U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 20:54 - Feb 6 with 3161 views | wessex_exile | With the first Round of 16 matches coming up next week, it's time to get our annual U'sual Champions League competition underway. First off, congratulations to BFG (as holder) sevebalo, noah4x4, Colukev, Sector4, basher2010, thrillseeker, oxfcolu, blueeagle, ghughes11, mfb_cufc, and eagledares for qualifying. Using a random number generator, you have been drawn into the following 4 groups of 3 (Groups A, B, C, D), and will play off against each other predicting all of the Round of 16 matches. Group A sevebalo Sector4 oxfcolu Group B noah4x4 thrillseeker mfb_cufc Group C basher2010 eagledares BFG Group D Colukev blueeagle ghughes11 As always, there will be no first-to-post tie-break decider this round, 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. Top two from each Group go through, to then form 2 mini-leagues of 4, and play off against each other predicting all of the Quarter-final matches. The mini-leagues will be formed as follows: Winner A, Runner-Up B, Winner C, Runner-up D and Runner-up A, Winner B, Runner-up C and Winner D. 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. 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). If a tie-break is required at any stage, it will always be predicting the attendance of the next U's game. The Round of 16 fixtures to predict are as follows: First Legs 12/02/2019 Man U v PSG 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 20/02/2019 FC Shalke 04 v Man City Second Legs 05/03/2019 Borussia Dortmund v Spurs 05/03/2019 Real Madrid v Ajax 06/03/2019 FC Porto v Roma 06/03/2019 PSG v Man U 12/03/2019 Juventus v Atletico Madrid 12/03/2019 Man City v FC Shalke 04 13/03/2019 Barcelona v Lyon 13/03/2019 Bayern Munich v Liverpool Deadline for any prediction is kick-off for that match, and do bear in mind that this season all matches are scheduled to start at 8pm. Good luck everyone! | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 00:41 - Feb 7 with 1573 views | eagledares | First Legs 12/02/2019 Man U v PSG 2-1 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 2-0 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 1-3 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 1-1 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 1-2 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 0-2 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 1-1 20/02/2019 FC Shalke 04 v Man City 1-2 Second Legs 05/03/2019 Borussia Dortmund v Spurs 1-1 05/03/2019 Real Madrid v Ajax 2-0 06/03/2019 FC Porto v Roma 1-1 06/03/2019 PSG v Man U 3-2 12/03/2019 Juventus v Atletico Madrid 2-1 12/03/2019 Man City v FC Shalke 04 2-0 13/03/2019 Barcelona v Lyon 4-0 13/03/2019 Bayern Munich v Liverpool 2-1 | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 08:33 - Feb 7 with 1561 views | noah4x4 | Group B might look like the group of death, but please put me down for all 2-1 home wins. I know that is a Happy style cop out. But it at least gives MFB and Thrillseeker a trivial degree of challenge. I don't follow European football at all and rarely watch Premier League on TV, instead always opting for EFL or National League on BT Sport. I just don't enjoy the boring pass it sideways football in the top division. Hence, I can't be arsed to research their form. | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 10:32 - Feb 7 with 1558 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 08:33 - Feb 7 by noah4x4 | Group B might look like the group of death, but please put me down for all 2-1 home wins. I know that is a Happy style cop out. But it at least gives MFB and Thrillseeker a trivial degree of challenge. I don't follow European football at all and rarely watch Premier League on TV, instead always opting for EFL or National League on BT Sport. I just don't enjoy the boring pass it sideways football in the top division. Hence, I can't be arsed to research their form. |
An interesting tactic, and not without some merit chap - you have effectively bagsied the 2-1 home win for yourself, meaning thrillseeker and mfb_cufc can only use it once in all of their 16 predictions. You have also reminded me to remind you all that as always, predictions are for the full 90 minute match result, extra-time/ penalties do not count. | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 18:09 - Feb 7 with 1547 views | noah4x4 |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 10:32 - Feb 7 by wessex_exile | An interesting tactic, and not without some merit chap - you have effectively bagsied the 2-1 home win for yourself, meaning thrillseeker and mfb_cufc can only use it once in all of their 16 predictions. You have also reminded me to remind you all that as always, predictions are for the full 90 minute match result, extra-time/ penalties do not count. |
First to post was a deliberate tactic, but I hadn't thought of that angle! | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 20:58 - Feb 7 with 1540 views | thrillseeker | 2/02/2019 Man U v PSG 1-2 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 1-1 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 0-2 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 1-1 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 1-2 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 0-1 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 1-0 20/02/2019 FC Shalke 04 v Man City 0-2 | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 21:12 - Feb 7 with 1539 views | BFG | First Legs 12/02/2019 Man U v PSG 1-2 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 2-0 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 0-0 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 1-2 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 0-0 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 0-3 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 1-0 20/02/2019 FC Schalke 04 v Man City 0-2 | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 21:53 - Feb 7 with 1535 views | ghughes11 | Like my Happy League predictions, I am going for a boring 1-0 win to the home team across the board. Unless I get a chance to edit my post before kick offs. | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 23:28 - Feb 7 with 1529 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 20:58 - Feb 7 by thrillseeker | 2/02/2019 Man U v PSG 1-2 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 1-1 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 0-2 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 1-1 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 1-2 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 0-1 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 1-0 20/02/2019 FC Shalke 04 v Man City 0-2 |
All good TS, no exact matches so far. | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 23:32 - Feb 7 with 1528 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 21:12 - Feb 7 by BFG | First Legs 12/02/2019 Man U v PSG 1-2 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 2-0 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 0-0 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 1-2 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 0-0 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 0-3 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 1-0 20/02/2019 FC Schalke 04 v Man City 0-2 |
One exact match with eagledares BFG, the 2-0 home win for Roma v FC Porto, but that's okay if you have no more in the second legs. | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 23:37 - Feb 7 with 1527 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 21:53 - Feb 7 by ghughes11 | Like my Happy League predictions, I am going for a boring 1-0 win to the home team across the board. Unless I get a chance to edit my post before kick offs. |
Currently, you're the first from Group D to predict, so your 1-0 home wins across the board are good. Bear in mind, if you want to amend any of those before any kick-off, and others within Group D have already posted, you'll no longer be the first to post those predictions. | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 08:28 - Feb 8 with 1507 views | noah4x4 |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 23:37 - Feb 7 by wessex_exile | Currently, you're the first from Group D to predict, so your 1-0 home wins across the board are good. Bear in mind, if you want to amend any of those before any kick-off, and others within Group D have already posted, you'll no longer be the first to post those predictions. |
Oh dear Wessex, this could become complicated if people edit their picks over multiple days! Might just do that for fun (am joking). | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 18:50 - Feb 8 with 1491 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 08:28 - Feb 8 by noah4x4 | Oh dear Wessex, this could become complicated if people edit their picks over multiple days! Might just do that for fun (am joking). |
I have to include a fiendish array of bold, italic, underline and colour fill to keep track of it all - it's a veritable minefield... | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 22:09 - Feb 8 with 1486 views | basher2010 | 2-0 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 2-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 15:14 - Feb 9 with 1471 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 22:09 - Feb 8 by basher2010 | 2-0 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 2-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 |
Hi basher2010 - you have a few exact matches to resolve. Lyon 0 Barcelona 3 and FC Shalke 04 0 Man City 2 both match BFG's predictions, so you'll have to change at least one of them - but take note of eagledares' 0-2 and 1-2 predictions for those matches (see below). Real Madrid 2 Ajax 0, FC Porto 1 Roma 1, Juventus 2 Atletico Madrid 1 and Bayern Munich 2 Liverpool 1 all match eagledares' predictions, so you'll have to change at least three of them (hence bear in mind what you change to fix your exact matches with BFG). The good news is that BFG has yet to post the second legs, so you have no constraints there. Clear as mud? | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 21:20 - Feb 9 with 1465 views | blueeagle | 1st leg Man Utd 2-1 PSG Roma 1-0 Porto Ajax 0-2 R Madrid Spurs 1-1 B Dort Liverpool 1-1 B Munich Lyon 1-3 Barcelona A Madrid 1-2 Juventus Schalke 1-1 Man City 2nd leg B Dort 2-1 Spurs R Madrid 3-0 Ajax Porto 1-1 Roma PSG 1-1 Man Utd Juventus 1-0 A Madrid Man City 2-0 Schalke Barcelona 3-0 Lyon B Munich 2-0 Liverpool | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 22:55 - Feb 9 with 1460 views | mfb_cufc | 12/02/2019 Man U v PSG 1-0 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 2-0 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 1-3 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 1-2 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 3-1 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 0-2 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 0-1 20/02/2019 FC Shalke 04 v Man City 0-3 | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 (n/t) on 08:31 - Feb 10 with 1444 views | basher2010 |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 22:09 - Feb 8 by basher2010 | 2-0 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 2-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 08:35 - Feb 10 with 1440 views | basher2010 |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 22:09 - Feb 8 by basher2010 | 2-0 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 2-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 |
Amended scores if these work? All others will stay the same! Lyon 0 barcelona 1 Schalke 0 man city 1 2nd legs Real madrid 3 ajax 0 Porto 1 roma 2 Juventus 2 athletico madrid 0 Bayern 1 liverpool 1 | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 12:24 - Feb 10 with 1433 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 21:20 - Feb 9 by blueeagle | 1st leg Man Utd 2-1 PSG Roma 1-0 Porto Ajax 0-2 R Madrid Spurs 1-1 B Dort Liverpool 1-1 B Munich Lyon 1-3 Barcelona A Madrid 1-2 Juventus Schalke 1-1 Man City 2nd leg B Dort 2-1 Spurs R Madrid 3-0 Ajax Porto 1-1 Roma PSG 1-1 Man Utd Juventus 1-0 A Madrid Man City 2-0 Schalke Barcelona 3-0 Lyon B Munich 2-0 Liverpool |
Morning blueeagle - because ghughes went for 1-0 home wins across the board, you'll have to change your 1-0 for either Roma v FC Porto or Juventus v Atletico Madrid I'm afraid. | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 12:27 - Feb 10 with 1432 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 08:35 - Feb 10 by basher2010 | Amended scores if these work? All others will stay the same! Lyon 0 barcelona 1 Schalke 0 man city 1 2nd legs Real madrid 3 ajax 0 Porto 1 roma 2 Juventus 2 athletico madrid 0 Bayern 1 liverpool 1 |
All good chap! | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 12:29 - Feb 10 with 1431 views | wessex_exile | Groups B and C are all on board for the 1st legs, Group D is just waiting for Colukev. Group A yet to joint the fray... | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 15:32 - Feb 10 with 1422 views | Sector4 | First legs Man utd 2 PSG 1 Roma 2 Porto 0 Ajax 1 real Madrid 3 Spurs 1 Dortmund 2 Liverpool 2 Bayern Munich 0 Lyon 1 Barcelona 1 At Madrid 1 juve 0 Schalke 1 man city 3 Second leg Dortmund 0 spurs 0 Real Madrid 4 Ajax 0 Porto 1 Roma 2 PSG 2 man utd 0 Juve 2 at Madrid 0 Man city 3 schalke 0 Barcelona 4 Lyon 1 Bayern Munich 2 Liverpool 0 | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 15:16 - Feb 11 with 1405 views | blueeagle | Both games 2-1 home wins. Sorry | | | |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 20:54 - Feb 11 with 1400 views | wessex_exile |
U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 15:16 - Feb 11 by blueeagle | Both games 2-1 home wins. Sorry |
Sorted :-) With the first legs less than 24 hours away, a final reminder to sevebalo, oxfcolu and Colukev that your predictions are awaited. Please do keep a close eye on exact matches, as I probably won't be online until I get back from work tomorrow evening. | |
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U'sual Champions League - Round of 16 on 22:45 - Feb 11 with 1394 views | oxfcolu | First Legs 12/02/2019 Man U v PSG 2-0 12/02/2019 Roma v FC Porto 1-0 13/02/2019 Ajax v Real Madrid 0-2 13/02/2019 Spurs v Borussia Dortmund 1-1 19/02/2019 Liverpool v Bayern Munich 2-1 19/02/2019 Lyon v Barcelona 0-2 20/02/2019 Atletico Madrid v Juventus 0-0 20/02/2019 FC Shalke 04 v Man City 1-2 | | | |
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