Uefa Champions League Knock Out draw friday 11am

everdead.ie

Draw tomorrow at 1pm should be intresting






Group winners

A: Tottenham Hotspur FC
Can play: Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Qualified as: fourth place, England / began in play-offs
Last season: did not enter
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 1
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: semi-finals


B: FC Schalke 04
Can play: Inter, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: runners-up, Germany
Last season: did not enter
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 3
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: quarter-finals


C: Manchester United FC
Can play: Inter, Lyon, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Last season: quarter-finals
Qualified as: runners-up, England
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 16
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)


FC Barcelona
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: champions, Spain
Last season: semi-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)


E: FC Bayern München
Can play: Inter, Lyon Valencia, København, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: champions, Germany
Last season: runners-up
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (four times)


F: Chelsea FC
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Milan
Qualified as: champions, England
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 9
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up


G: Real Madrid CF
Can play: Inter, Lyon, København, Roma, Marseille, Arsenal
Qualified as: runners-up, Spain
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (nine times)


H: FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Qualified as: champions, Ukraine
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 6
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: group stage


Runners-up

A: FC Internazionale Milano
Can play: Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: holders / champions, Italy
Last season: winners
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 10
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)


B: Olympique Lyonnais
Can play: Tottenham, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: runners-up, France
Last season: semi-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 11
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: semi-finals


C: Valencia CF
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Bayern, Chelsea, Shakhtar
Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
Qualified as: third place, Spain
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up


FC København
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: champions, Denmark / began in third qualifying round
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 2
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: group stage


E: AS Roma
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: runners-up, Italy
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
F: Olympique de Marseille
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: champions, France
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (once)


G: AC Milan
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Shakhtar
Qualified as: third place, Italy
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 14
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (seven times)


H: Arsenal FC
Can play: Schalke, Barcelona, Bayern, Madrid
Qualified as: third place, England
Last season: quarter-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 13
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up

flahavaj

United absolutely certain to get one of the Milan clubs.

An Arsenal vs Barca/Madrid draw would also make for a great game.

FreeOSCAR

Barcelona V Milan.

Would Ibra be able to play?

Frisbee

Arsenal draw Barca/Madrid - I'm resigned to a mauling.

Arsenal draw Bayern - Should be a decent game that would be 50-50.

Arsenal draw Schalke - Best draw of the lot from our POV.


We're deservedly paying for gutless performances against Shakhtar and Braga now.

Essien

Inter, Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Milan.

I'll be happy to avoid Inter or AC Milan

jaykay74

From a Utd point of view my preference in order (easiest to toughest imo) is :

København
Marseille
Lyon
Roma
Inter
Milan

everdead.ie

jaykay74 wrote: »

From a Utd point of view my preference in order (easiest to toughest imo) is :

København
Marseille
Lyon
Roma
Inter
Milan

Same for Spurs switiching Valencia for Inter wouldn't be overly bothered by who we get though.

Warper

Realistically I cant really see any of the runners-up going on to win the CL this year. The Milan teams will be tough to beat as will Arsenal but aside from that, nothing to fear. Obv. every runner-up is looking for Schalke or Spurs as the rest of the winners are all top teams. Either way the tournament starts now and one bad performance can see a team out. Should be good.

Bodhisopha

Why can't teams from the same country play eachother yet? What's the official reason for that?

everdead.ie

Bodhisopha wrote: »

Why can't teams from the same country play eachother yet? What's the official reason for that?

I'd imagine it increases TV revenue if you have all the "smaller"/less successful teams play the big teams first and then they play against each other.

Warper

Bodhisopha wrote: »

Why can't teams from the same country play eachother yet? What's the official reason for that?

I think its best having different teams from different countries playing each other as otherwise its too familiar. The 1-4 finals are open anyways. No point in having the top Leagues squaring off against each other in the early rounds losing top teams.

Mr.Nice Guy

Would love to see:

Copenhagen vs Man Utd
Spurs vs Milan
Real vs Inter
Barca vs Arsenal

United gain a straightforward entry to the next round, Bale heads back to the San Siro, Barca and Arsenal dish up another footballing feast, and Mourinho gets the chance to knock out Rafa and engage in all the mind games he wants. (Assuming Rafa still has his job by that time)

Make it happen, Santa.

Daemos

It's 11am, not 1pm

FatherTed

I did a mock draw, here's how it came out:

Tottenham Hotspur FC - FC København
FC Schalke 04 - AC Milan
Manchester United FC - FC Internazionale Milano
Real Madrid CF - AS Roma
Chelsea FC - Valencia CF
FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Olympique de Marseille
FC Barcelona - Arsenal FC
FC Bayern München - Olympique Lyonnais

everdead.ie

Daemos wrote: »

It's 11am, not 1pm

Damn CET messing with my head

everdead.ie

FatherTed wrote: »

I did a mock draw, here's how it came out:

Tottenham Hotspur FC - FC København
FC Schalke 04 - AC Milan
Manchester United FC - FC Internazionale Milano
Real Madrid CF - AS Roma
Chelsea FC - Valencia CF
FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Olympique de Marseille
FC Barcelona - Arsenal FC
FC Bayern München - Olympique Lyonnais

I'd be pretty happy with that be intresting to se how close you are to the actual draw

L'prof

We have a 50% chance of drawing one of the Spaniards
The Spaniards have a 17% chance of drawing us.
The Germans have a 14% chance of drawing us

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Expecting Chelsea to get a hard draw and United to get an easy one as usual. Hopefully Spurs avoid Milan and Valencia, although I reckon we'd have anyone.:D

L'prof

THFC wrote: »

Expecting Chelsea to get a hard draw and United to get an easy one as usual. Hopefully Spurs avoid Milan and Valencia, although I reckon we'd have anyone.:D

I think Milan might have yer number, but them aside ye should be ok.

Necronomicon

THFC wrote: »

Expecting Chelsea to get a hard draw and United to get an easy one as usual. Hopefully Spurs avoid Milan and Valencia, although I reckon we'd have anyone.:D

Er...last three opponents at this stage were Milan, Inter and Lyon.

Just Contribute

I would like to see the following ties:

- Arsenal vs. Real Madrid. (To prove to KeithAFC that Arsenal won't beat Real Madrid.)
- Inter vs. Real Madrid. (To see Jose return to Milan)
- Tottenham vs. Inter. (I think this would be an exciting tie)

PHB

I'd like a tough draw, but not Inter.

Any of Lyon, Roma, Milan would be good.

I think teams that win the CL get tough draws all the way through. It builds up their confidence and ability. Better to get it going sooner, than go from København to Barca.

PHB

Necronomicon wrote: »

Er...last three opponents at this stage were Milan, Inter and Lyon.

I'm sorry, we can't have any facts here. United get easy draws because the system favours them. Everyone knows this, everyone.

Hank Scorpio

UTD and Inter would be fascinating

Just Contribute

PHB wrote: »

I think teams that win the CL get tough draws all the way through. It builds up their confidence and ability. Better to get it going sooner, than go from København to Barca.

Well, I'd prefer to get København to be honest, because the longer you stay in the competition the better.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Necronomicon wrote: »

Er...last three opponents at this stage were Milan, Inter and Lyon.

United fans cant take the anything that would diminish their achievements - at all. Any French side are handy enough, Inter were no where near the team they were last year when ye played them and that Milan team were atrocious to say the least. And (if I remember correctly) ye got Lille the year before that fyi.

fkt

Necronomicon wrote: »

Er...last three opponents at this stage were Milan, Inter and Lyon.

Yeah Milan were a real European powerhouse last year weren't they.

Necronomicon

THFC wrote: »

United fans cant take the anything that would diminish their achievements - at all. Any French side are handy enough, Inter were no where near the team they were last year when ye played them and that Milan team were atrocious to say the least. And (if I remember correctly) ye got Lille the year before that fyi.

Rubbish, I'm not that precious at all, it just gets on my tits when people wheel out the tired 'United get easy draws all the time' party line. Fair enough Lille was the best draw on paper the year before (didn't turn out easy, mostly because we were **** over the two legs iirc) but to say that happens all the time is blatantly not true.

fkt wrote: »

Yeah Milan were a real European powerhouse last year weren't they.

United could have drawn Bayern, Inter, Lyon, Milan, Porto, Stuttgart, or Olympiacos. I'd rank that as bang in the middle in terms of difficulty. Milan were no great shakes last season but if you think that was the easiest draw you're clinically insane.

BERBA

FatherTed wrote: »

I did a mock draw, here's how it came out:

Tottenham Hotspur FC - FC København
FC Schalke 04 - AC Milan
Manchester United FC - FC Internazionale Milano
Real Madrid CF - AS Roma
Chelsea FC - Valencia CF
FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Olympique de Marseille
FC Barcelona - Arsenal FC
FC Bayern München - Olympique Lyonnais

hope your right , would love that draw , but dont care who we get to be honest.

davyjose

flahavaj wrote: »

United absolutely certain to get one of the Milan clubs.

An Arsenal vs Barca/Madrid draw would also make for a great game.

I'd love a Milan team.

#15

THFC wrote: »

Any French side are handy enough, Inter were no where near the team they were last year when ye played them and that Milan team were atrocious to say the least. And (if I remember correctly) ye got Lille the year before that fyi.

Fúckin hell. Two French teams in the semis last season yet they're ''handy enough''.

This idea that teams outside the top 4 in England and top 2 in Spain are easy draws is complete shít.

Nearly all of the teams in the last 16 are capable of pulling off a result against the others, although to varying degrees.

Just because teams have flaws (e.g. Inter 09, Milan 2010, Lyon 08) does not mean that they are easy draws.

#15

BERBA wrote: »

hope your right , would love that draw , but dont care who we get to be honest.

I'd like Spurs to get Bayern or Barca, purely for entertainment value. Both would be cracking ties.

L'prof

#15 wrote: »

I'd like Spurs to get Bayern or Barca, purely for entertainment value. Both would be cracking ties.

They can't!

BERBA

#15 wrote: »

I'd like Spurs to get Bayern or Barca, purely for entertainment value. Both would be cracking ties.

unfortunately that aint gonna happen tomorrow , joys of topping your group i suppose

#15

L'prof wrote: »

They can't!

I actually forgot spurs topped the group.:rolleyes:

Hard to get used to spurs not fúcking things up for themselves!:D

d22ontour

It's only December, plenty of time for that ...

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

haha love this thread already! #15 you're too easy!

digme

jaykay74 wrote: »

From a Utd point of view my preference in order (easiest to toughest imo) is :

København
Marseille
Lyon
Roma
Inter
Milan

There's no way Copenhagen is the easier there.
They would at least be middle.

digme

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Would love to see:

Copenhagen vs Man Utd
Spurs vs Milan
Real vs Inter
Barca vs Arsenal

United gain a straightforward entry to the next round, Bale heads back to the San Siro, Barca and Arsenal dish up another footballing feast, and Mourinho gets the chance to knock out Rafa and engage in all the mind games he wants. (Assuming Rafa still has his job by that time)

Make it happen, Santa.

nice

CorkMan

Real Madrid- Kobehavn, Cristiano Ronaldo to get 8 goals over the 2 legs :cool:

digme

CorkMan wrote: »

Real Madird- Kobehavn, Cristiano Ronaldo to get 8 goals over the 2 legs :cool:

:mad::cool::eek::(:mad::rolleyes::):p;):D:pac::P
your of your tits.
they'd be lucky to score 4 goals

cson

I think it's fair to say you'd expect the Spanish runners up with the considerable talents available to them to easily account for the Danish champions. Definitely by more than 4 if they were arsed.

enda1

Inter are not the best team at all this year. Though if they can field a fit first team, they stand a chance. Still, don't think United would have anything to fear from them. (I realise that sounds cocky seeing as Inter are European champions and at least world finalists).

Liam O

Milan and Inter are who I don't want from a United point of view. Milan have improved ridiculously from last season and while Inter aren't doing great this season they have world class players around the pitch.

SlickRic

so....are Arsenal fans nervous?

or just praying to all their gods for Schalke?

SlickRic

a few pointless predictions...

Inter v Barcelona

Lyon v Bayern Munich

Valencia v Spurs

Copenhagen v Manchester United

Roma v Schalke

Marseille v Shakhtar Donetsk

AC Milan v Chelsea

Arsenal v Real Madrid

Warper

I dont really care who Barcelona get as they will annihilate whoever it is anyways.

eZe^

Love to draw Milan, Ibra needs to be taught a lesson after the sh*t himself and his agent spouted once he got his move. Or if Arsenal's passing is as sloppy as it was against Man Utd I'd be confident of beating them very comfortably if Barca continue their current intensity. Then again all that can change in a few months, but if the games were to be played tomorrow I'd be confident of beating Milan or Arsenal quite comfortably.

L'prof

SlickRic wrote: »

so....are Arsenal fans nervous?

or just praying to all their gods for Schalke?

Bayern or Schalke and I'll be absolutely delighted, anything else and we're gone.

RasTa

This isn't starting until about 1 right?

gimmick

Anyone got a link to the draw?