Swills417 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Just witnessed the weakest group stages draw for Champions League i've ever seen. It looks like the group stages from the Europa League wow Uploaded with ImageShack.us Liking the inclusion of 4 eastern european teams! And the absence of teams like AC Milan, Real Madrid, Juventus, Roma, Valencia and OM. Shocking. Hopefully I have a good chance at winning the tournament for once! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piethief100 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Shocking. Hopefully I have a good chance at winning the tournament for once! No chance - the European killers, Man City, are still in the mix! I have an unbelievably bad record against them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swills417 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 No chance - the European killers, Man City, are still in the mix! I have an unbelievably bad record against them. Haha, no chance. They have a fanstastic squad, but when your managed by Rafa Benitez, not even top 4 is guaranteed . My bogey teams in the CL are Barcelona and Marseille! :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyprime Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 still looks pretty tricky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 It doesn't look that easy. Look at Group E for instance. And 3 of the 4 teams in Group D have won European trophies in recent years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slawbawn Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Thats not actually that bad, and it's obviously a strong set of teams or they wouldn't be there.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Napoli, Atlético Madrid, Hoffenheim always overperform in FM. Look at their squads and I bet they'll be stronger than you imagined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swills417 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Yeah, obviously it will still be very tough to win the competition as i've yet to win it in this save! Reached two finals one in 2012, the other in 2016. Beaten by Barcelona in 2012 and OM in 2016, who are the first team to retain the trophy. Their are strong teams in this. A.Madrid and Sevilla being particular dark horses. Yet we all know how infamously bad the AI is at team building. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krald Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yeah, looks strong, although Napoli are never there in my save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yeah, obviously it will still be very tough to win the competition as i've yet to win it in this save! Reached two finals one in 2012, the other in 2016. Beaten by Barcelona in 2012 and OM in 2016, who are the first team to retain the trophy. I forgot the frenchies who wildly overperform in my saves, it is indeed a little odd neither Marseille nor Lyon are in there. In my save both Lyon and Marseille had won the Champions League by 2013. Then Marseille won it again in 2018 and 2019. Remarkable since in real life, there's only ever been a french winner of the Champions League/Cup (Marseille '1993). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacky Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Four eastern europeans?, I count 3 Russians, 2 Ukrainians and a Romanian team, Russia must have done pretty well over the past few seasons in your game to get that assignment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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