Champions League Draw

[Shaggy]

Totally agree. That he dived isn't close to being up for debate, so he should be dealt with. It's not rocket science, it's plain logic.

Obviously he'll get away with it though.

[JohnDoe]

That was disgraceful. He's officially a cunt now.

[MrsB]

I hate Arsenal.

[The Erectile Banana]

Eduardo is a horrible cheating ****.

I always thought he was a class player.

He's now officially a grade A gob****e.

Chances of Wenger seeing the dive: next to zero.

[kingfunk]

God doesnt break bones for nothing.

[Reece]

Haha Boruc is a mentalist

[Darkon]

Juventus and Real Madrid are both in pot 2.

Sevilla in pot 1

Sevilla is still living high on their UEFA cup success as winners in both 2006/2007!!

[DannyMan2006]

Totally agree. That he dived isn't close to being up for debate, so he should be dealt with. It's not rocket science, it's plain logic.

Obviously he'll get away with it though.

My mate suggested this idea:

Caught diving once and it's a three game ban

Second time and it's a five game ban

Third time and it's a ten game ban

Instead of the dubiious goals committe do it for the divers. Get an ex player on the panel to give their opinion. If all agree it's a dive apply the ban. Undecided then no punishment.

[Catrin]

What do the numbers mean i.e. 118.899 for us means?

[Craig_H]

It's the co-efficient points.

[DannyMan2006]

What do the numbers mean i.e. 118.899 for us means?

Every year a club is given a marking for their success in Europe that year.

118.899 is the average over a number of seasons (5?). It means a club is rewarded for it's continued success over the years.

If you're not in Europe that year you get a zero. If a team like Sunderland made the CL next year they'd have a score of 0 due to not having played in Europe and would be seeded last (or joint last).

[DannyMan2006]

The league coefficient is used to rank the leagues of Europe, and thus determine the number of clubs from a league that will participate in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

The UEFA ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next, not in the first season after the publication of the ranking. Thus, the 2009 ranking determines the proportion in 2010–11, not 2009–10.

This coefficient is determined by the results of the clubs of the leagues in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League games over the past five seasons. The number of points awarded each season (two for each win by a club from that league, one for a draw) is divided by the number of teams that participated for that nation in that season. This number is then truncated after three decimal places (e.g. 2 2/3 will be truncated to 2.666).

For the league coefficient the season's league coefficients for the last five seasons must be added up. In the preliminary rounds of both the Champions League and Europa League, the awarded points are halved. Bonus points are allocated for:

Qualifying for the Champions League group phase and Europa League round of 16. (4 bonus points)
Reaching the second round of the Champions League.
Reaching the quarter, semi and final of both Champions League and Europa League.
The bonus points are added to the number of points scored in a season.

[Catrin]

So even though they are done to three decimal points ours is exactly the same as United and Chelski?

[DannyMan2006]

So even though they are done to three decimal points ours is exactly the same as United and Chelski?

I think that is incorrect.

[anfieldanfield]

I appreciate a well-executed, artistic dive. Hats off Eduardo.