Champions League Draw | QF - Bayern Munich | SF - Real Madrid

[JustAnotherCityFan]

We all know we're beating Bayern and Real and losing to AC Milan in the final.

 

[Cobwebcat]

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1. CITY
2. Bayern Munich
3. Real Madrid
6. Napoli
9. Benfica
12. Chelsea
17. Inter Milan
30. AC Milan

The worst team left, by some distance, is AC Milan.

I’ll have them please.

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The worst draw possible for the QF followed by the SF.

Very very unlucky. The other half of the draw is a stroll by comparison.

If we win it this year we will have absolutely earned it!

 

[Gray]

I expect Chelsea to beat R. Madrid.

 

[RobinHood]

Love it. Gotta be in it to win it, unlike others I could mention.

 

[Gorbachev]

I wouldn't rule out Chelsea in the semi final.

Napoli - as good as they have been this year - have basically a Europa League level run to the final including their group stage opponents.

They will never have a better opportunity. Ever.

 

[JWCH-99]

My biggest issue with the whole thing is us being away second leg against Bayern rather than bringing it back to the etihad. That’s tough

 

[Academica]

If we get through are we home or away 1st in the semi?

 

[HelloCity]

Worst draw we could have had, but that's just the way it goes in Europe. We lost to Monaco and Lyon before when the draws were fine and we've beaten Real and PSG in other knockouts so not necessarily a bad thing.

Bayern were the team I least wanted. They've been excellent in Europe this season and the pace and movement up front from Mane, Gnabry, Sane is just the sort of thing we'd struggle against on the counter or otherwise.

Not great to be at home first either, going there for the away leg will be very difficult unless we have a big lead. Got to make the most of home advantage in the first leg.

We were also heavy favourites vs Liverpool and Spurs.

 

[Gray]

The worst draw possible for the QF followed by the SF.

Very very unlucky. The other half of the draw is a stroll by comparison.

If we win it this year we will have absolutely earned it!

And to be perfectly honest that is the way we should want it.

 

[WestGorton]

Got a strange feeling Chelsea might surprise Real.