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Itachii
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Poland12466 Posts
December 20 2012 11:05 GMT
#521
Donetsk vs Dortmund is going to be awesome.
La parole nous a été donnée pour déguiser notre pensée
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-20 11:10:05
December 20 2012 11:06 GMT
#522
On December 20 2012 20:03 M2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 20 2012 19:56 WillyWanker wrote:
Nice draw!

Can someone tell me why Barcelona was the only option available when they drew AC Milan? I can understand for Malaga, but why MU and PSG couldn't be drawn???

Coz it would have left at least one of the other couples to be teams from the same country or from the same group

Indeed, didn't think of that :p, thanks.

And I confirm, the round of 16 is played during 4 weeks with only 2 games each night.
12th/13th Feb
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DaMuffinman
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany1705 Posts
December 20 2012 11:07 GMT
#523
On December 20 2012 20:02 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:
Bayern conceded 7 goals in the bundesliga so far ....

kkk ... they can't defend -_-


My thoughts exactly
But does it djent?
Stimp
Profile Joined November 2010
South Africa780 Posts
December 20 2012 11:12 GMT
#524
making money off of tv rights > a proper random draw of the two pots, apparently.
Don't count your apples before they've... grown
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
December 20 2012 11:14 GMT
#525
On December 20 2012 20:12 Stimp wrote:
making money off of tv rights > a proper random draw of the two pots, apparently.

World Cup are faaaaaaaaaaaar worse :p But, agreed.
aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3978 Posts
December 20 2012 11:20 GMT
#526
World Cup draws are more fair I think. The problem there is the seeding, not the draw itself. To do this draw fairly, you'd have to create a set of all solutions and then pick one of those to get the whole draw at once, I think. Definitely less exciting for TV (and raises more unfounded questions whether the draw was set up or not since it's not performed live). But you could still put every single solution on paper, in a ball, pick one, and then show the matches one by one. I'd be in favor of this.
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-20 11:26:13
December 20 2012 11:25 GMT
#527
Awesome matchups, what's there to complain about?
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
December 20 2012 11:28 GMT
#528
How is it more fair when everything is done so big countries don't meet each other? I'm in favor of a purely random draw so we get a real competition!
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28674 Posts
December 20 2012 11:38 GMT
#529
ye purely random draw (cept obviously #1 vs #2) would be the preferred way of going about it.
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Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-20 11:42:27
December 20 2012 11:41 GMT
#530
On December 20 2012 20:12 Stimp wrote:
making money off of tv rights > a proper random draw of the two pots, apparently.

It wasn't about TV broadcasts, a spanish team had to be drawn against Milan at this point or an all Spanish tie could not have been avoided.

4 Spanish teams were left for 4 ties. Now that left Barcelona and Malaga as valid options, but Malaga was in the same group as Milan ...
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
December 20 2012 11:44 GMT
#531
On December 20 2012 20:28 WillyWanker wrote:
How is it more fair when everything is done so big countries don't meet each other? I'm in favor of a purely random draw so we get a real competition!

Uhm I disagree: We see those teams from the same country playing each other often enough during the regular seaon of their leagues. The champions league has its special flavour from the matches between teams that don't meet regularly. If iIhad to choose between the about 17th editions of barca-real and bayern-dortmund in the last 5 years or could see barca-dortmund and bayern-real, I would not have to think for more than 3 seconds top pick the 2nd option, even though the first games are great rivalries.

Also does "pure random draw" mean this should even involve the possibility of group winners drawing each other? That would be a really bad idea.
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
December 20 2012 11:49 GMT
#532
On December 20 2012 20:44 Mafe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 20 2012 20:28 WillyWanker wrote:
How is it more fair when everything is done so big countries don't meet each other? I'm in favor of a purely random draw so we get a real competition!

Uhm I disagree: We see those teams from the same country playing each other often enough during the regular seaon of their leagues. The champions league has its special flavour from the matches between teams that don't meet regularly. If iIhad to choose between the about 17th editions of barca-real and bayern-dortmund in the last 5 years or could see barca-dortmund and bayern-real, I would not have to think for more than 3 seconds top pick the 2nd option, even though the first games are great rivalries.

Also does "pure random draw" mean this should even involve the possibility of group winners drawing each other? That would be a really bad idea.


Well if these teams face each other, one of them is going to be eliminated and the next match will not include 2 teams of the same country! As much as I like Clasicos, I would prefer to see a final between Barcelona and Bayern than a final between Barca and Real, and with the current system, it's more (not totally of course thanks to regular QF and SF) likely that Real and Barca will avoid each other until the final.

Pure random draw would start from the group stage. For the Round of 16, number 1 of each group would face number 2 of any group. Of course Group stage need to have some meaning... If the teams don't care about being 1st or 2nd, that makes no sense.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
December 20 2012 11:57 GMT
#533
Dortmund vs Shakthar going to be sick football match that is. Both teams play with fast counter attacking football, as well as being able to keep possesion, should be a cracker.

Man Utd vs Real Madrid is going to be good, but a personal thing for me is seeing Ronaldo back at Man Utd and Mourinho vs Fergie again! Going to be a fkn epic press conference!!
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
December 20 2012 12:07 GMT
#534
Oh also, shall i start to add in a mini Europa League post to the thread? Or just write it in as it goes along, the draw and the results from Round of 32 onwards. Or will their be interest in a whole thread for it?
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Tyree
Profile Joined November 2010
1508 Posts
December 20 2012 12:07 GMT
#535
Juve got fucking lucky, no disrespect to Celtic but that was the easiest draw possible

Bayern will likely destroy Arsenal and no doubt that Real - United will get most of the media attention, first time Ronaldo is playing against his old team, then the added dissatisfaction that he has in Madrid atm, plus Mourinho and his own drama

But...

Even moreso because the last time these 2 teams met years ago gave us 2 of the best CL games of all time, the Old Trafford game when Ronaldo (the real, Brazilian one) was cheered by even United fans.
★ Top Gun ★
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18416 Posts
December 20 2012 12:25 GMT
#536
On December 20 2012 21:07 Pandemona wrote:
Oh also, shall i start to add in a mini Europa League post to the thread? Or just write it in as it goes along, the draw and the results from Round of 32 onwards. Or will their be interest in a whole thread for it?


considering this thread doesnt have too much posts during CL matches (because the other one is used too) I doubt an own thread for the europe league would have any use, so just put europe league in here
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-20 12:57:03
December 20 2012 12:39 GMT
#537
Ok Euopa League in here too!

Europa League Draw!

Draw Time 13:00 GMT (+00:00) For Both the Round of 32 & 16!


The way the draw works for the Europa League is slightly different to the way it is worked for the Champions League. With it being a group stage format and having teams come down from the Champions League it has interesting seeding options which are as follows;

Seeded Teams

Liverpool(ENG)
Plzeň(CZE)
Fenerbahçe(TUR)
Bordeaux(FRA)
Steaua(ROU)
Dnipro(UKR)
Genk(BEL)
Rubin(RUS)
Lyon(FRA)
Lazio(ITA)
Metalist(UKR)
Hannover(GER)
Chelsea(ENG)
CFR Cluj(ROU)
Olympiacos(GRE)
Benfica(POR)

Unseeded Teams

Anji(RUS)
Atlético(ESP)
Mönchengladbach(GER)
Newcastle(ENG)
Stuttgart(GER)
Napoli(ITA)
Basel(SUI)
Internazionale(ITA)
Sparta Praha(CZE)
Tottenham(ENG)
Leverkusen(GER)
Levante(ESP)
Zenit(RUS)
BATE(BLR)
Dynamo Kyiv(UKR)
Ajax(NED)



So that is how the teams are seeded and the way the draw works is that, any Seeded team can draw an Unseeded team aslong as they are not from the same country nor where they in the same group stage.


Talking Point - both Liverpool and Chelsea could draw Atletico Madrid in the next round.
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Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-20 12:46:36
December 20 2012 12:44 GMT
#538
.. because they got second in their group.

Seeded teams are the winners of the group and the best 4 number 3's from CL group play.

Non-seeded teams are 2nd place finishers of the group and the worst 4 number 3's from CL group play.
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
December 20 2012 12:56 GMT
#539
Yeah but i was pretty sure it was redesigned a year or so back to add into the fact of the champions league teams dropping down ranked them on UEFA points (see UEFA rankings) with all the runners up, and it was done that way.

However i do see it is not done that way and it is done by points determine your position as seeded/unseeded when you drop down from the champs league, and EUROPA is all done based on group position.
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51462 Posts
December 20 2012 12:57 GMT
#540
Man Utd vs Real Madrid would be a sick match to watch live at Old Trafford, oh I wish I were in England.
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