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The draw for the final play off round of the Champions League is this Friday. The games will be played on August 15/16 and August 22/23, with the group stage draw taking place on August 24. Celtic are currently involved in the third qualifying round and take a 0-0 draw to Norway against Rosenborg.

Current Teams in the Group Stage:

Real Madrid, Chelsea, Porto, Feyenoord, Barcelona, Spurs, Besiktas, Monaco, Atletico Madrid, Man City, PSG, Basel, Bayern, Juventus, Spartak, Man Utd, RBL, Roma, Shakhtar, Dortmund, Benfica, and Anderlecht.

Seeded Playoff Teams:

Liverpool, Napoli, Sporting.

Potential Opponents for Liverpool in Final Playoff:

AEK Athens, Club Brugge, CSKA Moscow, Hoffenheim, Istanbul BB, Nice, Sporting Lisbon, Steaua Bucharest, Viktora Plzen, Young Boys



The Europa League is still at the Third Qualifying Round, with Everton taking a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg at Goodison to Slovakia, against the team that finished third in that league last season, Ruzomberok. Rangers have already been eliminated, while Aberdeen take a 2-1 lead to Cyprus against Apollon. Arsenal are currently awaiting in the group stages, much to Drew and Bugsy's delight.

Current Teams in the Group Stage:

Villarreal, Vitoria, Lugano, Real Sociedad, Lyon, Fastav, FC Koln, Lokomotiv, Hertha Berlin, Zorya, Arsenal, Zulte, Atalanta, Vitesse, Lazio, and Konyaspor.