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    Originally posted by Assassin View Post
    The downside is, he has a face you would never get tired of slapping
    Yeah, pretty sure Edwards won't ignore that tbh.
    * The above is posted in my opinion. Feel free to disagree.

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      Originally posted by The_weatherman View Post
      Yeah, pretty sure Edwards won't ignore that tbh.

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        https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle...draw-where-is/

        There's a diagram at the bottom of this page that makes the draw a bit clearer. We'll be on one side or the other. Given how crazy some of the results have been through the league phase, you could end up meeting almost any team once the knockout rounds begin. As far as I can tell, the main advantage to an automatic round of 16 place is to avoid having to play two extra matches. That most of the teams still in contention don't know whether they are going to finish in the round of 16 or the playoffs means that there's going to be a lot to play for in the final round.

        I was skeptical at first, but I dare say that UEFA might have actually gotten something right for once. It seems like they've found a good balance between the old European Cup knockout format, and doing away with the meaninglessness of many of matches in the previous format.

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          Originally posted by leftpeg View Post
          https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle...draw-where-is/

          There's a diagram at the bottom of this page that makes the draw a bit clearer. We'll be on one side or the other. Given how crazy some of the results have been through the league phase, you could end up meeting almost any team once the knockout rounds begin. As far as I can tell, the main advantage to an automatic round of 16 place is to avoid having to play two extra matches. That most of the teams still in contention don't know whether they are going to finish in the round of 16 or the playoffs means that there's going to be a lot to play for in the final round.

          I was skeptical at first, but I dare say that UEFA might have actually gotten something right for once. It seems like they've found a good balance between the old European Cup knockout format, and doing away with the meaninglessness of many of matches in the previous format.
          So am I right in assuming some teams still drop down to the Europa or is it its own competition completely now?
          Me, I’m either planning a holiday or I’m on one.

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            Originally posted by leftpeg View Post
            https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle...draw-where-is/

            There's a diagram at the bottom of this page that makes the draw a bit clearer. We'll be on one side or the other. Given how crazy some of the results have been through the league phase, you could end up meeting almost any team once the knockout rounds begin. As far as I can tell, the main advantage to an automatic round of 16 place is to avoid having to play two extra matches. That most of the teams still in contention don't know whether they are going to finish in the round of 16 or the playoffs means that there's going to be a lot to play for in the final round.

            I was skeptical at first, but I dare say that UEFA might have actually gotten something right for once. It seems like they've found a good balance between the old European Cup knockout format, and doing away with the meaninglessness of many of matches in the previous format.

            Thanks, that diagram helps a lot! So ya, it looks like finishing 1st doesn’t give any advantage over finishing 2nd?
            I don't tip

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              It would he nice if 1st got to choose which side of the drae they wanted after GW8

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                Originally posted by Norbs View Post
                It would he nice if 1st got to choose which side of the drae they wanted after GW8


                I wonder if they'll introduce something like that to prevent the final few games becoming meaningless near the top?
                One tit for another.

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                  Originally posted by BigChief View Post


                  I wonder if they'll introduce something like that to prevent the final few games becoming meaningless near the top?

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                    And that diagram really makes it clearer. So we're essentially playing a team that finishes between 15-18 in the next round. Having a quick look as things stand City won't be finishing in those positions if they qualify at all.

                    Bayern and Real occupy those positions currently but hopefully they will both win their final games and move further up the table because I'm sure they will want to avoid us or Barca.
                    One tit for another.

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                      I read somewhere that statistically it was most likely to be PSG.
                      It's easy to distract fat people. It's a piece of cake.

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                        Originally posted by SB View Post
                        So am I right in assuming some teams still drop down to the Europa or is it its own competition completely now?
                        No teams drop down any more. If you finish 25th or below, you are just ****e and will be out of European competition altogether. Seems a lot fairer than the previous setup.

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                          Originally posted by leftpeg View Post
                          No teams drop down any more. If you finish 25th or below, you are just ****e and will be out of European competition altogether. Seems a lot fairer than the previous setup.
                          Awesome that’s a good change. Never liked how the 3rd team from each group dropped down to make more money
                          Me, I’m either planning a holiday or I’m on one.

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