Group | Mike's Picks | Tim's Picks |
Group A | Arsenal Paris Saint-Germain Ludogorets Razgrad Basel |
Arsenal Paris Saint-Germain Basel Ludogorets Razgrad |
Group B | Benfica Dynamo Kyiv Napoli Besiktas |
Dynamo Kyiv Benfica Napoli Besiktas |
Group C | Barcelona Manchester City Celtic Borussia Monchengladbach |
Barcelona Manchester City Celtic Borussia Monchengladbach |
Group D | Bayern Munich Atletico Madrid PSV Eindhoven Rostov |
Bayern Munich Atletico Madrid PSV Eindhoven Rostov |
Group E | Bayer Leverkusen CSKA Moscow Monaco Tottenham Hotspur |
Bayer Leverkusen Monaco CSKA Moscow Tottenham Hotspur |
Group F | Real Madrid Borussia Dortmund Sporting Portugal Legia Warsaw |
Read Madrid Sporting Portugal Borussia Dortmund Legia Warsaw |
Group G | Leicester City Porto Copenhagen Club Brugge |
Porto Leicester City Copenhagen Club Brugge |
Group H | Juventus Sevilla Lyon Dinamo Zagreb |
Juventus Dinamo Zagreb Sevilla Lyon |
UCL Winners | Barcelona | Arsenal |
We agree on 13 of our final 16 (top 2 in each group). The exceptions:
- Mike: CSKA Moscow, Dortmund, Sevilla
- Tim: Monaco, Sporting, Dinamo Zagreb
The tie-breaker is third place finishes (dropped to Europa League). We agree on 4 of the 8. Exceptions:
- Mike: Ludogorets, Monaco, Sporting, Lyon
- Tim: Basel, CSKA Moscow, Dortmund, Sevilla
The clubs lifting the European Cup are also different, with Mike picking 5-time champion Barcelona, and Tim picking Arsenal, who have never won the European Cup.
As always, picks are subject to batsu game.
Fair use this episode: the return of "Senor Stan," Jack Wilshere, and welcome to the podcast, Young Turks ("Bulgarian hate mail") and the cast of In Bruges.
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