The draw is today in about 16 hours 30 minutes. Its a 5pm Mixmastermatt time and 6pm Monaco time. I hope we get Lille, would love to go to the away leg even thouhgh it is Lens as I dont live too far away from Lens or Lillle.
Damn, it will be so weird having a CL draw where I don't think: hmmm...what's the most favorable draw we could get where Bergkamp can travel to the away matches...? Ah hell... Arsenal Celtic Bordeaux Anderlecht
For those who don't know, it's one team from each pot. POT 1: FC Barcelona (SPA) AC Milan (ITA) Real Madrid (SPA) Inter Milan (ITA) Liverpool (ENG) ARSENAL (ENG) Manchester United (ENG) Valencia (SPA) POT 2: Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) FC Porto (POR) PSV Eindhoven (NED) Bayern Munich (GER) Chelsea (ENG) AS Roma (ITA) Glasgow Celtic (SCO) LOSC Lille (FRA) POT 3: Sporting Lisbon (POR) Benfica (POR) Bordeaux (FRA) Steaua Bucharest (ROM) Werder Bremen (GER) Olympiakos (GRE) CSKA Moscow (RUS) AEK Athens (GRE) POT 4: Anderlecht (BEL) Dinamo Kiev (UKR) Levski Sofia (BUL) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Galatasaray (TUR) Hamburg (GER) Spartak Moscow (RUS) Copenhagen (DEN) Personally, I don't like the look of Pot 4. Couple of teams you can easily trip up on there.
How about: Arsenal Bayern Munich Benfica Spartak Moscow (With the away leg in Moscow in the winter). I can see it now
Nah, I'll be at Highbury II first, but i wouldn't mind a little compare and contrast. Rick's suspected dream draw: Porto Steau Bucharest Levski Sofia Just a guess, but i'm sure Rick is bummed there are no Eastern European clubs in Pot 2. I'm just crossing my fingers that Matchday 1 is away.
Ideally: Arsenal Celtic Bordeaux Anderlecht. Most likely: Arsenal Bayern Munich CSKA Moscow Dinamo Kiev
You couldn't be mor right!!! I am so damm happy about this season's teams. This is a dream draw for me. Pot 2 Any of Lyon Porto Celtic Lille Pot 3 (where it starts getting interesting!!) Sporting Lisbon (POR) Benfica (POR) Bordeaux (FRA) Steaua Bucharest (ROM) The one I really want!! Werder Bremen (GER) Pot 4 (what dreams are made of ) Dinamo Kiev (UKR) Levski Sofia (BUL) Please oh please oh please Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Take that in an instant Galatasaray (TUR) Hmmm - no comment Hamburg (GER) Went to stadium at World Cup - great place Spartak Moscow (RUS) To get both Sofia and Bucharest would be my ideal draw. Whether it will happen I doubt, but one of them would be good too!!!! Donesk will be a laugh simply as you have to get in a very small turbo prop plane to go. Having antifan going to that match would be bloody funny!!! Moscow - Been and done, but still a nice city if not rather expensive. Never been to any of the Portuguese teams, so they would be ok as well. Overall a fantastic range of teams that are new, Eastern European and Exciting.
Note that they have a special rule for the Russian clubs: We also know that we'll play on the same day as Chelski while Pool and ManU are on the other day. Best draw on paper: Lille AEK FC København Worst draw on paper: Lyon Sporting Lisbon Anderlecht Teams I'd prefer to avoid(*note some combos are impossible): Bayern München/Lyon Benfica/CSKA/Werder Bremen Dinamo Kiev/Shakhtar Donetsk/Hamburger SV Teams I'd like to see in the group*: Porto/PSV/Celtic/Lille Bordeaux/Olympiakos/AEK Anderlecht/Levski Sofia/København I'm betting we get (since they aren't in either of my lists): Roma Steaua Galatasaray
Let's see. Hoping for: Bayern AEK Athens Dinamo Kiev I really want to pass on PSV. We've seen them and I'm tired of them...
Thanks......... Don't really want to go to Greece twice in a season, been to Munich many times including two games in the WC and Kiev - well I'd prefer not to!!!
I'd like to see Arsenal Lille Steaua Bucharest Levski Sofia (I'm partial to Eastern European teams) my prediction: Arsenal Porto AEK Athens Copenhagen
Less concerned about Arsenal's draw this year, just somehow confident it will be all right. Will spend more time hoping Chelski lands in the Group of Death with, say, Barca and Sporting!
I'd like :- Shaktar; CSKA Moscow; Levski Sofia. (I'm partial to Eastern European women !) STEPH: I'll take YOU in May !!
Any way to watch this live in the states? I went to uefa.com , can't figure out if theres a live stream or not