New CL Format Thoughts | After GW2 (pg13) | GW3 (pg33)

[Xhavenjoe]

We were seeded but it give zero benefit because everyone plays 2 teams from each pot regardless of which pot you're in yourself.

It does make a difference
If it was an open draw you could end up with playing anyone.
In an open draw there is the possibility you could play in a group with a load of crap teams or a load of top teams

 

[Micky Blue]

I looked at the matches played by Brest so far:

They played Sturm Graz, Leverkusen, and PSV at home and Salzburg, Sparta Prague, and Barcelona away.

They still have Shakhtar at home and Real Madrid away.

For an unseeded team that looks a very easy run of fixtures to me.

I would take that over our draw.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

When your luck is out

 

[I'm not really here]

Do any teams drop into the europa league

Nope, once you're out, you're out.

 

[117 M34]

It does make a difference
If it was an open draw you could end up with playing anyone.
In an open draw there is the possibility you could play in a group with a load of crap teams or a load of top teams

Being in pot 1 doesn't make it easier than being in pot 4.
Regardless of what group you are in, you play 2 teams from each pot.
Villa have had easier fixtures than we have.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Being in pot 1 doesn't make it easier than being in pot 4.
Regardless of what group you are in, you play 2 teams from each pot.
Villa have had easier fixtures than we have

Villa play 2 games against teams in their pot plus 6 teams that are supposedly ranked higher than them plus they couldn't play arsenal Liverpool and ourselves.

We play 2 teams in our pot plus 6 times ranked lower than us.

Villa are probably ranked lower than their ability suggests, based on their lack of regular football in Europe.
I think this will level itself over the coming years
If we had got the results according our seeding we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.
2 wins, a loss and 2 draws is well velow what we were expected to achieve.

 

[dadnlad]

Villa play 2 games against teams in their pot plus 6 teams that are supposedly ranked higher than them plus they couldn't play arsenal Liverpool and ourselves.

We play 2 teams in our pot plus 6 times ranked lower than us.

Villa are probably ranked lower than their ability suggests, based on their lack of regular football in Europe.
I think this will level itself over the coming years
If we had got the results according our seeding we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.
2 wins, a loss and 2 draws is well velow what we were expected to achieve.

in mean time villa have great chance of winning it

 

[Xhavenjoe]

in mean time villa have great chance of winning it

Exactly.
Really playing well

 

[Elliot houghton]

starting to like this format definitely more exciting at this stage than the groups was. Only thing I don’t like is the first seed having no advantage to the lower seeds in difficulty of fixtures

 

[cmcm0808]

I complained about the lack of jeopardy a few rounds ago, however it's played into our favour. If we would have finished with 8 points after 6 games under the old format we'd have probably ended up in the UEFA League. Thankfully we've still got a good chance of staying in the Champions League despite how bad we've been.