Europa League R16 Draw: Sporting CP v Arsenal

[VancouverCanuck]

So we are drawing one of the following. My pick is Shakhtar, given how they played us over Murdyk. I would love Juventus too.

AS Roma (ITA)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Juventus (ITA)
Sevilla (ESP)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Sporting CP (POR)
Union Berlin (GER)

 

[A_G]

Shakhtar would be terrible travel time, need to avoid that.

 

[Haphazard]

Sevilla needed , it will be called the Good Ebening derby.

 

[Bloodbather]

Sevilla, Leverkusen, or Juventus would be good. Think Roma and Union Berlin could play physical and be tricky, Sporting is dangerous on the counter, Shakhtar is too far away.

 

[VancouverCanuck]

Warsaw only 2.5 hr by flight, according to google

 

[SA Gunner]

Give me a simple, close to London draw.

I want us to play our full second team and possibly give Jesus a run out in one of the games as well.

 

[BergMan]

Give us Leverkusen. Easiest opponent, closest to us.

For those on about travel time, the furthest is actually Sevilla, followed by Sporting and Roma. Shakhtar play in Poland. Did you expect us to play in Ukraine?

 

[field442]

Warsaw only 2.5 hr by flight, according to google

Yeah. Travelling to Lisbon, Seville and Rome is just as long.

 

[Bloodbather]

Warsaw only 2.5 hr by flight, according to google

Totally forgot they were playing in Warsaw tbh.

 

[Maybe]

Give me a simple, close to London draw.

I want us to play our full second team and possibly give Jesus a run out in one of the games as well.

Surely we go for it with full force, and players need to get used to this tempo because that's what's waiting for them when we secure CL place

 

[Goonger]

Shakhtar for me as well, good travel, not their 'home' stadium, and yeah, we do owe them 1 for the Mudryk fiasco.

 

[A_G]

Surely we go for it with full force, and players need to get used to this tempo because that's what's waiting for them when we secure CL place

There’s more recovery time between CL and league games than EL.

 

[North5]

Totally forgot they were playing in Warsaw tbh.

Yeah I don't think there's much professional football being played in Donetsk atm

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Shan’t be watching the draw, watching that bald **** infantino is no good for ye ol pressure of the blood

 

[14Henry]

Give me a simple, close to London draw.

I want us to play our full second team and possibly give Jesus a run out in one of the games as well.

Why the change of heart? Weren't you saying mix of first team and squad players?

You actually think we would beat most of those teams with? Or don't you care about the EL now?

Turner
Tomi
Holding
Kirwior
Tierney
Jorginho
Vieira
ESR
Nelson
Eddie (no other choice)
Trossard

 

[14Henry]

There’s more recovery time between CL and league games than EL.

How many hours more recovery time do City have compared to Man United this weekend?

One Wednesday-Saturday the other Thursday-Sunday.

 

[A_G]

How many hours more recovery time do City have compared to Man United this weekend?

One Wednesday-Saturday the other Thursday-Sunday.

My post was based on the group stage as per:

Average time between Champions League games and the following domestic League games is 94 hours. Between Europa and League games it's more like 60 hours. Big difference.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

My post was based on the group stage as per:

Who do you think we'll get?

I reckon Juventus.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

On paper we should comfortably beat those teams but I'd like to avoid Juve first Allegri and his master of low blocks will be problem for us

 

[A_G]

Who do you think we'll get?

I reckon Juventus.

Leverkusen. The @Notorious Big Derby.