2013/14 UEFA Champions League

[Big Sam]

Surely that doesn't mean Schalke get a w/o?

I think they'll replace them with another Ukrainian club or PAOK who they beat in the previous round.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

They'll probably decide on that later today with the fixture being 7 days away.

The fair move is to just promote PAOK instead of another Ukrainian team.

 

[Sir Biffo]

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/disciplinary/news/newsid=1981054.html

Official on UEFA website now. They are meeting this evening euro time to decide whats going to happen. Surely they'll just promote PAOK, but Metalisk can appeal as well so that'll drag out a while too I think.

 

[Twizzle]

Spurs went through this when we finished 4th in the EPL and Chel$ki won the UCL so we missed out, then some one got the boot from UCL.

The next team in line from their country was admitted into the UCL qualification stage.

 

[Jimbo]

They'll probably decide on that later today with the fixture being 7 days away.

The fair move is to just promote PAOK instead of another Ukrainian team.

Yep, that's how it's gone

PAOK will now play Schalke in the CL playoff round then, instead of playing Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa playoffs. Maccabi go straight through to the groups. Probably the fairest outcome they could have come up with

It will be much messier if Fenerbahçe get the boot on the 28th though. It'll be too late for Salzburg and Arsenal to have a playoff, and Salzburg will probably have beaten ?algiris to qualify for the Europa groups...

 

[Big Sam]

Live matches:

Wednesday 1am
Shakter Karagandy v Celtic, ESPN1

Wednesday 4:45am
PSV v Milan, SBS1
OL v Sociedad, ESPN2

Thursday 4:45am
Fenerbahce v Arsenal, SBS1
Schalke v PAOK, ESPN2

(NB the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup is live on SBS after Fenerbahce v Arsenal)

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Obviously no one was watching this morning.

Lyon 0-2 Sociedad
Pacos 1-4 Zenit
Shakter Karagandy 2-0 Celtic
PSV 1-1 Milan

 

[Big Sam]

How good was Sociedad this morning? So much depth in Spanish football currently.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Lyon have been clearing there team out, not what they once were.

 

[Big Sam]

Still they have started Ligue 1 on fire and were clear favourites going into this tie.

It's a shame Illaramendi left, otherwise Sociedad would've been looking at the knockout stage. They still have the quality to do it but it would've been easier with him.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Arsenal through to the group stages. Now buy some players FFS

 

[Jimbo]

Jeez, Fenerbahçe must have really sucked this morning...

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Of course, its the only way Arsenal can win games.

 

[Jimbo]

Well I hope someone from your club was watching our demonstration of how to beat Villa at home...

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Lol would of been 2 all if the refs knew the rules.

 

[Jimbo]

Lol would of been 2 all if the refs knew the rules.

Phhh

Even if the ref had given a penalty, Cech would have saved it

 

[Big Sam]

James Holland played the full 90 overnight in Austria Wien's 2-0 away win in Zagreb. Looks like we'll have a proper UCL representative this season (not one that'll spend most of the time on the bench).

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Phhh

Even if the ref had given a penalty, Cech would have saved it

No prob palm it so they could score another OG.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Austria Wien 2-3 Dinamo Zagreb (4-3 agg)
FC Basel 2-0 Ludogorets (6-2 agg)
Legia Warszawa 2-2 Steaua Bucharest (3-3 agg Legia away goals)
PAOK 2-3 Schalke (3-4 agg)
Arsenal 2-0 Fenerbahce (5-0 agg)

The last time the Bundesliga embarrassed the CL with 4 participants:

The teams were:
The defending champion was:
The SuperCup was Germany vs England:
Man U had a prolific but injury prone Dutch striker:

 

[Jimbo]

Arsenal 2-0 Fenerbahce (5-0 agg)

Solves the potential UEFA ban problem, although the EL might still get messy