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shader said:
PSG v Liverpool would be quite exciting...
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Two really nice aways!

Paris and Napoli, not bad days out. Napoli's stadium is #### though.

ETA: A nice away in the Czech Republic would be sweet... don't want Turkey.

 
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charvik said:
Spurs have a great group. Spurs forums must be buzzing with that draw.

Eindhoven, Barcelona and Milano.
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Mixed bag.

Barça was the top choice from Pot 1, but most wanted a slightly easier draw in pots 3 and 4...

But generally, the mood is better than last season - great away trips, and big clubs coming to New White Hart Lane Wembley

 
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I'm excited to see Neymar/Mbappe.  What a challenge.  PSG will attack too, so those games will just be fantastic.  Not sure how Napoli can get 2nd, it's a nightmare draw for them.  United is in trouble.  

 
Sinn Fein said:
Mixed bag.

Barça was the top choice from Pot 1, but a slightly easier draw in pots 3 and 4...

But generally, the mood is better than last season - great away trips, and big clubs coming to New White Hart Lane Wembley
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Yeah, sporting wise it's not as easy as it could be, but those trips are nice. Good traveling support for those teams too.

Not to mention, no trips to eastern Europe in the middle of winter.

 
Sinn Fein said:
Mixed bag.

Barça was the top choice from Pot 1, but most wanted a slightly easier draw in pots 3 and 4...

But generally, the mood is better than last season - great away trips, and big clubs coming to New White Hart Lane Wembley
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Barca-Tott and PSG - Liverpool are the must see games in the group stages.  Love the matchups.  

 
City have the perfect draw.  3 pretty good teams, no really bad teams.  That means those 3 will beat each other up and City will clench the group stages after game 3, allowing them to focus their attentions back to the league.  

 
Sinn Fein said:
Mixed bag.

Barça was the top choice from Pot 1, but most wanted a slightly easier draw in pots 3 and 4...

But generally, the mood is better than last season - great away trips, and big clubs coming to New White Hart Lane Wembley
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Yeah, Inter isn't exactly a cakewalk.  

 
AAABatteries said:
Still confused by this.  Unless my stream was delaying things I think they were the 3rd team pulled from Pot 2 but yet they had only 2 group options. 

Excited to see Ronaldo get another game at Old Trafford.
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I think in this case - they were blocked by Man City - Tottenham.

Man City and Tottenham had to be in opposite blocks (TV Partners), and so that meant Spurs were going to be in A-D - and that might have pushed United into E-H, with a couple of those already taken.

Man U and Liverpool were TV partners for this draw - meaning they had to be on opposite sides of the draw (half play one night, the other half the next night - so they paired teams from teh same country to play on opposite nights.)

 
The groups for Weston and Pulisic look fairly decent.  I think both Dortmund and Schalke have a decent chance to advance from those groups.

 
El Floppo said:
yeah- makes more sense... but still. like calling everton, liverpool. 
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well, that's where they are... for now...

not that we will have to consider Everton for any of these draws, until hell freezes over maybe...

 
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El Floppo said:
I feel like we're imminent close to incurring a 3 page milan post from dj... like saying beetlejuice three times.
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I'm ok with that... I like the Serie A updates, even if they are AC Milan centric.

(they host our Roma tomorrow btw)

 
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Man City are the betting favorite after the draw:

Man City - 9/2

Barça and Juventus - 6/1

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7. Liverpool - 14/1

9.  Spurs - 20/1

10.  United - 25/1

 
reading up on travel for the aways... seems dodgy across the board. Awesome cities to visit, but issues with Ultras for Red Star and Napoli, issues with police for PSG.

I might sneak over for the Paris away though, depending how it falls in the schedule.

 
Sinn Fein said:
Group A: Atletico, Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge

Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV, Inter

Group C: PSG, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade

Group D: Lokomotiv, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray

Group E: Bayern, Benfica, Ajax, AEK

Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim

Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscva, Plezn

Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys
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Group A - I think a fun matchup among Atletico, Dortmund and Monaco  - I assume Atletico go through, no idea who joins them

Group B - Another set of good matches, I expect Spurs to edge Inter, and join Barça in the knockout round

Group C - Fun matchups with PSG, Napoli and Liverpool, followed by a trip to Serbia.  PSG and Liverpool to advance

Group D - Least exciting, most competitive?  No idea who makes it out of this group.  Odds-makers say Porto and Galatsaray

Group E - Bayern should walk this, and I think Ajax can challenge Benfica for the 2nd spot

Group F - City strolls, Shakhtar and Lyon battle for 2nd

Group G - Madrid will not finish 2nd this season - Roma should also get through comfortably

Group H - Juventus and United - aging teams with just enough walkers to get past Young Boys.

 
Sinn Fein said:
I think in this case - they were blocked by Man City - Tottenham.

Man City and Tottenham had to be in opposite blocks (TV Partners), and so that meant Spurs were going to be in A-D - and that might have pushed United into E-H, with a couple of those already taken.

Man U and Liverpool were TV partners for this draw - meaning they had to be on opposite sides of the draw (half play one night, the other half the next night - so they paired teams from teh same country to play on opposite nights.)
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Seems stupid - also, Totts wasn't placed yet and neither were Liverpool, so I'm still confused.  Doesn't really matter though.

 
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