Opinions and predictions for the 3rd round?

Vitesse is going to lose against Liverpool.

Haven't seen the draw, could we have a link?

Didn`t knew the draw has already been made. Only CL seen... now it seems the dutchies are finished though ;)

Wis³a Kraków - Schalke Gelsenkirchen
Lazio Rome - Sturm Graz
Betis Sewilla - Auxerre
Besiktas Istambu³ - Dynamo Kyiev
Paris Saint Germain - Boavista Porto
Club Brugge - VfB Stuttgart
Liverpool - Vitesse Arnhem
Panathinaikos Athens - Slovan Liberec
Denizlispor - Olympique Lyon
Bordeaux - Anderlecht B.
Malaga - Leeds United
PAOK Saloniki - Slavia Praha
Hertha Berlin - Fulham

-Well, Schalke defeated Polish champion Legia in 2nd round so they should in theory also defeat Polish vice-champion Wisla.
-Vitesse is doomed.
-not many real top-matches, Malaga - Leeds the only one (Malaga will win)

You forgot Maccabi Haifa - AEK Athens

Tough draw for the Turkish teams could have been better if we drew Betis and Slavia.

Hertha Berlin v Fulham should be a close game.

Originally posted by willemvanoranje
Vitesse is going to lose against Liverpool.

All the English fans can, with no fear at all, call their bookies.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wis³a Kraków - Schalke Gelsenkirchen
- Schalke should win that

Lazio Rome - Sturm Graz
- poor Austrians :(

Betis Sewilla - Auxerre
- Sevilla, though Auxerre might surprise them

Besiktas Istanbul - Dynamo Kyiev
- tough one, but I put €1 on besiktas

Paris Saint Germain - Boavista Porto
- no idea in what shape these teams are

Club Brugge - VfB Stuttgart
- two tight match, but I think German precission work will prevail

Liverpool - Vitesse Arnhem
- looks like a bridge too far for Arnheim :eek:

Panathinaikos Athens - Slovan Liberec
- Athens

Denizlispor - Olympique Lyon
- no idea

Bordeaux - Anderlecht B.
- both have realistic chances of making it

Malaga - Leeds United
- both can make it, even though Malaga should be the slight favourite

PAOK Saloniki - Slavia Praha
- no idea

Hertha Berlin - Fulham
- again, two tight matches

Maccabi Haifa - AEK Athens
- Athens, though Haifa seems to be good for surprises ;)

Wisla Kraków - Schalke Gelsenkirchen
- Schalke

Lazio Rome - Sturm Graz
- Lazio

Betis Sevilla - Auxerre
- Auxerre

Besiktas Istanbul - Dynamo Kyiev
- Dinamo

Paris Saint Germain - Boavista Porto
- Boavista

Club Brugge - VfB Stuttgart
- VfB Stuttgart

Liverpool - Vitesse Arnhem
- the Reds

Panathinaikos - Slovan Liberec
- Panathinaikos

Denizlispor - Olympique Lyon
- Olympique

Bordeaux - Anderlecht
- Bordeaux

Malaga - Leeds United
- Malaga

PAOK Saloniki - Slavia Praha
- Slavia

Hertha Berlin - Fulham
- Fulham

Maccabi Haifa - AEK Athens
- Maccabi Haifa

Originally posted by IceBlaZe
You forgot Maccabi Haifa - AEK Athens
Well, i toke it literally over from the site of the Polish football association so blame them ;)

Well, i toke it literally over from the site of the Polish football association so blame them

I always knew those Poles were anti-Semites!! ;)

What about Glasgow Celtic vs. Celta Viga?? Now that should be a good game if Celtic can play as good as they did donw at Ewood Park on Thrusday ;)

As for the Liverpool vs. Vitesse game, I wouldn't count out Vitesse, afterall Liverpool managed to drop 3 goals inside 45 minutes to FC Basle in the Champions League, I wouldn't call this game as over yet. Though the smart money is still on Liverpool to win :D

doh... polish football association isn`t very reliable it seems...2 games already missed, how much more to come? ;)
Well, there is a chance for every club obviously. If Wisla Krakow manages to be 1:0 behind with 45 minutes to go they should statistically win that match with 4:1 - it would be 3rd time already then (something similar happened last year - cannot remember the opponent but it was a spanish one and this year again in last match against Parma :D)

Not those greeks again.... We've beaten you once. Can't you get enough? If only we would've had a home game as well...

Its two legs so you will get to play them at home as well, afterwards.

Not really a home game.
No games for UEFA in Israel because of "the situation" :(

It's darn stupid. It's only because Haifa is a small team.
We have no problems with the European Basketball association.

Well, no one gave Wisla Krakow a chance but as usual they won the 2nd match 4:1 in Gelsenkirchen, and so with 1:1 and 4:1 Wisla eliminated Schalke and reaches the 4th round :D A few Germans should be very ashamed of themselves I guess ;)

4th round draw

SLAVIA PRAHA - BESIKTAS ISTAMBUL
Besiktas

LAZIO ROMA - WISŁA KRAKÓW
hehe, Wisla can beat everybody right now ;)

HERTHA BERLIN - BOAVISTA PORTO
Hertha

MALAGA - AEK ATHENS
Malaga

CELTIC GLASGOW - VfB STUTTGART
Stuttgart

AJ AUXERRE - FC LIVERPOOL
Liverpool of course

FC PORTO - DENIZLISPOR
Porto

ANDERLECHT BRUSSEL - PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS
Anderlecht

Besiktas to beat Slavia
Lazio to beat Wisla
Boavista to beat Hertha
AEK to beat Malaga
Celtic to beat Stuttgart
Liverpool to beat Auxerre
Porto to beat Denizlispor
Panathinaikos to smash Anderlecht

(this probably shows that I have no idea about football)

Panathinaikos to smash Anderlecht isn't that likely... and this Boavista to beat Hertha is probably going to be the other way rould although it could go either way. :)

I think Panathinaikos will win though, and indeed, I think Hertha is better, but they seem to have a little crisis going on, so...