Europa League/Champions League Lounge

[cicciobtc]

The draw for the KO stage is today!  It will be done in Nyon, Switzerland at 12:00 CET.  As always this will be a good time to start hitting the neighborhood pub and watch which teams are drawn to go against each other at the next stage.  I dn't know about you guys, but the draw is very exciting to me.

Here's a link for more details.

UEFA Champion's League Draw for the KO Stage
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2017/draws/round=2000784/index.html

I bet arsenal will play against bayern munich again ... lol poor arsenal.
Interesting fact about barcelona, real madrid and bayern munich always reach semifinal of champions league in last 5 years.
And i believe this year they will repeat the same thing,really excited to see the draw result!

And guess what?  THEY WILL!  LOOOL!

Wow!  I mean really, poor Arsenal.  Well I guess it's bye bye again in the KO states for them.  But I honestly do hope they reach the quarter finals.  I want all the English clubs to.

UEFA Champion's League KO Stages Final Draw

Manchester City vs Monaco
Real Madrid vs Napoli
Benfica vs Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Porto vs Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona
Sevilla vs Leicester City

my favorite teams for the next round are: Manc. City, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Juventus, At. Madrid, Barcelona and Leicester

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[fiscorcle]

There are some clear winners of those match ups:

Bayern - Barcelona - Real Madrid - Atletico Madrid

These games are all next year. They are all on Christmas break until then  .

1st game:
Tuesday, February 14

Paris SG vs Barcelona

Scratch Atletico madrid out of there.
Put in Borussia Dortmund instead.
After their terrible performance today vs Villareal they showed that they don't have what it takes to play the big teams that are better than they are.

[Bigdan]

Just shaking my head , it seems Real Madrid is paying UEFA a great deal, how come they are always given seemingly weak teams. It's been consistent for the past 4 years and I don't know what's happening at UEFA. When are we going to see Madrid play Bayern Munchen or Arsenal at this stage of the competition? Sucks!!!

[swogerino]

Just shaking my head , it seems Real Madrid is paying UEFA a great deal, how come they are always given seemingly weak teams. It's been consistent for the past 4 years and I don't know what's happening at UEFA. When are we going to see Madrid play Bayern Munchen or Arsenal at this stage of the competition? Sucks!!!

It could be because Real Madrid is favored by the league to always make it to the finals.
This could be the REAL reason.

[ArdiPrabowo]

The draw for the KO stage is today!  It will be done in Nyon, Switzerland at 12:00 CET.  As always this will be a good time to start hitting the neighborhood pub and watch which teams are drawn to go against each other at the next stage.  I dn't know about you guys, but the draw is very exciting to me.

Here's a link for more details.

UEFA Champion's League Draw for the KO Stage
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2017/draws/round=2000784/index.html

I bet arsenal will play against bayern munich again ... lol poor arsenal.
Interesting fact about barcelona, real madrid and bayern munich always reach semifinal of champions league in last 5 years.
And i believe this year they will repeat the same thing,really excited to see the draw result!

And guess what?  THEY WILL!  LOOOL!

Wow!  I mean really, poor Arsenal.  Well I guess it's bye bye again in the KO states for them.  But I honestly do hope they reach the quarter finals.  I want all the English clubs to.

UEFA Champion's League KO Stages Final Draw

Manchester City vs Monaco
Real Madrid vs Napoli
Benfica vs Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Porto vs Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona
Sevilla vs Leicester City

very bad drawing to arsenal, is again although is first rank in stage group
in next stage must meet is stong team again bayern munchen

super bigmatch and very good match
bayern munchen VS arsenal
and
paris saint-germain Vs barcelona

[shulio]

Dont underestimate arsenal, they are now much  better then they used to be and bayern munich is no longer having pep as their coach so things will change. Arsenal might win with a split of hair against bayern munich , we wont know the result  because arsenal is quite good in their home game this season

[tokeweed]

Dont underestimate arsenal, they are now much  better then they used to be and bayern munich is no longer having pep as their coach so things will change. Arsenal might win with a split of hair against bayern munich , we wont know the result  because arsenal is quite good in their home game this season

Yup.  And let's also point out that Bayern Munich under Ancelloti will be a far cry from the Jupp Heynckes era.  Pep himself wasn't able to replicate it.  This will not be a Bayern that has so dominated the Bundesliga for so long and has reached the CL quarters easily.  With the emergence of RB Leipzig, I think they would have to dig deep and think how uncertain their number one position is in the league.  

Out of three draws vs Bayern in 5 years, I like their chances to go through the KO stage this year.  But one advantage Bayern has over Arsenal is the winter break.  The EPL has none.

[sportsbettor8]

Dont underestimate arsenal, they are now much  better then they used to be and bayern munich is no longer having pep as their coach so things will change. Arsenal might win with a split of hair against bayern munich , we wont know the result  because arsenal is quite good in their home game this season

I am pretty sure Bayern will beat Arsenal, you know it is impossible to beat Bayern, Arrsenal has bad luck every year.

[Globb0]

Here we go then, last 16.   




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Phil

[Wadii26]

Dont underestimate arsenal, they are now much  better then they used to be and bayern munich is no longer having pep as their coach so things will change. Arsenal might win with a split of hair against bayern munich , we wont know the result  because arsenal is quite good in their home game this season

I am pretty sure Bayern will beat Arsenal, you know it is impossible to beat Bayern, Arrsenal has bad luck every year.

if Arsenal defend well against Bayern munich they will propably can make it off because if get some positive results at Allianz Arena they would made it eadier for them in the return but all of that depends on players availability because both teams known for getting injury Crisis and any team can take advantage of that either Arsenal or Bayern but i think this year Arsenal chances are better then before

[hawkins]

Here we go then, last 16.   




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Phil

Well, a good place for bayern munich to meet with the arsenal. Well, I wanted to see this match, and I feel this is the most exciting game of all. but, I just wanted to see barcelona and real madrid back to compete. 

[dihari]

Barcelona, real Madrid,  Dortmund, atletico Madrid, Munich, Manchester city, juventus, and Leicester city.
It's my prediction for the club that will be in the next round.

[kodes88]

Dont underestimate arsenal, they are now much  better then they used to be and bayern munich is no longer having pep as their coach so things will change. Arsenal might win with a split of hair against bayern munich , we wont know the result  because arsenal is quite good in their home game this season

Yes, but arsenal lost in 2 games this season, against liverpool in premier league and Soton in EFL cup. And both played at emirates. So sometimes, inconsystant of arsenal is always happen, Against Bayern Munchen in Champions league is a nightmare for arsenal.

[azguard]

Matches will be interesting and how about Europe League matches

Athletic Club (ESP) v APOEL (CYP)
Legia Warszawa (POL)* v Ajax (NED)
Anderlecht (BEL) v Zenit (RUS)
Astra Giurgiu (ROU) v Genk (BEL)
Manchester United (ENG) v St-Étienne (FRA)
Villarreal (ESP) v Roma (ITA)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)* v København (DEN)*
Celta Vigo (ESP) v Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Olympiacos (GRE) v Osmanlıspor (TUR)
Gent (BEL) v Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)*
Rostov (RUS)* v Sparta Praha (CZE)
Krasnodar (RUS) v Fenerbahçe (TUR)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)* v Fiorentina (ITA)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) v Lyon (FRA)*
Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) v Beşiktaş (TUR)*
PAOK (GRE) v Schalke (GER)

* clubs from Champions league

here i see also few matches that would be interesting to see Villarreal v Roma, Celta Vigo v Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Mönchengladbach v Fiorentina, PAOK v Schalke

[Falconer]

Just shaking my head , it seems Real Madrid is paying UEFA a great deal, how come they are always given seemingly weak teams. It's been consistent for the past 4 years and I don't know what's happening at UEFA. When are we going to see Madrid play Bayern Munchen or Arsenal at this stage of the competition? Sucks!!!

Lol. Yeah seems Real Madrid paid UEFA and Arsenal didnt.

Yup.  And let's also point out that Bayern Munich under Ancelloti will be a far cry from the Jupp Heynckes era.  Pep himself wasn't able to replicate it.  This will not be a Bayern that has so dominated the Bundesliga for so long and has reached the CL quarters easily.  With the emergence of RB Leipzig, I think they would have to dig deep and think how uncertain their number one position is in the league. 

Out of three draws vs Bayern in 5 years, I like their chances to go through the KO stage this year.  But one advantage Bayern has over Arsenal is the winter break.  The EPL has none.

That caught my attention too, I admit that Heynckes is one of the best Bayern coach. Its likely the chance of Bayern to win UCL on this season is not too high. But something may change, because Ancelotti has great experience in Champions League. And yeah, your reason about winter break could also make Bayern have more chance to win against Arsenal

[bajing]

Barcelona, real Madrid,  Dortmund, atletico Madrid, Munich, Manchester city, juventus, and Leicester city.
It's my prediction for the club that will be in the next round.

Not easy as that, always a lot of surprises happen in champion league, out of all the clubs of your choice am only agreed with atletico madrid who will play in the next round because leverkusen looks very weak this season.

[fiscorcle]

Barcelona, real Madrid,  Dortmund, atletico Madrid, Munich, Manchester city, juventus, and Leicester city.
It's my prediction for the club that will be in the next round.

Not easy as that, always a lot of surprises happen in champion league, out of all the clubs of your choice am only agreed with atletico madrid who will play in the next round because leverkusen looks very weak this season.

I very much doubt that atletico madrid will make it through.
They played like crap yesterday and could not even produce anything in their own la liga so why would you think they would be able to compete with the world's top class elite teams?

[babyjesusftw1]

I think a lot of Europa League games could go over the goal total. Copenhagen are excellent scorers and so are Ludogorets, and Ludogorets don't exactly play terrific defense. If copenhagen can knick an early goal, I see this game potentially ending 1-2 or 2-2. I also like Schalke to score a couple here, and whenever the away team scores an early goal, the totals tend to go over. Lots of potential value here for the goals market.

[marcus1986]

Here we go then, last 16.   




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Phil

Well, a good place for bayern munich to meet with the arsenal. Well, I wanted to see this match, and I feel this is the most exciting game of all. but, I just wanted to see barcelona and real madrid back to compete. 

I'm waiting this match between Bayern and Arsenal too. Very interesting game.

[Bigdan]

Here we go then, last 16.   




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Phil

Interesting fixtures,but will opt to watch how Arsenal will fare against Bayern Munchen or Barcelona against PSG. Real Madrid seems to be running their luck once again but I hope they get a real test next round.