Champions league 17/18

[skiathospurs]

Are you watching Arsenal !!

Good article here explaining the A & B lists and general rules relating to squads for this year.

http://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/spurs-champions-league-squad-how-13214113

 

[skiathospurs]

Olympic stadium Kiev,Cap 70,050

All info on rankings,pot seedings,dates of draws and matches,final venue (kiev Ukraine) details etc etc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_UEFA_Champions_League

1st qualifying draw here
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2477936.html

List of qualifying teams here
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/who-playing-next-seasons-champions-10389022

 

[Don Diaz]

Think we'll be 3rd seeds again, tough, but it's the big boys so we better get used to it and they're a re several teams seeded above us that we can beat and I don't just mean Chelsea, City and United ha ha ha.

England as a whole needs to do a lot better in the CL this next season, we are in danger of being replaced by Italy in the UEFA coefficient rankings for having 4 places allocated dropping to 3. Arsenal will never make the Champions League again!!

 

[skiathospurs]

Tottenham Hotspur‏Verified account @SpursOfficial 19m19 minutes ago




It's @ChampionsLeague draw day!

5pm (UK) Who would you like to see in our group? #UCLdraw

 

[skiathospurs]

Pot 1

Real Madrid (ESP, holders),Bayern München (GER),Juventus (ITA),Benfica (POR),Chelsea (ENG),Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR),Monaco (FRA),Spartak Moskva (RUS)

Pot 2

Barcelona (ESP)Atlético Madrid (ESP)Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)Borussia Dortmund (GER)Sevilla (ESP)Manchester City (ENG)Porto (POR)Manchester United (ENG)

Pot 3
Napoli (ITA)Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)Basel (SUI)Olympiacos (GRE)Anderlecht (BEL)Liverpool (ENG)Roma (ITA)Beşiktaş (TUR)

Pot 4:

Celtic (Sco),CSKA Moskva (Rus),Sporting CP (Por),APOEL (Cyp),Feyenoord (Ned),Maribor (Svn),Qarabag (Aze),RB Leipzig (Ger)

 

[Don Diaz]

Some big games coming up right across the board I think.

.........You're not singing Maribor......... still a favourite.

 

[skiathospurs]

Shaktar,porto apoel if you please!!

could be bayern,barca,celtic other end of the scale

 

[skiathospurs]

Match day one: 12-13 September;
Match day two: 26-27 September;
Match day three: 17-18 October;
Match day four: 31 October-1 November;
Match day five: 21-22 November;
Match day six: 5-6 December

 

[skiathospurs]

 

[J.spurs]

Madrid and Dortmund. Maybe slightly better than Barca/Juve in Group D.

Sucks to be Apoel.

 

[Don Diaz]

Someone pleeeeaase find the Thierry Henry sketch on Joe.co.uk and post it if this doesn't work..... it's brilliant.

 

[Don Diaz]

Being Madrid on! Slight shame we are not playing them at the Lane but can't have everything, last time the stuffed us, so we owe them one.

 

[J.spurs]

 

[Havocc]

Wow, what a group that is. Cannot believe how lucky the scousers have been

 

[Chavhater01]

We'll teach those Galacticos a lesson or two!

 

[Liam]

I'm pretty happy with that group. Think it's us and Dortmund going for second. Barca might have Dembele off them yet and they might struggle then.

 

[Flump]

Magnificent draw imo. This is what it's all about boys. I bet the players are buzzing their tits off.

 

[Don Diaz]

I'm told the schedule is:
Matchday 1 Dortmund
Matchday 2 Nicosia
Matchday 3 & 4 Madrid
Matchday 5 Nicosia
Matchday 6 Dortmund

Can anyone confirm this...??

 

[Flump]

Dortmund home
Nicosia away
Madrid away
Madrid home
Dortmund away
Nicosia home

 

[Don Diaz]

Dortmund home
Nicosia away
Madrid away
Madrid home
Dortmund away
Nicosia home

Thanks

 

[J.spurs]

Magnificent draw imo. This is what it's all about boys. I bet the players are buzzing their tits off.

Yeah, Real Madrid at Wembley. Holy shit. Literally the type of game most of these boys dreamed of.

 

[NiceOneCyril]

I'll sell my house to bring my boys over for RM at Wembley. Glory days are here!

 

[Ted the Yid]

Dortmund home
Nicosia away
Madrid away
Madrid home
Dortmund away
Nicosia home

@The Cryptkeeper , I believe Dortmund at home is when you are over here??

 

[Don Diaz]

@The Cryptkeeper , I believe Dortmund at home is when you are over here??

My ticket would be available if needed Ted. Haven't bought it yet.

 

[wilson]

At first I was gutted with the draw but now I'm buzzing. Shame it's not at the Lane but can't wait to watch our boys play against the best and show them what we are all about!! Have to beat the best to be the best. COYS!!!


Also, not sure if this correct but I've read this will be our fixtures over 2 weeks..

18/10 - Spurs v Real Madrid
22/10 - Spurs v Liverpool
28/10 - Man Utd v Spurs
1/11 - Real Madrid v Spurs

Going to be a crazy couple of weeks! Hopefully our squad will be up to the challenge and smash it!

 

[skiathospurs]

At first I was gutted with the draw but now I'm buzzing. Shame it's not at the Lane but can't wait to watch our boys play against the best and show them what we are all about!! Have to beat the best to be the best. COYS!!!


Also, not sure if this correct but I've read this will be our fixtures over 2 weeks..

18/10 - Spurs v Real Madrid
22/10 - Spurs v Liverpool
28/10 - Man Utd v Spurs
1/11 - Real Madrid v Spurs

Going to be a crazy couple of weeks! Hopefully our squad will be up to the challenge and smash it!

Oct18th -Spurs v Real
22nd -Spurs v Liverpool
28th -Man Utd v Spurs
Nov 1st -Real v Spurs

 

[Don Diaz]

The difference this year is that United and Liverpool also have Champions League football....read that again, how weird does that sound!! Brilliant, shows how far we've come.

 

[Glenjamin]

Reckon we'll have Dortmund. Real is a whole other kettle of fish, but how good is it that our wee team gets to take on the best team in the world right now!

Buzzzzing!!

 

[skiathospurs]

Squad announced,there is also a B list of younger players allowed which will probably include KWP and Winks.Big thing to take away is no Janssen or Lamela in the squad !!

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/clubs/club=1652/squad/index.html

 

[wilson]

Squad announced,there is also a B list of younger players allowed which will probably include KWP and Winks.Big thing to take away is no Janssen or Lamela in the squad !!

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/clubs/club=1652/squad/index.html

When we got Llorente questions were asked as to what that meant for Janssen and his position at the club... well I think him missing out on a CL squad place answers those questions. He is most definitely behind Llorente in the pecking order and unless Harry/Llorente pick up an injury or he suddenly turns into Sheringham in training then you would be forgiven to think he will get even less minutes than he even got last season.

Also, to me, it shows that Lamela is still some months away from getting back on the pitch. He's meant to be back early/mid October but we still have over half our group games left to play after that. You'd imagine he would've made the squad if they were confident he would be back by then? I spose even if he does come back then we probably won't be back properly till later in the year really having spent so long out.

All in all, not hugely surprised that they haven't been included. Got to feel bit sorry for them both though all the same.