Here we go again for the new season: Why don't we start another pool for this year 2007 / 2008 as we did last year, I would also like to thank all those who participated in this thread last year and hope will have them again and hopefully more. Rank all teams from 1 to 32. 1 being the lowest and 32 being the highest (team winning the whole thing). Accumulate points throughout the season base on how you rank your teams and round value. Whoever has the most points at the end of Champions League season, wins! Deadline: (one day before 1st game starts) Scoring System: Each Round will increase in value. Group Stage = 1 pt for a win 0.5 pt for a draw Bonus points (3 points) for teams advanced to the Round of 16. Knockout Round (Winners are determined by aggregate goals scored): Sweet 16 = 5 pts quarterfinal = 7 pts Semi-final = 9 pts Final 11 pts For example: If you rank Juventus number 32, they beat Bayern Munchen during Group Stage 1 you earned 32 pts (1 * 32). So on with all your teams. Please feel free to private message me your ranking from 1 to 32, I'll give periodic update throughout the Champions League season here on this board. Thanks for playing and good luck.
Group A LIVERPOOL Porto Marseille Besiktas Group B CHELSEA Valencia Schalke 04 Rosenborg Group C REAL MADRID Werder Bremen Lazio Olympiakos Group D AC MILAN Benfica Celtic Shakhtar Donetsk Group E BARCELONA Lyon Stuttgart Rangers Group F MANCHESTER UNITED Roma Sporting Lisbon Dynamo Kiev Group G INTER MILAN PSV Eindhoven CSKA Moscow Fenerbahce Group H ARSENAL Sevilla/AEK Athens Steau Bucharest Slavia Prague
The_ChelseaSupporter 32. Chelsea 31. Arsenal 30. Milan 29. Liverpool 28. Real Madrid 27. Man United 26. Inter Milan 25. Barcelona 24. Lyon 23. Celtic 22. Roma 21. PSV 20. Sevilla/AEK 19. Porto 18. Valencia 17. Lazio 16. Rangers 15. Marseille 14. Benfica 13. Bremen 12. Fenerbace 11. Schalke 10. Dynamo Kiev 9. FC Steaua 8. Stuttgart 7. CSKA Moskow 6. Sporting Lisbon 5. Olympiacos 4. Slavia 3. Rosenborg 2. Besiktas 1. Shaktar
32. Milan 31. Barcelona 30. Chelsea 29. Inter Milan 28. Real Madrid 27. Manchester United 26. Roma 25. Arsenal 24. Lyon 23. Valencia 22. Liverpool 21. Marseille 20. Sevilla / AEK 19. Lazio 18. PSV 17. Benefica 16. Stuttgart 15. Bremen 14. Porto 13. Celtic 12. Fenerbace 11. Rangers 10. Steaua 9. Sporting 8. Schalke 04 7. Shaktar 6. Olympiacos 5. CSKA Moscow 4. Besiktas 3. Dynamo Kiev 2. Rosenborg 1. Slavia
You only rank once. After that, it's on auto-pilot. If your 25-32 picks go out early, you're probably in trouble!
32. Barcelona 31. Chelsea 30. AC Milan 29. Man United 28. Real Madrid 27. Valencia 26. Liverpool 25. Lyon 24. Inter Milan 23. Sevilla 22. FC Porto 21. Arsenal 20. Roma 19. Benfica 18. Werder Bremen 17. Sporting 16. Stuttgart 15. Marseille 14. Lazio 13. PSV Eindhoven 12. Celtic 11. Shaktar Donetsk 10. Schalke 04 9. CSKA Moscow 8. Dynamo Kiev 7. Rangers 6. Olympiakos 5. Steaua Bucharest 4. Fenerbahçe 3. Besiktas 2. Rosenborg 1. Slavia Prague
32. Liverpool 31. Barcelona 30. AC Milan 29. Man United 28. Chelsea 27. Valencia 26. Werder 25. Sevilla 24. Arsenal 23. Inter 22. FC Porto 21. Lyon 20. Roma 19. Benfica 18. Real Madrid 17. Sporting 16. Stuttgart 15. Rosenborg 14. Schalke 13. PSV Eindhoven 12. Lazio 11. Shaktar Donetsk 10. Celtic 9. CSKA Moscow 8. Dynamo Kiev 7. Rangers 6. Marseille 5. Steaua Bucharest 4. Fenerbahçe 3. Olympiakos 2. Besiktas 1. Slavia Prague
32. Milan 31. Barcelona 30. Liverpool 29. Sevilla 28. Chelsea 27. Real Madrid 26. Valencia 25. Arsenal 24. Manchester United 23. Internazionale 22. Roma 21. VFB Stuttgart 20. Porto 19. Celtic 18. Werder Bremen 17. CSKA Moscow 16. Lyon 15. Marseille 14. Shakhtar Donetsk 13. PSV Eindhoven 12. Lazio 11. Schalke 10. Dynamo Kiev 9. Steaua Bucharest 8. Benfica 7. Sporting Lisbon 6. Rangers 5. Fenerbahce 4. Besiktas 3. Olympiakos 2. Slavia Praha 1. Rosenborg
32. Chelsea 31. Barcelona 30. Manchester United 29. AC Milan 28. Liverpool 27. Real Madrid 26. Roma 25. Sevilla 24. Valencia 23. Lyon 22. Inter Milan 21. Arsenal 20. Werder Bremen 19. Celtic 18. Marseille 17. PSV Eindhoven 16. Benfica 15. Porto 14. Schalke 04 13. Lazio 12. Stuttgart 11. Rangers 10. Sporting Lisbon 9. Dynamo Kiev 8. Fenerbahce 7. CSKA Moscow 6. Olympiakos 5. Rosenborg 4. Shakhtar Donetsk 3. Steau Bucharest 2. Slavia Prague 1. Besiktas
32. Milan 31. Real Madrid 30. Liverpool 29. Man United 28. Barcelona 27. Chelsea 26. Inter Milan 25. Celtic 24. Lyon 23. Arsenal 22. Sevilla 21. Valencia 20. Stuttgart 19. Porto 18. Valencia 17. Fenerbahce 16. Lazio 15. Schalke 14. Benfica 13. Bremen 12. Besiktas 11. Olympiacos 10. Dynamo Kiev 9. Marseille 8. Rangers 7. CSKA Moskow 6. Sporting Lisbon 5. Steaua 4. Rangers 3. Rosenborg 2. Shakthar 1. Slavia
i understand that some people don't rate celtic but you at least have to place them somewhere... and picking barcelona twice is just out or order... although i can see how you could get the 2 teams confused as their playing styles and ability are uncannily similar....
32. Barca 31. Milan 30. Chelsea 29. Liverpool 28. ManU 27. Real 26. Inter 25. Arsenal 24. Roma 23. Sevilla 22. Werder 21. PSV 20. Valencia 19. Lyon 18. Schalke 17. Porto 16. Stuttgart 15 .Benefica 14. Celtic 13. Marseille 12. CSKA 11. Lazio 10. Steaua 9. Sporting 8. Fenerbahce 7. Shakhtar 6. Beshiktas 5. Olympiakos 4. Rangers 3. Kiev 2. Slavia 1. Rosenborg
32. LIVERPOOL 31. INTERNAZIONALE MILAN 30. REAL MADRID 29. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAISE 28. MANCHESTER UNITED 27. BARCELONA 26. CHELSEA 25. ARSENAL 24. AC MILAN 23. SEVILLA 22. OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 21. SS LAZIO 20. SHAKHTAR DONETSK 19. AS ROMA 18. CSKA MOSCOW 17. VALENCIA 16. WERDER BREMEN 15. SL BENFICA 14. STUTTGART 13. FENERBAHCE 12. DYNAMO KYIV 11. BESIKTAS 10. SCHALKE 04 9. SLAVIA PRAGUE 8. RANGERS 7. PSV EINDHOVEN 6. PORTO 5. CELTIC 4. STEAUA BUCHAREST 3. SPORTING LISBON 2. ROSENBORG 1. OLYMPIAKOS I don't understand people who place Sevilla high and Shakhtar low. Sevilla is no better than Shakhtar. Their matches last year showed that.
Partly because of their groups. If Shakhtar and Sevilla switched groups I would rate Shakhtar around #17 and Sevilla about the same (both would be very narrow favorites for one of the first two places IMO, just ever so slightly edging out Steaua and Benefica respectively). Even so I rate Shakhtar as one of the pot 4 teams most likely to cause an upset.
Great 9 players so far: 1. The_ChelseaSupporter 2. 4-3-3 3. Chess_Panther 4. cro werder 5. frasermc 6. I-Got-The-BLUES 7. Fry36 8. Sand im Kopf 9. goliath74
Whoops I thought I wrote Celtic, must have deleted it again. Can a mod replace the 2nd Barcelona with Celtic please?
32 INTER MILAN 31 CHELSEA 30 BARCELONA 29 REAL MADRID 28 AC MILAN 27 MANCHESTER UNITED 26 LIVERPOOL 25 Sevilla 24 ARSENAL 23 Roma 22 Lyon 21 Valencia 20 Celtic 19 PSV Eindhoven 18 Porto 17 Werder Bremen 16 Schalke 04 15 Benfica 14 Stuttgart 13 Lazio 12 Marseille 11 Sporting Lisbon 10 CSKA Moscow 9 Shakhtar Donetsk 8 Fenerbahce 7 Besiktas 6 Olympiakos 5 Rangers 4 Dynamo Kiev 3 Steaua Bucharest 2 Rosenborg 1 Slavia Prague
Shakhtar got Benfica and Celtic in their group. Shakhtar should get by Celtic (look Spartak almost eliminated them) and compete with Benfica for the second. Trust me, I can't support Shakhtar as I am a Dynamo Kyiv man.