Champions League Group Stage 2016/17

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Total Confusion: Oct 9, 2004

The group stage consists of 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Route, five through the League Route). The teams are drawn into eight groups of four, and play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advance to the first knockout round, while the third-placed teams drop down to the Europa League round of 32.

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

1 Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
2 Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
3 Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
4 Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
5 If, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 apply;
6 superior goal difference in all group matches;
7 Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
8 Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
9 Higher number of wins in all group matches;
10 Higher number of away wins in all group matches;
11 Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
12 Higher club coefficient.

Let us never forget:

Laserpig posted:

Rooney looked super inform tonight vs Bayer Leverkusen, he is still world class.

You can see the spring in his step now that he's back in his natural striker position, after being played as an attacking midfielder for the majority of last season... he's back to his old self, Rooney will be a force this season along with RVP and the rest of the team - United will be at the top of the prem with a couple of points to spare by November and Rooney will be the main reason for it.

We've been in more Champions League finals than any other team in the past 15 competitions, we've been in 4 finals, and we've won 2 of them... we've finished top of our group in 6 of our past 7 competitions and we'll finish top of this one too.

Of course - United being the team everybody loves to hate and under-rate (despite our evident success)... nobody is going to want to admit it, but you're going to see another Manchester United final in the 13/14 Champions League, Moyes is hungry, RVP is hungry, Rooney is hungry, what's for dinner? Munich sandwich?

Where to watch if it's not on TV
/r/soccerstreams

# ? Sep 13, 2016 13:22

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 08:18

blue footed boobie: Sep 14, 2012; UEFA SUPREMACY

If arsenal lose I'm gonna have a very public meltdown.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 15:16

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

its a shame we'll never get another munich sandwich post because he's being probated by fyad

# ? Sep 13, 2016 15:36

General Probe: Dec 28, 2004; Has this been done before?; Soiled Meat

Everyone hates the group stage but I like the group stage.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 15:44

Dunban: Jul 4, 2012; OH MY GOD GLOVER

General Probe posted:

Everyone hates the group stage but I like the group stage.

Looking forward to Bayern playing a team I literally didn't know existed before the draw

# ? Sep 13, 2016 15:51

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

BT's european show is really good

# ? Sep 13, 2016 15:55

ephex: Nov 4, 2007; PHWOAR CRIMINAL

FC Rostov

# ? Sep 13, 2016 17:55

crappledan: Dec 17, 2009; Serious Title Contenders

Today I'm supporting Arsenal but tomorrow too. And for the foreseeable future?

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:08

Dunban: Jul 4, 2012; OH MY GOD GLOVER

ephex posted:

FC Rostov

Hansa Rostov :haw:

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:26

pablo gbscobar: Nov 24, 2007; oh shit i got the snype; Lipstick Apathy

CITY XI vs Borussia Monchengladbach || Bravo, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Navas, Aguero.

There's currently a fuckoff huge thunderstorm in Manchester and it's only getting worse, wouldn't be surprised if the game got called off if it continues this way

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:35

T Bowl: Feb 6, 2006; Shut up DUMMY

Wengey tactics make no sense because he's going to start Giroud...

Southampton would have been the Giroud game IMO.. while a more open game where PSG will be ATTACKING and Arsenal will have a chance at counters, Perez makes more sense.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:41

belgend: Mar 6, 2008; me when The Club do another win

I would like to ask to all the Leicester fans, Porto fans, Copenhagen fans itt. Please do not trump us too bad

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:44

blue footed boobie: Sep 14, 2012; UEFA SUPREMACY

T Bowl posted:

Wengey tactics make no sense because he's going to start Giroud...

Southampton would have been the Giroud game IMO.. while a more open game where PSG will be ATTACKING and Arsenal will have a chance at counters, Perez makes more sense.

Alexis at striker. 2-1 loss imo.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:52

crappledan: Dec 17, 2009; Serious Title Contenders

Team vs. PSG: Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Cazorla, Coquelin, Iwobi, �zil, Ox, Alexis.

welp

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:52

Shoren: Apr 6, 2011; victoria concordia crescit

I'm guessing an Ospina howler, Coquelin sent off for two yellows, and Alexis not playing in the box like a proper CF?

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:55

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

wengy is a coward

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:56

blue footed boobie: Sep 14, 2012; UEFA SUPREMACY

That's a real bad team. Wengy seems intent on making sure Arsenal blow this season sooner rather than later.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:56

crappledan: Dec 17, 2009; Serious Title Contenders

I have hope and faith. Wenger in.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:58

Weaponized Cum: Aug 31, 2004; This post brought to you by the finest Miami cocaine money can buy ----->

Arsenal loving sucks

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:59

atomic gog: Apr 11, 2005; Winner June 2013 POTM

Is peter cech injured?

# ? Sep 13, 2016 18:59

crappledan: Dec 17, 2009; Serious Title Contenders

Weaponized Cum posted:

Arsenal loving sucks

I disagree with this tbh.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:00

blue footed boobie: Sep 14, 2012; UEFA SUPREMACY

Weaponized Cum posted:

Arsenal loving sucks

Suck. Arsenal loving suck.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:00

atomic gog: Apr 11, 2005; Winner June 2013 POTM

atomic gog posted:

Is peter cech injured?

Or cup tied?

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:00

Weaponized Cum: Aug 31, 2004; This post brought to you by the finest Miami cocaine money can buy ----->

blue footed boobie posted:

Suck. Arsenal loving suck.

this is america, we say sucks

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:02

TraderStav: May 19, 2006; It feels like I was standing my entire life and I just sat down

Pep's getting really creative with his mind games with this storm in Manchester.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:04

T Bowl: Feb 6, 2006; Shut up DUMMY

blue footed boobie posted:

That's a real bad team. Wengy seems intent on making sure Arsenal blow this season sooner rather than later.

WTF is he thinking, this strategy is what killed the group stage last season and it wasn't loving PSG...

Ugh.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:04

Weaponized Cum: Aug 31, 2004; This post brought to you by the finest Miami cocaine money can buy ----->

In Arsene We Trust

to bring us another season of failure and excuses :cawg:

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:05

T Bowl: Feb 6, 2006; Shut up DUMMY

At least he didn't start Walcott again.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:05

vivisectvnv: Aug 5, 2003

rostov are cool and good

check out this surprisingly well written and researched CNN article

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/12/football/champions-league-fc-rostov/

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:11

crappledan: Dec 17, 2009; Serious Title Contenders

T Bowl posted:

At least he didn't start Walcott again.

Walcott has been having good games, Chamberlain starting is the real baffling decision. Supposedly Walcott is out with a mild knee injury though.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:12

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

blue footed boobie posted:

Suck. Arsenal loving suck.

arsene sucks

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:14

blue footed boobie: Sep 14, 2012; UEFA SUPREMACY

Walcott and Ox are both bad, and wengy only plays them because they're the only thing left of his "English core."

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:15

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

crappledan posted:

Team vs. PSG: Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Cazorla, Coquelin, Iwobi, �zil, Ox, Alexis.

welp

watch wenger win 3-0 and then be instilled with the confidence to ride this team straight to a europa league berth

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:17

nutri_void: Apr 18, 2015; I shall devour your soul.; Grimey Drawer

We need a separate thread for Arsenal - PSG

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:19

T Bowl: Feb 6, 2006; Shut up DUMMY

I only remember Walcott is playing when I go, "hey Walcott hasn't done much where is he?" in my head and Watch him for a few moments. Good games my rear end.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:21

blue footed boobie: Sep 14, 2012; UEFA SUPREMACY

Remember when Wengy smugly sat there at a press conference and said that he was going to make a good English National Team? And then he brutally murdered Jack Wilshere, played Chambers all over the field in emergency positions until he turned to poo poo, failed to develop Ox and Walcott, and Gibbs was poo poo all along? I remember. I remember.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:22