UEFA Champions League 21/22

[Marty]

Believe it or not, next season is just around the corner and some half-decent teams enter already at the first qualifying round. Back to two-legged ties in qualifying this season and the first legs of these ties are played on 6/7 July.

Bodø/Glimt vs Legia Warszawa is a tie between two teams i would expect to see in the EL or ECL group stage come September, as losers in qualifying drop down into the qualifying for the next tournament. Also note Shkendija who we played in the last EL qualifying round last season, and, of course, our Croatian vanquishers from three months ago.


2021 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw
Group 1
Fola Esch (LUX) vs Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)*
Slovan Bratislava (SVK)* vs Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Malmö (SWE)* vs Riga FC (LVA)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) vs Legia Warszawa (POL)*

Group 2
Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL) vs Alashkert (ARM)*
HJK Helsinki (FIN) vs Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)*
CFR Cluj (ROU)* vs Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Shkëndija (MKD)* vs Mura (SVN)

Group 3
Teuta (ALB) vs Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)*
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)* vs Neftçi (AZE)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) vs Kairat Almaty (KAZ)*
Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)* vs Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)

Group 4
Ferencváros (HUN)* vs Winners of the preliminary round**
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)* vs Linfield (NIR)
Flora Tallinn (EST)* vs Hibernians (MLT)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)* vs Valur (ISL)

 

[TheChosenOne]

There are some 1st qualifying round, 2nd leg matches this evening including the mighty Ludogorets & Dinamo Zagreb but I can't be arsed to list them.

Scores & Fixtures - Football - BBC Sport

 

[beats1]

Believe it or not, next season is just around the corner and some half-decent teams enter already at the first qualifying round. Back to two-legged ties in qualifying this season and the first legs of these ties are played on 6/7 July.

Bodø/Glimt vs Legia Warszawa is a tie between two teams i would expect to see in the EL or ECL group stage come September, as losers in qualifying drop down into the qualifying for the next tournament. Also note Shkendija who we played in the last EL qualifying round last season, and, of course, our Croatian vanquishers from three months ago.


2021 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw
Group 1
Fola Esch (LUX) vs Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)*
Slovan Bratislava (SVK)* vs Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Malmö (SWE)* vs Riga FC (LVA)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) vs Legia Warszawa (POL)*

Group 2
Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL) vs Alashkert (ARM)*
HJK Helsinki (FIN) vs Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)*
CFR Cluj (ROU)* vs Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Shkëndija (MKD)* vs Mura (SVN)

Group 3
Teuta (ALB) vs Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)*
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)* vs Neftçi (AZE)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) vs Kairat Almaty (KAZ)*
Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)* vs Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)

Group 4
Ferencváros (HUN)* vs Winners of the preliminary round**
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)* vs Linfield (NIR)
Flora Tallinn (EST)* vs Hibernians (MLT)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)* vs Valur (ISL)

If we win the conference league, do we get to enter at this round next season?

 

[Marty]

If we win the conference league, do we get to enter at this round next season?

No, it gives us a place in the EL group stage.

 

[Marty]

Ol' boy Tomas Pekhart scored the final goal as Legia Warsaw beat Bodø/Glimt 5-2 on aggregate. Glimt now drop into the ECL qualifiers and unless they get a terrible draw I expect them to reach the playoff or group stages where they might draw us.

 

[Marty]

Full results of Q1 courtesy of BBC

 

[Marty]

Second qualifying round draw
Champions path
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs Omonoia (CYP)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs Young Boys (SUI)
Legia Warszawa (POL) vs Flora Tallinn (EST)
Alashkert (ARM) vs Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Olympiacos (GRE) vs Neftçi (AZE)
Kairat Almaty (KAZ) vs Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) vs CFR Cluj (ROU)
Malmö (SWE) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Ferencváros (HUN) vs Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Mura (SVN) vs Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)

League path
Rapid Wien (AUT) vs Sparta Praha (CZE)
Celtic (SCO) vs Midtjylland (DEN)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) vs Galatasaray (TUR)

The draw results are provisional and are subject to the outcome of ongoing investigations and/or legal proceedings and final confirmations from UEFA

A couple of big ties already in Q2.

 

[RickyVilla]

Second qualifying round draw
Champions path
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs Omonoia (CYP)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs Young Boys (SUI)
Legia Warszawa (POL) vs Flora Tallinn (EST)
Alashkert (ARM) vs Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Olympiacos (GRE) vs Neftçi (AZE)
Kairat Almaty (KAZ) vs Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) vs CFR Cluj (ROU)
Malmö (SWE) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Ferencváros (HUN) vs Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Mura (SVN) vs Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)

League path
Rapid Wien (AUT) vs Sparta Praha (CZE)
Celtic (SCO) vs Midtjylland (DEN)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) vs Galatasaray (TUR)

The draw results are provisional and are subject to the outcome of ongoing investigations and/or legal proceedings and final confirmations from UEFA

A couple of big ties already in Q2.

Those last two in the League path should be good.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Champions League? You're 'avin' a laugh.

 

[TheChosenOne]

I’m just feckin’ jealous

 

[WalkerboyUK]

Celtic gone at the first hurdle…

 

[Tucker]

Lol Scottish football is such a joke.

 

[LSUY]

Remember guys Celtic could finish in the top 6 if they played in the English Premier League

 

[Marty]

Rangers are much better anyway.

 

[Marty]

Full results courtesy of the Beeb

 

[Marty]

3rd round ties.

 

[Marty]

Playoff draw confirmed before the third round ties play this week and next. Losers drop into EL qualifying.

Champions path
FC Salzburg (AUT) vs Brøndby IF (DEN)
CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) / BSC Young Boys (SUI) vs Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) / SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Malmö FF (SWE) / Rangers FC (SCO) vs Olympiacos FC (GRE) / PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)
FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) / FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) vs GNK Dinamo (CRO) / Legia Warszawa (POL)

League path
AS Monaco FC (FRA) / AC Sparta Praha (CZE) vs KRC Genk (BEL) / FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) / SL Benfica (POR) vs PSV Eindhoven (NED) / FC Midtjylland (DEN)

 

[cwy21]

Rangers losing 2-0 away to Malmo.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Rangers losing 2-0 away to Malmo.

They got a very valuable 96th minute goal which might help their cause. 2-1 result

 

[Marty]

First leg results