UEFA Champions League predictions competition 2015/16

[MIJB#19]

Here we go again, it's the 2015/2016 installment of FOFC's very own UEFA Champions League prediction competition!

We'll be playing in four phase:
* Group stage
* Round of 16
* Quarter-finals
* Semi-finals and the final

In the group stage you will predict the final standing of all eight groups. A maximum of 40 points can be earned: 1 point for each correctly picked team to finish top2 and reach the round of 16, 1 point for correctly picking the third place team that goes into the UEFA Europa League and 1 bonus point for a correctly picked first or secoHere we go again, it's the 2015/2016 installment of FOFC's very own UEFA Champions League prediction competition!

We'll be playing in four phase:
* Group stage
* Round of 16
* Quarter-finals
* Semi-finals and the final

In the group stage you will predict the final standing of all eight groups. A maximum of 40 points can be earned: 1 point for each correctly picked team to finish top2 and reach the round of 16, 1 point for correctly picking the third place team that goes into the UEFA Europa League and 1 bonus point for a correctly picked first or second placed team.

In the round of 16, there will be 2 points per correct pick (for a maximum score of 16 points).

In the Quarter-finals there will be 5 points per correct pick (for a maximum of 20 points).

Points earned in the Semi-finals and final (for a maximum of 30 points):
<table border=1><tr><td><td>your<td>pick<td>
<tr><td><td>winner<td>r-up<td>semi
<tr><td>eventual winner<td>11<td>4<td>0
<tr><td>eventual runners up<td>4<td>9<td>0
<tr><td>eventual semi-finalist<td>0<td>0<td>5</table>

The deadlines for making predictions are set in stone, they will be the day of the first game played of that round. Usually games are played at 2:45 PM eastern, but sometimes games in Russia or the Ukraine are moved forward, so to be safe make sure to post your prediction before noon Eastern.
* Group stage deadline: September 15th 2015
* Round of 16 deadline: February 16th 2016
* Quarter-finals deadline: April 5th 2016
* Semi-finals (and final) deadline: April 26th 2016

No editing of posts, or you will run the risk that I end up copy pasting your pre-edited content and never catch your changes. It's even better not to changes your predictions for any round, but it won't be disallowed.

So let's start with the Group stage predictions.
The draw is out and has given us the following groups:
<table border=1><tr><td>group A<td>group B<td>group C<td>group D<td>group E<td>group F<td>group G<td>group H
<tr><td>1. Paris<td>1. PSV<td>1. Benfica<td>1. Juventus<td>1. Barcelona<td>1. Bayern<td>1. Chelsea<td>1. Zenit
<tr><td>2. Real Madrid<td>2. Man. United<td>2. Atletico Madrid<td>2. Man. City<td>2. Leverkusen<td>2. Arsenal<td>2. Porto<td>2. Valencia
<tr><td>3. Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3. CSKA Moscow<td>3. Galatasaray<td>3. Sevilla<td>3. Roma<td>3. Olympiacos<td>3. Dynamo Kyiv<td>3. Lyon
<tr><td>4. Malmö<td>4. Wolfsburg<td>4. Astana<td>4. Mönchengladbach<td>4. BATE<td>4. Dinamo Zagreb<td>4. M. Tel-Aviv<td>4. Gent</table>

What you need to do is reply in this thread with your predictions, preferably by quoting this table and adding your predictions for places 1, 2, 3 and 4 at the end of the row. To make it easier, use the table/list below.

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>.
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>.
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>.
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>.
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>.
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>.
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>.
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>.
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>.
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>.
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>.
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>.
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>.
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>.
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>.
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>.
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>.
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>.
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>.
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>.
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>.
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>.
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>.
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>.
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>.
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>.
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>.
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>.
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>.
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>.
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>.
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>.</table>

[Scholes]

Missed it last year, here we go.

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>4
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>2
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>3
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>1
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>2
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>3
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>1
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>2
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>4
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>2
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>1
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>3
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>3
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>4
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>2
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>3
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>3
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>1
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>2
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>

[Grover]

Awesome. Let's do it.


<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>3
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>2
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>1
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>2
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>1
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>3
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>4
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>2
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>3
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>2
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>4
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>3
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>2
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>1
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>3
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>3
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>2
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>1
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>

[claphamsa]

Group A Paris 2
Real Madrid 1
Shakhtar Donetsk 3
Malmö 4
Group B PSV 2
Man. United 1
CSKA Moscow 4
Wolfsburg 3
Group C Benfica 2
Atletico Madrid 1
Galatasaray 3
Astana 4
Group D Juventus 2
Man. City 1
Sevilla 3
Mönchengladbach 4
Group E Barcelona 1
Leverkusen 2
Roma 3
BATE 4
Group F Bayern 1
Arsenal 2
Olympiacos 4
Dinamo Zagreb 3
Group G Chelsea 1
Porto 2
Dynamo Kyiv 3
M. Tel-Aviv 4
Group H Zenit 3
Valencia 1
Lyon 2
Gent 4

[claphamsa]

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[dacman]

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>3
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>1
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>2
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>1
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>2
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>1
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>3
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>4
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>3
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>2
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>4
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>3
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>2
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>4
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>3
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>3
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>1
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>2
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>

[Northwood_DK]

My picks



<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>.2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>.1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>.3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>.4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>.3
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>.1
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>.4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>.2
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>.2
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>.1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>.3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>.4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>.2
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>.1
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>.3
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>.4
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>.1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>.3
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>.2
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>.4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>.1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>.2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>.3
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>.4
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>.1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>.2
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>.3
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>.4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>.3
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>.1
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>.2
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>.4</table>

[Ryche]

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>3
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>2
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>1
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>2
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>1
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>3
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>4
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>3
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>2
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>4
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>3
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>2
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>3
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>2
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>1
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>3
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>

[MIJB#19]

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>4
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>1
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>3
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>2
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>2
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>1
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>4
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>2
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>3
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>2
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>3
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>3
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>4
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>2
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>3
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>3
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>1
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>2
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>

20 1/2 hours left to predict!

[cartman]

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>4
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>3
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>1
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>3
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>2
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>1
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>3
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>2
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>4
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>2
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>3
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>3
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>2
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>4
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>2
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>3
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>4
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>2
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>1
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>3</table>

[Alf]

<table border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Group A</td><td>Paris</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Malmö</td><td>4
</td></tr><tr><td>Group B</td><td>PSV</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Man. United</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CSKA Moscow</td><td>4
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wolfsburg</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td>Group C</td><td>Benfica</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Atletico Madrid</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Galatasaray</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Astana</td><td>4
</td></tr><tr><td>Group D</td><td>Juventus</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Man. City</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sevilla</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mönchengladbach</td><td>4
</td></tr><tr><td>Group E</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Leverkusen</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Roma</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BATE</td><td>4
</td></tr><tr><td>Group F</td><td>Bayern</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Arsenal</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Olympiacos</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dinamo Zagreb</td><td>4
</td></tr><tr><td>Group G</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Porto</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dynamo Kyiv</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>M. Tel-Aviv</td><td>4
</td></tr><tr><td>Group H</td><td>Zenit</td><td>3
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Valencia</td><td>1
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lyon</td><td>2
</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Gent</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>

[The Jackal]

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td>1.
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3.
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4.
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>1.
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4.
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>3.
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1.
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3.
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4.
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>1.
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>3.
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>4.
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1.
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>3.
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4.
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1.
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>3.
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>4.
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1.
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>3.
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4.
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>3.
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>2.
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>1.
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4.</table>

[atatange1]

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td> 1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>1
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>1
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>3
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>2
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>1
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>4
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>3
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>3
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>2
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>3
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>4
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>3
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>2
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>2
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>3
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>1
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>[/QUOTE]

[atatange1]

Removed duplicate 1 in group B (Wolfsburg to 3).

[QUOTE=atatange1;3053951]<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td> 1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>1
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>3
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>3
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>2
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>1
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>4
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>3
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>3
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>2
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>3
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>4
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>3
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>2
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>2
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>3
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>1
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>

[kingfc22]

<table border=1><tr><td>Group A<td>Paris<td>2
<tr><td><td>Real Madrid<td> 1
<tr><td><td>Shakhtar Donetsk<td>3
<tr><td><td>Malmö<td>4
<tr><td>Group B<td>PSV<td>3
<tr><td><td>Man. United<td>1
<tr><td><td>CSKA Moscow<td>4
<tr><td><td>Wolfsburg<td>2
<tr><td>Group C<td>Benfica<td>2
<tr><td><td>Atletico Madrid<td>1
<tr><td><td>Galatasaray<td>3
<tr><td><td>Astana<td>4
<tr><td>Group D<td>Juventus<td>2
<tr><td><td>Man. City<td>1
<tr><td><td>Sevilla<td>4
<tr><td><td>Mönchengladbach<td>3
<tr><td>Group E<td>Barcelona<td>1
<tr><td><td>Leverkusen<td>3
<tr><td><td>Roma<td>2
<tr><td><td>BATE<td>4
<tr><td>Group F<td>Bayern<td>1
<tr><td><td>Arsenal<td>2
<tr><td><td>Olympiacos<td>3
<tr><td><td>Dinamo Zagreb<td>4
<tr><td>Group G<td>Chelsea<td>1
<tr><td><td>Porto<td>2
<tr><td><td>Dynamo Kyiv<td>3
<tr><td><td>M. Tel-Aviv<td>4
<tr><td>Group H<td>Zenit<td>2
<tr><td><td>Valencia<td>1
<tr><td><td>Lyon<td>3
<tr><td><td>Gent<td>4</table>

[MIJB#19]

kingfc22's entry is technically 45 mins late, but I'll allow it with a penalty of 1.666 points (corresponding with knowing the half time score for 8/96 games, which together add up to 40 points), as I've done in the past with late entries.

[MIJB#19]

Virtual standings after 1/6th of the group stage:
<table><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt
<tr><td>1.<td>cartman<td>27
<tr><td>2.<td>Scholes<td>25
<tr><td>2.<td>MIJB#19<td>25
<tr><td>4.<td>claphamsa<td>24
<tr><td>5.<td>Northwood_DK<td>23
<tr><td>5.<td>Alf<td>23
<tr><td>5.<td>The Jackal<td>23
<tr><td>8.<td>Ryche<td>21
<tr><td>9.<td>kingfc22<td>20 1/3
<tr><td>10.<td>dacman<td>20
<tr><td>11.<td>Grover<td>19
<tr><td>12.<td>atatange1<td>16
<tr><td>13.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0</table>

[MIJB#19]

Virtual standings after 2/6th of the group stage:
<table><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt
<tr><td>1.<td>cartman<td>24
<tr><td>2.<td>MIJB#19<td>22
<tr><td>3.<td>Grover<td>20
<tr><td>3.<td>The Jackal<td>20
<tr><td>5.<td>Scholes<td>19
<tr><td>6.<td>claphamsa<td>18
<tr><td>6.<td>Ryche<td>18
<tr><td>8.<td>dacman<td>17
<tr><td>9.<td>kingfc22<td>16 1/3
<tr><td>10.<td>atatange1<td>16
<tr><td>10.<td>Alf<td>16
<tr><td>10.<td>Northwood_DK<td>16
<tr><td>13.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0</table>

[Alf]

Dead last. Yowza !

[MIJB#19]

Virtual standings after 3/6th of the group stage:
<table><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt
<tr><td>1.<td>Ryche<td>23
<tr><td>2.<td>Grover<td>22
<tr><td>2.<td>cartman<td>22
<tr><td>4.<td>dacman<td>21
<tr><td>5.<td>claphamsa<td>20
<tr><td>5.<td>MIJB#19<td>20
<tr><td>5.<td>The Jackal<td>20
<tr><td>8.<td>Scholes<td>19
<tr><td>9.<td>Northwood_DK<td>18
<tr><td>9.<td>Alf<td>18
<tr><td>11.<td>kingfc22<td>17 1/3
<tr><td>12.<td>atatange1<td>15
<tr><td>13.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0</table>

[MIJB#19]

Virtual standings after 5/6th of the group stage:
<table><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt
<tr><td>1.<td>Grover<td>27
<tr><td>2.<td>Ryche<td>26
<tr><td>3.<td>dacman<td>24
<tr><td>4.<td>kingfc22<td>23 1/3
<tr><td>5.<td>Northwood_DK<td>23
<tr><td>5.<td>Alf<td>23
<tr><td>7.<td>atatange1<td>20
<tr><td>7.<td>cartman<td>20
<tr><td>7.<td>MIJB#19<td>20
<tr><td>10.<td>Scholes<td>19
<tr><td>11.<td>claphamsa<td>18
<tr><td>11.<td>The Jackal<td>18
<tr><td>13.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0</table>

[Alf]

Hey, I climbed back up

[The Jackal]

woof

[MIJB#19]

Standings after the group stage:
<table><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt
<tr><td>1.<td>atatange1<td>30
<tr><td>2.<td>Ryche<td>29
<tr><td>3.<td>Northwood_DK<td>28
<tr><td>3.<td>Alf<td>28
<tr><td>5.<td>kingfc22<td>26 1/3
<tr><td>6.<td>The Jackal<td>26
<tr><td>7.<td>claphamsa<td>25
<tr><td>7.<td>dacman<td>25
<tr><td>8.<td>Grover<td>23
<tr><td>10.<td>Scholes<td>22
<tr><td>11.<td>MIJB#19<td>21
<tr><td>12.<td>cartman<td>18
<tr><td>13.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0</table>

[cartman]

Wow, after a hot start I really screwed the pooch over the last few matches.

[The Jackal]

Phew. Gave myself a fighting chance here.

[Alf]

I climbed again. Looks I ain't that bad at that thing finally.

[MIJB#19]

Round of 16 draw:
Gent vs Wolfsburg
Roma vs Real Madrid
Paris vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern
PSV vs Atletico Madrid
Benfica vs Zenit
Dynamo Kyiv vs Man. City

[flere-imsaho]

Let's see if I can win, by starting now. :D

Wolfsburg over Gent

Real Madrid over Roma

PSG over Chelsea

Barcelona over Arsenal

Bayern over Juventus

Atletico Madrid over PSV

Benfica over Zenit

Man City over Dynamo Kyiv

[Alf]

It's a little bit tricky to "bet" now. Matthijs, if you could make a friendly bump reminder shortly before Round of 16 is played.

Thanks

[Ryche]

Wolfsburg over Gent
Real Madrid over Roma
Paris over Chelsea
Barcelona over Arsenal
Bayern over Juventus
Atletico Madrid over PSV
Zenit over Benfica
Man. City over Dynamo Kyiv

[MIJB#19]

It's a little bit tricky to "bet" now. Matthijs, if you could make a friendly bump reminder shortly before Round of 16 is played.

ThanksOf course there will be a reminder. I'm not going to make my own picks for another week or eight. :D

[MIJB#19]

It's a little bit tricky to "bet" now. Matthijs, if you could make a friendly bump reminder shortly before Round of 16 is played.

Thanks7 days and 1 hour before kickoff is still a little bit too early, perhaps. :D

[The Jackal]

Gent over Wolfsburg
Real Madrid over Roma
Paris over Chelsea
Arsenal over Barcelona
Bayern over Juventus
Atletico Madrid over PSV
Zenit over Benfica
Man. City over Dynamo Kyiv

[The Jackal]

do i think arsenal will actually win? probably not

[Northwood_DK]

Gent vs Wolfsburg
Roma vs Real Madrid
Paris vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern
PSV vs Atletico Madrid
Benfica vs Zenit
Dynamo Kyiv vs Man. City

[atatange1]

Round of 16 draw:
Gent vs Wolfsburg
Roma vs Real Madrid
Paris vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern
PSV vs Atletico Madrid
Benfica vs Zenit
Dynamo Kyiv vs Man. City

[cartman]

Gent vs Wolfsburg
Roma vs Real Madrid
Paris vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern
PSV vs Atletico Madrid
Benfica vs Zenit
Dynamo Kyiv vs Man. City

[Scholes]

Round of 16 draw:
Gent vs Wolfsburg
Roma vs Real Madrid
Paris vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern
PSV vs Atletico Madrid
Benfica vs Zenit
Dynamo Kyiv vs Man. City

[dacman]

Gent vs Wolfsburg
Roma vs Real Madrid
Paris vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern
PSV vs Atletico Madrid
Benfica vs Zenit
Dynamo Kyiv vs Man. City

[MIJB#19]

Wolfsburg
Real Madrid
Paris
Barcelona
Bayern
PSV
Zenit
Man. City

[Alf]

Wolfsburg
Real Madrid
Paris
Barcelona
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Zenit
Man. City

[kingfc22]

Wolfsburg
Real Madrid
PSG
Barcelona
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Benfica
Man City

[claphamsa]

Gent vs Wolfsburg
Roma vs Real Madrid
Paris vs Chelsea
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern
PSV vs Atletico Madrid
Benfica vs Zenit
Dynamo Kyiv vs Man. City

[MIJB#19]

Standings after 4 of 8 Round of 16 matchups decided:
<table border=1><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt<td>r16
<tr><td>1.<td>atatange1<td>36<td>+6
<tr><td>1.<td>Northwood_DK<td>36<td>+8
<tr><td>3.<td>Ryche<td>35<td>+6
<tr><td>4.<td>kingfc22<td>34 1/3<td>+8
<tr><td>5.<td>Alf<td>34<td>+6
<tr><td>6.<td>claphamsa<td>33<td>+8
<tr><td>6.<td>dacman<td>33<td>+8
<tr><td>8.<td>The Jackal<td>30<td>+4
<tr><td>9.<td>MIJB#19<td>27<td>+6
<tr><td>10.<td>Scholes<td>26<td>+4
<tr><td>10.<td>cartman<td>26<td>+8
<tr><td>12.<td>Grover<td>23<td>+0
<tr><td>13.<td>flere-imsaho<td>8<td>+8
<tr><td>14.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0<td>+0</table>

[Alf]

Do you have an update after round of 16 games ? And now that the draw for the 1/4 finals has been made ?

[MIJB#19]

I'm on it!

[MIJB#19]

Standings after Round of 16:
<table border=1><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt<td>r16
<tr><td>1.<td>Northwood_DK<td>44<td>+16
<tr><td>2.<td>Ryche<td>43<td>+14
<tr><td>3.<td>atatange1<td>42<td>+12
<tr><td>4.<td>claphamsa<td>41<td>+16
<tr><td>4.<td>dacman<td>41<td>+16
<tr><td>6.<td>kingfc22<td>40 1/3<td>+14
<tr><td>7.<td>Alf<td>38<td>+10
<tr><td>8.<td>The Jackal<td>36<td>+10
<tr><td>9.<td>MIJB#19<td>33<td>+12
<tr><td>10.<td>Scholes<td>32<td>+10
<tr><td>10.<td>cartman<td>32<td>+14
<tr><td>12.<td>Grover<td>23<td>+0
<tr><td>13.<td>flere-imsaho<td>16<td>+16
<tr><td>14.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0<td>+0</table>

[MIJB#19]

Quarterfinals draw:
Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City

For the prediction competition, you'll have to predict your four winners, deadline April 5th!

[claphamsa]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City

[The Jackal]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City

[flere-imsaho]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City


This feels like the easiest quarterfinal to predict in some time. The only one that really seems iffy is Barca vs. Atletico.

[Alf]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City

:withstupid:

[Northwood_DK]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris SG vs Man. City

I could see Wolfsburg surprise Real, but properly not.

[kingfc22]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City


Hard to go against the grain in this round. Atletico would be the only upset I could see happening.

[cartman]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City

Barring any major injury, the picks seem pretty clear

[MIJB#19]

Real Madrid
Bayern
Barcelona
Paris

(and a 23 hours minus 5 minutes bump!)

[claphamsa]

everyone is taking the chalk!

[Ryche]

Real Madrid
Barcelona
PSG
Bayern

Manchester City would be tempting if they were healthy but they're too vulnerable without Kompany and Hart

[atatange1]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City

[sovereignstar v2]

Manchester City would be tempting if they were healthy but they're too vulnerable without Kompany and Hart

Is absolutely correct.

[flere-imsaho]

Plus, form for both City & PSG are going in opposite directions.

[MIJB#19]

PSG vs Man. City was the only one I had some doubt about.

[sovereignstar v2]

Plus, form for both City & PSG are going in opposite directions.

Champions League form has us in the.. uh quarterfinals. :cool:

[flere-imsaho]

Yeah, but in your last 5 league games you've lost twice (Man Utd & Liverpool), drawn once (Norwich) and won twice (Aston Villa and Bournemouth). PSG, on the other hand....

[sovereignstar v2]

PSG play in a Mickey mouse league. Hart is confirmed to start tomorrow.

[dacman]

Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Benfica
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Paris vs Man. City

[sovereignstar v2]

Our league form has sucked all year. Every single stat shows that. Doesn't really have much to do with this match in my opinion. PSG just might be better. I would feel better with kompany, but Hart playing is a big boost itself. He is lights out in the CL.

[MIJB#19]

Standings after Quarterfinals:
<table border=1><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt<td>QF
<tr><td>1.<td>atatange1<td>57<td>+15
<tr><td>2.<td>Northwood_DK<td>54<td>+10
<tr><td>3.<td>Ryche<td>53<td>+10
<tr><td>4.<td>claphamsa<td>51<td>+10
<tr><td>4.<td>dacman<td>51<td>+10
<tr><td>6.<td>kingfc22<td>50 1/3<td>+10
<tr><td>7.<td>Alf<td>48<td>+10
<tr><td>8.<td>The Jackal<td>46<td>+10
<tr><td>9.<td>MIJB#19<td>43<td>+10
<tr><td>10.<td>cartman<td>42<td>+10
<tr><td>11.<td>Scholes<td>32<td>+0
<tr><td>12.<td>flere-imsaho<td>26<td>+10
<tr><td>13.<td>Grover<td>23<td>+0
<tr><td>14.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0<td>+0</table>

[cartman]

Hey, I submitted a QF entry! :)

[MIJB#19]

Hey, I submitted a QF entry! :)Fixed. Sorry for that wrongfully copy and posted stuff.

[MIJB#19]

Here we go, the last predictions of this season: which teams will play the final and who will win it?

The semi-finals draw:
Manchester City vs. Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid vs. Bayern München

[cartman]

Real Madrid over Bayern

[Alf]

Manchester City vs. Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid vs. Bayern München
----------
Winner : Real Madrid

With the luck Real has had so far, I see them go all the way : Real Madrid to win it all for me

[claphamsa]

Manchester City vs. Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid vs. Bayern München
----------
Winner : Bayern

[dacman]

Manchester City vs. Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid vs. Bayern München
----------
Winner : Real Madrid

[flere-imsaho]

City over Bayern.

I'm doing this to atone for not believing in sov's City. :O

[sovereignstar v2]

Haha I would think some guys would pick different teams just so they can win the competition.

[kingfc22]

Atletico over Real

[Scholes]

Manchester City over Atletico

[Ryche]

Manchester City over Real Madrid
Bayern Munich over Atletico Madrid

Bayern Munich over Manchester City

[atatange1]

Manchester City vs. Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid vs. Bayern München

Bayern over Real

[MIJB#19]

Less than 15 minutes until kickoff bump...

[MIJB#19]

Bayern München over Real Madrid.


Almost forgot to post my own prediction!

[MIJB#19]

Rooting interests for the top3 spots for these last 5 matches:
Atletico over Man.City: 1. Ryche, 2. kingfc22, 3. Alf, atatange1
Atletico over Real Mad.: 1. kingfc22, 2. atatange1, 3. Alf
Bayern over Man.City: 1. Ryche, 2. atatange1, 3. claphamsa
Bayern over Real Mad.: 1. atatange1, 2. claphamsa, 3. MIJB#19
Man.City over Atletico: 1. Scholes, Alf, Ryche
Man.City over Bayern: 1. Ryche, 2. atatange1, 3. dacman
Real Mad. over Atletico: 1. Alf, 2. kingfc22, 3. dacman
Real Mad. over Bayern: 1. dacman, 2. atatange1, 3. cartman

[Alf]

Rooting interests for the top3 spots for these last 5 matches:
Atletico over Man.City: 1. Ryche, 2. kingfc22, 3. Alf, atatange1
Atletico over Real Mad.: 1. kingfc22, 2. atatange1, 3. Alf
Bayern over Man.City: 1. Ryche, 2. atatange1, 3. claphamsa
Bayern over Real Mad.: 1. atatange1, 2. claphamsa, 3. MIJB#19
Man.City over Atletico: 1. Scholes, Alf, Ryche
Man.City over Bayern: 1. Ryche, 2. atatange1, 3. dacman
Real Mad. over Atletico: 1. Alf, 2. kingfc22, 3. dacman
Real Mad. over Bayern: 1. dacman, 2. atatange1, 3. cartman

I honestly do feel confident about my projection :)

[Alf]

dola. So did I just win that one ?

[kingfc22]

So close. Yet so far.

[MIJB#19]

And the winner is...
<table border=1><tr><td>rk<td>who?<td>pt<td>F4
<tr><td>1.<td>Alf<td>78<td>+30
<tr><td>2.<td>kingfc22<td>68 1/3<td>+18
<tr><td>3.<td>dacman<td>67<td>+16
<tr><td>4.<td>atatange1<td>66<td>+9
<tr><td>5.<td>claphamsa<td>60<td>+9
<tr><td>6.<td>cartman<td>58<td>+16
<tr><td>7.<td>Northwood_DK<td>54<td>+0
<tr><td>8.<td>Ryche<td>53<td>+0
<tr><td>9.<td>MIJB#19<td>52<td>+9
<tr><td>10.<td>The Jackal<td>46<td>+0
<tr><td>10.<td>Scholes<td>46<td>+14
<tr><td>12.<td>flere-imsaho<td>26<td>+0
<tr><td>13.<td>Grover<td>23<td>+0
<tr><td>14.<td>rest of FOFC<td>0<td>+0</table>

[flere-imsaho]

Congrats Alf!

[Alf]

Yay me !