Champions League Thread 2014/2015

[Royal Rother]

Forget the last 5 years - we were crap last week.

I think.

[TBM]

UEFA have today confirmed that starting next season, the winners of the top seven leagues across Europe will be placed in pot one along with the current winner of the competition. However, if the winners of the Champions League also win their league, then the winner of the eighth best league will be included, which is currently PSV.

[Brum Royal]

I was struggling to work out who the 7th ranked league would be if the Dutch were in 8th. Turns out it's Russia

Rank Association Coeff. (Teams)
1 Spain 97.713
2 England 84.748
3 Germany 81.641
(4 teams)

4 Italy 66.938
5 Portugal 62.299
6 France 56.500
(3 teams)

7 Russia 46.998
8 Netherlands 44.312
9 Ukraine 40.966
10 Belgium 36.300
11 Turkey 34.200
12 Greece 33.600
13 Switzerland 33.225
14 Austria 30.925
15 Czech Republic 29.350
(2 teams)

16 Other European nations
(1 team)

For the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2014 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2009–10 to 2013–14

[TBM]

I was struggling to work out who the 7th ranked league would be if the Dutch were in 8th. Turns out it's Russia

Rank Association Coeff. (Teams)
1 Spain 97.713
2 England 84.748
3 Germany 81.641
(4 teams)

4 Italy 66.938
5 Portugal 62.299
6 France 56.500
(3 teams)

7 Russia 46.998
8 Netherlands 44.312
9 Ukraine 40.966
10 Belgium 36.300
11 Turkey 34.200
12 Greece 33.600
13 Switzerland 33.225
14 Austria 30.925
15 Czech Republic 29.350
(2 teams)

16 Other European nations
(1 team)

For the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2014 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2009–10 to 2013–14

Why does it shock you? - i mean from the other countries listed Russia has the strongest set of clubs...

[Pepe the Horseman]

Bayern could get double figures tonight.

[Brum Royal]

Why does it shock you? - i mean from the other countries listed Russia has the strongest set of clubs...

I guess because I was associating the ranking more with Champions League progress, whereas I daresay a good chunk of Russia's points have come from their Europa League successes.

[genome]

I predict this morning's draw will be

Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
Real Madrid vs Juventus

[TBM]

I predict this morning's draw will be

Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
Real Madrid vs Juventus

Na i reckon Barc v Real

[YateleyRoyal]

Barcerlona Vs Munich....Final

Wrong

[Winston Smith]

I predict this morning's draw will be

Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
Real Madrid vs Juventus

Winner

[genome]

I got Juve vs Real the wrong way round though.

[genome]

It does mean we're on for an El Clasico in the Champions League final which would be epic.

[Winston Smith]

It does mean we're on for an El Clasico in the Champions League final which would be epic.

No it wouldnt, it really really wouldnt.

it would be weeks of build up hyping the f*ck out of it and telling us we all care loada about this one etc etc .......followed by yet another borefest between them.

[genome]

I want to see the world's two best players face each other in the world's biggest club match.

[Winston Smith]

the world's two best players face each other in the world's biggest club match.

Ah nuts, looks like the hype machine has kicked in already

[genome]

What's wrong with wanting to see that?

[sandman]

It does mean we're on for an El Clasico in the Champions League final which would be epic.

No it wouldnt, it really really wouldnt.

it would be weeks of build up hyping the f*ck out of it and telling us we all care loada about this one etc etc .......followed by yet another borefest between them.

"borefest" not sure which Clasico's you've been watching but it's not the same as the games everyone else have been viewing.

[10539.4 Miles Away]

Bump

[sandman]

Good to see the World's most expensive footballer jogging around like he's just landed from Mars and seen a football for the first time. Still the British media will make endless excuses for one of their own.

[Stranded]

Good to see the World's most expensive footballer jogging around like he's just landed from Mars and seen a football for the first time. Still the British media will make endless excuses for one of their own.

Most reports I've seen this morning have been fairly damning of his performance so far.