CL QF/SF Draw Discussion

[angelino]

12.03.2004
12:00CET
UEFA Headquarters, Nyon

UEFA Champions League, Quarter-finals and semi-finals draw

Qualified Teams:
MILAN
MADRID
MONACO
ARSENAL
OPORTO
CHELSEA
DEPORTIVO
LYON
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Discuss here!

[swissmilan]

I want Real!:angryfi: :angryfi: :D :pi:

But the "easiest" opponent would be Monaco or Lyon......

[Yasser]

Real's 1st match they might be without Ronaldo and for sure without R Carlos.. The better beat them now.. As they get harder in the final..

[VUGAR]

gimme Real!

[drew]

i dont fear any of them i agree about real, there good going forwards but defend like school girls i think Arsenal could emerge as main threat unless Henry gets injured. ideally real get arsenal, depor get chelsea monaco get porto and we get lyon.

Why are we still not considered favourites its always real, man utd, arsenal, chelsea like Carlo said is the european cup still in our cabinet, you sometimes have to check!!!!!!!

[Call Me 7 Cups]

MADRID OPORTO
ARSENAL CHELSEA :p
MILAN MONACO
LYON DEPORTIVO

:P
eheeh

[VUGAR]

u are too positive Mauri :D

[castagnola21]

the way were are playing, does it really matter?? LOL

[castagnola21]

does the draw tomorrow include a table of who will play each other in the SF, or is there another draw after the QF, like last year?

[VUGAR]

yes...1/4th and 1/2 finals will be drawn tomorrow.

[helveg]

my wish

MADRID vs MONACO (Morientes :) he remember how to score against Casillas for sure)

ARSENAL vs DEPORTIVO

CHELSEA vs OPORTO (this will be BLUE :D)

MILAN vs LYON (show time!)

[Yasser]

My wish

MILAN - LYON
ARSENAL - REAL
PORTO - DEPORTIVO
CHELSEA - MONACO

[Milko]

I would like to change Lyon and Monaco in your pairings Yasser, and that would be my dream draw. Why Monaco? I simply think Prso and Morientes are the kind of strikers Nesta and Maldini love the most (they never had problems with Vieri, Corradi, Bazzani or simular towers). On the other hand, Govou and Luyindoula (spelling?) along with Juninho can cause problems with their speed. I am really not affraid of Rothen and Guly crossing and Morientes and Prso trying to score with their heads. I may be wrong though.
But dreams are one thing, reallity something else. We got lucky with Sparta draw, so my guts are telling me it will be Real or Arsenal.

[Yasser]

Good point Andrej, then I'd also swap Lyon with Monaco..

As for Real / Arsenal.. Well, doesnt matter, bring them on.. I'd prefer Real over Arsenal though..

[GattusoKing]

Chelsea have suffered a huge blow with the news that Cudicini has broken his hand. Nothing too drastic I hear you all cry. That is until you see Neil Sullivan perform :clown:

[VUGAR]

I would also love to see arsenal facing real madrid :D....would be fun to watch...and I would love to see either monaco or chelski playing against us.

[Calcio Mondo]

MILAN VS ARSENAL / OPORTO !!!!

[VUGAR]

that would be too early for us:D

[Meriva]

Gimme ARSE_nal :mad: ..... and then chelsky for desert , too bad Man Utd already out :( .
I want Milan to crush all the brit teams available out there ...

[ac_champs]

i would like to see REAL vs ARSENAL cuz they are considered favorites along with us and i would love to see one of them get eliminated as for us i'd love to play abramovich and show them a thing or too, but if it is for the easy way to the top (like last year) i would be glad to take on monaco or lyon or even porto

[helveg]

i don't want MADRID vs ARSENAL coz than 'the oders' :clown: will say that MILAN is lucky and so on... we must show them that we fear no one, BUT if they draw MADRID vs ARSENAL... lol

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OT: how can i add POLAND flag like you have yours ?

[Call Me 7 Cups]

HERE WE GO


UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2004 QUARTER FINALS
LIVE DRAW


1 OPORTO LYON
2 MADRID MONACO
3 CHELSEA ARSENAL
4 MILAN DEPORTIVO

SEMIFINALS :
1 MADRID or MONACO - CHELSEA or ARSENAL
2 MILAN or DEPORTIVO - OPORTO or LYON


THREAD : CLOSED AND MOVED AT THE END OF THE DRAW :

[helveg]

DEPOR :D

MADRID MONACO my bet banana MORIENTES banana

ARSENAL CHELSEA lol

OPORTO LYON pff

[KONDR]

OK if u ask me. Depor is better then Real, Chelsea or Arsenal while we have the easiest semi-final opponents...

[GattusoKing]

I`d have been happy had we faced either of the teams in the draw. The likes of Real and Arsenal have to be beaten sometime and there`s no time like the present. Instead, Depor are the victims ;)

[ac_champs]

i'm really happy with the draw and i hope that real meet arsenal in the semis and real get eliminated so we can beat arsenal in the final.

as for depor, i hope it's the same as last year when we thumped them 4-0 in spain and then the return match didn't matter

[Call Me 7 Cups]

let's keep an eye on OPORTO, whoever between Milan and Deportivo goes thru, remind our Game (European SuperCup final in Monaco, won 1-0 with some pains) and the double game of the portuguese team against Manchester United, a evil opponent
maybe more dangerous even than Chelsea.

[swissmilan]

Good draw, but there's the potential we underestimate both, La Coruna in quarter final and Porto or Lyon in semi-final!

Anyway, we should go through to the Final! :angryfi: :angryfi: :pi:

[Yasser]

Im not happy..

Real would be too hard to be beaten in the final.. While we can easily take care of them in a 2 legs match now..

Anyway, our win Vs Juve would be vital, it would give us also freedom to concentrate on the CL too..

Depor are dangerous, they shouldnt be a problem though.. Porto arent an easy side but also can be beaten.. But Real in a final is the worst you can ask for, remmeber their experience.. And LUCK.. Anyway, I wonder, can we do the double this year ? My heart says yes but.. It's damn hard! None have done it (ManU in 99 ? EPL was sh1t that time)

[artan]

hope that pippo wins them in riazor.
forza milan

[castagnola21]

well i dont feel good or bad about this draw. deportivo will be tough, but we will go through. have they changed their tactics or their team at all since last year? looking to the semis it will also be tough, the amount of confidence porto or lyon will have by that time will make them a tough tie. we will prevail and left the cup again!

[Filipez]

im happy its not arsenal or real madrid! Its so good that they face eachother in the semi finals. Then we only have to win from one of them! I really believe in another Champions league victory!!
FORZA MILAN

[Leffe]

I'm very happy with this draw :yeah::clap::thumb:

I don't expect much problems against Deportivo and also semi-final game vs PORTO or LYON :)

I would say let's get CUP N°7 this season :):)

[Haroon]

The only time the double has been done since the inception of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE has been:

1999 - Manure

2001 - FC Bayern München


Another statistic that doesn't favour the defending champions is that they have never defended the title in the UCL! :eek: Time to change that? ;)


Our draw is not good and not bad. It is about right. A tough tie in prospect but saying that the opponent can be beaten!

We will be playing Deportivo for the second time in a game that matters in our own Stadio San Siro. The last time was when Zac was our coach in a Group Stage 2 game (Matchday 12) where we could only get a draw when we needed a win!


-> Deportivo have played us twice and never scored against us in their own home ground!

-> The second leg being played in the Riazor is a good thing IMO coz we will go out there with purpose and conviction and not risk getting a 0-0 draw which puts tremendous pressure in the second leg at home as in the Ajax game and to an extent the Sparta game.

Around 70 days of football left. Our side is great. It is solid, balanced and opponents to fear us! Football is a funny game in regard that the best team doesn't always win.

The Quarter-Final is a stage where the gear shifting comes into play. The great pull away from the good and hit their peak especially the 2nd leg!

Luck is imperative for a team to succeed. It is just a minor call, crossbar, deflection or anything that does just a little bit. Teams make their own luck but if it isn't your night then it just won't work. I hope that Murphy's Law doesn't apply to us at any stage! A team can do nothing if it is in motion.


The team has the ability to win but so do the other sides in the draw. This is the time for our heroes to rise and lead their team into the 'Arena of Champions' that is the Arena AufSchalke and get the job done! Somebody has to inspire, lead and do it for the side!


It can be done but it is not a cake walk by any means.

[Leffe]

I believe in winning it once again, with this superb squad :clap:

[ac_champs]

let's get them guys!!!
FORZA MILAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GattusoKing]

Without being pedantic, Man Utd actually contrived to win the treble that year. Swines.

Re: the possibility of facing Real in the final, it is a daunting one, but if we play the teamsheet as opposed to the myth that is Real Madrid, I believe we have an excellent chance. There are glaring chinks in their armoury make no mistake. They just have to be exploited by a good side, something they`ve yet to face all season long. And to further buoy people`s fortitude, recall the eventuality of their last meeting against such a side - Juve ;)

[VUGAR]

i cannot say it is a lucky draw for us....

[Meriva]

are u saying that we should meet Arse-nal instead Phanty :D

good !!! , that's wot i was hoping :(

[VUGAR]

well, I was hoping for monaco :D

[Qasá]

Bollo x, the one team i didnt wanna face, well guys...all i think is that the winner of Milan Depor will be the Winner of the Champions League, and the odds are 58%-42% in favour of us IMO

[ac_champs]

Originally posted by Il Phantomo
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well, I was hoping for monaco :D

or lyon

[GattusoKing]

I dont subscribe to all this talk suggesting that Depor are the best team in Spain and the dark horses to be wary of. By all means, afford them respect as we would any team, but the long and short of it is that they`re trailing Real in the standings by no less than ten points.

Not yet of CL winning calibre IMO.

[VUGAR]

perhaps that is a sole reason for them to win CL;)...

[ac_champs]

Originally posted by THeJaMmi1
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Bollo x, the one team i didnt wanna face, well guys...all i think is that the winner of Milan Depor will be the Winner of the Champions League, and the odds are 58%-42% in favour of us IMO

right just like everyone said that last years CL winner will come from group 2 (arsenal, ajax, roma, valencia). i didn't really believe that and we all know what really happenedLOL..... a lot of people could have also said that the winner of the CL will come from the winner of Man Utd-Real Madrid quarter final cuz that's the way it has been for several years when they met.... so i think that it's a little premature to say that the winner of the CL will come from a certain quarter final.

[Ian]

Originally posted by THeJaMmi1
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Bollo x, the one team i didnt wanna face, well guys...all i think is that the winner of Milan Depor will be the Winner of the Champions League, and the odds are 58%-42% in favour of us IMO

We could have got real or the arse so i don't think we did too badly. One good thing was getting the home game first, if we could keep a clean sheet then the odds would really be in our favour in the return leg;)

[helveg]

one question abt draw, didn't you think that uefa should change rules to avoid ie. arsenal vs chelsea (real - depor, and so on) when its possible? this is european cup so i think that its better when there are 'european' matches, only when there are to few teams from different leagues they shouls allow that kind of draw (like last season 1/2 - MiLAN vs inter)

still arsenal vs chelsea is very interesting match but....

[VUGAR]

it is avoided in the frist stage of the knock out...but not then..and I think it is OK;)