Football : Season 2012/2013

[Cobbydaler]

Crikey, what has Rafa put in his sport drink?

[Russ]

Cricket score on Sunday

[denphone]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

This is turning into a nightmare for me, with Juventus winning and Chelsea winning does this mean Chelski are through or Europa League?

As it stands Chelsea will be in the Europa League.

[MalteseFalcon]

Excellent, how do they work the tables out, cannot find it anywhere online?

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

Excellent, how do they work the tables out, cannot find it anywhere online?

Points first. Then it's head to head between the two teams. Then goal difference.

[nstokes]

Looks like all my bets have gone out the window. Chelsea only need 1 more goal and there can stay in CL

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GOAL - Chelsea 6-1 Nordsjaelland - Oscar

[MalteseFalcon]

So with a loss and draw against Juve, it doesn't matter how many Chelsea win by they will be in Europa League? And if Donetsk equalise, Chelski still in Europa?

[nstokes]

Seems Chelsea will stay in the CL now. Now watch all the fans start cheering the manager manager instead of booing him

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Oh seems i am wrong as i didnt know it was head to head before GD. Woohoo Chelsea will still be out

[MalteseFalcon]

According to BBC website, Juventus and Donetsk through to next round, Chelsea in Europa. Excellent. Just what I want, shame they won't go same way as City though.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by thenry

day 2 of 2 for the remaining CL group fixtures (matchday 6).

Group E - Shakhtar Donetsk(10pts) v Juventus(9pts). Chelsea(7pts) v Nordsjælland(1pts). Chelsea to win and hope Shakhtar win too. Juve need a draw or win to progress.

Group F - Already qaulified Bayern(10pts) and Valencia(10pts) fight for top spot. Bayern are in the driving seat on head-to-heads vs Valencia. The pair face the other two in the group BATE(6pts) and Lille(3pts). BATE have EL in the bag. Bayern v BATE. Lille v Valencia.

Group G - Qaulified and group winner Barca(12pts) face Benfica(7pts) while Celtic (7pts) play Spartak Moscow(3pts). Celtic need to better Benficas result to progress. head-to-heads go against Celtic.

Group H - already qaulified and group winner Utd(12pts) play Cluj(7pts) who need to better Galatasarays(7pts) result away at Braga(3pts) to progress.

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Celtic peno

[MalteseFalcon]

Thanks, can't believe I missed that earlier. So come on Juventus, keep it up.

[thenry]

what a peno. Celtic going through as it stands. a Barca goal will help.

[MalteseFalcon]

BBC on why Chelsea are out.

So why exactly are Chelsea going out? It all goes down to their head-to-head record with Shakhtar Donetsk. Both teams have 10 points, but the side from Ukraine will go through because they scored more goals at Chelsea than the London club managed in the reverse fixture. (This comes on the list of qualification criteria after goal difference and goals scored between the two teams - both of which were the same).

If you are interested, that is Champions League rule 7.06, sub-section d).

I'm sure you knew that...

[denphone]

Originally Posted by thenry

what a peno. Celtic going through as it stands. a Barca goal will help.

Well done Celtic if it finishes like that and fully deserved it is too.

[nstokes]

So as it stands at moment:-
*Man Utd, Arsenal and Celtic are through to knockout stages.
*Man City out of Europe all together
*Chelsea in the Europa league

Can still change thou