UEFA Champions League (Official Thread)

[HINYG8]

Wait until the second half. It's about to get crazy!

I'm begging for a Chelsea win but have to give Bayern credit for playing forward. I'm thankful that Gomez woke up and decided he didn't feel like finishing today....I am amazed he hadn't put the ball in the net and am starting to feel like the blues are picking up the momentum

 

[HINYG8]

*exhale*

Time for more rum...the next 45 is going to be outstanding.

Oh look..Fox actually had a soccer-esqe commercial they could air after the whistle..kudos!

 

[TooTall]

Solomon Kalou is having himself quite an impressive game today. He looks comfortable on the ball, and willing to push forward.

Then there's this.

Kalou: I will dedicate Champions League victory to those I rescued from war

 

[HINYG8]

Solomon Kalou is having himself quite an impressive game today. He looks comfortable on the ball, and willing to push forward.

Then there's this.

Kalou: I will dedicate Champions League victory to those I rescued from war

:pirate1:

Well somebody has to carry this team AND save people from the war, might as well be our boy Solomon

 

[Smudger]

Play-off draw:

League route:

Braga (Portugal) - Udinese (Italy)
Spartak Moscow (Russia) - Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Malaga (Spain) - Panathinaikos (Greece)
Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany) - Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
Lille (France) - FC Copenhagen (Denmark)

Champions route:

FC Basel (Switzerland) - CFR Cluj (Romania)
Helsingborgs (Sweden) - Celtic (Scotland)
BATE Borisov (Belarus) - Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (Israel)
AEL Limassol (Cyprus) - Anderlecht (Belgium)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) - NK Maribor(Slovenia)

 

[OSU_D/]

Play-off draw:

League route:

Braga (Portugal) - Udinese (Italy)
Spartak Moscow (Russia) - Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Malaga (Spain) - Panathinaikos (Greece)
Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany) - Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
Lille (France) - FC Copenhagen (Denmark)

Champions route:

FC Basel (Switzerland) - CFR Cluj (Romania)
Helsingborgs (Sweden) - Celtic (Scotland)
BATE Borisov (Belarus) - Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (Israel)
AEL Limassol (Cyprus) - Anderlecht (Belgium)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) - NK Maribor(Slovenia)

Let's go Celtic!

 

[Smudger]

Spartak Moscow won 2-1 at home in the 1st leg against Fenerbahce.

1st half results from the other 1st leg play-off games (Home teams listed first):

Borussia Monchengladbach 1-2 Dynamo Kiev
FC Basel 1-0 CFR Cluj
FC Copenhagen 1-0 Lille
Helsingborg 0-1 Celtic

 

[Smudger]

1st leg play-off results (Home team listed first):

Spartak Moscow (Russia) 2-1 Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany) 1-3 Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
FC Basel (Switzerland) 1-2 CFR Cluj (Romania)
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 1-0 Lille (France)
Helsingborg (Sweden) 0-2 Celtic (Scotland)

Tomorrow's 1st leg play-off games. All games kick off at 2:45pm

AEL Limassol (Cyprus) - Anderlecht (Belgium)
BATE Borisov (Belarus) - Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (Israel)
Braga (Portugal) - Udinese (Italy)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia - NK Maribor (Slovenia)
Malaga (Spain) - Panathinaikos (Greece)

 

[Smudger]

1st leg play-off results from today (Home teams listed first):

AEL Limassol (Cyprus) 2-1 Anderlecht (Belgium)
BATE Borisov (Belarus) 2-0 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (Israel)
Braga (Portugal) 1-0 Udinese (Italy)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 2-1 NK Maribor (Slovenia)
Malaga (Spain) 2-0 Panathinaikos (Greece)

 

[Smudger]

2nd leg results from today:

Anderlecht (Belgium) 2-0 AEL Limassol (Cyprus). Anderlecht advance 3-2 on aggregate to the group stage.
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (Israel) 1-1 BATE Borisov (Belarus). BATE Borisov advance 3-1 on aggregate to the group stage.
NK Maribor (Slovenia) 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia). Dinamo Zagreb advance 3-1 on aggregate to the group stage.
Panathinaikos (Greece) 0-0 Malaga (Spain). Malaga advance 2-0 on aggregate to the group stage.
Udinese (Italy) 1-1 Braga (Portugal). Currently tied at 2-2 on aggregate and in the 2nd half of extra time.

 

[Smudger]

Braga to the group stage after beating Udinese in penalties, 5-4. Who would've thought there would be three Portuguese teams in the UCL & only two Italian clubs ?

 

[Merih]

Anyone have a good stream for the group draw today?

 

[Merih]

Man City and Real Madrid should be two peaches of CL matches.

 

[OSU_D/]

I think Celtic has a shot of making it past the group stage. Of course I bet Barca is the leader in that group.

 

[Merih]

Group D: the group of death.