Champions League 2011 Qualifying - Champions Path

dzomba · Post by **dzomba** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:37

Separate thread for CL CH path, for first three rounds (Q1, Q2, Q3).

I prefer to have distinguished discussions (as we have last year) between competitions, without need to have separate threads for every round. Therefore i opened a new thread, which i believe is more systematic.

Starting with draw for Q1 and Q2 today.

Forza AZ · Post by **Forza AZ** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:02

Seedings for the draws of Q1 and Q2:

Q1

seeded
F91 Dudelange (LUX)
Valletta FC (MLT)
unseeded
FC Santa Coloma (AND)
SP Tre Fiori (SMN)

Q2

Group 1
seeded
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
APOEL FC (CYP)
PFC Loven Lovech (BUL)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
NK Maribor (SVN)
unseeded
FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
FK Mogren (MNE)
FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ)
Winners first qualifying round match 2
KS Skënderbeu (ALB)

Group 2
seeded
NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
FK Partizan (SRB)
SK Sturm Graz (AUT)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
FK Ekranas (LTU)
FC Zestafoni (GEO)
unseeded
FC Dacia Chisinau (MDA)
FC Pyunik (ARM)
Videoton FC (HUN)
Winners first qualifying round match 1
Neftçi PFK (AZE)
FK Skendija 79 (MKD)

Group 3
seeded
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
Rosenborg BK (NOR)
Wisła Kraków (POL)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Malmö FF (SWE)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
unseeded
Skonto FC (LVA)
Bangor City FC (WAL)
HB Tórshavn (FRO)
Linfield FC (NIR)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST)
Breidablik (ISL)

Maribor · Post by **Maribor** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 14:39

Nice draw for Maribor we should make to Round 3.

Michael S Collins · Post by **Michael S Collins** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 20:32

So I want good draws for Sturm and Neftci and they wind up with 2 of the toughest chances. How bloody typical.

Maribor, Malmo and APOEL have fallen on their feet. If they dont get to Round 3, they might as well give up.

gukfvaEU · Post by **gukfvaEU** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 19:46

HT Santa Coloma 0-0 Dudelange
Equal tie, 0-2 goal attempts, 1-1 attempts off target, 3-1 corners.

Elegant · Post by **Elegant** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 20:43

http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/live/Default.asp

Watch the Tre Fiori-Valletta game online

gukfvaEU · Post by **gukfvaEU** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 23:05

San Marino is not Italy, Andorra is not Spain...
any surprises, seeded teams are going to the QR2.

osturagzade · Post by **osturagzade** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 07:20

Tre Fiori-Valletta

clash of titans

Polak · Post by **Polak** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 13:37

This 1st round is just here to make teams in the 2nd round think 'at least we're not starting from the beginning.' In reality the 2nd round is basically the 1st round.

Michael S Collins · Post by **Michael S Collins** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 13:48

This first round is here to let people worry Tre Fiori will win the Champions League.

dzomba · Post by **dzomba** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 14:22

Quote from the EL thread:

bugylibicska wrote:Dzomba,
I see you`re from Zagreb. Is it possible to buy a ticket for the game against Neftchi Baki just by dropping in the last day or one has to be a cardholder (season ticket holder I assume) like at many other teams in Europe. What`s your take on the game?

I found no data about tickets for Neftchi. Probably not printed yet.

If you can't buy tickets through Neftchi's service (in Baki or where you come from, visitors should receive some amount of tickets), then i assume it won't be a problem to buy a ticket at the stadium.

For the most attractive events lately there is a practice that tickets are available ONLY through internet sales (matches as big NT clashes), but for less attractive matches (league matches) tickets are still sold in old-fashioned way, at the stadium.
Surely stadium won't be full for Neftchi, and i assume that tickets will be sold at the stadium.

I may provide additional informations later, at the moment i do not know much.

biagio · Post by **biagio** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 15:04

Michael S Collins wrote:This first round is here to let people worry Tre Fiori will win the Champions League.

well i guess the scottish referee was "too worried" that tre fiori would win the cl.
the first 2 goals in possible offside,the 3rd with a penalty for a "light touch" on the maltese player and a gigantic penalty not given to tre fiori in the final minutes.
now, tre fiori already knew they would be eliminated before yesterday's game, and i'm not saying the the ref should "help" them, but at least be freaking fair!
link to the highlights video :
http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/sport/defau ... id_n=59664
p.s. the scottish uefa delegate didn't let the uefa cl anthem play("only from the groups on, it's the rules!"). fine. but let me tell you that in 90% of qualification matches uefa delegates close an eye about that. (well, ears in this case)

flob · Post by **flob** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 17:06

Thanks for the highlights.

From these, I fully agree with your comments about the goals and penalties.

bugylibicska · Post by **bugylibicska** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 17:09

Thanks Dzomba. I`ll watch the Dinamo website then, but I`d appreciate if you keep me updated in any case.

gukfvaEU · Post by **gukfvaEU** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 17:21

Such matches should be replayed. Shameful that UEFA nominate the referee like him.
Valletta won, but even a solitary goal for them was not rightly scored and still remember about Tre Fiori's clear penalty not whistled.