The Champions League officially restarts tomorrow, so in what will hopefully become a regular feature, you can get in the mood by testing your knowledge on this much unloved round of fixtures. Quiz after the jump. Post your answers in the comments, and i’ll post the actual answers in the comments in a couple of days. Good luck, and no Wiki.

1. Which UEFA member enters no teams into the Champions League, as it in fact has no club teams?

2. Liverpool, and which other side went through all three rounds of qualifying in 2005/6 to reach the Champions League group stage?

3. Since the advent of the group stage, which side has won the Champions League the most times, including once from the qualifying round?

4. Alania Vladikavkaz were beaten spectacularly at this stage back in 1996/7 10-3, over two legs. Who beat them?

5. In the 1995/6 Qualifying Round (it was singular then), Dynamo Kiev won thier match, but thier opponents Aaolborg replaced them in the Group Stage, Why?

6. Lyon suffered a shock defeat against which side from Slovenia in the 1999-2000 Qualifying Round?

7. True or False: The Qualifying Section is being rebranded next year, so that the Champions of small countries and runners up in big countries are kept apart to make the competition fairer.

8. How many teams took part in the 1992/3 season Qualifying Round?

9. B68 Toftir are the least successful team in the history of Champions League qualfying, who did they loose to on thier only appearence in the tournament?

10. IFK Goteborg have won thier early kick off in the first leg of the Champions League qualifying this season. By what score?

So over the last couple of days, to the indifference of the world - and even it seems, my co-bloggers - the Champions League got back underway with the First Qualifying Round first legs. After the jump, you’ll find the results of the games. There weren’t any major shocks, and most of the bigger teams picked up wins. Dinamo Zagreb showed they aren’t missing playmaker Luka Modric too much just yeah, as they picked up a 2-0 win away at Irish Champions Linfield, while Goteborg picked up a massive 5-0 win.

Linfield 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Valletta 0-2 Artmedia Petržalka
Dinamo Tbilisi 3-0 NSÍ Runavík
Santa Coloma 1-4 Kaunas
Murata 0-5 IFK Göteborg
Llanelli 1-0 Ventspils
Anorthosis Famagusta 1-0 Pyunik Yerevan
Inter Baku 0-0 Rabotnički
Tampere United 2-1 Budućnost
F91 Dudelange 0-1 Domžale
Dinamo Tirana 0-2 Modriča
Aktobe 1-0 Sheriff Tiraspol
Drogheda United 2-1 Levadia
BATE 2-0 Valur

Quiz answers will also be very up shortly in the comments thread of there.

Arsenal were the pleasant surprise of last season. Most people had them down for 4th, or maybe 5th if Spurs could get thier act together. Turned out, they led the league for a long time and The Kids Were Alright. Wenger is facing problems now, as his entire midfield seems to be wanting out. Matthieu Flamini jumped ship early by not signing a new contract and going off to AC Milan. Gilberto Silva, who at one stage was earmarked as Arsenal captain, is off to Greece, and Aliakander Hleb has just completed a move to Barcelona. The big question, is how much will they be missed.

I mean looking at it that way, thats a few first choice midfielders that Wenger has lost. However, statistically speaking, Hleb only manages an assist one every nine games. That isn’t good enough for an ambitious attacking midfielder. I like Hleb, he’s a bit crazy, but I like him. But I don’t know how much Arsenal will miss him.

Flamini wasn’t supposed to be big. He was back up to Gilberto Silva, untill the latter threw his dummy out the pram and went to pieces as he wasn’t made cap-i-tan. (the reliable and unemotional William Gallas was…) This time last year, there was talk of him going out on loan to Middlesbourgh. The partnership he formed with Cesc Fábregas though was immense.

Fábregas is the key to the Arsenal midfield, if they don’t loose him - which is doesn’t look like they will - they should be dandy. They’ve bought in Samier Nasri, who despite Euro 2008 is a well loved and regarded player. They’ve made a couple of other sneaky signings, Ramsey was a great steal from under Manchester United’s nose. And Theo Wallcott is more than ready to fill that wing berth that Hleb is vacating. So if Rosicky can stay fit for more than 5 minutes, they have a decent midfield there of Rosicky, Nasri, Cesc, Theo.

The other big one is Adebayour. Before last season he looked rubbish. The second half of last season he couldn’t hit a barn door in the league (though he suddenly came good in the Champions League) but the first half of last season, best player in the league, Ronaldo included. But if Barca are offering the crazy money in the press (I do think Milan weren’t interested they were just trying to get Ronaldinho’s price down) I think they should take it. No-one’s worth that after one good season.

So although alot is changing at Arsenal, they aren’t letting players go that can be replaced. They have a brilliant left-winger in their youth side apparently, its only a matter of time before he fills Rosicky’s injured boots. They also have young Carlos Vela, who might be ready to play centre-forward next season. And they have Eduardo coming back.

Its not looking that bad for them is it?