ScoRoss 799 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Quote Seedings The 34 teams were divided equally between seeded and unseeded clubs in accordance with the club coefficient rankings. Group 1 Seeded Celtic (SCO) Legia Warszawa (POL) Ferencváros (HUN) Unseeded Djurgårdens (SWE) Winner of preliminary round: Drita (KOS)/Linfield (NIR) KR Reykjavík (ISL) Group 2 Seeded Crvena zvezda (SRB) Sheriff (MDA) Sarajevo (BIH) Unseeded Fola Esch (LUX) Connah's Quay (WAL) Europa (GIB) Group 3 Seeded Ludogorets (BUL) CFR Cluj (ROU) Omonia (CYP) Unseeded Budućnost Podgorica (MNE) Ararat-Armenia (ARM) Floriana (MLT) Group 4 Seeded Astana (KAZ) Qarabağ (AZE) Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) Unseeded Dynamo Brest (BLR) Riga (LVA) Tirana (ALB) Sileks (MKD) Group 5 Seeded Molde (NOR) Dundalk (IRL) Slovan Bratislava (SVK) Sūduva (LTU) Unseeded Flora Tallinn (EST) KÍ (FRO) Celje (SVN) KuPS (FIN) How the draw will work The UEFA administration formed groups for the draw to avoid clubs without an approved stadium being drawn against each other, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. For each group, two pots are prepared; one for the seeded teams and the other for the unseeded teams. For each group, the balls containing the names of the seeded teams will be placed in one bowl and the balls containing the names of the unseeded teams will be put into another bowl. One ball will be taken from each bowl and placed in a large empty bowl in the middle, where they will be shuffled. The club drawn first plays the single leg of the tie at home if no fixture reversals apply. The same procedure is carried out with the remaining balls to complete all the pairings of the first group and then repeated to determine the pairings for the remaining groups. What happens next? Ties take place on 18 or 19 August, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required. Winners advance to the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round; all losing sides progress to the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Draw for the First Qualifying round takes place at 11am GMT today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 9, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 9, 2020 Celtic to play Reykjavik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Quote First qualifying round ties: 18/19 August Ferencváros (HUN) vs Djurgården (SWE) Celtic (SCO) vs KR Reykjavík (ISL) Legia Warszawa (POL) vs Drita (KOS)/Linfield (NIR) Sheriff (MDA) vs Fola Esch (LUX) Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL) vs Sarajevo (BIH) Crvena zvezda (SRB) vs Europa (GIB) Budućnost Podgorica (MNE) vs Ludogorets (BUL) Ararat-Armenia (ARM) vs Omonia (CYP) Floriana (MLT) vs CFR Cluj (ROU) Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) vs Riga (LVA) Qarabağ (AZE) vs Sileks (MKD) Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) vs Tirana (ALB) Dynamo Brest (BLR) vs Astana (KAZ) Molde (NOR) vs KuPS (FIN) Flora Tallinn (EST) vs Sūduva (LTU) Celje (SVN) vs Dundalk (IRL) KÍ (FRO) vs Slovan Bratislava (SVK) Dundalk get probably the toughest tie they could have got, drawn away to Slovenian champions Celje. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Quote Champions Path Group 1 Seeded Celtic (SCO)/KR Reykjavík (ISL) GNK Dinamo (CRO) Young Boys (SUI) Unseeded Floriana (MLT)/CFR Cluj (ROU) Ferencváros (HUN)/Djurgården (SWE) KÍ (FRO)/Slovan Bratislava (SVK) Group 2 Seeded Legia Warszawa (POL)/Drita (KOS)/Linfield (NIR) Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)/Riga (LVA) Molde (NOR)/KuPS (FIN) Unseeded Celje (SVN)/Dundalk (IRL) Flora Tallinn (EST)/Sūduva (LTU) Ararat-Armenia (ARM)/Omonia (CYP) Group 3 Seeded Dynamo Brest (BLR)/Astana (KAZ) Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)/Ludogorets (BUL) Crvena zvezda (SRB)/Europa (GIB) Qarabağ (AZE)/Sileks (MKD) Unseeded Midtjylland (DEN) Sheriff (MDA)/Fola Esch (LUX) Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL)/Sarajevo (BIH) Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)/Tirana (ALB) League Path Seeded Beşiktaş (TUR) Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) Rapid Wien (AUT) Unseeded PAOK (GRE) AZ Alkmaar (NED) Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) Second round draw later this morning. Celtic fans' eyes probably lit up when seeing Cluj as a possible opponent in the draw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Quote Champions Path Floriana (MLT)/CFR Cluj (ROU) vs GNK Dinamo (CRO) Young Boys (SUI) vs KÍ (FRO)/Slovan Bratislava (SVK) Celtic (SCO)/KR Reykjavík (ISL) vs Ferencváros (HUN)/Djurgården (SWE) Flora Tallinn (EST)/Sūduva (LTU) vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)/Riga (LVA) Legia Warszawa (POL)/Drita (KOS)/Linfield (NIR) vs Ararat-Armenia (ARM)/Omonia (CYP) Celje (SVN)/Dundalk (IRL) vs Molde (NOR)/KuPS (FIN) Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)/Ludogorets (BUL) vs Midtjylland (DEN) Dynamo Brest (BLR)/Astana (KAZ) vs Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL)/Sarajevo (BIH) Qarabağ (AZE)/Sileks (MKD) vs Sheriff (MDA)/Fola Esch (LUX) Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)/Tirana (ALB) vs Crvena zvezda (SRB)/Europa (GIB) League Path AZ Alkmaar (NED) vs Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) PAOK (GRE) vs Beşiktaş (TUR) Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) vs Rapid Wien (AUT) Another home draw for Celtic, and potentially for Dundalk too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Linfield may be the first, and probably not last, team to get a bye because of the pandemic. Can only imagine what might be different if it happened to a team like Milan or Tottenham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Irish champions Dundalk lost to Slovenian champions Celje last night in Hungary, and have 'parted company' with their manager this morning. Quite a brutal world. The draw is almost set for next week, with the only tie remaining being played tonight. Quote Champions Path CFR Cluj (ROU) vs GNK Dinamo (CRO) Young Boys (SUI) vs KÍ (FRO)/Slovan Bratislava (SVK) Celtic (SCO) vs Ferencváros (HUN) Sūduva (LTU) vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) Legia Warszawa (POL) vs Omonia (CYP) Celje (SVN) vs Molde (NOR) Ludogorets (BUL) vs Midtjylland (DEN) Dynamo Brest (BLR) vs Sarajevo (BIH) Qarabağ (AZE) vs Sheriff (MDA) Tirana (ALB) vs Crvena zvezda (SRB) League Path AZ Alkmaar (NED) vs Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) PAOK (GRE) vs Beşiktaş (TUR) Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) vs Rapid Wien (AUT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Slovan Bratislava to become the next team thrown out the Champions League because of positive Covid tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 21, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 21, 2020 Mad how they've still got the team they're playing warming up and seemingly not told them that Bratislava won't be turning up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Another day, another farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 25, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2020 Besiktas losing against PAOK. Thought they'd be certs to qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 26, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2020 Celtic losing to Ferencvaros early on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Stan said: Celtic losing to Ferencvaros early on... DId you see that AZ scored 3 goals after 90 minutes to come back from 1-0 and beat Plzen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Stan said: Celtic losing to Ferencvaros early on... And no Eduoard in the team. Has Ajeti and Klimala, their other strikers on the bench, and have Ryan Christie playing as a striker... Thoroughly odd team selection here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 26, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, Eco said: DId you see that AZ scored 3 goals after 90 minutes to come back from 1-0 and beat Plzen? It went to extra time mate AZ scored in 5th minute of stoppage time to take it to ET. 12 minutes ago, ScoRoss said: And no Eduoard in the team. Has Ajeti and Klimala, their other strikers on the bench, and have Ryan Christie playing as a striker... Thoroughly odd team selection here. Edouard leaving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Just now, Stan said: It went to extra time mate AZ scored in 5th minute of stoppage time to take it to ET. Ah, soccerway didn't say as much, just that they scored all the goals in ET. haha, I suppose that makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Stan said: It went to extra time mate AZ scored in 5th minute of stoppage time to take it to ET. Edouard leaving He's injured. But doesn't mean he's not leaving... Especially if it finishes this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 26, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2020 26 minutes ago, ScoRoss said: He's injured. But doesn't mean he's not leaving... Especially if it finishes this way. If Celtic lose do they drop in to Europa League or is that it for them in Europe this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 26, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2020 Ryan Christie scores an equaliser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, Stan said: If Celtic lose do they drop in to Europa League or is that it for them in Europe this season? Think every team in Champions League qualifying just drops into the Europa League qualifiers if they get knocked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Celtic behind again... An embarrassing performance by them tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 26, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2020 And Celtic are out of the CL already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Celtic out the Champions League. Every club interested in Eduoard will have their ears pricked up now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,363 Posted August 26, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2020 I'm guessing it does also count, but as another 'shock', Legia Warsaw have been knocked out to Cypriots Omonia and Ludogorets lose to Midtjylland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 799 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Two years in a row that Celtic have fallen apart at home in the Champions League. £8 million worth of strikers on the bench, and Lennon doesn't make a sub until the 78th minute. Scott Brown is clearly done at this level and offered them nothing in attack and was too slow to deal with their counter attacks. And still... Is on for the entire match. As for their new £5 million goalkeeper, their second goal isn't a great look for him. 11 minutes ago, Stan said: I'm guessing it does also count, but as another 'shock', Legia Warsaw have been knocked out to Cypriots Omonia and Ludogorets lose to Midtjylland. Poland are 29th in the UEFA coefficient, Cyprus are 16th. Polish clubs have a horrific record in European competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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