@@, that's either clumsy or stupid...

Please dont they have been guilty. we dont want some shit shaking the football world or realized its controlled by some mafia :(.

We just want some great football matches

@tuan it's already could by a mafia called FIFA and UEFA.

@tuan_jinn Well, we do get them most of time anyway. But more seriously, I agree, I wouldn't like to learn everything I like about football is actually controlled by corrupted organisation. :(

The draws this year and especially last year were rigged "cough cough"

FIFA and UEFA are mafia. But I don't believe they fix the draws.

@Emrecan +1

HARAMBE is alive!

I don't want to believe in this but I think one day truth always comes out so we just have to wait and see . I don't dismiss this theory just yet .

@Marcus2011 You mean that Harambe is actually alive? :P

I don't know either to believe it or not. However, if you truly want to be the Champions of Europe, just beat everyone in your path. Simple. You shouldn't care how others reached, just beat the team thats right in front of you.

@ray You can be good on some days and bad on others . Yes Champion should beat anyone that comes your way but then again sometimes champion can face a club that played their hearts in group stages .. suffered injuries .. not in full power and having bit struggle on the match day .Some champions struggled in group stages and then went into monster mode in later stages or we can have serious contender shockingly knocked out from a tough group . It can all happen if UEFA doesn't mess around with draws and pick easy groups for big clubs.

May sound like an excuse but everything should be taken into consideration during the match . That is why squad has just as many specialists as players in the team to help them be prepared for the match . I think no one should be getting preferential easy groups simply by saying you should be beating everyone anyway to be champion because this is a knockout format competition .

I m glad we are not in fuucking Champions League ! Naaah .. I m actually crying ...crying a lot. See you next season UCL.
p.s.fixed or no it's adorable .

@Marcus Agreed, no one should have it easier, everyone should be equal.

@emobot7

Harambe never died . He lives in our hearts . Plus it was all staged to plan his escape from the zoo . That baby was the master mind behind it and it looks as if Harambe was dragging the baby .. on the contrary , it was the baby dragging Harambe with his foot searching for safe heaven ..

I think the pots at the draw ensure that the best teams go through to the last 16. If a team is good enough, then they can certainly beat a pot 2 team and reach the last 16 round. If the draw would be open, we could see a Barcelona, Manchester City, Dortmund, Juventus group and another one with Celtic, Copenhagen, Basel and Dinamo Zagreb. While it would be fun to watch, the last 16 and last 8 would contain way too many ties that are either very easy for the better team or below-par in terms of standard.