Champions League Draw - 29th August '24 | Opponents (pg69) | Fixtures (pg128)

[Stoned Rose]

That was miles better than the old script.

Thought the draw was quick, slick and easy to follow.

Happy with our opponents.

Think we’ll be comfortably in the top 8 and go through.

How does the R16 work? Can you draw literally anyone? Or loads of daft can’t do this can’t do that rules?

 

[bridgeno1]

What I love about this draw is that Arsenal are virtually nailed on to get top 8 precisely because they can't play Man City. Inter away for us could be a banana skin else we should be winning all our games and there are 8 teams who have to play Man City and will probably lose so that gives us a shout of finishing above them. And what a bastard having Villa away as one of the pot 4 fixtures is for a non-English side!

 

[PragueBlue]

I don't drink but my partner does wasn't much change out of a fiver a drink I don't think. Food was expensive. But so was Italy and Croatia this year. Sign of the times everywhere

It's cheap enough if you know where to go. I wouldn't normally pay more than £1.50 a pint and about £7 a meal when going out. Anyway, we have Sparta at home so won't be playing here. Bratislava is a bit cheaper as well.

 

[bennyboy]

What a horrible format, it’s pure chance how hard your fixtures are. At least with groups you get a chance home and away against the same opponents, I am not sure I even want to watch these games

Just like any other competitions years ago.

 

[PragueBlue]

That was miles better than the old script.

Thought the draw was quick, slick and easy to follow.

Happy with our opponents.

Think we’ll be comfortably in the top 8 and go through.

How does the R16 work? Can you draw literally anyone? Or loads of daft can’t do this can’t do that rules?

It's seeded. So the team that finishes top will play the lowest team, 2nd place vs 2nd lowest etc.

 

[Stoned Rose]

It's seeded. So the team that finishes tope will play the lowest team, 2nd place vs 2nd lowest etc.

Thanks mate.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

[puts on statistician hat]

Technically, the draw is a “constrained random selection”.

But, until we see more draws over the next decades, we won’t have a sense of exactly how “random” it actually is.

That is, if no one leaks additional undisclosed constraints that are enforced in the draw algorithm.

Can Uefa microwaves do algorithms?

 

[Damanino]

still laughing at PSG's draw. levels harder than any other pot 1 club's draw.

That quatari guy Kelaifi must be slapping Ceferin right now.

 

[Stoned Rose]

What a horrible format, it’s pure chance how hard your fixtures are. At least with groups you get a chance home and away against the same opponents, I am not sure I even want to watch these games

Don’t watch them then you big mardarse.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Can Uefa microwaves do algorithms?

900w 5 mins turn halfway through. :)