PoTMS
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Anyone but PSG or Atletico.
I'm playing the world's smallest violin for you.Doubt we'll get the team from group G. In the last 5 draws for the last 16 in the CL we've got Atletico, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG and PSG. And that's despite winning the group in 3 of those years.
They're nothing like they use to be.Atletico would be nightmare. Simeone and his dogshit tactics. Rolling for every tactical foul we make, surrounding the referee.
Such a horrible team.
Think you can safely completely ignore that claptrap; the ratings are laughable.Fivethirtyeight currently ranks United’s potential opponents as follows in terms of strength:
#6 Inter
#8 Atletico
#9 PSG
#27 Benfica
#28 Sporting
#29 RB Salzburg
United after a truly horrible run of results and performances are currently 18th behind Atalanta and West Ham(!), and just ahead of Sevilla and Real Sociedad.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/global-club-rankings/
Cup winners cup 1991. 1 draw, 1 lossHave we ever played Atletico?
What about Atalanta? I think they'll progress against Villarreal and Atalanta - Ajax is an exciting matchup for the neutral.So as an Ajax fan, this is my take on our possible opponents..
Underdog
Chelsea - Only team I réally want to avoid. Well organized team, great coach, great players. One of the best teams in the world right now with Bayern, Liverpool and City.
50/50
Inter - Very good team, not worldclass..
Atletico - Very good team, not worldclass..
PSG - World class players, incoherent team. Watch them quite a bit, but they concede so many chances against almost every team. In the attack the have incredible talent obviously, but this whole team just doesnt click. Im very positive Ten Hag will be very able to expose their weaknesses.
Favourite by margins
Benfica - Very good team, but I rate this Ajax higher.
Villareal - Very good team, but I rate this Ajax higher.
Favourite by far
RB Salzburg - I would be ashamed as an Ajax fan if we are being eliminated by them.
What a silly postChelsea will get an easy team as always
And Ronaldo...Wonder how Bruno would feel about facing Sporting.
Ronaldo did face them in the season we won the CL, scored home and away.And Ronaldo...
What are you talking about, our last R16 opponents have been:Chelsea will get an easy team as always
Yeah, I don't get why people are saying that Chelsea get easy draws in the KO stage of the CL, I mean they seem to always draw the hardest team possible.What are you talking about, our last R16 opponents have been:
20/21 - Atletico Madrid
19/20 - Bayern
17/18 - Barcelona
15/16 - PSG
14/15 - PSG
Years in between we didn't make last 16, you can't find a team with a harder run of R16 fixtures
I wouldn't mind Real Madrid, I don't think they are anywhere near as good as they have been in previous years. I'd imagine something similar to last season if we turn up. I just really don't want Bayern1 in 3 chance Chelsea meets Real
I kinda want PSG, because feck them.
And there's the likes of Barca thrice, Napoli with peak Cavani, Juve and Jose's Inter before that.Yeah, I don't get why people are saying that Chelsea get easy draws in the KO stage of the CL, I mean they seem to always draw the hardest team possible.
I think people are confusing FA Cup draws with their CL draws. Although, that said they do seem to get easyish groups.
We had them last year in the group stages, was very tight between the two... Ive seen very little of them this year, but Ajax is definitely a lot better than they were last year..What about Atalanta? I think they'll progress against Villarreal and Atalanta - Ajax is an exciting matchup for the neutral.
Inter would be interesting, wouldn't mind - a good opponent but beatable, plus some old faces still there (Young?)
Yup. This never gets old.1 in 3 chance Chelsea meets Real
I kinda want PSG, because feck them.
So trueAtletico would be nightmare. Simeone and his dogshit tactics. Rolling for every tactical foul we make, surrounding the referee.
Such a horrible team.
Hope so, they're utter wank.1 in 3 chance Chelsea meets Real