UEFA Champions League 2017/18

[DeargGerilo]

First qualifying round draw (27/28 June & 4/5 July)

Víkingur (FRO) v Trepça '89 (KOS)
Hibernians (MLT) v FCI Tallinn (EST)
Alashkert (ARM) v FC Santa Coloma (AND)
The New Saints (WAL) v Europa (GIB)
Linfield (NIR) v La Fiorita (SMR)

Second qualifying round draw (11/12 & 18/29 July)

APOEL (CYP) v Dudelange (LUX)
Žalgiris (LTU) v Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
Qarabağ (AZE) v Samtredia (GEO)
Partizan (SRB) v Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
Hibernians (MLT)/FCI Tallinn (EST) v Salzburg (AUT)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) v Kukës (ALB)
Astana (KAZ) v Spartaks Jūrmala (LVA)
BATE Borisov (BLR) v Alashkert (ARM)/FC Santa Coloma (AND)
Žilina (SVK) v København (DEN)
Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) v Honvéd (HUN)
Rijeka (CRO) v The New Saints (WAL)/Europa (GIB)
Malmö (SWE) v Vardar (MKD)
Zrinjski (BIH) v Maribor (SVN)
Dundalk (IRL) v Rosenborg (NOR)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) v Víkingur (FRO)/Trepça '89 (KOS)
Linfield (NIR)/La Fiorita (SMR) v Celtic (SCO)
IFK Mariehamn (FIN) v Legia Warszawa (POL)

Possible meeting between Celtic and Linfield in Belfast during the 'marching season.' That could be a doozy.

 

[SAMCRO]

The final round draw for "play-in" games happened this morning, and home and homes games are scheduled for 8/15, and then 8/22 & 23

Napoli v Nice
Sporting v Steau Bucuresti
Young Boys (Swiss) v CSKA Moscow
Olympiacos v Rijeka (Croatia)
Celtic v Astana (Kazakstan)
H. Beer-Sheva v Maribor
Qarbarg (Azerbajjan) v Kobehavn (Copenhagen)
Istanbul Başakşehir v Sevilla
Apoel Nicosia v Slavia Prague
Hoffenheim v Liverpool

Spurs fans should be pulling for Nice over Napoli AND Istanbul Basaksehir over Sevilla. If those 2 results happen, Spurs are in pot 2, instead of pot 3 of the Group draw, which would make life significantly easier.

 

[SAMCRO]

Liverpool off to a good start winning the first leg 2-1 at Hoffenheim.
Spurs look to be in the dreaded "pot 3" of the draw after Napoli and Sevilla both won their opening legs.
The only "marginal upset in the 1st legs was Sporting drawing v Romanian side FC FCSB 0-0 at home

 

[Waquoit]

Nice looked like a team that hadn't won in months.