The 2012/2013 Champions League Thread

[TBM]

Believe it or not it's started already and Linfield are through the first qualifing round after beating B36 Torshavn 4-3 on pens

[Compo's Hat]

Says a lot for the standard of Northern Irish football when they've sneaked through against a team from the Faroe Islands.

[Wax Jacket]

they must lose so many players to Scottish football and it can't help that the league in the Republic seems to be improving too

[who are ya?]

they must lose so many players to Scottish football and it can't help that the league in the Republic seems to be improving too

Things must be bad when you're losing players to the Scottish LOLeagues

[soggy biscuit]

Man City
Real Madrid
Juventus
PSG

^ could be a group

[TBM]

Man City
Real Madrid
Juventus
PSG

^ could be a group

Do Chelsea have to go through the qualifying rounds, like Arsenal did last year?

[Tony Le Mesmer]

I think they should, but im sure i heard somewhere that they dont

[TBM]

Celtic to play either HJK Helsinki or KR Reykjavik

Although Helsinki are 7-0 up from the first Legos it's 99.9% them

Motherwell face Panathinaikos

[The Rouge]

they must lose so many players to Scottish football and it can't help that the league in the Republic seems to be improving too

I think the league in the republic has gone a bit backwards in the last 5 years...

[_royal]

they must lose so many players to Scottish football and it can't help that the league in the Republic seems to be improving too

I think the league in the republic has gone a bit backwards in the last 5 years...

The fact Reading sign all of their promising players probably doesn't help.

[Stranded]

Shamrock Rovers out.

In a shock, FC Dudelange of Luxembourg make the 3rd qualifying round for the first time ever knocking out Red Bull Salzburg on away goals after a 4-3 defeat in Austria.

[Wax Jacket]

Shamrock Rovers out.

In a shock, FC Dudelange of Luxembourg make the 3rd qualifying round for the first time ever knocking out Red Bull Salzburg on away goals after a 4-3 defeat in Austria.

weighing up going to their second leg in Gent tomorrow

[Silver Fox]

The Dudelange abides

[Wax Jacket]

shit I minorCOL'd

[Compo's Hat]

MotherweLOLLOL concede inside 14 minutes.

Scottish footbaLOLLOL.

[Saaaaaaaammmmmm]

The final quote in this article is hilarious http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1843206.html

[cmonurz]

MotherweLOLLOL concede inside 14 minutes.

Scottish footbaLOLLOL.

Not disgraced at all by that defeat, good to see a different side in Europe, and hope they can progress in the Europa League.

[Compo's Hat]

MotherweLOLLOL concede inside 14 minutes.

Scottish footbaLOLLOL.

Not disgraced at all by that defeat, good to see a different side in Europe, and hope they can progress in the Europa League.

Shows you how bad Scottish football has got when someone says they weren't disgraced by a 2-0 home defeat.

[TBM]

Never actually realised Celtic were playing tonight until i saw the end of the highlights on ITV just now

When do the big boys start coming in?

[TBM]

Draw today at 4:45

Likely pots:

Pot One: Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Porto, AC Milan.

Pot Two: Valencia, Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St Petersburg, Schalke, Manchester City, Braga.

Pot Three: Olympiakos, Ajax, Anderlecht, Juventus, Paris St Germain, Galatasaray.

Pot Four: Borussia Dortmund, BATE Borisov, Dinamo Zagreb, Malaga, Montpellier, FC Nordsjaelland.


Celtic, Lille, Spartak Moscow, CFR Cluj and Dynamo Kiev yet to be assigned pots.