2018-19 UEFA Champions League

gimli2112

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Here we go:

Schalke vs Man City.

I'm shocked.

and here I was about to call BS on your earlier post

Kiith

United vs PSG

Harry Palmr

Spurs v BVB!

Mr.Nice Guy

Spurs vs Dortmund.

Tasty tie, there.

GavRedKing

Some interesting ties so far.

Kiith

Spurs vs Dortmund

Harry Palmr

Olympic v Barca!

Mr.Nice Guy

Lyon get Barca. Ooooooh.

Some reward for getting through with City.

Harry Palmr

Roma v Porto

Guess what's coming!

Kiith

Lyon vs Barcelona

Mr.Nice Guy

Roma vs Porto. Both will be pleased with that I'd say.

Kiith

Roma vs Porto

Mr.Nice Guy

Ajax vs Madrid.

Tough for the Dutch side.

Harry Palmr

Ajax v Real Madrid

Liverpool v Bayern Munich

Mr.Nice Guy

Liverpool get Bayern. Klopp going back to Germany.

Kiith

Atletico vs Juve
United vs PSG
Shalke vs City
Spurs vs Dortmund
Lyon vs Barcelona
Roma vs Porto
Liverpool vs Real
Ajax vs Real
Liverpool vs Bayern

citytillidie

Round of 16 Draw
Shalke 04 (GER) V Manchester City (ENG)
Atlético Madrid (ESP) V Juventus (ITA)
Manchester United (ENG) V Paris (FRA)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Lyon (FRA) V Barcelona (ESP)
Roma (ITA) V Porto (POR)
Ajax (NED) V Real Madrid (ESP)
Liverpool (ENG) V Bayern München (GER)

Johner

Ajax - Real is an interesting one.

Johner

citytillidie wrote: »

Round of 16 Draw
Shalke 04 (GER) V Manchester City (ENG)
Atlético Madrid (ESP) V Juventus (ITA)
Manchester United (ENG) V Paris (FRA)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Lyon (FRA) V Barcelona (ESP)
Roma (ITA) V Porto (POR)
Ajax (NED) V Real Madrid (ESP)
Liverpool (ENG) V Bayern München (GER)

City
Juventus
PSG
Dortmund
Barca
Roma
Ajax to cause an upset
Liverpool

irishguitarlad

Johner wrote: »

Ajax - Real is an interesting one.

I reckon a shock is on the cards there.

Kiith

Can't see United getting past PSG. Spurs will have a tough time with Dortmund, but i think Liverpool and City will win their ties.

Mr.Nice Guy

A lot can change between now and the games but my initial thoughts for teams going through would be:

Man City
Juventus
PSG
Dortmund
Barca
Porto
Real Madrid
Liverpool

TitianGerm

Kiith wrote: »

Atletico vs Juve
United vs PSG
Shalke vs City
Spurs vs Dortmund
Lyon vs Barcelona
Roma vs Porto
Liverpool vs Real
Ajax vs Real
Liverpool vs Bayern

Should be some really good games there.

GLaDOS

Spurs v Dortmund
Atletico v Juventus
and
Munich v Liverpool

All very interesting ties, very hard to pick a winner.

eagle eye

Johner wrote:

City Juventus PSG Dortmund Barca Roma Ajax to cause an upset Liverpool

You don't think Liverpool will be causing an upset if they knock out Bayern?

Kevin Finnerty

TitianGerm wrote: »

Should be some really good games there.

Real match fixing again.

whatawaster

eagle eye wrote: »

You don't think Liverpool will be causing an upset if they knock out Bayern?

Not really, Liverpool are top of the premier league and Bayern are not quite the team they used to be. It will be a close tie, but Liverpool are probably slight favourites

KERSPLAT!

eagle eye wrote: »

You don't think Liverpool will be causing an upset if they knock out Bayern?

Not in my opinion. Bayern poor enough in an already pretty poor league. 9 points off BVB. I'd expect a comfortable win for Liverpool. Bayern aren't close to what they were a few years ago

ERG89

Atletico vs Juve could be bowling shoe ugly. Real, Barca, Roma & City will be more than pleased with the draw.

Johner

eagle eye wrote: »

You don't think Liverpool will be causing an upset if they knock out Bayern?

I think it will be close as Bayern have the second leg at home but I think Liverpool will edge it. Don’t think it will be seen as much as an upset judging both teams on their performances this season.

yourdeadwright

Funny enough having the second leg away mite suit Liverpool as VVD misses the first leg and you'd rather be missing him at home than away,

He is without question Liverpools most important player,

GavRedKing

I wouldnt write Bayern off anyway, these games are over 2 months away and form and injuries can happen in the mean time.

At the moment, of all the English teams, I'd only be confident of City going through but Pool, right now, would be favourites to knock out Bayern.

Bret Hart

Manchester City,Juventus,Paris,Borussia Dortmund,Barcelona,Roma,Real Madrid,Liverpool.

TomSweeney

Barca get the usual easy draw to push them through.
Joke.

Berserker

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Funny enough having the second leg away mite suit Liverpool as VVD misses the first leg and you'd rather be missing him at home than away,

He is without question Liverpools most important player,

Not so sure about that. Liverpool have been terrible away from him in the CL, deservedly losing all three games. If they don't go to Munich with a positive result, I can't see them going through.

TomSweeney wrote: »

Barca get the usual easy draw to push them through.
Joke.

Wouldn't call that an easy draw. Lyon were superb against Man City. A similar performance over two legs will challenge Barca.

citytillidie

Round of 16 Dates
1st Legs
Tuesday 12th Feb
Manchester United (ENG) V Paris (FRA)
Roma (ITA) V Porto (POR)

Wednesday 13th Feb
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Ajax (NED) V Real Madrid (ESP)

Tuesday 19th Feb
Liverpool (ENG) V Bayern München (GER)
Lyon (FRA) V Barcelona (ESP)

Wednesday 20th Feb
Shalke 04 (GER) V Manchester City (ENG)
Atlético Madrid (ESP) V Juventus (ITA)

2nd Legs
Tuesday 5th March
Borussia Dortmund (GER) V Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Real Madrid (ESP) V Ajax (NED)

Wednesday 6th March
Paris (FRA) V Manchester United (ENG)
Porto (POR) V Roma (ITA)

Tuesday 12th March
Manchester City (ENG) V Shalke 04 (GER)
Juventus (ITA) V Atlético Madrid (ESP)

Wednesday 13th March
Bayern München (GER) V Liverpool (ENG)
Barcelona (ESP) V Lyon (FRA)

blueser

Berserker wrote: »

Wouldn't call that an easy draw. Lyon were superb against Man City. A similar performance over two legs will challenge Barca.

Absolutely. They've been the best side (by far) we've faced this season.

charolais0153

blueser wrote: »

Absolutely. They've been the best side (by far) we've faced this season.

If messi got injured, id damn near fancy lyon.messi the difference as always

ERG89

charolais0153 wrote:

If messi got injured, id damn near fancy lyon.messi the difference as always

I dunno they beat Real and Inter without Messi. Lyon did fantastic against City but still needed some thing on match day 6 as they drew 5 games in a pretty weak group with Shaktar & Hoffenheim.

charolais0153

ERG89 wrote: »

I dunno they beat Real and Inter without Messi. Lyon did fantastic against City but still needed some thing on match day 6 as they drew 5 games in a pretty weak group with Shaktar & Hoffenheim.

Moscow beat real...

ERG89

charolais0153 wrote:

Moscow beat real...

Not sure what that has to do with Barca or Lyon.

yourdeadwright

Berserker wrote: »

Not so sure about that. Liverpool have been terrible away from him in the CL, deservedly losing all three games. If they don't go to Munich with a positive result, I can't see them going through.



Wouldn't call that an easy draw. Lyon were superb against Man City. A similar performance over two legs will challenge Barca.

it could go either way for Liverpool being so bad away and still going through may be the kick in the bum they need to sort out the away performances or they could just continue to be bad , Hard to call ,

Barca are there for the taking if and big if Messi has a bad game ,

Mr.Nice Guy

Big fan of Lyon as they have several players I like such as Ndombele, Mendy, Depay, Fekir and Aouar. I do think Barca are a step too far for them though, especially if Messi is fit. On current form Messi would put a stop to any team.

They'll be great matches I'm sure. I hope they can pull off the surprise.

charolais0153

ERG89 wrote: »

Not sure what that has to do with Barca or Lyon.

You said barca beat real without messi. Moscow also best real convincingly. It shows that real arent up too much this season. And that it wasnt a great feat for barca to beat real without messi.

The Golden Miller

charolais0153 wrote: »

You said barca beat real without messi. Moscow also best real convincingly. It shows that real arent up too much this season. And that it wasnt a great feat for barca to beat real without messi.

Sorry to be pedantic, but there's no club called "Moscow". And if one of the 5 major Moscow clubs is to be called just "Moscow", it's Spartak, not CSKA.

The way Real are playing, Ajax may fancy taking a scalp off them. Wouldn't be overly surprised, but Real will fall over the line one way or another most likely. Infact, they'll probably get a decisive ref call at a crucial moment in the game as always.

Spurs would of beaten Dortmund last year, but it will be very close now. You'd have to fancy BVB to shade it, but it will be end to end stuff. Arguably tie of the round.

The other tie of the round is the Pool and Bayern. You'd have to fancy Liverpool, but Bayern look like they're beginning to get their act together domestically. It will end up being very close I'd say.

PSG and United looks good on paper, but PSG will hockey them, particularly if they get an early goal and force United out of their park the bus tactics.

Schalke haven't a hope against City. Gone way back from last year.

Don't really know what to expect from Lyon, draw alot of games you'd expect them to win in France. A bit inconsistent and Barca should ultimately have too much for them.

Porto probably wanted Ajax, but got the next best thing in Roma, and Roma will be thinking the same. Roma will beat them, but Porto always seem to get the softest draw available to them year after year. The groups they get are consistently weak and they are a poor enough outfit over the last 5 years compared to what they once were. Benfica threw the league away last year on the run in.

Juve and Atletico will produce a borefest. It will be very close, but I suppose the money will have to be on Juventus.

NIMAN

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Sorry to be pedantic, but there's no club called "Moscow". And if one of the 5 major Moscow clubs is to be called just "Moscow", it's Spartak, not CSKA.

The way Real are playing, Ajax may fancy taking a scalp off them. Wouldn't be overly surprised, but Real will fall over the line one way or another most likely. Infact, they'll probably get a decisive ref call at a crucial moment in the game as always.

Spurs would of beaten Dortmund last year, but it will be very close now. You'd have to fancy BVB to shade it, but it will be end to end stuff. Arguably tie of the round.

The other tie of the round is the Pool and Bayern. You'd have to fancy Liverpool, but Bayern look like they're beginning to get their act together domestically. It will end up being very close I'd say.

PSG and United looks good on paper, but PSG will hockey them, particularly if they get an early goal and force United out of their park the bus tactics.

Schalke haven't a hope against City. Gone way back from last year.

Don't really know what to expect from Lyon, draw alot of games you'd expect them to win in France. A bit inconsistent and Barca should ultimately have too much for them.

Porto probably wanted Ajax, but got the next best thing in Roma, and Roma will be thinking the same. Roma will beat them, but Porto always seem to get the softest draw available to them year after year. The groups they get are consistently weak and they are a poor enough outfit over the last 5 years compared to what they once were. Benfica threw the league away last year on the run in.

Juve and Atletico will produce a borefest. It will be very close, but I suppose the money will have to be on Juventus.

Can't argue with any of that.....fair enough predictions.

Except maybe for Madrid getting a decisive ref call at a crucial moment in the game as always.

They won 4 CLs in 5 years - give them some credit as a football team. They couldn't all have been fixed.

citytillidie

Round of 16
Playing Tuesday
Manchester United (ENG) V Paris (FRA) - Live on BT Sport 2 / RTE 2
Roma (ITA) V Porto (POR) - Live on BT Sport 3

Playing Wednesday
Ajax (NED) V Real Madrid (ESP) - Live on BT Sport 3
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V Borussia Dortmund (GER) - Live on BT Sport 2

NIMAN

Looking forward to this returning.

Wide open tournament this year.
Some great ties.

The Talking Bread

So neither VM1 or RTE have ANY games this week??

RTE have a game next Tueday (Liverpool game) and VM1 have a game next Wednesday (I assume it will be the City Schalke game)

giveitholly

The Talking Bread wrote: »

So neither VM1 or RTE have ANY games this week??

RTE have a game next Tueday (Liverpool game) and VM1 have a game next Wednesday (I assume it will be the City Schalke game)

RTÉ have the utd-psg game