Champions League QF Draw | Manchester United v Barcelona
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Personally think I'd want us to face an English side. We'll play with more confidence than against the other European teams. In possession our boys completely shat the bed against PSG, the way they don't against English teams.
There will be an all-PL tie, the odds against it are too high. In that instance would prefer a liv-city game for them to go at it over two hard fought games.
We all too often get past a difficult team, only to trip up against so-called weaker opposition. So I’d say bring Barca on, we owe them one for two lost finals!
We all too often get past a difficult team, only to trip up against so-called weaker opposition. So I’d say bring Barca on, we owe them one for two lost finals!
Prediction:
United - Juve
City - Ajax
Spurs - Liverpool
Barca - Porto
United - Juve
City - Ajax
Spurs - Liverpool
Barca - Porto
If we are talking about the favorites, it would be Barca, Juve and City. And you have a point. None of the English teams, including Spurs, will be intimidated by City, though when on form, they can arguably be called better than Juve or even Barca in their free scoring style. We have played them in the league, so it will have a big match feeling without the intimidation factor of Juve with Ronaldo, or the atmosphere of Camp Nou.
Same with Liverpool, though I don't consider them as extremely better than us. Just a fraction better, more like.
Ah, come on mate
There lots more United fans who’re saying they’d be very happy to get Spurs. I just think, with your current form and us knowing you well, we’d have a very good chance to progress. Never mind that you’ve never made it past a QF as well... Didn’t say it would be a walk in the park though!I reckon there'll be an all English quarter final but it won't involve Tottenham.
Praise jah no. It has a stench of inevitability about it, though.
Said the fish finger to the sea bass.
You wanna go through this again?
My view is simple: Ajax are an Eredivisie team not winning the Eredivisie. The Premier League has shown itself to be comfortably the world's strongest right now, and we are third in that league.
Ajax would not be an easy tie, but any team playing in the Portuguese/Eredivisie is very likely to be weaker than teams playing in the top tier leagues, where all the money is at.
I get that you think Ajax are better because history, heritage, all that jazz. That's fine.
Calm down Captain Birdseye - I didn't mention Ajax.
I simply shared an observation in response to a Spurs fan calling a Liverpool fan cocky.
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FFS.
Barcelona Vs Manchester United
Manchester City vs Ajax
Liverpool vs Spurs
Juventus vs Porto
I am from the future so I can guarantee you this is what's going to happen.
Manchester City vs Ajax
Liverpool vs Spurs
Juventus vs Porto
I am from the future so I can guarantee you this is what's going to happen.
What are you referring to then? Why would being a Spurs fan make me cocky, mystic meg?
We're generally a pretty downbeat bunch, Glaston aside. Years in the wilderness will do that to you.
I was referring to the post I quoted. It's not complicated.
Where can I bet on City getting Ajax, Porto or Spurs? One of this three for sure.
The post you quoted was just me calling somebody else cocky and then you talking shit about fish again.
Why would it be hypocritical of me to call somebody else cocky because I'm a Spurs fan is what I'm clearly asking.
It's not complicated, ghost whisperer.
Anyone but City, really. Not that we'd be favorites against Barca or Juve, but City's just boring considering we face them at least twice every season.
Good joke. Very witty.
I'm not sure if you ever fully understood the fish finger metaphor but a Spurs fan wishing to be drawn against a superior Liverpool side because their fans are "cocky" couldn't sum it up any more perfectly.
Because I don't think we'd be easy for them, not because we'd sweep them aside.
They are superior, the league table shows that. Just like the league table shows that Ajax aren't the super duper uber winners that you made them out to be.
(needed an 85th minute winner to squeeze past 10 men, 13th placed Zwolle by the way. Titans of the game.)
It's like you live in this weird fantasy world where football is this elitist club where no fans of any club outside the traditional big sides can ever feel like they have a stronger team in that moment than those who have won more previously. I understood the fish finger metaphor perfectly and it's total bullshit, because clubs having won more 30 years ago doesn't make them superior in 2019.
We might not be a 'steak' now, but if a fish finger is finishing ahead of you and getting to the latter stages of your best competitions, maybe it's time to recognise something has changed a little bit?
Well, it could be good if we have to play home first at the same time as them ...
Yep. But if we both get drawn away, then that would mean we will end up playing the 1st leg at home, which is a mild disadvantage. Mind you, out of the 8 quarter finalists, 4 had played at home first in the previous round, so maybe its not something that really matters much these days.
Please let us have Porto, or Ajax. Would like to see Liverpool v Spurs, reckon that'd be a frantic, tough battle and might hurt both sides league form.
We'll bladder the Spuds.
So it makes no difference whatsoever. Still a 50% chance of being at home in the second leg. It's just the process to get there is different.
I think City will get Liverpool again in a revenge match. We'll probably get Juve.
As Barcelona and United supporter, I would like the following:
United vs Porto
Barcelona vs Ajax
Liverpool vs Spurs
Juve vs City
United vs Porto
Barcelona vs Ajax
Liverpool vs Spurs
Juve vs City
Any team less Barcelona.
Hoping for:
United vs Porto
Barca vs City
Juve vs Liverpool
Spurs vs Ajax
United vs Porto
Barca vs City
Juve vs Liverpool
Spurs vs Ajax
Barcelona vs City would be ideal! In reality we'll likely get them and City will get Porto.
Interesting tie for Frenkie de Jong if Ajax were to draw Barca 
I just used a draw simulator, would love this to be the draw
Match 1 : Manchester United vs Liverpool
Match 2 : Barcelona vs Juventus
Match 3 : Porto vs Ajax
Match 4 : Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspurs
Match 1 : Manchester United vs Liverpool
Match 2 : Barcelona vs Juventus
Match 3 : Porto vs Ajax
Match 4 : Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspurs
I don't know who we are going to get but if I could bet on Liverpool getting Porto or Ajax I would.
If City get Porto or Ajax I'm gonna scream. Absolute stat padders.
Edit: Such bets are available I see on Paddy Power, 6/1 is the odds
Everyone and Mourinho knows that City will get Porto or Ajax
At least one tie will be all English. UEFA will make certain of that.
The odds are very high even without their influences. I'd like to know what the odds of each PL team not drawing another are. Of course they change after the draw starts.
Suppose the first draw is Barca vs Ajax. We're then guaranteed at least one all English tie.
All in all, I'd say the odds of the first two pairs not having an English team are greater than each tie having one. Someone should be able to work this out.
Where's the final this year?
You all know it's rigged. The english teams will draw each other. They don't want an all english semis.