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aseq
Netherlands3991 Posts
B: Bayern, Tottenham, Olympiakos, Red Star C: City, Shakhtar, Dinamo, Atalanta D: Juve, Atletico, Leverkusen, Lokomotiv E: Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk F: Barca, Dortmund, Inter, Prague G: Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, Leipzig H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, Lille A, B and E seem clear. In C, 2nd place is up for grabs behind city D and F are stacked with strong nr3s. G and H are weaker, but exciting | ||
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
![[image loading]](https://preview.redd.it/bpvaagl75fj31.png?width=1024&auto=webp&s=0737c7aff402f5eda96870aad14f9c051e629034) | ||
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
I was gonna shit on group G, but damn that looks so balanced on paper, could be quite interesting | ||
TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
Leverkusen and Dortmund got spicy groups. Going to be fun. Bayern group looks mostly predecided. Unless Tottenham or Bayern really start to slump | ||
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LennX
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haitike
Spain2720 Posts
PSG and Real Madrid in the samee group is uncommon. I think it only happened once before. (and what the hell is the City vs Shaktar three years in a row) | ||
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland1985 Posts
On August 30 2019 02:10 haitike wrote: These are some hard groups for the Spanish clubs, specially group F. PSG and Real Madrid in the samee group is uncommon. I think it only happened once before. (and what the hell is the City vs Shaktar three years in a row) Real has probably been in pot 1 most of the recent years. It's rare they're seeded with any of the usual league winners. | ||
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nojok
France15845 Posts
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sharkie
Austria18525 Posts
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Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
On August 29 2019 20:46 Bacillus wrote: It's a bit funny how Ajax had to go through the qualification rounds, but are now seeded in pot 2, above many very formiddable and directly qualified teams. Yeah we have underperformed as a country the last 5 years. Ajax is responsible for almost 50% of our points, but in 2017/2018 they didn't qualify for Europe as well, due to qualifying matches happening adjacent to the Nouri catasthrophe. That was the year we lost to Rosenborg. This year things are looking up though, 4 of our 5 clubs have reached the groupstage and we're nearing top 10 of the UEFA ranking, meaning we'll have at least 2 clubs in group stage. Of course it is ridiculous that Ajax, semi-finalist of last year's edition, seeded in pot 2, had to go through qualifying, because our fellow Dutch clubs have been failing. More emphasis on individual performance would be great for clubs like Ajax and clubs like Basel, Celtic and Red Bull Salzburg. Why should the winner of the Dutch league, semi-finalist CL and cup winner play qualifying matches, while Atalanta, Valencia etc. got 4th in their respective league miles behind the champion? It's ridiculous. Top 4 getting 4 group stage spots is mostly the reason. | ||
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Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
All respect for the Modriç's and van Dijk's of the world, but them winning over those 2 (and this year over Messi) is still a farce. | ||
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Bacillus
Finland1985 Posts
On August 30 2019 16:58 Twisted wrote: Why should the winner of the Dutch league, semi-finalist CL and cup winner play qualifying matches, while Atalanta, Valencia etc. got 4th in their respective league miles behind the champion? It's ridiculous. Top 4 getting 4 group stage spots is mostly the reason. It was quite awkward when some of the top teams went to qualifiers too though. For example Liverpool finished 4th on some season and had to crush poor Hoffenheim to get to the UCL. Meanwhile Hoffenheim got their possibly once-in-lifetime chance shut down because they drew bad in the qualifying round lottery at faced a team with 10x resources. I don't like the current system, but there's a lot of awkward stuff in alternative solutions too. The whole thing probably could use some bigger rework. | ||
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Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
Right now they cater to the top teams. I think most people loved the fact that a 'small' team like Ajax made it to the semi-finals, but it's a rare occurrence with the way the CL is set up. But I'm probably preaching to the choir. The only one on this forum that probably loves the current setup is Pandemona  | ||
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
And of course there is no way to make people happy anyway. The fans are both whining about too many top teams and about how one group is shit because Zenit was one of the top draws. Don't really want to defend UEFA, but its not like there really is a winning situation to be had here | ||
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TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/0WAs89v.png) Feels like there are several very tough groups in there. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18525 Posts
That game will be CL Level | ||
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KobraKay
Portugal4231 Posts
On August 30 2019 18:31 Twisted wrote: Some team is always gonna get the short stick obviously, but 4 teams for one country and potentially 5, is the problem. Why not max 2 or 3? That way there's more diversity and more money to teams where the CL-money actually makes a big impact. Manchester United doesn't give a fuck about the money they receive from CL prize money. Right now they cater to the top teams. I think most people loved the fact that a 'small' team like Ajax made it to the semi-finals, but it's a rare occurrence with the way the CL is set up. But I'm probably preaching to the choir. The only one on this forum that probably loves the current setup is Pandemona I like that it is top heavy and should be even more. I want to see the best play...not some walkovers (with all due respect to small leagues) over teams that would not even qualify for europa league in a league like ours. | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28714 Posts
If CL is only available to the winner or top 2 of the top leagues then players who want to play CL will be more inclined to play for teams in other leagues, CL money gets spread out to more leagues because there are more leagues participating, and eventually you get a relocation of the top teams where they're less concentrated. | ||
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