News: 2012/2013 UEFA Champions League Draw: The Road to Wembley

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  1. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Great things happened the last two occasions Wembley hosted the Champions League final...


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    Tito Vilanova's quest to join Johan Cryuff and Pep Guardiola as Wembley coaching heroes begins on Thursday 30 August with the draw for the group stage.


    Following the results from Tuesday's playoff matches, here are how the four pots currently look.
    Clubs in red still have to complete their playoff ties on Wednesday.

    POT A
    Chelsea
    FC Barcelona
    Manchester United
    Bayern München
    Real Madrid
    Arsenal
    FC Porto
    AC Milan

    POT B
    Valencia
    Benfica
    Shakhtar Donetsk
    Zenit St. Petersburg
    Schalke 04
    Manchester City
    Sporting Braga
    Dinamo Kiev

    Olympiakos Piraeus (Pot B or C)

    POT C
    AFC Ajax
    FC Basel
    Anderlecht
    Juventus
    FC København
    Spartak Moscow
    Paris Saint-Germain
    Fenerbahçe
    Lille OSC

    Galatasaray (Pot C or D)
    Celtic (Pot C or D)
    Borussia Dortmund (Pot C or D)

    POT D
    BATE Borisov
    Dinamo Zagreb
    CFR Cluj
    Málaga CF
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Helsingborg IF
    Montpellier
    FC Nordsjælland
     
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  2. manyfaces

    manyfaces Member

    Feb 4, 2004
    SF Bay Area
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As usual, I will hope that we get a group without crazy travel.
     
  3. Gilmango

    Gilmango Member+

    Jul 20, 2006
    San Francisco, CA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Avoid crazy travel especially to really cold places; prefer to avoid the 4 teams that seem to hit above their weight limit (or have potential too I realize PSG is not scaring anyone right at the moment): City in B, Juventus, PSG, and Dortmund in C (or even D for Dortmund). Love to play some clubs we have not faced recently in the general vicinity (portugal, italy, france, germany, etc.)
     
  4. jfcule

    jfcule Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 4, 2005
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    I don't want to make any predictions for an easy group us, because no team should be underestimated at this stage (see Kazan, Rubin). But I agree, hopefully we avoid anyplace too cold or far away.
    As for teams I'd rather not face, well if Borussia went to pot D, I'd just love to see this group:

    LPB
    Man City
    Juventus
    Borussia Dortmund
    :D
     
  5. jcvf90

    jcvf90 Member

    Dec 12, 2006
    Boca Raton, FL
    I'd like Barca to play BVB. Visit to Westfalenstadion should be fun.
     
  6. FCBTEX

    FCBTEX Member

    Apr 17, 2011
    Frisco
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hopefully we'll get a relatively simple group (not to be confused with easy) with little travel and nowhere really cold in the return leg.
     
  7. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    One match still going on from Wednesday's games, but the results of the other games are complete and the four pots are now known.

    EDITED: Lille advance after extra time.

    POT A
    Chelsea
    FC Barcelona
    Manchester United
    Bayern München
    Real Madrid
    Arsenal
    FC Porto
    AC Milan

    POT B
    Valencia
    Benfica
    Shakhtar Donetsk
    Zenit St. Petersburg
    Schalke 04
    Manchester City
    Sporting Braga
    Dinamo Kiev

    POT C
    Olympiakos Piraeus
    AFC Ajax
    Anderlecht
    Juventus
    Lille OSC
    Spartak Moscow
    Paris Saint-Germain
    Galatasaray

    POT D
    Celtic
    Borussia Dortmund
    BATE Borisov
    Dinamo Zagreb
    CFR Cluj
    Málaga CF
    Montpellier
    FC Nordsjælland
     
  8. jcvf90

    jcvf90 Member

    Dec 12, 2006
    Boca Raton, FL
    Barca, Schalke, Ajax, Celtic would be fun and without huge travels.
     
  9. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
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    Provisions of the draw... very important to keep in mind as the draw is being conducted:

    Where two sides from the same association have qualified, they will be paired to split their matches between Tuesday and Wednesday, so one club will always play at home on one day and the other will play away on the other day.
    In the case of associations with three representatives, only two teams have been paired in terms of their fixtures; in the case of associations with four representatives, two pairings have been made based on the TV audience.

    To ensure sides from the same country play on separate days, the eight groups will be distinguished by colour: Groups A-D will be red and Groups E-H blue. When a paired club is drawn, for example, into one of the red groups, the other paired club – once it has been drawn – will automatically be assigned to one of the four blue groups.
     
  10. Rana catesbeiana

    Mar 11, 2008
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Kinda weird with only two Serie A clubs. No Inter, no Roma..

    PEDRAZO PINTO! Nice name lol.
     
  11. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    I'm trying to construct a group in which Malaga would have a good chance to survive in. It's not easy. :geek: This is the best I came up with:

    Milan
    Braga
    Galatasaray
    Malaga
    ?
    And it still wouldn't be easy by any means. Actually that would be a pretty even/interesting group. Especially for away supporters to travel to.
     
  12. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
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    POT A

    GROUP A
    FC Porto

    GROUP B
    Arsenal

    GROUP C
    AC Milan

    GROUP D
    Real Madrid

    GROUP E
    Chelsea

    GROUP F
    Bayern Munich

    GROUP G
    FC Barcelona

    GROUP H
    Manchester United
     
  13. os_mutante

    os_mutante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 8, 2003
    City of Bad Carls
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anyone watching the stream?

    Host: "Real Madrid... you know Real Madrid, Steve?"
    McMannaman: "... pfft."
     
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  14. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    So we know Barca will start on Tuesday, 18 September
     
  15. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Guaranteed: Man City cannot be in Barcelona's group. ;)
    City will go in either A, C or D
     
  16. celito

    celito Moderator
    Staff Member

    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Why ?
     
  17. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
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    POT B


    GROUP A
    FC Porto
    Dinamo Kiev

    GROUP B
    Arsenal
    Schalke 04

    GROUP C
    AC Milan
    Zenit St. Petersburg

    GROUP D
    Real Madrid
    Manchester City

    GROUP E
    Chelsea
    Shakhtar Donetsk

    GROUP F
    Bayern Munich
    Valencia

    GROUP G
    FC Barcelona
    Benfica

    GROUP H
    Manchester United
    Sporting Braga
     
  18. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    See the provisions I listed.

    EDIT:
    Basically, there are two English sides in the blue half of the draw. So the other two must go into the red half.
     
  19. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Barca gets Benfica. Good draw (in terms of travel).
     
  20. celito

    celito Moderator
    Staff Member

    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Got it ... TV audience. Works in our advantage but freaking lame.
     
  21. os_mutante

    os_mutante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 8, 2003
    City of Bad Carls
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    LPB Citeh head on collision?
     
  22. os_mutante

    os_mutante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 8, 2003
    City of Bad Carls
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ohhh yeah baby :D
     
  23. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
  24. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Easy draw for Man City.
     
  25. celito

    celito Moderator
    Staff Member

    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Hhahahahahha ... good Ol' Stevie !!! Not that it matters that much.
     

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