UCL Draw Thread

[Mário César 1,231]

53 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Real is really nothing special. Barca beat them 5 times in 5 games in last 12 months. 

real won 3-1 at bernabeu 

they are from a benzema injury to be a much lesser tough opponent 

Edited March 18, 2023 by Mário César

[cosmicway 1,333]

It's Real who don't like this draw more than we don't like it.
As for City/Bayern next it does limit our chances of becoming finalists if they are so unbeatable but it does n't limit our chances of winning the trophy.

Edited March 18, 2023 by cosmicway

[Blue Armour 4,436]

11 hours ago, Vesper said:

Napoli likely makes the final and they are NO pushover

it's a shitshow draw

I would say the 6 best teams on the planet atm are

(no real order for the top 3) and Napoli is a solid 4th, they are 18 points clear at the top of Serie A after only 26 games played and Serie A has three teams in the final 8 in the CL

Bayern

Real

Citeh

Napoli

Barca

Arsenal

 

and to win the CL we will have to beat 3 of the top 4

 

Yeah the odds are firmly stacked against us.

The annoying thing like you said, is that there's no respite even after making the final, because it's likely Napoli emerging from the other half.

Again, tough odds 

[cosmicway 1,333]

The final is Benfica v. "x".

[Vesper 30,083]

8 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Yeah the odds are firmly stacked against us.

The annoying thing like you said, is that there's no respite even after making the final, because it's likely Napoli emerging from the other half.

Again, tough odds 

yes to win it, the only top 4 on the planet team we do not have to face is likely either Citeh or Bayern (the loser of their tie)

for sure we face 2 of the top 3 just to get to the final 

[Vesper 30,083]

7 hours ago, cosmicway said:

The final is Benfica v. "x".

I do not think an Enzo-less Benfica can handle Napoli

[Vesper 30,083]

18 hours ago, Vesper said:

Our predictions for the final

Kay: Manchester City v Napoli.

Horncastle: Real Madrid v Inter.

Tharme: Real Madrid v Napoli

Stafford-Bloor: Bayern v Benfica.

Miller: Bayern v Napoli.

lol, the only two teams they left out were us and AC Milan

would LOVE to see that final!

to win that way would mean we possibly (If Bayern beat Citeh) would have beaten the top 3 all time EC/CL winning teams (27 titles and 40 finals between them!)

IF Real win it again

they will have won 6 of the last 10 years (and 5 of the last 8). Insane into today's age (so much harder now than it was when they had that monster 5 in a row run in the last 5 years of the 1950s: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)

 

Edited March 18, 2023 by Vesper

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

Real last season knockout PSG, Chelsea, City and Liverpool. So you want to be the best beat the best. 

[cosmicway 1,333]

7 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Real last season knockout PSG, Chelsea, City and Liverpool. So you want to be the best beat the best. 

Real's defense is only Cu(n)tois.

Edited March 18, 2023 by cosmicway

[Vesper 30,083]

Benzema nets seven-minute hat-trick as Real Madrid thrash Valladolid

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report?gameId=644032

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Ooooh this is going to be a jolly outing