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Re: Champions League 2011/12

Postby Jim05 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:11 pm

Round of 16 Draw on ESPN now
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Re: Champions League 2011/12

Postby Jim05 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:21 pm

Galatasaray v Schalke
Celtic v Juventus
Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Manchester United
Valencia v Paris St Germain
Porto v Malaga
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Re: Champions League 2011/12

Postby Jim05 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:24 pm

Sometimes it doesnt pay to top the group.
One of the big clubs will bow out while a scrubber like Malaga or Porto will go through.
Oh well Madrid here we come
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Re: Champions League 2011/12

Postby Il Duce » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:25 pm

Jim05 wrote:Sometimes it doesnt pay to top the group.
One of the big clubs will bow out while a scrubber like Malaga or Porto will go through.
Oh well Madrid here we come


Former 2 time winner Porto yeah those scrubbers
The problem with Barcelona is that I like fish and chips but they had to turn it into calamari and patatas
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Re: Champions League 2011/12

Postby Jim05 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:47 pm

Il Duce wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Sometimes it doesnt pay to top the group.
One of the big clubs will bow out while a scrubber like Malaga or Porto will go through.
Oh well Madrid here we come


Former 2 time winner Porto yeah those scrubbers

Decent sides win more than 2
Nottingham Forest have won it twice and they are still scrubbers ;)
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Re: Champions League 2011/12

Postby Il Duce » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:51 pm

Jim05 wrote:
Il Duce wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Sometimes it doesnt pay to top the group.
One of the big clubs will bow out while a scrubber like Malaga or Porto will go through.
Oh well Madrid here we come


Former 2 time winner Porto yeah those scrubbers

Decent sides win more than 2
Nottingham Forest have won it twice and they are still scrubbers ;)


all may be but I feel that there draw is actually fairly even and has some interesting match ups...

(i hope jose relieves his run down the old trafford touch line...when he was at that scrubber team as they knocked out man utd to go win the title that season)
The problem with Barcelona is that I like fish and chips but they had to turn it into calamari and patatas
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Re: Champions League 2011/12

Postby Jim05 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:24 pm

Yes the old 91st minute equaliser to knock us out that year.
In all fairness we were a rabble that season as evidenced by our pathetic season in the league.
The Portuguese league was far stronger in the late 90's early 2000's than it is now. Nowadays its basically a feeder comp for the big leagues. Id be surprised if Porto would be able to finish Top 10 in the EPL now.
Plus they had the Special One so anything was possible, his management got them over the line that season
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