Who Could We Face In The CL Qualifier

[Nebraska Red]

According to SKY.

 

Unseeded clubs who Liverpool could face (five from these clubs): Sporting Lisbon**, Hoffenheim, Viktoria Plzen*, CSKA Moscow*, Club Brugge*, Steaua Bucharest*, Young Boys*, Nice*, Istanbul Basaksehir or Besiktas*, 2nd place side in Greek league* (currently PAOK).

 

 

[Jarg Armani]

So are these all playing each other in the 3rd qualifying round?

[Falconhoof]

Its always nice to meet up with Young Boys.

[cymrococh]

What do the stars mean?

[Tosh]

Brugge or Steaua to go with our nice new old kit

[Molby]

Today I booked hotels with free cancellation for both possible dates in Hoffenheim, Bucharest and Lisbon

Will do Nice, Bruges, Plzen and Berne tomorrow

 

f*** off FSG

Edited May 22, 2017 by Molby

[RP]

Formatting, ffs

Today I booked hotels with free cancellation for both possible dates in Hoffenheim, Bucharest and Lisbon

Will do Nice, Bruges, Plzen and Berne tomorrow

 

f*** off FSG

Book a twin please. I'll come. It's in the best interests of all of us

[Murphman]

When do we find out?

[RBM]

When do we find out?

You'll only forget anyway

[Jarg Armani]

When do we find out?

Not til 8th august if I read it correctly

[Benitez]

What do the stars mean?

 

 

 

the double star by Sporting is I'm pressuming cos they may end up being seeded, if by some miracle Ajax win the Europa league.

[Tobes Rafa]

Why does everyone say it will be a miracle if Ajax win? You've all seen United play this season, right?

[Benitez]

Why does everyone say it will be a miracle if Ajax win? You've all seen United play this season, right?

 

 

 

yes, and I've also seen how Ajax play.  However s***e United are, they can defend. Something Ajax don't see to be intersted in or able to do. 

[Hassony]

Why does everyone say it will be a miracle if Ajax win? You've all seen United play this season, right?

Mourinho will play for a 0-0 draw

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

they'll still win.

 

Because they're c****

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Q R1 - 10 teams 

Q R2 - 5 winners + 29 new teams

Q R3 - 30 teams, losers go into UEFA Cup QR

 

19 June - draw for R1 & R2, games 27/28 June & 4/5 July

11/12 July & 18/19 July R2 games

 

Draw for R3 14 July

 

R3 games - 25/26 July & 1/2 Aug

 

Playoff Draw 4 Aug (Obama & my daughter's birthdays so take those as a great omen)

 

15/16 & 22/23 Aug for Playoff Games

 

12 sept Group stage starts.

 

We'll get Bayern & Feyenoord & lament that 2 legends didn't hang on another season

[Swipe]

Not til 8th august if I read it correctly

Draw is august 4th I think.

[Murphman]

You'll only forget anyway

 

Forget what?

[Molby]

Formatting, ffs

 

Book a twin please. I'll come. It's in the best interests of all of us

I've booked all kinds

 

Flexibility is the keyword in my approach to his project

 

I think I want Brugges

Old times sake plus drive there for much cheapness

Then reinvest the savings in a s*** ton of mussels, chips and v strong beer

 

Or Lisbon

Edited May 23, 2017 by Molby

[Sion]

If we win the qualifier it looks likely we'll be in pot 3 for the group stage draw.

Now that pot 1 has only champions, pot 2 is the pot of death.

Which means we'd definitely get one of Barca, Atletico Madrid, PSG, Dortmund, Sevilla, Porto

 

So if we get unlucky and draw one of the 3 biggies from pot 1 - Real, Bayern, Juventus - our group could conceivably look something like Bayern, Barca, Liverpool, Roma or Real, Dortmund, Liverpool, Celtic

 

The best case scenario would be something like Shaktar, Porto, Liverpool, Copenhagen

Edited May 28, 2017 by Sion

[Bailo]

So if we get unlucky and draw one of the 3 biggies from pot 1 - Real, Bayern, Juventus - our group could conceivably look something like Bayern, Barca, Liverpool, Roma or Real, Dortmund, Liverpool, Celtic

A group of 7 with us in twice would defo be unlucky.

[Leo No.8]

Be fun playing the big boys at Anfield.

 

Bring it on.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

update from the Echo

 

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpools-champions-league-play-opponent-13105963

 

Viktora Plzen (Czech Republic ) - finished second, 10 points behind winners Slavia Prague

CSKA Moscow (Russia) - finished second, seven points behind Spartak Moscow and one point ahead of Zenit

Club Brugge (Belgium) - finished second, two points behind Anderlecht

Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) - finished third, behind champions Benfica and second place Porto

Steaua Bucharest (Romania) - finished second behind Viitorul

Young Boys (Switzerland) - second to regular pests FC Basel by a whopping 17 points

Nice (France) - third behind champions Monaco and second-placed PSG

Hoffenheim (Germany) - fourth, two points behind third-placed Dortmund and 20 behind champions Bayern Munich

Istanbul BB (Turkey) - second behind champions Besiktas and well ahead of Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.

The final possible opponent will come from Greece where a four-team play-off series is underway.

AEK Athens , PAOK based in Thessaloniki or Panathinaikos from Athens are still in contention to win the play-off spot.

If Ajax or Kiev failed to get through their play-off round, then Plzen and then CSKA Moscow would move up and become seeds, meaning Liverpool could not draw them after all.

[Hightown Phil]

Young Boys is the most favourable one here I think, isn't it?

[DazzlaJ]

Young Boys is the most favourable one here I think, isn't it?

If you're Rolf Harris