CL League Phase Draw 2025/26 | Fixtures (pg 32)

We stayed in Monaco and wasn't particularly pricey but there were definitely trains running after the game as well back to Nice.
Stayed in Nice last time, seemed a lot of Blues did that. Train in and out on match day. Escorted directly to stadium then corralled back to station immediately after the game. Saw fuck all of Monaco.

Flight to Milan then train direct to Nice, good giggle on the train.
 
Stayed in Nice last time, seemed a lot of Blues did that. Train in and out on match day. Escorted directly to stadium then corralled back to station immediately after the game. Saw fuck all of Monaco.

Flight to Milan then train direct to Nice, good giggle on the train.

Was there not a bit bother in Nice?
We stayed down south and stayed 1 night in monaco
 
See, like many others, that poster instantly went for the negative view about something concerning City, rather than actually use some thought and remember that Khusanov had Vini Jnr in his back pocket.
Yes but will Pep even bother to play Khus?

This non playing of a fast pacey DEFENDER is increasingly annoying me. What's the problem?
 
I’m over in UK for 3 (rnd 3,7 & 8) of the 8 games. If one of those ends up being Bodo, I’m going without a ticket (no chance I get one through City). I’ll then try my luck over there, even if I have to cry outside the ticket office
 
2016 (pre-Pep.. our first Semi of the CL ever)

2020 (Ramos got a red, We WON)

2022 (lost on Cancelo offside trap fuckup, we got 93:20'ed),
2023 (KDB 1-1, 4-0 at the etihad, We WON),
2024 (lost on Kovacic's missed pen),
2025 (lost on Kovacic's braindead mistake, we got 93:20'ed AGAIN),
2025-26 now again so 5th season in a row.
There was also the 3-2 defeat in 2012-13 when we should have at least drawn.
 
Was there not a bit bother in Nice?
We stayed down south and stayed 1 night in monaco
Didn't see any bother in Nice mate, spent most of the time on the beach having a tinny fest.

The only bother I saw was when we got back into Milan Central Stn and a load of young Blues got lifted by the coppers. Summat to do with counterfeit money (allegedly). The dozens of bagfuls of designer clobber was a bit of a giveaway tbh ;)
 
See, like many others, that poster instantly went for the negative view about something concerning City, rather than actually use some thought and remember that Khusanov had Vini Jnr in his back pocket.
They walked through us at will, difficult to see any positives in that game playing 4 centre backs who couldn't fetter Mbabbe until they eased off. It seemed like a damage limitation line up which failed in the first few minutes.
 
That draw was tougher than I expected given that we were a top seed.
The seeding makes no difference to the standard of opposition.

Every team gets two from each seeding pot, all drawn at random.

It did matter under the old system where a pot 1 team would get one from each of pot 2, 3, and 4.
 
I imagine Madrid will go very low and Bodø will be hardest to get but any guesses whether 16k points on cup scheme would be enough for Villarreal and Monaco?
 
I imagine Madrid will go very low and Bodø will be hardest to get but any guesses whether 16k points on cup scheme would be enough for Villarreal and Monaco?

Am on 16k points and the cup scheme myself. Depending on dates - am intending to book flights for both tomorrow.
 
Does anyone know if Villarreal is like Madrid in terms of names on tickets needing to match ID? Is it a Spanish law thing or just Madrid being arsey. Weighing up Madrid vs Villarreal. Going to book flights for one or the other as soon as fixtures announced tomorrow. I’ve got 21k points but weighing up whether Villarreal will sell out on high points.
 
That draw was tougher than I expected given that we were a top seed. However, there are some very exciting ties.

We should qualify. Last season our season was destroyed by injury and the decline in form of ageing key players. It is an open question as to whether they have been replaced. I would say not. I hold out more hope for our academy players (Bobb and O'Reilly) than I do our signings. For City to be successful, Pep is going to have to give players like O'Reilly opportunities. O'Reilly might continue to develop in attacking areas of the pitch.
It’s NOT a draw, in the traditional sense and there is absolutely no advantage being in pot one, dor any team, other than that being suggestive that you’re better than all the teams in pots 2, 3 and 4.
We should therefore comfortably finish in the top 24, which will be fine.
 

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