Champions League 2023/24 - Play Off Draw - Matches 22/23 and 29/30 August

[TheGame]

Play-Offs

Matches on 22/23 and 29/30 August
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) vs BSC Young Boys (SUI)
Royal Antwerp FC (BEL) vs AEK Athens FC (GRE) / GNK Dinamo (CRO) - 2nd leg still to play due violence in the first leg.
Raków Czestochowa (POL) vs FC Copenhagen (DEN)
Molde FK (NOR) vs Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR)
Rangers FC (SCO) vs PSV Eindhoven (NED)
SC Braga (POR) / vs Panathinaikos FC (GRE)

 

[Samid]

Third qualifying round is this and next week.

 

[CallyRed]

Expecting big things from FK TSC Bačka Topola

 

[TheGame]

Third qualifying round is this and next week.

Thanks, amended post now.

 

[Sarni]

Looking forward to seeing how Rakow perform against Aris, Copenhagen/Sparta will be a step too far but being in this round is already more than anyone could have anticipated and ensures that they will at least play in Europe until end of November as they have now secured Conference League group stages spot. They don't even have a stadium where they could play their European games. That's despite Poland having like 30 international quality stadiums.

Klaksvik is a great story. They are also safe with Conference League football already even if they lose to Molde and whoever they play in EL playoffs.

 

[TheGame]

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[bludsucker]

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Wtf! Its just football. What is the point in killing somebody over the team they support. Absolutely mindless.

 

[Scorpy]

Does Serbia have two CL spots with the league winner entering the group states directly? Impressive if so.

 

[philippexyz]

Does Serbia have two CL spots with the league winner entering the group states directly? Impressive if so.

Winner of the league gets into group stages directly(3rd pot). Second place goes into the third round of UCL qualifiers.

 

[Black Adder]

Wtf! Its just football. What is the point in killing somebody over the team they support. Absolutely mindless.

When it comes to BBB those who went there are mostly criminals, junkies and drunks. Dinamo is just their excuse to make riots, fight people and as you see neither killings are out of normal for them.

Friend of mine, Dinamo supporter went to match at Maksimir some time ago, and BBB, supporters just like him took his jersey from him because it was a new one so he watched match and went home without shirt. If he didn't gave them shirt willingly they would kick the shit out if him and take it anyway. Idiots and loosers who don't work yet have enough money to travel around Europe watching Dinamo. Their mindset is drugs during the day, alcohol and violence/criminal activity during night.

 

[Scorpy]

Winner of the league gets into group stages directly(3rd pot). Second place goes into the third round of UCL qualifiers.

Cheers, that's impressive especially considering the Turkish champion has to play qualifiers.

 

[massi83]

Klaksvik takes an expected 2-1 victory over Molde. Margin is small though, so let's see if Norwegians can cause an upset in the return leg.

 

[TheGame]

Klaksvik takes an expected 2-1 victory over Molde. Margin is small though, so let's see if Norwegians can cause an upset in the return leg.

Surely Molde are the favourites in this tie so great result for Klaksvik?

 

[Samid]

Surely Molde are the favourites in this tie so great result for Klaksvik?

A bunch of rejects from the Norwegian leagues are playing for KI. Their GK was playing as an outfielder for a 5th division team here two months ago. His loan was supposed to end last week

 

[maniak]

Braga beat the serbian 2nd placed 3-0... is serbian football struggling this bad?

 

[PSV]

Braga beat the serbian 2nd placed 3-0... is serbian football struggling this bad?

Partizan (the other team in their 2-team league) choked massively towards the end of last season so they've sent some unknowns into CL this year.

 

[maniak]

Partizan (the other team in their 2-team league) choked massively towards the end of last season so they've sent some unknowns into CL this year.

yeah, I'd never heard of this team before today

 

[Maroon Lucifer]

KÍ Klaksvík is my local team. What an amazing journey this has been.

Up until this season I made their kits, so I'm a little bummed that I'm not a part of this.

 

[Dan_F]

Braga beat the serbian 2nd placed 3-0... is serbian football struggling this bad?

Is it a big shock that Portuguese teams beat Serbian teams? Maybe if it was Crvena Zvezda.

 

[maniak]

Is it a big shock that Portuguese teams beat Serbian teams? Maybe if it was Crvena Zvezda.

Outside the big 3 it's never a given, but I was more surprised about the difference in quality

 

[TheGame]

Big games tonight.

 

[Alex_89]

Outside the big 3 it's never a given, but I was more surprised about the difference in quality

Braga have a very good squad, probably their best ever.
Won't be shoked if they end up eliminating Marseille or Panathinaikos next.

 

[TheGame]

Klaksvik from the Faroe Islands go out 3-2 to Molde after extra time.

 

[Plastic Evra]

Marseille up 2-0 at 77' (Auba scored at 2') after losing 0-1 in Greece in a game with controversial refereeing... Pana's opponents supposedly got stomach ache the round before, there's some spicy rumours around them.

 

[Plastic Evra]

Marseille is having one of those games.
Pana scored a penalty at 90'+9' sending the game in extra time.
An OM goal disallowed by VAR at 110' for an offside.

 

[V.O.]

Marseille brought on a keeper specifically for the shootout, had multiple laser pen dickheads distracting every taker and the opposition keeper and Panathinaikos still scored every one.

Feck off Marseille.

 

[Zed is not dead]

Marseille is having one of those games.
Pana scored a penalty at 90'+9' sending the game in extra time.
An OM goal disallowed by VAR at 110' for an offside.

Not to mention that a couple of minutes before they didn’t deem that the charge on Guendouzi was a penalty, while it clearly was.

And the offside on their disallowed goal is a total joke.

They’ve been totally robbed by the referees in both legs

 

[TheGame]

2-2 between Rangers and PSV yesterday however PSV wasted many chances and it's hard to see Rangers beating them in the second leg.

 

[Samid]

Molde should be several goals up already.

 

[Samid]

And then they concede two goals out of nothing. Tie probably dead now.

 

[PSV]

What a choke.

 

[Samid]

Shame. Was hoping for United to draw Molde.

 

[TheGame]

Rangers well and truly beaten. Great to see Antwerp through.

 

[V.O.]

Rangers well and truly beaten. Great to see Antwerp through.

Would be pretty neat to get them or Copenhagen.

 

[Reiver]

Always good to see the Bears take a humping.