2022-23 UEFA Champions League/Europa/Conference Discussion

Shouldn’t have be standing there

 

Bees like that sometimes

 

What a ball from Jorginho on the Arsenal goal

 

Happy we have him. Fits like a glove.

 

Oh my fucking god what a shot

 

Yoooooooo

 

No fucking way

 

Turner would have saved that

 

Matt Turner would never

 

Can’t believe Sociedad didn’t score there

 

Hell of a take from St Juste to start

 

Terrible penalty

 

Sporting going good god that wasn’t being stopped

 

Some clubs aren’t meant for Europe

 

Turned away from basketball for that PK, a lot of those PKs were poor

 

The smallest of clubs

 

Cute fellas, congrats on that outcome

 

Draw time

 

Fuuuuuuu

 

I’m in love with that draw tbh

 

They’re really hoping for an Italian finalist

 

Milan derby semifinal is written in the stars

 

- City vs Bayern for the first time in the knockouts (I believe)
- A different (since 2010) finalist on the one side of the bracket
- Potential Milan derby in the semis + the potential for Napoli/Benfica to make the final

 

I have no idea what to expect from Milan. We also play Napoli in the league on April 2 about a week before the first leg.

 

I agree you have to think Napoli is the big favorite from that side of the bracket

 

Fucking lame once again

 

Big day for the Camorra!!!!!

 

Feyenoord/Roma probably.

United are going to steamroll relegation

 

You are telling me Roma doesn’t have to see Juve or ManU until a final? Great draw

 

did you see the Feyenoord score yesterday....

 

Roma beat them last year in the final of Conference League and they played a team decimated because of a war.

 

well Feyenoord is still top the Eredivise

 

West Ham has quietly gone 10-0-0 through qualifying and into the UECL Qtrs.

25/5 GD with 6 of those wins by multiple goals. Hope they do well in vs Gent.

 

Thanks for that flashback, that was fucking horrific. Lol.

 

And/or I hope they eat shit

 

maybe a sacrilegious question but

if you are arsenal, wouldn't you rather be eliminated so you dont have to manage the roster as much so you can win the EPL? seems like the secondary European tournament is several pegs down importance

I also dont know the order of value people put on all these trophies

 

The only people who care about the European cup are supporters of whatever team currently holds it imo

 

As a team in a 4 person battle for 3 Champions League spots I will take it.

 

The Arsenal posters certainly seem to feel that way. Really it seems every one does.

I don’t really get it, if City get bumped to Europa I’d still want to see them win it. Then changing so the winner gets auto spot for next season’s UCL raises the prestige IMO

Plus as a City fan, who am I to look down upon any European trophy

 

Or if it’s your only/most realistic path into UCL the following season.

 

You could say that about Arsenal and any trophy

 

Could you not make the same argument for every title/cup win?

 

Actually, yes

 

I almost added something about that was mainly because of the automatic UCL bid but I’m lazy

 

as someone without a rooting interest, it feels like league title/champions league title are kind of 1a 1b

then europa/fa/carabao/etc have a big gap behind those two

so idk if I have that wrong or not