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2016-17 UEFA Champions League

citytillidie

Yes it is that time again

Draw for 1st and 2nd Qualifying Rounds are on Monday at 11am.

1st Round
Seeds
The New Saints (WAL)
Valletta FC (MLT)
Flora Tallinn (EST)
FC Santa Coloma (AND)

Unseeded
B36 Torshavn (FAR)
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Alashkert FC (ARM)
Tre Penne (SMA)

2nd Round
Seeds
FC Salzburg (AUT)
Celtic FC (SCO)
APOEL Nicosia (CYP)
BATE Borisov (BLS)
Legia Warsaw(POL)
Dinamo Zargreb (CRO)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
FC København (DEN)
Garabag Agdam (AZB)
Rosenborg BK (NOR)
FK Astana (KAZ)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL)
Red Star Belgrade (SRB)
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
FH Hafnarfjardar (ISL)
AS Trencín (SVK)
Winners of match with The New Saints

Unseeded
F91 Dudelange (LUX)
Zalgiris Vilnius (LIT)
Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO)
Winners of match with Valletta FC
Vardar Skopje (MAC)
IFK Norrköping (SWE)
Ferencváros (HUN)
Crusaders Belfast (NIR)
Winners of game with Flora Tallinn
Zrinjski Mostar (BOS)
Winners of game with FC Santa Coloma
Dundalk (IRL)
Mladost Podgorica (MON)
SJK Seinäjoki (FIN)
Partizani Tirana (ALB)* TBC
FK Liepaja (LAT)

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TheCitizen

Excellent from Juventus. Strong favourites to win it out this year.

Jan_de_Bakker

Playing that brainwashing song ....

WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE WE DIDN'T LOSE !!!

MIND CONTROL
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Crackle

Eamo beginning his eulogy.

NIMAN

Buffon had a relatively easy night.
That says a lot.

citytillidie

Results
Leicester City (ENG) 1 V 1 Atlético Madrid (ESP) (Agg 1-2)
Real Madrid (ESP) 4 V 2 FC Bayern Munich (GER) AET (Agg 6-3)
Monaco (FRA) 3 V 1 Borussia Dortmund (GER) (Agg 6-3)
FC Barcelona (ESP) 0 V 0 Juventus (ITA) (Agg 0-3)

Semi Final line up
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Monaco (FRA)
Juventus (ITA)

ricero

Hopefully the two madrid teams meet in the semi final. Would like to see a fresh final

SlickRic

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Leicester must be watching thinking if only we had got Barcelona

You're probably half joking, but the Juvé defensive stuff is exactly what Leicester try to do.

You plug all gaps in the middle, make the opposition go wide, and your giant CBs head away the inevitable cross.

Rinse repeat.

Barca had zero answers to it. Wait...no...their answer was to put their giant CB up front from minute 46 in order to try compete.

Completely ran out of ideas.

Andersonisgod

The times they are changing and changes, real changes, must come to Barcelona in the summer. This tie more than any other shows that. It's Rijkaard 2008, it's a semi final defeat to Man Utd without scoring, it's an incredibly poor league campaign. Laporta appointed the totally untested Guardiola and the rest is history. Here we are again, what does Bartomeu do? Does he play it safe, or does he take a risk and give this club what it desperately needs?

By the way, I love Neymar and I love how much Neymar loves Barça. Put him in the right situation, football will be his.

TheCitizen

Can Eamon and Richie stop calling Juventus "Jewventis"?

NIMAN

Agree Neymar has the talent, but seems to be too wasteful at times.
Needs to play the game smarter.

I suppose after Messi he will be their next main man.

J Mysterio

SlickRic wrote: »

Barca had zero answers to it. Wait...no...their answer was to put their giant CB up front from minute 46 in order to try compete.

Completely ran out of ideas.

Yep. Ignominous end for Enrique really. Barca have gone stale and the magic is gone. Lot of petulant, pampered stars there now. Don't have the right energy or attitude anymore.

They are saying 'end of an era' on the RTE panel last week. That's old hat.

ERG89

Crackle wrote:

Eamo beginning his eulogy.

Rakitic is suddenly bad???

I'll take him.
If they wanted to replace Xavi there were 2 players who probably could have his passing ability but are as old. Xabi Alonso & Pirlo.

GavRedKing

La Mesia's quality has dried up and they dont have the money to buy ready made replacements or superstars.

This Barcelona side is going to go through a serious transisation over the next 2 years, Real should hoover up 2 or 3 titles in the next few years too.

StringerBell

Not something I say too often, not something you feel you can say very often.

But, fair play to the Barcelona fans there toward the end.

Jan_de_Bakker

El Classico on Sunday now will be huge, Barca with a lot more to proove ..

[Deleted User]

Barca may have done it with a clinical finisher, blazed so many chances over.

Billy86

Some funny comments over on RTE, Dunphy saying Messi needs all timers around him to be a real star and Liam Brady saying a replacement for Xavi doesn't exist, but they still need to sign him (somehow)!

I generally try to avoid RTE punditry because it's woeful and haven't watched it in a few years... my god Liam Brady has aged!

Billy86

StringerBell wrote: »

Not something I say too often, not something you feel you can say very often.

But, fair play to the Barcelona fans there toward the end.

No matter which anyone prefers (if either at all), there is no denying that as a general overall fanbase they put their rivals in Madrid to utter shame.

The_Kew_Tour

Fair play to Barca fans, would not see Real fans do it

NIMAN

GavRedKing wrote: »

La Mesia's quality has dried up and they dont have the money to buy ready made replacements or superstars.

This Barcelona side is going to go through a serious transisation over the next 2 years, Real should hoover up 2 or 3 titles in the next few years too.

Are Barca not loaded?

martyos121

Billy86 wrote: »

Some funny comments over on RTE, Dunphy saying Messi needs all timers around him to be a real star and Liam Brady saying a replacement for Xavi doesn't exist, but they still need to sign him (somehow)!

I generally try to avoid RTE punditry because it's woeful and haven't watched it in a few years... my god Liam Brady has aged!

He does exist and his name is Marco Verratti, not that Barca could afford him. Brady knows fcuk all about football outside of the PL.

[Deleted User]

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Fair play to Barca fans, would not see Real fans do it

True that.

NIMAN

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Fair play to Barca fans, would not see Real fans do it

But Real are in the semi's, Barca aren't, thats the bottom line.

eagle eye

GavRedKing wrote: »

La Mesia's quality has dried up and they dont have the money to buy ready made replacements or superstars.

This Barcelona side is going to go through a serious transisation over the next 2 years, Real should hoover up 2 or 3 titles in the next few years too.

The youth might still be there but none of them are getting a chance. Barca have fallen back into the same pot as the others which is buying in the talent instead of letting it develop.

Look at your own club, they have had a lot of good young players come through but never get a chance. De Bruyne is the clear example of a great one they let get away. At the moment they have a young man by the name of Nathan Ake who should be starting but isn't getting a chance at all. He'll be off soon if he doesn't get his opportunity.

fuzzydunlop85

Eamon going for the paper, **** bout to get real !

blueser

Juve full of donkeys apparently.
:rolleyes:

NIMAN

Juve full of donkeys!

LuckyGent88

Never change Eamo...never change!!!

Andersonisgod

GavRedKing wrote: »

La Mesia's quality has dried up and they dont have the money to buy ready made replacements or superstars.

This Barcelona side is going to go through a serious transisation over the next 2 years, Real should hoover up 2 or 3 titles in the next few years too.

That's absolutely not true. La Masia still produces some excellent players and some players who, if they were given the chance to grow and develop in an environment like the Barça first team, could grow and become big stars. Thiago Alcantara might be the best midfielder in the world, Grimaldo is a superstar left back, Hector Bellerin is a top level right back, Marc Bartra is a very talented centre back, Adama Traore and Delofeu have gifts that could've been nurtured at the club, Munir is an obvious talent, Sergi Samper right now should be at the same level as Julian Weigl but he isn't because he's not been given a quarter of the chance to grow as Weigl has, Carles Alena is a bloody maestro, will he be given the chance? I have my doubts. The quality remains unbelievably high, what's changed is that there is no longer a coach at the helm willing to give these guys a chance, and the current board cares only about selling off our best youth players to make a quick buck, they have sucked the lifeblood out of our club and brought in soulless zombies like Gomes and Turan for big money. Pathetic.

Ulysses Gaze

That's Juventus to win the CL now.

Thanks Eamo!