[Football] Champions League 2023-24

[Bozza]

An extra level of interest this season as clubs who fail to get out of the group stages could be Amex-bound in the later stages of the Europa League.

Things get underway this week with:

TUESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER​

GROUP E​

Feyenoord v Celtic
Lazio v Atlético Madrid

GROUP F​

AC Milan v Newcastle United
Paris Saint Germain v Borussia Dortmund

GROUP G​

Young Boys v RB Leipzig
Manchester City v Red Star Belgrade

GROUP H​

Barcelona v Royal Antwerp
Shakhtar Donetsk v FC Porto

WEDNESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER​

GROUP A​

Galatasaray v FC Copenhagen
Bayern Munich v Manchester United

GROUP B​

Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven
Sevilla v Lens

GROUP C​

Real Madrid v 1. FC Union Berlin
Sporting Brag v 0Napoli

GROUP D​

Benfica v FC Red Bull Salzburg
Real Sociedad v Inter Milan

 

[dwayne]

Really hope castle don't drop into the Europa. Don't need another English team there

 

[Husty]

Copenhagen, Union Berlin, Inter Milan, Porto, Lazio, AC Milan, Lens, Belgrade to be the ones to drop please.

 

[Washie]

I

Copenhagen, Union Berlin, Inter Milan, Porto, Lazio, AC Milan, Lens, Belgrade to be the ones to drop please.

Want absolutely nothing to do with Inter Milan this season

 

[Yes Chef]

Really hope castle don't drop into the Europa. Don't need another English team there

The other 3 English teams should have enough to get through their groups, Newcastle's group is so difficult that finishing third would be a decent result for them.
I agree with the sentiment though

 

[Bozza]

It's also in our interest to want the English clubs to well to maintain England's UEFA coefficient ranking, giving the Premier League a fifth Champions League spot for next season.

 

[schmunk]

It's also in our interest to want the English clubs to well to maintain England's UEFA coefficient ranking, giving the Premier League a fifth Champions League spot for next season.

True, but that doesn't stop me wanting to see Newcastle get thumped six times...

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

It's also in our interest to want the English clubs to well to maintain England's UEFA coefficient ranking, giving the Premier League a fifth Champions League spot for next season.

Why would we care about that? No way we are finishing as low as 5th.

 

[AZ Gull]

It's also in our interest to want the English clubs to well to maintain England's UEFA coefficient ranking, giving the Premier League a fifth Champions League spot for next season.

It is theoretically possible for there to be SEVEN English teams in the Champions League next season - extremely unlikely, but possible...

 

[Simster]

I
Want absolutely nothing to do with Inter Milan this season

Let's not be too hasty.

"Have you ever seen Palace in Milan?" scans much better than "the Dam", which sounds a bit wanky really.

 

[Washie]

Let's not be too hasty.

"Have you ever seen Palace in Milan?" scans much better than "the Dam", which sounds a bit wanky really.

Palace played at the San Siro in the 70s

 

[HeaviestTed]

True, but that doesn't stop me wanting to see Newcastle get thumped six times...

7 times if they make it to the fa cup final

 

[Grizz]

Newcastle having to weather a storm. Looking very disjointed and pedestrian.

 

[Pevenseagull]

What was that all about?

 

[Bakero]

It is theoretically possible for there to be SEVEN English teams in the Champions League next season - extremely unlikely, but possible...

For example, if we win the Europa and Newcastle win the Champions League but we finish 6th and 7th respectively?

 

[AZ Gull]

For example, if we win the Europa and Newcastle win the Champions League but we finish 6th and 7th respectively?

Indeed.

 

[Easy 10]

I was reading about the format for next seasons Champions League earlier today.

36 clubs go into one big League table (no groups).

Everyone plays 8 games against 8 different clubs

16 teams progress to the knockout stage - the top 8 automatically, with 9th-24th in a 2-legged playoff for the other 8 places (so you must finish in the top 24 to stay involved)

Bottom 12 eliminated, no dropping into the Conf or Europa (who will also be following the same format next season)

Means potentially 10 games to squeeze in before even making the knockout round. The initial League stage will go into January.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Creditable draw for Newcastle, but honestly - they absolutely stank the place out. It was like Chris Hughton’s Albion away at a top side. Absolutely zero ambition, against a mediocre Milan side who got thumped 5-1 a couple of days ago.

 

[Grizz]

It was a dreadful watch. I mean Newcastle will be over the moon with the point, but still, could've been so much more.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Hart at fault or the wall?

Wall bottled it