yessss !!!
here we go - the best part of the football season
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2021 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw
Group 1
Fola Esch (LUX) vs Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)*
Slovan Bratislava (SVK)* vs Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Malmö (SWE)* vs Riga FC (LVA)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) vs Legia Warszawa (POL)*
Group 2
Connah’s Quay Nomads (WAL) vs Alashkert (ARM)*
HJK Helsinki (FIN) vs Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)*
CFR Cluj (ROU)* vs Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Shkëndija (MKD)* vs Mura (SVN)
Group 3
Teuta (ALB) vs Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)*
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)* vs Neftçi (AZE)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) vs Kairat Almaty (KAZ)*
Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)* vs Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
Group 4
Ferencváros (HUN)* vs Winners of the preliminary round**
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)* vs Linfield (NIR)
Flora Tallinn (EST)* vs Hibernians (MLT)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)* vs Valur (ISL)
*Seeded teams
**One of Folgore (SMR) / Prishtina (KOS) / HB Tórshavn (FRO) / Inter Club d’Escaldes (AND)
Oooft!!
yep unseeded - that’s rough
Second qualifying round draw is today.
Seeding groups
Champions path
Group 1:
Seeded
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) / Valur (ISL)
Young Boys (SUI)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) / Legia Warszawa (POL)
Unseeded
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) / Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Flora Tallinn (EST) / Hibernians (MLT)
Omonoia (CYP)
Group 2:
Seeded
Olympiacos (GRE)
Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Teuta (ALB) / Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Unseeded
Connah’s Quay Nomads (WAL) / Alashkert FC (ARM)
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) / Neftçi (AZE)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) / Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Group 3:
Seeded
Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) / Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
Malmö (SWE) / Riga FC (LVA)
CFR Cluj (ROU) / Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Ferencváros (HUN) / Winners of the Preliminary round*
Unseeded
Shkëndija (MKD) / Mura (SVN)
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) / Linfield (NIR)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) / Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
Fola Esch (LUX) / Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
*One of Folgore (SMR) / Prishtina (KOS) / HB Tórshavn (FRO) / Inter Club d’Escaldes (AND)
League path
Seeded
Celtic (SCO)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Sparta Praha (CZE)
Unseeded
Rapid Wien (AUT)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Midtjylland (DEN)
What happens next?
Ties take place on 20/21 and 27/28 July, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required. Winners advance to the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (draw on 19 July), and will be assured of a group stage place in either the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League.
Champions path losing sides progress to the UEFA Europa League champions path third qualifying round, while league path losing sides go into the Europa League main path third qualifying round.
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Celtic v Midtjylland
Sviatchenko back with that mob? No doubt have the game of his life if so. Was never the worst to be fair
Second qualifying round draw
Champions path
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) / Valur (ISL) vs Omonoia (CYP)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) / Shamrock Rovers (IRL) vs Young Boys (SUI)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) / Legia Warszawa (POL) vs Flora Tallinn (EST) / Hibernians (MLT)
Connah’s Quay Nomads (WAL) / Alashkert FC (ARM) vs Teuta (ALB) / Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Olympiacos (GRE) vs Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) / Neftçi (AZE)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) / Kairat Almaty (KAZ) vs Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Fola Esch (LUX) / Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) vs CFR Cluj (ROU) / Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Malmö (SWE) / Riga FC (LVA) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN) / Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
Ferencváros (HUN) / Winners of the Preliminary round vs Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) / Linfield (NIR)*
Shkëndija (MKD) / Mura (SVN) vs Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) / Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
*One of Folgore (SMR) / Prishtina (KOS) / HB Tórshavn (FRO) / Inter Club d’Escaldes (AND)
League path
Rapid Wien (AUT) vs Sparta Praha (CZE)
Celtic (SCO) vs Midtjylland (DEN)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) vs Galatasaray (TUR)
SRFC have just KO’d v Slovan Bratislava
Linfield were beaten 3-1 last night in Lithuania in their first venture as a fully full time set up
no away goals this year
Daniel O Shaughnessy fresh from the Euros was back in action for HJK Helsinki last night also as they won 3-1 against Budnocost Podrogica
I wonder do Dinamo Zagreb have Gavranovic and Orsic in action later v Valur?
1-0 slovan
Away goals no longer “count double”, correct?
Correct
Will save tortured explanations by George Hamilton later in comp when he’s behind the mic.
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Also the TFK staple that “ that goal changes nothing much”
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Poor stuff from Rovers so far. Heat hasn’t been kind mind you
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What channel mate?
Was on HesG. Its just over now though
Bollix. Looked for it but couldn’t find it.
Diving hun rat Weiss got a peno at the end that never was. Big Al saves his peno and rebound to just about keep the tie alive.
2-0 FT
second legs tonight
Id give Linfield a sniff at turning over the Lituanians but Rovers are too far behind i feel v Slovan who are a differemt beast
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