The draws for the 1st qualifying rounds of both competitions will take place next Monday, here's who's in the Champions League

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Key, STRAIGHT INTO GROUP PHASE, FINAL QUALIFYING ROUND, 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND

ENGLAND: Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur
SPAIN: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla
ITALY: Inter Milan, Roma, AC Milan, Sampdoria
GERMANY: Bayern Munich, Schalke, Werder Bremen
FRANCE: Marseille, Lyon, Auxerre
RUSSIA: Rubin Kazan, Spartak Moscow, Zenit St Petersburg
HOLLAND: FC Twente, Ajax
PORTUGAL: Benfica, Braga
UKRAINE: Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kiev
ROMANIA: CFR Cluj-Napoca, Unirea Urziceni
GREECE: Panathinaikos, PAOK Salonika
TURKEY: Bursaspor, Fenerbahce
SCOTLAND: Rangers, Celtic
BELGIUM: Anderlecht, Gent
SWITZERLAND: FC Basel, Young Boys Berne
DENMARK: FC Copenhagen

IN 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND: Litex Lovech (BUL), Sparta Prague (CZE), Rosenborg (NOR), Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Partizan Belgrade (SRB), Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR), Omonia Nicosia (CYP), AIK Solna (SWE), MSK Zilina (SVK), LECH Poznan (POL), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), HJK Helsinki (FIN), Ekranas (LIT), Bohemians (IRE), Liepajas Metalurgs (LAT), FC Koper (SLO), BATE Borisov (BLR), FK Zeljeznicar (BOS), Debreceni (HUN), FH Hafnarfjaroar (ICE), Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL), Olimpi Rustavi (GEO), Renova (MAC), Inter Baku (AZE), Levadia Tallinn (EST), Dinamo Tirana (ALB), Aktobe (KAZ), Pyunik (ARM), The New Saints (WAL), Linfield (NIR), HB Torshavn (FAR), Jeunesse Esch (LUX)

IN 1sT QUALIFYING ROUND: Rudar Pljevlia (MOT), Santa Coloma (AND), Birkirkara (MAL), Tre Fiori (SMR)

Yep, it starts already. The preliminary draws were made today.

Games involving the 'Home Nations':

Champions League:
2nd Round Qualifying
Bohemian FC v TNS
Linfield V Rosenborg (NOR)

Europa League
1st Round Qualifying
Dundalk FC v Grevenmacher (LUX)
Glentoran V KR (ICE)
Portadown V Skonto Riga (LAT)

2nd Round Qualifying
Shamrock Rovers v FC Ulysses (ARM)/Bnei Yehuda (ISR)
Maritimo (POR) v Sporting Fingal
Levski Sofia (BUL) v Dundalk/Grevenmacher
Motherwell V Breioablik (ICE)
Cliftonville V Hadjuk Split (CRO)


Good draw for Dundalk and Bohs. The rest of the Irish teams have hard draws.

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Of all of them, I think Cliftonville and Fingal have by far the harder draws, especially the latter who have to play one of Portugal's better mid-table teams. Portadown could also struggle against Skonto Riga. Shamrock will also have a toughie if the Israelis get through

Dundalk should be OK against Grevenmacher, Motherwell should walk their tie and Bohemians I think have got the best draw of the lot against the Welsh and with them in the champions section, they have a good chance of reaching at best the final round.

Also a couple of ties you missed out Nav from 1st round qualifying in the europa league, both involving Welsh teams

Turun Palloseura (FIN) ........ v ........ Port Talbot Town
Winners play Cercle Brugge (BEL)

Llanelli ........ v ........ Tauras Taurage (LIT)
Winners play APOEL Nicosia (CYP)

Plus if Glentoran beat KR, they'll play Karpaty Lviv from the Ukraine and Portadown will play the winners of the tie between Qarabag (Azerbaijan) and Metalurg Skopje (Macedonia) if they get past Skonto Riga

When do Newcastle enter?

2076

Bohemians 1-0 TNS. (1st leg)

Good result, no away goal and it could have been more. Would be very confident of Bohs progressing to the next round.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND 1st LEG RESULTS

1. Liepajas Metalurgs (LAT) ........ 0-3 ........ Sparta Prague (CZE)
2. FC Aktobe (KAZ) ........ 2-0 ........ Olimpi Rustavi (GEO)
3. Levadia Tallinn (EST) ........ 1-1 ........ Debreceni (HUN)
4. Partizan belgrade (SRB) ........ 3-1 ........ Pyunik (ARM)
5. Inter Baku (AZE) ........ 0-1 ........ LECH Poznan (POL)
6. Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) ........ 5-1 ........ Koper (SLO)
7. Litex Lovech (BUL) ........ 1-0 ........ Rudar Pljevlja (MOT)
8. Birkirkara (MLT) ........ 1-0 ........ MSK Zilina (SVK)
9. Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL) ........ 3-1 ........ Dinamo Tirana (ALB)
10. Hapoel Tel Aviv (ISR) ........ 5-0 ........ FK Zeljeznicar (BOS)
11. Omonia Nicosia (CYP) ........ 3-0 ........ Renova (MAC)
12. Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) ........ 5-0 ........ HB Torshavn (FAR)
13. Bohemians (IRE) ........ 1-0 ........ The New Saints (WAL)
14. BATE Borisov (BLR) ........ 5-1 ........ FH Hafnarfjaroar (ICE)
15. AIK Solna (SWE) ........ 1-0 ........ Jeunesse Esch (LUX)
16. Linfield (NIR) ........ 0-0 ........ Rosenborg (NOR)
17. FK Ekranas (LIT) ........ 1-0 ........ HJK Helsinki (FIN)

The draw for the 3rd qualifying round is tomorrow, the following teams will enter there

CHAMPIONS SECTION: Basel, Anderlecht, FC Copenhagen
NON-CHAMPIONS SECTION: Zenit St Petersburg, Ajax, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev, Braga, Celtic, Unirea Urziceni, PAOK Salonika, Young Boys Berne, Gent

And its a bit late but heres the results from the 1st qualifying round of the europa league (Aggregate scores)

Portadown (NIR) ........ 2-1 ........ Skonto Riga (LAT)
Turun Palloseura (FIN) ........ 7-1 ........ Port Talbot Town (WAL)
KR Rekjavik (ICE) ........ 5-2 ........ Glentoran (NIR)
CS Grevenmacher (LUX) ........ 4-5 ........ Dundalk (IRE)
Llanelli (WAL) ........ 4-5 ........ Tauras Taurage (LIT)

1st legs are played tonight in the 2nd qualifying round, heres who teams from the home nations play

Motherwell (SCO) ........ v ........ UBK Breioablik (ICE)
Maritimo (POR) ........ v ........ Sporting Fingal (IRE)
Shamrock Rovers (IRE) ........ v ........ Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (ISR)
Honka Espoo (FIN) ........ v ........ Bangor City (WAL)
Levski Sofia (BUL) ........ v ........ Dundalk (IRE)
FK Qarabag (AZE) ........ v ........ Portadown (NIR)
HNK Cibalia (CRO) ........ v ........ Cliftonville (NIR)

Poor enough night for the Irish teams.

TBH I dont think much was expected of them with all 3 playing strong opposition but Fingal have plenty to be proud of in taking a 1 goal deficit and 2 away goals back to the home leg from Portugal, I hear that MAritimo managed to win it 5 minutes into injurry time too, great effort.

Best result of the night though has to go to Bangor, brilliant for them to go to Finland and get a draw

Motherwell (SCO) ........ 1-0 ........ UBK Breioablik (ICE)
Maritimo (POR) ........ 3-2 ........ Sporting Fingal (IRE)
Shamrock Rovers (IRE) ........ 1-1 ........ Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (ISR)
Honka Espoo (FIN) ........ 1-1 ........ Bangor City (WAL)
Levski Sofia (BUL) ........ 6-0 ........ Dundalk (IRE)
Portadown (NIR) ........ 1-2 ........ FK Qarabag (AZE)
Cliftonville (NIR) ........ 1-0 ........ HNK Cibalia (CRO)

Fingal will be disappointed not to at least get a draw in that one. All to play for.

Shamrock Rovers were the better team against Bnei Yehuda. they scored againstt the run of play and Rovers missed a lot of chances. Needed a 90th minute winner to get the draw.

Dundalk's result was embarrassing. They are missing a lot of players through injury including their two 1st choice centre backs. Their keeper only had 1 training session under his belt returning from a foot injury. Still, a very disappointing result.

Well done to Cliftonville. Very good result.

Bloody Irish

Immigrant wannabes.

Typical Irish we are, just draw our way through things.

Anyway, Shamrock Rovers will play Juventus if they come through their tie. A great incentive.

Should Fingal progress, they will get Honka or Bangor. A great chance for them.

I can't believe that it's started already....

although I do seem to remember watching us in the Intertoto in a London pub in the middle of Summer

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW

CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Liepajas Metalurgs (LAT) or Sparta Prague (CZE) ........ v ........ Inter Baku (AZE) or LECH Poznan (POL)
2. Aktobe (KAZ) or Olimpi Rustavi (GEO) ........ v ........ Hapoel Tel Aviv (ISR) or FK Zeljeznicar (BOS)
3. Sheriff Triaspol (MOL) or Dinamo Tirana (ALB) ........ v ........ Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) or Koper (SLO)
4. Litex Lovech (BUL) or Rudar Pljevlja (MOT) ........ v ........ Birkirkara (MLT) or MSK Zilina (SVK)
5. Levadia Tallinn (EST) or Debreceni (HUN) ........ v ........ FC Basel (SUI)
6. AIK Solna (SWE) or Jeunesse Esch (LUX) ........ v ........ Linfield (NIR) or Rosenborg (NOR)
7. Partizan Belgrade (SRB) or Pyunik (ARM) ........ v ........ FK Ekranas (LIT) or HJK Helsinki (FIN)
8. BATE Borisov (BLR) or FH Hafnarfjaroar (ICE) ........ v ........ FC Copenhagen (DEN)
9. Bohemians (IRE) or The New Saints (WAL) ........ v ........ Anderlecht (BEL)
10. Omonia Nicosia (CYP) or Renova (MAC) ........ v ........ Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) or HB Torshavn (FAR)

NON-CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Ajax (NED) ........ v ........ PAOK Salonika (GRE)
2. Dynamo Kiev (UKR) ........ v ........ Gent (BEL)
3. Young Boys Berne (SUI) ........ v ........ Fenerbahce (TUR)
4. Braga (POR) ........ v ........ Celtic (SCO)
5. Unirea Urziceni (ROM) ........ v ........ Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)

EUROPA LEAGUE 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW (For home nations)

Liverpool (ENG) ........ v ........ FK Rabotnicki (MAC) or Mika FC (ARM)
Hibernian (SCO) ........ v ........ Videoton (HUN) or NK Maribor (SLO)
CSKA Sofia (BUL) ........ v ........ HNK Cibalia (CRO) or Cliftonville (NIR)
Juventus (ITA) ........ v ........ Shamrock Rovers (IRE) or Bnei Yehuda (ISR)
Aalesunds (NOR) ........ v ........ Motherwell (SCO) or UBK Breioablik (ICE)
Maritimo (POR) or Sporting Fingal (IRE) ........ v ........ Honka Espoo (FIN) or Bangor City (WAL)
FK Siauliai (LIT) or Wisla Krakow (POL) ........ v ........ FK Qarabag (AZE) or Portadown (NIR)
Kalmar (SWE) or Dacia Chisnau (MOL) ........ v ........ Levski Sofia (BUL) or Dundalk (IRE)

TNS 4-0 Bohemians. Absolutely embarrassing and disgraceful result. Bohs what a shower of cunts. Probably the worst result in League of Ireland history.

Very suprising that

So its the welsh that get that money spinning trip to Belgium

Here's the reaction from the Bohs fans at full time. Fair to say they're not happy. They brought 400 over for the game. A very good away crowd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1oSDnj0thw

The chant is in relation to the players being unhappy when they realised they weren't receiving a bonus for playing in Europe.

They'll be dancing on the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight.

Or 'Tuesday Night Shockers' as they are known here.

Wow, very long time since I heard fans as pissed off as that (even we are not as crazed as that)

Fair dos to those fans though as they at least had the dignity to applaud the victors, probably for showing up their own team to be the lazy, money grabbing kents they are.

Sounds like a shocker, but TNS are giants of Welsh football...

Or 'The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid' as they're now called. Good to see they've picked a nice and short, snappy name that will be easily memorised.

In terms of tongue twisting names, thats up there

Linfield are also out but unlike Bohemians, they put in a creditable showing in losing only 2-0 away at Rosenborg

REVISED 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW

CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Sparta Prague (CZE) ........ v ........ Inter Baku (AZE)
2. Aktobe (KAZ) ........ v ........ Hapoel Tel Aviv (ISR)
3. Sheriff Triaspol (MOL) ........ v ........ Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
4. Litex Lovech (BUL) ........ v ........ MSK Zilina (SVK)
5. Debreceni (HUN) ........ v ........ FC Basel (SUI)
6. AIK Solna (SWE) ........ v ........ Rosenborg (NOR)
7. Partizan Belgrade (SRB) ........ v ........ HJK Helsinki (FIN)
8. BATE Borisov (BLR) ........ v ........ FC Copenhagen (DEN)
9. The New Saints (WAL) ........ v ........ Anderlecht (BEL)
10. Omonia Nicosia (CYP) ........ v ........ Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)

NON-CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Ajax (NED) ........ v ........ PAOK Salonika (GRE)
2. Dynamo Kiev (UKR) ........ v ........ Gent (BEL)
3. Young Boys Berne (SUI) ........ v ........ Fenerbahce (TUR)
4. Braga (POR) ........ v ........ Celtic (SCO)
5. Unirea Urziceni (ROM) ........ v ........ Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)

In tonights games, a big well done to Shamrock Rovers after going all the way to Israel and getting a win. Also big congratulatiosn to bangor who have knocked out Finland's Honka Espoo

Cliftonville are still playing in their tie away in Croatia and at the moment are hanging on for what would be a famous win of their own

RESULTS SO FAR

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (ISR) ........ 0-1 ........ Shamrock Rovers (IRE) (Agg: 1-2)
Bangor City (WAL) ........ 2-1 ........ Honka Espoo (FIN) (Agg: 3-2)
Dundalk (IRE) ........ 0-2 ........ Levski Sofia (BUL) (Agg: 0-8)
FK Qarabag (AZE) ........ 1-1 ........ Portadown (NIR) (Agg: 2-3)

Yep, Cliftonville have done it

OTHER RESULTS

Sporting Fingal (IRE) ........ 2-3 ........ Maritimo (POR) (Agg: 4-6)
HNK Cibalia (CRO) ........ 0-0 ........ Cliftonville (NIR) (Agg: 0-1)

Aye well done to Shamrock Rovers. Israel's League is light years ahead of ours so that is a top notch result. To go to Israel and get a win is tough for any team. Juventus next. Comparing their squads is just scary.

Hard luck for Sporting Fingal. The two sloppy goals in Portugal cost them.

Dundalk are also out, but that tie was well and truly over anyway.

Overall, a shite campaign for League of Ireland teams. To have only one team left at this stage is disappointing. The Bohs result has set the League back years.

REVISED EUROPA LEAGUE 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW

Liverpool (ENG) ........ v ........ FK Rabotnicki (MAC)
Maritimo (POR) ........ v ........ Bangor City (WAL)
CSKA Sofia (BUL) ........ v ........ Cliftonville (NIR)
Shamrock Rovers (IRE) ........ v ........ Juventus (ITA)
NK Maribor (SLO) ........ v ........ Hibernian (SCO)
Aalesund (NOR) ........ v ........ Motherwell (SCO)

Shamrock Rovers V Juventus is on tonight. It is live on RTÉ @ 7:45 if any of yous are interested in watching a bit of it / have nothing else to do.

Link here: http://www.rte.ie/sport/livestreaming/soccer.html

Good luck Shamrock.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND 1st LEG RESULTS

CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Sparta Prague (CZE) ........ 1-0 ........ LECH Poznan (POL)
2. Aktobe (KAZ) ........ 1-0 ........ Hapoel Tel Aviv (ISR)
3. Sheriff Triaspol (MOL) ........ 1-1 ........ Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
4. Litex Lovech (BUL) ........ 1-1 ........ MSK Zilina (SVK)
5. Debreceni (HUN) ........ 0-2 ........ FC Basel (SUI)
6. AIK Solna (SWE) ........ 0-1 ........ Rosenborg (NOR)
7. Partizan Belgrade (SRB) ........ 3-0 ........ HJK Helsinki (FIN)
8. BATE Borisov (BLR) ........ 0-0 ........ FC Copenhagen (DEN)
9. The New Saints (WAL) ........ 1-3 ........ Anderlecht (BEL)
10. Omonia Nicosia (CYP) ........ 1-1 ........ Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)

NON-CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Ajax (NED) ........ 1-1 ........ PAOK Salonika (GRE)
2. Dynamo Kiev (UKR) ........ 3-0 ........ Gent (BEL)
3. Young Boys Berne (SUI) ........ 2-2 ........ Fenerbahce (TUR)
4. Braga (POR) ........ 3-0 ........ Celtic (SCO)
5. Unirea Urziceni (ROM) ........ 0-0 ........ Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)

EUROPA LEAGUE 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND 1st LEG RESULTS

FK Rabotnicki (MAC) ....... 0-2 ........ Liverpool (ENG)
Maritimo (POR) ........ 8-2 ........ Bangor City (WAL)
CSKA Sofia (BUL) ........ 3-0 ........ Cliftonville (NIR)
Shamrock Rovers (IRE) ........ 0-2 ........ Juventus (ITA)
NK Maribor (SLO) ........ 3-0 ........ Hibernian (SCO)
Aalesund (NOR) ........ 1-1 ........ Motherwell (SCO)

How bad is Scottish football these days? Some of those results are shocking.

I know, embarassing.

Only Motherwell coming out with any credit after tonight.

When do these tournaments get going for real, im sick of hearing about teams from crap little countries trying in vain to qualify

Shut it man. That victory will go down as one of Juventus' greatest upsets.

Rovers simply outclassed. They nor do any Irish team do not have the calibre of players like Diego, Amauri or Martinez.

They gave them a good game though, and were unlucky not to score.

Crucial night for Celtic, 3-0 down after the 1st leg to Braga, needing to put pressure on early...

...but all that hope is gone now, 1-0 down on the night, 4-0 on aggregate, they need FIVE goals in the 2nd half to save themselves. Which is not likely as Braga reportedly could and should have had more than that 1-0 lead.

Ha ha bunch of jokers - dont reckon Lennon will make Christmas still in charge.

I think they heavily underestimated Braga, you dont finish 2nd in your league and during that take 6 points off Sporting Lisbon and expect to be taken lightly.

Hooper's pulled one back for them but plain and simple, they fecked up and arguably just proves what a pathetic state scottish domestic football is in (if they didnt know it before now).

Not so sure they underestimated Braga as such I just think Celtic (and Rangers for that matter) are shite.

Always great to see Celtic going out of Europe early Bye bye cunts!

Celtic now lead 2-1 on the night, all to late now though

And thats now the final score, Celtic are out.

Another shock is Fenerbahce, they've been knocked out tonight by Young Boys Berne from Switzerland

Ajax lucky to scrape through on away goals too.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND AGGREGATE RESULTS

CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Sparta Prague (CZE) ........ 2-0 ........ LECH Poznan (POL)
2. Aktobe (KAZ) ........ 2-3 ........ Hapoel Tel Aviv (ISR)
3. Sheriff Triaspol (MOL) ........ 2-2 ........ Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) - Sheriff Tiraspol win 6-5 on penalties
4. Litex Lovech (BUL) ........ 2-4 ........ MSK Zilina (SVK)
5. Debreceni (HUN) ........ 1-5 ........ FC Basel (SUI)
6. AIK Solna (SWE) ........ 0-4 ........ Rosenborg (NOR)
7. Partizan Belgrade (SRB) ........ 5-1 ........ HJK Helsinki (FIN)
8. BATE Borisov (BLR) ........ 2-3 ........ FC Copenhagen (DEN)
9. The New Saints (WAL) ........ 1-6 ........ Anderlecht (BEL)
10. Omonia Nicosia (CYP) ........ 2-5 ........ Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)

NON-CHAMPIONS SECTION
1. Ajax (NED) ........ 4-4 ........ PAOK Salonika (GRE) - Ajax win on away goals
2. Dynamo Kiev (UKR) ........ 6-1 ........ Gent (BEL)
3. Young Boys Berne (SUI) ........ 3-2 ........ Fenerbahce (TUR)
4. Braga (POR) ........ 4-2 ........ Celtic (SCO)
5. Unirea Urziceni (ROM) ........ 0-1 ........ Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)

And here's the seedings for the 4th and final qualifying round

CHAMPIONS SECTION
SEEDED: FC Basel (SUI), Anderlecht (BEL), FC Copenhagen (DEN), Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR), Sparta Prague (CZE)
UNSEEDED: Rosenborg (NOR), Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Partizan Belgrade (SRB), Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL), MSK Zilina (SVK)

NON-CHAMPIONS SECTION
SEEDED: Sevilla (SPA), Werder Bremen (GER), Zenit St Petersburg (RUS), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Ajax (NED)
UNSEEDED: Dynamo Kiev (UKR), Braga (POR), Sampdoria (ITA), Auxerre (FRA), Young Boys Berne (SUI)