2022-23 UEFA Champions League

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119836369#Comment_119836369

Except Mane during the week when he volleyball punched the ball but got away with it as "protecting his face"

Kiith

CL Draw happening now.

1. RB Leipzig vs Man City
2. Club Brugge vs Benfica
3. Liverpool vs Real Madrid (tasty!)
4. AC Milan vs Spurs
5. Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
6. Dortmund vs Chelsea
7. Inter vs Porto
8. PSG vs Bayern

citytillidie

Round of 16 Draw

RB Leipzig (GER) V Manchester City FC (ENG)

Club Brugge (BEL) V SL Benfica (POR)

Liverpool FC (ENG) V Real Madrid CF (ESP)

AC Milan (ITA) V Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) V SSC Napoli (ITA)

Borussia Dortmund (GER) V Chelsea FC (ENG)

FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) V FC Porto (POR)

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V FC Bayern München (GER)

Kiith

Liverpool vs Real and PSG vs Bayern should be crackers.

Fitz*

I wonder what PSG, specifically Neymar & Messi, will look like after the World Cup?

breezy1985

Interesting draws for the English sides. All should come through handy enough unless they play way below their best (except Liverpool obviously) but on the plus side games against the Italians and Germans will be interesting for fans.

The Portuguese teams will be happy enough to have avoided the big teams and one or both could make it.

I think Napoli is the biggest dead cert win of the ties.

yourdeadwright

Somebody totally unfancied could make the final this year due to a handy run ,

You'll have two off Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern or PSG missing out on the last 8 ,

So out of the really big guns , You'll have City & two of the above in the last 8 that leaves 5 of the so called lesser clubs in there,

I'm going to say a last 8 of City, Liverpool , Bayern, Benfica, Spurs, Porto, Dortmund ,Napoli

DellyBelly

RB Leipzig (GER) V Manchester City FC (ENG) - Can't see anything but a City win here

Club Brugge (BEL) V SL Benfica (POR) - You'd have to fancy Benfica here. Looked good in the group stages

Liverpool FC (ENG) V Real Madrid CF (ESP) - Madrid to win this. Liverpool have gone backwards since the final last year so can't see an upset here

AC Milan (ITA) V Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - I think this is a hard one to call but I'd fancy Madrid as I just don't trust Spurs to do anything.

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) V SSC Napoli (ITA) - Napoli all the way..could be eventual winners

Borussia Dortmund (GER) V Chelsea FC (ENG) - Again another tough one. Chelsea are struggling at the moment. Dortmund for me

FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) V FC Porto (POR) - I think Inter wil lget through in this tie

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V FC Bayern München (GER) - I fancy PSG to win this one.

breezy1985

Ide go with

City, Madrid, Bayern, Brugge, Spurs, Porto, Chelsea ,Napoli.

Inter vs Porto could be a fun one. I reckon it will be a bag of goal + extra time.

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119844769#Comment_119844769

Bit pointless making predictions now with 4 months and a World Cup to go before these games are played

yourdeadwright

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119844769#Comment_119844769

I'd pretty much agree with you bar the odd one or two where i could go either way but one thing to remember is by Feb tings could look very different for some teams,

Its been very rushed so far we are what only 13 games into league seasons with a World cup which is over months break for teams & a transfer window ahead , Teams could fall off or pick up from very hard to call ,

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119844799#Comment_119844799

Sorry for having a bit of fun.

citytillidie

Round of 16 Dates

1st Legs

Tuesday 14th February

AC Milan (ITA) V Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V FC Bayern München (GER)

Wednesday 15th February

Borussia Dortmund (GER) V Chelsea FC (ENG)

Club Brugge (BEL) V SL Benfica (POR)

Tuesday 21st February

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) V SSC Napoli (ITA)

Liverpool FC (ENG) V Real Madrid CF (ESP)

Wednesday 22nd February

FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) V FC Porto (POR)

RB Leipzig (GER) V Manchester City FC (ENG)

2nd Legs

Tuesday 7th March

Chelsea FC (ENG) V Borussia Dortmund (GER)

SL Benfica (POR) V Club Brugge (BEL)

Wednesday 8th March

FC Bayern München (GER) V Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V AC Milan (ITA)

Tuesday 14th March

FC Porto (POR) V FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)

Manchester City FC (ENG) V RB Leipzig (GER)

Wednesday 15th March

Real Madrid CF (ESP) V Liverpool FC (ENG)

SSC Napoli (ITA) V Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)

Fitz*

Good point here from Rory. Man City didn't necessarily get a very easy draw themselves, moreso that a few of their main rivals for the CL have drawn each other.

Man City have gone into very short favourites now as a result - 13/8.

https://twitter.com/OliverKay/status/1589650514500898817?t=e2j2iDyNqj4QohmgutH6pw&s=19

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119846133#Comment_119846133

They will still lose to whoever is left when Pep decides to drop Haaland and play De Bruyne in goals in a 2-8-0 formation.

citytillidie

Round of 16 1st Legs

All Game 20:00 Kick-offs

Tuesday 15th February

AC Milan (ITA) V Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - Live on BT Sport 1

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V FC Bayern München (GER) - Live on BT Sport 2 / RTE 2

Wednesday 15th February

Borussia Dortmund (GER) V Chelsea FC (ENG) - Live on BT Sport 1 / Virgin Media Two

Club Brugge (BEL) V SL Benfica (POR) - Live on BT Sport 2

munchkin_utd

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V FC Bayern München (GER) - Live on BT Sport 2 / RTE 2

is that a wind up? An irish TV channel choosing to forgo showing a game involving an English team? Surely theres a mistake there.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120236648#Comment_120236648

Probably because it's Spurs not the traditional few and also Messi, M'Bappe and the fact Milan are gonna get ripped apart.

Mr.Nice Guy

Fancy Bayern to win tonight in Paris. I'll go for a draw in Dortmund.

Edit: Just noticed the Dortmund/Chelsea game is tomorrow. I'll stay on the fence for Milan/Spurs.

The Golden Miller

Whichever manager loses between Milan and Spurs will be under huge pressure to keep their job, going by the regression of both this season. Both in poor form, so both confident of the win, but for the loser should warrant a sacking imo

Mr.Nice Guy

Milan take the lead despite Forster's best efforts. Not great from Romero.

ShamoBuc

Romero not strong enough. Thought Forster should have got a hand to the first one, but got a super hand to the second and was unlucky that it popped up perfectively.

breezy1985

Great stuff from Diaz to follow that all the way in.

Mushy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120237000#Comment_120237000

And your last point getting outdone by your first point

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120236648#Comment_120236648

RTE have to get the adverts and will get more people watching PSG V Bayern than Spurs

Widdensushi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120236648#Comment_120236648

Spurs not that popular in Ireland, London and Korea are a big part of their fanbase

Pipmae

Neymar goes down like he was punched by Katie Taylor. You'd get roughed up more on the Dart at rush hour.

Osmosis Jones

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120241358#Comment_120241358

It's telling that he spent a full few minutes down holding his face rolling around and not a single teammate came within half the pitch of checking on him, literally nobody believed he was actually hurt.

castletownman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120241372#Comment_120241372

And then left more on Kimmich than Pavard did on him a couple of moments later but Kimmich got up immediately.

He is the epitome of everything wrong with the modern footballer.

breezy1985

English team don't want to kick the ball out for an injured player so fuk the ref opposition and everyone else.

Good auld BT

Add to that a lot of "intelligent" play from Kane when he keeps falling in Kjaer to win frees.

Mr.Nice Guy

Theo Hernandez causing Romero problems once more.

Damien360

As dislikeable a man as Sergio Ramos is, he is having an incredible game so far. His reading and positioning in the game is amazing.

Saying that, I can't see anyone but Bayern winning this game.

Agree on Neymar comments above, he is all that is wrong in the game. Delighted the ref didn't bother with his antics so far.

Mr.Nice Guy

Agree on Ramos. He's been excellent. Bayern have been better but without troubling Donnarumma too much. Kimmich has been impressive. Wonder how fit Mbappe is. It would be nice to see him for the last 20 minutes at least.

Dave0301

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120241445#Comment_120241445

Bayern have been great but they are really missing a top striker and the movement off the ball that they could offer.

breezy1985

Romero in studs up. Is that not a red ?

Or does it need to be both legs.

ShamoBuc

Such a typical Romero tackle.

Mr.Nice Guy

Navas saves that.

y0ssar1an22

oh, donnuruma!! that was bad. 1-0 bayern

sligeach

That's such a poor goal from PSG's point of view. Awful marking and Donnarumma let a shot in the centre of goal slide under his body.

Mr.Nice Guy

That one was a great Donnarumma save tbf. Super play from Musiala.

y0ssar1an22

bayern beginning to turn the screw here, stil 1-0

sligeach

I think Donnarumma has cancelled out his howler with those 2 top saves.

y0ssar1an22

mbappe goal disallowed for offside. am i right in thinking if the neymar shot glanced off a defender it would be onside?

Mr.Nice Guy

Mbappe!!!

Just offside.

sligeach

Spurs are living a charmed life. 2 glorious chances missed in the last couple of minutes. They absolutely should be at least 2-0 down.

ShamoBuc

2 crosses could have lead to 2 goals in the space of 2 minutes for Milan.

Mushy

That was some goal, so bloody fast

Or not...var

Pipmae

Now that's a striker. Class.

y0ssar1an22

and mbappe makes it 1-1 after bayern make a mess of a 3 vs 4

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120241660#Comment_120241660

Depends on how intentional the glance is - if the defender actively purposefully touched it, then it would play someone onside. But if it's just a glance the defender doesn't know much about, it would still be offside.