The draw for the UEFA EURO 2012 play-offs in Krakow today produced a repeat of the epic quarter-final from 2008 when Turkey eliminated Croatia on penalties.
On 20 June 2008 in Vienna, Croatia were on the verge of a semi-final place after Ivan Klasnić struck in the 119th minute only for Semih Şentürk to score a dramatic equaliser in the dying seconds. Turkey won the shoot-out to progress to a last-four meeting against Germany which they lost 3-2.
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal will also be renewing ties after the Portuguese edged a play-off between the sides for the 2010 FIFA World Cup 2-0 on aggregate. The two teams in contention with no previous play-off experience, Estonia and Montenegro, drew the Republic of Ireland and the Czech Republic respectively.
Play-off draw Turkey v Croatia Estonia v Republic of Ireland Czech Republic v Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal
First legs: 11/12 November Second legs: 15 November
Play-off records Bosnia and Herzegovina – P1 L1 Croatia – P2 W2 Czech Republic – P2 W1 L1 Estonia – N/A Montenegro – N/A Portugal – P1 W1 Republic of Ireland – P5 W1 L4 Turkey – P4 W3 L1
Already qualified Co-hosts: Poland and Ukraine Group winners: Spain (holders), Germany, Russia, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Greece, England, and Denmark Best runners-up: Sweden
Final tournament draw: 2 December in Kyiv, 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Final tournament: 8 June–1 July Final tournament venues: Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw (Poland); Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv (Ukraine)
UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, who conducted the draw alongside former Poland forward and tournament ambassador Zbigniew Boniek, said: "There are two important reasons why we are here in Krakow today. First of all, this draw is a key milestone on the road that is taking us closer to the final tournament to be played in Poland and Ukraine in June next year. This is the third play-off draw in UEFA EURO history, but actually the first one to be held in one of the host countries.
"The second reason for us being here in Krakow is of utmost importance for football as a whole and linked to our mission to protect the essential values of our sport and to eradicate a major threat: illegal betting and match-fixing. It's for this second reason that UEFA is joining the European sports ministers meeting [this afternoon to discuss these issues]."
FC Bayern München were among the 20 teams in the UEFA Champions League play-off draw today and will face FC Zürich as they begin their attempt to reach the final on home soil.
FC Bayern München will play FC Zürich and Arsenal FC face Udinese Calcio after the draw for the UEFA Champions League play-off round was conducted in Nyon.
With the final to be played at their Fußball Arena München home on Saturday 19 May 2012, Bayern will have an extra motivation when they take on the Swiss club for a place in the group stage.
Runners-up in 2006, Arsenal take on Udinese, while Odense BK − the only team in the league route without prior group stage experience − tackle Villarreal CF.
In the champions route, their fellow Danes FC København take on Czech debutants FC Viktoria Plzeň looking to build on last season's impressive campaign, when they reached the last 16.
The first legs will be played on 16/17 August and the returns a week later. The ten winners will join the 22 automatic entrants in the UEFA Champions League group stage, the draw for which is held in Monaco at 17.45CET on Thursday 25 August. The losers will take part in the UEFA Europa League group stage. View the complete play-off round fixture schedule.
UEFA Champions League play-off round Champions route Wisła Kraków (POL) v APOEL FC (CYP) Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) v KRC Genk (BEL) NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Malmö FF (SWE) FC København (DEN) v FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) FC BATE Borisov (BLR) v SK Sturm Graz (AUT)
League route Odense BK (DEN) v Villarreal CF (ESP) FC Twente (NED) v SL Benfica (POR) Arsenal FC (ENG) v Udinese Calcio (ITA) FC Bayern München (GER) v FC Zürich (SUI) Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) v FC Rubin Kazan (RUS)
UEFA チャンピオンズ・リーグ・プレイオフのドローがニヨンで行われ、本戦出場をかけたチャンピオンズルート５試合とリーグルートの５試合の組み合わせが決まった。
Recent winners Club Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla FC face play-off ties against Portuguese and German opposition, while Tottenham Hotspur FC will travel to Scotland after today's draw.
The 2010 winners Club Atlético de Madrid will have to overcome Vitória SC if they are to reach the UEFA Europa League group stage, while Tottenham Hotspur FC were paired with fellow British club Heart of Midlothian FC in today's play-off draw in Nyon.
The third team out of the hat, Atlético know what it takes to go all the way in this competition and will have designs on reaching the final in Bucharest on 9 May. As will the three clubs in the competition from the Romanian capital, FC Dinamo Bucureşti (drawn against FC Vorskla Poltava), FC Steaua Bucureşti (PFC CSKA Sofia) and FC Rapid Bucureşti (WKS Śląsk Wrocław).
Sevilla FC face Hannover 96 having won the competition under Juande Ramos in 2006 and 2007. The Spaniard now coaches FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and faces a return to London, where he managed Spurs, to tackle 2010 runners-up Fulham FC. Last year's beaten finalists, SC Braga, face BSC Young Boys and AS Roma meet ŠK Slovan Bratislava.
FK Rabotnicki, the first Macedonian club to reach this stage, were paired with S.S. Lazio. Like UEFA Respect Fair Play entrants Fulham, Rabotnicki have fought through to the play-offs from the first qualifying round along with FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Spartak Trnava. The lowest-ranked side in the draw, Shamrock Rovers FC, lie in wait for FK Partizan.
The first legs will be played on 18 August, with the returns to follow a week later (view the full fixture schedule). The 38 play-off winners will join the ten defeated sides from the UEFA Champions League play-offs in the group stage, which starts on 15 September. The group stage draw takes place in Monaco on 26 August.
UEFA Europa League play-off draw Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) v Panathinaikos FC (GRE) Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) v Vitória SC (POR) Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) v FK Partizan (SRB) FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR) v FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FRA) Beşiktaş JK (TUR) v FC Alania Vladikavkaz (RUS) Rosenborg BK (NOR) v AEK Larnaca FC (CYP) FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR) v FC Dinamo Bucureşti (ROU) Bursaspor (TUR) v RSC Anderlecht (BEL) AS Roma (ITA) v ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) Olympiacos Volou FC (GRE) v Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) Legia Warszawa (POL) v FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) FK Ekranas (LTU) v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) PAOK FC (GRE) v FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR) Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR) v Athletic Club (ESP) Heart of Midlothian FC (SCO) v Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) NK Maribor (SVN) v Rangers FC (SCO) FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) v PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) FC Nordsjælland (DEN) v Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) v Fulham FC (ENG) FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) v FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) FC Sion (SUI) v Celtic FC (SCO) WKS Śląsk Wrocław (POL) v FC Rapid Bucureşti (ROU) PFC Litex Lovech (BUL) v FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) S.S. Lazio (ITA) v FK Rabotnicki (MKD) CD Nacional (POR) v Birmingham City FC (ENG) PSV Eindhoven (NED) v SV Ried (AUT) FC Thun (SUI) v Stoke City FC (ENG) Aalesunds FK (NOR) v AZ Alkmaar (NED) FC Vaslui (ROU) v AC Sparta Praha (CZE) AC Omonia (CYP) v FC Salzburg (AUT) FC Zestafoni (GEO) v Club Brugge KV (BEL) Hannover 96 (GER) v Sevilla FC (ESP) HJK Helsinki (FIN) v FC Schalke 04 (GER) FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) v AEK Athens FC (GRE) Stade Rennais FC (FRA) v FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (ROU) v FK Austria Wien (AUT) SC Braga (POR) v BSC Young Boys (SUI) R. Standard de Liège (BEL) v Helsingborgs IF (SWE)
FC Salzburg (AUT) Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) Rosenborg BK (NOR) FC København (DEN) FC Basel 1893 (SUI) FC Sheriff (MDA) AC Sparta Praha (CZE) MŠK Žilina (SVK) FK Partizan (SRB) RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
League Route
BSC Young Boys (SUI) Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) SC Braga (POR) Sevilla FC (ESP) SV Werder Bremen (GER) UC Sampdoria (ITA) FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) AJ Auxerre (FRA) FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) AFC Ajax (NED)
Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) SC Tavriya Simferopol (UKR) PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP) HNK Hajduk Split (CRO) FC Unirea Urziceni (ROU) Feyenoord (NED) KAA Gent (BEL) KRC Genk (BEL) FC Porto (POR) Debreceni VSC (HUN) PFC Litex Lovech (BUL) Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE) FK Austria Wien (AUT) Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR) US Città di Palermo (ITA) NK Maribor (SVN) Club Brugge KV (BEL) FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) AC Omonia (CYP) FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR) SC Vaslui (ROU) LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA) SSC Napoli (ITA) IF Elfsborg (SWE) Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) Brøndby IF (DEN) Grasshopper-Club (SUI) FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) Liverpool FC (ENG) Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR) Celtic FC (SCO) FC Utrecht (NED) Borussia Dortmund (GER) FK Qarabağ (AZE) AIK (SWE) PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) SK Sturm Graz (AUT) Juventus (ITA) Getafe CF (ESP) APOEL FC (CYP) Dundee United FC (SCO) AEK Athens FC (GRE) AZ Alkmaar (NED) FK Aktobe (KAZ) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) KKS Lech Poznań (POL) SK Rapid Wien (AUT) Aston Villa FC (ENG) PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) The New Saints FC (WAL) Beşiktaş JK (TUR) HJK Helsinki (FIN) ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) VfB Stuttgart (GER) FC Sibir Novosibirsk (RUS) PSV Eindhoven (NED) FC BATE Borisov (BLR) CS Marítimo (POR) FC Lausanne-Sport (SUI) FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) Győri ETO FC (HUN) NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) Odense BK (DEN) Motherwell FC (SCO) PAOK FC (GRE) Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) Villarreal CF (ESP) FC Dnepr Mogilev (BLR) FC Timişoara (ROU) Manchester City FC (ENG)
チャンピオンズリーグのドローに続けて行われたUEFA Europa League play-off roundのドロー。７つのグループにシードとアンシードにわけられて決められたドローにより、ヨーロッパリーグのグループステージに向けての戦いとなる。
The Republic of Ireland have told Thierry Henry and France that they have a moral obligation to grant them a rematch of Wednesday night's World Cup play-off second-leg, from which France progressed to the finals in South Africa following Henry's controversial "Hand of God" assist.
The Football Association of Ireland, which has made a formal complaint to Fifa, has written to the France Football Federation to urge them to "look at themselves" and, consequently, suggest to world football's governing body that the match ought to be re-staged.
John Delaney, the FAI chief executive, insists that there is a precedent for such action. In 1999, Arsenal successfully persuaded the authorities to sanction a re-match of an FA Cup fifth-round tie with Sheffield United, after they had scored a winning goal that was against the spirit of the game. Ireland's manager Giovanni Trapattoni fully supports his association's campaign. "France can maybe begin the process [for a replay]," he said. "If Fifa feels that the French are upset, we are ready to play."
"From the French FA point of view," said Delaney, "they need to look at themselves in this situation. Henry is their captain and a wonderful footballer but does he want to be like Diego Maradona and his legacy to be this handball, this goal that got them to the World Cup in an unjust manner? This was a defining game with the whole world watching and if Fifa believe in fair play and integrity, this is their opportunity to step forward."
It is inconceivable that Fifa will intervene unilaterally to order a rematch, as the tie hinged on an oversight by the Swedish referee Martin Hansson and his assistant, rather than a misapplication of a point of law. Irish hopes, therefore, appear to rest on France making the gesture. Henry articulated an apology on his Twitter page – "I am not the ref ... if I hurt someone, I am sorry," he wrote – and it is understood that Arsène Wenger, his former manager at Arsenal, who was at the game, had been keen for him to do so. But higher powers than Henry appear keen to sweep the issue under the carpet.
There is the feeling in some quarters that refereeing decisions have evened themselves out over the campaign for France. They continue to believe their goalkeeper Hugo Lloris should not have been sent off against Serbia in Belgrade and also feel replays show that Nicolas Anelka was fouled inside the penalty area by the Ireland goalkeeper, Shay Given, minutes before the Henry handball flashpoint.
"We have had refereeing mistakes against us in our qualification campaign," said Jean-Pierre Escalettes, the FFF president. "If we replayed every match because of an incident like that, we would spend the whole time playing replays. I am really happy. I share the great success of our players on the pitch."
France's coach, Raymond Domenech, said: "I don't understand why we have been judged guilty. On the pitch, I didn't see the handball. Since then I have seen the video and it's a mistake by the referee. I don't understand why we are expected to say sorry. We are not going to commit hara-kiri because the referee made a mistake and this time in our favour."
Henry said: "Do I stop, tell the referee and then cross? Very funny." Yet Wenger believes the striker should have informed the referee that he had handled. "Well, one should but one doesn't, we know, with the pressure and what's at stake," he said.
"I am not content because France shouldn't gain qualification with these things. All the stadium has seen the handball but the referee hasn't. This isn't the French way and football should learn from this. I have spoken to Titi [Henry] after the game and he knows it was not correct but it is up to the referee also to stop the play."
Nicolas Sarkozy, the France President, interviewed on television said: "It was a really difficult game and Ireland played really well. I was frightened [but] the essential thing is that the French team have qualified." Later he added he could not support calls for a rematch, after Ireland's prime minister, Brian Cowen, raised the issue at a European Union summit in Brussels. "I told Brian Cowen how sorry I was for them but don't ask me to substitute myself for the referee, or the French football authorities, or the European football authorities: leave me right where I am."
The FFF paid €120m at the beginning of the campaign for the TV rights to the finals in South Africa and they would be worth significantly less to them if France were not present in South Africa.
Irish anger, however, continues to burn. "Is there a conspiracy? Definitely. Adidas sponsor the World Cup, they sponsor France," said the winger Damien Duff, who wears Adidas boots. "Michel Platini [Uefa's president] has a lot of influence as well. Maybe we'd have a better chance of going to the World Cup if it was sponsored by Umbro. That's the way the world goes around at the minute. Fifa have to take a long, hard look at themselves now. The [seeded play-off] draw and now the [handball] decision. Incredible. We feel so cheated."
"I am disappointed with Henry," said Given, "he cheated to win the game. I don't often say that but that's how it was. He clearly cheated and they won the game from that. I have seen the replays. He stopped it [with a hand] and then he pulled it in again. It was so blatant. The ref tried to say it was his chest but it was nowhere near his chest. It was disgusting."
Last season's semi-finalists Arsenal FC must overcome Celtic FC if they are to return to the UEFA Champions League group stage following the draw for the play-off round in Nyon.
British rivals The north London club lost to Manchester United FC in the last four in May and, having last missed out on the competition's group stage in 1997/98, must defeat their Scottish opponents – winners of the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1967 – in the Non-Champions Route. Elsewhere in the same section, Olympique Lyonnais, beaten by eventual champions FC Barcelona in last season's first knockout round, take on RSC Anderlecht from Belgium while Romania's FC Timişoara are rewarded for ousting FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the third qualifying round with a tie against VfB Stuttgart. Sporting Clube de Portugal, who edged out FC Twente to reach this stage, play ACF Fiorentina and the final tie brings together two teams who reached the first knockout round earlier this year in Panathinaikos FC and Club Atlético de Madrid.
Champions meet The Champions Route paired Greece's titleholders Olympiacos CFP – who reached the first knockout round in 2007/08 – against FC Sheriff from Moldova, while Austria's FC Salzburg take on Maccabi Haifa FC of Israel. FK Ventspils, bidding to become the first Latvian side to reach the competition's group stage, must overcome FC Zürich, Denmark's FC København take on APOEL FC from Cyprus and PFC Levski Sofia of Bulgaria are the opponents for Hungary's Debreceni VSC.
Tie details The play-offs are played over two legs on 18/19 and 25/26 August with the ten winners joining the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage, which takes place in Monaco on 27 August. The losers will automatically drop into the inaugural UEFA Europa League group stage.
UEFA Champions League play-off round Non-Champions Route Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) v RSC Anderlecht (BEL) Celtic FC (SCO) v Arsenal FC (ENG) FC Timişoara (ROU) v VfB Stuttgart (GER) Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) v ACF Fiorentina (ITA) Panathinaikos FC (GRE) v Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
UEFA Champions League play-off round Champions Route FC Sheriff (MDA) v Olympiacos CFP (GRE) FC Salzburg (AUT) v Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) FK Ventspils (LVA) v FC Zürich (SUI) FC København (DEN) v APOEL FC (CYP) PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) v Debreceni VSC (HUN)
The UEFA Champions League play-off round draw takes place at 12.00CET on Friday at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, with the likes of Arsenal FC and Olympique Lyonnais able to face teams including ACF Fiorentina and Club Atlético de Madrid.
Two paths With the lineup having been completed with the conclusion of the third qualifying round on Wednesday, ten clubs in the Champions Path will compete for five places in the group stage and another ten challengers have been allocated to the Non-Champions Path. In each of the two sections, five teams are seeded according to the UEFA club coefficient rankings and five unseeded, with the five winners from each section joining the 22 automatic entrants in the group stage. The play-offs are played over two legs on 18/19 and 25/26 August. The draw ceremony will be conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor together with competitions director Giorgio Marchetti.
UEFA Champions League play-off round Non-Champions Path
Seeded Arsenal FC (ENG) Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) Panathinaikos FC (GRE) VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Unseeded ACF Fiorentina (ITA) Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) Celtic FC (SCO) RSC Anderlecht (BEL) FC Timişoara (ROU)
UEFA Champions League play-off roubd Champions Path
Seeded Olympiacos CFP (GRE) FC København (DEN) PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) FC Zürich (SUI)
Unseeded FC Salzburg (AUT) APOEL FC (CYP) FK Ventspils (LVA) Debreceni VSC (HUN) FC Sheriff (MDA)
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