Marseille, Monaco or Rennes - Possible CL Q3 opponents

[Texas ranger]

Playing just now.

Whoever ends up third in Ligue 1 joins us. If it’s Marseille, they will be seeded alongside us. Any of the other two would be unseeded and possible opponents. Any preference ?

 

[superallythe2nd]

%^*& the French
Frog eating cunts

 

[HMS.Temple.Garden]

Heard that PSV could also be unseeded.

 

[AndyWebsterLoyal]

As usual, first post nails it.

 

[Texas ranger]

Heard that PSV could also be unseeded.

Yip if either Marseille or Copenhagen qualify they take the last seeded spot ahead of PSV.

Looking in that case at PSV, Sturm Graz, Union Saint-Gilloise and Copenhagen if both them and Marseille win or a few combinations with Midtjylland, Rennes, Monaco in the mix.

Monaco currently holding the French spot as scores stand.

 

[Gizmo]

These qualifiers are going to be very difficult.

Will be a major achievement to qualify.

 

[PT98]

These qualifiers are going to be very difficult.

Will be a major achievement to qualify.

I'd be extremely confident of beating Copenhagen, Monaco or Rennes

 

[Jamie.e1872]

I really don't think we should fear anyone in these qualifiers. We are a decent level European team with a proven track record, teams should be looking at us and thinking we want to avoid Rangers.

 

[Gizmo]

I'd be extremely confident of beating Copenhagen, Monaco or Rennes

We would have said that same about Malmo.

Big challenge ahead whoever we face - and trying to get a largely new team to gel at the same time.

 

[Gizmo]

I really don't think we should fear anyone in these qualifiers. We are a decent level European team with a proven track record, teams should be looking at us and thinking we want to avoid Rangers.

Malmo......

 

[wee_bear]

Marseille win the best for us I think, don’t want any of those 3 in Q3

 

[Blueranger45]

would love revenge on those cheating French pricks

 

[GOLEADOR]

Its the runners up in the Danish league who will be in our section. Copenhagen are 3pts clear with 1 game left.

99% chance it'll be Midtjylland in with us

 

[big_blue]

I don’t want any Scandinavian team in qualifiers.

They are dangerous at that time of the season.

 

[Chris01]

So what’s the best results for us so I can cheer on them?

 

[Square it!]

Playing just now.

Whoever ends up third in Ligue 1 joins us. If it’s Marseille, they will be seeded alongside us. Any of the other two would be unseeded and possible opponents. Any preference ?

Marseille is a shit tip and dangerous but football wise..No

 

[Main Stand]

Would fancy any of them to be honest, watched Marseille 5/6 times this season and they are terrible though - genuinely appalling.

 

[Square it!]

I really don't think we should fear anyone in these qualifiers. We are a decent level European team with a proven track record, teams should be looking at us and thinking we want to avoid Rangers.

100%

 

[Qwa]

My bold prediction - we draw PSV and our midfield make Veerman look very ordinary.

 

[Xtal]

Most confident i’ve ever been at the prospect of these kind of qualifiers.

Malmö was a completely different style of play under a worse manager.

 

[Maida Vale Bear]

Do you think for one minute anyone of them is thinking, "I hope we draw Rangers".

Naw, me neither.

 

[cm72]

I really don't think we should fear anyone in these qualifiers. We are a decent level European team with a proven track record, teams should be looking at us and thinking we want to avoid Rangers.

Exactly this,%^*& being worried about anyone!

 

[TQ3]

Most confident i’ve ever been at the prospect of these kind of qualifiers.

Malmö was a completely different style of play under a worse manager.

With a disrupted pre season, with some players coming back midway through, and others injured like Borna.
Give Gio a clear preseason and we should fear no one.

 

[Treble Kings]

Cheese eating surrender monkeys.
F#ck them...

 

[Gizmo]

I think different tbh.

There's a couple I don't want, but see really, what do we have to fear?

We should never 'fear' anyone, but as Malmo taught us, you can take nothing for granted in these qualifiers.

We can do it, but it will not be easy at all. All these clubs will be as desperate as us to get through to the big time.

 

[PT98]

I don’t want any Scandinavian team in qualifiers.

They are dangerous at that time of the season.

We've always done well against the Danes and had disasters with the Swedes

 

[55beatsall]

Either Monaco or Marseille they've never beat us in 6 games and we owe Marseille big time.

 

[sir_walter_smith]

I don’t want any Scandinavian team in qualifiers.

They are dangerous at that time of the season.

This, although Malmö I'm sure were 15 or so games into their season. The Danish leagues start mid July I think

 

[Sir Know it All]

Off to France ours boys were sent

 

[hms]

Not one of them gives me concerns

 

[Jamie.e1872]

Malmo......

I take your point but that shouldn't have happened, in hindsight there was clearly unrest behind the scenes with the management team and the board, we should have beaten Malmo then just like we should be beating teams of that ilk now.

 

[Rangerista]

These qualifiers are going to be very difficult.

Will be a major achievement to qualify.

Indeed, but we are Europa League finalists, let potential opponents worry about us.

 

[WDYGH]

These qualifiers are going to be very difficult.

Will be a major achievement to qualify.

Yep. Sad to say, I doubt we will make it, especially go en the squad turnover needed. I also doubt our board will spend the required amount.

 

[Chris01]

Monaco now winning and gone to second in league

What does that currently mean for our seedlings

 

[Texas ranger]

Monaco in the lead now, puts Marseille in QR3 seeded and PSV unseeded.

Edit Marseille just took the lead too but are still behind Monaco on GD.

If it stays like that, PSV, Sturm Graz, Union Saint-Gilloise and either Midtjylland / Copenhagen are unseeded.

Assuming top seeds qualifies out of QR2. ( Dynamo Kiev & Danes)

 

[Worthy_Candidate]

What will be will be. What is guaranteed is not one of these teams will want to draw us and that tells its own story.

 

[Chris01]

Monaco in the lead now, puts Marseille in QR3 seeded. And PSV unseeded if it stays like this.

Edit Marseille just took the lead too but are still behind Monaco on GD.

I don’t think I’d like PSV to be unseeded.

 

[Sam English]

%^*& the French
Frog eating cunts

Feckin surrender monkeys

 

[DoubleWhopper]

I wouldn’t be too disturbed by PSV tbh. They were a conference league team

Not easy but not insurmountable.

 

[HamiltonBear]

Would fancy any of them to be honest, watched Marseille 5/6 times this season and they are terrible though - genuinely appalling.

I watched them a couple of times and would agree that, in those games, they were really poor.

 

[Texas ranger]

I don’t think I’d like PSV to be unseeded.

They could still end up seeded if the top seeds from QR2 don’t qualify and / or Marseille don’t end up third in Ligue 1.

 

[Ted Rangers]

They could still end up seeded if the top seeds from QR2 don’t qualify and / or Marseille don’t end up third in Ligue 1.

Isn't it like that time we took Maribor's seeding, because the draw is done before the tie?

So Dynamo Kiev could get knocked out, but whoever knocks them out would be seeded, and PSV wouldn't.

 

[GOLEADOR]

Monaco concede 94th minute to throw away 2nd place

 

[The_Bear]

Isn't it like that time we took Maribor's seeding, because the draw is done before the tie?

So Dynamo Kiev could get knocked out, but whoever knocks them out would be seeded, and PSV wouldn't.

Correct, all of the CL Draws are done before the the previous game is completed. We'll be seeded for QR3+PO

 

[New York Bear]

Ooft. Last min equalizer from Lens moves Marseille up to 2nd and Monaco down to 3rd. So Monaco are a potential unseeded team for us?

 

[WDYGH]

These qualifiers are going to be very difficult.

Will be a major achievement to qualify.

Yep. Sad to say, I doubt we will make it, especially given the squad turnover needed. I also doubt our board will spend the required amount.

 

[GOLEADOR]

Monaco 26.000
*Winners of 2nd qualifying tie involving runners up Danish Superliga
Sturm Graz 7.770
Union Saint-Gilloise 6.120

Thats our opponents for the 3rd round assuming Copenhagen don't get beat 10-0 or something tomorrow.

 

[Jelle1880]

Monaco 26.000
*Winners of 2nd qualifying tie involving runners up Danish Superliga
Sturm Graz 7.770
Union Saint-Gilloise 6.120

Thats our opponents for the 3rd round assuming Copenhagen don't get beat 10-0 or something tomorrow.

I'd love to get Union.

Nice little away day in the middle of summer and they are bound to get their team ripped up this summer.
Sturm Graz would be good too.

 

[Square it!]

Most confident i’ve ever been at the prospect of these kind of qualifiers.

Malmö was a completely different style of play under a worse manager.

Worse is harsh.
SG moved on and left one hell of a Euro legacy.
GvB has moved us on which is well and good.

 

[Chris01]

Monaco 26.000
*Winners of 2nd qualifying tie involving runners up Danish Superliga
Sturm Graz 7.770
Union Saint-Gilloise 6.120

Thats our opponents for the 3rd round assuming Copenhagen don't get beat 10-0 or something tomorrow.

Defo would have taken Monaco over PSV for a potential opponent