2013/14 Champions League Qualification

Can only be good. Pinto is a total liability.

 

If he is really bad do ajax have a chance of beating barca??? He hasnt played in while so ....

 

Barca still have something to play for against Ajax, but its still a plus for Ajax. I believe Barca are gonna play a much weakened side against us similar to benfica last year once they clinch 1st after beating Ajax... if they do afterall.

 

Cmon barca! Right??

Definetly booo ajax :icon_mrgreen:

 

If it was possible i would want both to lose :icon_mrgreen:

 

Still think Ajax's defence isn't good enough to keep a clean sheet, they just don't play that way. They will play barca at their own game and they just aren't good enough to beat them.

 

If we end up with the same points as ajax,does it go down to goal difference or how we fared against each other?

 

Good question

 

Head to head record first.

 

We are out on Away goals rule due to that last minute goal at CP for Ajax

 

If we beat Milan we are on 6, Milan on 5
Ajax draw with Barca, Ajax on 5 Barca on 11

Goes into last game with us needing at least a draw against Barca with Milan and Ajax draw

the table would be
Barca 12
Celtic 7
Milan 6
Ajax 6

 

* *,that goal better not come back to haunt us

 

Once that final Barça game is outta the way, I can't wait to start thinking about next year's qualifications ...

I've already started, actually.

The League is already won, the two most important things should be the Scottish Cup and looking towards re-building the squad for next July.

It's amazing how long Celtic's seasons are now.

 

Aye, the end of our domestic season will see a huge shift in the teams that we will field.

With only a month or so between the Scottish Cup final and the beginning of the 2nd Round of CL qualifiers, we have to ensure our players are well rested.

Only good news for our youngsters to show us they can make it in the first team.

 

I don't know why, but I really enjoy the qualifiers even though there is the risk of being pumped by a team from Siberia

 

Much better than spate of friendlies.

 

Indeed...I enjoy going to CP in the middle of July to watch some competitive football

 

Here are the teams that may be in same draw as us in next seasons 2nd round CL qualifiers. Teams in RED are already qualified for it. All others are current leaders in their respective leagues

SEEDED:

Romania - Astra Giurgiu
Austria - FC Salzburg
Czech Republic - Sparta Prague
Israel- Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Belarus- BATE Borisov
Scotland - Celtic
Poland- Legia Warsaw
Croatia- Dinamo Zagreb
Sweden- Malmo FF
Serbia- Partizan Belgrade
Slovakia- Slovan Bratislava
Norway- Stromsgodset
Bulgaria- Ludogorets Razgrad
Hungary- Drebreceni VSC
Slovenia- Maribor
Georgia- Dinamo Tbilisi

Unseeded (our possible opponents)

Finland- HJK Helsinki
Eire- St Patrick's Athletic
Lithuania- Zalgitis Vilnius
Kazakhstan- Aktobe
Latvia- Ventspils
Iceland- KR
Azerbaijan- Neftchi Baku
Bosnia- Zeljeznicar
Moldova- Sheriff Tiraspol
Montenegro- Sutjeska
Macedonia- Vardar
Albania- Skenderbeau
Malta- Hibernians
Luxembourg- Fola Esch


First ties are Tue 15 July and Wed 16 July
Second ties are Tue 22 July and Wed 23 July

 

The first few qualifying rounds are broken down due to geography, right? After a few years of this (and, really, when does anyone see us NOT winning the League for the foreseeable future?), I worry about a certain level of complacency against those tricky Nordic/Scandinavian clubs ... clubs we might play every single year, or every other year.

 

If it is the same as last year then we will be split into the regional pots for the second round (North and South Europe)

So we would be drawn against;

- Champions of Iceland
- " of Estonia
- " of Latvia
- " of Ireland (North)
- " of ROI
- " of Wales