The Champions League Thread 2013/14

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Draw just about to start

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague ... index.html

The UEFA Champions League play-off draw consists of ten clubs in each of the champions and league routes. Five in each section are seeded according to the club coefficient rankings established at the start of the season, and are drawn against the other five. Balls containing the seeded teams are placed in one bowl, with balls for the unseeded clubs positioned in another. A ball is taken from each bowl and placed in a large empty bowl in the middle, where they are shuffled. The first team drawn will play their first match at home, against the second side drawn.

UEFA Champions League play-off round draw lineup (seeded teams in bold)

LEAGUE ROUTE
Arsenal FC (ENG)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
AC Milan (ITA)
FC Schalke 04 (GER)
FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)*
Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)*
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
FC Paços de Ferreira (POR)

CHAMPIONS ROUTE
FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
Celtic FC (SCO)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
FK Austria Wien (AUT)
Legia Warszawa (POL)
NK Maribor (SVN)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)

* Please note that the participation of Fenerbahçe SK and FC Metalist Kharkiv in the competition is subject to pending disciplinary and CAS proceedings.

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Celtic are up against FC Shakhter Karagandy

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Arsenal up against Fenerbahçe - not easy

[Stuka]

Arsenal up against Fenerbahçe - not easy

I went to this fixture a few years ago. Fenerbahçe fans among the loudest, most passionate fans I've ever seen at football.

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Arsenal up against Fenerbahçe - not easy

I went to this fixture a few years ago. Fenerbahçe fans among the loudest, most passionate fans I've ever seen at football.

The only thing that may help Arsenal is that they are home in the 2nd leg. Sod going to Turkey needing a win

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The supporters motto is Hep Destek Tam Destek, abbreviated as HDTD (Continuous Unwavering Support).

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Arsenal up against Fenerbahçe - not easy

I went to this fixture a few years ago. Fenerbahçe fans among the loudest, most passionate fans I've ever seen at football.

The only thing that may help Arsenal is that they are home in the 2nd leg. Sod going to Turkey needing a win

Will also be interesting if Arsenal lose and then the CAS uphold the ban on Fenerbahçe playing in Europe.

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Anyone know what channel the Arsenal game is on tomorrow?

[southbank1871]

They've been advertising it on Sky Sports.

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They've been advertising it on Sky Sports.

Ok thanks - im guessing ITV have the Tuesday games this season then

[southbank1871]

Not sure, I don't know whether the qualifying rounds are part of the package.

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Celtic 1-0 down at half time

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Sociedad just scored a real cracker..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xW6CUEF ... r_embedded

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CeLOLtic

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Anyone know what channel the Arsenal game is on tomorrow?

Good luck Arsenal.

Not sure why all these Gunners are moaning so much.

Not been out of the top 4 for the last 17 seasons.

Some people are never happy...............

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Anyone know what channel the Arsenal game is on tomorrow?

Good luck Arsenal.

Not sure why all these Gunners are moaning so much.

Not been out of the top 4 for the last 17 seasons.

Some people are never happy...............

could it be that that they long to put something into that empty trophy cabinet at the emirates?

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i was pretty surprised by how little Spurs have won

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Tricky looking fixture for Arsenal tbf, always is in Turkey given that they usually play up (fans and team) whenever a team they've heard of goes over there.

Edit: Arsenal have walked it, Fenerbahce are absolutely shyte.

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Pretty comfortable for the Arse really

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They've been advertising it on Sky Sports.

Ok thanks - im guessing ITV have the Tuesday games this season then

Celtic would have been on, but Kazakhstan is 4 odd hours ahead so the game was mid-afternoon.

So they put Lewis on instead.