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Personally I find this to be one of the most exciting parts of the season, as small clubs get to dream of playing on the biggest stages. What (potential) matchups are you most looking forward to?

 

Champions League:

Europa League:

Champions Path:

Žalgiris (LTU) / Malmö FF (SWE) vs Pyunik (ARM) / Diddeleng (LUX)
Ludogorets (BUL) / Shamrock Rovers (IRL) vs Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) / Shkupi (MKD)
Linfield (NIR) / Bodø/Glimt (NOR) vs Qarabağ (AZE) / Zürich (SUI)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) / Olympiacos (GRE) vs Ferencváros (HUN) / Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Maribor (SVN) / Sheriff (MDA) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN) / Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)

 

Main Path:

Midtjylland (DEN) / AEK Larnaca (CYP) vs Partizan (SRB)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) / Fenerbahçe (TUR) vs Slovácko (CZE)

 

Conference League:

Champions Path:

Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL) / The New Saints (WAL) vs Lech Poznań (POL) / Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
RFS (LVA) vs Hibernians (MLT) / Levadia Tallinn (EST)
La Fiorita (SMR) / Ballkani (KOS) vs Sutjeska (MNE) / KÍ (FRO)
Tirana (ALB) / Zrinjski (BIH) vs Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) / Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) vs CFR Cluj (ROU) / Inter Club d'Escaldes (AND)

 

Main Path:

Spartak Trnava (SVK) / Newtown (WAL) vs Raków Czestochowa (POL) / Astana (KAZ)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) / Milsami Orhei (MDA) vs Liepāja (LVA) / Young Boys (SUI)
Pogoń Szczecin (POL) / Brøndby (DEN) vs Basel (SUI) / Crusaders (NIR)
AIK (SWE) / Vorskla Poltava (UKR) vs Valmiera (LVA) / Shkëndija (MKD)
Ararat-Armenia (ARM) / Paide Linnameeskond (EST) vs Anderlecht (BEL)
Seinäjoki (FIN) / Lillestrøm (NOR) vs Royal Antwerp (BEL) / Drita (KOS)
Sparta Praha (CZE) / Viking (NOR) vs Motherwell (SCO) / Sligo Rovers (IRL)
Sūduva (LTU) / Viborg (DEN) vs B36 Tórshavn (FRO) / Tre Fiori (SMR)
CSKA-Sofia (BUL) / Makedonija (MKD) vs Saint Patrick's Athletic (IRL) / Mura (SVN)
Breidablik (ISL) / FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE) vs İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) / Maccabi Netanya (ISR)
Hajduk Split (CRO) vs Vitória SC (POR) / Puskás Akadémia (HUN)
Dundee United (SCO) vs Tuzla City (BIH) / AZ (NED)
Botev Plovdiv (BUL) / APOEL (CYP) vs Kyzylzhar Petropavlovsk (KAZ) / Osijek (CRO)
Molde (NOR) / Elfsborg (SWE) vs Kairat Almaty (KAZ) / Kisvarda (HUN)
Zorya Luhansk (UKR) vs Vllaznia (ALB) / Universitatea Craiova (ROU)
Víkingur (FRO) / Dunajská Streda (SVK) vs Saburtalo (GEO) / FCSB (ROU)
Aris Limassol (CYP) / Neftçi (AZE) vs Rapid Wien (AUT) / Lechia Gdańsk (POL)
Koper (SVN) / Vaduz (LIE) vs BATE Borisov (BLR) / Konyaspor (TUR)
Ružomberok (SVK) / Riga (LVA) vs Gil Vicente (POR)
Lugano (SUI) vs Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) / Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (ROU) / Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) vs Rijeka (CRO) / Djurgården (SWE)
Wolfsberger (AUT) vs Gzira United (MLT) / Radnicki Niš (SRB)
Levski Sofia (BUL) / PAOK (GRE) vs Velež (BIH) / Hamrun Spartans (MLT)
Fehérvár (HUN) / Gabala (AZE) vs Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA) / Laçi (ALB)
PFC Zire (AZE) / Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) vs Gomel (BLR) / Aris Thessaloniki (GRE)
Twente (NED) vs Racing FC Union Luxembourg (LUX) / Čukarički (SRB)
St Joseph's (GIB) / Slavia Praha (CZE) vs Panathinaikos (GRE)

Footygamer
18 years ago
2 hours ago
98,179

I always look out for the Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams.

 

Sheriff are obviously interesting considering their win against Real Madrid last season.

 

I'm surprised Rangers still need to qualify so early considering they got to a final last year, Union Saint Gilloise such sold their top scorer to Watford so I assume they're significantly weakened by that, but obviously that's about the extent of my knowledge.

mons
18 years ago
2 hours ago
90,886

No real glamour ties or potential ones for the Maltese teams 😢

Deleted Account #1094108
By mons 18 July 2022 - 13:52 PM UTC 

No real glamour ties or potential ones for the Maltese teams 😢

 

Do you see a Maltese club reaching the group stage anytime soon? Last year teams from Gibraltar, Armenia and Estonia did it, so it should be possible

wfm18
6 years ago
23 hours ago
2,967

I always hope UEFA would reduce the amount of English/Spanish/German/Italian clubs in the UCL and make room for (direct tickets for) champions of Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Scotland and so on. These clubs listed above are fighting for 2 spots or so? Plus evenly distribute money, so clubs in ECL can actually at one point try to get into UCL/EL.

 

I'm hoping this year we get another Sheriff Tiraspol indeed!

mons
18 years ago
2 hours ago
90,886
By BramNUFC 18 July 2022 - 14:51 PM UTC 

Do you see a Maltese club reaching the group stage anytime soon? Last year teams from Gibraltar, Armenia and Estonia did it, so it should be possible

 

Hibernians were quite close last year, and I'd wager that Hamrun will come close this year too. They just trashed Alashkert from Armenia who went through to the group stages last year after Rangers knocked them out of the Europa League 1-0 on aggregate. Their next game is against Velez of Bosnia, and going by the FM attributes, it should be an even tie.

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