Champions League 16/17

[Doctor Bojan_]

Need a future City leg end to pull them out of it.

Actually quite intrigued to see how Roberts will go in England, looked well short of it in the pre-season last year but the loan spell has done wonders for him.

hopefully Rodgers plays him. Is it common for City to do 2 year loans?

 

[moomba]

hopefully Rodgers plays him. Is it common for City to do 2 year loans?

We've had a couple. Think this one was an 18 month job but he really looked a long way off when he arrived.

 

[The City Boyz]

Big fight between PAOK and Ajax fans...

 

[Fryer Tuck]

Wow, maybe I should just rename this thread the 'lolbrodge' topic, because that's all what it seems to be.

Anyway, here are the results for the first leg:


Fenerbache take the lead against Monaco. Newboys Rostov doing an admirable job against Aderlecht. Astana should be disappointed against their efforts against Celtic at home. Really should've done better.

Not much in surprise results in all honesty, pretty much what was expected. (Unless Qarabag drawing against Plzen rocks your boat.)

 

[RossFC]

Would be massive for PAOK to get past Ajax.

 

[FAITH]

 

[go you pups]

Irish side Dundalk beat BATE Borisov 3-1 on agg

Also means Dundalk are guaranteed EL GS now, great result for Irish football

 

[WealstoneRaider]

Irish side Dundalk beat BATE Borisov 3-1 on agg

Also means Dundalk are guaranteed EL GS now, great result for Irish football

There's not much difference now between Irish and Scottish league football. It's incredible how far Scottish football has fallen

 

[go you pups]

There's not much difference now between Irish and Scottish league football. It's incredible how far Scottish football has fallen

Interesting that

Still plenty of lower league types (Championship/L1) that go to and from the SPL that I've heard of

Rarely hear of them in the Irish league though, just mainly Irish home growns or Conference level types

 

[The City Boyz]

Massive crowd expected for PAOK vs Ajax..

 

[The Final Word]

Play off round
Champions route
Seeds
Viktoria Plzen
Red Bull Salzburg
Celtic
APOEL
Legia

Unseeded
Dinamo Zagreb
Ludogret Razgrad
Copenhagen
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Dundalk

Non champions route
Seeded
Man City
Porto
Villareal
Ajax
Borussia Monchengladbach

Unseeded
Roma
Steaua
Monaco
Young Boys
Rostov

 

[moomba]

Be shocked if we don't get Roma.

 

[Fryer Tuck]

Be shocked if we don't get Roma.

And cue you guys getting knocked out by Rostov due to harsh conditions in Russia.

On the other hand, I just feel like we're guaranteed to get Atletico, you can've have a Leicester European adventure without Atletico.


Also, the results for the Third Qualifying Round:


A good comeback win for Young Boys (Seriously, Juve isn't much better either.) Rostov shock Anderlecht, Monaco taking it in a thriller, and Ajax held their nerve for the win. APOEL does what APOEL does, the Beer team shock Olympiacos, Razgard put Red Star in their plale (Yes! Don't have to deal with them!) Plzen knock out last year's surprise package Qarabag, and probably what has come to a major shock to most... Celtic win to put Astana (who were also a surprise package last season) out of the CL.

Oh, and Dundalk did the job against BATE, fantastic achievement that. It's totally going to be Celtic vs Dundalk, the occasion was built for this.


The Playoff Round draw will be published here tomorrow... unless the City boys beat me to the punch. We're finally getting close towards the stage where this topic can sustain itself without my assistance.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Here's hoping City and Porto bomb out... Right now. Won't happen though

 

[go you pups]

Here's hoping City and Porto bomb out... Right now. Won't happen though

Yep, hopefully one of them gets rolled by Roma and the other has a massive choke, can see Porto crashing out but not City





So we are 16th currently, but likely drop to 18th when Porto and City qualify

I'm surprised Shakhtar crashed out to Young Boys

 

[RossFC]

Draw on EuroSport in just under 30mins.

 

[RossFC]

Man City, Celtic and Ajax should go through with ease.

Porto vs Roma and Villarreal vs Monaco should be good.

 

[Magma]

great away trip for the fans

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Yep, hopefully one of them gets rolled by Roma and the other has a massive choke, can see Porto crashing out but not City

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So we are 16th currently, but likely drop to 18th when Porto and City qualify

I'm surprised Shakhtar crashed out to Young Boys

Porto v Roma.. Interesting.

Probably too much to ask for bucuresti to do us a solid.

 

[Magma]

full draw with pretty graphic

villarreal/monaco another which should be good.

 

[balmainforever]

Actually liking our draw for a change. Should be getting through the side from Israel.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Carn the Beer Sheilas

 

[Magma]

hapoel good times

 

[Magma]

none of the players in the pic are at steaua anymore

accidental banter. city that.

 

[go you pups]

none of the players in the pic are at steaua anymore

accidental banter. city that.

I hate City's new crest

Too alike to NYC/MC

The eagle should've been incorporated somewhere also