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Champions League 2016/17

Happened to notice Ferencvaros-Tirana going to pens, so turned on the water. Tirana goalkeeper took the first pen and scored with a Panenka, then saved three Ferencvaros pens (one of them from Zoltan Gera) to send his team through. Of course, neither the ref nor the stick guy behind goal could care less about the fact that he was 3-4 meters off his line every time.

Turns out Tirana were only admitted to the CL because Skenderbeu were kicked out over match fixing.
 
3rd qualifying round, champion's route:

Olympiacos (GRE) v Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
Astra Giurgiu (ROU) v FC København (DEN)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Rosenborg (NOR) v APOEL Nicosia (CYP)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
BATE Borisov (BLR) v Dundalk (IRL)/FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) (Dundalk leading with 15 minutes to go)
Partizani Tirana (ALB) v FC Salzburg (AUT)
Trenčín (SVK) v Legia Warszawa (POL)
Astana (KAZ) v Celtic (SCO)
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) v Qarabağ (AZE)

Non-champion's route:

Ajax (NED) v PAOK (GRE)
Sparta Praha (CZE) v Steaua București (ROU)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Young Boys (SUI)
Rostov (RUS) v Anderlecht (BEL)
Fenerbahçe (TUR) v Monaco (FRA)
 
When will we know what the other pots are apart from Pot 1 ??
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, CSKA Moscow
Pot 2: Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Sevilla, Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen
Pot 3: Dynamo Kiev, Lyon

Also qualified for the group stage (will be in the lower pot unless unseeded teams win in the qualifying rounds):
Pot 2 or 3: Basel, Tottenham Hotspur
Pot 3 or 4: PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Club Brugge, Beşiktaş
plus 10 winning teams from the play-off round.

The 2nd leg of the play-off round is on 24 August when we will know all the teams and pots for the group stage draw to be made on 25 August.
 
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, CSKA Moscow
Pot 2: Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Sevilla, Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen
Pot 3: Dynamo Kiev, Lyon
Anyone fancy playing spot the odd one out?
 
Qarabag FK 1-1 (1-1 agg) Viktoria Plzen, Plzen through on away goals.

Dinamo Tbilisi 0-1 (0-3 agg) Dinamo Zagreb

APOEL Nicosia 3-0 (4-2 agg) Rosenborg (all of APOEL's goals in added time in the second half)

Dundalk 3-0 (3-1 agg) BATE Borisov

Currently playing:

Crvena Zvezda 2-4 (4-6 agg) Ludogorets Razgrad
 
Haha. As much fun as it would be to see Spurs play CL down the road from me, I can't help but laugh at the way Rosenborg balls up their qualifying games year after year.
 
Qarabag FK 1-1 (1-1 agg) Viktoria Plzen, Plzen through on away goals.

Dinamo Tbilisi 0-1 (0-3 agg) Dinamo Zagreb

APOEL Nicosia 3-0 (4-2 agg) Rosenborg (all of APOEL's goals in added time in the second half)

Currently playing:

Crvena Zvezda 2-2 (4-4 agg) Ludogorets Razgrad

Dundalk 1-0 (1-1 agg) BATE Borisov

8 mins added time with 2 in the last 2 minutes, outrageous finish
 
First major casualty this season as Dundalk knock out BATE Borisov.

4th Qualifying Round for Champions (played 16/17 August & 23/24 August)
Code:
Seeded teams                   coef.      Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ---------    ------------------------ --- ---------
Olympiakos Piraeus *3    Gre  70.940      Legia Warsaw **          Pol  28.000
Viktoria Plzen *3        Cze  44.585      Dinamo Zagreb **         Cro  25.775
FC Salzburg **           Aut  42.520      Ludogorets Razgrad **    Bul  25.625
Celtic **                Sco  40.460      FC København **          Den  24.720
APOEL Nicosia **         Cyp  35.935      Dundalk **               Irl   2.590

4th Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (played 16/17 August & 23/24 August)
Code:
Seeded teams                   coef.      Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ---------    ------------------------ --- ---------
Emirates Marketing Project          Eng  99.256      Anderlecht *3            Bel  54.000
FC Porto                 Por  92.616      Borussia Mönchengladbach Ger  42.035
Shakhtar Donetsk *3      Ukr  81.976      AS Roma                  Ita  41.587
Villarreal               Esp  60.142      Fenerbahçe *3            Tur  40.920
Ajax *3                  Ned  58.112      Sparta Praha *3          Cze  40.585

Group Stage (draw on 25 August)
Code:
Pot 1                          coef.       Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ---------     ------------------------ --- ---------
Real Madrid (CL-TH)      Esp  176.142      Atlético Madrid          Esp  144.142
FC Barcelona             Esp  159.142      Borussia Dortmund        Ger  110.035
Leicester City           Eng   15.256      Arsenal                  Eng  105.256
Bayern München           Ger  163.035      Emirates Marketing Project *4       Eng   99.256
Juventus                 Ita  107.087      Sevilla (EL-TH)          Esp   95.642
Benfica                  Por  116.616      FC Porto *4              Por   92.616
Paris Saint-Germain      Fra  112.549      Napoli                   Ita   90.087
CSKA Moscow              Rus   48.716      Bayer Leverkusen         Ger   89.035

Pot 3                          coef.       Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ---------     ------------------------ --- ---------
FC Basel                 Sui   87.755      PSV Eindhoven            Ned   57.112
Shakhtar Donetsk *3      Ukr   81.976      Sporting CP Lisbon       Por   51.616
Tottenham Hotspur        Eng   74.256      Viktoria Plzen *3        Cze   44.585
Olympiakos Piraeus *3    Gre   70.940      Club Brugge              Bel   43.000
Dinamo Kiev              Ukr   65.976      FC Salzburg **           Aut   42.520
Olympique Lyon           Fra   63.049      Celtic **                Sco   40.460
Villarreal *4            Esp   60.142      APOEL Nicosia **         Cyp   35.935
Ajax *3                  Ned   58.112      Besiktas                 Tur   34.920
 
First major casualty this season as Dundalk knock out BATE Borisov.

4th Qualifying Round for Champions (played 16/17 August & 23/24 August)
Code:
Seeded teams                   coef.      Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ---------    ------------------------ --- ---------
Olympiakos Piraeus *3    Gre  70.940      Legia Warsaw **          Pol  28.000
Viktoria Plzen *3        Cze  44.585      Dinamo Zagreb **         Cro  25.775
FC Salzburg **           Aut  42.520      Ludogorets Razgrad **    Bul  25.625
Celtic **                Sco  40.460      FC København **          Den  24.720
APOEL Nicosia **         Cyp  35.935      Dundalk **               Irl   2.590

4th Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (played 16/17 August & 23/24 August)
Code:
Seeded teams                   coef.      Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- ---------    ------------------------ --- ---------
Emirates Marketing Project          Eng  99.256      Anderlecht *3            Bel  54.000
FC Porto                 Por  92.616      Borussia Mönchengladbach Ger  42.035
Shakhtar Donetsk *3      Ukr  81.976      AS Roma                  Ita  41.587
Villarreal               Esp  60.142      Fenerbahçe *3            Tur  40.920
Ajax *3                  Ned  58.112      Sparta Praha *3          Cze  40.585

Group Stage (draw on 25 August)
Code:
Pot 1                          coef.       Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ---------     ------------------------ --- ---------
Real Madrid (CL-TH)      Esp  176.142      Atlético Madrid          Esp  144.142
FC Barcelona             Esp  159.142      Borussia Dortmund        Ger  110.035
Leicester City           Eng   15.256      Arsenal                  Eng  105.256
Bayern München           Ger  163.035      Emirates Marketing Project *4       Eng   99.256
Juventus                 Ita  107.087      Sevilla (EL-TH)          Esp   95.642
Benfica                  Por  116.616      FC Porto *4              Por   92.616
Paris Saint-Germain      Fra  112.549      Napoli                   Ita   90.087
CSKA Moscow              Rus   48.716      Bayer Leverkusen         Ger   89.035

Pot 3                          coef.       Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ---------     ------------------------ --- ---------
FC Basel                 Sui   87.755      PSV Eindhoven            Ned   57.112
Shakhtar Donetsk *3      Ukr   81.976      Sporting CP Lisbon       Por   51.616
Tottenham Hotspur        Eng   74.256      Viktoria Plzen *3        Cze   44.585
Olympiakos Piraeus *3    Gre   70.940      Club Brugge              Bel   43.000
Dinamo Kiev              Ukr   65.976      FC Salzburg **           Aut   42.520
Olympique Lyon           Fra   63.049      Celtic **                Sco   40.460
Villarreal *4            Esp   60.142      APOEL Nicosia **         Cyp   35.935
Ajax *3                  Ned   58.112      Besiktas                 Tur   34.920

So the only way we can be in Pot 2 is if City, Porto and Shakhtar all go out in qualifying?

Also lol at Leicester's coefficient.
 
Ahead of the sale of the Group ticket packages, to Members, later today, I looked at the most 'boring' draw that we could end up with...

CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Apoel Nicosia is probably the 'winner'. That would be a group in which we 'should' qualify, but I'd prefer us to have one of the top, top, teams in our Group, to serve as a real test and to enjoy the game at Wembley. First, to get tickets.
 
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