The FOOTBALL thread

[StanTheMan]

group f hardest one

I think Group B is harder

[Rick.]

City narrowly lost to Bayern 2-1 and at the Allianz so I'm gonna be positive about our results. Or minimum rank should be 2nd tbh.

We did beat them 2-0 two years back at home, not impossible to get a result against them but it will be hard.

[StanTheMan]

We did beat them 2-0 two years back at home, not impossible to get a result against them but it will be hard.

Yeah indeed beating them was great. We'll hopefully get a better result with this kind of squad this season.

[Sawyer]

I think Group B is harder

not at all
1st Real
2nd Juve
3rd Galata
4th Copenhagen

[StanTheMan]

not at all
1st Real
2nd Juve
3rd Galata
4th Copenhagen

Madrid Juve and Galata in one group isn't "hard"?

[Dolfagr]

Galatasaray must not be underestimated. They are extremely dangerous, specially in home, like Juventus. But being honest I do not really think Juventus presents a big fear with it's current roster, though it is a team with great history on the competition and their game has a lot of suprises.

In my opinion all groups are equally hard and I sure as hell can't wait for the fixtures to begin.


Sat   19/10/13 PRD Real Madrid - Málaga
Wed 23/10/13    UCL    Real Madrid  Juventus
Sat    26/10/13    PRD    Barcelona - Real Madrid
Tue    29/10/13    PRD    Real Madrid - Sevilla
Tue    05/11/13    UCL    Juventus - Real Madrid

Not bad..not bad.

[Thomas_A]

And this is how Europa League group stage is gonna look like:

Group A

Valencia
Swansea City
Kuban
St. Gallen

Group B

PSV
Dinamo Zagreb
Chornomorets Odesa
Ludogorets

Group C

Standard Liege
Salzburg
Elfsborg
Esbjerg

Group D

Rubin Kazan
Wigan Athletic
Maribor
Zulte Waregem

Group E

Fiorentina
Dnipro
Pacos Ferreira
Pandurii

Group F

Bordeaux
APOEL
Eintracht Frankfurt
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Group G

Dynamo Kiev
Genk
Rapid Wien
Thun


Group H

Sevilla
Freiburg
Estoril
Slovan Liberec

Group J

Lazio
Trabzonspor
Legia Warsaw
Apollon

Group K

Tottenham Hotspur
Anzhi Makhachkala
Sheriff
Tromso

Group L

AZ
PAOK
Maccabi Haifa
Shakhter

Most of the groups seem to be onesided as always, especially group K, for Spurs it should be an easy walk in the park. Only good group is Group A in my opinion.

[Dolfagr]

Nice draw indeed. Though there's not much competition in most of the groups, it does look promising.

[StanTheMan]

City play Plzen on the 17th of September and Bayern on the 2nd of October...

Plus in the BPL the Manchester derby will be on 22nd of September.

Kompany will miss both the derby and the match against Bayern due to injury.. Nastasic is fit enough to play against Hull tomorrow.. We technically have to fit center backs (Lescott and  Nastasic). If either of them get injured Pellegrini should put Micah Richards in the center back role and not Javi Garcia as he wasn't at his best against Cardiff as he's a CDM and not a CB.

[StanTheMan]

This should sum it up actually:

Schedule:

Matchday One - Tuesday 17 September

Viktoria Plzen v City

Matchday Two - Wednesday 2 October

City v Bayern Munich

Matchday Three - Wednesday 23 October

CSKA Moscow v City

Matchday Four - Tuesday 5 November

City v CSKA Moscow

Matchday Five - Wednesday 27 November

City v Viktoria Plzen

Matchday Six - Tuesday 10 December

Bayern Munich v City

[Sawyer]

Madrid Juve and Galata in one group isn't "hard"?

Arsenal Marseille Dortmund Napoli in one group isn't "harder"?

[Rick.]

City seem to be considering putting a bid on Mangala.

[Thomas_A]

Bayern München took the UEFA Super Cup title after penalties. I must say Lukaku made it too easy for Neuer, he moved like Lance Armstrong on the moon and his moves were just way too obvious for Neuer. If there is anyone to blame then I think Its Lukaku, this was just too easy.

[StanTheMan]

Chelsea and Bayern.... What a fucking match.....

[Rick.]

Bayern München took the UEFA Super Cup title after penalties. I must say Lukaku made it too easy for Neuer, he moved like Lance Armstrong on the moon and his moves were just way too obvious for Neuer. If there is anyone to blame then I think Its Lukaku, this was just too easy.

He is young still, has a lot to learn. Plus.. Neur is one of the worlds best.