Champions League Last 16 Draw | City v Sporting Clube de Portugal

[Xhavenjoe]

Assume it’s do to with the league coefficients? Would cause a lot of aggro if most of the prem teams knocked each other out before the SFs and we lost a qualification spot

But we can meet premier teams or PSG in the last eight.
It happened with Spurs they knocked us out in the quarter finals.
Can't see why we couldn't play them in the last 16.

 

[WestGorton]

Lisbon is an absolute shithole, wouldnt bother.

There, that should make sure I get a ticket. ;)

Good strategy

 

[Tbilisi]

Good strategy

Haha...if only they would believe it.

My favourite city by a mile.

 

[citizen_maine]

But we can meet premier teams or PSG in the last eight.
It happened with Spurs they knocked us out in the quarter finals.
Can't see why we couldn't play them in the last 16.

I'd imagine it's more for the TV and sponsors etc. They'll want to keep the same league teams apart until the later rounds and won't want the possibility of someone drawing the team they had in the group again right away. It's all about the money

 

[Alfie Budd]

But we can meet premier teams or PSG in the last eight.
It happened with Spurs they knocked us out in the quarter finals.
Can't see why we couldn't play them in the last 16.

Trying to ignore that we’ve lost on the last three occasions we’ve faced English opposition in the CL, I’d have no issue with teams from the same country playing each other in the round of 16. But I think they should definitely ensure teams from the same group are kept apart - the competition may start to feel really stale if two teams meet four times in the space of six months.

 

[Withnail]

Decent draw, but Sporting look a good team who will give us a game. Over the two games we should go through, but Sporting are not to be taken lightly.

 

[Blue Mist]

It holds 60k so should get a decent allocation,never been to Lisbon so Covid permitting on this one.

Oh thanks, rub it in why don't you.

 

[schfc6]

But we can meet premier teams or PSG in the last eight.
It happened with Spurs they knocked us out in the quarter finals.
Can't see why we couldn't play them in the last 16.

It will change soon if we keep sending 4 through the group stages.

 

[2infinity&beyond]

Excellent written English, too, for someone for whom it's not his first language (presumably).
Lisbon's one of the better away trips in Europe. A fine town. Must look into this seriously when the time comes.

Thanks. Hope Pep reads this, it will give us a great advantage so such inside information.

 

[Gundog’s Gundog]

Are these the same miserable cheating moaning cunts who we played in the group stages a couple of years back and Pep had a run in with their manager ?