Porto have been thrown out of the CL and CSKA Sofia it looks like wont be getting in.

Milan are going to get back in then by the looks of it

Fantastic.

:(

I dont understand why they dont just give the CL places to the next team in line in the Portugese and Bulgarian leagues

To anyone else that would be logical and most sensible thing to do.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3648676,00.html

Former European champions Porto have been thrown out of next season's UEFA Champions League by Uefa.



The 2003/04 Champions League winners, under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, were punished after being found guilty of bribing referees in two games in the same season.


Porto, who secured their third consecutive Portuguese title this season, were docked six points for their part in the match-fixing scandal - although it failed to make an impact on the table.


However, rather than testing themselves against Europe's finest next season, the Portuguese championship find themselves out of the competition altogether.


Porto have stated they will do their utmost to overturn Uefa's decision, although the club would not give any reaction to the punishment.


"It was notified today by the Controls and Disciplinary body of Uefa that (Porto) it will not be admitted to the 2008/09 campaign of the Champions League," the club said in a statement.

Shouldn't they be striped of the title then?

Haha - Juventus 2 :haha:

Already discussed in the 08/09 CL thread.

:ninja:

Will merge it.

:good:

Fantastic. Hope we draw Milan in the group stages...we'll murder them. Twice.

wtf?

why should Milan get in as a result? I know you don't expect UEFA to be genuinely logical, but there has to be some sort of reason they'd let Milan in rather than, say, Everton or whoever.

Can someone explain what that reason is?

Is it because Milan has the highest UEFA coefficient out of all the teams not in the CL?

That'd be the reason. And Berlusconi.

:ninja:

Spot on

:haha: ROFL

Milan can :fingers:

Porto have appealed and are back in the CL apparently.

:doh:

that means millan wont be right

:haha: :doh:

I guess not but what's the point in taking a strong stance on corruption, only to let them back in on appeal, I mean surely the evidence hasn't changed?!!

Oh, forgot to say, Porto are definitely back in now.

The draw will be made in the morning.

Liverpool v Atletico Madrid please

:pray:

Anorthosis/Rapid Vienna v Olympiakos
Vitoria Guimaraes v IFK Gothenburg/Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk v Domzale/Dinamo Zagreb
Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid
Aalborg/Modrica v RANGERS/Kaunas
Barcelona v Beitar Jerusalem/Wisla Krakow
Levski Sofia v Anderlecht/BATE
Standard Liege v LIVERPOOL
Inter Baku/Partizan v Fenerbahce/MTK Budapest
FC Twente v ARSENAL
Spartak Moscow v Drogheda/Dinamo Kiev
Juventus v Tampere/Artmedia
SK Brann/Ventspils v Marseille
Fiorentina v Slavia Prague
Galatasaray v Steaua Bucharest
Panathinaikos/Dinamo Tbilisi v Sheriff Tiraspol/Sparta Prague

That would have been nice. But i think Liverpool would have won over two legs. Schalke vs Atletico Madrid does sound like a good game though.

Hopefully Barcelona players will eb too scared to go to Jerusalem and dont go and they end up losing :pray:

Rangers just flapped it against Kaunas.

Not even Uefa Cup football for them now. :lol:

:haha: pathetic

guess that sorts out the Pope vs. Martin Luther thing once and for all :good:

Rangers.

:haha:

Ha Rangers you flops.

Celtic all the way.

Very amusing. :lol:

Not ;long ago I thougt Walter Smith had sorted them out and they were about to knock Celtic off their perch. Then they blew the SPL and the Euro Vase Final.

Never expected this result though.

Yay! Rangers are out Yay!

Guy on Rangers TV says Smith may have to go.

When do we play MaClarens FC twente twente (lime flavoured)?

Ok it has been decided. Wednesday 13th August.

:pointandlaugh: Rangers!

Serves you right for your negative approach against Kaunas FFS!

Rangers, the SPLs answer to :pointandlaugh:

so's your face :ilt:


Although yes Rangers are a :pointandlaugh: type team.

Probably end up watching Liverpool's game tonight. Stoopid Setanta.

I thought you had Sultana?

Ive got it but only upstairs and not on the big tv downstairs

Nah can't get a picture (it's just blank), which is strange when all the other freeview channels work.

:blink:

Spartak Moscow got tonked 1-4 at home by Dynamo Kiev.

Shaktha Donetsk 2-0 up against Dinamo Zagreb.

Levski Sofia drawing 0-0 with BATE Borisov.

I'd like to see a team from Belarus make it into the group stages. I want Eduardo's old team to make it, but it doesn't look likely. Spartak Moscow... bad memories of when we lost 4-1!!