Champions League 2013/2014 discussion

The playoff round participants will be decided on Wednesday. Here's a nice infographic with the qualifying tables:

https://i.imgur.com/EUqODj8.gif

For a more simple chart click here:

http://eurofootballweb.com/champions-league-201314-qualification/

Perhaps yesterday match Skenderbeu Korce - Shakhtar Karaganda was fixed. Odds on under 3.5 were 1-1.3 (normal), but just before the start of the match odds changes to 1-1.8, so looks like that some people played 'overs' for a lot of money.

Today lose two of the three Austria Vienna/Dinamo/Celtic and Legia will be seed in CL play-offs (if they will promote).

ProXima wrote:Perhaps yesterday match Skenderbeu Korce - Shakhtar Karaganda was fixed. Odds on under 3.5 were 1-1.3 (normal), but just before the start of the match odds changes to 1-1.8, so looks like that some people played 'overs' for a lot of money.

Today lose two of the three Austria Vienna/Dinamo/Celtic and Legia will be seed in CL play-offs (if they will promote).

Dinamo are the only team there I can see going out and even that is unlikely.

de Boer's Ajax to make the quarters.

Hopefully. :\

Just saw that Arsenal could meet Fener in the Playoffs. That would be some tie. Arsenal just lost to another Turkish team(Galatasaray)

CL playoff draw on Friday.

Seeded play off teams are apparently Arsenal, AC Milan, Lyon, Schalke and Zenit.

Champions group - FC Basel (Switzerland), Legia Warszawa (Poland), Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria), Steaua Bucharest (Romania), NK Maribor (Slovenia), Celtic Glasgow (Scotland), Shakhtar Karaganda (Kazakstan), Austria Vienna (Austria), Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) - in CL play-offs.

That Celtic game tonight is the worst game I've seen. If we want to get through we will need to sign 3 or 4 players.

I don't know how I want to get. The team from Kazakhstan are the weakest but the trip is horrible. Ludogrets are decent and could cause us problems and the same with Maribor but we should beat them. Austria Vienna and Legia aren't that far to travel but are probably the best teams but I would still be quite confident of going through.

Arsenal can meet:

Fenerbahce
PSV
Metalist Kharkiv
Real Sociedad
Pacos Ferreira

Not easy. There is 3, maybe 4 quality teams. PSV beat them over 2 legs in 2007.

AltoZ wrote:Arsenal can meet:

Fenerbahce
PSV
Metalist Kharkiv
Real Sociedad
Pacos Ferreira

Not easy. There is 3, maybe 4 quality teams.  PSV beat them over 2 legs in 2007.

would still fancy them against any of those teams but yeah, definitely not easy. Vela to knock Arsenal out

http://estaticos01.marca.com/imagenes/2013/08/07/futbol/equipos/real_sociedad/1375890341_extras_noticia_foton_7_2.jpg

Griezmann is clear to play against Soto.

Dat Ramos

Hala Sociedad

Real Sociedad vs Lyon
Pacos vs Zenit
Schalke vs Metalist
PSV vs Milan
Fenerbahce vs Arsenal

Europa League here we come

4 GREAT ties.

Zenit v Pacos will be one-sided though.

Fenerbahce might not even be our opponents in the end. They're participation is subject to an appeal after they were banned from Europe.

Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) - Austria Wien (AUT)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) - FC Basel (SUI)
Steaua Bucharest (ROM) - Legia Warszawa (POL)
Shakhtar Karaganda (KAZ) - Celtic Glasgow (SCO)
Viktoria Plzen (CZE) - NK Maribor (SLO)

GoonerJay29 wrote:Real Sociedad vs Lyon
Pacos vs Zenit
Schalke vs Metalist
PSV vs Milan
Fenerbahce vs Arsenal

Europa League here we come

The second match at home is very important.

PSV vs Milan !!!!!! I was secretly praying for this to happen. I remember the time these 2 met in the UCL Semis in 2005. Ambrosini scored with the last touch of the game to send Milan through on away goals. 

A true test of grit for the most impressive team from the liga last year. Their pre-season form has been patchy at best, but here's hoping Sociedad pull through unscathed *fingers crossed*

I don't get it, if Fener are banned, as they should, will Arsenal get a clear path to the group stages?

The decision comes after the actual tie itself. Presumably, if Fenerbahce were to go through but then have their appeal turned down, Arsenal will go through in their place.

If I'm reading things right, there won't be a decision before the tie itself, so there won't be a scenario where we end up playing someone else or getting a by to the next round.

Likelihood of Fenerbahce getting thrown out now that UEFA has reinstated them is slim to none... they're just going through the motions for PR purposes.

Anyhow, Lyon is going to have it tough. Just lost Lisandro Lopez. Either Benzia or Lacazette is going to need to be huge... But then again, isn't Griezmann injured for Sociedad?

GoonerJay29 wrote:Real Sociedad vs Lyon
Pacos vs Zenit
Schalke vs Metalist
PSV vs Milan
Fenerbahce vs Arsenal

Europa League here we come

Forza PSV

S wrote:

GoonerJay29 wrote:Real Sociedad vs Lyon
Pacos vs Zenit
Schalke vs Metalist
PSV vs Milan
Fenerbahce vs Arsenal

Europa League here we come

Forza PSV

We're coming to take our champions league money! And we'll leave when we like thereafter!

POT A:

1 FC Barcelona ESP
2 FC Bayern München GER
3 Chelsea FC ENG
4 Real Madrid CF ESP
5 Manchester United FC ENG
6 Arsenal FC ENG*
7 FC Porto POR
8 SL Benfica POR

POT B:

9 Club Atlético de Madrid ESP
10 Olympique Lyonnais FRA*
11 FC Shakhtar Donetsk UKR
12 AC Milan ITA*
13 FC Schalke 04 GER*
14 Olympique de Marseille FRA
15 PFC CSKA Moskva RUS
16 Paris Saint-Germain FC FRA

POT C:

17 Juventus ITA
18 FC Zenit St Petersburg RUS*
19 Manchester City FC ENG
20 AFC Ajax NED
21 PSV Eindhoven NED*
22 FC Metalist Kharkiv UKR*
23 Borussia Dortmund GER
35 FC Basel 1893 SUI
24 Olympiacos FC GRE

POT D:

25 Galatasaray AŞ TUR
26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen GER
27 FC København DEN
28 SSC Napoli ITA
29 Fenerbahçe SK TUR*
30 RSC Anderlecht BEL
31 FC BATE Borisov BLR
32 Celtic FC SCO
33 FC Steaua Bucureşti ROU
34 APOEL FC CYP
35 FC Viktoria Plzeň CZE
36 FC Salzburg AUT
37 GNK Dinamo Zagreb CRO
38 FK Partizan SRB
39 FK Austria Wien AUT
40 Legia Warszawa POL
41 FC Paços de Ferreira POR
42 FC Nordsjælland DEN
43 FC Sheriff MDA
44 ŠK Slovan Bratislava SVK
45 Atromitos FC GRE
46 IF Elfsborg SWE
47 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC ISR
48 Molde FK NOR
49 Grasshopper Club SUI
50 HJK Helsinki FIN

*Teams participating in the qualifying rounds.The other teams namely Sociedad and Pacos are way below in the club co-efficient ranking.

-Speaking from a Juventus perspective,for Juve to get into Pot 2,one of Milan,Schalke and Lyon must fail to qualify for the group stages.
-For Man City to get into Top 2,all of Milan,Schalke and Lyon should fail to qualify and i think its highly unlikely that happens.

those are some great ties

Fenerbahce

Mertesacker vs Emineke #ohdear #fifalogic

Pot 3 is a lot harder than Pot 2