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Champions League 25/26

Soooo f**king A**x is matchday 5, am I reading this right? If so, 25 or 26 November, hmmmmm..... [consulting calender]
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one of these dates 😁

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Happy with that.

4 wins minimum and we will have European football post Xmas. If we can’t get 12 points from that then we’ll deservedly go out.

I think we will finish top 8.

 
Would be a massive failure if we don't beat Pafos, Qarabag and Clean Solution FC. Those are FC Cogenhagen, Real Betis level, opponents.

Add to that Atalanta and Benfica (as they are at home) and our minimum should be 5 wins.

Barca, Bayern and Napoli (as we are away) are forgivable if we don't win, I don't demand we win those ones but the other 5 no excuses.
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Atalanta away is hard

 
Funny how the English teams outside of pot 1, spurs Newcastle and Arsenal, all got easier draws than us, city and Liverpool.

Not sure this automated system is working fairly
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its fixed by a computer

having 3 english teams in pot 1 didnt help, you could only draw 2 out of the remaining 5 teams,

 
Happy with that.

4 wins minimum and we will have European football post Xmas. If we can’t get 12 points from that then we’ll deservedly go out.

I think we will finish top 8.
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Liverpool showed last year it might not be best to finish top, there is bound to be a couple of big teams going into the playoffs

 
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Does anyone actually think teams we have to face are looking forward to playing us after what we did to PSG????

These games might be easier than PL due teams not parking the double decker. Our issue is generally against teams who sit deep.

I can probably think these teams are pissing their pants having to face us.

 
Nobody has it easy anymore, but I do think ours looks tougher than a lot of the other big European teams.

Top 8 will be tough, but to qualify for the last 16 playoffs, 3 wins and 2 draws was enough last season. So that should be the minimum target.
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Well, put a massive gold target in the middle of our shirts its highly likely the scrupulously clean Uefa Committee will find a way of bringing us back down to earth

 
Happy with that.

4 wins minimum and we will have European football post Xmas. If we can’t get 12 points from that then we’ll deservedly go out.

I think we will finish top 8.
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Last season required 16 points to guarantee top eight spot. Six points and best goal difference was enough to secure a play=off match.

 
Well, put a massive gold target in the middle of our shirts its highly likely the scrupulously clean Uefa Committee will find a way of bringing us back down to earth
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I'm no conspiracy theorist, and am usually sceptical about 'warm balls', but I do wonder how much it's coincidence and how much it's software that's given FIFAs champions a tough UEFA comp fixture list. Either way, it is a tough drawer. But hey, we are officially the best team on Earth!

 
Napoli fixture is pretty box office, Conte will be on his A-Game, Lukaku out for blood. They made some decent signings and McTominay has carried on his superb form from last season already. Home atmosphere will be pretty intense.

 
Can't agree this is a hard draw. Barcelona and Bayern (away) are difficult but everything else should be a walk in the park. We shouldn't be contemplating dropping points against Serie A sides, home or away.

 
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So glad to see us back in the Champions League.

I wish Man City Arsenal and Newcastle luck but not ultimate success.

I shall laugh at Tottenham throughout.

And on certain dates i will be putting my full support behind Real Madrid Inter Milan Atleti Frankfurt PSV Marseille Qarabag and Galatasaray.

Top level european football, bring it on, some mouthwatering fixtures.

 
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Can't agree this is a hard draw. Barcelona and Bayern (away) are difficult but everything else should be a walk in the park. We shouldn't be contemplating dropping points against Serie A sides, home or away.
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Oh god, nothing scares me as confident posts like this
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Having said that...

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