Champions League - PSG

[AV82EC]

I do think we will get out the league stage.

36 team league.
Positions 1-8 go straight to last 16 knockout.
Positions 9-24 go into two leg play off to join knockout.
Positions 25-36 go out of Europe altogether.

We can finish as low as 24th and still have a 50/50 chance of making the last 16.

Yeah, I'd be very disappointed if we weren't in the playoffs. Depends on the draw after that, but making it that far would be a successful first season in CL for me.

This new format definitely favours the "smaller" teams more than the old one did.

As we’re one of them then that plays massively in our favour.

[AV84]

^ yeah, that was my point

[VillaTim]

Exciting times, to make the play offs , some 2 games they would be !

[pauliewalnuts]

Exciting times, to make the play offs , some 2 games they would be !

Yes, but they'd come after 8 games in the league phase.

[eamonn]

^ yeah, that was my point

But all of that's what the point is not
The point's that there in't no romance around there

[john e]

I’m expecting us to win it
if we don’t I’ll be super pissed off

[Dogtanian]

Yeah, if nothing clubs like Chelsea and the smaller of the two Manc clubs can win it, we should be adding to our haul.

[Brazilian Villain]

I’m expecting us to win it
if we don’t I’ll be super pissed off

It would be nice if, after beating Munich to win our first, we won our second in Munich.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Champions League underway.

Panevezys (Lithuania) 3 HJK (Finland) 0  FT (1 Red Card)
Hamrun (Malta) 0 Lincoln Red Imps (Gib) 1 HT (2 Red Cards and counting)

TNS kick off in 20 minutes.

[cdbearsfan]

TNS have an early lead, and it's through former Villa forward Brad Young.

[cdbearsfan]

Three-nil to TNS, two for Young.

[Dogtanian]

He’ll be off to Bristol soon.

[dcdavecollett]

Brad had a trial at Exeter last season but they didn't take him on, hence this spell at TNS.

Why Bristol, btw?

[Dogtanian]

Just seen rumours that they’re in for him;

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/bristol-city-among-the-clubs-keeping-an-eye-on-29-goal-striker/

[cdbearsfan]

Full list of results from First Qualifying Round, 1st Leg:

The New Saints (Wal) 3 Dečić (Mon) 0
Hamrun Spartans (Mal) 0 Lincoln Red Imps (Gib) 1
UE Santa Coloma (And) 1 Ballkani (Kos) 2
Panevėžys (Lit) 3 HJK (Fin) 0
Vikingur Reykjavik (Ice) 0 Shamrock Rovers (Ire) 0
Virtus (SM) 1 Steaua București (Rom) 7
Slovan Bratislava (Svk) 4 Struga (NM) 2
Borac Banja Luca (Bos) 1 Egnatia (Alb) 0
Flora (Est) 0 Celje (Svn) 5
KÍ (FI) 2 Differdange 03 (Lux) 0
RFS (Lat) 3 Larne (NI) 0
Ludogorets Razgrad (Bul) 3 Dinamo Batumi (Geo) 1
Ordabasy (Kaz) 0 Petroclub Hînceşti (Mol) 0
Dinamo Minsk (Blr) 0 Pyunik (Arm) 0 (match played in Hungary)

Second legs to be played next Tuesday and Wednesday, 16th-17th July.