Champions League Draw Build Up + Draw Thread

[Roboklopp]

we'll be reet

[Craig_H]

what date is the 1st leg!

4th or 5th February.

[Joe King]

Parry- 'Long time since we played them. Good side. No easy ties anymore. We take whoever we get.

Its an important competition, takes no more emphasis than the title

We are in form, hopefully form in a right time.

Its all about the pitch, not the boardroom. We are achieving and focusing on the best

No transfer ban, there is a transfer budget. Won't reveal what the budget is.'

[AFII]

The set pieces will be very important against them.

Zlatan and Cruz are excellent in the box.

[thekop]

4th or 5th February.

Cheers mate

[Phil]

Payback time for 1965. It's been a long time coming.

Unless they buy the ref off again, of course.

It's been over 40 years in the making. We owe them one for Shanks

[tomasjj]

None of the group winners wanted us, we were the nightmare draw for all of them.

Others hate playing against us.
Which indicates our quality and respect in this competition.

[Craig_H]

Parry- 'Long time since we played them. Good side. No easy ties anymore. We take whoever we get.

Its an important competition, takes no more emphasis than the title

We are in form, hopefully form in a right time.

Its all about the pitch, not the boardroom. We are achieving and focusing on the best

No transfer ban, there is a transfer limit. Won't reveal what the budget is.'

He didnt say either of those things. He said there's no transfer ban, and that if we need to strengthen, we do but he wont tell people what we're wanting to do.

[Taffy]

Happy with drawing Inter.

Yes they are Italian champions and the form team over there, but we can beat them provided we're on song.

Bring 'em on I say!

[Joe King]

Inter Paolillio ' Liverpool are a great team, dodgy team to play

Same opportunities as us, they are very strong, scored loads of goals. History is in favour of Liverpool. We have a great squad and in great form. We have the best talent in Italy, we are a strong force and are very united.

Premiership is the strongest league in the world. We respect all English teams.

[Craig_H]

Barcelona retain their tag of favourites with the bookies.
Chelsea leap upto 2nd favourites, mancs third.

We're 14/1 to win it. Good value each way bet.

[Kenneth]

Celtic v Barcelona
Lyon v Man Utd
Schalke v Porto
LIVERPOOL v Inter
Roma v Real Madrid
Arsenal v Milan
Olympiakos v Chelsea
Fenerbahce v Sevilla

My predictions for the last 8.

[Joe King]

He didnt say either of those things. He said there's no transfer ban, and that if we need to strengthen, we do but he wont tell people what we're wanting to do.

No, he said they will be a transfer budget but he isn't going to tell everybody what is happening

[Craig_H]

Celtic v Barcelona
Lyon v Man Utd
Schalke v Porto
LIVERPOOL v Inter
Roma v Real Madrid
Arsenal v Milan
Olympiakos v Chelsea
Fenerbahce v Sevilla

My predictions for the last 8.

United will get past Lyon IMO. Madrid will do roma and Porto to beat Schalke IMO.

[AFII]

The key for us is to get in behind their fullbacks. They will play a very narrow midfield with the fullbacks adding the width in attack, they have done that so far this season.