2014-15 UEFA Champions League

miroslavklose

grenache wrote: »

Is the Celtic game on tv tonight guys?

I've trawled through the tv listings and can't see any mention of it

Obviously you know now it wasn't on, but the reason is that Celtic withheld the rights in order, it seems, to ensure as many people as possible bought tickets. Which, given the game was in Edinburgh, seems a bit rich of them. They had apparently put a really high price on them to discourage bids, but Polish TV calle their bluff and they managed to weasel out of it. Strange one.

citytillidie

Play-Off Seeding

Champions route
Seeded: FC Salzburg (AUT), FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU), APOEL FC (CYP), FC BATE Borisov (BLR), PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
Unseeded: NK Maribor (SVN), Legia Warszawa (POL), ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK), Malmö FF (SWE), Aalborg BK (DEN)

League route
Seeded: Arsenal FC (ENG), FC Porto (POR), FC Zenit (RUS), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER), SSC Napoli (ITA)
Unseeded: Athletic Club (ESP), LOSC Lille (FRA), FC København (DEN), R. Standard de Liège (BEL), Beşiktaş JK (TUR)

citytillidie

Play Off Round

Champions Route
NK Maribor (SVN) V Celtic FC (SCO)
FC Salzburg (AUT) V Malmö FF (SWE)
Aalborg BK (DEN) V APOEL FC (CYP)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) V PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V FC BATE Borisov (BLR)

League Route
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) V Arsenal FC (ENG)
R. Standard de Liège (BEL) V FC Zenit (RUS)
FC København (DEN) V Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
LOSC Lille (FRA) V FC Porto (POR)
SSC Napoli (ITA) V Athletic Club (ESP)

citytillidie

Tonight's game
Champions Route
FC Salzburg (AUT) 2 V 1 Malmö FF (SWE)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) 1 V 0PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)

League Route
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) 0 V 0 Arsenal FC (ENG)
FC København (DEN) 2 V 3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
SSC Napoli (ITA) 1 V 1 Athletic Club (ESP)

citytillidie

citytillidie wrote: »

SSC Napoli (ITA) V Athletic Club (ESP)

This could be intriguing

citytillidie

Tonight's Games
Champions Route
NK Maribor (SVN) 1 V 1 Celtic FC (SCO)
Aalborg BK (DEN) 1 V 1 APOEL FC (CYP)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 1 V 1 FC BATE Borisov (BLR)

League Route
R. Standard de Liège (BEL) 0 V 1 FC Zenit (RUS)
LOSC Lille (FRA) 0 V 1 FC Porto (POR)

citytillidie

Today's Games
Champions Route
Celtic FC (SCO) 0 V 1 NK Maribor (SVN) (Agg 1-2)
APOEL FC (CYP) 4 V 0 Aalborg BK (DEN) (Agg 5-1)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR) 3 V 0 ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) (Agg 4-1)

League Route
FC Zenit (RUS) 3 V 0 R. Standard de Liège (BEL) (Agg 4-0)
FC Porto (POR) 2 V 0 LOSC Lille (FRA) (Agg 3-0)

SherlockWatson

lovely free kick by Brahimi vs Lille.

citytillidie

Tonight's Games

Play-off Round
Champions Route
Malmö FF (SWE) 3 V 0 FC Salzburg (AUT) (Agg 4-2)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) 1 V 0 FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) (Agg 0-1) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) win on Pens 6-5

League Route
Arsenal FC (ENG) 1 V 0 Beşiktaş JK (TUR) (Agg 1-0)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) 4 V 0 FC København (DEN) (Agg 7-2)
Athletic Club (ESP) 3 V 1 SSC Napoli (ITA) (Agg 4-2)

Harry Palmr

RTE Newsnow (I think), SKY, TALKSPORT, BBC RADIO 5 LIVE.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/draws/index.html

No doubt we'll have to sit through about 45 minutes of utter 'song and dance' guff featuring creaking Champions League legends and some totty speaking broken English but its all part of the charm of the occasion *cough*

BOHSBOHS

1
RMadrid ,Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Benfica, AMadrid, Arsenal, Porto

2
Schalke, Dortmund., Juventus, PSG, Shaktar, Basel, ZenitSP, ManCity

3
Laverkusen, Olympiacos, CSKA Moscow,Ajax, Liverpool, Sporting, Galatasaray, Bilbao

4,
Anderlecht, Roma, APOEL, BATE, Maribor, Monaco, Malmo, Steau or Ludogorets

DildoFaggins

There could be possibly 2 groups of Death with Roma and Monaco in group 4 and Liverpool and Bilbao in group 3.

NoelJ

You forgot Manchester United...

ronjo

NoelJ wrote: »

You forgot Manchester United...

That hilarious joke didn't take long..

Knex*

Keep Liverpool away from Russia, and I'll be relatively happy. Screw that travelling.

Soups123

Sky sports 5 showing shoot out of Bucharest game, keeper sent off outfield player in goals

Not actually too bothered about who Liverpool get.

Just great to be back

double GG

If anyone want's a bit of fun, watch the penalties of the Ludogorets and Bucharest game on NOW!

Ludogorets keeper sent off after 118 mins and a defender is in goal for the shootout.

EDIT: Beaten to it.

Also the defender in goal is Romanian.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Penalties without a goalkeeper.. Will this oufirld plsyer be a hero?

Soups123

double GG wrote: »

If anyone want's a bit of fun, watch the penalties of the Ludogorets and Bucharest game on NOW!

Ludogorets keeper sent off after 118 mins and a defender is in goal for the shootout.

EDIT: Beaten to it.

Also the defender in goal is Romanian.

Yours definitely more descriptive!

Kharrell

Great drama this.

double GG

There's one save anyhow

Soups123

This is deadly nice little bonus to finish the night

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

He's doing alright!

Scorpion Sting

Moți > Neuer

citytillidie

Lies the Champions League is already a month old

See Thread

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dreamers75

Best shoot out ever!!!!

Umaro

Thanks for the heads up on this guys - this is tense!

Kharrell

The majority of these penalties has been exceptional.

edit - Moti!

double GG

What a hero!

Vinz Mesrine

That was amazing

dreamers75

hahah that was deadly.

NoelJ

What a hero! That was unreal!!

Umaro

Legend status for that centre-half.

Scorpion Sting

Well I'll be damned.

Washington Irving

Ludogorets for CL winners 2k15

That's why we love football

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Absolutely incredible. So glad to have watched that live.

citytillidie

Group Stage Pots

Pot 1
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
FC Barcelona (ESP)
FC Bayern München (GER)
Chelsea FC (ENG)
SL Benfica (POR)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Arsenal FC (ENG)
FC Porto (POR)

Pot 2
FC Schalke 04 (GER)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Juventus (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
FC Zenit (RUS)
Manchester City FC (ENG)

Pot 3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
Olympiacos FC (GRE)
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS)
AFC Ajax (NED)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
Galatasaray AŞ (TUR)
Athletic Club (ESP)

Pot 4
RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
AS Roma (ITA)
APOEL FC (CYP)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
NK Maribor (SVN)
AS Monaco FC (FRA)
Malmö FF (SWE)

Paz-CCFC

Salzburg (and Napoli in the non-champions section), as well. They lost to Malmo, who have qualified for the group stages for the first time. Ten years ago, Cork City beat them 4-1 in the Intertoto Cup. They were no jokes that season, either - went on to win the Swedish league.

Edit: Steau were seeded, too.

recylingbin

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) 1 V 0 FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) (Agg 0-1) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) win on Pens 6-5

This was the greatest game in the history of the cl. Razgrad goalie was sent off and Moti went in as all subs had been made. Went on to score and save two in the shootout to send the underdogs through. Then went mental celebrating...as you would.

Darkglasses

recylingbin wrote: »

This was the greatest game in the history of the cl. Razgrad goalie was sent off and Moti went in as all subs had been made. Went on to score and save two in the shootout to send the underdogs through. Then went mental celebrating...as you would.

Gets a good write up here - http://www.businessinsider.com/moti-goalie-shootout-ludogorets-2014-8

grenache

I have but one thing to say to Rafa Benitez - buy some fcuking defenders!
I knew after the draw in Naples that this tie was as good as over, Bilbao are formidable at San Mames and Napoli don't do away wins in Europe.

And thus it proved to be another insipid display of defending tonight. Defence has been a problem since Eddy Reja's reign over 5 years ago. Yet not one manager since - Donadoni, Mazzarri and now Benitez - has sought to seriously address the elephant in the room. Albiol, Madrid's reject, was disgraceful tonight, as were Ghoulam and Koulibaly. Gargano picked instead of Inler in midfield, another joke decision. Insigne introduced after 70 minutes despite him being septic the last 12 months and now being a figure of ridicule with most Napolitani.

Now they face a useless distraction every second Thursday in the Mickey Mouse Cup. At least it's less of a distraction than the CL would be to their Serie A campaign.

dfx-

Threads merged

astonaidan

recylingbin wrote: »

This was the greatest game in the history of the cl. Razgrad goalie was sent off and Moti went in as all subs had been made. Went on to score and save two in the shootout to send the underdogs through. Then went mental celebrating...as you would.

I dont want to be that guy, but he was a mile off his line for every save :mad:

Dont be at yourself

astonaidan wrote: »

I dont want to be that guy, but he was a mile off his line for every save :mad:

Sure so was Jerzy Dudek in Istanbul, but I don't think he cares!

Liam O

That's one of the weaker pot 2s I've seen. A strong enough pot 4 though and a very nice pot 3 could result in some nice groups.

Personally hoping for Real, Juve, Liverpool and Monaco, but that's because I'm a bitter shìte .

K-9

Liam O wrote: »

That's one of the weaker pot 2s I've seen. A strong enough pot 4 though and a very nice pot 3 could result in some nice groups.

Personally hoping for Real, Juve, Liverpool and Monaco, but that's because I'm a bitter shìte .

Most of us I think are just glad to be back in the thing!

I'd take Porto, Dortmund and Anderlecht.

On that note, two Portuguese teams in pot A?

splashthecash

In work here - is there any link that I can see this draw live on computer?

Harry Palmr

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