Quote from: samuraijin on Today at 05:57:26 AM

Quote from: arimamib on August 30, 2023, 09:48:24 PM

Quote from: el kaka22 on August 30, 2023, 07:09:53 PM

Thursday will be the draw day, lets see how the groups are going to shape. Some teams get unlucky draws and some teams do get very lucky draws, that is why sometimes you see teams that are better end up not going to last 16 and some bad teams to go to last 16 anyway. Like last year how Barcelona failed to do it because they had two great teams on the groups and that was normal for them to end up losing, both Bayern and Inter played very well.

I think it will be fun to see because it basically shapes the future of our bets as well and that is an important thing. I believe that it is not going to be simple but it will also not be impossible neither. I know that it will get to a point where it will be profitable if the top two of each group is much better than the last two.

I hope that the big teams can be brought together in a pot. So we will see more heated competition between them to reach the round of 16. For now, it's likely that other teams don't want them in the same pot as Manchester City or Real Madrid because they could destroy their dreams early. lol

In my opinion, this can't be done because the shuffling is determined by the ranking of each league, that's why in one grub the big clubs can't be put together in the grub, everyone certainly expects that to happen, but UEFA has a different view from us, because this is a business problem in football if the big clubs are knocked out in the round of 16, of course in the semifinal and final matches it is no longer interesting to watch, this is not a matter of belittling small clubs because UEFA wants these small clubs to be able to compete in the biggest arena In football, the division of big clubs into group qualifications is done to make it look interesting to watch.

It is true that the shuffling and division of clubs into groups is greatly influenced by league rankings and various other considerations. The aim of this arrangement is to create exciting and competitive fixtures, as well as providing an opportunity for clubs of various levels to compete at major events. It is important for UEFA and the other football governing bodies to strike a balance between the attractiveness of the game and the fairness of the competition.