Champions League 2018-2019

[Firemans4Horn 18,118]

A, B, and C are fun groups. 

[Bone3421 716]

Does it work like world cup where a plays b group after?

If so c group is tough but then they get weaker d group

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

2 minutes ago, Bone3421 said:

Does it work like world cup where a plays b group after?

If so c group is tough but then they get weaker d group

No. In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

[midtown 3,346]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

No. In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

Too much maths

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

Just now, midtown said:

Too much maths

Winners = 1 group (A-H)

Second place = 1 group (A-H)

Draw 1 team from second place group to play 1A.

Draw 1 team from second place group to play 1B.

etc, etc.

 

[midtown 3,346]

Got it.  When will they announce the when and where the games are?

[Captain Ron 12,889]

The knockout stage draw is after the group stage is complete. It looks like a week before Christmas this year. 

The games are played in Feb and March. The first legs will be played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second legs will be played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2019.

Edited August 30, 2018 by Captain Ron

[kingkoopa6 8,377]

3 minutes ago, midtown said:

Got it.  When will they announce the when and where the games are?

soon. games begin in 3 weeks

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 944]

1 minute ago, midtown said:

Got it.  When will they announce the when and where the games are?

For the group - within a week or two.  The match weeks are set, but they are either Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_UEFA_Champions_League_group_stage

The knockout round gets drawn mid-January and games begin mid February.

[Captain Ron 12,889]

Oh you mean the group stage games. The dates are set:

The matchdays are 18–19 September, 2–3 October, 23–24 October, 6–7 November, 27–28 November, and 11–12 December 2018.

Matchups are being determined now.

[alincoln 2,381]

Best group stage in years.  

[midtown 3,346]

I assume teams play in matchday 1, 3, and 5 and the other half go 2, 4, and 6. 

 

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 944]

Everybody plays in each match day set.  Half the groups on that Tuesday, half on Wednesday. You play six games by mid December so nobody gets the Napoleonic Russia treatment. 

[midtown 3,346]

Ok you play everyone in your group twice.  I thought it was just once.  Learning. Thanks for the info. 

[kingkoopa6 8,377]

midtown....

Edited August 30, 2018 by kingkoopa6

[WBT 20,649]

32 minutes ago, midtown said:

Ok you play everyone in your group twice.  I thought it was just once.  Learning. Thanks for the info. 

Yes, you play everybody in your group home and away

[MoJames 8,244]

2 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Fuck you Sergio you fucking cunt.

 

[sidis 9,832]

groups b and c are seriously tough.  d is easily the worst.  juve and real both get a walk for the whole fall...city too.

i'm officially adopting psg again for ucl this season.  big fan of draxler, mbappe, and silva.  neymar  makes it difficult but fuck it, don't like anyone else out there anywhere and it will give me more opportunity to root against the squatters.

ici c'est paris!!

Edited August 30, 2018 by sidis

[Jograves 357]

I'll give you credit: You play the role of a bitter bluenose to perfection. 

[Speedtrucker 2,072]

Madrid get an easier group finally, or at least for a decent while.

Hala Madrid

[kingkoopa6 8,377]

 

[Napoleon 8,694]

4 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

Yeah--Inter is Italy's version of Arsenal.  They've got the name, but they haven't done shit in awhile.  I'm pretty ok with having them in B.

Eindhoven, on the other hand, is going to be tough.

Yes, but now Inter has added Laurtaro Martinez.

This isn't the Inter of the last 5 years, esta versió es mejor.

[Captain Ron 12,889]

Groups A-D play on 18 September, 3 October, 24 October, 6 November, 28 November, and 11 December

Groups E-H play on 19 September, 2 October, 24 October, 7 November, 27 November, and 12 December

You will need to check the groups for the matchups, because they not the same across each group (in fact I think they are done in a way such that teams from the same countries that play on the same day don't both play home or away the same day).

[Hagbard Celine 10,903]

12 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Fuck you Sergio you fucking cunt.

diss

[Hagbard Celine 10,903]

8 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said:

 

welp.... uh... i had something to say here.  about.  those. things.

[JimmyHoffa 1,188]

11 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

welp.... uh... i had something to say here.  about.  those. things.

 

Here you go-

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

Edited August 31, 2018 by JimmyHoffa

[Captain Ron 12,889]

 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

UEFA likely to change the away goal tie breaker rules for competitions:

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45413648

[HenryJames 66,143]

https://sports.yahoo.com/champions-league-final-held-new-york-151840479.html

Quote

The Champions League final could soon be played in New York city, according to a prominent broadcaster.

Jaumes Roures, chief executive of Barcelona-based television company Mediapro, has confirmed discussions are ongoing about staging European football’s showpiece outside of the continent for the first time.

Roures told Catalunya Radio’s ‘El Mati’ show, “Talks are ongoing investigating the feasibility of hosting a future Champions League final in New York City.

 

[mdmost 43,014]

No, f'ing way. Europe would riot.

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

Dumb. And will likely never happen. Hey USA: you want a great soccer final? INVEST SOME FUCKING MONEY IN OUR OWN LEAGUES.

[WBT 20,649]

36 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Dumb. And will likely never happen. Hey USA: you want a great soccer final? INVEST SOME FUCKING MONEY IN OUR OWN LEAGUES.

Or have petrostates do it

[sidis 9,832]

so what is likely the best group stage game this year is tomorrow...psg v. liverpool at anfield.

both are 4-0-0 in league...psg has a 17:4 gd and pool is sitting at 11:2.

psg unveiling ucl-only jump man unis (wtf).

[Longhornfan1024 1,707]

As bad as fox was, the new streaming platforms are worse.  Fuck TNT.

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

No Lalas = win.

[WBT 20,649]

Messi being Messi.  Pretty free kick goal over the wall and down into the side net

Edited September 18, 2018 by WBT

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

6 minutes ago, WBT said:

Messi being Messi.  Pretty free kick goal over the wall and down into the side net

That man defies physics.

 

 

https://streamable.com/2rv1b

 

[Jograves 357]

18 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

As bad as fox was, the new streaming platforms are worse.  Fuck TNT.

I think TNT does a good job producing their sports programming. I bet they iron out the kinks pretty quickly. 

I do not like that they only have one channel and force us into watching B/R Live when our team isn't playing. Put the other game on TBS, FFS. 

[HenryJames 66,143]

44 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

As bad as fox was, the new streaming platforms are worse.  Fuck TNT.

Univision or GTFO.

[Longhornfan1024 1,707]

26 minutes ago, Jograves said:

I think TNT does a good job producing their sports programming. I bet they iron out the kinks pretty quickly. 

I do not like that they only have one channel and force us into watching B/R Live when our team isn't playing. Put the other game on TBS, FFS. 

Yeah, my complaint is less about the quality of the programming and more about the lack of access to the programming.  It doesn't matter how good the stream or announcers are if they only show one game and I can't get the B/R Live app to work because TNT online somehow works with my cable provider but the B/R app doesn't.  

[WBT 20,649]

I'm reading that the B/R app is pay only even if you have a cable/sat TNT subscription?  That's some bullshit.  Especially since Turner is only showing one group game per window instead of Fox's two and they aren't showing any Europa games.

[Goo Punch 4,275]

oh wow dembele...

[maninblack 7,974]

Dembele...wow

[Jograves 357]

Great goal by Dembele. The Barca Dembele. 

[Goo Punch 4,275]

well that was fast.

Edited September 18, 2018 by Goo Punch

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

I'm reading that the B/R app is pay only even if you have a cable/sat TNT subscription?  That's some bullshit.  Especially since Turner is only showing one group game per window instead of Fox's two and they aren't showing any Europa games.

That's what it told me too. Fuck that.

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 944]

Well, at least they got Steve Nash off the half time commentary group.

[kingkoopa6 8,377]

Icardi with a sick goal. 

Edited September 18, 2018 by kingkoopa6

[Zepol87 9,189]

Yea that was nasty. Damnit

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

Hell of a volley.