2016/17 Champions League - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

BR.

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04 Aug 2016 00:12:19

By Jonas | On 03 August 2016 - 19:41 PM BST

Right, I have put myself off my own suicide watch, I think. FUUUUCK!

Yes, we did concede three goals in stoppage time but it was basically over as they got the first goal; the other two was more of a result of us collapsing completely really. Exemplified in Jonas Svensson's tears on the third goal after he'd made a second crucial personal error. Poor lad.

That said, over two legs APOEL were the better side and deserve to go through. The fact that we didn't manage to kill off the tie when we completely dominated them in the 1st half in the 1st leg and should have been both 3 and 4-0 up came back to haunt us really. They got that all important away goal and last night we were very bleak in attack and never really threatened them. We've never really managed the art of defending a lead and that proved decisive last night. So close, but yet so far.

Oh, and last but not least. APOEL... never have I experienced a more disgraceful opposition. Doing everything in their power to confirm the South European stereotype of cuntish beahviour. Players running into the referee to fake injury, staff kicking balls out on the pitch to stop counter attacks and apparently our coach even received death threats from their bench: «We are going to find your hotel and come and kill you.» Fucking scum.

I hope they get battered in the play off round, that we draw them in the Europa League group stage and that we rip them a new one.

Bad luck mate, you must have been tearing your hair out. Had an eye on it on Livescore and couldn't believe the full time result when I saw it.

Draw for the final play off round on Friday. Praying that Roma avoid City!

Jonas

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04 Aug 2016 16:21:30

By BR. | On 04 August 2016 - 01:12 AM BST

Bad luck mate, you must have been tearing your hair out. Had an eye on it on Livescore and couldn't believe the full time result when I saw it.

Here is what happened: around the 70. minute mark I actually turned off the game as I didn't dare watch the rest of the game. Wandering around nervously literally counting the minutes I checked the Livescore app on my phone a little while later: 88th minute still nil all. I'm usually very pessimistic about Rosenborg for some reason, so thought to myself "there is still time for us to bottle this, though it does look promising". Turning on the TV in injury time only to see apoel being 2-0 up...

Dan

13 years ago

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05 Aug 2016 15:41:10

Manchester City will face Romanian side Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League play-off round.

Scottish champions Celtic will meet Israeli side Hapoel Beer Sheva while Irish champions Dundalk have been drawn against Poland's Legia Warsaw.

Ludogorets96

8 years ago

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05 Aug 2016 15:44:44

What do you think about Ludogorets Razgrad ? They will face Viktoria Plzen .Plzen was the strongest ( coefficient ) from the seeded teams.

Grimnir

16 years ago

5 months ago

2,727

16 Aug 2016 19:07:13

I can't help but like this Man City side...

Aguero with 2 penalties in the game so far, both not scored. Never thought he was the best penalty taker, surely City have better in their ranks? Thankfully for them Silva has scored inbetween penalty misses to give them a lead.

Jonas

18 years ago

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1,380

16 Aug 2016 20:28:04

Ugh, apoel still in this competition. Think I'll just throw up a little in my mouth.

Shedender

18 years ago

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13,751

17 Aug 2016 18:47:23

Dundalk are taking on Polish side Leiga at the Aviva tonight, I'd love to see them pick up a win to take them to Poland.

Shedender

18 years ago

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17 Aug 2016 20:46:42

Unfortunately Dundalk suffered a 2-0 defeat at "home" to Legia - it's virtually impossible to see them qualifying for the CL GS.

Number 1

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17 Aug 2016 23:29:45

By Shedender | On 17 August 2016 - 21:46 PM BST

Unfortunately Dundalk suffered a 2-0 defeat at "home" to Legia - it's virtually impossible to see them qualifying for the CL GS.

Shame, but tbf, this is the point where losers drop to the Europa League. Someone mentioned they'd get over £4million for reaching those - way more than what their league pays out in championship fees. So still a hell of a windfall relatively anyway.

EDIT: NVM it was said the £4M figure is what they've earned so far.

Grimnir

16 years ago

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2,727

23 Aug 2016 19:07:09

Dundalk score! Game on!

Vercoe

12 years ago

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1,510

23 Aug 2016 19:34:30

And WHAT A GOAL it was.

Shedender

18 years ago

1 month ago

13,751

23 Aug 2016 20:50:58

It's a shame Dundalk couldn't make it into the group stages but they didn't disgrace themselves against Legia and at least they've got the Europa League group stage cushion to fall back on - now they can get back to winning ways domestically.

BR.

18 years ago

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1,896

23 Aug 2016 22:28:53

It wouldn't be a regular football season without Roma self imploding in a Champions League game. Didn't expect it this early though.

Carroll.

15 years ago

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3,361

24 Aug 2016 11:09:26

Fuck Roma / Porto, completely fucked my betting accas both times.

Sam

18 years ago

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5,092

24 Aug 2016 18:20:14

Joe Hart starting tonight for City, meaning he'll be cup tied if he moves to a club playing in the Champions League. Lol.

King Luis

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24 Aug 2016 18:21:08

By Sam | On 24 August 2016 - 19:20 PM BST

Joe Hart starting tonight for City, meaning he'll be cup tied if he moves to a club playing in the Champions League. Lol.

Nope, wont be cup tied because its a qualifier

Grimnir

16 years ago

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2,727

24 Aug 2016 18:37:03

Aye, squads are announced at the group stage for the tournament proper as it were.

Sam

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24 Aug 2016 19:13:25

By King Luis | On 24 August 2016 - 19:21 PM BST

Nope, wont be cup tied because its a qualifier

Ah. As you were then.

chokosc

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24 Aug 2016 20:17:48

What the hell is going on with Ajax???

BR.

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25 Aug 2016 11:33:02

By chokosc | On 24 August 2016 - 21:17 PM BST

What the hell is going on with Ajax???

Saw that result yeah, shame really, I'd much rather have, say, Ajax v Milan in the latter stages of the CL than City v PSG.

Think they've had a couple of dodgy results so far in the Eredivisie too, the new manager might not be up to much.

Franck

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25 Aug 2016 11:53:37

By chokosc | On 24 August 2016 - 21:17 PM BST

What the hell is going on with Ajax???

They are apparently being overly stingy in the transfer market, according to their fans.

Grimnir

16 years ago

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2,727

25 Aug 2016 15:38:37

Means there are some "big teams" in the Europa League though...

bmg033

10 years ago

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25 Aug 2016 16:34:02

Hopefully we get group B, just so I can see Spurs vs Napoli.

Number 1

17 years ago

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3,650

25 Aug 2016 16:35:18

Man City get Barcelona, and Arsenal get PSG. Good start.

Sam

18 years ago

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5,092

25 Aug 2016 16:35:30

Guardiola's heading back to Barcelona.

Of course it was bound to happen.

Shedender

18 years ago

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25 Aug 2016 16:51:59

Legia in a group alongside Dortmund and Real Madrid - it could have been so easily Dundalk.

Oh and Sporting Lisbon are the other team in Group F.

Number 1

17 years ago

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3,650

25 Aug 2016 16:54:54

Celtic get thrown in with Barcelona, Man City and Monchengladbach... yeah good luck with that.

Porto for Leicester is a toughie but Brugge and Copenhagen is not that bad.

bmg033

10 years ago

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2,268

25 Aug 2016 16:55:50

Well, we've been pretty lucky there! Leicester have a real chance of getting through as well.

DNZY

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Premium

25 Aug 2016 16:58:00

Rest in smithereens, Celtic.

Grimnir

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25 Aug 2016 16:59:23

Group A: PSG, Arsenal, Basel, Ludogorets
Group B: Benfica, Napoli, D Kiev, Besiktas
Group C: Barcelona, Man City, B Moenchengladbach, Celtic
Group D: B Munich, Atletico, PSV, Rostov
Group E: CSKA, Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco
Group F: R Madrid, B Dortmund, Sporting, L Warsaw
Group G: Leicester, Porto, Brugge, FC Copenhagen
Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, D Zagreb

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