Champions League 2010-2011

[orange goblin]

Just to avoid the best teams from pot 2 (Real Madrid, As Roma or even Werder), for the rest I have nothing more to ask.

[ofey]

For qualification, the ideal draw for us would be (read as weakest possible) = Lyon, Panathinaikos, AJAX, Hapoel Tel-Aviv.
For Entertainment, the ideal draw for us would be = Barcelona, Roma, AJAX, Auxerre.

[paladinby]

Don't want to get Rubin and Auxerre from pot 4.

[Philippe]

I don't want Inter, they actually are boring.
A french club would give me the opportunity to attend an away game ... So why not Lyon ?

[Amol]

If anyone wants to follow the draw -

http://en.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/index.html

Video -

http://video.uefa.com/video/Competition ... Flash.html

[Orange14]

Wesley Sneijder was just awarded the trophy for best mid-fielder at the draw ceremony. He's drawing the teams from pot 3 which we are in!!!

[Amol]

Feck

AC Milan
Madrid
Ajax

[Orange14]

Wesley didn't do us any favors. We have drawn, Milan and Real Madrid. Well, we have to beat them at some point!!

[ajaxusa]

Oh fucking fuck. I guess this is the worst possible group for Ajax....

DRAW on UEFA

Damn. :-/

[Amol]

Couldn't understand why they said we couldn't be in group B which had Lyon and Benfica at that point.

Oh well - we can now watch Pato and C Ronaldo go against Anita

[souras84]

that looks interesting!?!?!?!?!? ok at least we're be in every good stream being in this group.. the Group of Death

[Blind3]

The only good thing I see about this draw is that the AC Milan on display in the last several years has been one which has left alot of points on the pitch. That said, YIKES !!

[Orange14]

Couldn't understand why they said we couldn't be in group B which had Lyon and Benfica at that point.

Oh well - we can now watch Pato and C Ronaldo go against Anita

Good question; I'm not sure what the criteria are other than not having a team from the same football association.

[SPL]

Just saw us come out the hat . Could it be harder .

[Orange14]

Confirmed now as the "group of death" as we draw Auxerre as the fourth club. We'll see the mettle of this club for sure now!!!

[Blind3]

Killer group !!! Auxerre too.

[Amol]

So Auxerre is the last team in our group. Nice way for UEFA to welcome Ajax back to the CL.

[GangstaRiB]

If we will get through this group, we will win the CL!!!

[Orange14]

Couldn't understand why they said we couldn't be in group B which had Lyon and Benfica at that point.

Oh well - we can now watch Pato and C Ronaldo go against Anita

Good question; I'm not sure what the criteria are other than not having a team from the same football association.

The only thing I can figure is that Schalke has to be on the opposite side of the bracket from Bayern, but maybe someone else knows the arcane rules that govern this draw.

[Amol]

The only good thing I see about this draw is that the AC Milan on display in the last several years has been one which has left alot of points on the pitch. That said, YIKES !!

I agree. Madrid scares me much more than Milan.

[Amol]

Couldn't understand why they said we couldn't be in group B which had Lyon and Benfica at that point.

Oh well - we can now watch Pato and C Ronaldo go against Anita

Good question; I'm not sure what the criteria are other than not having a team from the same football association.

The only thing I can figure is that Schalke has to be on the opposite side of the bracket from Bayern, but maybe someone else knows the arcane rules that govern this draw.

But they have Werder in their half. I'm still scratching my head. They said something about clubs being divided into red and blue groups for television criteria.

[Orange14]

Couldn't understand why they said we couldn't be in group B which had Lyon and Benfica at that point.

Oh well - we can now watch Pato and C Ronaldo go against Anita

Good question; I'm not sure what the criteria are other than not having a team from the same football association.

The only thing I can figure is that Schalke has to be on the opposite side of the bracket from Bayern, but maybe someone else knows the arcane rules that govern this draw.

To belabor this whole point, it turns out that it's done for television purposes:

"To ensure sides from the same country play on separate days, the eight groups will be distinguished by colour: Groups A-D will be red and Groups E-H blue. When a paired club is drawn, for example, into one of the red groups, the other paired club – once it has been drawn – will automatically be assigned to one of the four blue groups."

What a dumb f**king rule this is!

[paladinby]

Let's win this group! I'm serious...

Auxerre scares me more thant those pensioneers from Milan.

[Amol]

Boys - we are back on the big stage with a bang. A big one at that.

[Purple Cow's Ghost]

I think it's an exciting group, I'm really looking forward to it.
And it least it's not fucking Inter again.