der Berliner 3,749 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Still gutted to see the Scum grab automatic group spot and money due to some heinous refereeing decisions and our lapse in form for about 4 weeks. We sure want to avoid Union Saint-Gilloise from that draw. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 4,330 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 4 hours ago, der Berliner said: ... We sure want to avoid Union Saint-Gilloise from that draw. Why is that? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,749 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, ranger_syntax said: Why is that? After getting promoted last season, they went top of the Belgium 1st division and stayed there to this day, very surprising, very impressive. Even if they lose a few players, you wouldn`t want to face them this early in the season. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jupiler-pro-league/tabelle/wettbewerb/BE1/saison_id/2021 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,330 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Anyone know how many qualifying rounds we play this time? Surely we can't have to go through as many hoops as before given our achievements? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Two qualifying rounds. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Bear 602 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Gonzo79 said: Two qualifying rounds. Which means we are guaranteed group stage football, at worst case Conference League. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker 887 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Yorkie Bear said: Which means we are guaranteed group stage football, at worst case Conference League. It's actually two qualifying rounds, plus a play-off round. If we win the first qualifier we're guaranteed group stage football of some sort. The "League Path" (as opposed to the "Champions' Path") to the Champions' League Group Stages is actually extremely tough, mainly because there are only two group stage spots up for grabs. The final play-off round will almost certainly see us up against a team of the quality of PSV, Benfica or Marseille. We're capable of beating these teams, but by no means can we expect to do so. If we make the CL group stages next year it will be a big achievement. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Bear 602 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, Thinker said: It's actually two qualifying rounds, plus a play-off round. If we win the first qualifier we're guaranteed group stage football of some sort. The "League Path" (as opposed to the "Champions' Path") to the Champions' League Group Stages is actually extremely tough, mainly because there are only two group stage spots up for grabs. The final play-off round will almost certainly see us up against a team of the quality of PSV, Benfica or Marseille. We're capable of beating these teams, but by no means can we expect to do so. If we make the CL group stages next year it will be a big achievement. The 3rd qualifying round, which we go into, is followed by the play off round. Draw for the 3rd qualifying round is 18 July with games played 2/3 August and 9 August. Looking forward to next season already. Oh, and the final is in Istanbul.☺️ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker 887 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Yorkie Bear said: The 3rd qualifying round, which we go into, is followed by the play off round. Draw for the 3rd qualifying round is 18 July with games played 2/3 August and 9 August. Looking forward to next season already. Oh, and the final is in Istanbul.☺️ I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure we join at the 2nd qualifying round. As I understand it, since Scotland were ranked 11th at the start of this season, that's the spot we've been playing for, which is a 2nd QR entry. (Russia's expulsion actually upgrades us to 10th, but that doesn't effect the round we start in - 2nd place teams from leagues ranked 10-15 enter at the 2nd QR). Over the course of this campaign, we've dragged the national ranking up to 9th, so whoever finishes 2nd in the SPL in the coming season (hopefully Septic) will start in the 3rd qualifying round for the 2023/24 CL (3rd place teams from leagues ranked 5-6, and 2nd place teams from leagues ranked 7-9, start in the 3rd QR). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 4,330 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, Thinker said: ... As I understand it, since Scotland were ranked 11th at the start of this season, that's the spot we've been playing for, which is a 2nd QR entry. (Russia's expulsion actually upgrades us to 10th, but that doesn't effect the round we start in - 2nd place teams from leagues ranked 10-15 enter at the 2nd QR). ... https://kassiesa.net/uefa/AccessList2022.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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