match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 3 (Goldson 39; Tavernier 45+1 pen; Arfield 63) - 2 Standard Liege

[buster. 5,200]

17 hours ago, DMAA said:

They’ve conceded 2 more than Dundalk 

The records are tumbling ?

 

I wonder if Celtic are the first ever team to do a..... 'Pt.1/1Pt.'..... after 5 group matches ?

That is, the Pot 1 seeds collecting only 1 point after 5 matches.

 

Here is me thinking it was many in our support that were generally behind getting out of Europe this December !

 

On the other hand......

 

December 14, 2020

draw for 2nd (round of 32) Europa League

 

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up[edit]

Group	Winners (seeded in round of 32 draw)	Runners-up (unseeded in round of 32 draw)	Qualified (position TBD)
A	Roma
B	Arsenal
C			Slavia Prague  Bayer Leverkusen
D			Rangers  Benfica
E			Granada  PSV Eindhoven
F
G			Leicester City  Braga
H			Lille  Milan
I	Villarreal
J			Tottenham Hotspur  Antwerp
K	Dinamo Zagreb
L	1899 Hoffenheim	Red Star Belgrade

 

 

CL 3rd place transfers

 

Seed	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	H	Third place Group H (X)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Seeded in round of 32 draw
2	B	Third place Group B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	D	Third place Group D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	F	Third place Group F	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	E	Krasnodar	5	1	1	3	5	10	−5	4	Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6	A	Third place Group A (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	C	Third place Group C (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	G	Third place Group G (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

(X) Certain to be seeded; (Y) Certain to be unseeded.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 5, 2020 by buster.

[DMAA 3,658]

1 hour ago, buster. said:

The records are tumbling ?

 

I wonder if Celtic are the first ever team to do a..... 'Pt.1/1Pt.'..... after 5 group matches ?

That is, the Pot 1 seeds collecting only 1 point after 5 matches.

 

Here is me thinking it was many in our support that were generally behind getting out of Europe this December !

 

On the other hand......

 

December 14, 2020

draw for 2nd (round of 32) Europa League

 

Europa League group stage winners and runners-up[edit]

Group	Winners (seeded in round of 32 draw)	Runners-up (unseeded in round of 32 draw)	Qualified (position TBD)
A	Roma
B	Arsenal
C			Slavia Prague  Bayer Leverkusen
D			Rangers  Benfica
E			Granada  PSV Eindhoven
F
G			Leicester City  Braga
H			Lille  Milan
I	Villarreal
J			Tottenham Hotspur  Antwerp
K	Dinamo Zagreb
L	1899 Hoffenheim	Red Star Belgrade

 

 

CL 3rd place transfers

 

Seed	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	H	Third place Group H (X)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Seeded in round of 32 draw
2	B	Third place Group B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	D	Third place Group D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	F	Third place Group F	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	E	Krasnodar	5	1	1	3	5	10	−5	4	Unseeded in round of 32 draw
6	A	Third place Group A (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	C	Third place Group C (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	G	Third place Group G (Y)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

(X) Certain to be seeded; (Y) Certain to be unseeded.

 

 

 

 

Winning the group would give us a great chance of progressing. Second place would

make it very hard. 

[buster. 5,200]

6 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Winning the group would give us a great chance of progressing. Second place would

make it very hard. 

It might.

It would, if accompanied by a win in Poland bring in an extra 1M. 

 

A connected issue....I have seen Goldson go down injured in the last two matches. The initial sight of which brings on a sense of dread, far worse than conceding a goal. IMO, neither Tav or Goldson should be in the starting XI in Poland and we should be confiding in the strength of the squad, giving minutes to players that need further experience so as to be better prepared if needed for a longer stint.

 

With the match timetable infront of us, this might be the last opportunity until the Scottish Cup at the very end of January. 

[Gonzo79 15,294]

I'd like to get Spurs, Milan or Crvena Zvezda in the next round.  Hopefully we can avoid Bayer Leverkusen and Braga.

[rbr 1,256]

Topping this group would be absolutely massive , getting seeded gives us a massive chance of getting to the last 16 , that’s possibly our lever right now , last 8 though and anything can happen as we have previously seen .

[der Berliner 3,747]

Did not realize that 3rd placed teams / failures from the CL get into the Europa League. As if they haven`t received enough cash from UEFA already ... 

[MacK1950 2,378]

1 hour ago, der Berliner said:

Did not realize that 3rd placed teams / failures from the CL get into the Europa League. As if they haven`t received enough cash from UEFA already ... 

Has been thus for quite a while.

[Bill 13,717]

3 hours ago, der Berliner said:

Did not realize that 3rd placed teams / failures from the CL get into the Europa League. As if they haven`t received enough cash from UEFA already ... 

It’s a farce really.