charlenefan
Far less insightful than the other Charley
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Some good looking ties there
Really, really tough draw for us tbh.It would have been perfect poetic justice to have gone there and smashed them with the things they have always lorded over us (youth and 'good' football).
Hopefully we'll still get the chance.
Pulisic and Ziyech being fit for this is vital, feel we will have enough to break them down if they are, else this will be a painful grind.Really, really tough draw for us tbh.
Have you paid attention to Liverpool lately?Squad difference is too big and Klopp is a better manager. Should be an easy Liverpool win. Only Atletico or Messi were Liverpool issues.
Almost half of the teams left in the competition could realistically win it...That is a good draw overall with some interesting games. Really open competition this year.
To be fair the games aren't till the end of Feb. They should have loads of players back by then.Have you paid attention to Liverpool lately?
Fair enough.Have you paid attention to Liverpool lately?
Yeah I'm dying for a deep run in the CL. I just want to feel the romance and intensity of the tournament again. We have been an afterthought at this table for too long.Pulisic and Ziyech being fit for this is vital, feel we will have enough to break them down if they are, else this will be a painful grind.
I don't think we will have enough to win the tournament but it's been too long since we've gone past the RO16 and need to get that monkey off our back.
FfsAtletico - Chelsea
The what now?This is just the run up to the real Europa draw, right?
Europe's premiere European competition of course.The what now?
Leipzig are a tricky side. I'm sure Liverpool would have liked a more favourable draw.Liverpool will cruise past Leipzig without issues. Leipzig are a decent team but they got weaker since last year and even then they really did not challenge PSG in the semis, a top team should beat them comfortably. Bayern and City are my other two nearly nailed quarter-finalists, other ties could get close.
You may know it is as the Mid-Week, Remote, Adventures Cup?The what now?
Wow. Some great games there. I actually could see all English teams knocked out this round.Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) v Manchester City (ENG)
SS Lazio (ITA) v Bayern München (GER)
Atlético Madrid (ESP) v Chelsea (ENG)
Red Bull Leipzig (GER) v Liverpool (ENG)
FC Porto (POR) v Juventus (ITA)
Barcelona (ESP) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Sevilla (ESP) v Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Atalanta (ITA) v Real Madrid (ESP)
Would have preferred Monchen, Porto or Lazio. But can't complain too much as it could have been Barca or Atletico when you take the usual warm balls out for City and Real's opponents.Leipzig are a tricky side. I'm sure Liverpool would have liked a more favourable draw.
Game raising cnuts? Of course they raise their game for big European nights when CL qualification is in play, everyone should. This whole 'teams only raise their game against United' excuse is tiresome. Pretty much nobody cares about it anymore, we haven't been the team to beat for the best part of the last decade.Leipzig better show up against Pool otherwise they will join the game raising cnuts club.
PSG will get their revenge against Barca who are abysmal
City will surely go through.
I've seen fans of every big club do this, it's the worst conspiracy theory of the lot.Game raising cnuts? Of course they raise their game for big European nights when CL qualification is in play, everyone should. This whole 'teams only raise their game against United' excuse is tiresome. Pretty much nobody cares about it anymore, we haven't been the team to beat for the best part of the last decade.
Squad difference is too big and Klopp is a better manager. Should be an easy Liverpool win. Only Atletico or Messi were Liverpool issues.
Yeah it's always been 'we only lost/drew because the other team raised their game'. Back when we were good it made sense as if you are both a big club and have done well recently, everyone will want to beat you 10% more than they will want to beat any other tam. We are at the point of being almost irrelevant now though and every team should expect to beat us every now and again now, even the lower tier English teams like WBA, Newcastle or Palace have got their share of wins against United recently and would probably normally fancy themselves to get a result when the game time comes. It's not really an achievement to shout about anymore.I've seen fans of every big club do this, it's the worst conspiracy theory of the lot.
Usually it's teams with no historic or competitive connection to the club aswell.