Champions' League Draw
The Champions' League draw for the third qualifying round was announced today. Here it is:
Sheriff Tiraspol/Spartak Moscow v Slovan Liberec
Shakhtar Donetsk v FH Hafnarfjordur/Legia Warsaw
FC Zurich/Salzburg v Valencia
Levski Sofia/Sioni v Chievo
Hearts/Siroki Brijeg v AEK Athens
CSKA Moscow v Djurgarden/Ruzomberok
AC Milan v Cork/Red Star Belgrade
Galatasaray v Mlada Boleslav/Valerenga
Standard Liege v Gorica/Steaua Bucharest
Austria Vienna v Benfica
Ekranas/Dinamo Zagreb v Arsenal
FC Copenhagen/MyPa v Ajax
Hamburg v Osasuna
Metalurgs/Dynamo Kiev v Fenerbahce/B36 Torshavn
Liverpool v Maccabi Haifa
Lille v Debrecen/Rabotnicki
First-leg matches will be played on August 8/9 with the return legs taking
place on August 23/24.
The draw for Arsenal looks decent, but Liverpool will need flak jackets for that away draw in Haifa. You may have also noticed that the Italian courts have bottled it and allowed AC Milan back into the CL draw. I'd love to see Cork City beat them.
Any comments, gents?
posted by gatorbob @ 1:00 PM
4 Comments:
The Fiver had a good bit about the Liverpool draw.
When Liverpool were paired with Israeli side Maccabi Haifa in the draw for Big Cup's third qualifying round this morning, there were predictable security concerns. Faced with a trip to a hostile war-zone echoing with gunshots and littered with burnt-out cars, you could understand why Maccabi Haifa's players might have been nervous
Good stuff! You know, the theft of Roon's gear last week spurred another round or two of the "You nicked my stereo" style chants about the Scouse.
Just a quick update:
Arsenal will now face Dinamo Zagreb after their victory today, while Cork City were routed by Red Star Belgrade, which sets the Serbs up against the very very lucky Milan, who got a reprieve from UEFA yesterday and will enter the Champs League at the 3rd Round playoff stage.
UEFA's cowardice really sucks.
Milan should be watching the CL on the telly. Bastards always manage to escape justice.
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