2024-25 UEFA Champions League

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122634987#Comment_122634987

The way Arsenal are defending they look like they could be real contenders. Real throw back to George Graham's Arsenal. They look really comfortable playing within themselves.

You are right though Atalanta have been impressive as well, plus their fans.

citytillidie

Match Day 1 Results
BSC Young Boys (SUI) 0 V 3 Aston Villa FC (ENG)
Juventus (ITA) 3 V 1 PSV Eindhoven (NED)
AC Milan (ITA) 1 V 3 Liverpool FC (ENG)
FC Bayern München (GER) 9 V 2 GNK Dinamo (CRO)
Real Madrid C.F. (ESP) 3 V 1 VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) 2 V 0 LOSC Lille (FRA)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) 3 V 0 FC Salzburg (AUT)
Bologna FC 1909 (ITA) 0 V 0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Celtic FC (SCO) 5 V 1 ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Club Brugge KV (BEL) 0 V 3 Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Manchester City FC (ENG) 0 V 0 FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 1 V 0 Girona FC (ESP)
Feyenoord (NED) 0 V 4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) 1 V 2 SL Benfica (POR)
AS Monaco (FRA) 2 V 1 FC Barcelona (ESP)
Atalanta BC (ITA) 0 V 0 Arsenal FC (ENG)
Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 2 V 1 RB Leipzig (GER)
Stade Brestois 29 (FRA) 2 V 1 SK Sturm Graz (AUT)

citytillidie

Table, Yellow Round of 16, Orange Play-off Round, Red knocked out.

The Golden Miller

Celtic have some big games coming up, but expect them to do well. Against the likes of Feyenoord and Atlei in recent years, attacked and were often the better team. It could be argued naive, and got picked off, but they haven't got the rub of the green in recent years either.

Wtih a bit of luck, and their attitude of having a go, I wouldn't be surprised if they got to the knock-out rounds. They're definitely due a bit of luck.

Europe has been boring for 20 years in Ireland in a way, without a Celtic run deep into Europe. I remember the euphoria here when they went on a run to the UEFA Cup final. Or Nakamura scoring that free kick against United, a pub full of lads in United jerseys up celebrating. When push comes to shove, as much it's popular to deride Celtic in Ireland these days, if the ball gets rolling and they go deep into Europe, Irish people will row in behind them.

Irish Liverpool and United fans, as much as they'd deny it now, if they met Celtic in a Champions League semi-final for example, and as the game wore on, would row in behind Celtic by the end. Seen it with my own eyes when Nakamura scored that free v United, the pub full of lads in United jerseys exploded. Absolute mania when Celtic beat United, from lads in United jerseys. It's the natural pull and connection with Celtic that we have as a nation, as much as we don't realise it's there anymore

It's been a long time since Ireland and Irish football has had that to get behind on a European stage, would be great to see Celtic have a go again and get somewhere.

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Brussels Sprout

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122634777#Comment_122634777

That's not entirely true. There is a sweet spot with every tournament. The Euros started out with 4 teams and then 8 but 16 was the sweet spot. The World Cup was similar. 32 was probably the sweet spot there (if only because the world outside UEFA and CONMEBOL was massively under-represented when it was 24 teams).

I'm not sure when the Champions League was at the right number or the right makeup of teams from each country. It has changed a lot in both over the years but I can't recall them ever getting the mix perfect.

ConcertKing

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122635256#Comment_122635256

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You really do come out with some codswallop!!

If Liverpool play Celtic I absolutely hope we batter Celtic by double digits!!

castletownman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122635256#Comment_122635256

No, not everyone in this country is in to that republican childishness.

Couldn't care less about the fate of Celtic and the large chunk of RA head fans over here.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122635256#Comment_122635256

Didn't think one post could contain so much nonsense- alot of your posts have a real tendency to do that. I sometimes wonder are you trying to be particularly obtuse on purpose or do you actually believe what you say.

Hard to fathom that it could be the latter when you "speak' for All Liverpool and United fans.

Your posts can be as comical as they are delusional.

jacool

Just putting this in here now, so we will all know why certain teams who are tied in the table are ordered in a certain way, and one finishes 24th and the other 25th! This is how the positions, for ties, will be resolved, in order

a. Superior goal difference in the league phase

b. Higher number of goals scored in the league phase

c. Higher number of away goals scored in the league phase

d. Higher number of wins in the league phase

e. Higher number of away wins in the league phase

f. Higher number of points obtained collectively by league phase opponents

g. Superior collective goal difference of league phase opponents

h. Higher number of goals scored collectively by league phase opponents

i. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all league phase matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)

j. Higher club coefficient

I saw Hansi Flick getting a yellow yesterday, and also Casado, when the penalty was awarded and then cancelled by VAR. They were two of Barcelona's 4 bookings. Would be interesting if that cost them later on.

A Dub in Glasgo

https://twitter.com/nzkhattar/status/1837025378679837002

Team of the week

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122635256#Comment_122635256

tbh I think your perspective on how non-Celtic-specific Irish fans feel about Celtic is about 20 years out of date.

You’ve made this Celtic point before and been thoroughly and roundly disagreed with. Those days are well gone.

The Moist Buddha

i have no interest in Scottish football so no interest in Celtic etc, not big into the auld up the Raa sh**e either as Catholic and all as i am

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122635256#Comment_122635256

I don't like Celtic at all and the manufactured "Irish connection" all a bit touristy Oirish I feel. Paddywackery type stuff. All very "forced". I never brought into it. Feel no connection to them, they are just another British side as far as I am concerned. And a weak one at that. Europa League more their level.

There are more Japanese lads playing for Celtic than Irish for example. They are a weak side in European terms all huff and puff. Make a lot of noise at home, might win the odd game at home, if lucky. Normally awful away. Very poor technically normally.

As for Celtic's win OK decent win, but let's be honest on the European stage Slovan Bratislava are no great shakes on the European stage, probably one of the weakest in the competition along with Celtic.

DM_7

Mod: back to discussing the Champions League please. Nobody needs to justify the clubs they like and talking about clubs you don't like is likely to see you get a warning.

citytillidie

Match Day 2
Tuesday 1st October
17:45 Kick-offs
FC Salzburg (AUT) V Stade Brestois 29 (FRA) - Live on TNT Sports 9
VfB Stuttgart (GER) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sports 3

20:00 Kick-offs
Arsenal FC (ENG) V Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - Live on Premier Sports Ireland / Amazon
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) V AC Milan (ITA) - Live on TNT Sports 5
Borussia Dortmund (GER) V Celtic FC (SCO) - Live on Virign Media Two / TNT Sports 2
FC Barcelona (ESP) V BSC Young Boys (SUI) - Live on TNT Sports 6
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) V FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) - Live on TNT Sports 7
PSV Eindhoven (NED) V Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) - Live on TNT Sports 8
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V Manchester City FC (ENG) - Live on TNT Sports 1

Wednesday 2nd October
17:45 Kick-offs
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) V Atalanta BC (ITA) - Live on TNT Sports 3
Girona FC (ESP) V Feyenoord (NED) - Live on TNT Sports 10

20:00 Kick-offs
Aston Villa FC (ENG) V FC Bayern München (GER) - Live on TNT Sports 1
GNK Dinamo (CRO) V AS Monaco (FRA) - Live on TNT Sports 8
Liverpool FC (ENG) V Bologna FC 1909 (ITA) - Live on RTE Two / Premier Sports Ireland / TNT Sports 2
LOSC Lille (FRA) V Real Madrid C.F. (ESP) - Live on TNT Sports 5
RB Leipzig (GER) V Juventus (ITA) - Live on TNT Sports 6
SK Sturm Graz (AUT) V Club Brugge KV (BEL) - Live on TNT Sports 9
SL Benfica (POR) V Atlético de Madrid (ESP) - Live on TNT Sports 7