Back in the Champions League!

It’s been two full league campaigns with no appearances into the top flight of European competition, but finally it feels great to be facing the best in Europe once again. The format has also changed since last our appearance in this competition as there are no more group matches in round robin play. A total of 36 teams with each team playing eight matches (four at home & four away) all against different opponents, and determined in one single league table. Once all 8 matches have been played, the top 8 will automatically qualify for the knockout phase, the bottom 8 are also eliminated leaving the remaining 16 to play in a 2 leg home & away tie to see who qualifies into the knockout stages.

The road to European glory begins in Munich up against a familiar rival, Bayern Munich who we’ve had to faced in the finals in 2012, successfully winning our 1st Champions League in dramatic fashion outlasting them on penalty kicks. Now they’ve got a completely different squad but with some familiar faces from the Premier League: Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and of course, Nicolas Jackson. This should be a fascinating match with many headlines as who knows how these two managers: Enzo Maresca & Vincent Kompany, who all came from Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City as assistant coach & player captain, respectively, will setup.

Come down to the Londoner Addison this Wednesday afternoon and kick it with the Shed End Dallas crew. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

Shed End Dallas