Comments on: 10 Things We Learned From The Champions League Group Stages

By: chris

chris — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:28:08 +0000

Yeah, ’tis the 19th. Kept forgetting.

By: Julien G.

Julien G. — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:18:30 +0000

Thank you

By: ursus arctos

ursus arctos — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:03:10 +0000

The original seeds no longer matter.

For this round, teams that finished first in their groups can only play teams that finished second.

However, teams from the same FA cannot be paired together (which is why Barca can’t play Madrid) and teams that were in the same group for the group stages cannot be paired (so Madrid can’t play Juventus, either).

As a result, Madrid could be drawn against either of the English teams you mention.

By: Julien G.

Julien G. — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:09:42 +0000

In the next draw can Real Madrid play Manchester Utd or Liverpool (they cannot play Barca which I know)? I want to know if the draw still done by seeds.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:48:28 +0000

I’m gonna liveblog the draw over at the champions League offside too. Should be magic.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:26:24 +0000

ha did it to myself, the 19th?

By: JD

JD — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:25:57 +0000

Well done, but I believe the draw’s on the 16th, yes?