Champions League 22/23 - Round of 16: AC Milan

[alekaras]

How weird would it be being drawn with PSG and having to face Poch? He'll get a raucous reception at WHL, but it would still be awkward at the same time.

 

[Kandi1977]

How weird would it be being drawn with PSG and having to face Poch? He'll get a raucous reception at WHL, but it would still be awkward at the same time.

Is he still manager there? He must be close to being their longest serving manager in the last 20 years if he doesn't get fired soon.

 

[SpurMeUp]

 

[SpurMeUp]

Porto, Napoli and Celtic would be fun.

How difficult will it be to get away tickets?

 

[Bullet]

Ummm, what? Pot2 teams are way better than Pot1 teams?

 

[billyiddo]

Ummm, what? Pot2 teams are way better than Pot1 teams?

Pot 1 teams are, i think, league winners in the strongest leagues + the EL winner.


I'd like PSG, Leverkusen & Brugge.

 

[AdamB]

Huge variation in possible draws...

 

[scaramanga]

Shame we can't draw City at every stage.

 

[markysimmo]

Porto, Napoli and Celtic would be fun.

How difficult will it be to get away tickets?

Depends on size of away grounds
So many will want to go too

 

[Lemonade Money]

Shame we can't draw City at every stage.

Could Pep's mind cope with that much overthinking?

 

[Kandi1977]

Could Pep's mind cope with that much overthinking?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1523958952572116992

 

[FatBloke]

Could Pep's mind cope with that much overthinking?

Well, I have recently realised that victory is even sweeter when the opposition manager starts crying.

 

[Goatleaf]

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I can't see Arsenal - did they fall off pot 4?

 

[Lilbaz]

No, but we do owe them a kicking.

Think the russians are giving them enough of a kicking.

 

[totalspurs]

IMO....It's always best to have one of the biggest teams from Pot 1, and 2 x Easier teams in pot 3&4.
You want a glamorous tie...but also want to get out the group quite easily. ..

I definitely don't want a group which looks like a EL Group.... We're back in the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!!!!

 

[90sSpursBook]

Our Champions League groups (and performance)

2010/11 - 1st 11pts - POT 3
Inter Milan (pot 1) 3 pts 3-1, 3-4
Werder Bremen (2) 4 pts 3-0, 2-2
Twente (4) 4 pts 4-1, 3-3

2016/17 - 3rd 7pts - POT 3
Monaco (pot 4) 0 pts 1-2, 1-2
Leverkusen (2) 1 point 0-1, 0-0
CSKA (1) 6 pts 3-1, 1-0

2017/18 - 1st 14 pts - POT 3
Real Madrid (pot 1) - 4 pts 3-1, 1-1
Dortmund (2) - 6 pts 3-1, 2-1
APOEL (pot 4) - 6 pts 3-0, 3-0

2018/19 - 2nd 8 pts - POT 2
Barcelona (pot 1) - 1 point (2-4, 1-1)
Inter (4) - 3 points 1-0, 1-2
PSV (3) - 4 points 2-1, 2-2

2019/20 - 2nd 10 pts - POT 2
Bayern (pot 1) 0 pts 2-7, 1-3
Olympiakos (3) 4 pts 4-2, 2-2
Red Star (4) 6 pts 5-0, 4-0

 

[thfcsteff]

Ajax, Leverkusen and Brugges please.

 

[alekaras]

Our Champions League groups (and performance)

2010/11 - 1st 11pts - POT 3
Inter Milan (pot 1) 3 pts 3-1, 3-4
Werder Bremen (2) 4 pts 3-0, 2-2
Twente (4) 4 pts 4-1, 3-3

2016/17 - 3rd 7pts - POT 3
Monaco (pot 4) 0 pts 1-2, 1-2
Leverkusen (2) 1 point 0-1, 0-0
CSKA (1) 6 pts 3-1, 1-0

2017/18 - 1st 14 pts - POT 3
Real Madrid (pot 1) - 4 pts 3-1, 1-1
Dortmund (2) - 6 pts 3-1, 2-1
APOEL (pot 4) - 6 pts 3-0, 3-0

2018/19 - 2nd 8 pts - POT 2
Barcelona (pot 1) - 1 point (2-4, 1-1)
Inter (4) - 3 points 1-0, 1-2
PSV (3) - 4 points 2-1, 2-2

2019/20 - 2nd 10 pts - POT 2
Bayern (pot 1) 0 pts 2-7, 1-3
Olympiakos (3) 4 pts 4-2, 2-2
Red Star (4) 6 pts 5-0, 4-0

It's weird that our great 2016/17 team did so lousy in the CL and EL after that (we went out to Gent, iirc), yet our less good 2017/18 team and our even less good 2018/19 team did so well.

 

[parklane1]

Porto,Napoli, Brugges.

 

[jaysea67]

Although the 2nd round hasn't been played yet, the draw for the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League has been made. There are 6 group stage places for teams that come through the qualifying rounds and only 2 more teams (Copenhagen & Trabzonspor) enter in the play-off round, so at least 4 of the teams in this draw will reach the group stage.

Draw for CL 3rd qualifying round
Champions path
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) or Olympiacos (GRE) vs Apollon Limassol (CYP)
Qarabağ (AZE) or Zürich (SUI) vs Ferencváros (HUN) or Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Ludogorets (BUL) or Shamrock Rovers (IRL) vs Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) or Shkupi (MKD)
Maribor (SVN) or Sheriff (MDA) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN) or Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Linfield (NIR) or Bodø/Glimt (NOR) vs Žalgiris (LTU) or Malmö (SWE)
Crvena zvezda (SRB) vs Pyunik (ARM) or Diddeleng (LUX)

League path
Monaco (FRA) vs PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) or Fenerbahçe (TUR) vs Sturm Graz (AUT)
Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) vs Rangers (SCO)
Benfica (POR) vs Midtjylland (DEN) or AEK Larnaca (CYP)