UEFA Champions League General Thread 23/24

[2Smokeyy]

The pots are inaccurate. Dinamo Zagreb didn't make it to the Playoffs, they lost to AEK Athens. The winner of Antwerp vs. AEK will make it to the groups instead of them, which changes the way Pot 3 and Pot 4 look also because Dinamo would've been in Pot 3.

The Playoffs haven't finished yet, none of the ties are a formality, either. The first legs all ended in close results. It could well be PSV instead of Rangers, Panathinaikos instead of Braga, Maccabi Haifa instead of Young Boys, etc.

Makes no difference to us.

Plumbers and farmers the lot of them

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

I've googled the flying distances now and seems the furthest is Pireas, Greece, with a 3 h 40 min. So ofc u might prefer teams more in the vicinity but i shan't be hearing any arguments that it will be a difference in performance. If mikel was to use such excuses i would go absolutely mental

Now, if Astana was in the competition, of course that would be the least prefered destination.

 

[A_G]

Is the amount of travel really that big of factor?
It feels like something fans just have a hang up on

 

[A_G]

Makes no difference to us.

Plumbers and farmers the lot of them

We might be in Pot 1 una:

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Well then it doesn’t really matter at all really, if they head home straight away. Especially if it is like in this years set up where the maximum difference in travel seems to be ranging from 1 to 3 hours max

 

[A_G]

Well then it doesn’t really matter at all really, if they head home straight away. Especially if it is like in this years set up where the maximum difference in travel seems to be ranging from 1 to 3 hours max

It matters in years where there’s multiple Turkish or Eastern European teams

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

It matters in years where there’s multiple Turkish or Eastern European teams

Yeah as I mentioned in previous post, if Astana was in this years set up I would buy that argument since it’s a 10h travel. This year the difference is so minimal that I can’t really be bothered since there is no way I would accept that it would have any impact on the players performance

 

[Bloodbather]

It matters in years where there’s multiple Turkish or Eastern European teams

London to Istanbul is about 4 hours, it's not a huge problem I reckon. Though an Istanbul away fixture is tough regardless.

 

[AberGooner]

We've not shown anything in Europe yet so as easy a group as possible. Make sure we get into the knockouts.

 

[Alter]

PSG, Milan, Celtic would be nice.

 

[Penn_]

Napoli

I have a dream that Arteta sees Osimhen up close and pushes for him next summer.

 

[Riou]

Benfica/Feneynoord, Rangers and Copenhagen... don't care if we get an easy group, just want the first match back to be at The Emirates hopefully.

PS...the day before this, the PFA awards from last season will be finally announced I think... football is so weird now

 

[North5]

Can't believe Arsenal are back in the Champions League it has been way too long. Really took it for granted under Wenger.

In my heart I've only ever really wanted the champo

 

[grange]

It would be fitting for Arsenal to play in another final in Wembley.

 

[North5]

We might be in Pot 1 una:
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LMAO virtue signaling to the infinity and beyond.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

In the group stage, we must cook if we want to proceed to the final sixteen.

 

[A_G]

LMAO virtue signaling to the infinity and beyond.

How is it virtue signalling to back the guy accused of inappropriate behaviour? It’s literally the opposite of whatever virtue signalling is supposed to be.

 

[North5]

How is it virtue signalling to back the guy accused of inappropriate behaviour? It’s literally the opposite of whatever virtue signalling is supposed to be.

The Spanish FA asking for every Spanish team to be removed from competitions as a form of protest for an incident? Or am I reading that wrong?

(yes it was inappropriate but it's being blown to insane proportions by the Spanish FA IF I'm reading that right. That constitutes virtue signaling to me)

 

[A_G]

The Spanish FA asking for every Spanish team to be removed from competitions as a form of protest? Or am I reading that wrong?

The Spanish FA are angry that their government has tried to remove the president, so they’re threatening to leave UEFA if this happens. I don’t see how that’s “virtue signalling”, they’re basically willing to screw over their club teams rather than admit Hermoso was wronged.

 

[North5]

The Spanish FA are angry that their government has tried to remove the president, so they’re threatening to leave UEFA if this happens. I don’t see how that’s “virtue signalling”, they’re basically willing to screw over their club teams rather than admit Hermoso was wronged.

Ah Ok, I had it reversed. I thought the Spanish Gvt were stopping him being removed and they were going to pull out of all comps in protest over it which would be insane. Now I see they are being insane for the opposite reason. I assumed he was fired already lmao