Friday, June 20, 2003

OK, here's the draw for the the first pre-semi-kinda-qualifying round for the 2003-4 Champions Cup. My picks are in bold.

1 Pyunik (Arm) v KR Reykjavik (Isl)

2 Sheriff Tiraspol (Mol) v FC flora (Est)

3 HB Torshavn (Far) v Kaunas (Lit)

4 Bate Borisov (Blr) v Bohemians (Irl)

5 Vardar (Mkd) v Barry Town (Wal)

6 Grevenmacher (Lux) v Leotar (Bzh)

7 HJK Helsinki (Fin) v Glentoran (Nirl)

8 Sliema Wanderers (Mal) v Skonto Riga (Lat)

9 Omonia (Cyp) v Irtysh Pavlodar (Kaz)

10 Dinamo Tbilisi (Geo) v KF Tirana (Alb)

Out of this lot, the team with the best chance right now of making the group stage is HJK Helsinki. Assuming they win through over Glentoran, they'll face MTK Hungaria FC in the second round. The best tie of this first round is probably going to be #10, between Dinamo Tbilisi and KF Tirana. The draw for the UEFA Cup has also been made, but I won't post predictions or anything like that until the Danish League has submitted its entrants.

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