UEFA Champions League Thread 08/09

calcutta · 08-01-2008, 07:20 AM

You may think i'm getting ahead of myself, but not only have the first legs of the 2nd round of Qualifiers been played, the draw for the 3rd round of qualifiers - where the big names start appearing, and perhaps start falling - is to be made later today at 12.00 Central European Time - LINK.

Seeded Teams
Liverpool
FC Barcelona
Arsenal
Schalke 04
Juventus
Rangers / Kaunas
Marseille
Steaua Bucharest
Panathinaikos / Dinamo Tblisi
Goteborg / FC Basel
Olympiacos
Fenerbahce / MTK Budapest
Shakhtar Donetsk
Anderlecht / BATE Borisov
Fiorentina
Spartak Moscow

Unseeded Teams
Atletico Madrid
FC Sheriff / Sparta Prague
Drogheda Utd / Dynamo Kyiv
Levski Sofia
Slavia Prague
Galatasaray
Inter Baki / Partizan Belgrade
Vitoria Guimaraes
Domzale / Dinamo Zagreb
Beitar Jerusalem / Wisla Krakow
Standard Liege
FC Twente
Tampere Utd / Artmedia Petržalka
Aalborg BK / FK Modriča
SK Brann / Ventspils
Anorthosis Famagusta FC / Rapid Vienna

Where teams are separated by a ' / ' it means that those teams are contesting a 2nd qualifying round matchup and the winners are to be decided.

As you can see, there some significant names in the unseeded half including Gala, Atletico and Dynamo Kyiv if they progress, so there is potential for a mouth-watering matchup before the group stage!

calcutta · 08-01-2008, 07:35 AM

Turns out the CL draw has already taken place...that's what i get for not bothering to try and find out what the current European time is

Results of Third Qualifying Round Draw
Anorthosis / Rapid Vienna v Olympiakos
Vitoria Guimaraes v Goteborg / Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk v Domzale / Dinamo Zagreb
Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid
Aalborg / Modrica v Rangers/Kaunas
FC Barcelona v Beitar Jerusalem/Wisla Krakow
Levski Sofia v Anderlecht / BATE Borisov
Standard Liege v Liverpool
Inter Baku / Partizan Belgrade v Fenerbahce / MTK Budapest
FC Twente v Arsenal
Spartak Moscow v Drogheda Utd / Dynamo Kiev
Juventus v Tampere Utd / Artmedia
Brann / Ventspils v Marseille
Fiorentina v Slavia Prague
Galatasaray v Steaua Bucharest
Panathinaikos / Dinamo Tbilisi v Sheriff Tiraspol / Sparta Prague

First legs to be played August 12/13, return legs are on 26/27.

Qb · 08-01-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by calcutta


	Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid

Looks like we only get one 'name' match-up. Glad to see Arsenal got a manageable tie with FC Twente as I'm sure that they'll need some time to gel after a tumultuous summer...

miget33 · 08-01-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Qb


	Looks like we only get one 'name' match-up. Glad to see Arsenal got a manageable tie with FC Twente as I'm sure that they'll need some time to gel after a tumultuous summer...

Steve McClaren's return to England should be fun.

Qb · 08-01-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by miget33


	Steve McClaren's return to England should be fun.

Is that [Twente] where he went? I completely forgot about that...

miget33 · 08-01-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Qb


	Is that [Twente] where he went? I completely forgot about that...

Yep that's where he landed, The English media is going to have a field day, when comes back.

Meazza · 08-02-2008, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by calcutta


	You may think i'm getting ahead of myself...

It's never too early to start talking Champions League football

calcutta · 08-05-2008, 11:23 PM

A couple of the 2nd round, return legs have already been played:

Kaunas 2-1 Rangers (Kaunas wins 2-1 on aggregate

)
Ventspils 2-2 Brann (Brann win 2-2 on the away goals rule)

Those results affect the 3rd round matchups thusly:
Aalborg / Modrica v Kaunas
Brann v Marseille

So with the first matchup, we'll be guaranteed to see another 'new' team in the UCL proper this season, along with Romania's CFR Cluj, who qualified directly for the group stages.

The remaining 2nd legs will be played tomorrow. Keep an eye on it HERE.

TheUglyOrgan · 08-06-2008, 12:21 AM

Darn, now we won't be treated to more exciting European football from Rangers...

calcutta · 08-06-2008, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TheUglyOrgan


	Darn, now we won't be treated to more exciting European football from Rangers...

They'll be demoted to the UEFA Cup, joining the AC Milans of the world.

EDIT: Yep you're right...just read that UEFA Cup football is not a consolation prize if you lose in the second round, so Rangers are out for good already! My bad.

08-01-2008, 07:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
calcutta MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,917	UEFA Champions League Thread 08/09 You may think i'm getting ahead of myself, but not only have the first legs of the 2nd round of Qualifiers been played, the draw for the 3rd round of qualifiers - where the big names start appearing, and perhaps start falling - is to be made later today at 12.00 Central European Time - LINK. Seeded Teams Liverpool FC Barcelona Arsenal Schalke 04 Juventus Rangers / Kaunas Marseille Steaua Bucharest Panathinaikos / Dinamo Tblisi Goteborg / FC Basel Olympiacos Fenerbahce / MTK Budapest Shakhtar Donetsk Anderlecht / BATE Borisov Fiorentina Spartak Moscow Unseeded Teams Atletico Madrid FC Sheriff / Sparta Prague Drogheda Utd / Dynamo Kyiv Levski Sofia Slavia Prague Galatasaray Inter Baki / Partizan Belgrade Vitoria Guimaraes Domzale / Dinamo Zagreb Beitar Jerusalem / Wisla Krakow Standard Liege FC Twente Tampere Utd / Artmedia Petržalka Aalborg BK / FK Modriča SK Brann / Ventspils Anorthosis Famagusta FC / Rapid Vienna Where teams are separated by a ' / ' it means that those teams are contesting a 2nd qualifying round matchup and the winners are to be decided. As you can see, there some significant names in the unseeded half including Gala, Atletico and Dynamo Kyiv if they progress, so there is potential for a mouth-watering matchup before the group stage!

08-01-2008, 07:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
calcutta MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,917	Re: UEFA Champions League Thread 08/09 Turns out the CL draw has already taken place...that's what i get for not bothering to try and find out what the current European time is Results of Third Qualifying Round Draw Anorthosis / Rapid Vienna v Olympiakos Vitoria Guimaraes v Goteborg / Basel Shakhtar Donetsk v Domzale / Dinamo Zagreb Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid Aalborg / Modrica v Rangers/Kaunas FC Barcelona v Beitar Jerusalem/Wisla Krakow Levski Sofia v Anderlecht / BATE Borisov Standard Liege v Liverpool Inter Baku / Partizan Belgrade v Fenerbahce / MTK Budapest FC Twente v Arsenal Spartak Moscow v Drogheda Utd / Dynamo Kiev Juventus v Tampere Utd / Artmedia Brann / Ventspils v Marseille Fiorentina v Slavia Prague Galatasaray v Steaua Bucharest Panathinaikos / Dinamo Tbilisi v Sheriff Tiraspol / Sparta Prague First legs to be played August 12/13, return legs are on 26/27.

08-05-2008, 11:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
calcutta MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,917	Re: UEFA Champions League Thread 08/09 A couple of the 2nd round, return legs have already been played: Kaunas 2-1 Rangers (Kaunas wins 2-1 on aggregate ) Ventspils 2-2 Brann (Brann win 2-2 on the away goals rule) Those results affect the 3rd round matchups thusly: Aalborg / Modrica v Kaunas Brann v Marseille So with the first matchup, we'll be guaranteed to see another 'new' team in the UCL proper this season, along with Romania's CFR Cluj, who qualified directly for the group stages. The remaining 2nd legs will be played tomorrow. Keep an eye on it HERE.

08-06-2008, 12:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
TheUglyOrgan MVP OVR: 11 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 1,206	Re: UEFA Champions League Thread 08/09 Darn, now we won't be treated to more exciting European football from Rangers...

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