2021-22 UEFA Champions League

dr.kenneth noisewater

Pot 2 looks the better pot to be in this season

Fitz*

Sheriff are the first ever Moldovan team to reach the CL group stage. Nailed on that they draw Man City along with their usual Shaktar tie.

jacool

Can anyone workout how they arrived at these pairings?

To ensure that paired clubs from the same country play on separate days where possible, the eight groups will be distinguished by colour: Groups A to D will be red and Groups E to H will be blue. When a paired club is drawn, for example, in one of the red groups (A, B, C or D), the other paired club – once it has been drawn – will automatically be assigned to one of the four blue groups (E, F, G or H). The pairings are as follows:

A Chelsea & Manchester City

B Atlético de Madrid & Sevilla

C Inter & Juventus

D Bayern & Dortmund

E LOSC Lille & Paris Saint-Germain

F Real Madrid & Barcelona

G Man. United & Liverpool

H Porto & Benfica

I Shakhtar & Dynamo Kyiv

J Leipzig & Wolfsburg

K Atalanta & AC Milan

What I can't get my head around is why the two Manchester clubs paired and the two Madrid and Milan clubs? Aren't they the clubs that should not be playing on the same days?

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117806046#Comment_117806046

All about TV so in England Liverpool and Man Utd will not be playing on the same night and in Spain Real and Barca will not be playing on the same night

Agent Coulson

PSG & City drawn in the same group :)

Agent Coulson

That is some draw from the top two pots alone.

Drumpot

Please Milan get drawn in group A, bout time City had a tough draw . .

Group B is an ok alternative :)

citytillidie

Group Stage Draw

Group A

Manchester City (ENG)

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

RB Leipzig (GER)

Club Brugge (BEL)

Group B

Atlético de Madrid (ESP)

Liverpool (ENG)

Porto (POR)

AC Milan (ITA)

Group C

Sporting CP (POR)

Borussia Dortmund (GER)

Ajax (NED)

Beşiktaş (TUR)

Group D

Inter Milan (ITA)

Real Madrid (ESP)

FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)

Group E

Bayern (GER)

Barcelona (ESP)

SL Benfica (POR)

Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

Group F

Villarreal (ESP)

Manchester United (ENG)

Atalanta (ITA)

BSC Young Boys (SUI)

Group G

LOSC Lille (FRA)

Sevilla (ESP)

FC Salzburg (AUT)

Wolfsburg (GER)

Group H

Chelsea (ENG)

Juventus (ITA)

Zenit (RUS)

Malmö FF (SWE)

ShaneU

Tough Groups for Pool and City

y0ssar1an22

some great groups there. everyone in group g will be happy.

Agent Coulson

There is going to be some cracking games in the group stages

Chelsea, Juve

Munich, Barca

Inter, Real

City, PSG, RB Germany

Atletico, Liverpool, Porto & AC

Mr.Nice Guy

So Messi is going to City after all.

Groups B and F will be interesting to see whether Milan and Atalanta can cause an upset.

MisterAnarchy

A few interesting groups but the rest will be very predictable.

Drumpot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117807309#Comment_117807309

City will play nearly as many tough games in the group as they did for the entire CL last season , they were well overdue a tough draw.

citytillidie

Matchday 1

Tuesday 14th September

17:45 Kick-offs

Group F

BSC Young Boys (SUI) V Manchester United FC (ENG) - Live on BT Sport 2 / RTE Two

Group G

Sevilla FC (ESP) V FC Salzburg (AUT) - Live on BT Sport 1

20:00 Kick-offs

Group E

FC Barcelona (ESP) V FC Bayern München (GER) - Live on BT Sport 3

FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V SL Benfica (POR) - Live on BT Sport Extra 4

Group F

Villarreal CF (ESP) V Atalanta BC (ITA) - Live on BT Sport Extra 2

Group G

LOSC Lille (FRA) V VFL Wolfsburg (GER) - Live on BT Sport Extra 3

Group H

Chelsea FC (ENG) V Football Club Zenit (RUS) - Live on BT Sport 2

Malmö FF (SWE) V Juventus (ITA) - Live on BT Sport ESPN

Wednesday 15th September

17:45 Kick-offs

Group C

Beşiktaş JK (TUR) V Borussia Dortmund (GER) - Live on BT Sport 1

Group D

FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) V FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) - Live on BT Sport ESPN

20:00 Kick-offs

Group A

Manchester City FC (ENG) V RB Leipzig (GER) - Live on BT Sport 3

Club Brugge (BEL) V Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - Live on BT Sport ESPN

Group B

Liverpool FC (ENG) V AC Milan (ITA) - Live on BT Sport 2 / Virgin Media Two

Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) V FC Porto (POR) - Live on BT Sport Extra 3

Group C

Sporting Club De Portugal (POR) V AFC Ajax (NED) - Live on BT Sport Extra 4

Group D

FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) V Real Madrid CF (ESP) - Live on BT Sport Extra 2

PsychoPete

If anyone is interested, livescore are showing all the games for free

NIMAN

Some decent games this week to start it off.

Looking forward to seeing how Barca do with many of their forwards missing. Fancy Bayern for an away win in that one.

Inter Madrid should also be a good game, and Pool Milan.

Mr.Nice Guy

Have Virgin Media lost the rights to show most games? They're only advertising Liverpool/Milan yet they used to have a bunch of games on their Sport Extra channels.

Pleased to see Ronaldo start. Want to see a performance from Sancho as I think he's been very disappointing so far.

~Rebel~

Bit mad to have no 8pm kickoff on Irish TV tonight.

kksaints

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117890951#Comment_117890951

Yes, they only have the rights to one match on the Wednesday night. Livescore app has the Irish rights to all the matches for the next 3 years.

Mr.Nice Guy

Ronaldo opens the scoring, through the keeper's legs.

Salzburg's young striker Adeyemi started well and won a penalty but dragged the spot kick wide.

...And he's gone and won another penalty! Navas with the foul. And it's scored by Sucic.

sligeach

The keeper should have done far better, AGAIN. Another fortunate goal for Ronaldo.

Fitz*

Gave a quick look at the LiveScore app there a few minutes ago. The play seems to be 2 minutes behind the live action and commentary within the app. If you are watching through the app, you'll probably see a goal notification before it actually happens, which kinda ruins things. Can anyone confirm did this happen when the goal went in?

Mr.Nice Guy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117891145#Comment_117891145

I haven't used it but that seems to be the case:

https://twitter.com/gcooney93/status/1437824842166849538

Wan-Bissaka given a straight red. It was warranted.

Adeyemi has won a THIRD penalty for Salzburg. This is mental. Sucic hits the post this time.

fyfe79

RTE keep mentioning YB winning their league by 30 points, Ronnie Whelan calling it a 'joke'. You'd swear the last 2 seasons in England haven't been decided by cricket scores either.

sligeach

Fully deserved red card for Wan-Bissaka. He can have no complaints. He could have broken his opponents ankle.

klose

Wtf is Ronnie whelan on about unfortunately in todays game that's a red card? It was a shocking challenge **** hell.

Mr.Nice Guy

Now Sevilla have a penalty. 4th one this half! Rakitic levels it up.

Fitz*

That red card for AWB was coming eventually. His style of play is very swashbuckling style and loves to dive to ground.

Added to his own terrible first touch and lunged in to make amends, had to be a red after catching the opponent on the ankle.

Mr.Nice Guy

This Salzburg side are surely going to get picked apart by big clubs in no time as they seem to have several promising, young players. Adeyemi has caused Sevilla all sorts of problems up front, winning 3 pens and their DM Camara has caught the eye as well.

martingriff

Ferdinand going in my time you get a high five well done

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117891279#Comment_117891279

Must be so tough to build anything there, every year they seem to get torn apart. Not only do they have to contend with big teams snapping up their best, they've Leipzig leering over their shoulder all the time too. Just looking back over their outgoings over the past 2 years is tough viewing - Haaland, Dabbur, Minamino, Schlager, Hwang, Szoboszlai, Daka, Mwepu etc etc..

Augme

Does the ref not know the rules? Ridiculous decision to blownthe whistle there. Did united a massive favour.

Mr.Nice Guy

Sevilla down to ten after En-Nesyri does a ridiculous dive and gets a second yellow. Sevilla unhappy because he was offside in the move beforehand and so wanted the dive overlooked.

Augme

Some dive from Ronaldo.

sligeach

Young Boys have equalized. It's been coming.

sligeach

There's only one team that look like getting the winner as well.

Mr.Nice Guy

Young Boys back in the game. Thought Shaw should have done better.

Augme

Seems crazy keeping Ronaldo, Pogba and Fernandes on. Being steam rolled in the middle.

TitianGerm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117891485#Comment_117891485

It's Young Boys, you should be able to manage the game even with those three on.

TheRiverman

Ronaldo taken off now.

BobHopeless

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117891506#Comment_117891506

Ole apologies to him lol. Going to be funny to see how such a weak manager handles that ego over the season

DDC1990

Anyone able to get the LiveScore app to show the game on Android.

I have gone to the watch section and selected the United game, but instead of showing the game it just shows stats.

Same with the Sevilla game.

I know Apple users.have to sign in but there doesn't seem to be that option on the Android version.

Mr.Nice Guy

Young Boys win it. Awful backpass from Lingard.

martyos121

Lingard costs United by making a highly inappropriate pass at Young Boys.

BobHopeless

Get in 🤣

Augme

What an assist from Lingegard. The perfect through ball to split the defence. Just a shame it was at the wrong end!

Mr.Nice Guy

Ends 1-1 in Seville. Very impressed by this young Salzburg side. This group could go right to the wire.

Martin Keown on BT was it? Going on about Lingaard being great. Had to happen.

sligeach

Hilarious stuff. Great assist by Lingard. Young Boys deserved the victory, so justice done.