Sunday, September 7, 2014

Episode 97 - 2014-15 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Preview

Mike and Tim preview the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League group stage. Here are their orders of finish:

Group Mike's Order of Finish Tim's Order of Finish
Group A Atletico Madrid
Juventus
Olympiacos
Malmo
Atletico Madrid
Juventus
Olympiacos
Malmo
Group B Real Madrid
Liverpool
Basel
Ludogorets Razgrad
Real Madrid
Liverpool
Basel
Ludogorets Razgrad
Group C Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica
Zenit St. Petersburg
Monaco
Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica
Monaco
Zenit St. Petersburg
Group D Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund
Galatasaray
Anderlecht
Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund
Galatasaray
Anderlecht
Group E Bayern Munich
Manchester City
Roma
CSKA Moscow
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Roma
CSKA Moscow
Group F Barcelona
Ajax
APOEL
Paris St. Germain
Barcelona
Ajax
Paris St. Germain
APOEL
Group G Schalke 04
Sporting Portugal
Chelsea
Maribor
Chelsea
Sporting Portugal
Schalke 04
Maribor
Group H Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Athletic Bilbao
BATE Borisov
Athletic Bilbao
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
BATE Borisov

In our knockout stage (top 2 per group), there is disagreement with only two teams:

Group Mike's Pick Tim's Pick
Group G
Schalke 04
Chelsea
Group H
Shakhtar Donetsk
Athletic Bilbao

As for our UEFA Champions League winners:

Mike's Pick Tim's Pick
Barcelona
Liverpool

These picks are subject to batsu game.

Fair use: Because we mention "Bulgarian hate mail" (thanks to Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad being in the group stage), this episode includes parts of the Young Turks receiving "Bulgarian hate mail."



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