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

[cptaidan88]

I am going for the following to go through:

• Young Boys
• D. Zagreb
• Slovan B.
• Red Star
• Sparta P.
• Lille
• Red Bull

I'd say Gala will turn that round with the second leg at home but I'd agree with the others

 

[jazzy]

I am going for the following to go through:

• Young Boys
• D. Zagreb
• Slovan B.
• Red Star
• Sparta P.
• Lille
• Red Bull

Hope we draw Slovan Bratislava away , had them as my european subbuteo team in the late 60s& early 70s & would go to the game

 

[Gray]

Hope we draw Slovan Bratislava away , had them as my european subbuteo team in the late 60s& early 70s & would go to the gameView attachment 129134

Where are the substitutes?

 

[jazzy]

Where are the substitutes?

 

[cptaidan88]

Oasis tickets likely to be on sale around the time the fixtures come out for this.

Likely to be an expensive and stressful morning.

 

[aka blue jambo]

I still cannot quite get my heid around this new format

 

[cheekybids]

I still cannot quite get my heid around this new format

If they wanted more money they could have just made 8 groups of 5

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I still cannot quite get my heid around this new format

I’m the same. Is it a league? Is it groups? Fuck knows and fuck knows how it’ll go, I do know this though - it’s ours this season.

 

[TinFoilHat]

I’m the same. Is it a league? Is it groups? Fuck knows and fuck knows how it’ll go, I do know this though - it’s ours this season.

I must admit seeing Pep lift the trophy at the home of the German Rags is an attractive prospect.

 

[cptaidan88]

I still cannot quite get my heid around this new format

The draw is complicated but to summarise:

• You will play two teams from each pot, one at home and one away.
• The teams you play and whether you play at home or away is determined by a computer.
• There is no group, all 36 teams are in one league.
• If you finish top 8, you qualify for the last 16 directly.
• If you finish 9-24 then you have to play a two legged tie to qualify for the last 16.
• If you finish 25th to 36th you are completely eliminated from Europe (no dropping into Europa League etc).
• The knockout stages are largely determined by where you finish in the league stage so it's essentially a tennis bracket (picture below).
• There is no country protection after the league phase so we could play Arsenal, Liverpool, Villa from the knockout playoff match (before round of 16) if we and one of them finish 9-24th in the league. Before now you could not play them before the Quarter finals.