Champions League talk here.

The first leg of third qualifying round games going on today. Of note to Milan fans -- Dinamo Kiev is currently leading Gent 2-0, with the second goal having been scored by Andriy Shevchenko.

I'm glad for him

Sheva

Sign him up!

Still, Celtic went out of the CL tonight - brilliant!

What, already?

Yeah, out in qualifying, lost to Braga 4-2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb & Fenerbahce also went out tonight, and Ajax - just got through on away goals a large thanks to Suarez - again.

For those keeping track, Dynamo Kiev also went through. Shevchenko supplied two assists (3 total Dynamo goals scored) today. (per uefa.com)

Oddly (or not), this fish is no longer angry with Shevchenko. It's good to see him doing well.

Rosenborg faced Sweden's AIK over two legs, in a Scandinavian derby... and of course, the Norwegians came out on top with a 4-1 aggregate score.

Here's the draw for the play off round of this year's CL (from uefa.com)

Champions Route
FC Salzburg (AUT) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
Rosenborg BK (NOR) - FC København (DEN)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) - FC Sheriff (MDA)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - MŠK Žilina (SVK)
FK Partizan (SRB) - RSC Anderlecht (BEL)

League Route
BSC Young Boys (SUI) - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)
SC Braga (POR) - Sevilla FC (ESP)
SV Werder Bremen (GER) - UC Sampdoria (ITA)
FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) - AJ Auxerre (FRA)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - AFC Ajax (NED)

Samp could've gotten an easier draw than Bremen.

A fellow Rangers fan, or do you just plain hate Celtic?

I just find it funny due to the fact at the time they complained about getting Arsenal and showed no respect to other teams last season qualifying presuming they'd beat them, now they go out from a fairly minnow team!

So, the first legs of today's CL qualification ties are underway, and happily so. At half time, these two scores stand out:

Rosenborg 1-0 FC København
Young Boys (!!!) 3-1 Tottenham.


Oh Spurs, Spurs... you are a unique little something aren't you?

Young Boys needed to win by 3 in my opinion, so to only win by 1 and give up 2 away goals is a terrible score. Spurs will go through comfortable, unfortunately.

I think my dream CL group would see Milan and Rangers paired together in the same group for the first time since the competition began in '92, and both going through to the next stage.

I would, however, be a Rangers fan during the matches between the two so I'd keep a very low profile on here during those matches

They're an extremely undignified lot. Always have been. I just Utrecht can turn their Europa league tie around in the second leg.

Pazzo is having a good day today.

HT Samp 2-0 Bremen, both goals by Pazzini.

EDIT: Cassano decided to play too. Outrageous backheel goal to make it 3-0. Aiee. But Rosenberg scores in added time so we go to extra time, I believe.

Poor Samp

That's disappointing- I wanted Sampdoria to go through. Braga beating Sevilla 3:4 away is pretty surprising. So there will be 3 Spanish and 3 Italian clubs in the group stage.

Bah.

Bit of a surprise Sevilla getting knocked out by Braga though.

Boy I feel sorry for Sampdoria, they were so close. Werder played superbly from second half and up though, so I guess they deserved to pass overall.

If Spurs can't make it through, we'll have 4 biggest footballing nations with only 3 representatives for this year's Champions League. Spain, Italy, England and Germany.

I think Werder played horrible football for the entire first AND second half. Rosenberg just got lucky. But in extra time Samp had no power left.


Well, Germany can't have more than 3 clubs in the CL, so three is as much as it gets.

I know, I'm just saying.

CHL draw, watch online here : link

Or free on uefa.com too.

EDIT: Now that's nto fair. Two years in a row?

MADRID AGAIN WTF!!!

HMPF... again.. well, we will have to beat them again then!!

I might actually cheer for inert to beat Bremen. To avenge Samp.

Hope to avoid Schalke from pot3.

so how much did United pay for that draw? oy.

EDIT: And Barca.

Barca getting a lightweight group again.

Ajax!!

Group G

Madrid
Milan
Ajax
Auxerre

Milan
Real
Ajax
Auxerre

Very tough group...

Auxerre is the fourth team.

A very tough group.

We finish top of this group

How typical. Man U and Barca get free passes again while we have to fight to the death with teams who could all potentially be group leaders, minus Auxierre(sp?)

I'd say we got the toughest group of all... and we'll win it!!!

Hell yeah

Definite group of death yet again, but I didn't expect anything less really. And surprise surprise barca get yet another 'easy' group

Why are people moaning about United's draw, Valencia won't be pushovers even though they've lost their stars, Rangers won't be that easy, at least away. The Turkish champions, away - Turkey, you're saying that's going to be easy?! Chelsea and Arsenal by far got the better draws out of the English teams, yet again, as usual.

We without doubt have the group of death. Then I'd probably say Inter's after that. Everyone in Group B must be laughing that is some low-quality CL group.

This draw should encourage Milan even more to get the Ibra deal done.

Fantastic draw

I live near Amsterdam so soon as i know the shedule i will book a Ajax - Milan

Do we know anything about the schedule yet? I'd prefer us play the first match at home.

And to play Real in 3d and 4th game

with ibra...we have a good chance

without...i don't like our chances

+1


we have the group of death.

All teams are scary