Champions League 3rd qualification round

[traeth]

this from bbc
two legs to be played on 14/15 and 28/29 August.

Liverpool have to overcome Toulouse to book a group stage spot.
Arsenal have been drawn against Sparta Prague
Celtic have a tricky match against Spartak Moscow.

Rangers hold a 2-0 first-leg lead over FK Zeta in their second qualifying round tie and, if they win, will play Crvena Zvezda or Levadia Tallinn.

Celtic look to have the most difficult draw

full draw here
FH Hafnarfjordur or BATE Borisov v Zaglebie Lubin or Steaua Bucharest
Tampere United or Levski Sofia v Astana or Rosenborg
Spartak Moscow v CELTIC
Werder Bremen v NK Domzale or Dinamo Zagreb
FK Ventspils or FC Salzburg v Pyunik or Shakhtar Donetsk
Ajax v MSK Zilina or SK Slavia Prague
Valencia v Debreceni or IF Elfsborg
Genk or FK Sarajevo v Dynamo Kiev
Fenerbahce v Anderlecht
RANGERS or FK Zeta v FK Crvena Zvezda or Levadia Tallinn
Toulouse v LIVERPOOL
Benfica v FC Copenhagen or Beitar Jerusalem
Lazio v Dinamo Bucharest
Sparta Prague v ARSENAL
FC Zurich v Sheriff or Besiktas
Sevilla v AEK Athens

[crowie]

Ohh well, UEFA Cup it will be then

[Bigkegman]

Originally Posted by crowie

Ohh well, UEFA Cup it will be then

I think you'll pull through Crowie - they're decent enough but with Celtics home record I think they'll do it.

Glad Rangers avoided Fenerbache mind you.

[crowie]

Originally Posted by Bigkegman

I think you'll pull through Crowie - they're decent enough but with Celtics home record I think they'll do it.

Glad Rangers avoided Fenerbache mind you.

Its the away leg I am worried about though Bob, and considering we lost 3 goals a game away from home last season in the group stages we might have too much to do come the 2nd leg.

Better hope Rangers are more into their game by the time Red Star roll round. Wouldn't be confident on what I saw of your lot on Tuesday.

[pistol984]

I'm pretty worried about the game in Moscow, I wonder how playing on an artificial pitch will suit us?

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

Yeah im not too confident at all for Celtic now.

With the club finally looking like making moves forward this could be a setback going out early here.

Im not too fussed about artificial pitches to be honest. Played on a few myself, most recently Montroses new one, and i actually prefer them to be honest.

I agree with Crowie...Shipped 3 goals in every away CL game last season bar Milan. Now the defence hasnt been improved at all when it should have been and this is a major concern for me.

One positive now though is down the years Celtic have always been slow lacking much pace which i think played a big factor in away games. Now with some injection of pace i think they have a side capable of playing decent counter attacking football away from home.

Russian football is a fast developing league now too isn't it. Aye not too confident here.

Think Liverpool and Arsenal should have no problems but Rangers could be a tricky game if they get Crvena!

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

And Spartak being halfway through their season wont help Celtics causes either

[all_funkt_up]

Liverpool should piss all over Toulouse.

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