2017/18 UEFA Champions League

CalamariFritti

Dortmund very poor this CL season. Seems they are simply too light on experience on all fronts this time around plus its a tough group. Spurs played very well last night and are on a different level to Dortmund at the moment, can't see anything but them going through together with Real and deservedly so.

Not sure where Bayern are at. They still have so much quality, but seem kind of in nomansland after Pep's strategy overhaul followed by Carlos short lived spell of not sure what - pragmatism? Not sure Heynckes can turn that into something in such short time. They will still go relatively deep, but can't see them doing any real damage this year. If they do Heynckes would be an absolute magician.

Leipzig are probably a good bet for a team with potential soaking up experience. They would probably be better suited for the Europa League.

German teams won't play much of a role this year.

CalamariFritti

Bayern look different, much more direct, no pedestrian stuff, no faffing around. If a good cross or shot is on they take it, no trying to walk it in. And I know Celtic are not PSG, but still, good signs.

irelandrover

Pique off for Barca. Should be an interesting second half

Harry Palmr

Chelsea 2 - 2 Roma the home side were 2-0 at one point

Jim Bob Scratcher

2-2 Dzeko :cool:

Berserker

0-1 to Man United. Poor fare to be honest.

sligeach

I feel sorry for the Benfica goalkeeper, young and all as he is but that was appalling. United have been dreadful but keep getting lucky. Handed a goal, quite literally.

LuckyGent88

Some comeback from Roma

Harry Palmr

Dzeko again! with a Kolarov assist I think.

pjohnson

Conte reducing squad size was always risky.

pjohnson

pjohnson wrote: »

Conte selling matic was always risky.

Fyp

Berserker

Would this be three loses in a row for Conte?

Harry Palmr

Chelsea 3 - 3 Roma

Agent Coulson

Conte gone by Christmas back to Italy and Carlo back to London in the New Year.

WoollyRedHat

Roma and Romans Raiders of the Lost Ark, 3-3.

citytillidie

Half way through the groups
Results
Group A
Benfica (POR) 0 V 1 Manchester United (ENG)
CSKA Moskva (RUS) 0 V 2 Basel (SUI)

Group A PL W D L F A GD Pts
Manchester United (ENG) 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9
Basel (SUI) 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 6
CSKA Moskva (RUS) 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3
Benfica (POR) 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 0


Group B
Anderlecht (BEL) 0 V 4 Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Bayern München (GER) 3 V 0 Celtic (SCO)

Group B PL W D L F A GD Pts
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 3 3 0 0 12 0 12 9
Bayern München (GER) 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 6
Celtic (SCO) 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5 3
Anderlecht (BEL) 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 0


Group C
Qarabağ (AZE) 0 V 0 Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Chelsea (ENG) 3 V 3 Roma (ITA)

Group C PL W D L F A GD Pts
Chelsea (ENG) 3 2 1 0 11 4 7 7
Roma (ITA) 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 5
Atlético Madrid (ESP) 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2
Qarabağ (AZE) 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7 1


Group D
Juventus (ITA) 2 V 1 Sporting CP (POR)
Barcelona (ESP) 3 V 1 Olympiacos (GRE)

Group D PL W D L F A GD Pts
Barcelona (ESP) 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9
Juventus (ITA) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Sporting CP (POR) 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
Olympiacos (GRE) 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0


Group E
Spartak Moskva (RUS) 5 V 1 Sevilla (ESP)
Maribor (SVN) 0 V 7 Liverpool (ENG)

Group E PL W D L F A GD Pts
Liverpool (ENG) 3 1 2 0 10 3 7 5
Spartak Moskva (RUS) 3 1 2 0 7 3 4 5
Sevilla (ESP) 3 1 1 1 6 9 -3 4
Maribor (SVN) 3 0 1 2 1 11 -10 1


Group F
Manchester City (ENG) 2 V 1 Napoli (ITA)
Feyenoord (NED) 1 V 2 Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

Group F PL W D L F A GD Pts
Manchester City (ENG) 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Napoli (ITA) 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Feyenoord (NED) 3 0 0 3 2 9 -7 0


Group G
Monaco (FRA) 1 V 2 Beşiktaş (TUR)
RB Leipzig (GER) 3 V 2 Porto (POR)

Group G PL W D L F A GD Pts
Beşiktaş (TUR) 3 3 0 0 6 2 4 9
RB Leipzig (GER) 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
Porto (POR) 3 1 0 2 6 5 1 3
Monaco (FRA) 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1


Group H
APOEL (CYP) 1 V 1 Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Real Madrid (ESP) 1 V 1 Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

Group H PL W D L F A GD Pts
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7
Real Madrid (ESP) 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7
Borussia Dortmund (GER) 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1
APOEL (CYP) 3 0 1 2 1 7 -6 1

klose

Dortmund and Monaco certainly looking in trouble, napoli too if they lose against city again and shaktar beating feyenoord again (both very realistic results). Perhaps atleti too?

~Rebel~

klose wrote: »

Dortmund and Monaco certainly looking in trouble, napoli too if they lose against city again and shaktar beating feyenoord again (both very realistic results). Perhaps atleti too?

Atleti particularly poor as well. Dropping two points to Qarabağ could prove very costly with Roma and Chelsea looking good.

The Talking Bread

pjohnson wrote: »

Conte reducing squad size was always risky.

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Fyp.............Conte selling Matic was always risky.

FYP.............

Roman selling Matic was STUPIDITY

ERG89

Such a nice finish this by Dzeko.


https://twitter.com/NaplesAndNapoli/status/920777786284965888

Harry Palmr

Feels like quite an open competition this year.

Rekop dog

After recent years failures it's incredible we're past the third gameweek and an English side is yet to lose. Given the money spent and managerial prowess it probably should be that way but wasn't expecting the improvement to be this dramatic I must admit.

Jayop

Bar Spurs the English teams have all easy groups though. Wouldn't be expecting anything less tbh.

citytillidie

Tuesday Games
Group A
Manchester United (ENG) V Benfica (POR) - BT Sport 3 / TV3
Basel (SUI) V CSKA Moskva (RUS) - BT Sport Extra 6

Group B
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V Anderlecht (BEL) - BT Sport Extra 4
Celtic (SCO) V Bayern München (GER) - BT Sport ESPN / Eir Sports 2

Group C
Atlético Madrid (ESP) V Qarabağ (AZE) - BT Sport Extra 5
Roma (ITA) V Chelsea (ENG) - BT Sport 2 / Eir Sports 1

Group D
Sporting CP (POR) V Juventus (ITA) - BT Sport Extra 3
Olympiacos (GRE) V Barcelona (ESP) - BT Sport Extra 2

Wednesday Games
Group E
Sevilla (ESP) V Spartak Moskva (RUS) - BT Sport Extra 3
Liverpool (ENG) V Maribor (SVN) - BT Sport ESPN / Showcase / Eir Sports 2

Group F
Napoli (ITA) V Manchester City (ENG) - BT Sport 3 / Eir Sports 1
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) V Feyenoord (NED) - BT Sport Extra 5

Group G
Beşiktaş (TUR) V Monaco (FRA) 5pm KO - BT Sport 2 / Eir Sports 1
Porto (POR) V RB Leipzig (GER) - BT Sport Extra 4

Group H
Borussia Dortmund (GER) V APOEL (CYP) - BT Sport Extra 2
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V Real Madrid (ESP) - BT Sport 2 / RTE 2

GreNoLi

Slim pickings tonight, probably take a gander at the meander in Manchester.

Mr.Nice Guy

The Roma vs Chelsea game could be good if it's anything like the one in Stamford Bridge.

Rekop dog

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

The Roma vs Chelsea game could be good if it's anything like the one in Stamford Bridge.

Yeah easily the standout match.

Lukker-

Jayop wrote: »

Bar Spurs the English teams have all easy groups though. Wouldn't be expecting anything less tbh.

Disagree, City and Chelsea both got good teams in their group.

Jayop

Lukker- wrote: »

Disagree, City and Chelsea both got good teams in their group.

Napoli are pretty good, but you'd expect City to be able to deal with them. Likewise Chelsea, a pretty good second tier team but nothing the champions of England should be worried about. Looking at all the groups at the outset, the only team you'd have thought might be in any trouble of not getting through was Spurs.

The Golden Miller

Jayop wrote: »

Napoli are pretty good, but you'd expect City to be able to deal with them. Likewise Chelsea, a pretty good second tier team but nothing the champions of England should be worried about. Looking at all the groups at the outset, the only team you'd have thought might be in any trouble of not getting through was Spurs.

I'd have Napoli and City at around the same level

GreNoLi

SHARAWWYYY!!

Mr.Nice Guy

That was some strike.

Harry Palmr

Outrageous

edit!

Hilarious!

Harry Palmr

Why are TV3 showing this when the result is of no real importance in all likelihood. Just about eyeballs I suppose.

GreNoLi

Good game in the olimpico, chelsea will eventually score.

GreNoLi

lols

edit: lovely finish from the El man.

Mr.Nice Guy

2-0 Roma. He's got another!

Skylinehead

Chelsea defence dressing up as clowns, Halloween spirit :pac:

Mr.Nice Guy

Qarabag are leading against Atletico apparently.

GreNoLi

Skylinehead wrote: »

Chelsea defence dressing up as clowns, Halloween spirit :pac:

2spooky0chelsea.

Mr.Nice Guy

That poor Benfica keeper.

Guy:Incognito

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

That poor Benfica keeper.

Must be close to being Utds top scorer in Europe this year that lad

The Talking Bread

TV3 are some lads for the adverts!

The Talking Bread

Juve would want to get their a$$ in gear, not just for their prospects of getting out of that group but for my accy

Guy:Incognito

That's a great touch to go by smalling for the shot.

Mr.Nice Guy

3-0 Roma. Looks like Chelsea are losing top spot.

The Talking Bread

Celtic 1-1

Bayern are, eh, yeah..................

And apparently Celtic deserve at least a point out of this

Rekop dog

Shocked by Atleti's form.

Guy:Incognito

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Celtic 1-1

Bayern are, eh, yeah..................

And apparently Celtic deserve at least a point out of this

1-2 now

LuckyGent88

Lovely finish from Higuain