greenbay wrote:What's actually the difference between
a) Wolfsburg v Gent in R16; then Wolfsburg v PSG in QF
or
b) Wolfsburg v PSG in R16?
There is none.
One more round in Champions League is a huge difference: Money, ranking, prestige....
I don't get any money. I'm just watching the matches. Acutally, I'm paying that money. And me as a customer, I'd prefer to see Wolfsburg v PSG. Many times over Wolfsburg v Gent. An R16 matchup to Gent simply bears the possibility of Wolfsburg failing, costing me the chance to see Wolfsburg face a top team. As written above. I'm way beyond the childhood age in which I need to see "my" teams win to boost my ego. I want to see a contest, not a bloodbath. The latter are only for Ronaldo groupies.
matt wrote:So if people think like you, let's make Cl in this way every year:
Bayern, Barca and Real Madrid plus a special guest in Semifinal...no need for the rest.
IMO the beauty of the competition is often in the earlier stage more than in the latter ones.
You got me totally wrong. I'm fine with Bayern v Real in R16. As the is two action-packed nights. In contrast to Bayern v Gent in R16.
"Put it in your signature to save you the trouble of writing it over and over again."
Gent v Wolfsburg. Exactly that one, I did not want to see.
Roma v Real.
PSG v Chelsea. Is this a replay of some earlier draw?
Arsenal v Barca. Nice one. I hope this one is not parallel to Bayern.
Juventus v Bayern. Wunderbar, that's what I call a contest.
PSV v Atlético.
Benfica v Zenit. That winner will be the QF walkover.
Dynamo v Man City.
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"Put it in your signature to save you the trouble of writing it over and over again."
Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen! It will be very difficult to advance further in the competition.
A draw at Sevilla and Dynamo Kyiv was the opponent. Too bad...
Interesting that the situation in Eastern Ukraine prevented for the 50% a Dynamo Kyiv - Zenit!
The bright side of the draw:I expect 2\3 English teams to go out, let's hope!
And Gent - Wolfsburg....lol Greenbay, you called it.
gderoo wrote:Anyway, Now I guess Gent has a shot at QF in my opinion.
but Wolfsburg still remains the favorite.
Let's face it. Both were widely considered the favorite draw for the opposing pot. They all hoped to face either Wolfsburg or Gent, depending on their pot. Well, sometimes Lady Luck has a good sense of humor.
"Put it in your signature to save you the trouble of writing it over and over again."
Okay we avoided Barcelona and Bayern, but Chelsea is a difficult drawanyways. last year, PSG eliminated them...
Drawing luck for Gantoise, which got Wolfsburg ...
Benfica-Saint-Petersbourg is a bad draw, cause now, one of the two will go to quarterfinals. With another draw, no one would......but Russia and Portugal lucky again........
now the details
Gent v Wolfsburg.50/50.
Roma v Real. 20/90
PSG v Chelsea.70/30
Arsenal v Barca. 30/70
Juventus v Bayern. 40/60
PSV v Atlético. 20/80
Benfica v Zenit.40/60
Dynamo v Man City. 15/85
You can never be sure though
