[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

LT vs Nicky is the tie this forum needs.

what we will get then


bring it on


Rangers can hardly be anything more difficult than Monaco were, Ianis Hagi is possibly their most dangerous player i think



our biggest weakness is to go in sleepmode when we're 1-0 ahead then we could give it away, we beat Monaco with some luck getting to 2-2 5 minutes before the end of normal time, and one lucky deciding goal in 2nd half of extra time

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Nicky91]

record low viewers for AZ match last night in Netherlands


only 20,000 people tuned in

[Nicky91]

good news for scottish football anyway, Rangers and Hearts assured of a group stage (Rangers either CL or EL, and Hearts either EL or ECL)


3 cypriot teams assured of group stage (either EL or ECL)



Zalgiris is the first lithuanian team to make it to a group stage, either EL or ECL

[Nicky91]

am excited for tonight


could be a great game Rangers vs PSV

[Nicky91]

am happy about the 2-2 draw


Rangers have proven they are weaker away, like with the 2-0 loss against Union in belgium



unnecessary mistake from Benitez with conceding the second rangers goal, but i forgive him maybe the nerves just got the better of him


but overall we played good

[Nicky91]

tonights games

Qarabag - Plzen

Maccabi Haifa - Red Star

Dinamo Kyiv - Benfica

[Nicky91]

Sir Alex last night watching Rangers - PSV game

[Nicky91]

hmm solid win for Schmidt's Benfica over Dinamo Kyiv

but as away goals no longer count, Kyiv only needs 2 goals for a extra time, so Benfica will have to stay alert at home to finish it



good job for swedish Djurgarden, a 3-0 home win over cypriot Apoel nicosia, that's more of a decent lead for the return, now apoel need 3 goals to make things level and 4 for the win



tonight EL play off matches
Ferencvaros - Shamrock
Zurich - Hearts
Malmo - Sivasspor
Apollon - Olympiacos
Pyunik - Sheriff
Ludogorets - Zalgiris
Dnipro - AEK Larnaca
HJK - Silkeborg
Gent - Omonia
Austria wien - fenerbahce


again no losers here, as losers of EL advance to conference league group stage




conference league matches tonight

@MTVN @LT

West Ham United vs Viborg

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for me

Fiorentina vs FC Twente

AZ vs Gil Vicente

Lech Poznan vs Dudelange (yes i like Dudelange and i hope they will make to a group stage for a second time in their club history now)



Villarreal should have an easy one in Hajduk Split i think



Young Boys vs Anderlecht could be a more interesting close call one

Basaksehir vs Antwerp imo, also two strong teams and only one can advance

[Parmy]

Mon the jambos.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Jam Tarts take the lead in Switzerland

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Jam Tarts take the lead in Switzerland

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Gonnae no dae that.

[Nicky91]

so what?


Hearts are assured of 6 group stage matches anyway




Shamrock losing 4-0, oh well same for them, they are assured of more european cup football anyway, nothing to lose here

[Nicky91]

Twente not bad just a 2-1 away loss against Fiorentina, only one goal now for extra time


good job from AZ though 4-0 over Gil Vicente at home, now they can just focus, staying calm hopefully and defend this aggregate the best they can




Vaduz 1-1 against a bigger rapid wien lol



simple 3-1 win for West Ham, although Viborg only needs 2 goals for extra time without the away goal rule

[Nicky91]

this week decision time, who will play in champions league 1.0 and who will play in europa league aka champions league 2.0

conference league feels like the new uefa cup now

[Nicky91]

tomorrow PSV vs Rangers


Rangers without Morelos to eindhoven



PSV without Oppegard, Ledezma, Mauro Junior, Vertessen, and the already longer absent Madueke, Boscagli


but with Carlos Vinicius whom now returns from injury and after speculation of leaving the club, he seems to be staying in eindhoven


Gakpo expected to be starting 11 despite upcoming transfer to Man United

[Nicky91]

congrats to Benfica, Plzen, Maccabi Haifa on making CL group stage


good luck to Dinamo Kyiv, Qarabag, Red Star in the EL group stage

[Nicky91]

congrats to swedish Djurgarden making the conference league group stage

[Calderyon]

UCL season 22/23 draw is on tomorrow 25th of August.

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle.../2023/2001673/

[Nicky91]

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle.../2023/2001673/

CL group stage draw 25th august tomorrow

[Nicky91]

CL pots for tomorrows draw

Pot 1
Real Madrid
Eintracht Frankfurt
Manchester City
AC Milan
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
FC Porto
Ajax

Pot 2
Liverpool
Chelsea
Barcelona
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Sevilla
RB Leipzig
Tottenham Hotspur

Pot 3
Borussia Dortmund
RB Salzburg
Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan
Napoli
Benfica
Sporting CP
Bayer Leverkusen

Pot 4
Marseille
Club Brugge
Celtic
Victoria Plzen
Maccabi Haifa
Dinamo Zagreb
Copenhagen
Rangers

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[Nicky91]

am excited for tonight



also excited for europa league this year how that one will unfold, think even if Rangers or PSV lose, you might still draw quite good audiences to your stadium if you can play a AS Roma, Arsenal or Monaco or Man United or Lazio Roma or Real Sociedad

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

what we will get then


bring it on


Rangers can hardly be anything more difficult than Monaco were, Ianis Hagi is possibly their most dangerous player i think

Youtube video

[Crimson Dynamo]

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