Qualifying


August 14th, 2008

Full Third Qualifying Round Leg One Roundup!

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Yesterday we had the first legs in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and some of Europe’s biggest names entered the fray. Here at the Champions League Offside we followed Liverpool’s game against Standard, but there was interest all across the board.
In the biggest match of the round, Schalke finished with a narrow [...]



August 13th, 2008

Liverpool Vs Standard, Liveblog.

By: Rob | Comments 5 Comments

Its been awful quiet round here recently. I’ve been on holiday, and have my shiny new EPL Blog to play with, and my co-bloggers are oddly silent. Tonight though, to make it up to you, I should be liveblogging the Third Qualifying Round First Leg Match between Standard Leige and Liverpool. I say should, because [...]

August 1st, 2008

Liveblog: CL Qualifying 3 Draw. Enter the Superpowers!

By: Rob | Comments 4 Comments

Well today some of the biggest names in Europe enter the Champions League, as the third Qualifying ROund is drawn. Internet Connection allowing, I’m going to be following the draw live on Uefa.com. Its due to start any minute, which if the history of draws means anything, it’ll start in about 15 minutes.
Big names in [...]

July 31st, 2008

Second Quali Round, First Leg Results

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The first legs of the Second Qualifying round have been played, and some big guns have joined the frey, including UEFA Cup Finalists Rangers - who got a 0-0 to prove they aren’t changing tactics this term. Regular group stage sitters Dynamo Kiev kicked off thier campagin with a win, as did last years QF’s [...]

July 23rd, 2008

First Qualifying Round results, and Second Quali round Fixtures

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Some of the big-ish guns will know who they have to overcome to make it to the next round of Qualifying in the Champions League this season after the First Qualifying Round finished this evening. The big winners of the matchday were Ventspils, who overcame a 1-0 defeat in the first leg against Welsh Champions [...]



July 17th, 2008

Champions League Qualifying Round Up

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So over the last couple of days, to the indifference of the world - and even it seems, my co-bloggers - the Champions League got back underway with the First Qualifying Round first legs. After the jump, you’ll find the results of the games. There weren’t any major shocks, and most of the bigger teams [...]

July 15th, 2008

Champions League Qualifying Quiz!

By: Rob | Comments 8 Comments

The Champions League officially restarts tomorrow, so in what will hopefully become a regular feature, you can get in the mood by testing your knowledge on this much unloved round of fixtures. Quiz after the jump. Post your answers in the comments, and i’ll post the actual answers in the comments in a couple of [...]

July 5th, 2008

Steaua to rejoin Champions League

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This season it looked like UEFA was going crazy, banning teams from the Champions League, left right and centre. First Porto, then CSKA Sofia and then Steaua Bucharest. Porto have been let back into the Champions League in strange circumstance, and now Steaua will make it too, after a court cleared them of any wrongdoing. [...]

July 1st, 2008

Familiar Faces Find Fate in Qualifying Rounds Draw

By: Rob | Comments 3 Comments

Fenerbahce and Rangers, among others found out thier potential hurdles in making it to the Champions League group stage today, as the draw took place for the CL qualifying round. Rangers will face either Santa Coloma (Andorra) or Kaunus (Lithuania), depending who wins thier first qualifying round match. Last seasons Quarter-finalists are now without Zico, [...]

June 30th, 2008

All Roads Lead To Roma AKA We’re Back, Baby.

By: Rob | Comments 3 Comments

Suffering from withdraw symptoms after that other European competition finished last night? Fear not loyal reader, because tomorrow will see the draw of the Champions League qualifying round, the first on the long road to the Champions League final, held for the fourth time in Rome.
So Here’s a run down of which teams are in [...]






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