The European football thread

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Well they must have changed it then since I last used them. That explains it though, so thanks for the help.

Thank them for selling you stuff for less than they possibly can. Surely a rarity in the retail sales industry.

[Sdpm100]

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw (to be played 20/21 February and 6/7 March)

FC Porto (POR) vs. Chelsea FC (ENG)
Celtic FC (SCO) vs. AC Milan (ITA)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) vs. Arsenal FC (ENG)
LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA) vs. Manchester United (ENG)
AS Roma (ITA) vs. Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
FC Barcelona (ESP) vs. Liverpool FC (ENG)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) vs. FC Bayern München (GER)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) vs. Valencia CF (ESP)

[bababui]

How can Man U and Celtic play each other? They were in the same group?

[ukhotstove]

Porto v Chelsea why do I smell fix

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

How can Man U and Celtic play each other? They were in the same group?

They can't, but I thought I'd remind you of who had actually qualified. Sorry for the confusion.

[ukhotstove]

It's a good day, Liverpool should get knocked out and don't need to lose any sleep over Celtic playin Milan.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

They can't, but I thought I'd remind you of who had actually qualified. Sorry for the confusion.

Please dont do it again.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

It's a good day, Liverpool should get knocked out and don't need to lose any sleep over Celtic playin Milan.

Real vs. Bayern looks a good match as well, although only Sky viewers will see one of the games sadly for me. :sigh:

[ukhotstove]

Last 8

Chelsea
Celtic
Arsenal
United
Lyon
Barca
Bayern
Valencia

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

Please dont do it again.

Lucky you caught me before I did it for the even more confusing UEFA Cup round of 32 draw then.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Porto v Chelsea why do I smell fix

Another interesting aside is that Manchester United will now have played two of their three group opponents from last season - Benfica and now Lille (Villarreal are the other one, and they didn't qualify for either European competition this season).

[bababui]

Originally Posted by ukhotstove

It's a good day, Liverpool should get knocked out and don't need to lose any sleep over Celtic playin Milan.

Barcelona have travelled all over the world this year..Los Angeles, Tokyo, etc. They will most likely lose to Liverpool as the weight of their schedule starts to take its toll.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Real vs. Bayern looks a good match as well, although only Sky viewers will see one of the games sadly for me. :sigh:

I think ESPN has a monopoly on the Champions Leagut telecasts..at least outside of Europe.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

I think ESPN has a monopoly on the Champions Leagut telecasts..at least outside of Europe.

It's a more confusing situation here, so I won't bore you by trying to explain it. Basically if you have SKY's satellite service you can see all the games, if you have cable you can only see 6 per week.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

Thank them for selling you stuff for less than they possibly can. Surely a rarity in the retail sales industry.

True. And that's the reason I'll be buying from them.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

It's a more confusing situation here, so I won't bore you by trying to explain it. Basically if you have SKY's satellite service you can see all the games, if you have cable you can only see 6 per week.

Bore me!! Bire me!!

[bababui]

3-0 Jeonbuk

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

Bore me!! Bire me!!

Tuesday's games are shared between terrestrial broadcaster ITV and pay tv broadcaster SKY Sports.
ITV show two games (up to quarterfinals and then it is one), and SKY Sports show the remaining games.

On Wednesday, SKY Sports have rights to all the games.

On both days, SKY Sports show two games via their actual channels (occasionally three when a Russian team plays at home, as these games kickoff before the rest), and the remaining games are shown via an interactive service.
This is only offered to SKY Digital (satellite) subscribers, and not to cable companies like ntl:Telewest (currently separate companies, but soon to merge into one), so it's an exclusive "selling point" for the SKY service.

All the games involving English clubs are shown either on ITV or SKY Sports's actual channels. So in this round, on Wednesday the two English games will be shown on SKY Sports with the remaining two shown via the red button interactive service (not available to cable).
On Tuesday this will not be a problem as there will be four channels showing games.

[bababui]

You almost need a PhD to understand the footie TV schedule.

Auckland really needs some bettre coaching..in all aspects of the game. Their fitness really isnt good enough to play at a decent level for 90 minutes.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by bababui

You almost need a PhD to understand the footie TV schedule.

Auckland really needs some bettre coaching..in all aspects of the game. Their fitness really isnt good enough to play at a decent level for 90 minutes.

As I say, they are an amateur team so it's understandable they aren't up to the levels of their opponents.
In fact it's likely the Oceania champion will be kicked out of the tournament to be replaced by the J.League champions next year.