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

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Theyve absolutely destroyed the CL due to greed

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

This was helpful thanks NOU.

I like it, it’s new and different.

Finish top 8 and you’re through.

Finish as low as 24th and you can still go through via a play off.

Think that gives clubs who would usually finish 3rd/4th in the old format a great chance of progressing.

Not sure if the bigger clubs will look at it and think let’s finish as high as possible (1st to 8th) or will they just do enough to finish 9-24th and take the chance on going through via the play off?

You could end up with a club finishing 24th going on to win the thing.

Doubt any club wants to add 2 unnecessary fixtures to the congestion.
Teams will try to get it done early as possible I'd think

 

[KearsleyBlue]

That dippers v leverkusen game is gonna be nauseating

 

[MCFC1993]

Villa have Bayern and Juventus at home. That's great for them.
Leipzig and Brugge away which are winnable.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Win the home games, draw some of the aways and 3rd or 4th place guaranteed.

 

[I'm Blue]

The most important question with regards the new format.
Can we still boo? : )

 

[Blue Maverick]

Is this format an attempt to placate those nefarious types who want a super league? Or is it just adding more games to make more money?

Cerifin has said clubs have asked for more games so they can make more money to pay more wages!

 

[Stelea]

Not keen on this.
Apart from Prague and Bratislava, the other games are all fairly tough unlike the old format group stage when only one other team were likely to be tough.
I fear a tougher workload on the players

 

[colorado blue]

Haha. Buffon had no clue what the question was

 

[super_city_si]

Lol not sure Buffon liked talking about ronaldo scoring against him every game