villa shud be making knockouts, maybe we can steal the 5th cl spot? that possible DJ or they binned it off?

Still a thing.

so 24 points to play for, what you reckons a top 8 points tally DJ? definitely harder for everyone, be surprised if a team wins all 8 games like they often won all 6 in the old format.

Someone check my maths
I reckon that's a total of 144 games in this league stage?

Each team (36) plays 8 matches
36 x 8 / 2 = 144

comment by Keep It Greasy - Music is the BEST (U1396)
posted less than a minute ago
Someone check my maths
I reckon that's a total of 144 games in this league stage?

Each team (36) plays 8 matches
36 x 8 / 2 = 144

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then 16 teams 9th-24th play 2 legs so thats 32 more games

Think Madrid and City will finish with near to the max points with a bit of a gap to the next team. Comfortably the best two teams in the competition and both got good draws.

comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Keep It Greasy - Music is the BEST (U1396)
posted less than a minute ago
Someone check my maths
I reckon that's a total of 144 games in this league stage?

Each team (36) plays 8 matches
36 x 8 / 2 = 144

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then 16 teams 9th-24th play 2 legs so thats 32 more games
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Yeah, I was just thinking about the initial games

So that's 3 times more games than the old format (48)

comment by Keep It Greasy - Music is the BEST (U1396)
posted about a minute ago
comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Keep It Greasy - Music is the BEST (U1396)
posted less than a minute ago
Someone check my maths
I reckon that's a total of 144 games in this league stage?

Each team (36) plays 8 matches
36 x 8 / 2 = 144

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then 16 teams 9th-24th play 2 legs so thats 32 more games
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Yeah, I was just thinking about the initial games

So that's 3 times more games than the old format (48)
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well u might aswell add them to the 144 cos thts the extra games to the knockouts. 176 games uefa will get, theyve added 128 games to cash in on to their competition

the old forman was 32 x 6 /2 no so 96 not 48?

so theyve added 80 games to cash in on to their comp?

comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted less than a minute ago
so theyve added 80 games to cash in on to their comp?
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Yep

comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 16 minutes ago
so 24 points to play for, what you reckons a top 8 points tally DJ? definitely harder for everyone, be surprised if a team wins all 8 games like they often won all 6 in the old format.
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Dunno, feel like 17/18 should be enough for 8th, but it could be one where a few teams are on it.

comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 5 minutes ago
the old forman was 32 x 6 /2 no so 96 not 48?
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Yeah. I managed to divide by 2 twice.

4 teams in a group play the other 3 across 8 groups

4 x 3 x 8 = 96

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 16 minutes ago
so 24 points to play for, what you reckons a top 8 points tally DJ? definitely harder for everyone, be surprised if a team wins all 8 games like they often won all 6 in the old format.
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Dunno, feel like 17/18 should be enough for 8th, but it could be one where a few teams are on it.
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I reckon 4 wins and 4 draws would be borderline

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 16 minutes ago
so 24 points to play for, what you reckons a top 8 points tally DJ? definitely harder for everyone, be surprised if a team wins all 8 games like they often won all 6 in the old format.
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Dunno, feel like 17/18 should be enough for 8th, but it could be one where a few teams are on it.
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i was thinking 12-15 would put you in contention but yeah 17/18 prob be almost certain.

Europa and Conference draws today.
Nothing really to worry Spurs and United in Europa. Would be nice to get a Battle of Britain against Rangers, Mourinho to return to either or both with Fenerbahce would be "interesting".
They will both be wanting to avoid long away journeys.


12:30 I think

Pot 1 - Roma, United, Porto, Ajax, Rangers, Frankfurt, Lazio, Spurs, Slavia Prague

Pot 2 - Sociedad, AZ, Braga, Olympiakos, Lyon, PAOK, Fenerbahce, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Ferencvaros

Pot 3 - Qarabag, Galatasaray, Plzen, Bodo/Glimt, Union Saint Gilloise, Dynamo Kyiv, Ludogorets Razgrad, Midtjylland, Malmo

Pot 4 - Athletic Bilbao, Hoffenheim, Nice, Anderlecht, Twente, Besiktas, Steaua Bucherest, RFS, Elfsborg.

Conference is slightly different. 6 pots and each team gets 6 opponets. Lots of British interest.

Pot 1 - Chelsea, Copenhagen, Gent, Fiorentina, LASK, Betis

Pot 2 - Basaksehir, Molde, Legia Warsaw, Heidenheim, Djurgardens, APOEL

Pot 3 - Rapid Wien, Omonia, HJK, Vitoria de Guimaraes, Astana, Olimpija Ljubjana

Pot 4 - -Cercle Brugge, Shamrock Rovers, The New Saints, Lugano, Hearts, Mlada Boleslav

Pot 5 - Petrocub Hincesti, St Gallen, Panathinaikos, TSC, Borac Banja Luka, Jagiellonia Bialystok

Pot 6 - Celje, Larne, Dinamo Minsk, Pafos, Vikingur Reykjavik, Noah

Rangers get Spurs and Man Utd


Lyon, Olympiacos, Union SG, Malmo, FCSB and Nice also.

Tasty.

Spurs also get Roma.

Man Utds other pot 1 opponent is Porto.

Man Utd full draw
Rangers (h)
Porto (a)
PAOK (h)
Fenerbahce (a)
Bodo Glimt (h)
Plzen (a)
Twente (h)
FCSB (a)


Meeting with Jose in Turkey

Spurs full draw
Roma (h)
Rangers (a)
AZ (h)
Ferencvaros (a)
Qarabag (h)
Galatasaray (a)
Elfsborg (h)
Hoffenheim (a)

Also getting a trip to Turkey, but they will be glad to avoid a trip to Qarabag.

Chelsea's conference draw is:
Gent
Heidenheim
Astana
Shamrock Rovers
Panathinaikos
Noah

nice draw for TNS

Might go to the Panathinaikos game if I can get a ticket
assuming it's at Park Hall, Oswestry
They may play it at a bigger venue, like Cardiff though

I got bored by the time they got down that far.