The draw is interesting for Mourinho, if Fenerbahce can get past Rangers. His side could potentially face Roma in the quarters, Man Utd in the semi and Spurs in the final. Won't happen, of course, but it would give him a massive opportunity to get one over on his old clubs.
You can almost hear the commentator's scripts being written already I wonder at which point you'll hear those scripts being torn up...?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cge1q41np7go Welcome to the future of football. I predicted this pish years ago. Won't be long before it is mainstream.
CL QFs : Arsenal vs Real Madrid Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund PSG v Aston Villa
EL QFs : Bodø / Glimt vs Lazio Olympique Lyonnais vs Manchester United Rangers vs Athletico Bilbao Tottenham Hotspur vs Eintracht Frankfurt
It's not even new: in the very early days of the Premier League they had halftime acts for the televised games, which seemed to be Right Said Fred more often than not
Indeed. So with the PL getting 5 slots then we have a more complex format than 2011-12 (it seems PL 4-5 could end up in the EL if the "stars are right" ) .
So if Arsenal win it and finished 6th and Spurs or Utd won Europa then 7 clubs from England would be in the Champions League. Crazy
This season has been horrible so far. To top it off, Arsenal will win the CL, Utd will win the Europa and Chelsea will win Conference