CL play-off draw is on Aug 9th.

Champions League play-off round

Seeded

Arsenal
AC Milan
Schalke

Unseeded

Real Sociedad
Pacos

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Two confirmed possible opponents so far for us in CL play-off: Paços de Ferreira & Real Sociedad.

Lyon, Zenit, PSV, Metalist Kharkiv, Fenerbahce, Red Bull Salzburg, Nordsjaelland, Grasshopper, winner of Superleague Greek play-off & Zulte Waregem play each other in 3rd qualifying round. Five winners qualify to play-off stage.

Arsenal will know their 5 possible opponents in the CL play-off on Aug 7th, after 3rd qualifying round 2nd legs.

Hopefully we get Pacos

we cant draw each other

Sociedad to knock us out cold

worst thing is not opponent but a PL game sandwiched between to qualifiers legs
lets see how our fixture will look like
good start to season is key to not have long suffering season just like past 2

I can confirm Paços de Ferreira should be our opponent

Though we will get Real Sociedad

Watch you guys will get Pacos

Typical Arsenal.

I'll bump this when I'm right.

http://estaticos03.marca.com/imagenes/2013/05/28/futbol/equipos/real_sociedad/1369731924_extras_noticia_foton_7_1.jpg

he is coming for u

No big deal, on our day we should pass right by all these teams.

Rebaño Sagrado wrote:http://estaticos03.marca.com/imagenes/2013/05/28/futbol/equipos/real_sociedad/1369731924_extras_noticia_foton_7_1.jpg

he is coming for u

To do what?

CBarca wrote:Watch you guys will get Pacos

Typical Arsenal.

I'll bump this when I'm right.

Does it really matter we face though? they all share the same fate. RWEB>

Raptorgunner wrote:

CBarca wrote:Watch you guys will get Pacos

Typical Arsenal.

I'll bump this when I'm right.

Does it really matter we face though? they all share the same faith.

fate*


btw why do people want pacos? they have been great this season in Portugal, and are underrated, exactly the team i do not want us to face, we'd probably underestimate them and lose

has any PL team lost in the playoffs in the near past ?
we will cruise past them...

I don't see us having too many problems against any of those teams...

I don't know what the hype about Real Sociedad is all about...

Wilson37 wrote:has any PL team lost in the playoffs in the near past ?
we will cruise past them...

Everton in 2006

None of those teams worry me at all. Fenerbahce would be a difficult away trip but we've always played well in those sorts of games and at home you'd expect us to be comfortable favourites. Sociedad and PSV would be the same.

It's difficult to judge competition at the moment, though, since many things can change in the summer. Our squad could very well be a lot better than anyone's in the qualifying stage, while the likes of Pacos and Sociedad could easily have their better players poached after a great season and may not even find that sort of form again (Montpellier are a good example of this).

Udinese was difficult a couple of seasons back since we were in absolute disarray. Every other time we've done this we've always progressed comfortably.

Rebaño Sagrado wrote:http://estaticos03.marca.com/imagenes/2013/05/28/futbol/equipos/real_sociedad/1369731924_extras_noticia_foton_7_1.jpg

he is coming for u

Huh?? I thought we weren't part of the emirates cup

This time on Wednesday we'll know our 5 potential Champions League play-off round draw opponents. Draw at 11am on Friday.

As it stands draw would be:

#Arsenal #Milan #Schalke #Zenit #Lyon

V

#Sociedad #Pacos #Fenerbahçe #Metalist #PSV

2 of them lil bit tricky
other 2 long travels(considering congestion of schedule)
all of them beatable and no excuse but
Pacos pls

CONFIRMED

Seeded teams for Friday's CL play-off draw:

Arsenal
Milan
Schalke
Zenit
Lyon

Unseeded teams:

Real Sociedad
Pacos
Fenerbahce
Metalist
PSV

playoff draw:11.45CET, 9 August, Nyon

Zulti Waregem

Pls Pacos come home

We really shouldn't be losing to any team there

Really would avoid Sociedad though.

Wouldn't mind steering clear of Fenerbahce too. We would make Dirk Kuyt look like Bergkamp circa 1998