Liverpool Play-off Draw 11am Friday

[m7mcfc]

do the teams go into the Europa if they go out ?

No that goes to whoever finishes 3rd in the group stage.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Who's in Hoff's team and how did they play last season?

 

[Jazzman]

Not a big follower of the Bundesliga, so I'm a bit in the dark. Do Hoffenheim have a chance to knock out the candle wielders? I assume they must be middling decent to have qualified for the CL play off spots.

Problem is they lost 2 of their best players (Süle and Rudy) to Bayern this summer, so not clear exactly how good they are going to be. Last year they were more than decent.

 

[Blue Hefner]

It shouldn't be a walk in the park like ours was last season. Hopefully they will drop points as I don't think they have the squad to fully rotate and be competitive

 

[Jazzman]

When will the games be played?

 

[MCFC1993]

No that goes to whoever finishes 3rd in the group stage.

It doesn't, playoff round losers qualify too.

I recall that Irish team Dundalk having a mad run last year and getting knocked out in this round, they were guaranteed Europa League group stages.

 

[MCFC1993]

When will the games be played?

15–16/08/17: Play-off round, first leg
22–23/08/17: Play-off round, second leg

 

[MCFC1993]

L'pool fixtures:
12th August - Watford (A)
15–16 August - Hoffenheim (A)
19th August - Crystal Palace (H)
22–23 August - Hoffeheim (H)
27th August - Arsenal (H)

Might have been a trickier schedule for them if they were away 2nd leg.

 

[Alex - City Matters]

Hard draw. Nagelsmann will do Klopp tactically.

 

[Newman Noggs]

L'pool fixtures:
12th August - Watford (A)
15–16 August - Hoffenheim A
19th August - Crystal Palace (H)
22–23 August - Hoffeheim (H)
27th August - Arsenal (H)

Might have been a trickier schedule for them if they were away 2nd leg.

Was it pre-determined that they would be at home 2nd or were they just lucky ?