CL League Phase Draw 2025/26 | Fixtures (pg 32)

Oh yeah don’t mind me am just pissed of how it was when we first entered the champs league with seedings and which group you ended up in!
Despite winning the PL we were put in pot 2. Under the old system, pot allocation was based on some random coefficient nonsense. A couple of years later, when Leicester won the PL, they were put in pot 1.
 
Is it just me that thinks the new format is pretty shit?

We just seem like too many games and playing the big teams now for me takes the shine off playing them in the latter rounds.

Our draw is fucking tough by the way.
 
In agreement with your three.My tweek is Ken,Davide then Kinky.
Watched the debacle at Wembley again this week.Kev created all the chances we had and we had many.
Couldn’t help but think watching on Saturday the guy would have weaved something.
He was top old.
To heavy and done last season.
Italian league is different to the prem
 
As a away day European traveller this is probably one of the worse draws.
Bodo -404( no chance unless you're above like 31k)
Monaco 1k will be a struggle to get though Bratislava there was spares
Villereal and Madrid are the only ones which will go fairly low down I reckon
 
Is it just me that thinks the new format is pretty shit?

We just seem like too many games and playing the big teams now for me takes the shine off playing them in the latter rounds.

Our draw is fucking tough by the way.
Not sure we could have realistically expected anything else given our current situation. A few years back we win five of those games handy and finish comfortably in the top 8. The Madrid fixture is the only one we might have anticipated a loss in.
 
Win your home games, go through. Simple as that.

From there, it’s still “luck of the draw,” because you have no control over the other Group League results. Best chance we have is to get in the top half and hope we play a weaker, lower team, although there were plenty of strong teams down the bottom end last season!!!

Sadly, for me, this new League format doesn’t exactly scream “Champions” League, with teams from all over and far from Champions are the vast majority of the teams.

That said, this format produces FAR MORE BIG GAMES for the global TV audience, and creates a bigger pool of prize money, so don’t expect the teams or UEFA to complain about it!

Now, it’s all about who were are playing when! Couple of key fixtures in that mix could make or break our progression, so I fully expect them to be squeezed between a couple of big PL games, with lots of traveling involved!!
 
is it not the 4th or 5th season in a row now we've played Real ?

2016 (pre-Pep.. our first Semi of the CL ever)

2020 (Ramos got a red, We WON)

2022 (lost on Cancelo offside trap fuckup, we got 93:20'ed),
2023 (KDB 1-1, 4-0 at the etihad, We WON),
2024 (lost on Kovacic's missed pen),
2025 (lost on Kovacic's braindead mistake, we got 93:20'ed AGAIN),
2025-26 now again so 5th season in a row.
 
As a away day European traveller this is probably one of the worse draws.
Bodo -404( no chance unless you're above like 31k)
Monaco 1k will be a struggle to get though Bratislava there was spares
Villereal and Madrid are the only ones which will go fairly low down I reckon
I agree with you on Bodo.
I wouldn’t be too worried about Monaco as we have played them before.
Villarreal and Real - anyone on the cup scheme will get one. Villarreal due to a bit of hassle getting there and Real due to the tedium of playing them (yet) again.
The tendency of the police in Spain to check tickets won’t encourage sales either.
 
Not being funny but kev was clearly pissed off at not having contract renewed, thought he had more in him and didn’t like how the club handled it. Not good for the best player ever in blue.

He is going to come back and make point to the board and Pep. And it will be horrible. And I will cry.
Could be like Franny returning with Derby. A "just look at his face" moment
 
Beer is a tenner for a third of a litre according to some web sites.
The away pub might do a match day special price of £9 like they did in Berne. Could always get a take out from the offy. It's not like you'd have any trouble keeping it cold.
 
Bar Madrid and Napoli I’d fancy us against the rest even a draw V Napoli would be a decent result hopefully get Madrid last and it may be a dead rubber game
 
Win your home games, go through. Simple as that.

From there, it’s still “luck of the draw,” because you have no control over the other Group League results. Best chance we have is to get in the top half and hope we play a weaker, lower team, although there were plenty of strong teams down the bottom end last season!!!

Sadly, for me, this new League format doesn’t exactly scream “Champions” League, with teams from all over and far from Champions are the vast majority of the teams.

That said, this format produces FAR MORE BIG GAMES for the global TV audience, and creates a bigger pool of prize money, so don’t expect the teams or UEFA to complain about it!

Now, it’s all about who were are playing when! Couple of key fixtures in that mix could make or break our progression, so I fully expect them to be squeezed between a couple of big PL games, with lots of traveling involved!!
Your final paragraph- been saying that for weeks.
 

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