The draw are done. Are you guys ready?

We got a pretty good draw. Aston Villa got a really good draw, they should be making it to the next round.

This new format is much better as you play more teams instead of the same 3 teams twice. As a result, the winner of this new UCL format will truly be the best team in Europe.

Imagine playing your fist Champion League season ever and you get to play Real at home and Barca at Camp Nou, this must feel amazing for Brest.

I predict Liverpool match to be very entertaining with the team they gotta face.

Overall, despite the new format, I'm really excited for this, the level of most of those games should be really good.

You are right, I agree with you.

Bayern and Real Madrid with surprise and deserving defeats.

Damn Gyokeres hatrick against city. His first goal was against the run of play it was all city until he scored.

I believe Amorim has made a big mistake leaving Sporting when they are this strong with the most in form striker in Europe. They had a chance to challenge for the UCL title.

AC Milan made easy work of Madrid it's time for Ancelotti to leave again he's had a poor season. I want Ancelotti at Arsenal.

Liverpool top of the league and champions league with a new manager they destroyed Bayer Leverkusen.

It certainly a bit dissapointin to see Amorim leave when Sporting are doing so well. Guess he was worried the train wouldn't return. For sure he will need time to build something similar to this Sporting team.

I think we forget just how crazy regular this Real team been, to start thinking the kind of results would be reason to sack a coach who won them already CL since he was gone. Honestly, I kinda wish they sacked Anceloti, but its because I want to see other team than Real win the CL. Would be surprised if it happened though, seem to me Florentino Perez got wiser in recent year.

And yeah, impressed with Slot Liverpool, they just been amazing since the start of the season, can't fault them with much. I wonder if they will keep perfect record in the CL.

I’m having a hard time likimg this new format of UCL

I’m having a hard time likimg this new format of UCL

Why? Every game is valuable now which makes it entertaining watching both teams playing for a win. Whereas in the previous format teams would be happy with draws as that was enough for them to qualify. The previous format was boring until the KO stages.

@Footy_watch Even though it might be true, I'm also having a bit difficulty liking this format. Let's wait for the standings until the KO rounds.

If it's true that the group stages matches are more exciting then that means you are in favour of this new format as that's the only difference.

It's interesting to see how the best teams measure against eachother.

Real Madrid being in the last play off qualification spot with only 3 games remaining is a major drop off from last season and shows they need to make big changes.

Liverpool have been the best team this season in all competitions despite having a new manager.

I was shocked we demolished sporting yesterday night our best performance this season. We would've beaten any team playing like that. It feels like we are in that same high goalscoring form like last season after dubai.

@Footy_watch Feel like Odegaard is one of the most important facter for Arsenal. Him being on the field and in form really change the whole dynamic.

City performance against PSV was embarassing, never seen them in such a bad form in recent years, honestly, its feel crazy to watch.

Liverpool feel just too strong, they were a bit lucky against Real though, M'bappe honestly shouldn't take the pen for Real, he obviously not in it mentally and mentality is the most important attribute for penalty.

We can tell the teams who will directly qualify for the next round except for the 7th or 8th spot which are up for grabs. But I think the following 8 teams will directly qualify:

Liverpool
Leverkusen
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Brest
Bayern Munich

I was one of the few who correctly predicted that Villa would be part of the top 8 when the draw was revealed. They've still done a bit better than I expected though.

The surprising team is Brest, first time in Europe and they are in the top 8 with a manager who was in jail for over 10yrs, Incredible is an understatement.