At exactly 13:49 the ball labled Rapid Vienna was drawn from pot 4 at today’s group draw in Monaco. The team from Hütteldorf was drawn into group C with Hamburger SV, Celtic Glasgow and Hapoel Tel Aviv.A quick update on the teams:Celtic Glasgow, Scottish champions 2006-2008 and second in the SPL last season four points behind their local rivals Rangers. They lost out to Arsenal in the Champions League play-off, losing 0:2 in Scotland and 1:3 in London.Hapoel Tel Aviv, 12-time Israeli champions, last season they also came in second in the Ligat ha‘Al behind Macaabi Haifa, who beat RB Salzburg in the CL play-off. They got through the play-off round by beating FK Teblice 2:1 and 1:1.Hamburger SV, 6-time German champions. They came in 5th place last season in the German Bundesliga. In 1983 they won the European Cup. The team known for their red shorts beat EA Guincamp 5:1 away from home in the play-off round and also won the home leg 3:1 to qualify for the group phase.Peter Pacult’s comment about the draw: "Yesterday I was still joking in front of the dressing room in Brimingham that I would be very happy to draw Celtic. I really would not have thought that we would then really end up playing Celtic. All in all it is a nice group for Rapid – both from a sporting perspective and from an economical point of view." Overview of our match schedule: 1. Match day: 17.9./19:00 hrs: SK Rapid – Hamburger SV2. Match day: 1.10./21:05 hrs: Celtic - SK Rapid3. Match day: 22.10./21:05 hrs: Hapoel Tel Aviv - SK Rapid4. Match day: 5.11./19:00 hrs: SK Rapid - Hapoel Tel Aviv5. Match day: 2.12./21:05 hrs: Hamburger SV - SK Rapid6. Match day: 17.12./19:00 hrs: SK Rapid - CelticIMPORTANT: More detailed information regarding ticket prices and which stadium Rapid will play their home games in will be announced from Wednesday onwards.
31.08.2015