UEFA Champions League 24/25

[eagleboy]

Good win to Celtic
Celtic 5 Slovan Bratislava 1

City drew with Inter.

[Popeye Magoo]

Good win to Celtic
Celtic 5 Slovan Bratislava 1

City drew with Inter.

Love the Inter fans chant on way to stadium 'City cheats, F... off, cheats, f... off'!

[eagleboy]

Arsenal v Atalanta 0-0
Barca lost 2:1 to Monaco. Early send off.

[eagleboy]

Fun fact


Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has also trusted in Sterling for their first Champions League match of the season away at Atalanta, bringing him on in the second half of the goalless draw.

And by stepping onto the pitch on 72 minutes at the Gewiss Stadium, the 29-year-old has achieved a feat that had never been reached before.

Sterling has become the first player to play for four different English clubs in the history of the Champions League.

[thebeautifulgame]

Fun fact


Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has also trusted in Sterling for their first Champions League match of the season away at Atalanta, bringing him on in the second half of the goalless draw.

And by stepping onto the pitch on 72 minutes at the Gewiss Stadium, the 29-year-old has achieved a feat that had never been reached before.

Sterling has become the first player to play for four different English clubs in the history of the Champions League.

I'm sure NOC will thank you for that stat- given that he is such a fan!

[thebeautifulgame]

Good win to Celtic
Celtic 5 Slovan Bratislava 1

City drew with Inter.

Very good performance from Celtic and they are beginning to look like a proper team again. Too early to get overly excited at this level as they face sterner tests, especially on their travels. That said Rodgers has the team hounding the opposition down when not in possession and Daizen Maeda epitomises this. If he could show more composure in front of goal and when crossing (sometimes wasteful), he would command a huge transfer fee. He is still relatively young and under Rodgers
he could improve further.

Always said that success for Celtic in the CL is reaching the second stage of the competition and the new format (plus the favourable draw) certainly improves their chances of achieving this.

[haywood djablowme]

LOL to all you Havertz haters

[Popeye Magoo]

Good win to Celtic
Celtic 5 Slovan Bratislava 1

City drew with Inter.

Very good performance from Celtic and they are beginning to look like a proper team again. Too early to get overly excited at this level as they face sterner tests, especially on their travels. That said Rodgers has the team hounding the opposition down when not in possession and Daizen Maeda epitomises this. If he could show more composure in front of goal and when crossing (sometimes wasteful), he would command a huge transfer fee. He is still relatively young and under Rodgers
he could improve further.

Always said that success for Celtic in the CL is reaching the second stage of the competition and the new format (plus the favourable draw) certainly improves their chances of achieving this.

How's their goal difference now?

[The Bourne Identity]

[eagleboy]

Good win to Celtic
Celtic 5 Slovan Bratislava 1

City drew with Inter.

Very good performance from Celtic and they are beginning to look like a proper team again. Too early to get overly excited at this level as they face sterner tests, especially on their travels. That said Rodgers has the team hounding the opposition down when not in possession and Daizen Maeda epitomises this. If he could show more composure in front of goal and when crossing (sometimes wasteful), he would command a huge transfer fee. He is still relatively young and under Rodgers
he could improve further.

Always said that success for Celtic in the CL is reaching the second stage of the competition and the new format (plus the favourable draw) certainly improves their chances of achieving this.

How's their goal difference now?

Watched the highlights. Very piss poor defending and brilliant goals. GK had no chance.

[thebeautifulgame]

Good win to Celtic
Celtic 5 Slovan Bratislava 1

City drew with Inter.

Very good performance from Celtic and they are beginning to look like a proper team again. Too early to get overly excited at this level as they face sterner tests, especially on their travels. That said Rodgers has the team hounding the opposition down when not in possession and Daizen Maeda epitomises this. If he could show more composure in front of goal and when crossing (sometimes wasteful), he would command a huge transfer fee. He is still relatively young and under Rodgers
he could improve further.

Always said that success for Celtic in the CL is reaching the second stage of the competition and the new format (plus the favourable draw) certainly improves their chances of achieving this.

How's their goal difference now?

-2 goals but more importantly we still have 3 points, not that bad after two CL games. At this rate we will qualify for the next stage with 12 points and -25 goals!

[Bodø Glimt]

It's still a joke that you can waltz into this league when we beat you home and away and still have to go through a host of qualifying rounds.

[thebeautifulgame]

It's still a joke that you can waltz into this league when we beat you home and away and still have to go through a host of qualifying rounds.

I wholeheartedly agree with you- but I don't make the rules up or the coefficient of each country competing in the European club competitions.

Some big bucks to be made in the CL- even if you are bang average. The down side is the amount of games to be played-

not sure this will be sustainable in future years.

[Bodø Glimt]

Personally I think Celtic have more right to be there than the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and the other non champions in there. On a side note, can we play Portuguese teams every week? We've beaten Porto and Braga now.

[eagleboy]

It's still a joke that you can waltz into this league when we beat you home and away and still have to go through a host of qualifying rounds.

I wholeheartedly agree with you- but I don't make the rules up or the coefficient of each country competing in the European club competitions.

Some big bucks to be made in the CL- even if you are bang average. The down side is the amount of games to be played-

not sure this will be sustainable in future years.

Thats good money.


In the Champions League, teams are awarded €2.1 million for a win and €700,000 for a draw.

https://www.bing.com/sportsdetails?q=UE ... &isl2=true

[thebeautifulgame]

Gutsy performance by Celtic away to Atalanta to earn a 0-0 draw. Wouldn't think many people would have expected that result (myself included).

Four points from three games is pretty decent but let's not get carried away. Biggest plus for me was that Rodgers took heed

of the mauling by Dortmund and drastically changed the shape and mentality of the team. He hoodwinked the media by

stating he wouldn't change his tactics in the CL- it is heartening to know that they are capable of a clean sheet away from

home against quality opposition.

Rode our luck at times but we showed desire and commitment to get something from the game- well done bhoys!

[eagleboy]

Big win to Celtic 3:1 over RB Leipzig. Great match to watch.
Liverpool second half spanking of Bayer Leverkusen

Big losses to City, Real Madrid

[haywood djablowme]

Referee's & VAR are just as bad in Europe as what they are in the EPL

[Nice One Cyril]

Referee's & VAR are just as bad in Europe as what they are in the EPL

when it goes against you

[haywood djablowme]

Citeh 3 up to go into free-fall

[Nice One Cyril]

Citeh 3 up to go into free-fall

With Rodri missing and an old midfield, with KDB not looking fully fit, their defence is exposed and it's not as good as it was. Walker is definitely slowing.

Still very good players and still a very good team, but looking jaded.

[haywood djablowme]

Citeh 3 up to go into free-fall

With Rodri missing and an old midfield, with KDB not looking fully fit, their defence is exposed and it's not as good as it was. Walker is definitely slowing.

Still very good players and still a very good team, but looking jaded.

Is what is playing out behind the scenes taking its toll on the playing group..?? None of them want to play Championship football next year

[Nice One Cyril]

Citeh 3 up to go into free-fall

With Rodri missing and an old midfield, with KDB not looking fully fit, their defence is exposed and it's not as good as it was. Walker is definitely slowing.

Still very good players and still a very good team, but looking jaded.

Is what is playing out behind the scenes taking its toll on the playing group..?? None of them want to play Championship football next year

I wouldn't be writing them off just yet. They got done 4-0 by Spurs, but Haaland hit the bar and had two decent efforts saved. They were 3-0 and cruising last night and somehow let it slip. It's just not falling for them at the moment.

[thebeautifulgame]

Celtic got a decent result with the 1-1 draw v Club Brugge after trailing to a crazy own goal by Carter-Vickers. Many will say it is points dropped at home, but in my book it could prove to be a valuable point in their quest to qualify to the next phase of the competition. By all reports, Club Brugge deservedly lead at half-time and Celtic improved in the second half. Think both teams will be fairly happy with a point- Celtic in 20th and Club Brugge in 22nd position, so both still in with a shout of progressing.

Main thing for me is not winning the competition as that is beyond us- but competing at this level is the most satisfying aspect- especially after being dismantled by Dortmund a few weeks ago. Credit must go to Rodgers that he has not allowed his team to wilt at this level. For this reason, I am one happy bhoy!

[Fountains Of Wayne]

I wouldn't be writing them off just yet. They got done 4-0 by Spurs, but Haaland hit the bar and had two decent efforts saved. They were 3-0 and cruising last night and somehow let it slip. It's just not falling for them at the moment.

I still enjoyed it.

[eagleboy]

With 1 round to go, Man City look like they will miss the nest stage of the Champions League.

Liverpool and Barcelona have become the first teams to confirm their places in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League round of 16

.Confirmed in round of 16
Liverpool, Barcelona

Confirmed in round of 16 or knockout phase play-offs
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Atalanta, Atleti, Bayern, Brest, Celtic, Dortmund, Feyenoord, Inter, Juventus, Leverkusen, Lille, Milan, Monaco, Real Madrid

Confirmed in knockout phase play-offs
None

Elimination confirmed
Bologna, Crvena Zvezda, Girona, Leipzig, Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava, Sparta Praha, Sturm Graz, Young Boys

[thebeautifulgame]

Can see Celtic struggling this morning away to Aston Villa as they are without the suspended Maeda, the injured Carter- Vickers and Kyogo, who has just recently been transferred. Would wish players such as Yang and Idah could perform well v Villa but I don't think they are up to that level.

The very best we can hope for is a draw (most likely 0-0) but I think a narrow loss wouldn't be too damaging as we have made qualification to the next stage.

I fancy Villa to win 2-0 to a rather dull Celtic side.

[eagleboy]

Can see Celtic struggling this morning away to Aston Villa as they are without the suspended Maeda, the injured Carter- Vickers and Kyogo, who has just recently been transferred. Would wish players such as Yang and Idah could perform well v Villa but I don't think they are up to that level.

The very best we can hope for is a draw (most likely 0-0) but I think a narrow loss wouldn't be too damaging as we have made qualification to the next stage.

I fancy Villa to win 2-0 to a rather dull Celtic side.

Poor start to be 2 down after 5 minutes. Celtic gets themselves back into the match and then poor defending loses the match.

The good news is they are through to the playoff. The bad news it's against Man City.


https://youtu.be/fgcqydp7iIY

[eagleboy]

UEFA Champions League knockout-playoff draw result: Full list of matches
The following are all the matchups in the Champions League knockout playoff round:

Club Brugge vs. Atalanta
Sporting CP vs. Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City vs. Real Madrid
Celtic vs. Bayern Munich
Juventus vs. PSV
Feyenoord vs. AC Milan
Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco vs. Benfica

Knockout-round playoffs: Feb. 11-12 & Feb. 18-19, 2025

[Not In The Mood]

Yeah nah.