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2009/2010 UEFA Champions' League Prediction Competition
2009/2010 UEFA Champions' League Prediction Competition
Here we go, again! AC Milan vs Real Madrid, Barcelona vs Inter and Bayern vs Juventus are just some of the matchups that'll we're going to see in the first six rounds of games. Three stages The prediction competition comes in three stages. You're free to join for each seperate stage, but you score more points if you enter in all three of them. What are the three stages? * Group stage * Round of sixteen * Championship playoff tree In the group matches phase you're asked to predict the final standings of all eight groups. Per group you can score a total of five points. Each team in the top two correctly predicted is worth two points. If you predict a team to finish in the top two, but the end up in the other spot, you receive one point. The fifth point can be scored by correctly predicting the third ranked team. Your fourth place finishing team isn't worth any points, but logically it means you'll have at least one point by correctly predicting a top two team. That gives a 40-point maximum for this stage. In the round of sixteen you can score two point per matchup. It's quite simple: the sixteen remaining teams are paired to eight sets. For every pair you predict the winner and a correct prediction is worth two points. That gives a 16-point maximum. In the championship playoff tree stage you'll be making predictions for which four teams will make the semi finals, which teams will make the final and, finally, which team wins the 2008/2009 UEFA Champions' League. The scoring system is a little bit more complicated, but usually it comes down to predicting the final two teams correctly. In total you can score 50 points in this stage. Entry is free, there's no prize money involved or what so ever, it's purely for the honor and competition. Current defending champion is SirFozzie. TredWel and dacman finished second and third last season. TazFTW win the 2007/2008 edition. Other past winners are condors (2006/2007), atatange1 (2005/2006), moriarity (2004/2005) and BreizhManu (2002/2003 and 2003/2004). Group stage predictions Below are the eight groups of four. Simply post your predicted top three per group (four is okay, but three is sufficient), to enter the competition. No post editing allowed and keep in mind the deadline is kickoff time of the first group matches (scheduled to be Tuesday September 15th at 2:45 pm Eastern). A - Bayern (GER) - Juventus (ITA) - Girondins Bordeaux (FRA) - Maccabi Haifa (ISR) B - Manchester United (ENG) - CSKA Moskva (RUS) - Besiktas (TUR) - VfL Wolfsburg (GER) C - AC Milan (ITA) - Real Madrid (ESP) - Olympique Marseille (FRA) - Zurich (SWI) D - Chelsea (ENG) - Porto (POR) - Atletico Madrid (ESP) - APOEL (CYP) E - Liverpool (ENG) - Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) - Fiorentina (ITA) - DVSC (HUN) F - Barcelona (ESP) - Internazionale (ITA) - Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - Rubin Kazan (RUS) G - Sevilla (ESP) - Rangers (SCO) - VfB Stuttgart (GER) - Unirea (ROM) H - Arsenal (ENG) - AZ (NED) - Olympiakos (GRE) - Standard (BEL) |
A: Juventus - Bayern - Girondins Bordeaux - Maccabi Haifa
B: Manchester United - CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg - Besiktas C: Real Madrid - AC Milan - Olympique Marseille - Zurich D: Chelsea - Atletico Madrid - Porto - APOEL E: Liverpool - Fiorentina - Olympique Lyonnais - DVSC F: Inter - Barcelona - Dynamo Kyiv - Rubin Kazan G: Rangers - VfB Stuttgart - Sevilla - Unirea H: Arsenal - Olympiakos - AZ - Standard |
My own picks (for now ;))
A: 1. Bayern, 2. Juventus, 3. Girondins Bordeaux B: 1. Manchester United, 2. VfL Wolfsburg. 3. CSKA Moskva C: 1. AC Milan, 2. Real Madrid, 3. Olympique Marseille D: 1. Chelsea, 2. Atletico Madrid, 3. Porto E: 1. Liverpool, 2. Fiorentina, 3. Olympique Lyonnais F: 1. Barcelona, 2. Internazionale, 3. Dynamo Kyiv G: 1. VfB Stuttgart, 2. Sevilla, 3. Rangers H: 1. AZ, 2. Arsenal, 3. Standard |
Wow, AZ Alkmaar to win the group? ;)
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Group A: Juve, Bayern, Bordeaux, Haifa
Group B: Man Utd, Wolfsburg, CSKA Moscow, Besikstas Group C: Real Madrid, Marseille, AC Milan, Zurich Group D: Chelsea, Atletico, Porto, APOEL Group E: Liverpool, Fiorentina, Lyon, DVSC Group F: Barcelona, Inter, Rubin, Kyiv Group G: Stuggart, Sevilla, Rangers, Unirea Group H: Arsenal, AZ, Standard, Olympiakos |
A: Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux
B: Man Utd, Wolfsburg, CSKA Moscow C: Real Madrid, Olympique Marseille, AC Milan D: Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid E: Olympique Lyonnais, Liverpool, Fiorentina F: Barcelona, Inter, Rubin Kazan G: Sevilla, Stuttgart, Rangers F: Arsenal, AZ, Olympiakos |
A: Bayern, Juve, Bordeaux
B: Man U, CSKA, Wolfsburg C: Real Madrid, AC Milan, Marseille D: Chelsea, Atletico, Porto E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina F: Barca, Inter, Dinamo Kyiv G: Sevilla, Stuttgart, Rangers H: Arsenal, AZ, Olympiakos |
A - Juventus, Bayern, Bordeaux
B - Man U - CSKA Moskva - Wolfsburg C - Real Madrid - AC Milan - Marseille D - Chelsea - Porto - At. Madrid E - Liverpool - Fiorentina - Lyon F - Barcelona - Inter - Dynamo Kyiv G - Sevilla - Stuttgart - Rangers H - Arsenal - Olympiakos - AZ |
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At the same time, AZ has the players and has trainer to do well. Anything below second place would be a huge disappointment and totally not in line with how the club played in Europe over the past 5 seasons. |
Bumptidump. The deadline is less than 70 hours away.
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A: Juventus, Bayern, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa
B: Man U, Wolfsburg, CSKA Moskow, Besiktas C: Real, AC Milan, Mareille, Zurich D: Chelsea, At. Madrid, Porto, APOEL E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, DVSC F: Barca, Inter, Dinamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan G: Sevilla, Stuttgart, Rangers, Unirea H: Arsenal, AZ, Olympiakos, Standard |
A: Juventus - Bordeaux - Bayern - Maccabi Haifa
B: Man United - CSKA - Wolfsburg - Besiktas C: Real Madrid - Marseille - AC Milan - Zurich D: Chelsea - Porto - At. Madrid - APOEL E: Lyon - Liverpool - Fiorentina - DVSC F: Barcelona - Inter - Dynamo Kiev - Rubin Kazan G: Sevilla - Stuttgart - Rangers - Unirea F: Arsenal - Olympiakos - AZ - Standard |
Hey Scholes, is that your name or did you pick your username out of tribute to the legendary midfielder?
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A: Juventus, Bordeaux, Bayern, Maccabi Haifa
B: Man U, Wolfsburg, Besiktas, CSKA Moskow C: Real, AC Milan, Mareille, Zurich D: Chelsea, At. Madrid, Porto, APOEL E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, DVSC F: Barca, Inter, Dinamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan G: Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart, Unirea H: Arsenal, AZ, Olympiakos, Standard |
Less than 24-hour until deadline bump!
fwiw, I'm going to pm the competitors of the last few editions to raise their attention. ;) |
A - Bayern (GER) - Juventus (ITA) - Girondins Bordeaux (FRA)
B - Manchester United (ENG) - CSKA Moskva (RUS) - VfL Wolfsburg (GER) C - Real Madrid (ESP) - AC Milan (ITA) - Olympique Marseille (FRA) D - Chelsea (ENG) - Atletico Madrid (ESP) - Porto (POR) - APOEL (CYP) E - Liverpool (ENG) - Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) - Fiorentina (ITA) F - Barcelona (ESP) - Internazionale (ITA) - Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) G - VfB Stuttgart (GER) - Sevilla (ESP) - Rangers (SCO) H - Arsenal (ENG) - Olympiakos (GRE) - Standard (BEL) |
Read down for 1-4
A Juventus Bordeaux Bayern Maccabi Haifa B Man U Besiktas CSKA Moskva Wolfsburg C Milan Madrid Marseille Zurich D Chelsea Atletico Madrid Porto APOEL E - Liverpool Fiorentina Lyon DVSC F Inter Barcelona Rubin Kazan Dynamo Kyiv G Sevilla Stuttgart Rangers Unirea H Arsenal Olympiakos AZ Standard |
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Juventus Bayern Bordeaux Maccabi Haifa B Man U CSK Moscow Wolfsburg Besiktas C Real Madrid Olympique Marseille AC Milan Zurich D Chelsea Atletico Madrid Porto APOEL E Olympique Lyonnais Liverpool Fiorentina DVSC F Barcelona Internazionale Dynamo Kiev Rubin Kazan G Sevilla Stuttgart Rangers Unirea H Arsenal Olympiakos AZ Standard |
A - Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa
B - Man U, Wolfsburg, CSKA Moskva, Beskitas C - Madrid, Milan, Marseille, Zurich D - Chelsea, Atletico, Porto, APOEL E - Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, DVSC F - Barcelona, Inter, Kyiv, Kazan G - Sevilla, Stuttgart, Rangers, Unirea H - Arsenal, Olympiacos, AZ, Standard Liege |
A: Bayern - Juventus - Girondins Bordeaux - Maccabi Haifa
B: Manchester United - VfL Wolfsburg - Besiktas - CSKA Moskva C: Real Madrid - AC Milan - Olympique Marseille - Zurich D: Chelsea - Atletico Madrid - Porto - APOEL E: Liverpool - Olympique Lyonnais - Fiorentina - DVSC F: Barcelona - Inter - Dynamo Kyiv - Rubin Kazan G: Sevilla - VfB Stuttgart - Rangers - Unirea H: Arsenal - AZ - Olympiakos - Standard |
A: Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi
B: Man U, CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg, Besiktas C: Real Madrid, Milan, Marseille, Zurich D: Chelsea, Atletico, Porto, APOEL E: Liverpool, Fiorentina, Lyon, DVSC F: Barcelona, Inter, Dynamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan G: Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart, Unirea H: Arsenal, Olympiakos, AZ, Standard |
A: Juve, Bayern, Bordeaux
B: Man U, Besiktas, Wolfsburg C: Real Madrid, Marseille, AC Milan D: Chelsea, Atletico, Porto E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina F: Barcelona, Inter, Dynamo Kiev G: Sevilla, Stuttgart, Rangers H: Arsenal, AZ, Olympiakos |
A – 1. Bayern 2. Juventus 3. Girondins Bordeaux
B – 1. Manchester United 2. VfL Wolfsburg 3. CSKA Moskva C – 1. Real Madrid 2. AC Milan 3. Olympique Marseille D – 1. Chelsea 2. Porto 3. Athletico Madrid E – 1. Liverpool 2. Olympique Lyonnais 3 Fiorentina F – 1. Internazionale 2. Barcelona 3. Dynamo Kyiv G – 1. VfB Stuttgart 2. Rangers 3. Sevilla H – 1. Arsenal 2. Olympiakos 3. AZ group G for me was very tough to decide on |
A - Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa
B - Man U, Wolfsburg, Besitkas, CSKA C - Madrid, Marseille, Milan, Zurich D - Chelsea, Atletico, Porto, APOEL E - Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, DVSC F - Barcelona, Inter, Kyiv, Kazan G - Sevilla, Stuttgart, Rangers, Unirea H - Arsenal, Olympiacos, AZ, Standard Liege |
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Tribute. "It's not.... the greatest name in the world.... it's just a tribute...." |
All predictions for the group phase are entered into the spreadsheet, good luck everyone!
The average predictions of the entire group: group A 1. Juventus (56% 1st, 44% 2nd) 2. Bayern (44% 1st, 39% 2nd, 17% 3rd) 3. Bordeaux (83% 3rd, 17% 2nd) 4. Maccabi Haifa (100% 4th) group B 1. Manchester United (100% 1st) 2. Wolfsburg (50% 2nd, 44% 3rd, 6% 4th) 3. CSKA Moskva (39% 3rd, 39% 2nd, 22% 4th) 4. Besiktas (72% 4th, 17% 3rd, 11% 2nd) group C 1. Real Madrid (89% 1st, 11% 2nd) 2. AC Milan (56% 2nd, 33% 3rd, 11% 1st) 3. Marseille (67% 3rd, 33% 2nd) 4. Zurich (100% 4th) group D 1. Chelsea (100% 1st) 2. Atletico M (78% 2nd, 22% 3rd) 3. Porto (78% 3rd, 22% 2nd) 4. APOEL (100% 4th) group E 1. Liverpool (83% 1st, 17% 2nd) 2. Lyon (50% 2nd, 33% 3rd, 17% 1st) 3. Fiorentina (67% 3rd, 33% 2nd) 4. DVSC (100% 4th) group F 1. Barcelona (83% 1st, 17% 2nd) 2. Internazionale (83% 2nd, 17% 1st) 3. Dynamo Kyiv (83% 3rd, 17% 4th) 4. Rubin Kazan (83% 4th, 17% 3rd) group G 1. Sevilla (72% 1st, 17% 2nd, 11% 3rd) 2. Stuttgart (67% 2nd, 22% 1st, 11% 3rd) 3. Rangers (78% 3rd, 17% 2nd, 6% 1st) 4. Unirea (100% 4th) group H 1. Arsenal (94% 1st, 6% 2nd) 2. Olympiakos (56% 2nd, 33% 3rd, 11% 4th) 3. AZ (50% 3rd, 39% 2nd, 6% 4th, 6% 1st) 4. Standard (83% 4th, 17% 3rd) |
Interesting... despite 6 unanimous picks (not counting Arsenal ;)), nobody picked the entire consensus. cthomer5000 is closest, with just Bayern and Juventus swapped, while TredWel only swapped AZ and Olympiakos, whom actually are tied in average ranking.
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Juventus Bayern Bordeaux Maccabi Haifa B Man U CSKA Moskva Besiktas Wolfsburg C Madrid Milan Marseille Zurich D Chelsea Porto Atletico Madrid APOEL E - Liverpool Fiorentina Lyon DVSC F Barcelona Inter Dynamo Kyiv Rubin Kazan G Sevilla Stuttgart Rangers Unirea H Arsenal Olympiakos AZ Standard |
I decided to allow Card4ever's late entry. Having knowledge of the first 1/6th of games, he's going to get a penalty of the same ammount. Every point scored counts for 5/6th point.
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You mean you don't have these calculated yet, MIJB???
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Wednesday is my volleyball night. :-P
As soon as I figure out today's scores, I'll update the spreadsheet and post results. |
Standings after first round:
1. with 30 points: Butter of 69 2. with 26 points: Ronnie Dobbs2 2. with 26 points: Scholes 4. with 25 points: Katon 5. with 24 1/6 points: Cards4ever 6. with 24 points: atatange1 6. with 24 points: cthomer5000 6. with 24 points: I. J. Reilly 9. with 23 points: Big Fo 9. with 23 points: cartman 9. with 23 points: TredWel 12. with 22 points: condors 12. with 22 points: dacman 14. with 21 points: Crapshoot 14. with 21 points: fantastic flying froggies 16. with 20 points: oykib 16. with 20 points: SirFozzie 18. with 19 points: illinifan999 19. with 17 points: MIJB#19 20. with 0 points: rest of FOFC |
Color me surprised.
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Gonna need to nail it from here on out... boo
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Round of 16 draw is in, first games to be played on 16th of February 2010.
16 Feb and 10 Mar Lyon vs Real Madrid AC Milan vs Manchester United 17 Feb and 9 Mar Porto vs Arsenal Bayeren vs Fiorentina 23 Feb and 17 Mar Stuttgart vs Barcelona Olympiacos vs Bordeaux 24 Feb and 16 Mar Inter vs Chelsea CSKA Moskva vs Sevilla |
teams that should be happy with the draw:
Olympiacos Bordeaux CSKA Moscow Sevilla All four could have been heavy underdogs, but getting paired with each other means a couple 'lightweights' will move on to the round of 8. I say good. |
hah.. totally overlooked the 'Beckham returns' storyline with AC Milan/Man U until just now.
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Of course it would be Chelsea.
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Benzema returning to Lyon and Mourinho to Chelsea also.
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Can Hleb play against Barcelona? He's at Stuttgart on loan from them. I don't know if that applies in Europe. |
Less than two weeks to go and with the transfer market closed, now seems to be a good time to start bumping this thread. ;)
Here are my own Round of 16 picks: Real Madrid Manchester United Arsenal Bayern Barcelona Girondins de Bordeaux Internazionale Milano CSKA Moskva |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Bayern Barcelona Bordeaux Chelsea CSKA Moskva |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Bayern Barcelona Bordeaux Chelsea Sevilla |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Bayern Barcelona Olympiacos Chelsea Sevilla |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Bayern Barcelona Bordeaux Inter Sevilla |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Bayeren Barcelona Olympiacos Chelsea CSKA Moskva |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Fiorentina Barcelona Bordeaux Chelsea CSKA Moskva |
Real Madrid
Man U Arsenal Bayern Barcelona Bordeaux Inter CSKA Moscow |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Bayeren Barcelona Bordeaux Inter Sevilla |
Real Madrid
Manchester United Arsenal Bayern Barcelona Bordeaux Inter CSKA Moskva |
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