Champions League

[Jakabor]

Great draw for Barca!

 

[Andresito]

Why weren't we able to get Gladbach?

 

[El Gato]

I'm starting to not like this group. There's hardly an easy away game. Bummer we had to get the Germans. They'll kill us on fitness & effort.

 

[serghei]

Now if only it would've been City instead of Shakhtar ...

 

[Morten]

How many will Haaland score against that group? 12?

 

[soul24rage]

Sucks for the fans of Dynamo and Ferencvarosi that the games will be closed doors to see Messi and Ronaldo in their stadium.

 

[Morten]

I'm starting to not like this group. There's hardly an easy away game. Bummer we had to get the Germans. They'll kill us on fitness & effort.

Keep calm, we dont mind away games in Germany anymore, thats a thing of the past.

 

[te amo barca]

Madrid group is actually hard. Away in Ukraine vs Shakhtar is almost a certain loss of points, Inter have improved and Borussia M. play exciting tactical football.

 

[Messi983]

Why weren't we able to get Gladbach?

They needed to go to one of groups A-D because there were already two BL teams (Dortmund, Leipzig) in groups E-H.

 

[serghei]

Sucks for the fans of Dynamo and Ferencvarosi that the games will be closed doors to see Messi and Ronaldo in their stadium.

Yep.

 

[El Gato]

Keep calm, we dont mind away games in Germany anymore, thats a thing of the past.

It's not that. Gladbach are actually a good side. DonAK even setup a thread on Rose I think because of how many chances they are able to create. They're the new age gegenpress generation.

Meaning if we don't get a result there, we absolutely have to get a result at Shakhtar in order to have a vain hope of finishing top. And schedule may not be kind.

 

[Devils]

lol this is the easiest group in ages.

 

[mesiesta]

One of the best possible draws.

a. 2 weak teams in the group
b. Ronaldo will play again in Camp Nou.

 

[Birdy]

The constraints are kind of ridiculous and hugely unfair.
They first put strongest teams in a group (which is immaterial whether your group will be named A or F), and from then on due to the constraints the whole thing is built on several 'fixing by elimination' which creates unbalanced groups.

Why can't they draw the fucking groups with the only constraint being teams from the same country not being able to play each other, and after everything is done they will determine group number and TV constraints will be factored in there.

 

[JamDav1982]

The constraints are kind of ridiculous and hugely unfair.
They first put strongest teams in a group (which is immaterial whether your group will be named A or F), and from then on due to the constraints the whole thing is built on several 'fixing by elimination' which creates unbalanced groups.

Why can't they draw the fucking groups with the only constraint being teams from the same country not being able to play each other, and after everything is done they will determine group number and TV constraints will be factored in there.

Easy answer.... tv money.