UCL Draw Thread

[ZAPHOD2319 4,799]

25 minutes ago, Hermione said:

Anyone mind telling me please what is this redraw thing? Why did they redo the draws?

There are teams that cannot be put together to be drawn against each other in the round of 16, same country, same group..etc. The first draw they screwed up and had teams together that should not have been so they had to do a redraw.

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

2 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

 

uefa showed what we all knew. They are not only corrupted but also incompetent botching a fkin draw

Announce Super League! 

[different level 1,056]

So we ended up with Lille twice! The best possible draw in these circumstances and one we definitely don't deserve, but I'll take it! Get to the 1/4 finals and we could say we've achieved the bare minimum in our title defense.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,799]

Have Chelsea dates been released yet? 

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

40 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Have Chelsea dates been released yet? 

Tues 15th Feb Home leg

Weds 16th March France

20;00 GMT kick offs

[ZAPHOD2319 4,799]

Just now, Fulham Broadway said:

Tues 15th Feb Home leg

Weds 16th March France

20;00 GMT kick offs

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

[cosmicway 1,333]

Tuchel proves the wiser (again !).
He had the balls dipped in ice.

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

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 11,692]

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 8,286]

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 8,286]

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 1,333]

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