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The draws are complete and play resumes in February. On to the fun part of UCL and Europa....where every game matters. Here's what we got:
PSG v. Chelsea - that is an epic first round match up. Worst possible draw for Chelsea (getting the best "2nd place team") and one of the worst draws for PSG, exception being they could have drawn Real.
City v. Barca - wow, the sledding gets tougher for the English clubs. Another great first round match up.
Leverkusen v. Atletico Madrid - both sides sighed a little, could have been a lot tougher
Juventus v. Dortmund - which Dortmund side shows up? The one in the bottom 3 of Bundesliga or the one that won their UCL group?
Schalke v. Real - should be all Ronaldo, all game.
Shakhtar Donetsk v. Bayern - smiles all across Munich
Arsenal v. Monaco - well lookie there, Arsenal finally gets a manageable first round draw. Let's see what Wenger does with it.
Basel v. Porto - both teams won the first round lottery getting the easiest possible match up they could get. Amazing that one of these two will be in the quarter-finals but two of Chelsea, PSG, City, and Barca won't.
For Euopa League there are a lot of dud first round matchups, but here's the the English round of 32 matches:
Tottenham v. Fiorentina - toughest first round match up for Europa League. Both sides were hoping for an easier path to the next round. COYS!
Young Boys v. Everton - should be a quick trip to the round of 16 for Tim and the crew.
Liverpool v. Beşiktaş - Besiktas won Tottenham's group (granted against Spurs B-side the whole group play), but they will give Liverpool all they can handle. A solid club from Turkey.
PSG v. Chelsea - that is an epic first round match up. Worst possible draw for Chelsea (getting the best "2nd place team") and one of the worst draws for PSG, exception being they could have drawn Real.
City v. Barca - wow, the sledding gets tougher for the English clubs. Another great first round match up.
Leverkusen v. Atletico Madrid - both sides sighed a little, could have been a lot tougher
Juventus v. Dortmund - which Dortmund side shows up? The one in the bottom 3 of Bundesliga or the one that won their UCL group?
Schalke v. Real - should be all Ronaldo, all game.
Shakhtar Donetsk v. Bayern - smiles all across Munich
Arsenal v. Monaco - well lookie there, Arsenal finally gets a manageable first round draw. Let's see what Wenger does with it.
Basel v. Porto - both teams won the first round lottery getting the easiest possible match up they could get. Amazing that one of these two will be in the quarter-finals but two of Chelsea, PSG, City, and Barca won't.
For Euopa League there are a lot of dud first round matchups, but here's the the English round of 32 matches:
Tottenham v. Fiorentina - toughest first round match up for Europa League. Both sides were hoping for an easier path to the next round. COYS!
Young Boys v. Everton - should be a quick trip to the round of 16 for Tim and the crew.
Liverpool v. Beşiktaş - Besiktas won Tottenham's group (granted against Spurs B-side the whole group play), but they will give Liverpool all they can handle. A solid club from Turkey.