Champions League Draw.

Its that time of the year and we have once again made it to the last 16. I do love a CL draw, its very exciting to know that your team is among the last 16 of such a competition. Last year I woke to the news that we got Barca, and that was not great news. But we did better then I thought in the end. This time we avoid them and Madrid. Also Bayern, who for me are the 3rd best team out there. Also the 2nd leg is at home which is an advantage.

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This is my best to worst draw.

1.FC Basel
2.Bayer Leverkusen
3.Zenit St Petersburg
4.CSKA Moscow
5.Lyon
6.Napoli
7.Ac Milan

 

Hope you get Lyon and smash the cheats

 

Agree. Napoli look so lethal on the break. Would worry me. Also Milan have improved this season and have guys like Thiago Silva,Pato,Ibra and Boateng. So much individual talent.

 

I would want to avoid Basle, they did beat United, you know.

I want Leverkusen.

 

basel were lucky cos man utd were terrible both games. basel would be an easy draw. plus we can deal with them. i watch sum swiss league, and they build slow from the back, not really good at counters so we should be alrite vs them

 

Also its a shorter travel compared to the two Russian teams. Hence I would love to get either them or Bayern.

 

Why is the 2nd leg at home an advantage ? Extra time ?

 

Because we are better at home in the CL. No European team has beaten us at home since Inter back in 2003. Get the away goal and then do the business at home. Also as seen in the Barca game last year, there is always the chance of a ref making a wrong call in the face of a home crowd.

 

with your luck in previous last 16 draws you will get Napoli or Milan

 

I would like Leverkusen. With our current injury woes, i really don't want to face Xherdan Shaqiri. Then again, i don't really want to face Andre Schurrle either.

 

Leverkusen, Basle or Lyon would be my preferred choice, because they were all slightly dodgy and the travel time would be shorter.

 

I think Napoli are the dark horses of the CL this year and the team to avoid

 

We're getting Milan. Not budging.

 

Sure. Fixed draw.

 

Didn't work very well last year ;-)

 

I'd rather play Lyon than travel way out East.
Games aren't played for another 2 months, all teams can look massively different in 2 months time us included, we could have Jack and Sagna fit and flying and be genuinely in the title race or we could have lost half the team to injury

 

I'd rather Lyon too, than a trip to Russia

 

I know we will probably get AC Milan or Zenith.... Can feel in my waters!

 

Basle would be my preferred draw and if we didn't get them then Leverkusen or Lyon, though I reckon we would beat Napoli too .
Definitely not Milan or Russian opposition

 

I'm not worried about Milan TBH, there's not a lot of depth to Serie A and although they're on a decent run (unbeaten since early October) they've only play one top half team (during the run) I think.
They played 4 of the top 6 teams at the start of the season and mustered 2 points.
I think we can take 'em....