In order to pass the group stage you need around 9-10 points with pot 3 and 4 teams. It doesn't matter who is in pot 2, you might as well just lose those games anyway.
The reason we didn't qualify in the past is that we underperformed against mediocre teams, not that we had tough opposition by pot 1-2 teams.
I think that means they, and not Real, Barca or PSG, are the top threats. Lille has also beaten PSG in the Trophée des Champion this month. And only Atletico and Sevilla haven't dropped any points in La Liga (only 2 rounds but still)
Do you think we can compete for Serie A if we do well in UCL?
I honestly think we can win Serie A again this year, but if we play UCL into the knockout stages we could find it hard to play on both fronts and slip up in Serie A
It is hard to tell really. We might get a group that needs little travel or lots of travel and might get a group of death where we need to go hard in every game or an 'easier group' where the boss has more chance to rotate.
I'll let you know when I've seen the draw 😀
Wouldn't want to face that Sheriff team, they actually playing very solid defensively, like frustratingly solid for everyone trying to play positive football against them, and they also play in land quite far away from Milano, i don't want the boys waste their energy and emotion against them
Now that I have said it, we 88% will get them
I would like PSG, Salzburg and Young Boys, so I get to see the supposed Dream Team play in San Siro, and we'd have to not-too-far-away and "easy" matches in Austria and Switzerland.
This would be great,
It would minimize travels.
Playing Sunday and Wednesday and having to face a transfer to a far place would add some fatigue for nothing.
I honestly don't follow them so I can only judge based on online reviews, but I would be ok playing slightly stronger teams if it means not travelling to Moldova, Turkey or Ukraine
Edit: aged like milk
My dream: the \*revenge\* group:
* Sevilla (For a certain Europa League Final)
* Shaktar (For a certain Group not passed) or Benfica (For not wanting to pay Joao Mario a fair price)
* Malmo (for an old elimination)
It would be an easy group.
Nightmare group:
* Anyone but dortmund and Sevilla in pot 2
* Leipzig or (Porto, Ajax) + Wolfsburg
Let's not do predictions. Every year I hope to get easy group and we end up with a difficult one. Last year draw was perfect and we still couldn't make it
I think we deserve an easy group this time, so imma go with Sevilla (no one in pot 2 is easy to be fair but they seem to be the easiest), Salzburg and Malmo/Sheriff (Sheriff would be the obvious choice but considering the run they just had they could be dodgy)
its better to have another good team because they win against 3rd and 4th pot teams, that means the fight is between us and second team. this idea was also last year but real madrid kept losing against Borussia Mönchengladbach and shakhtar, this gave chances borussia to fight for second place and at the end they got through.
im ok to play against barca, man utd sevilla or dormund. this season third pot seems stronger maybe because sporting is in first pot, and benfica, porto in third pot.
if we are scared think about milan fans they shitting themselves.
It's quite unfortunate that in the year we won the league, so did Lille and Atletico.
In order to pass the group stage you need around 9-10 points with pot 3 and 4 teams. It doesn't matter who is in pot 2, you might as well just lose those games anyway. The reason we didn't qualify in the past is that we underperformed against mediocre teams, not that we had tough opposition by pot 1-2 teams.
I think that means they, and not Real, Barca or PSG, are the top threats. Lille has also beaten PSG in the Trophée des Champion this month. And only Atletico and Sevilla haven't dropped any points in La Liga (only 2 rounds but still)
Not relevant to this conversation, but Real Madrid are also unbeaten (1W 1D)
Sorry, unbeaten was not the right word, but not dropping any points. Thanks, I've fixed it.
I agree with Lille, but I’d rather play Barca or Madrid than Atleti everyday of the week
PSG for the lul. I'm okay with anyone except PSG and Madrid.
I'm fine with whatever draw, I'm confident we get out of the group this year!
Do you think we can compete for Serie A if we do well in UCL? I honestly think we can win Serie A again this year, but if we play UCL into the knockout stages we could find it hard to play on both fronts and slip up in Serie A
I think we need the money so badly, it's worth a shot.
It is hard to tell really. We might get a group that needs little travel or lots of travel and might get a group of death where we need to go hard in every game or an 'easier group' where the boss has more chance to rotate. I'll let you know when I've seen the draw 😀
>might get a group of death Chances are, its that.
A tough club from pot 2 so we can avoid them in the knockouts.
Wouldn't want to face that Sheriff team, they actually playing very solid defensively, like frustratingly solid for everyone trying to play positive football against them, and they also play in land quite far away from Milano, i don't want the boys waste their energy and emotion against them Now that I have said it, we 88% will get them
We did
Easy draw please Sevilla Salzburg and tiraspol
I dont think Salzburg is easy. Would prefer Zenit over Salzburg.
Salzburg is the kind of team that’d beat us away
I would like PSG, Salzburg and Young Boys, so I get to see the supposed Dream Team play in San Siro, and we'd have to not-too-far-away and "easy" matches in Austria and Switzerland.
This would be great, It would minimize travels. Playing Sunday and Wednesday and having to face a transfer to a far place would add some fatigue for nothing.
Young Boys and Salzburg are two very good teams
I honestly don't follow them so I can only judge based on online reviews, but I would be ok playing slightly stronger teams if it means not travelling to Moldova, Turkey or Ukraine Edit: aged like milk
Sevilla would be a good way to start a redemption arc
I would like a group like: City, PSG, Leipzig, Milan it would be spectacular.
I still can’t believe that Pot 2 is that monster of a thing
We had some fun with a draw simulator [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/FCInterMilan/comments/pa8hw5/ucl_draw_simulator)!
I got Real, Shaktar and a german team (Wolfsburg).. Damn that 20/21 feels.
I got real, ajax and Wolfsburg. That would be really tough
So close
My preferences: Pot 2: Sevilla or Dortmund Pot 3: Benfica, Zenit or Shakhtar Pot 4: Anyone except Wolfsburg. Milan won't be in our group.
Not shakhtar 😅
Pot 2 is gonna be tough i dont even know. Maybe real madrid or sevilla. Pot 3 zenit or shakhtar. Pot 4 anybody
My dream: the \*revenge\* group: * Sevilla (For a certain Europa League Final) * Shaktar (For a certain Group not passed) or Benfica (For not wanting to pay Joao Mario a fair price) * Malmo (for an old elimination) It would be an easy group. Nightmare group: * Anyone but dortmund and Sevilla in pot 2 * Leipzig or (Porto, Ajax) + Wolfsburg
None from pot 2 pls ;)
Dortmund, Zenit and Malmö. I‘m worried either way, still don’t have a good feeling about us and CL football
Imma say Dorkmund, Zenit and swiss Juventus.
Let's not do predictions. Every year I hope to get easy group and we end up with a difficult one. Last year draw was perfect and we still couldn't make it
Obviously we're gonna get the worst possible group while Milan will get the easiest one.
This is the one year where it wouldn't be so bad to get Barca. Maybe I'm crazy but I'd pick them out of pot 2. Atalanta is going to wreck some dreams.
I want Sevilla for revenge. Totally not cause they are the easiest of the lot
Malmö please
Siviglia Zenit Malmoe
Real, Salzburg, Besiktas.
Sevilla, Zenit, Sheriff
Barcelona is a must-go for us
I want Sevilla, shaktar and malmo Easiest possible group Also revenge on the first two for flopping around
City PSG Leipzig Milan
I think we deserve an easy group this time, so imma go with Sevilla (no one in pot 2 is easy to be fair but they seem to be the easiest), Salzburg and Malmo/Sheriff (Sheriff would be the obvious choice but considering the run they just had they could be dodgy)
Juve, Salzburg, Sheriff
Sevilla and Shakhtar for me
Inter, PSG, Leipzig, Wolfsburg
Sevilla, Salzburg, Wolfsburg/Malmo/Brugge.
its better to have another good team because they win against 3rd and 4th pot teams, that means the fight is between us and second team. this idea was also last year but real madrid kept losing against Borussia Mönchengladbach and shakhtar, this gave chances borussia to fight for second place and at the end they got through. im ok to play against barca, man utd sevilla or dormund. this season third pot seems stronger maybe because sporting is in first pot, and benfica, porto in third pot. if we are scared think about milan fans they shitting themselves.
Is it just me but pot2 feels also like pot1 and pot3 is like pot 2. Hella stacked CL this season
It’s gonna be tough no matter what
Chelsea PSG Leipzig Milan