Now that we have made it official - let's hope for a good draw tomorrow. The video link will be on the UEFA website for those interested in watching. I'm hoping we draw Olympiakos, Steaua and Roma - so we at least have one set of exciting games, without qualifying being too difficult. Personally I want Barca - just to beat henry, but we will start in a different pot to them. Teams 9-16 are the second pot - all are very difficult draws, so the key will be getting easier teams in the third (17-24) and fourth pot (25-32) Code: Rank Team Coefficient rating Draw Pot 1 Milan 133.808 1 2 Barcelona 119.374 3 Liverpool 112.618 4 Internazionale 107.808 5 Arsenal 104.618 6 Real Madrid 104.374 7 Manchester United* 99.618 8 Chelsea* 99.618 9 Valencia 95.706 2 10 Lyon 99.374 11 Porto 89.107 12 Sevilla / AEK Athens** 87.374 13 PSV Eindhoven 81.995 14 Roma 78.808 15 Benfica 67.107 16 Werder Bremen 63.640 17 Celtic*** 62.064 3 18 Schalke 04 60.640 19 Stuttgart 58.640 20 Steaua 55.255 21 CSKA Moscow 53.920 22 Sporting Lisbon 52.107 23 Lazio 51.808 24 Marseille 51.706 25 Rangers 47.064 4 26 Shakhtar Donetsk 44.726 27 Beşiktaş 43.791 28 Olympiacos 42.415 29 Dynamo Kiev 38.726 30 Fenerbahçe 36.791 31 Slavia Prague 32.851 32 Rosenborg*** 31.509
Just curious. Can anyone tell me how this coefficient works? ie. Why we're 5th in Europe in this draw, but Chelsea, who admittedly have had much more RECENT success both domestically and internationally (barring our finals run of course) are 8th? Just curious what goes into this.
Our finals run is exactly why we are 5th. They haven't made it that far yet, and CL performance counts a lot more than domestic performances in these rankings.
Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] Now that we've safely qualified.... What: The 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League Draw Where: Setanta, www.uefa.com When: 12:00 PM EST time for the Americans. Pot 1: AC Milan Barcelona Liverpool Inter Milan Arsenal Real Madrid Manure Chelski Pot 2: Valencia Lyon Porto Sevilla/AEK Athens PSV Eindhoven Roma Benfica Werder Bremen Pot 3: Celtic Schalke 04 Stuttgart Steaua Bucharesti CSKA Moscow Sporting Lisbon Lazio Marseille Pot 4: Rangers Shakhtar Donetsk Beşiktaş Olympiacos Dynamo Kiev Fenerbahçe Slavia Prague Rosenborg
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] so there are 2 threads about the draw, but i like the title of this one the best. please merge the others here!!
I think this takes into account results from the last five seasons, not just recent form. And does anyone have the direct link for the draw tomorrow?
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] I hope we get Rosenberg for shorter distance than the others...Celtic for fun...and PSV for revenge.
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] PSV for revenge, Steau Bucharest and Rosenborg for easiness.
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] the easiest draw would probably be something like benfica, steau, and rosenborg. im not sure what the hardest would be. maybe lyon/sevilla, marseille/celtic,and rangers/olympiakos
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] Personally I would like 1 hard and 2 easy teams. Keep us on our toes, while still waltzing through qualification. Valencia/Roma/Lyon Steaua - I get the feeling barca will get this easy pick Rosenborg/Besiktas The teams in the 3rd pot are still extremely competitive.
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] Yeah, I'd like maybe Lyon and two other "Easies".
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] PSV for revenge would be nice. If not, as a yank I'd like to see us vs. Benfica and Freddy Adu. Steau seem to be the easiest draw from Pot 3, but it would be interesting to see us against Marseille. Pot 4 has a lot of bogey teams imo, taking into consideration the weather conditions and hostility of the areas. Not to say this isn't also a factor in the previous pots, it should just be noted that whoever we draw in Pot 4 won't be a nice stroll around the pitch. I'd be nervous if we drew either Shakhtar Donetsk or Fenerbahce.
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] Well you never want to have to make a trip to Turkey.
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] I did a fake draw using a random int generator. I think I followed all the draw rules. A-------------B------------C------------D Milan---------Inter--------Chelsea-------Real Werder-------PSV---------Porto---------Benefica Celtic--------Schalke------Steaua-------CSKA Olympiacos---Fenerbahce--Slavia--------Rangers E--------------F-----------G------------H Arsenal--------Liverpool----ManUre------Barca Sevilla/AEK----Roma--------Valencia-----Lyon Stuttgart------Sporting----Marseille----Lazio Rosenborg-----Shakhtar-----Dynamo-----Besiktas
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] I say give us all the hard ties. Its the only time that we play out of our skins. Otherwise, we cruise as if we're supposed to win, fail to score, concede a late goal Okay, Ill take at least one hard team, the rest can be "easy".
Re: Let "The Draw Sp*rs Will Never Be In" Begin....[R] i would rather play spanish, french, or portuguese teams than german,italian, scottish,or eastern european. that is a pretty obvious statement though
12 EST. So those of you at work can eat lunch at your desk and watch. We can't draw Barca btw, as we are in the top 8.