| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 20:05 - Feb 10 with 2914 views | wessex_exile |
So here we are, in the week approaching the start of the next 'snouts in the trough' Champion's League. The 12 qualifiers (qualification ranking in brackets), including holder thrillseeker, have been passed through the random group selector meat grinder, and have emerged as follows:
Group A
thrillseeker (1)
unitedwhites (6)
wessex_exile (11)
Group B
sevebalo (4)
mfb_cufc (5)
Sector4 (10)
Group C
ghughes11 (3)
burnsieespana (9)
Daniel (12)
Group D
concordman (2)
durham_exile (7)
TheFatGooner (8)
Fixtures
The fixtures to predict are as follows:
16/02/2021: Barcelona v Paris Saint Germain
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig v Liverpool
17/02/2021: FC Porto v Juventus
17/02/2021: Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund
23/02/2021: Atlético Madrid v Chelsea
23/02/2021: Lazio v Bayern Munich
24/02/2021: Atalanta v Real Madrid
24/02/2021: Borussia Mönchengladbach v Manchester City
09/03/2021: Borussia Dortmund v Sevilla
09/03/2021: Juventus v FC Porto
10/03/2021: Liverpool v RB Leipzig
10/03/2021: Paris Saint Germain v Barcelona
16/03/2021: Manchester City v Borussia Mönchengladbach
16/03/2021: Real Madrid v Atalanta
17/03/2021: Chelsea v Atlético Madrid
17/03/2021: Bayern Munich v Lazio
Rules
Basic stuff
As always, there will be no first-to-post tie-break deciders, only most spot-ons. However, remember you are only allowed one exact match prediction with each one of your group members for this entire round (1st and 2nd legs together), so first to post may be a factor in this regard.
If I spot too many exact matches I will do my best to give advance warning, but please don't rely on me to do this - you must watch this one yourselves too.
3pts for a spot-on result, 1pt for the correct outcome (home win, draw or away win). All predictions are the result at the end of normal time, extra-time and/or penalties will not count.
Round of 16
Top two from each Group will go through. If a tie-break is needed in any Group, and given the usual attendance prediction is likely to be futile, the tie-break prediction will be the total number of goals scored in League 2 on March 20th (the Saturday after the final Champion's League matches).
Only those involved in the tie-break will need to make a prediction, so this can be done any time before the first League 2 match kicks off on the Saturday (Stevenage v Carlisle is currently scheduled to be a 1pm kick-off). The closest to the right amount will win the tie-break in their Group, so obviously you can't predict the same amount as another Group member. First to post will count here if necessary.
Quarter-finals
The Group qualifiers will then form two mini-leagues of 4, and play off against each other predicting all of the Quarter-final matches. Mini-leagues will be comprised as follows: Winner A, Runner-Up B, Winner C, Runner-up D and Runner-up A, Winner B, Runner-up C, Winner D.
Semi-finals
The top two from each mini-league will then be drawn from a hat to play off in head-to-head matches, all predicting the semi-final matches.
Final
The finalists will play-off predicting the Champions League Final, this will include predicting different aspects of the game, not just the score - and will be submitted as concealed bids (via PM to me). Should I be fortunate enough to still be involved in the competition at the semi-final or final stages, a neutral third party will be found to do the draws and/or receive the finalist's predictions.
…and finally
It remains to be seen if FIFA will keep the two-legged approach for the post Round of 16 phase, depending I guess on how Europe is faring in the pandemic. Like last season I may have to tweak the rules for these rounds to provide more scoring opportunities, and indeed any further tie-break questions after the Round of 16 - I'll keep you posted on those.
Good luck everyone!
[Post edited 10 Feb 2021 21:47]
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 21:43 - Feb 10 with 1514 views | wessex_exile |
As there is little tangible first to post advantage, I will get the ball rolling:
16/02/2021: Barcelona v Paris Saint Germain 2-1
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig v Liverpool 0-2
17/02/2021: FC Porto v Juventus 1-3
17/02/2021: Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund 2-2
23/02/2021: Atlético Madrid v Chelsea 1-1
23/02/2021: Lazio v Bayern Munich 0-3
24/02/2021: Atalanta v Real Madrid 0-2
24/02/2021: Borussia Mönchengladbach v Manchester City 1-2
09/03/2021: Borussia Dortmund v Sevilla 2-1
09/03/2021: Juventus v FC Porto 3-0
10/03/2021: Liverpool v RB Leipzig 2-0
10/03/2021: Paris Saint Germain v Barcelona 2-1
16/03/2021: Manchester City v Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1
16/03/2021: Real Madrid v Atalanta 3-0
17/03/2021: Chelsea v Atlético Madrid 2-1
17/03/2021: Bayern Munich v Lazio 4-0 | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 22:12 - Feb 10 with 1503 views | durham_exile |
16/02/2021: Barcelona 1 v 2 Paris Saint Germain
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig 1 v 2 Liverpool
17/02/2021: FC Porto 0 v 2 Juventus
17/02/2021: Sevilla 2 v 3 Borussia Dortmund
23/02/2021: Atlético Madrid 3 v 1 Chelsea
23/02/2021: Lazio 0 v 2 Bayern Munich
24/02/2021: Atalanta 2 v 2 Real Madrid
24/02/2021: Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 v 2 Manchester City
09/03/2021: Borussia Dortmund 2 v 0 Sevilla
09/03/2021: Juventus 3 v 0 FC Porto
10/03/2021: Liverpool 2 v 0 RB Leipzig
10/03/2021: Paris Saint Germain 2 v 1 Barcelona
16/03/2021: Manchester City 3 v 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
16/03/2021: Real Madrid 2 v 1 Atalanta
17/03/2021: Chelsea 2 v 1 Atlético Madrid
17/03/2021: Bayern Munich 3 v 0 Lazio
Good Luck Concordman and the Fat Gooner
Up the U's |  |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 22:51 - Feb 10 with 1502 views | mfb_cufc |
16/02/2021: Barcelona 2 Paris Saint Germain 1
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig 1 Liverpool 2
17/02/2021: FC Porto 0 Juventus 1
17/02/2021: Sevilla 1 Borussia Dortmund 2
23/02/2021: Atlético Madrid 1 Chelsea 0
23/02/2021: Lazio 1 Bayern Munich 2
24/02/2021: Atalanta 1 Real Madrid 2
24/02/2021: Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 Manchester City 2 |  |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 20:05 - Feb 11 with 1468 views | unitedwhites |
16/02/2021: Barcelona 1 v Paris Saint Germain 2
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig 1 v Liverpool 2
17/02/2021: FC Porto 0 v Juventus 2
17/02/2021: Sevilla 1 v Borussia Dortmund 0
23/02/2021: Atlético Madrid 2 v Chelsea 1
23/02/2021: Lazio 1 v Bayern Munich 3
24/02/2021: Atalanta 1 v Real Madrid 2
24/02/2021: Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 v Manchester City 3
09/03/2021: Borussia Dortmund 1 v Sevilla 0
09/03/2021: Juventus 2 v FC Porto 0
10/03/2021: Liverpool 2 v RB Leipzig 0
10/03/2021: Paris Saint Germain 2 v Barcelona 1
16/03/2021: Manchester City 2 v Borussia Mönchengladbach 1
16/03/2021: Real Madrid 2 v Atalanta 0
17/03/2021: Chelsea 2 v Atlético Madrid 1
17/03/2021: Bayern Munich 3 v Lazio 1 |  | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 22:03 - Feb 11 with 1462 views | wessex_exile |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 20:05 - Feb 11 by unitedwhites |
16/02/2021: Barcelona 1 v Paris Saint Germain 2
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig 1 v Liverpool 2
17/02/2021: FC Porto 0 v Juventus 2
17/02/2021: Sevilla 1 v Borussia Dortmund 0
23/02/2021: Atlético Madrid 2 v Chelsea 1
23/02/2021: Lazio 1 v Bayern Munich 3
24/02/2021: Atalanta 1 v Real Madrid 2
24/02/2021: Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 v Manchester City 3
09/03/2021: Borussia Dortmund 1 v Sevilla 0
09/03/2021: Juventus 2 v FC Porto 0
10/03/2021: Liverpool 2 v RB Leipzig 0
10/03/2021: Paris Saint Germain 2 v Barcelona 1
16/03/2021: Manchester City 2 v Borussia Mönchengladbach 1
16/03/2021: Real Madrid 2 v Atalanta 0
17/03/2021: Chelsea 2 v Atlético Madrid 1
17/03/2021: Bayern Munich 3 v Lazio 1 |
Cheers chap - you have three exact matches with my predictions:
10/03/2021: Liverpool 2 v RB Leipzig 0
10/03/2021: Paris Saint Germain 2 v Barcelona 1
17/03/2021: Chelsea 2 v Atlético Madrid 1
You only have to amend two of the three, so your call? | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 15:22 - Feb 14 with 1416 views | thrillseeker |
Barcelona v Paris Saint Germain 2-0
RB Leipzig v Liverpool 1-2
FC Porto v Juventus 0-1
Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund 2-1
Atlético Madrid v Chelsea 1-1
Lazio v Bayern Munich 1-2
Atalanta v Real Madrid 0-2
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Manchester City 1-3 | | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 16:53 - Feb 14 with 1409 views | burnsieespana |
16/2/21 1-2
16/2/21 2-0
17/2/21 1-2
17/2/21 2-2
23/2/21 2-2
23/2/21 0-2
24/2/21 1-0
24/2/21 1-2
09/3/21 2-1
09/3/21 2-0
10/3/21 2-1
10/3/21 3-1
16/3/21 3-1
16/3/21 3-1
17/3/21 2-1
17/3/21 2-0 |  | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 17:02 - Feb 14 with 1408 views | Sector4 |
Barcelona 2 psg1
Leipzig 1 liverpool 1
Porto 0 Juventus 2
Sevilla 2 Dortmund 1
A Madrid 2 Chelsea 0
Lazio 0 bayern Munich 2
Atlanta 0 real Madrid 2
Monchengladbach 0 Manchester city 3
Dortmund 2 Sevilla 1
Juventus 2 Porto 0
Liverpool 2 Leipzig 1
PSG 1 Barcelona 1
Man city 3 monchengladbach 0
Real Madrid 3 atalanta 1
Chelsea 1 Atletico Madrid 1
Bayern Munich 2 Lazio 0 | | | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 17:39 - Feb 14 with 1406 views | wessex_exile |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 15:22 - Feb 14 by thrillseeker |
Barcelona v Paris Saint Germain 2-0
RB Leipzig v Liverpool 1-2
FC Porto v Juventus 0-1
Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund 2-1
Atlético Madrid v Chelsea 1-1
Lazio v Bayern Munich 1-2
Atalanta v Real Madrid 0-2
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Manchester City 1-3 |
TS - you have two exact matches with mine, so you'll need to change one of the following:
Atlético Madrid v Chelsea 1-1 (2-1)
Atalanta v Real Madrid 0-2 (1-2)
As you've also had your one permitted match with unitedwhites (Leipzig 1 Liverpool 2), I've put his predictions in brackets, as you can't chose either of those when you amend. | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 17:40 - Feb 14 with 1405 views | wessex_exile |
All good Burnsie | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 17:45 - Feb 14 with 1404 views | wessex_exile |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 17:02 - Feb 14 by Sector4 |
Barcelona 2 psg1
Leipzig 1 liverpool 1
Porto 0 Juventus 2
Sevilla 2 Dortmund 1
A Madrid 2 Chelsea 0
Lazio 0 bayern Munich 2
Atlanta 0 real Madrid 2
Monchengladbach 0 Manchester city 3
Dortmund 2 Sevilla 1
Juventus 2 Porto 0
Liverpool 2 Leipzig 1
PSG 1 Barcelona 1
Man city 3 monchengladbach 0
Real Madrid 3 atalanta 1
Chelsea 1 Atletico Madrid 1
Bayern Munich 2 Lazio 0 |
All good Sector4 - you have your one exact match with mfb (Barca 2 PSG 1), but as you're first to post for the second legs, you can sit back and relax with the prospect of no amendments necessary. | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 19:10 - Feb 14 with 1398 views | thrillseeker |
Thanks Wessex
Here are my amended predictions:
Atlético Madrid v Chelsea 3-1
Atalanta v Real Madrid 1-1 | | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 19:18 - Feb 14 with 1395 views | wessex_exile |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 19:10 - Feb 14 by thrillseeker |
Thanks Wessex
Here are my amended predictions:
Atlético Madrid v Chelsea 3-1
Atalanta v Real Madrid 1-1 |
Done. | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 18:30 - Feb 15 with 1378 views | concordman |
Barcelona 2 Paris Saint Germain 1
RB Leipzig 2 Liverpool 1
FC Porto 0 Juventus 1
Sevilla 1 Borussia Dortmund 2
Atlético Madrid 1 Chelsea 0
Lazio 0 Bayern Munich 2
Atalanta 1 Real Madrid 2
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 Manchester City 2
Borussia Dortmund 2 Sevilla 1
Juventus 2 FC Porto 0
Liverpool 2 RB Leipzig 1
Paris Saint Germain 2 Barcelona 0
Manchester City 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0
Real Madrid 2 Atalanta 0
Chelsea 1 Atlético Madrid 2
Bayern Munich 2 Lazio 0 |  | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 18:59 - Feb 15 with 1373 views | wessex_exile |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 18:30 - Feb 15 by concordman |
Barcelona 2 Paris Saint Germain 1
RB Leipzig 2 Liverpool 1
FC Porto 0 Juventus 1
Sevilla 1 Borussia Dortmund 2
Atlético Madrid 1 Chelsea 0
Lazio 0 Bayern Munich 2
Atalanta 1 Real Madrid 2
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 Manchester City 2
Borussia Dortmund 2 Sevilla 1
Juventus 2 FC Porto 0
Liverpool 2 RB Leipzig 1
Paris Saint Germain 2 Barcelona 0
Manchester City 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0
Real Madrid 2 Atalanta 0
Chelsea 1 Atlético Madrid 2
Bayern Munich 2 Lazio 0 |
All good | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 19:05 - Feb 15 with 1372 views | wessex_exile |
Still to predict the first leg matches - sevebalo, ghughes11, Daniel and TheFatGooner. I'm out for the day tomorrow, so pay close attention to the predictions of others in your group, as I won't be back until about 6pm to let you know if I spot any amendments needed.
Unitedwhites has amendments to make to a couple of his second leg match predictions, but still plenty of time to do that. | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 21:19 - Feb 15 with 1367 views | ghughes11 |
16/02/2021: Barcelona 3-1 Paris Saint Germain
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig 3-2 Liverpool
17/02/2021: FC Porto 2-1 Juventus
17/02/2021: Sevilla 2-0 Borussia Dortmund | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 23:10 - Feb 15 with 1363 views | wessex_exile |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 21:19 - Feb 15 by ghughes11 |
16/02/2021: Barcelona 3-1 Paris Saint Germain
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig 3-2 Liverpool
17/02/2021: FC Porto 2-1 Juventus
17/02/2021: Sevilla 2-0 Borussia Dortmund |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 23:42 - Feb 15 with 1361 views | Daniel |
16/02/2021: Barcelona v Paris Saint Germain 2-0
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig v Liverpool 2-1
17/02/2021: FC Porto v Juventus 1-1
17/02/2021: Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund 0-2 |  | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 23:51 - Feb 15 with 1357 views | sevebalo |
16/02/2021: Barcelona v Paris Saint Germain 1-0
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig v Liverpool 1-0
17/02/2021: FC Porto v Juventus 1-2
17/02/2021: Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund 1-3 |  | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 08:29 - Feb 16 with 1349 views | TheFatGooner |
Barcelona vs PSG 1-1
Leipzig vs Liverpool 2-1
Porto vs Juventus 0-3
Sevilla vs Dortmund 0-2
Atletico vs Chelsea 1-2
Lazio vs Bayern 0-3
Atalanta vs Real Madrid 0-2
Monchengladbach vs Man City 0-3
Dortmund vs Sevilla 1-0
Juventus vs Porto 2-0
Liverpool vs Leipzig 1-1
PSG vs Barcelona 1-0
Man City vs Monchengladbach 2-1
Real Madrid vs Atalanta 1-0
Chelsea vs Atletico 1-1
Bayern vs Lazio 2-1 | | | |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 17:32 - Feb 16 with 1334 views | wessex_exile |
| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 23:42 - Feb 15 by Daniel |
16/02/2021: Barcelona v Paris Saint Germain 2-0
16/02/2021: RB Leipzig v Liverpool 2-1
17/02/2021: FC Porto v Juventus 1-1
17/02/2021: Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund 0-2 |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 17:39 - Feb 16 with 1328 views | wessex_exile |
All good too sevebalo.
TFG - mostly okay, just one amendment needed because of exact matches with Durham. As one of those (and therefore permitted) is tonight's RB Leipzig 2 Liverpool 1, I'll take that one as okay, leaving just Juventus 2 FC Porto 0 in the second legs to be changed. You can change it to whatever you want btw, no restrictions. | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 22:19 - Feb 16 with 1299 views | wessex_exile |
Tonight has finished with a thumping away win for PSG, beating Barcelona 4-1, and another away win for Liverpool, 2-0 at RB Leipzig. A quick update ahead of tomorrow's fixtures:
Group A
1} wessex_exile 1/0 3pts
2} unitedwhites 0/2 2pts
3} thrillseeker 0/1 1pts
It's Ted Rogers time, as I pick up a spot-on for the Liverpool victory, unitedwhites with 2pts for both outcomes, and thrillseeker with 1pt for the Liverpool away win.
Group B
1} mfb_cufc 0/1 1pts
2} sevebalo 0/0 0pts
2} Sector4 0/0 0pts
Slim pickings, but mfb_cufc gets off the mark with 1pt for Liverpool's away win.
Group C
1} burnsieespana 0/1 1pts
2} ghughes11 0/0 0pts
2} Daniel 0/0 0pts
Similarly few points, but burnsieespana is one of very few to predict the PSG away win, to earn 1pt.
Group D
1} durham_exile 0/2 2pts
2} concordman 0/0 0pts
2} TheFatGooner 0/0 0pts
The only point scorer in Group D, durham_exile picks up 2pts for both outcomes. | |
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| U'sual Champions League 2021 - Round of 16 on 22:23 - Feb 16 with 1296 views | unitedwhites |
10/03/2021: Liverpool 3 v RB Leipzig 0
10/03/2021: Paris Saint Germain 2 v Barcelona 0
17/03/2021: Chelsea 2 v Atlético Madrid 0
Amended result predictions | | | |
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