Champions League 2012/2013 Thread

Psg have good indeviduals but as a team are 2bh poor they have drawn all 3 games in the french league against average at best sides... Smart man puts his money on juve... Great team, undefeated last season and the players play for there team not just themselves, at this moment they are more than capable of beating real, valencia, arsenal, the only two i could see em loosing too tbh is barca or chelsea and possibly bayern

Think i'm the only one not on the disco biscuits in here...

Whats your point?

(29-08-2012 23:26 )Fernandez Esperenda Wrote:  Whats your point?

Can't believe most in here think Juventus are the dark horses to win the competion. I just don't see it. Each to their own though, i've been wrong before!

Here are the 32 teams in this seasons Champions League and the pots they are in

Pot One: Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Porto, AC Milan.

Pot Two: Valencia, Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St Petersburg, Schalke, Manchester City, Braga, Dynamo Kiev.

Pot Three: Olympiakos, Ajax, Anderlecht, Juventus, Lille , Spartak Moscow, Paris St Germain, Galatasaray.

Pot Four: Celtic, Borussia Dortmund, BATE Borisov, Dinamo Zagreb, CFR Cluj, Malaga, Montpellier, FC Nordsjaelland

The group of death could happen - champions of Spain, champions of England, champions of Italy, champions of Germany.

3 clubs are making their debut appearance - Málaga, Montpellier, Nordsjælland.

(29-08-2012 23:35 )groundnpound Wrote:  

(29-08-2012 23:26 )Fernandez Esperenda Wrote:  Whats your point?

Can't believe most in here think Juventus are the dark horses to win the competion. I just don't see it. Each to their own though, i've been wrong before!

The only reason Juve will struggle will because they are in Pot 3, I didn't realise that

Don't anyone be fooled by Juventus being in a rubbish league - other clubs will definitely be looking to avoid them from Pot 3 along with PSG who are also worth avoiding. German league and cup double winners Borussia Dortmund will be everyone's horror draw from Pot 4. If Juventus or PSG come out with Dortmund that is sure to be a cracker of a group, regardless of who the other 2 clubs turn out to be.

(30-08-2012 03:09 )iamthatjack Wrote:  The only reason Juve will struggle will because they are in Pot 3, I didn't realise that

We'll have none of that mate... You're well and truly in the Juve camp! No backing out now.

(30-08-2012 12:46 )cosmonaut Wrote:  Don't anyone be fooled by Juventus being in a rubbish league

This is a team who'll play the full season without their manager.

They drew 15 of 38 games in that rubbish league last season! AC Milan won more games and scored more goals. Juventus didn't have a single player in the top 10 of the goalscoring charts. Their top scorer got 10 goals and he didn't make the Italy Euro 2012 squad. I look at their team and see very little for the best teams in Europe to worry about. Pirlo being the exception. That's why i don't fancy them, at all. Their forward pool is Vucinic, Giovinco, Quagliarella and Matri. Compare that quartet with the forwards at the teams i rate above them.

Group stage draw for 2012/13 Champions league

Group A

FC Porto
FC Dynamo Kiev
Paris St Germain
Dinamo Zagreb


Group B

Arsenal
FC Schalke 04
Olympiakos
Montpellier


Group C

AC Milan
FC Zenit St Petersburg
Anderlecht
Malaga


Group D

Real Madrid
Manchester City
Ajax
Borussia Dortmund


Group E

Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk
Juventus
FC Nordsjaelland


Group F

Bayern Munich
Valencia
Lille
BATE Borisov


Group G

FC Barcelona
Benfica
FC Spartak Moscow
Celtic


Group H

Manchester United
FC Braga
Galatasaray
CFR Cluj