UCL Draw Thread

[Jase 43,479]

Why Celtic didn't play at Celtic Park?

The stadium was used for the Commonwealth Games in Scotland..

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

Champions League play-off draw:

Besiktas v Arsenal

I would actually piss myself laughing if Besiktas could actually beat and knockout Arsenal from the UEFA Champions League Season.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Do the losers get kicked out of Europe completely or do they go to the Europa League?

[Madmax 9,219]

Do the losers get kicked out of Europe completely or do they go to the Europa League?

Champions Route

The first qualifying round sees the champions of the countries ranked 50 to 53 in UEFA competition play two two-legged ties. The two winners of those ties progress to the second qualifying round where they are joined by the champions of the 32 countries ranked 17 to 49 (except Liechtenstein).

The victorious sides from those 17 ties join the champions from the countries ranked 14 to 16 in the third qualifying round. The winners of these 10 ties go through to the play-off round. The winners of these five ties, which take place on a home and away basis, reach the group stages of the Champions League

League Route

The third-placed team from the sixth-ranked member association starts in the third qualifying round alongside the runners-up from the associations ranked 7 to 15.

The winners of these five ties go through to the play-off round where they are joined by the fourth-placed teams from the member associations ranked 1 to 3, and the third-placed sides from the associations ranked 4 and 5. The teams that emerge victorious from these five ties go through to the group stages of the Champions League.

Teams in the Champions Route cannot meet those in the League route.

Teams who lose in the third qualifying round go into the Europa League play-offs.

The five teams who lose in the Champions League play-off round enter the Europa League group stages.

Teams who finish third in each of the Champions League groups go into the Europa League round of 32.

[Skau13 21]

Silly mistake by Legia. Shoulf know better.

Not great draws for the Scandinavians. Hoping Aalborg pulls through

[The Chels 2,502]

Rules are rules though. It's a simple black and white rule in this case and it's nonsensical how clubs can make such silly mistake really.

Uefa are hardly consistent though. This seems completely unjust to me.

However, in 2010, Uefa fined Debrecen £15,000 but rejected a protest from opponents Litex Lovech, who wanted the Hungarian side kicked out of the tournament for fielding an ineligible player.

Debrecen argued that they fielded Peter Mate in good faith as a substitute in Bulgaria when they were leading 4-1 on aggregate.

Uefa ruled that Debrecen had "no interest in fielding this player for the three last minutes of additional time, when the score was so clearly in its favour".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28693855

[zolayes 14,489]

Uefa are hardly consistent though. This seems completely unjust to me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28693855

Celtic got fucking lucky

[Jase 43,479]

Uefa are hardly consistent though. This seems completely unjust to me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28693855

Well true but think that is another issue if we want to talk about the way UEFA handles such matter, no?

[sdrcfc 461]

Can't blame Celtic.

[Jase 43,479]

Looking forward to Napoli v Athletic Bilbao tonight. Should be a really good game.

And I'll be updating the results of the UCL play-off ties in the first post of this thread.

[Jase 43,479]

First leg play-off ties results tonight:

Besiktas 0-0 Arsenal (Ramsey sent off)

FC Copenhagen 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen

Napoli 1-1 Athletic Bilbao

RB Salzburg 2-1 Malmo FF

Steaua Bucharest 1-0 Ludogorets Razgrad

Tomorrow's ties:

Aalborg v APOEL

Lille v FC Porto

NK Maribor v Celtic

Slovan Bratislava v BATE Borisov

Standard Liege v Zenit St. Petersburg

Second leg will be played next week.

[Namika 922]

I want us to play against Dortmund in the group stage. RM and Liverpool would be dream knock-out games too. Exciting season.

[Jase 43,479]

First leg play-off ties results:

Yesterday

Besiktas 0-0 Arsenal (Ramsey sent off)

FC Copenhagen 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen

Napoli 1-1 Athletic Bilbao

RB Salzburg 2-1 Malmo FF

Steaua Bucharest 1-0 Ludogorets Razgrad

Today

Aalborg 1-1 APOEL

Lille 0-1 FC Porto

NK Maribor 1-1 Celtic

Slovan Bratislava 1-1 BATE Borisov

Standard Liege 0-1 Zenit St. Petersburg

Second leg next week.

[iseah100 5,612]

Hector Herrera scores for Porto! !! Kid is destined for a top top club.

[Caeruleus 1,148]

Message to the North (you know what I mean): The true pride of London = CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB