CL 2014/15

[SteveH]

Celtic wont last long

 

[Lukasz]

I'm so fucking disappointed. After years of waiting there was a real opportunity to see a Polish team in the CL.

 

[Mustard]

The Gooners get Besiktas which won't be easy.

I wish. But don't hold your breath. Scum always get through.

 

[lenny7]

Feel bad for Warsaw, the bloke was on the pitch for all of 2 minutes, wasn't he? Anyways, Celtic getting jammy, not for the first time in Europe, although last time I think it was in the Europa... definitely remember them getting a bye after being hammered, then went on to do quite well iirc.

 

[Armstrong_11]

Celtic only when through via the away goal rule, since the arg score is 4-4...

what a difference a goal can make.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle...546/match=2014186/postmatch/report/index.html

if they had kept a clean sheet, or got one more goal at home...

 

[nidge]

Celtic only when through via the away goal rule, since the arg score is 4-4...

what a difference a goal can make.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle...546/match=2014186/postmatch/report/index.html

if they had kept a clean sheet, or got one more goal at home...

They missed two penalties in the first leg which would have seen them through.

 

[Armstrong_11]

They missed two penalties in the first leg which would have seen them through.

Ouchie.... How many millions did that cost them.

Lucky lucky Celtic.

 

[YiddoInPoland]

Love the way Uefa pick and choose the severity of things. Fielding a player (which seems like a genuine mistake) for all but a couple of minutes when you have completely obliterated the other team other two legs seems extremely harsh.

It might seem that my username would have some sway for me, but as i am in no shape or form Polish, just think if you are the better team, then maybe a fine would have sufficed

 

[beats1]

Our U21's withdrew from the first edition of the NextGen for fielding an ineligible player so this sort of thing is not unheard of.

That was different though, we had fielded an ineligible player in the group stage. No one said anything, had they complained ajax would have taken our place.

However liverpool being the ****s they are, waited to so what happened in our match and when we beat them then complained about the player, meaning the the ****s guaranteed themselves going through and not having to play a legitimate match against ajax

 

[beats1]

Sounds like one rule for small clubs and another rule for big clubs:

However, in 2010, Uefa fined Debrecen £15,000 but rejected a protest from opponents Litex Lovech, who wanted the Hungarian side kicked out of the tournament for fielding an ineligible player.

Debrecen argued that they fielded Peter Mate in good faith as a substitute in Bulgaria when they were leading 4-1 on aggregate.

Uefa ruled that Debrecen had "no interest in fielding this player for the three last minutes of additional time, when the score was so clearly in its favour".

Now this confirms to me had we been a bigger club, uefa would of let us in to the CL in 2012

 

[jonathanhotspur]

FFS. I hate Celtic.

 

[OneHotspur1988]

That guy they bought on in the 90th minute had no affect on the game, they were 6-1 up and coasting.

How can they even justify that decision?

 

[scottishbairn]

Don't see why some of you are blaming UEFA. Warsaw only have themselves to blame.

 

[al_pacino]

@Rupstoh for Legia club secretary.

 

[Armstrong_11]

Legia are appealing he decision.... i don't see UEFA doing much anyways......

oh well..... remember arse got lucky too....

 

[nidge]

That guy they bought on in the 90th minute had no affect on the game, they were 6-1 up and coasting.

How can they even justify that decision?

I would imagine the justification is that the competition rules state that fielding an ineligible player results in the opposition team get a 3-0 walkover.

 

[sweetness]

The rules may have been tightened up as a result of this

Hearsay.

 

[goughie1966]

Legia Warsaw asked Celtic to play a one off game to decide who goes through. Not a chance Celtic will agree to this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28732601

 

[beats1]

Real Madrid
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Benfica
Atletico Madrid
Arsenal
Porto

Schalke
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
Paris Saint Germain
Shakhtar Donestk
Basel
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Manchester City

Bayer Leverkusen
Olympiacos
CSKA Moscow
Ajax
Liverpool
Sporting CP
Galatasaray
Athletic Bilbao

Anderlecht
Roma
APOEL
BATE Borisov
Ludogorets
Razgrad
Maribor
Monaco
Malmo FF

Worst Case Scenario for Arsenal and Chelsea
Arsenal or Chelsea
PSG or Dortmund
Athletic Bilbao
Roma

Worst Case Scenario for Man City
Bayern Munich
Man City
Athletic Bilbao
Roma

Worst Case Scenario for Liverpool
Real Madrid
PSG or Dortmund
Liverpool
Roma

 

[nightgoat]

Massively flukey for Liverpool that the likes of Roma and Monaco qualified ahead of teams like Milan and Lyon.