Laylabelle

[Vesper 27,436]

On 10/02/2022 at 06:17, Blue Armour said:

Its laughable that players are okay taking umpteen amounts of pain medication and injections to play through trauma, or risking their body in physical play.

But one vaccine that could give at most half a day worth of chills? Oh no. That's going too far. 

 

but but