The Draw for The Knockout Rounds
The draw for the knockout rounds of the Champions League and Europa League is bright and early tomorrow morning so come join us as the draw for the rounds of sixteen and the quarters for the CL is at 6 AM Eastern and the draw for the rounds of 32 and sixteen for the Europa League is at 7 AM Eastern. Arsenal and Chelsea will be seeded as they won their groups , so they will be hoping for a kind draw against a group runner up. All eyes will be on the Europa League as the two Manc clubs enter the competition due to their third place group finishes. The twelve group winners plus the four best third place teams in the CL are seeded. Since the two Manc clubs were the two best third place teams , they will be seeded.They will be drawn against a group runner up or one of the four worst third place CL teams . Stoke City will be in the draw too, but cannot be paired against one of the Manc teams since they are from the some confederation. I am hoping that Man Yoo gets Plzen, but they should beat anybody in this competition unless they find a way to screw it up. Come join us with a strong cup or two of coffee.
posted by manunitedrules @ 11:32 PM
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Thanks for the post and the reminder, mate. I'll be joining you at 6am (yikes!)
Right - I'm back at the crack of dawn to follow the draw live. The anthem is surging now.
Here's the link that I'm on:
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/98004/1/watch-uefa-champions-league-draw.html
My old Maoist drinking buddy Paul Brietner is being introduced now.
The nostalgia trip with Brietner is over and we're on to the technical aspects of the draw.
Here we go then....
Lyon v. Apoel
That's a dud match.
Napoli v. Chelski
That's a bit more like it.
AC Milan v. Arsenal
Great match!
Basel v. Bayern
Easy draw.
Leverkusen v. Barca
Decent match
CSKA Moscow v. Real Madrid
Long hike for the Real boys
Zenit v. Benfica
Snoozeville.
Marseille v. Inter
Not a bad match at all.
So here's the draw in full:
Lyon v. Apoel
Napoli v. Chelski
AC Milan v. Arsenal
Basel v. Bayern
Leverkusen v. Barca
CSKA Moscow v. Real Madrid
Zenit v. Benfica
Marseille v. Inter
First legs to be played February 14-22
Second legs to be played March 6-14.
They're playing the Top Ten goals of the group stage. Nice stuff.
That's it for me. I'm knackered, so I'll leave the Europa League draw to you lot. I'm back to Bedfordshire.
Hey,
I didn't see this link until now
Italy v England!
I see FSC have Sky Sports News on for both draws
Now it is Manchester's turn
I have to leave for work though
TTFN
Good morning UWS. I am on First Row Sports and the draw is about to begin.
It's the draw for both the rounds of 32 and 16.
I am hoping for a good draw for Manchester United.
The Europa League Final will be played in Bucharest , Romania. YIKES!
Thank you for the CL draw information,BD.There are some good matches and some duds. The best of the lot must be the matches involving the English clubs.
The draw is about to begin . who will Stoke City and the Manc clubs get in the draw as Fulham , Spurs, Brum, and Celtic were eliminated. Some Romanian who won the European Cup with Steau Bucharest and Red Star Belgrade.
He will help with the draw.
COME ON QUIT YAKKING AND DO THE BLOODY DRAW! Man Citeh will play their return leg on Wednesday instead of Thursday due to a conflict. The UEFA representative say the conflict is a Manc Derby!He is explaining the seeding system, but I already provided the explanation.
Two Draws for the price One! A General Secretary with a sense of humor! BOOM BASIL, NOT BASEL!
FC Porto vs ????
They can't open the bloody ball! Finally they open the ball and it 's bloody Citeh!
Porto vs Citeh
A great match!
Ajax vs Manchester United
WOW WHAT A MATCH!
Lokamotiv Moscow vs Athletic Bilbao
The Basque boys have trip to Russia in February!
FC Salzburg vs FC Metallist Kharkiv
Time to go to Bedfordshire. One of the managers gives the thumbs up. Not Me.
Stoke City vs Valencia.
I think that's the end of the road for the Potters. It should be a fascinating match.
FC Rubin Kazan vs Olympiakos
A trip to a cold Russian outpost for the Greeeks.
AZ 67 vs Anderlecht.
An interesting local derby!
Lazio vs Atletico vMadrid.
A decent draw!
Steaua Bucharest vs Twente
Viktoria Plzen vs Schalke
The Germans should go through.
Wisla Krakow vs Standard Liege
TIME FOR A NAP! The Poles pipped Fulham for second place in their group.
Braga vs Besiktas
Braga were runners up last year.
Udinese vs FC PAOK
Udinese last to The gunners in a CL Playoff and were twice held by Celtic . PAOK eliminated Spurs.
I am at school... WOW
All three English teams get probably the toughest draws possible!
Better games than the Champions League
Bell just rang
Trabzonspor vs PSV Eindhoven
Not exactly entertaining.
Hannover 96 vs Brugge
Brugge pipped Brum for second in the group.
Legia Warsaw vs Sporting Lisbon.
Have fun UWS! It is an interesting draw. The round of 16 is next as the round of 32 is complete.
There are no restrictions for the round of sixteen with no country protection or any other restrictions as in the round of 32. No seeded teams in the round of 16.
Salzburg or Kharkhiv vs Rubin Kazan or olympiakos.
Legia Warsaw or Sporting Lisbon vs Porto or Man Citeh
STeau Bucharest or FC Twente vs Viktoria Plazan or Schalke.
Wislaw Krakow or Standard Liege vs Hannover of Braga.
Stoke City or Valencia vs Trabzonspor or PSV Eindhoven
AZ 67 or Anderlecht vs Undinese or PAOK
Lazio or Atletico Madrid vs Braga or Besiktas.
Ajax Or Man United vs Lokamotiv Moscow or Atletico Madrid.
This concludes the draw for The Round of 16.
It is tough for the EPL clubs as Man Citeh must defeat the holders to progress and if they do progress they will probably face another trip to Portugal.Man United should defeat Ajax, who have had a poor recent record in European football and will probably face Atletico Bilbao in the round of sixteen. I made a mistake.
It is Ajax or Man United vs Lokamotiv or Atletico Bilbao.
That should be it for the Potters as I don't see them eliminating Valencia. If they do then they face another trip to Turkey or a match vs PSV.
This Europa League should be more interesting than in previous years. I have to get ready for work and Look forward to chatting tomorrow.
CHEERS!
Bring on Milan! I'm happy with this draw because it's a good test. Win and go through, it showss that our early season form is behind us and we're the force to be reckoned with in the league. Lose and go out, and we've got 3 months to shore up a top 4 position.
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