2024-25 UEFA Champions League

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The first qualifying round draw is tomorrow with Shamrock Rovers being seeded.

Group 1
Seeded: ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK), Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB), The New Saints FC (WAL), FC Ballkani (KOS) & FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)

Unseeded:
Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT), FC Struga (MKD), FK Dečić (MNE), KF Egnatia (ALB) & UE Santa Coloma (AND)

Group 2
Seeded:
HJK Helsinki (FIN), FC Flora Tallinn (EST), KÍ Klaksvík (FRO), Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) & FC RFS (LVA)

Unseeded:
NK Celje (SVN), Larne FC (NIR), FK Panevėžys (LTU), Vikingur Reykjavík (ISL) & FC Differdange 03 (LUX)

Group 3
Seeded: PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL), Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU), FC Pyunik (ARM) & FC Petrocub (MDA)

Unseeded: FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO), FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR), FC Ordabasy (KAZ) & Virtus A.C. 1964 (SMR)

Patrick2010

Larne would be nice, Iceland would bring bad memories.

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First Qualifying Round Draw
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V FC Struga (MKD)
The New Saints FC (WAL) V FK Dečić (MNE)
FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) V KF Egnatia (ALB)
Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT) V Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB)
FC Ballkani (KOS) V UE Santa Coloma (AND)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST) V NK Celje (SVN)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) V FC Differdange 03 (LUX)
FK Panevėžys (LTU) V HJK Helsinki (FIN)
FC RFS (LVA) V Larne FC (NIR)
Vikingur Reykjavík (ISL) V Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
Virtus A.C. 1964 (SMR) V Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) V FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
FC Ordabasy (KAZ) V FC Petrocub (MDA)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) V FC Pyunik (ARM)

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Second Qualifying Round Draw
Champions Path
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)/FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO) V FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)/FC Pyunik (ARM)
APOEL FC (CYP) V FC Ordabasy (KAZ)/FC Petrocub (MDA)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) V The New Saints FC (WAL)/FK Dečić (MNE)
PAOK (GRE) V FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)/KF Egnatia (ALB)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) V FC RFS (LVA)/Larne FC (NIR)
Malmö FF (SWE) V KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)/FC Differdange 03 (LUX)
Vikingur Reykjavík (ISL)/Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
FC Ballkani (KOS)/UE Santa Coloma (AND) V FC Midtjylland (DEN)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST)/NK Celje (SVN) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)/FC Struga (MKD)
FK Panevėžys (LTU)/HJK Helsinki (FIN) V Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)
Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT)/Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) V Qarabağ FK (AZE)
Virtus A.C. 1964 (SMR)/Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) V Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR)

League Path
FC Lugano (SUI) V Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V FK Partizan (SRB)

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First Qualifying Round 1st legs
Tuesday 9th July
FK Panevėžys (LTU) V HJK Helsinki (FIN) - (16:30)
Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT) V Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) - (17:45)
The New Saints FC (WAL) V FK Dečić (MNE) - (19:00)
UE Santa Coloma (AND) V FC Ballkani (KOS) - (19:00)
Vikingur Reykjavík (ISL) V Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) - (19:45)
Virtus A.C. 1964 (SMR) V Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) - (20:00)

Wednesday 10th July
FC Ordabasy (KAZ) V FC Petrocub (MDA) - (16:00)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST) V NK Celje (SVN) - (17:00)
FC RFS (LVA) V Larne FC (NIR) - (18:00)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V FC Struga (MKD) - (18:00)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) V FC Differdange 03 (LUX) - (19:00)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) V FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO) - (19:00)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) V FC Pyunik (ARM) - (19:45)
FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) V KF Egnatia (ALB) - (20:00)

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First Qualifying Round 1st leg Results
FK Panevėžys (LTU) 3 V 0 HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT) 0 V 1 Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB)
The New Saints FC (WAL) 3 V 0 FK Dečić (MNE)
UE Santa Coloma (AND) 1 V 2 FC Ballkani (KOS)
Vikingur Reykjavík (ISL) 0 V 0 Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
Virtus A.C. 1964 (SMR) 1 V 7 Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU)
FC Ordabasy (KAZ) 0 V 0 FC Petrocub (MDA)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST) 0 V 5 NK Celje (SVN)
FC RFS (LVA) 3 V 0 Larne FC (NIR)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 4 V 2 FC Struga (MKD)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) 2 V 0 FC Differdange 03 (LUX)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) 3 V 1 FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) 0 V 0 FC Pyunik (ARM)
FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) 1 V 0 KF Egnatia (ALB)

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First Qualifying Round 2nd legs
Tuesday 16th July
FC Ballkani (KOS) V UE Santa Coloma (AND) - (Agg 2-1) - (15:30)
FC Pyunik (ARM) V FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - (Agg 0-0) - (17:00)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) V FK Panevėžys (LTU) - (Agg 0-3) - (17:00)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) V Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT) - (Agg 1-0) - (17:00)
NK Celje (SVN) V FC Flora Tallinn (EST) - (Agg 5-0) - (18:00)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) V Virtus A.C. 1964 (SMR) - (Agg 7-1) - (18:30)
FK Dečić (MNE) V The New Saints FC (WAL) - (Agg 0-3) - (20:00)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) V Vikingur Reykjavík (ISL) - (Agg 0-0) - (20:00)

Wednesday 17th July
FC Struga (MKD) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - (Agg 2-4) - (16:00)
FC Differdange 03 (LUX) V KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) - (Agg 0-2) - (18:00)
FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO) V PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - (Agg 1-3) - (18:00)
FC Petrocub (MDA) V FC Ordabasy (KAZ) - (Agg 0-0) - (18:00)
KF Egnatia (ALB) V FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) - (Agg 0-1) - (20:00)
Larne FC (NIR) V FC RFS (LVA) - (Agg 0-3) - (20:00)

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First Qualifying Round 2nd leg Results
FC Ballkani (KOS) 1 V 2 UE Santa Coloma (AND) AET - (Agg 3-3) UE Santa Coloma (AND) win on pens 6-5
FC Pyunik (ARM) 0 V 1 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - (Agg 0-1)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) 1 V 1 FK Panevėžys (LTU) - (Agg 1-4)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) 0 V 1 Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT) AET - (Agg 1-1) Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) win on pens 5-4
NK Celje (SVN) 2 V 1 FC Flora Tallinn (EST) - (Agg 7-1)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) 4 V 0 Virtus A.C. 1964 (SMR) - (Agg 11-1)
FK Dečić (MNE) 1 V 1 The New Saints FC (WAL) - (Agg 1-4)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) 2 V 1 Vikingur Reykjavík (ISL) - (Agg 2-1)
FC Struga (MKD) 1 V 2 ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - (Agg 3-6)
FC Differdange 03 (LUX) 0 V 0 KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) - (Agg 0-2)
FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO) 1 V 0 PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - (Agg 2-3)
FC Petrocub (MDA) 1 V 0 FC Ordabasy (KAZ) - (Agg 1-0)
KF Egnatia (ALB) 2 V 1 FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) AET - (Agg 2-2) FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) win on pens 4-1
Larne FC (NIR) 0 V 4 FC RFS (LVA) - (Agg 0-7)

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Second Qualifying Round Draw
Champions Path
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) V FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
APOEL FC (CYP) V FC Petrocub (MDA)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) V The New Saints FC (WAL)
PAOK (GRE) V FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) V FC RFS (LVA)
Malmö FF (SWE) V KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
UE Santa Coloma (AND) V FC Midtjylland (DEN)
NK Celje (SVN) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
FK Panevėžys (LTU) V Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) V Qarabağ FK (AZE)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) V Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR)

League Path
FC Lugano (SUI) V Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V FK Partizan (SRB)

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Second Qualifying Round 1st legs
Tuesday 23rd July
Champions Path
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) V FC RFS (LVA) - (16:00)
FK Panevėžys (LTU) V Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) - (16:30)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) V Qarabağ FK (AZE) - (17:00)
APOEL FC (CYP) V FC Petrocub (MDA) - (18:00)
Malmö FF (SWE) V KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) - (18:00)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) V Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR) - (18:30)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) V The New Saints FC (WAL) - (19:00)
UE Santa Coloma (AND) V FC Midtjylland (DEN) - (19:00)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - (20:00)

League Path
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V FK Partizan (SRB) - (19:00)
FC Lugano (SUI) V Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) - (19:30)

Wednesday 24th July
Champions Path
PAOK (GRE) V FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) - (18:30)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) V FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - (19:00)
NK Celje (SVN) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - (19:15)

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Third Qualifying Round Draw
Champions Path
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB)/Qarabağ FK (AZE) V PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)/FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
NK Celje (SVN)/ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V APOEL FC (CYP)/FC Petrocub (MDA)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)/AC Sparta Praha (CZE) V Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU)/Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR)
Malmö FF (SWE)/KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) V PAOK (GRE)/FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
UE Santa Coloma (AND)/FC Midtjylland (DEN) V Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)/The New Saints FC (WAL)
FK Panevėžys (LTU)/Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) V FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR)/FC RFS (LVA)

League Path
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) V R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
LOSC Lille (FRA) V FC Lugano (SUI)/Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)/FK Partizan (SRB) V Rangers FC (SC0)
FC Salzburg (AUT) V FC Twente (NED)

8-10

Such a tough draw for Rovers. Sparta Prague knocked out Galatasaray over 2 legs in the Europa League knockouts back in February. They then got knocked out by Liverpool but scored in both legs and unbeaten in the 14 games since

Fingers crossed

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Second Qualifying Round 1st leg Results
Champions Path
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) 4 V 0 FC RFS (LVA)
FK Panevėžys (LTU) 0 V 4 Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) 0 V 2 Qarabağ FK (AZE)
APOEL FC (CYP) 1 V 0 FC Petrocub (MDA)
Malmö FF (SWE) 4 V 1 KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) 1 V 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) 5 V 0 The New Saints FC (WAL)
UE Santa Coloma (AND) 0 V 3 FC Midtjylland (DEN)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) 0 V 2 AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
PAOK (GRE) 3 V 2 FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) 2 V 0 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
NK Celje (SVN) 1 V 1 ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)

League Path
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 6 V 2 FK Partizan (SRB)
FC Lugano (SUI) 3 V 4 Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)

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Second Qualifying Round 2nd Legs
Tuesday 30th July
Champions Path
Qarabağ FK (AZE) V Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) - (Agg 2-0) - (17:00)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) V Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) - (Agg 2-0) - (18:00)
FC Petrocub (MDA) V APOEL FC (CYP) - (Agg 0-1) - (18:00)
The New Saints FC (WAL) V Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - (Agg 0-5) - (19:00)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V NK Celje (SVN) - (Agg 1-1) - (19:30)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) V Malmö FF (SWE) - (Agg 1-4) - (19:45)

League Path
Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) V FC Lugano (SUI) - (Agg 4-3) - (18:00)

Wednesday 31st July
Champions Path
FC RFS (LVA) V FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - (Agg 0-4) - (18:00)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) V UE Santa Coloma (AND) - (Agg 3-0) - (18:15)
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR) V Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) - (Agg 1-1) - (19:00)
Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) V FK Panevėžys (LTU) - (Agg 4-0) - (19:30)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) V PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - (Agg 0-2) - (19:45)
FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) V PAOK (GRE) - (Agg 2-3) - (20:00)

League Path
FK Partizan (SRB) V FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - (Agg 2-6) - (19:00)

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Second Qualifying Round 2nd Leg Results
Champions Path
Qarabağ FK (AZE) 5 V 0 Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) - (Agg 7-0)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) 4 V 2 Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) - (Agg 6-2)
FC Petrocub (MDA) 1 V 1 APOEL FC (CYP) - (Agg 1-2)
The New Saints FC (WAL) 1 V 2 Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - (Agg 1-7)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 5 V 0 NK Celje (SVN) - (Agg 6-1)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) 3 V 2 Malmö FF (SWE) - (Agg 4-6)
FC RFS (LVA) 1 V 3 FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - (Agg 1-7)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) 1 V 0 UE Santa Coloma (AND) - (Agg 4-0)
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR) 0 V 1 Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) - (Agg 1-2)
Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) 3 V 1 FK Panevėžys (LTU) - (Agg 7-1)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) 1 V 0 PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - (Agg 1-2)
FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) 0 V 1 PAOK (GRE) - (Agg 2-4)

League Path
Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) 2 V 1 FC Lugano (SUI) - (Agg 6-4)
FK Partizan (SRB) 0 V 3 FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - (Agg 2-9)

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Third Qualifying Round Draw
Champions Path
Qarabağ FK (AZE) V PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V APOEL FC (CYP)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) V Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU)
Malmö FF (SWE) V PAOK (GRE)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) V Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)
Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) V FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR)

League Path
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) V R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
LOSC Lille (FRA) V Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V Rangers FC (SC0)
FC Salzburg (AUT) V FC Twente (NED)

The Rooster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122450593#Comment_122450593

Winners into CL proper or is there a 4th quali round?

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122451201#Comment_122451201

There is a final Play-off round still to come the draw for that is on Monday

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Third Qualifying Round 1st Legs
Tuesday 5th August
Champions Path
Qarabağ FK (AZE) V PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - (17:00)
Malmö FF (SWE) V PAOK (GRE) - (18:00)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) V Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - (18:15)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) V Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) - (19:00)

League Path
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V Rangers FC (SC0) - (19:00)
LOSC Lille (FRA) V Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) - (19:30)
FC Salzburg (AUT) V FC Twente (NED) - (19:45)

Wednesday 7th August
Champions Path
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V APOEL FC (CYP) - (18:00)
Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) V FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - (19:30)

League Path
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) V R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) - (19:45)

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Play-off Draw
Champions Path
BSC Young Boys (SUI) V Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR)
GNK Dinamo (CRO) V Qarabağ FK (AZE)/PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)
FC Midtjylland (DEN)/Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)/APOEL FC (CYP)
Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)/FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) V FK Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Malmö FF (SWE)/PAOK FC (GRE) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE)/Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU)

League Path
LOSC Lille (FRA)/Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) V SK Slavia Praha (CZE)/R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)/Rangers FC (SCO) V FC Salzburg (AUT)/FC Twente (NED)

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Third Qualifying Round 1st Leg Results
Champions Path
Qarabağ FK (AZE) 1 V 2 PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)
Malmö FF (SWE) 2 V 2 PAOK (GRE)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) 2 V 0 Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) 1 V 1 Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 2 V 0 APOEL FC (CYP)
Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) 0 V 1 FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR)

League Path
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 1 V 1 Rangers FC (SC0)
LOSC Lille (FRA) 2 V 1 Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
FC Salzburg (AUT) 2 V 1 FC Twente (NED)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) 3 V 1 R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)

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Third Qualifying Round 2nd Legs
Tuesday 13th August
Champions Path
APOEL FC (CYP) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - (Agg 0-2) - (18:00)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) V Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) - (Agg 1-0) - (18:00)
PAOK (GRE) V Malmö FF (SWE) - (Agg 2-2) - (18:30)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) V FC Midtjylland (DEN) - (Agg 0-2) - (19:00)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) V Qarabağ FK (AZE) - (Agg 2-1) - (19:00)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - (Agg 1-1) - (19:30)

League Path
FC Twente (NED) V FC Salzburg (AUT) - (Agg 1-2) - (18:00)
Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) V LOSC Lille (FRA) - (Agg 1-2) - (18:00)
R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) V SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - (Agg 1-3) - (19:30)
Rangers FC (SC0) V FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - (Agg 1-1) - (19:45)

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Third Qualifying Round 2nd Leg Results
Champions Path
APOEL FC (CYP) 0 V 0 ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - (Agg 0-2)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) 4 V 1 Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) - (Agg 5-1)
PAOK (GRE) 3 V 4 Malmö FF (SWE) AET - (Agg 5-6)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) 1 V 1 FC Midtjylland (DEN) - (Agg 1-3)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) 2 V 7 Qarabağ FK (AZE) AET - (Agg 4-8)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) 2 V 3 AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - (Agg 3-4)

League Path
FC Twente (NED) 3 V 3 FC Salzburg (AUT) - (Agg 4-5)
Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) 1 V 1 LOSC Lille (FRA) AET - (Agg 2-3)
R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) 0 V 1 SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - (Agg 1-4)
Rangers FC (SCO) 0 V 2 FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - (Agg 1-3)

Play-off Round Draw
Champions Path
BSC Young Boys (SUI) V Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR)
GNK Dinamo (CRO) V Qarabağ FK (AZE)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) V FK Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Malmö FF (SWE) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE)

League Path
LOSC Lille (FRA) V SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V FC Salzburg (AUT)

Brussels Sprout

Miguel Delaney was on a Zoom call earlier between UEFA and journalists explaining the mechanics of how the CL league phase draw at the end of the month will operate:

• Teams are seeded into 4 pots (9 teams in each pot).
• You play 2 teams from each pot
• 4 home ties, 4 away ties
• You cannot be drawn with any teams from your domestic league
• You can only play a max of 2 teams from any other league
• A team will be manually drawn and then software will instantly pick their 8 opponents
• UEFA have been working on this for a year and Ernst & Young are auditing the process

jacool

That draw "could" be easily manipulated, but hopefully it throws up loads of unique ties.

It will be a tough ask for sides not strong enough to make it directly into the top 8, as now, these other sides will face 10 games, instead of 6, to try get a place in the last 16.

• You cannot be drawn with any teams from your domestic league

There is a small possibility that two Italian teams end up playing each other, as there will be 5 in the draw,

I dislike this rule, because I prefer seeing different countries represented in the latter stages, not the 2 or 3 from 4 being from one country like has happened previously.

Brussels Sprout

There is a small possibility that two Italian teams end up playing each other, as there will be 5 in the draw

Has that been stated somewhere or is that your own interpretation?

The additional Italian team shouldn't present a problem to a computer generating the fixtures. If 4 of those Italian teams ended up in a single pot then there would still be 5 non-Italian teams in that same pot for the remaining Italian team to draw 2 from.

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Play-off Round 1st Legs - (20:00)
Tuesday 20th August
Champions Path
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) V FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) - Live on TNT Sports 1
GNK Dinamo (CRO) V Qarabağ FK (AZE) - Live on TNT Sports 2

League Path
LOSC Lille (FRA) V SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - Live on TNT Sports

Wednesday 21st August
Champions Path
BSC Young Boys (SUI) V Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR) - Live on TNT Sports 1
FC Midtjylland (DEN) V ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - Live on TNT Sports 4
Malmö FF (SWE) V AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - Live on TNT Sports 2

League Path
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) V FC Salzburg (AUT) - Live on TNT Sports 3

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The new TV deal kicks in tonight in the UK so LOSC Lille (FRA) V SK Slavia Praha (CZE) will be the first CL game on Amazon
Amazon in the UK will have first pick of Tuesday night games with the BBC having highlights on a Wednesday night

Deeper Blue

Personally I don't mind the new CL format too much, the old group format had gotten very stale. Yes it'll probably be shite, but will it be that much worse than the old format? It'll be different at least.

trashcan

Sawmost of the BodoGlimpt game v Red Star. They were very impressive I thought. Shows what could be possible for our clubs.

Will be going to Tallaght on Thursday, and hoping Pats can upset the odds.

crustyjuggler

Watching Young Boys v Galatasaray. Dodgy bounce on the ball on the synthetic pitch in Stadion Wankdorf . Like a different sport compare to grass .

lertsnim

The referee has made an absolute howler in the Young Boys v Galatasaray game.

citytillidie

Play-off Round 1st Leg Results
Champions Path
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) 2 V 1 FK Crvena zvezda (SRB)
GNK Dinamo (CRO) 3 V 0 Qarabağ FK (AZE)
BSC Young Boys (SUI) 3 V 2 Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) 1 V 1 ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Malmö FF (SWE) 0 V 2 AC Sparta Praha (CZE)

League Path
LOSC Lille (FRA) 2 V 0 SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 0 V 2 FC Salzburg (AUT)

Play-off Round 2nd Legs
Tuesday 27th August
Champions Path
Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR) V BSC Young Boys (SUI) - (Agg 2-3) - (20:00) - Live on Amazon

League Path
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) V Malmö FF (SWE) - (Agg 2-0) - (20:00) - Live on TNT Sports 1
FC Salzburg (AUT) V FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - (Agg 2-0) - (20:00) - Live on TNT Sports 2

Wednesday 28th August
Champions Path
Qarabağ FK (AZE) V GNK Dinamo (CRO) - (Agg 0-3) - (17:45) - Live on TNT Sports 1
FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) V FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - (Agg 1-2) - (20:00) - Live on TNT Sports 2
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) V LOSC Lille (FRA) - (Agg 0-2) - (20:00) - Live on TNT Sports 1
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) V FC Midtjylland (DEN) - (Agg 1-1) - (20:00) - Live on TNT Sports 3

Brussels Sprout

So I knew about the new League phase and I knew about the first knock-out round only being between the teams ranked in the second and third quarters of the table.

What I didn't realise though is that the entire knockout bracket is going to be set after the League phase. So, much like Wimbledon or the PDC Darts The #1 seeded team and the #2 seeded team will be on opposite sides of the draw. Ditto the #3 and #4. If they were to win all of their games then the semi-finals would be #1 vs #4 and #2 vs #3. I believe this will the case for all teams making the knock-outs.

That means that now only does the quarter that you end up in matter but also your rank within that quarter.

While I'm not against that in principle it does effectively mean that the only Champion's League draws anymore are going to be in the qualifying rounds (The League phase has a draw but it's mostly ceremonial).

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554121#Comment_122554121

I don’t think this is correct. Have you a link on that?

Brussels Sprout

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554192#Comment_122554192

You mentioned the last 16 would be different too?

Yes. UEFA has set up a tennis-style knockout phase which will ensure that the teams who finished first and second in the league are kept apart on opposite sides of the draw until the final, similarly third and fourth, fifth and sixth, seventh and eighth.

This is why every point could potentially count right up to the final matchday, even where a team knows they cannot finish outside the top eight.

source

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554275#Comment_122554275

Wow, that’s very different to what I’d read upto now. Gonna have to look further to see which is actually correct.

CSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554300#Comment_122554300

Based on the fact that UEFA has dates advertised for the draws for these rounds, I don’t think it actually is correct

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/

Brussels Sprout

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554300#Comment_122554300

On the UEFA website they have the following slides

So it looks like there is a little bit more nuance to it - in that there will be some kind of draw (note the "1 or 2") but the seedings will determine that path and the teams higher up will get the advantage by playing lower ranked teams on their path to the final. So #1 looks like they'd play #15 and #7 en-route to the semi-finals (if those teams won their earlier matches)

source

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122554306#Comment_122554306

Draw will determine what side of the draw you are on this is how the Knock-out rounds will look like

https://www.uefa.com/newformatexplainer/#!/admin/slideshow/presentation/1/chapter/1/slide/11

Brussels Sprout

OK, so putting all that together. The group finishes up in January.

Then there will be a draw on 31st of January that will determine which side of the draw the teams in the play-offs (#9-#24) go into.

So #17 will either be placed on the Left side of the bracket or the right side, with #18 ending up on the opposite side

Left side

Right-Side

Same goes for the pairing of #15/#16.

By putting those teams on one side or the other that will also confirm who plays who in the play-off round.

So going into the draw each team will know that they have one of 2 possible opponents and one of two possible sides of the draw.

After this draw is completed each of the teams ranked #9-#24 will know where they stand in the bracket in relation to all of those other teams. It'll still be a bit unknown though because the teams ranked #1-#8 won't have been allocated to one side or the other.

The two play-off ties will be played in February and after they're completed the final draw of the competition takes place (on Feb 21st). That draw will put the 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 & 7/8 pairings on the Left or Right hand side. Once that's done it both completes the Last 16 ties and also locks in the future fixtures for the rest of the competition.

I wonder why they don't do the #1-#8 pairings at the same time as the rest. Creating a bit of suspense perhaps?

citytillidie

From what i have seen TNT will not be having their goal show anymore either with the BBC having match clips on its website and on social media. BBC also will have match by match highlights from 10pm on Wednesday night with Match of the Day from 10:40pm on Wednesday nights.

TNT might not want to have the goals show as it will highlight they no longer have exclusive UK coverage with Amazon having first picks on a Tuesday night. Nothing has been confirmed looking around.

With Premier Sports/RTE/Virgin Media having the rights in Ireland not sure who will if any have clips during the game for social media/websites.

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555008#Comment_122555008

Extra day out for the big wigs doing a 2nd draw after the play-off round

CSF

Why do UEFA have a draw date listed for each round though, if it’s predetermined in such a fashion?

Brussels Sprout

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555275#Comment_122555275

The other dates are just match dates.

From the link that you provided:

noodler

Sounds like the quarters onwards are gonna be more homogeneous than ever

Brussels Sprout

The more I think about it the more I like the knockout seeding aspect:

1. Under the old system a lot of the top teams had already won their groups by matchday #6 (or even #5). Now they'll have every incentive to finish as high as possible so all the games should be competitive in the League phase
2. With the open draw there existed a real possibility of teams getting much softer paths to the final than others. Now you cannot get to a final without beating one of the top 2 ranked teams or beating the team that knocked them out (unless you were one of the top 2 ranked teams yourself, in which case you'll need to beat the third of forth ranked team (or their conquerors))

On the final game week of the League phase all matches will be played simultaneously. It's going to be very exciting as teams move up or down between different quarters and seedings due to goals coming in from other games. Almost guaranteed that with 16 matches being played at once that there will be some pivotal last minute drama.

NIMAN

Is the draw tomorrow?

citytillidie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555870#Comment_122555870

5pm tomorrow so I say it starts about 5:15 or later

citytillidie

Play-off Round 2nd Leg Results
Champions Path
Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR) 0 V 1 BSC Young Boys (SUI) - (Agg 2-4)
Qarabağ FK (AZE) 0 V 2 GNK Dinamo (CRO) - (Agg 0-5)
FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) 2 V 0 FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - (Agg 3-2)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) 2 V 1 LOSC Lille (FRA) - (Agg 1-3)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 3 V 2 FC Midtjylland (DEN) - (Agg 4-3)

League Path
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) 2 V 0 Malmö FF (SWE) - (Agg 4-0)
FC Salzburg (AUT) 1 V 1 FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - (Agg 3-1)

citytillidie

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