2023
Espanyol pre-agreed deals
Mendy to Celta Vigo, with Gil ferri to Espanyol
Twigt part completed Man City
Zalewski for Kalokah with A Madrid
Danilo with Arsenal
dorrington with stuttgart
gharbi from bayern
Youth Shield
Fixtures for the Youth Shield on Challonge and below.
Rounds 1 and 2 are one leg only. Losers from the Youth Cup Round 1 will make up the draw.
Round 3 onwards is two legs.
Seeding as follows from the results of the Group Stage.
| Team | Position | Points | GD |
| CSKA | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Leicester | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Celta | 3 | 3 | -2 |
| Southampton | 3 | 3 | -1 |
| Benfica | 3 | 3 | -3 |
| Roma | 3 | 3 | -3 |
| Schalke | 3 | 3 | -4 |
| PSG | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| Atletico | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| Malaga | 3 | 1 | -4 |
| Besiktas | 3 | 1 | -4 |
| Villarreal | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| Leverkusen | 4 | 1 | -4 |
| Atalanta | 4 | 1 | -4 |
| Bayern | 4 | 2 | -5 |
West Brom actually finished 3rd in their group despite forfeiting all three games, so I excluded them (albeit not the new manager's fault), and included another 4th placed team instead.
Similarly, Dortmund and Gladbach had the same record as Bayern, but both forfeited one game whereas Bayern didn't forfeit any.
Youth Cup Knockout Stage
Fixtures for the knockout stage of the Youth Cup on Challonge and below.
Round 1 is one leg only. Losers will go into the Youth Shield.
Round 2 onwards is two legs.
Seeding as follows from the results of the Group Stage.
| Team | Position | Points | GD |
| Chelsea | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Hertha | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Lazio | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Liege | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Espanyol | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Hamburger | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Levante | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Genoa | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Sevilla | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Chievo | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Man Utd | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Torino | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Spurs | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Man City | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Augsburg | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Zagreb | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| River Plate | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Independiente | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Valencia | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Sampdoria | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Zenit | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Milan | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Internacional | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Stuttgart | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Fenerbahce | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Anderlecht | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Rubin | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Hoffenheim | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Inter | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Fiorentina | 3 | 4 | 1 |
World Club Cup 3rd Round
Wednesday 15 November
AZ ALKMAR V INTERNATIONAL
HAMBURG V LIVERPOOL
DINIPRO V BAYERN MUNICH
TORINO V ESPANYOL
BARCELONA V SPURS
HELLAS V PORTO
LEVANTE V ROMA
SHALKE V MAN CITY
D5: Big Wins For PSV and Chievo! (Matchday 17)
CHIEVO CRUSH PARTIZAN 5-1
Paulinho and Dele Alli score braces as Italian side claim emphatic victory
BRUGGE SEE OFF SHAKHTAR 3-1
Ito, De Ketelaere and Bonifacius on target as Belgian side stay 2nd
SANTOS EDGE LYON 1-0
Dennis scores the only goal as Brazilian side claim narrow victory
PSV DEMOLISH MARSEILLE 6-2
Dutch side run riot against OM kids
NEWCASTLE EDGE RUBIN 2-1
English side claim narrow victory
D4: GODFATHER QUITS, PRINCE FREED! (Matchday 17)
FEYENOORD SHOCK SAINT-ETIENNE!
Burkardt and Gil score as Dutch giants secure comfortable victory
TORINO GRIND OUT VICTORY OVER AZ!
Benrahma and Palazón on target as Italian side move up the table
STUTTGART DERAIL LOKOMOTIV!
Ribeiro and Hong score as German side continue their unbeaten run
IMPRISONED PRINCE RELEASED AFTER MONACO VICTORY OVER BORDEAUX!
Charges of Crown Jewel Theft Against Ex-Boss Dropped!
OLYMPIACOS PIP DYNAMO MOSKVA IN TENSE ENCOUNTER!
Patrick scores the only goal as Greek side claim narrow victory
Finally, two wins in a row!
Master T (Olympiacos)
NEW BOSS MARTIN SEES FLAMENGO SCRAPE PAST DNIPRO!
Silva scores the only goal as Brazilian giants claim hard-fought victory
Long term I'll not be continuing the Brazilian project, it's too restrictive for me, but I am considering seeing the season out with it.
Carl Martin (Flamengo)
SEVILLA SQUEEZE PAST ATALANTA BC!
Capoue and Trejo score late goals as Spanish side claim dramatic victory
A good win, takes us to 9th and 2 pts off the playoffs. Probably 6/7th is the best we could possibly hope for but if we keep beating numerically better teams then who knows.
Mister TRX (Sevilla)
D3: KOLN AND SCHALKE SET PACE AT TOP (Matchday 17)
CRYSTAL PALACE ROUT GALATASARAY!
Neuhaus, Sørloth and Suárez score as Eagles run riot
CRUZEIRO SNATCH AWAY WIN AT SASSUOLO!
Thuram scores late winner as Brazilian side come from behind
Narrow 1-0 home loss is not a positive result but I am confident we can fight back in the next game
Hugos Monkides (Sassuolo)
WEST HAM CRUSHED BY SAMPDORIA!
Thuram and Webster score as Italian side complete rout
LEADERS KÖLN DESTROY SWANSEA CITY!
Doku, Fagioli and Kalajdzic on target as German side hammer Swans
GLADBACH DRAW WITH FC TWENTE!
A game that I think on paper we should have won so a little disappointed but well done Jamie. The stat that matters “shots on target” 6 a piece so I guess a reasonable result.
⭐️Ken Keeley⭐️ (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
SCHALKE BEAT AJAX TO STAY IN SECOND!
Immobile scores winner again but also misses a penalty
D2: ESPANYOL AND SAO PAULO WIN TO KEEP PRESSURE ON LEVANTE (Matchday 17)
Fenerbahçe Bounce Back with Emphatic Win
Thomas: "Still a long way to go to to be safe."
From bad to worse for Standard Liège
Reynolds: "Another defeat another play sent off after a long injury. Nothing really going our way."
ESPANYOL STUN CELTA VIGO!
March, Müller and Senesi on target in impressive away win
That was arguably the best we've played this season, we created a lot and took our chances. Very pleased to get back to winning ways in the league.
Glen Mullan (RCD Espanyol)
SAO PAULO EDGE PAST HOFFENHEIM
Goals from Jota and Terrier
We started the game well and got our goals and took the foot of the gas which allowed them back in but we done enough over the 90 minutes to deserve the victory.
Scott Mckenzie (São Paulo FC)
D1: PORTO AND ATLETI FIND FORM (Matchday 17)
Genoa and Manchester City Draw in Thriller
When you look at the table it is quite clear what the problem is - goals. Essentially I have a LWB playing as a Left-Winger and a Right sided Midfielder playing as a Right-winger! I won't mention the striker. I've been aware of this for quite some time. . .
Alex McLean (Manchester City)
Barcelona and Arsenal Play out Boring Draw
Porto Spoil Foxes Run
Big party in portuguese team locker room, as they finally manage to win 2 league matches in a row! Goals from Salah, Kane and Ferran Torres. Important moment. Up to 9th. Hopefully we'll manage to get a proper run now and continue to climb some positions in Division 1 table.
André Guerra (FC Porto)
Atlético Madrid Edge Bayer Leverkusen
4 wins on the trot for rejuvenated Harmer
Top Journalist Toni Pinto Signs for Top 100!
UPDATE: As we approach the mid-season point, Toni is now ready with questions about your season so far.
World famous fictional Portuguese sports journalist Antonio Silva "Toni" Pinto has signed for the Top 100 blog, and will be conducting a series of interviews with Top 100 managers, writing them up and then publishing them here on the Top 100 blog at a later date.
The interview is in five parts: Introduction, Club Management, Tactics and Strategy, Success and Failure, and SM Worlds.
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