Champions League 25/26

[JockStrap]

So we finish 3rd overall in the table after 8 games. This is the top 8 overall who automatically proceed to the round of 16.

Arsenal
Bayern
Liverpool
Spurs
Barcelona
Chelsea
Sporting
Man City

A lot of big clubs ended up in the playoff section including

Real Madrid
Inter
PSG
Newcastle
Juve

They will play to decide who goes into the last 16 starting on 16th Feb

And a number of good teams eliminated altogether

Marseille
PSV
Napoli
Ajax
Frankfurt
Villareal

What it all means is that we will play one of these teams in the last 16, starting on 9th March

Galatasaray
Club Brugge
Atletico Madrid
Juventus

[Kev0909]

Napoli is the shock for me in your good teams list, but 9 pts behind inter already this season.

The rest of the list doesn't surprise me, europa teams.

I'd like to avoid Juve the most next.

[JockStrap]

Napoli is the shock for me in your good teams list, but 9 pts behind inter already this season.

The rest of the list doesn't surprise me, europa teams.

I'd like to avoid Juve the most next.

Yep you could maybe argue PSV who top the Dutch league.

It's still a surprise that those teams didn't make the 24 ahead of Brugge, Glimt and Qarabag.

[Kev0909]

Yep you could maybe argue PSV who top the Dutch league.

Possibly by quite a distance also.. !

anyone seen that Ryan Flamingo play much? talking of PSV.. could be a few gems in that team

[Nineteenx]

Yep you could maybe argue PSV who top the Dutch league.

It's still a surprise that those teams didn't make the 24 ahead of Brugge, Glimt and Qarabag.

It’s safe to say the Dutch league isn’t all that from what we’ve seen this season in what Slot tried to employ that might have worked in the Erivedersia but never will in the Prem

[JockStrap]

It’s safe to say the Dutch league isn’t all that from what we’ve seen this season in what Slot tried to employ that might have worked in the Erivedersia but never will in the Prem

Well they did thrash us

I think PSV had one of the tougher draws in the competition. Seven of their 8 matches were against

Leverkusen
Napoli
Olympiacos
Liverpool
Atletico Madrid
Newcastle
Bayern Munich

[Nineteenx]

Through having a good pressing game at a time ours was non existent

[JockStrap]

Our draw looks ok when you compare it to some of the others.

CHELSEA (round of 16)
Monaco
Newcastle
PSG
Qarabag

MAN CITY (round of 16)
Benfica
Bodo/Glimt
Inter Milan
Real Madrid

NEWCASTLE (round of 16)
Barcelona
Chelsea

City v Madrid last 16?

[Kev0909]

Thought english teams couldn't play each other in r16

[Insidious]

I don't think many will fancy a trip to Bodø/Glimt - the temperature in February wouldn't make it an easy one for any professional footballer not from that sort of region.

[Insidious]

Arsenal fans will be pretty happy. They can play Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund or Olympiakos in the last-16. They should have enough to overcome any of them.

They’re guaranteed to play all second legs of knock-out ties at Home for the rest of the Tournament.

They're at the Emirates for the second leg every time. Which side is going to step up?

Could be Heart-in-Mouth stuff if we end up facing them in the quarters or semis. No matter our League form, you'd think the Anfield atmosphere would be pretty nuts in the first leg.

[JockStrap]

Arsenal fans will be pretty happy. They can play Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund or Olympiakos in the last-16. They should have enough to overcome any of them.

They’re guaranteed to play all second legs of knock-out ties at Home for the rest of the Tournament.

They're at the Emirates for the second leg every time. Which side is going to step up?

Could be Heart-in-Mouth stuff if we end up facing them in the quarters or semis. No matter our League form, you'd think the Anfield atmosphere would be pretty nuts in the first leg.

That's as good a draw as you can hope for at this stage. Certainly better than a rampant PSG last year.

[JockStrap]

Slot saying in the post match presser that he thought our team could have won the CL last season. I think that's why he keeps bringing up the PSG game.

[Steveo]

So - After Benfica’s heroics v Real the other night - they’ve been drawn against…. Guess who - Real Madrid. Should be some fireworks for that tie.

[teesred]

So - After Benfica’s heroics v Real the other night - they’ve been drawn against…. Guess who - Real Madrid. Should be some fireworks for that tie.

Haha, mental that keeper scoring the other night. Great moment. Mourinho loved it.