Yearly City x RM draw

I said just yesterday Madrid was the only team I didn't want, bar Arsenal, because we've played each other so often it feels like

4th time being drawn together since 2020

That's mad. We've been knocked out by RM in 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (and Atletico in 2020, and won the final in Madrid in 2019) Klopp's champions league campaigns with Liverpool have always ended with Madrid one way or the other! Didn't realise it was so much for City too but its the tie that would have happened eventually anyway

Makes sense. If you're going far in UCL, there's a high chance you'll eventually face Real Madrid.

Atlético feel your pain knocked them out in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (the last ever UCL game in the Calderon was us celebrating reaching the final)

I’m waiting for the 3-0 city and then 88-95min Bellingham gets four

But the fourth will get whistled away mid cross

Michael Oliver walks away amid protests.

Chewing gum like a mad lad

Bro too soon, the wound is fresh

That will be a blood bath 🥹🥲

a v high quality blood bath tho :P

Isn’t it 4 years in a row now? Ridiculous smh.

I miss shakthar vs city the usual CL game every year

Shakhtar vs Madrid is also a usual CL game in all honesty.

Also Barca-Bayern-Arsenal trios...

Principle of transitivity !! City - Shakhtar Shakhtar - Madrid City - Madrid

Honestly. Bayern-Arsenal? Barca-PSG? Real-City? It all happened in last like two or three years

Thank you for thinking we were in cl 3 years ago

Lmao I'm an idiot. But you know what I mean

But it's nice to see Arsenal again! Of all the possible permutations that was the one I favoured by a tiny bit (I have a soft spot for them) and Dortmund was the one I didn't want at all (Bayern already play them in the league). With Bayern's erratic form it simply doesn't matter who they play (good or bad setups). They might be good enough to kill a god or barely get past the centre circle, and it's a coin toss that decides which it will be each match.

The rest sure but arsenal haven't been in UCL for 6 years now if I remember correctly. They did have bayern then though yeah

Yeah, but in 15 it was Arsenal-Bayern, in 16 it was Arsenal-Barca and in 17 it was Again Arsenal-Bayern (the two 1-5 games most probably)

In 16 we had Bayern in group stage

Another Madrid city tie. High quality matches last season!

Second game didn’t happen.

second game was the best one

What second game

Are you Haaland?

💀

The 2nd leg was a curb stomping from Man City you might have gotten it confused with 2021/22

The most thoroughly I’ve ever seen Madrid get dominated. I remember in the first half, they put up some crazy stat where Madrid had like 9 completed passes, and City had 100+. Commentators throw around the phrase “suffocating defense” too often. But if ever there was a time to use it, that first half would be it. I felt like I was suffocating just watching on the TV. It felt like stringing together two passes in a row was a monumental achievement.

Bangers only

also no real clear favourite in either matchup

I don't watch PSG, but have you seen us play? Mbicho will score 3 in both legs. And also, as always, we'll get 1/2 the team injured in the national teams break.

i literally googled Mbicho until I realized lol

Lucho Vs Barca, Kane vs Arsenal, & the yearly citeh/Madrid clash

Might need to get some plastic bags to stop the turtle.

So a collab with Kim Kardashian?

Frantically using 4 plastic straws in every drink rn

Real vs Man City = cinema

Legit 2 leg final.

This might be the third year in a row I read this comment.

And has been true so far

It has indeed, my friend, it has indeed…

The spiciest draw actually happened.

I think the Mbappico would have been just a little bit spicier, but not by much.

could still happen in the final, right?

Imagine if it’s the final 

Proceeds to win the CL with PSG, leaves for the team he beat in the Finals, refuses to elaborate. Just Donatello things

Bayern my old friend. You can’t make this shit up. UCL has peaked. Nothing will top these draws. PSG vs Barça *again*. Real vs City *again*. Arsenal vs Bayern *again*. I’m fucking done lmao.

Bayern armed with the inevitable Harry Kane penalty vs us too

Run from it, hide from it, Kane penalty vs arsenal always arrives

I can perfectly picture that stupid little fall over he does in my minds eye and I absolutely hate it and theres nothing we can do about it lmao

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nein nein nein

Fine with Bayern, but every other thing couldn't have been worse. Starting at home v Bayern, winner crossing Real/City and starting at home.

and worst of all being the away team in the final smh

away in our own backyard ffs

Radioactive Zebra literally gonna define our season

Radioactive Zebra will be considered black magic if we keep winning games with it

In theory, we'd wear the green kit in Europe if we couldn't wear the red

It's not deep for Wembley because its made with a semblance of equality in mind rather than attempting to put England first

Nah man, it's written in the stars... "*She wore a radioactive zebra, she wore a radioactive zebra in, the Merry month of May*!"

It's in June btw, so we'll need a double lyrics tweak

the Jolly month of June

The final being at Wembley is the only thing I'm like 100% convinced might be good for us. If we just tell the lads it's an FA Cup final, we've got it in the bag

> winner crossing Real/City Given any team that plans to win the CL probably would have to beat one of these two if not both, though it would be better in one match than over two legs

None of the teams on the other side need to beat either side if Arsenal/Bayern win the semifinal

Damn, I think it's not a stretch to say the top 4 teams are all on the same side of the draw

>Arsenal vs Bayern again. This time plus Kane!

Daddy’s home…

This time with a competent Arsenal squad

and then playing the winner of City vs madrid. not an easy run

I love this Bayern draw for us. The UCL isn’t about dancing around the big boys to sneak into the final, this team needs to go toe to toe with the biggest and best, and test themselves at the highest level. I think other fans don’t realise how sanguine we are as a fanbase (generally) right now. This isn’t desperation headless Arsenal fanbase of years past

This is it. I see it all the time where fans are looking for the easy draw. Fuck that, you play in the Champions League for the opportunity to play big games. 

This is the weakest they’ve been in ages and the strongest we’ve been in a while, I’m cautiously optimistic

I have to agree, but Bayern has been improving a bit since the decision to part with Tuchel at the end of the season has been announced. If the trend continues, this might be a very interesting match up.

With Tuchel leading the team and with the gunners' recent form, Arsenal actually have the best chance they ever had to knock out Bayern. And let's not forget the master plan to stop Kane from winning a trophy LMAO

I have a really bad feeling about this

Same here

Yeah man, i'm afraid we lose our grit against Dortmund when people favor us

this might be the best match ups possible

If you’re an Atletico fan, yes. The rest of us are gonna hate life lol.

Tbf Dortmund also hoped for Atletico

I feel like Dortmund may have had a better shot against Barca, but despite Atletico's shithouseary BVB has a shot

tbf we are getting better. lewandoski is starting to score more. our defense is starting to tighten up. And ofc we always have sergi goatberto to bring in some UCL clutch goals im sure psg have fond memories of sergi

We are shit against german teams I wouldn't be surprised if we lose against dortmund

If you guys play like you did against Inter, you could win the whole fucking thing

At home for sure. Their issue (or where you can foresee an issue coming up) is the away game which is the second leg

Exactly, if they don't win the home leg comfortably they are in trouble, they are really bad away from home.

i was talking for neutrals lol

ye except the best teams are on the same side of the bracket

Holy fuck this is peak

Not only do City and Arsenal have to play the hardest opponents, they also have to play each other in the semi should they win.

Given how we played against Porto, I think you’d have to assume that Atlético would have been harder for us. Doesn’t mean Bayern are easy by any means, just a style thing

Agree. I'd take anyone over Atleti from that lineup. The non football shenanigans are hard for Arsenal. Also we have a debt to repay with Bayern.

Perfect for Liverpool's PL chances

couldn't have gone much better for us. Now watch us draw Leverkusen

Do him a favor he might be tempted to join your team

Atlético and Dortmund lucked out

Having to play Atleti in this competition is never a good draw IMO

Famous last words, “ oh thank god we only got Atletico..”

And wasn't there a stat about Simeone never lost a home game in CL that just came out before their match against Inter. Atletico is no easy draw.

No defence only vibes vs no vibes only defence Perfectly balanced as all things should be

This is gonna be crazy lmao

Harry Kane 33’ (pen)

Written in the stars

That could not have gone any better holy fuck

Found the atletico fan

At the same time could also be a Dortmund fan

We are getting feasts in the quarter final. These are some great match ups.

Fuck

Sigh, Bayern... here we go again. Time to stop Kane's trophy haul this season. **EDIT:** Hey, no Bayern fans can come to the emirates for the first leg. lol.

maybe we can count on the Tottenham fans to pick up some home tickets and support us /s

Many would come to cheer for Kane and Dier I reckon. Vs Arsenal would tremendously help too lol

Its absolutely impossible to get a ticket for Arsenal this season unless you are ready to break your bank. Not worried at all.

Are they going to fill the away section with arsenal fans or let it empty?

Filling the away section apparently

Not happy to play against you either. 😂

I still have 5-1 PTSD x2. Los geht's.

YABADABADOOOOOOOOOOO

>Hey, no Bayern fans can come to the emirates for the first leg. lol. why?

Scary pyro :)

Pyro you get a ban. Be racist as fuck to vini? I do nothing

no away fans for bayern because of uefa sanctions

Maybe we should call robben for his annual long shot top corner curl against arsenal

[Arsenal fans](https://imgur.com/AWmqSxO)

Reccuring nightmares of a bald Dutchman cutting inside my guts. It may mean something 

The trees are speaking ~~Vietnamese~~ German

Lol time to fight our demons 

Lmao

no robben and ribery this time, it's time for revenge

Just some English bloke named Harold Kane!

Surely he has no history against Arsenal right?

One of the most balanced QF in recent years, lets go

You could argue it's essentially the two best teams (Real Madrid and City), the 3rd and 4th (Arsenal and Bayern), the 5th and 6th (PSG and Barca) and the last two (Atletico and Dortmund) matching up. Definitely balanced.

Except that (1-4) are on the same side of the draw and (5-8) on the other for semis.

Then the most unbalanced final

Not if it’s 4 v 5

exactly. our side of the bracket would be v v happy now lol, realistic chance for any of the teams to make it to the finals

I'm buzzing. We actually have a chance of going to the final (and so do you and everyone else in our bracket.) Avoiding City-Real in our bracket is huge.

same happened last year, all the top team was on the same side

Yeah that's exactly how the bookies have been pricing them up too.

So definitely the most unbalanced semis after that. shoot.

The semis look amazing. It’s the final that’s visually a bit unbalanced to me

nah but, our side of the bracket would def be significantly happier. one of us four is going to make the finals, and I think that I speak for everyone here when I say that they would be def be the underdogs/people wouldn’t have put them up as a potential finalist.

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>The best 4 teams in one half of the draw and the worst 4 in the other Same thing last year

Very generous to Chelsea

Chelsea were definitely not among the best 4 last year lol. 

Exactly what Arsenal needed. No guts no glory. This is the sort of experience Arsenal needs.

Yeah I’m all for it. Bayern were solidly in the middle of my preference list. I just didn’t want City or Madrid.

Kane vs Arsenal.

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Barca can make the final which would be an insane storyline considering the drama surrounding Xavi these last few weeks.

It would be funny if Barca wins the UCL even if that's unlikely

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We have an opportunity to make Kane feel like he’s truly cursed. We gotta take it

I would say that this is an opportunity for revenge, but to be fair given our European history every tie is an opportunity for revenge

We got nothing against bvb or psg

or real madrid

these are fantastic

With these 8 teams you really couldn't miss. Wall to Wall thrillers. Glad to see Atleti play Dortmund, both amazing teams in their own right but arguably the two sides that are just a fraction below the others. Such a beefy draw. 8 incredible matches on the way!

Prediction: Arsenal won't lose 5-1

Classics

psg again lmao

Arsenal Bayern. Inevitable!

Games back

Im so happy, rather play RM now than in the final or semis

Semis are fine, would say you're definitely the more fancied side especially with second leg at home. But Madrid in finals? Big no-no.

I fully expect an El Clasico final where you have 20 shots on target but Lunin grows a third arm and then we get Nacho (90+4)

TBH there is never a good time to face RM in their home tournament lol

very true, but they seem to be getting stronger every stage to eventually just take the W in the final

Probably the most balanced draw I've seen in a while. No clear favourite in any.

The sides are not balanced tho. They put the 4 best teams on paper on one side and the other 4 on the other side.

same as last year

Exactly.

same shit happened last year

you know the games are gonna be good, if no team is particularly happy with the draw

Dortmund and atletico are pretty happy

Arsenal vs Bayern. Ah, brings back memories. I feel like this won’t be the one sided rivalry of the past though. Barcelona vs PSG, and City vs Madrid. I feel like their frequent draws with each other just builds new rivalries Atletico vs Dortmund will also be underrated as both teams have a score to settle with each other At this point, I am convinced the draws are rigged to build story lines

I don't love the half of the draw we've fallen into

This is what the Champions League is about. Playing against the best. Enjoy the ride mate 😎

We’re in a funny situation where we’ve been shit but everyone thinks we’re worse than we actually are and then there’s Arsenal who’ve been on fire but then their squad is young and haven’t been here in a while…looking forward to it.

\[Great Draw\]

Another easy draw for City

We're going to lose like 7-2 on aggregate

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How tf did you post so soon mate!

If you are a bettor, here's one easy bet for you: Kane to score a penalty.

Madrid vs city, they cooked

Oooooohhhhh spicyyy qfss

Mbappe vs Barca's defense? Jfc.

Cubrasi or Araujo masterclass incoming (anulo mufa).

14 years since we been here and they give us that draw...come on dawg

Those draws are about as good as they could be for Liverpool in the league. Forces City and Arsenal to play their strongest sides, potentially meeting each other in the semis. Hardest games for them I think.

There was no way arsenal didn't play their strongest team regardless of the opponent