[craigkillie]

Some crazy shit going down in the Europa tonight already.

Vaduz won 3-1 in Serbia to put Vojvodina out on away goals. Vaduz scored in the 97th minute to make it through.

Even more surprisingly, Differdange 03 of Luxembourg beat Levadia Tallinn 1-0 in Estonia to make it through. This also makes them the second team from Luxembourg to progress from a two-legged tie in Europe this season, which will presumably do wonders for their co-efficient.

[lichtie23]

Both blew my coupons.

Fulham cruised threw but United go out on away goals

[craigkillie]

The draw for the 3rd Qualifying Round is below. Both English clubs play teams from Split, while Hearts face a Hungarian team who they should beat. Both Irish clubs face Ukrainian opposition too. The pick of the ties is perhaps Palermo v Thun.

Atletico Madrid v Stromsgodset
Young Boys v Westerlo
Ventspils v Red Star Belgrade
Alania Vladikavkaz v Aktobe
AEK Larnaca v Mlada Boleslav
Zeljeznicar v Maccabi Tel-Aviv
AZ Alkmaar v Jablonec
Olimpia Ljubljana v Austria Vienna
Bursaspor v Gomel
Aalesund v Elfsborg
Gaziantepspor v Legia Warsaw
Hapoel Tel-Aviv v Vaduz
Metalurgist Rustavi v Rennes
Levski Sofia v Spartak Trnava
Midtjylland v Vitoria Guimaraes
Dinamo Bucharest v NK Varazdin
Karpaty Lviv v St Pat's
Palermo v Thun
KR Reykjavik v Dinamo Tbilisi
Omonia Nicosia v ADO Den Haag
Red Bull Salzburg v FK Senica
Club Brugge v Qarabag
Differdange 03 v Olympiacos Volou
Mainz v Gaz Metan Medias
Bnei Yehuda v Helsingborg
Stoke v Hajduk Split
Anorthosis Famagusta v Rabotnicki
Sparta Prague v FK Sarajevo
Vorskla Poltava v Sligo Rovers
Paksi SE v Hearts
Slask Wroclaw v Lokomotiv Sofia
Nacional v Hacken
SV Ried v Brondby
Valerenga v PAOK
RNK Split v Fulham

[lichtie23]

1 game was played tonight. It finished

Bnei Yehuda 1-0 Helsingborg

[paddymcp]

craigkillie, on 23 July 2011 - 16:31, said:

The draw for the 3rd Qualifying Round is below. Both English clubs play teams from Split, while Hearts face a Hungarian team who they should beat. Both Irish clubs face Ukrainian opposition too. The pick of the ties is perhaps Palermo v Thun.

Atletico Madrid v Stromsgodset
Young Boys v Westerlo
Ventspils v Red Star Belgrade
Alania Vladikavkaz v Aktobe
AEK Larnaca v Mlada Boleslav
Zeljeznicar v Maccabi Tel-Aviv
AZ Alkmaar v Jablonec
Olimpia Ljubljana v Austria Vienna
Bursaspor v Gomel
Aalesund v Elfsborg
Gaziantepspor v Legia Warsaw
Hapoel Tel-Aviv v Vaduz
Metalurgist Rustavi v Rennes
Levski Sofia v Spartak Trnava
Midtjylland v Vitoria Guimaraes
Dinamo Bucharest v NK Varazdin
Karpaty Lviv v St Pat's
Palermo v Thun
KR Reykjavik v Dinamo Tbilisi
Omonia Nicosia v ADO Den Haag
Red Bull Salzburg v FK Senica
Club Brugge v Qarabag
Differdange 03 v Olympiacos Volou
Mainz v Gaz Metan Medias
Bnei Yehuda v Helsingborg
Stoke v Hajduk Split
Anorthosis Famagusta v Rabotnicki
Sparta Prague v FK Sarajevo
Vorskla Poltava v Sligo Rovers
Paksi SE v Hearts
Slask Wroclaw v Lokomotiv Sofia
Nacional v Hacken
SV Ried v Brondby
Valerenga v PAOK
RNK Split v Fulham

Hearts to battle out a competitive draw with Paks. ( 1-1 )

Fulham and Stoke will take care of their Croatian counterparts. ( 2-0 Stoke, 2-0 Fulham )

The Ukranians will be too strong for St.Patrick's and Sligo Rovers. ( 4-1 Karpaty Lviv, 3-0 Vorskla Poltava )

Most ties to go with form and strength of country.

[lichtie23]

Decent result for Hearts and a fantastic result for Sligo.

Fulham will be disapointed tho I expect

[craigkillie]

I'm sure Fulham will be fairly pleased - they should win at home.

Stoke might be worried about going to Croatia with a 1-0 lead though.

[lichtie23]

Hearts vs Spurs
Maribor vs Rangers

[lichtie23]

FC Sion vs Celtic

[partick_twinny]

Stoke draw Thun (also away leg first), which isn't too far from Sion. Possibility of switching one of the ties round?

[craigkillie]

There are a few cracking ties lined up:

Atletico Madrid v Vitoria Guimaraes
Trabzonspor v Athletic Bilbao
Hearts v Spurs
Hannover v Sevilla

[HibeeJibee]

Item on the Bert Kassies site suggesting that UEFA are going to expel Olympiakos Volos, who've been caught-up in the Greek match-fixing scandal, and reinstate their QR3 opponents... my favourities of old from Luxembourg, FC Differdange 03, formerly "FC Red Boys of Differdange".

This would place the Luxembourg part-timers only 1 tie from the EL group-stages, albeit needing to beat mighty PSG to progress.

[The_Belgian]

Good draws for the Belgian sides.

Club Bruges shouldn't have much bother beating Georgian side Zestafoni, and Starndard Liege should overcome Helsingborgs. Anderlecht have the toughest tie against Bursaspor, but I think they can win it. If all three can win, we'll have four teams in the Group stages (with Genk in the CL playoff), come on the Belgians!

Also, mon Hearts, Sion and Maribor.

[craigkillie]

HibeeJibee, on 09 August 2011 - 16:17, said:

Item on the Bert Kassies site suggesting that UEFA are going to expel Olympiakos Volos, who've been caught-up in the Greek match-fixing scandal, and reinstate their QR3 opponents... my favourities of old from Luxembourg, FC Differdange 03, formerly "FC Red Boys of Differdange".

This would place the Luxembourg part-timers only 1 tie from the EL group-stages, albeit needing to beat mighty PSG to progress.

It could be double figures in both legs if PSG send out all their new signings. What's the record aggregate score in European competition?

[HibeeJibee]

craigkillie, on 09 August 2011 - 17:09, said:

It could be double figures in both legs if PSG send out all their new signings. What's the record aggregate score in European competition?

http://www.rsssf.com...urope.html#doub

Seemingly Sporting Lisbon 16-1 APOEL Leftkosia.

[HEED]

HibeeJibee, on 09 August 2011 - 16:17, said:

Item on the Bert Kassies site suggesting that UEFA are going to expel Olympiakos Volos, who've been caught-up in the Greek match-fixing scandal, and reinstate their QR3 opponents... my favourities of old from Luxembourg, FC Differdange 03, formerly "FC Red Boys of Differdange".

This would place the Luxembourg part-timers only 1 tie from the EL group-stages, albeit needing to beat mighty PSG to progress.

UEFA have thrown Greek side Volos out of the Europa League because of their involvement in a match-fixing scandal.Volos was scheduled to face Paris Saint-Germain in a playoff tie on Aug 18 and 25.

According to the BBC website.

[German Jag]

Ticket arrived this morning for Thursday's game against Seville

[The_Belgian]

Finnish side HJK have beaten Schalke 2-0! And a Lithuanian side, Ekranas, won their first leg 1-0 against Hapoel Tel-Aviv


Three Belgian clubs in action tonight. Club Brugge went to Georgia and picked up a 3-3 draw away to Zestafoni, good amount of away goals and they SHOULD win the home leg.

Currently Bursaspor 0-0 Anderlecht after 20 minutes, and Standard Liege 0-0 Helsingborgs after 10 minutes.

[craigkillie]

Former Hamilton winger Sebastian Sorsa was in the Helsinki side, and 40 year-old Jari Litmanen made an appearance off the bench.

This post has been edited by craigkillie: 18 August 2011 - 18:31

[The_Belgian]

Bursaspor lead 1-0 against Anderlecht

Liege still 0-0, and they lost Steven Defour recently to Porto which doesn't help.

[vikingTON]

Jari Litmanen is worth two goals by himself.

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

Differdange vs PSG kicked off at the same time as the Hearts game and is still 0-0. Scottish football is now officially worse than Luxembourgish football.

[Gall09]

Sherrif John Bunnell, on 18 August 2011 - 18:59, said:

Differdange vs PSG kicked off at the same time as the Hearts game and is still 0-0. Scottish football is now officially worse than Luxembourgish football.

[Swampy]

That didn't last long. Kevin Gameiro scores.

[The_Belgian]

Trabzonspor have had a red card after 6 minutes

Remember the 'Well beat Aalesund last season? Aalesund have beaten AZ Alkmaar 2-1 today.