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Dodgy as fuck that draw. They put Man U in the pot to be drawn against Villarreal and they were drawn out but obviously can't play each other. Then the next draw, for Atletico, they didn't include Man U and said they'd already been drawn. Absolute mess. Funny as fuck though.

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They needed software to tell them this?

 

They should dispense with the draw rules anyway. Just fucking draw them seeded vs. unseeded. Who cares if they played in the same group or belong to the same association.

 

 

Edited by Tomato Deuce

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1 hour ago, leffe186 said:

Football is so shit :lol:

 

I really do look at the CL with total disdain, like. Maybe unfairly, particularly seeing as I can hardly remember a game I've watched in the last however-many years. Dunno though, it just comes across to me like the ultimate representation of objectionable elitism; perhaps not so much the competition itself but certainly most of its occupants; none of whom I could give the first fuck about when it comes to winners and losers. The only sides of any interest are the plucky underdogs who make a fist of it and upset the applecart. 

 

Edit: decided to nerd-up to further justify my lack of interest because. 

 

Between 2011-21, in semi-finals there has been:

18 teams from 6 countries.

One team has featured 9 times (Real Madrid).

Another has featured 7 times (Bayern Munich). 

Another has featured 5 times (Barcelona). 

Two have featured 3 times (Chelsea, Atleti). 

 

For comparison, between 1981-91:

28 teams from 19 countries. 

One team featured 5 times (Bayern) 

Another team 4 times (Real Madrid) 

Two featured three times (Liverpool and Steaua). 

The others were once and twice, including the likes of Sofia, Kiev, Lodz, Panathinaikos, Red Star, Spartsk to name a few. 

 

It's just so fucking boring and samey these days. Just the same miserable few going up against each other for a prize that even they are feeling less enamoured with. 

 

 

 

Edit again (what a lunch break!!):

 

1981-91:

Teams appeared: 28 

Countries represented: 19

Teams with three appearances: 2

Teams with four appearances: 1

Teams with five appearances: 1

 

1991-01:

Teams appeared: 24

Countries represented: 13

Teams with three appearances: 4

Teams with four appearances: 1

Teams with five appearances: 1

 

2001-11:

Teams: 20

Countries: 7

Teams with three appearances: 1

Teams with four appearances: 2

Teams with five appearances: 2

Teams with six appearances: 1

 

2011-21:

Teams: 18

Countries: 6

Teams with three appearances: 2

Teams with four appearances: 0

Teams with five appearances: 1

Teams with seven appearances: 1

Teams with nine appearances: 1

 

Yawn. 

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Heh, I like that draw. If only we weren't so shit.

 

I still believe that unless the wheels truly come off morale-wise, once we get back people like Pedri, Fati and even Braitwaithe, plus whatever we can add in January, we'll look much better. Our main problem is that we just can't fucking score.

 

 

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