Champions League Qualifiers - Details here

[Thewandofpedro]

So we are guaranteed Europa league group stage at least?

 

[bkerr72]

I think most, like me, won’t know too much about Union Saint-Gilloise - or, to give them their full name, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. So I went looking. It’s quite a story.

Got promoted, via the play-offs, to the Belgian top flight in Summer 2021. Their first stint in the top flight in 48 years. Incredibly, they then finished at the top of the top flight at the end of the regular season. Sadly, for them, the Belgian League has a play-off system/Championship Round in place and, at the end of the play-offs they finished second and thus go into the Champions League Qualifying Rounds.

Their ultras are knows as the Union Bhoys.

Tony Bloom, Chairman and majority owner of Brighton, also owns 75% of Union SG.

According to Wiki at least.

Their manager is off to Anderlecht to replace Kompany.

 

[Stanley]

After last year, I’ll wait to see what happens before working myself up with ’great expectations’. Very disappointed we lost out to a team like Malmo. Even the Helsinki team nearly beat them, scoring 3 goals against them. It was laid on a plate for us and still we couldn’t even do it against Malmo’s 10 men at Ibrox. So, it is going to be difficult for us to get into the CL, no matter who we draw.

 

[Govan_Guy]

So we are guaranteed Europa league group stage at least?

Yes, ever since the Russians were kicked out.

 

[Thewandofpedro]

Yes, ever since the Russians were kicked out.

Well that good news at least

 

[london_bluenose]

After last year, I’ll wait to see what happens before working myself up with ’great expectations’. Very disappointed we lost out to a team like Malmo. Even the Helsinki team nearly beat them, scoring 3 goals against them. It was laid on a plate for us and still we couldn’t even do it against Malmo’s 10 men at Ibrox. So, it is going to be difficult for us to get into the CL, no matter who we draw.

We were miles off the pace the way we started last season.
I would hope we won't do that again.

 

[molsgoals]

We were miles off the pace the way we started last season.
I would hope we won't do that again.

I'm convinced Gerrard's wandering eyes down south had a part to play in that, squad were never at it from day 1 last season.

 

[cloodie]

I always think playing Scandinavian teams is a bit of a banana skin in the qualifiers. On the one hand you're happy to get them rather than a 'bigger' name but the fact that they're already well into their league season at that point whereas we've only played 1 league match does add to the difficulty.

 

[the_people]

When's the draw

 

[rangeral]

When's the draw

18th July for QR3

 

[BigBadShep]

Can’t wait for this! Here we go again!