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CL Quarter Final Draw - Liverpool A Apr 4th - H Apr 10th
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I think we can beat them all, on our day, but Real Madrid are incredibly strong and their experience of having regularly reached the final and won the tournament gives them an edge over most other teams. I'd love us to win the CL, but I still think we'll have to suffer going out in the semi-finals or losing a final first before we actually do. Maybe we will buck the trend, but I won't be disheartened if I see us only stepping closer.
Welcome to the 2015/16 season! That one is well and truly boxed off
lancs blue
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I'd take Bayern before Juve, they showed against Spurs they can be very difficult opponents over 2 legs. I'm not convinced that Bayern are quite as good as they were a few years ago, they seem over-reliant on Lewandowski for goals.Preference:
1. Shakhtar
2. Sevilla
3. Roma
4. United
5. Juventus
6. Bayern
7. Liverpool
8. Real Madrid
9. Barcelona
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Have Barcelona and Real Madrid ever faced each other in the last 8?
Gabriel
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Welcome to the 2015/16 season! That one is well and truly boxed off
I appreciate I omitted the word 'again' but the sentiment holds.
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No. It's a long fucking time since any of the UEFA triad have met before the semi finals.Have Barcelona and Real Madrid ever faced each other in the last 8?
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I appreciate I omitted the word 'again' but the sentiment holds.
Fair enough. Let’s hope you turn out to be wrong.
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United/Sevilla and Shaktar/Roma will be every clubs dream, they're by far and away the weakest sides left in it. After that its liverpool but for us they're probably the most dangerous team for us and I'd sooner take anybody else. June would come after that and then I think you can group the other 3 and us as the four strongest with it being arguable who's better.
I might be in minority here but do share your point of view on this ... the whole myth of being drawn at home second is advantageous is in my view only a myth ... I actually think having second leg away is more advantageous ...
My reasoning is away goals rule ... carry over a draw after first leg and your goals count as double when away ... moreover if it goes to extra time you have that extra half an hour to score away goals vs if you are at home and the tie stretches to the extra time then you are giving your opponent that opportunity of extra half hour to score an away goal ... wherebas you’d need to score two to get anything out of it then.
And also not like we ever have a colosseum like atmosphere at the Etihad that would intimidate anyone (at this level) as much so I don’t actually see if being home second gives all that extra advantage?
Excellent point.
Gabriel
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Fair enough. Let’s hope you turn out to be wrong.
Hope so, too, but you have to go back to 2009-10 for a relative 'outsider' to come through and win it straight: Mourinho's Internazionale.
It can be done, but it might entail an incongruous draw, similar to that season, maybe something like:
City v Roma
Juventus v Liverpool
Bayern v That lot
Real Madrid v Barcelona