Re: Champions League Draw
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Thoughts on whether it's better to get three weak teams or two weak and one strong team in the group?
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If you draw Chelsea or Barcelona in the group stage you can't face them in the knockout rounds until the finals, no?
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False. Chelsea and Barca can't meet each other in the 1/8 final rounds. But the draw for each round after that is random (or should I say "random").
What's interesting is that Chelsea and Barca meet each other in consecutive games (Oct 18 and 31).
Also, Chelsea had an equal chance to meet Inter, Milan, Real Madrid, and Valencia. With the exception of Valencia, people would have been saying "tough draw for Chelsea"
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