Can someone explain the new seeding system?

 

Pot 1 is for the eight league champions of the highest ranked leagues. That's why we're only in pot 2.

 

PSG
Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk
Malmö

I hope the last one will be Malmö!

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Yeeeesss! Malmö in our group!

 

Not an easy group, we'll have to work hard to secure the 1st place. At least we're against teams we don't usually get. Should be interesting.

Wonder how Di Maria will be welcomed at the Bernabeu...

 

Not an easy group, we'll have to work hard to secure the 1st place. At least we're against teams we don't usually get. Should be interesting.

Wonder how Di Maria will be welcomed at the Bernabeu...

A warm welcome is what he deserves... He earned it!

 

amazing how these thread every year was usually filled up with post and a lot of emotions.
I sense everyone realize we are not going to go very far this year.

 

I think it's because this forum is slowly dying (XT is dying as a whole) and forums are just not a thing anymore

But yeah interesting group, not because of the teams (it's really a battle for first place between us and PSG for first place) but for the little homecomings this group presents. Di Maria going back to the Bernabeu and Zlatan going back to Malmo should be fun to see.

 

Di Maria coming playing against us means he scores for sure in the SB.

 

not all fans.
never wanted him to leave.

 

He got greedy, plain and simple.

 

Does an unrealistic expression. Do clubs get greedy when they drop a deal with a company just to sign to a competing on for more $$. I didn't like it but Di did what anybody else would....Go for more $$ when given the chance.

If anything,I applaud him for doing it.

 

Nice group

 

we will destroy PSG at SB and away.

 

Draw on Monday.
Our options: Benfica, Arsenal, Juve, Kiev, PSV, Roma, Gent.

My preferences:
Gent
PSV
Benfica
Kiev
Roma
Arsenal
Juve

We have 1 in 5 chance to draw Arsenal.

 

We're not in the CDR anymore so I want to face a big team.. Arsenal please.

 

Real Madrid C. F. has received and analysed the resolution of the Appeals Committee, which once again verifies that the player Denis Cheryshev was not notified of his ban, the only way the aforementioned ban can take effect.

The club has therefore submitted an appeal to the Administrative Court for Sport.

 

Yup, the appeal will for sure be rejected again.

 

It's official. We're out.

 

from marca

Real Madrid have suffered a further setback in their bid to get the decision to expel the club from the Copa del Rey reversed, after the Spanish Sports Tribunal (TAD) rejected their request for a stay of execution on the decision which disqualified them from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player.
Nevertheless, although the TAD - a tribunal which operates under the remit of the High Council for Sport (CSD) - rejected the capital club's request, it has requested additional documents in order to make a final decision on Real's future in the tournament over the coming days.
"After studying the arguments put forward by Real Madrid and the documentation received from the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the Tribunal has agreed not to award the requested precautionary measure, given that the requirements demanded by the legislation in force have not been met. Nevertheless, the above shall not under any circumstances be considered to comprise an in-depth judgement on the outcome of the appeal", explained the TAD in a statement.
If the requested documents are received, the TAD could meet again early next week to issue its final decision.

although i cant see anything happening that will put us back in...

 

we have almost 10 hours to the draw

 

Roma vs Real Madrid.

Avoided Juve and Arsenal.

 

Options to get drawn were:

Arsenal, Benfica, Kiev, PSV, Roma, Gent, Juve

 

Not much between Roma and Benfica.

Wanted Gent or PSV ideally

 

Watch us get knocked out from Roma now.I said it first!

 

LOLOLOL alm:

 

Easy draw. Not that I care, we ain't going all the way.

 

Juve-Bayern
Chelsea-PSG
Arsenal-Barca
Roma-Real Madrid

Crazy draw.

And on the other hand...
Benfica v Zenit
Gent v Wolfsburg
PSV v Atlético
Dynamo Kyiv v Man. City

Spoiler: we're not gonna win it

 

Juve-Bayern
Chelsea-PSG
Arsenal-Barca

 

Round of 16

Gent(BEL) v Wolfsburg(GER)

Roma(ITA) v Real Madrid(ESP)

Paris(FRA) v Chelsea(ENG)

Arsenal(ENG)v Barcelona(ESP)

Juventus(ITA) v Bayern(GER)

PSV(NED) v Atlético(ESP)

Benfica(POR) v Zenit(RUS)

Dynamo Kyiv(UKR) v Man. City(ENG)

 

Next round:

Wolfsburg
RM
PSG
Barca
Bayern
Atletico
Either way?
Man City

 

First legs will take place on 16-17 and 23-24 February.

Return legs are on 8-9 and 15-16 March.