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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Observer on April 08, 2010, 02:49:15 PM
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Europa Cup (spoilers)
Liverpool crushing Benfica 4-1
Fulham vs Wolfsburg 1-0
Hamburg vs Standard Lg 2-1
At Madrid vs valencia 0-0
10 minutes left in all games
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Zamora again....scored his 19th goal for the season. :o
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ZAMORA!!!!
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Damn, Europa dont get no love...
1-1 in extra time, our Trini brother Zamora subbed off on '55.
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Atletico 2 Fulham 1
Forlan scored the winner in the 116th...cruel deflection off Hangeland
Great effort by Fulham this year...Atletico is a team full of talent and have been in the Champion's League with this squad the last 2 seasons...very commendable of Fulham's effort against a team with better players
I really wanted them to win it but their run was amazing win or lose the final in my eyes
You made the EPL proud Fulham...wins vs Juve Roma Woflsburg Hamburg and Shaktar and very very cruel defeat vs A.Madrid... :beermug: :beermug:
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Fulham deserve more from this game. They were willing to attack and had a good approach. AtM looked very nervous, but did play well in spurts. Overall an entertaining game.
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Can anybody explain the hype about Kun? Everytime I watch him play he appears tuh drift in and out of games. May it is just me.
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Damn, Europa dont get no love...
1-1 in extra time, our Trini brother Zamora subbed off on '55.
Sounds like he was making de most ah he 'injury' again...
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Damn, Europa dont get no love...
1-1 in extra time, our Trini brother Zamora subbed off on '55.
Sounds like he was making de most ah he 'injury' again...
na he was about 60% fit... I was surprised he came out for the second half...all hate aside Fulham are a better team with him in it and had he stayed on I think they would have went on to win it...Duff coming off didnt help either
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Can anybody explain the hype about Kun? Everytime I watch him play he appears tuh drift in and out of games. May it is just me.
giggsy11 give the youth some time. He is only 21 still learning the game and yet still has a decent strike rate in proportion to Torres at AtM. Not long ago at the same age people were saying the same thing about Rooney, Ronaldo, Torres, Van Persie etc.
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I did not see the game. But hard luck Bobby.
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na he was about 60% fit... I was surprised he came out for the second half...all hate aside Fulham are a better team with him in it and had he stayed on I think they would have went on to win it...Duff coming off didnt help either
I on kicks... I know de man hurting, but some others not as convinced.
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Can anybody explain the hype about Kun? Everytime I watch him play he appears tuh drift in and out of games. May it is just me.
giggsy11 give the youth some time. He is only 21 still learning the game and yet still has a decent strike rate in proportion to Torres at AtM. Not long ago at the same age people were saying the same thing about Rooney, Ronaldo, Torres, Van Persie etc.
he looked quite sharp today...very good technique....I think he may go Chelsea..he's a good player though
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Damn, Europa dont get no love...
1-1 in extra time, our Trini brother Zamora subbed off on '55.
the little i see in de first half booby z had them fellas busy...dem spanish ent able wid dem physical english strikers oui. but u right that europa dont get no love, i find de games does be good though, been saying that for yearssss....i bet u this final today might be better than the champions league final...i better hush meh mouth now before men say i blaspheming ;D
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Damn, Europa dont get no love...
1-1 in extra time, our Trini brother Zamora subbed off on '55.
Knew there was some match on today, just coyldn't remember which lol
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Can anybody explain the hype about Kun? Everytime I watch him play he appears tuh drift in and out of games. May it is just me.
giggsy11 give the youth some time. He is only 21 still learning the game and yet still has a decent strike rate in proportion to Torres at AtM. Not long ago at the same age people were saying the same thing about Rooney, Ronaldo, Torres, Van Persie etc.
I hear yuh. Look forward to keep watching him. Hope he does not go to Chelski for selfish reasons. Also when was the last time any young player fulfilled their potential at Chelski?
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Hard luck for Fulham..nice run. I just saw a graphic on ESPN that Dempsey coming on in the 55th minute meant that he became the first American to play in a European final. Puts alot of things in perspective that our Dwight Yorke has accomplished for himself while representing T&T! :beermug:
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Can anybody explain the hype about Kun? Everytime I watch him play he appears tuh drift in and out of games. May it is just me.
Kun real deadly- doh doubt it. He just inconsistent in his youth. On his day he's as potent as any.
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Damn, Europa dont get no love...
1-1 in extra time, our Trini brother Zamora subbed off on '55.
Sounds like he was making de most ah he 'injury' again...
Was it that same Achilles injury that forced him to pull out of our national team last year?
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Damn, Europa dont get no love...
1-1 in extra time, our Trini brother Zamora subbed off on '55.
Sounds like he was making de most ah he 'injury' again...
Was it that same Achilles injury that forced him to pull out of our national team last year?
They're calling it a recurring injury, so I'm going with 'yes.'
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Was it that same Achilles injury that forced him to pull out of our national team last year?
He carrying that Achilles injury since the preseason... picked up a knee injury and a dislocated shoulder along the way. The preseason injury is what kept him out of the El Sal game in September... so do the math.
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Manchester City face a tough test in the Europa League group stage after they were drawn with Juventus.
As well as the Italian giants, Roberto Mancini's team also face Salzburg of Austria and Lech Poznan of Poland.
Liverpool had an unkind draw too, the Reds put into Group K along with Romania's Steaua Bucharest, Italy's Napoli and Utrecht of the Netherlands.
The draw saw the 48 clubs divided into 12 groups of four teams, with the top two from each set progressing.
Manchester City summer signing Mario Balotelli was the victim of racist abuse from Juventus supporters during his time as an Inter Milan player.
Two seasons ago Juve were ordered to play a home game behind closed doors after an incident aimed at Balotelli, who is of Ghanaian descent.
And during the last campaign the Serie A club banned several supporters after they chanted discriminatory remarks about Balotelli during a cup match against Napoli.
"I think a new season is a chance to show new behaviour, and to show also at a European level that the Italian supporters, or more particularly those of Juve, have understood the messages and the sanctions that were handed out," said Juventus general manager Jean-Claude Blanc.
"Supporting your team is to support your team, and not to make remarks of a racist nature toward other players. We will be extremely demanding and intransigent about this."
Brian Marwood, Manchester City's head of football administration, said: "Mario, like all of our players, I'm sure, will be relishing the opportunity.
"He's a young man with an incredibly bright future ahead of him and we will give him every support and help that he needs.
"We will leave it to the authorities to deal with anything that happens but we are not anticipating any issue."
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard admitted that the Europa League is not his club's top priority - but is confident the Reds will progress from the group stage.
"It's a strong group and I'm certainly looking forward to the games," said Gerrard.
"I'm confident we can get out of the group but it will be tough. I don't think the Europa League is the priority. Everybody knows that our league position, where we finish at the end of this year, is the priority.
"But it's another trophy, it's a big cup. We haven't won a trophy for four years now so it's important we put a good show on in all the cup competitions and try to reward the fans with a final."
Group J also looks extremely competitive, with Sevilla, Paris Saint Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Karpaty Lviv all competing for the top two places.
The group stage begins on 16 September and when it concludes three months later the top two teams from each group will go through to the final 32 - where they will be joined by the eight third-placed finishers in the Champions League group stage
Holders Atletico Madrid defeated Fulham in last season's final and are in Group B, along with Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenburg and Thessaloniki.
Group A
Juventus Manchester City Salzburg Lech Poznan
Group B
Atletico Madrid Bayer Leverkusen Rosenburg Thessaloniki
Group C
Sporting Lille Levski Sofia Gent
Group D
Villarreal Club Brugge Dinamo Zagreb PAOK
Group E
Alkmaar Dinamo Kiev BATE Borisov FC Sheriff
Group F
CSKA Moscow Palermo Sparta Prague Lausanne
Group G
Zenit St Petersburg Anderlecht AEK Athens Hajduk Split
Group H
Stuttgart Getafe Odense Young Boys
Group I
PSV Eindhoven Sampdoria FC Metalist Kharkiv Debreceni
Group J
Sevilla PSG Borussia Dortmund Karpaty Lviv
Group K
Liverpool Steaua Bucharest Napoli Utrecht
Group L
Porto Besiktas CSKA Sofia Rapid Vienna
Story from BBC SPORT
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we go bull dem! forza juve!
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we go bull dem! forza juve!
LMAO. When man city rape juve ah hope u say sorry :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Ent!!..... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Pagigng Truetrini, paging Truetrini..... :devil: ;D
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Stoke City handed tough Europa League tie in Croatia.
BBC SPORTS.
Stoke qualified for Europe despite losing in the FA Cup final Stoke City have been paired with Croatian side Hajduk Split in the third qualifying round of the Europa League.
Fulham will play Slovenia's Domzale or Croatia's RNK Split if they can hold their second round, first leg lead against Northern Ireland's Crusaders.
Hearts were drawn against Tromso of Norway or Hungarian side Paksi.
Dundee United, who trail Slask Wroclaw 1-0 after Thursday's first leg, will face Metalurg Skopje of Macedonia or Lokomotiv Sofia from Bulgaria.
Stoke last played in Europe in the 1974/75 season, when they lost to Dutch giants Ajax in the UEFA Cup.
Manager Tony Pulis was delighted with the draw, telling the club's official website: "It's an occasion that every single one of us are looking forward to.
"Hajduk Split are a hugely renowned football club with great tradition in European competitions.
"It's also a lovely city for our supporters to go out and visit."
The first leg will be at the Britannia Stadium on Thursday, 28 July. The return match will be at the 35,000 capacity Stadion Poljud a week later.
Welsh Premier League side Llanelli, who beat former European Cup Winners' Cup champions Dinamo Tbilisi 2-1 in Thursday's first leg, have been drawn against either KR Reykjavik of Iceland or Slovakian team Zilina.
Llanelli manager Andy Legg said his side's display against the Georgians was the best ever by a Welsh team in European competition.
Fellow Welsh side The New Saints face a tough task to reach the third round of qualifying. They lost their first leg 3-1 at home to Danish side Midtjylland. If they do progress, they will face Portugal's Vitoria.
Northern Ireland's Glentoran lost the first leg of their second round qualifier to Vorskla Poltava of Ukraine 2-0. Their reward for reaching the third round would be a tie against Ireland's Sligo Rovers.
Sligo are managed by the former Wolves and Coventry midfielder Paul Cook.
Europa League third qualifying round draw (UK teams only):
Stoke City v Hajduk Split
Domzale/RNK Split v Crusaders/Fulham
Paksi/Tromso v Hearts
Metalurg Skopje/Lokomotiv Sofia v Slask Wroclaw/Dundee United
KR Reykjavik/Zilina v Llanelli/Dinamo Tbilisi
The New Saints/Midtjylland v Vitoria SC
Glentoran/Vorskla Poltava v Sligo Rovers
Ties to be played on 28 July and 4 August.
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Draw Friday for the third qualifying round of the Europa League:
Third Qualifying Round
First Leg, July 28
Second Leg, August 4
Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs. Stromsgodset (Norway)
Young Boys (Switzerland) vs. Turku (Finland) or Westerlo (Belgium)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk (Belarus) or Ventspils (Latvia) vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Alania Vladikavkaz (Russia) vs. Kecskemeti (Hungary) or Aktobe (Kazakhstan)
Floriana (Malta) or AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) vs. Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic)
Zeljeznicar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) or Sheriff (Moldova) vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) or Xazar Lankaran (Azerbaijan)
AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) vs. Flamurtari (Albania) or Jablonec (Czech Republic)
Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) or Bohemian (Ireland) vs. Rudar Pljevlja (Montennegro) or Austria Vienna (Austria)
Bursaspor (Turkey) vs. Gomel (Belarus)
Ferencvarosi (Hungary) or Aalesunds (Norway) vs. Suduva (Lithuania) or Elfsborg (Sweden)
FC Minsk (Belarus) or Gaziantepspor (Turkey) vs. Legia Warsaw (Poland)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. Vaduz (Liechtenstein) or Vojvodina (Serbia)
Metalurgi Rustavi (Georgia) or Irtysh Pavlodar (Kazakhstan) vs. Rennes (France)
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. KF Tirana (Albania) or Spartak Trnava (Slovakia)
New Saints (Wales) or Midtjylland (Denmark) vs. Vitoria (Portugal)
Dinamo Bucharest (Romania) vs. Iskra-Stal (Moldova) or Varazdin (Croatia)
Karpaty Lviv (Ukraine) vs. Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakhstan) or Saint Patrick's Athletic (Ireland)
Vllaznia (Albania) or FC Thun (Switzerland) vs. Palermo (Italy)
KR Reykjavik (Iceland) or MSK Zilina (Slovakia) vs. Llanelli (Wales) or Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
Omonia (Cyprus) vs. Tauras (Lithuania) or ADO Den Haag (Netherlands)
Liepajas Metalurgs (Latvia) or Salzburg (Austria) vs. Senica (Slovakia)
FC Brugge (Belgium) vs. EB/Streymur (Faroe Islands) or Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
Differdange (Luxembourg) or Levadia Tallinn (Estonia) vs. Rad (Serbia) or Olympiakos Volou (Greece)
Mainz (Germany) vs. Kuopio (Finland) or Gaz Metan Medias (Romania)
Sant Julia (Andorra) or Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. Helsingborgs (Sweden)
Stoke (England) vs. Hajduk Split (Croatia)
Anorthosis Famagusta (Cyprus) or Gagra (Georgia) vs. Juvenes-Dogana (San Marino) or Rabotnicki (Macedonia)
Orebro (Sweden) or Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) vs. Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Glentoran (Northern Ireland) or Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine) vs. Sligo Rovers (Ireland)
Paksi (Hungary) or Tromso (Norway) vs. Hearts (Scotland)
Metalurg Skopje (Macedonia) or Lokomotiv Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. Slask Wroclaw (Poland) or Dundee United (Scotland)
Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) or Nacional (Portugal) vs. Hacken (Sweden) or Honka Espoo (Finland)
Ried (Austria) vs. Brondby (Denmark)
PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) vs. Valarenga (Norway) or Mika (Armenia)
Domzale (Slovenia) or Split (Croatia) vs. Crusaders (Northern Ireland) or Fulham (England)
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Europa League Tables 2010/2011
Europa League Tables 2010-2011 Here the Europa League Table, where for each team you find the number of games played (GP), games won (W), games drawn (D), losses (L), number of goals scored (GS), goals against (GA) and, of course, POINTS. As already known, the first 2 teams join the second phase of Europa League. In yellow the 32 teams qualified to the second phase of the Europa League.
TABLE Group A – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Manchester City 5 3 1 1 10 5 10
Lech Poznan 5 2 2 1 10 8 8
Juventus 5 0 5 0 6 6 6
Salzburg 5 0 2 3 1 8 2
TABLE Group B – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Bayern Leverkusen 5 3 2 0 7 1 11
Atletico de Madrid 5 2 1 2 8 6 7
Aris Tessaloniki 5 2 1 2 5 5 7
Rosenborg 5 1 0 4 3 11 3
TABLE Group C – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Sporting Lisbon 5 4 0 1 14 5 12
AA Gent 5 2 1 2 8 10 10
Lille 5 1 2 2 5 6 5
Levski Sofia 5 1 1 3 5 11 4
TABLE Group D – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Villareal 5 3 0 2 6 4 9
Paok 5 2 2 1 4 3 8
Dinamo Zagreb 5 2 1 2 4 4 7
Club Brugge 5 0 3 2 3 6 3
TABLE Group E – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Dinamo Kiev 5 3 1 1 10 6 10
Bate Borisov 5 3 1 1 11 8 10
Sheriff 5 1 1 3 5 7 4
AZ 4 1 1 3 5 10 4
TABLE Group F – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
CSKA Moskow 5 5 0 0 17 2 15
Sparta Prague 5 2 2 1 11 11 8
Palermo 5 1 1 3 6 11 4
FC Lusanne 5 0 0 5 5 15 0
TABLE Group G – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Zenith 5 5 0 0 15 6 15
AEK Athens 5 2 1 2 9 10 7
Andrelecth 5 1 1 3 6 8 4
Hajduk 5 1 0 4 5 11 3
TABLE Group H – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Stuttgart 5 4 0 1 11 5 12
Young Boys 5 3 0 2 10 9 9
OB Odense 5 1 1 3 7 9 4
Getafe 5 1 1 3 3 8 4
TABLE Group I – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
PSV Eindhoven 5 4 1 0 10 3 13
Methalist Kharkiv 5 3 1 1 9 4 10
Sampdoria 5 1 2 2 4 5 5
Debrecen 5 0 0 5 2 13 0
TABLE Group J – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Paris S. Germain 5 3 2 0 9 3 11
Sevilla 5 3 0 2 8 5 9
Borussia Dortmund 5 2 2 1 8 5 8
Karpaty 5 0 0 5 3 14 0
TABLE Group K – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Liverpool 5 2 3 0 8 3 9
Steaua Bucarest 5 1 3 1 9 10 6
Napoli 5 0 4 1 7 9 4
Utrecht 5 0 4 1 5 7 4
TABLE Group L – Europa League 2010/2011
TEAM GP W D L GS GA POINTS
Porto 5 4 1 0 11 3 13
Besiktas 5 3 1 1 7 6 10
Rapid Wien 5 1 0 4 5 10 3
CSKA Sofia 5 1 0 4 3 7 3
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I thought Peltier, Hyland and Primus teams should be in this tournament ?
Off course Jones team there.
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I thought Peltier, Hyland and Primus teams should be in this tournament ?
Only Primus' team, FC Aktobe, is involved. Peltier's team, AS Trencin, only just got promoted to the top division in Slovakia. Hyland's team, Zulte Waregem, finished 11th in their League, and den dey buss in de play-offs.
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Draw Friday for the third qualifying round of the Europa League:
Third Qualifying Round
First Leg, July 28
Second Leg, August 4
Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs. Stromsgodset (Norway)
Young Boys (Switzerland) vs. Westerlo (Belgium)
Ventspils (Latvia) vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Alania Vladikavkaz (Russia) vs. Aktobe (Kazakhstan)
AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) vs. Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic)
Zeljeznicar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) vs. Jablonec (Czech Republic)
Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) vs. Austria Vienna (Austria)
Bursaspor (Turkey) vs. Gomel (Belarus)
Aalesunds (Norway) vs. Elfsborg (Sweden)
Gaziantepspor (Turkey) vs. Legia Warsaw (Poland)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
Metalurgi Rustavi (Georgia) vs. Rennes (France)
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. Spartak Trnava (Slovakia)
Midtjylland (Denmark) vs. Vitoria (Portugal)
Dinamo Bucharest (Romania) vs. Varazdin (Croatia)
Karpaty Lviv (Ukraine) vs. Saint Patrick's Athletic (Ireland)
FC Thun (Switzerland) vs. Palermo (Italy)
KR Reykjavik (Iceland) vs. Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
Omonia (Cyprus) vs. ADO Den Haag (Netherlands)
Salzburg (Austria) vs. Senica (Slovakia)
FC Brugge (Belgium) vs. Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
Differdange (Luxembourg) vs. Olympiakos Volou (Greece)
Mainz (Germany) vs. Gaz Metan Medias (Romania)
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. Helsingborgs (Sweden)
Stoke (England) vs. Hajduk Split (Croatia)
Anorthosis Famagusta (Cyprus) vs. Rabotnicki (Macedonia)
Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) vs. Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine) vs. Sligo Rovers (Ireland)
Paksi (Hungary) vs. Hearts (Scotland)
Lokomotiv Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. Slask Wroclaw (Poland)
Nacional (Portugal) vs. Hacken (Sweden)
Ried (Austria) vs. Brondby (Denmark)
PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) vs. Valarenga (Norway)
Split (Croatia) vs. Fulham (England)
Updated
Primus club playing a team from the Russian 2nd division so they didnt get the worst draw.
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Leading 1-0
Primus on a Yellow
http://www.stopstream.tv/ch2.html
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Leading 1-0
Primus on a Yellow
http://www.stopstream.tv/ch2.html
Toetie scratcher, who is Primus team ?
White, yellow ?
What is Primus number.
Tell we more nah.
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Stoke seal Hajduk win
www.skysports.com (http://www.skysports.com)
Stoke City made their return to European competition on Thursday and claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Croatian outfit Hajduk Split.
Although a win, the result does mean that Stoke still have a lot of work to do in their Europa League third round qualifying clash ahead of the second leg next week.
The Potters, who had not played European football since 1974, began in superb fashion with Jon Walters heading home just three minutes in at The Britannia Stadium.
But that was a good as it got for Tony Pulis's men as they could not find a second goal despite dominating for much of the match thereafter.
Despite being relative novices in Europe compared to their opponents, it took no time for Stoke to find their rhythm against Hajduk and they were soon in front.
Matthew Etherington collected Rory Delap's pass on the left flank and delivered a delightful cross on to the head of Walters, who calmly dispatched the ball into the corner of the net.
Moments later the Potters thought they had made it 2-0, but Kenwyne Jones' low effort was ruled offside.
Walters knocked the ball down for Jones just after the quarter-hour mark, although the Trinidad and Tobago international could not keep his shot under control.
Ante Vukusic then tried his luck for the visitors, only to lash his strike wide.
Hajduk enjoyed a brief spell of pressure and the ball almost fell for Vukusic in front of goal before squirming through to Asmir Begovic.
But Stoke were soon back on the offensive, with Robert Huth and Jones both seeing shots blocked by some last-ditch defending.
Jones rose on the edge of the six-yard box to meet Jermaine Pennant's free kick but Hadjuk goalkeeper Danijel Subasic got down to save the striker's header.
Subasic was then called into action again to collect Etherington's drive.
Struggle
The away side appeared to be struggling with balls into the box and were forced to make a goal-line clearance six minutes before the break when Ryan Shawcross flicked on Delap's long throw.
The pattern of the game showed little sign of changing as the second half got under way, with Etherington sending in a dangerous cross which just evaded Walters and a corner that Huth failed to guide on target when he might have done better.
Shawcross then got his head on another Delap throw into the area which Hajduk managed to scramble behind.
Marin Tomasov unleashed an effort from outside the box for the visitors but Begovic dealt with it comfortably.
Stoke's intensity appeared to have dropped a little with 15 minutes to go and Pulis brought on Dean Whitehead for Pennant.
Soon after, Subasic dived to push an Etherington cross away from the in rushing Walters, before Whitehead saw a drilled effort blocked.
Etherington was then replaced by Ryan Shotton and the weary-looking hosts were unable to create much more in attack until Huth scooped an effort wide right at the death.
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At least Jones showing some fight
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Stoke won 1-0 (2-0 agg)
Jones played 77'
Aktobe tied 1-1 (2-2 agg)
Primus got sent off today and his team got eliminated today in penalties.
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Stoke City to play FC Thun of Switzerland for a place iin the group stage
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Stoke City vs Thun - Return Leg
Stoke up 3-0 after 40mins...Jones scored in the 31st
Looks like it's gonna be a rout
Links:
http://atdhenet.tv/38954/watch-stoke-vs-fc-thun (http://atdhenet.tv/38954/watch-stoke-vs-fc-thun)
http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/80280/1/watch-stoke-city-vs-fc-thun.html (http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/80280/1/watch-stoke-city-vs-fc-thun.html)
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Dam! Seville, Roma and Celtic all out first rounds.
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Yea! Saw that, no more Scottish teams left in it!
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the Celts been socking salts the pass couple years!!!
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sevilla and roma realll pop down boy...remember when sevilla had win the tourney like 2 years in a row or something
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Tottenham, Rubin Kazan, Paok FC, Shamrock Rovers.
Stoke City, Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas, Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Fulham, FC Twente, Odense BK, Wisla Krakow.
Birmingham City, Braga SK, Club Brugge, NK Maribor.
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Potters through to knockout stages
stokecityfc.com
KENWYNE JONES powered home a trademark close range header to book Stoke City's passage through to the Knockout Stages of the Europa League . . . as they secured the precious point in their Group E encounter with Dynamo Kiev.
Jones netted his fourth goal in Europe and his sixth of the season in total from a Jermaine Pennant cross to cancel out an unfortunate own goal from Matthew Upson in the first half as the Potters hit back to claim a share of the spoils with the Ukrainians.
The draw was enough to take City through and it was so nearly a night of double celebration as Besiktas snatched a late winner in Israel to leave the issue of who finishes top of Group E in the balance going into Matchday Six in two weeks time.
Kiev, who needed a good result to keep their hopes of qualification alive, looked the better side in the first half to frustrate the Potters and they went in front in the 28th minute when the outstretched Upson turned the ball into his own net.
But City pressed on in the second half and had a number of good chances - Pennant having a shot cleared off the line - before Jones rose to head home the all-important goal.
The draw means that Kiev now look likely to go out of the competition and their hopes of progress now rest on the Potters managing to win in Istanbul.
Pulis made eight changes to the side that had got back to winning ways at the weekend with Huth, Pennant and Delap the only survivors from the Blackburn match.
City made an encouraging start as they forced a throw-in on the left hand side which Delap launched in the box, but Upson's flick landed safely with Shovkovskiy.
Although the Potters sustained the early pressure, it was Kiev who threatened on the counter attack as Alyev gave Begovic an uneasy moment with a long range shot before the giant Bosnian grasped the ball at the second attempt moving low to his right.
After Palacios had shown some neat touches, a rather ambitious attempt at a pass let Alyev in again and he tried his luck from long range with the ball flashing past the post.
Shotton was detailed to take the long throw-ins from the right with Delap operating down the left hand side and when he launched one into the box, Huth rose above his marker to get his head to it but his flick was fractionally too high.
Kiev continued to look menacing on the counter attack and Gusev was given too much freedom down the left from which he delivered a cross that evaded everyone, much to the relief of the City defenders who were backtracking.
The Ukrainians were growing in confidence and their increasing amount of possession was rewarded with an opening goal in the 28th minute.
Shevchenko and Yaramlenko linked up well as Kiev turned defence into attack swiftly and when Alyev tried his luck it deflected off the outstretched boot of Upson and squeezed past the desperate dive of Begovic to try and keep it out.
The Potters desperately tried to lift their game after that unfortunate setback but both they and the crowd were frustrated by Kiev's ability to keep the ball.
Things could have got worse when Shotton was caught in possession going forward and Gusev launched a counter attack from which Shevchenko was given acres of space on the left hand side of the box but his shot clipped the upright.
City were looking for a more positive start to the second half and they got it with two excellent opportunities to draw level immediately after the break.
Delap's astute pass found Palacios breaking into the box and although his first touch was not a good one, he still got in a shot which was well saved by Shovkovskiy.
Moments later, a long throw from Delap was only half cleared and Pennant latched onto it to fire a low shot goalbound only for Khacheridi to block on the line.
Those chances had lifted the crowd after the subdued atmosphere at the end of the first half, but the final ball let City down on occasions as they pressed forward.
City made their first change of the night when Fuller replaced Diao, meaning that Delap reverted to a central midfield role with Walters down the left.
Fuller had an immediate chance to burst into the box on one of his familiar runs, but he eventually ran into a wall of Kiev defenders and was crowded out.
City launched another attack down the right hand side as Shotton on the overlap pulled the ball back to Pennant whose cross was headed goalbound by Jones, but it didn't have sufficient power to trouble Shovkovskiy who saved moving to his right.
But nine minutes from time, it was a different story as Jones ficked the ball onto Pennant and then burst into the six yard box to power home a close range header.
City kept pushing forward and had a number of half chances, but deep into injury-time it took a brilliant save from Begovic to hold onto the point, diving to his left to keep a blistering shot from Yarmalenko which appeared to be creeping inside the post.
http://video.rutube.ru/05f689cde4f26928be47b9820db5e1e6
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Dem 2 Ukranian players one black one white,they have real skinny legs,KJ is between 2 ah dem in de second picture.
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Dem 2 Ukranian players one black one white,they have real skinny legs,KJ is between 2 ah dem in de second picture.
But when I talk about man legs people here calling me fargot. ;)
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Isn't it nice to see Trinis and Jamaicans getting along? ;D
(http://i43.tinypic.com/rmrbfc.png)
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This man could head a ball boy.
I feel any other league where they not so big on defending crosses, he will score more.
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It was a pleasant surprise to log on to skysports.com and see Jones on the first page.
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Everytime Stoke plays in Europa, they lose in the weekend. Also, they've become less effective playing their new approach in games. They were more effective (albeit less attractive) playing the way they did last season.
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(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llyykqBpad1qipnpio1_500.jpg)
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Ryan yuh f**kin wicked :rotfl:
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all i go say is that this europa league go be reall interesting this year.
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all i go say is that this europa league go be reall interesting this year.
:heehee:
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love to see english teams get booted out...
wisla krakow beat twente 2-1 at home but needed fulham to draw or lose..the poles were trudging off after d match thinking they aint make it cuz fulham were winning 2-1 at home but with the last 10seconds of injury time remaining odense equalised..to make it 2-2...odense played all over fulham 2nd half and the 2-2 score was deserved..
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Yeah but Stoke already qualify for the next rounds, ain't it?
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Europa League round of 32 draw in full
Porto v Man City
Ajax v Man Utd
Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao
SV Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv
Stoke City v Valencia
Rubin Kazan v Olympiakos
AZ Alkmaar v Anderlecht
Lazio v Atlético Madrid
Steaua Bucharest v Twente
Plzen v Schalke
Wisla Krakow v Standard Liège
Braga v Besiktas
Udinese v Paok
Trabzonspor v PSV
Hannover v Brugge
Legia Warsaw v Sporting
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Those are some big games in the next rounds.
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Dam ! 15 minutes and Man City cant get out they half.
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KJ could get to play Valencia if they would bring him on.
Valencia's midfield is too cunning for Stoke, I doh see Stoke getting anything from this game.
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Man City depth and second half strikes give them a win. Good good game
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Not a good day for the City of Machester ;D
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Plenty action in this Bilbao - Sporting game.
Sporting decide to sit deep and of course the goal came, now all of a sudden they know how to play.
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Thiago hit Soldado a small slap and get sent off. No final for he.
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An all-Spanish final.
I only watched the last few minutes, but felt the passion from the crowd.
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Bilbao dont stop running nah...good game. Hope they win the final
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Atheltico -_- we need some players from that team
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Falcao score 2 in the final and in the 80th minute the commentators vex that he ent score a hat-trick yet.
Wide open game. Very entertaining.
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hard luck to bilbao..diego now with the 3rd..great game to watch
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Didn't get to see the game but watched the highlights this morning, seems like I missed an exciting one. Falcao looks like a borse player!
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Not sure if anybody ketch the final of the Europa League but dam! At Madrid and in particular Falcao put down some ball. Second straight Europa league win for Falcao, but the two goals against Bilbao, were a must see for any young striker or fottball fan.
Congrats to At Madrid
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Missed it and to be honest.....didn't know when it was.
Europa Final used to be a big affair back in the day...even if it played 2nd fiddle to European Cup (CL now). Now.....is like a poor stepchile.
Thanks for the update Observer and congrats to Atletico. At least Spain win something ;D
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Primus team lost 2-4 in the 1st leg(away) to MILSAMI-URSIDOS of Moldova.
Peltier's team is playing at 2:15(home) vs Videoton of Hungary.
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thanks DW
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thanks DW
No problem boss, BTW Slovan tied with Videoton (1-1). Both will have tough return legs for next week although Slovan's task is no doubt easier.
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Aktobe pulled the amazing comeback and won 3-0 to take the series (5-4) on aggregate. Primus played the 2nd half. They will face no other but Khaleem Hyland and Racing Genk in the next round.
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Peltier's team was eliminated today as they played to a 0-0 draw, and were eliminated on away goals.
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Have to leave so no time for links, but Hyland's Genk is playing Primus' Aktobe today in the Europa League.
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And Caledonia vs Cordell Cato.. ;)
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Genk won 2-1. Both Hyland and Primus played the full 90 mins.
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Genk also won the second leg today by the same 2-1 margin. Once again, Hyland and Primus played the full game. Primus also picked up a yellow card in the 6th minute.
Check out Hyland consoling Primus
(http://www.krcgenk.be/images/gallery/album_180/800X600/e81d3e18ed292e1de4803eeb34682340.jpg)
(http://www.krcgenk.be/images/gallery/album_180/800X600/17d67b2191c5558a975db655b4569621.jpg)
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TO BAD
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Both ah dem sporting TT wrist bands.
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1st pic very powerful
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LIVE STREAM for FC Luzern vs KRC Genk (Hyland's team):
http://www8.livetv.ru/webplayer2.php?t=castamp&c=assudutra1&lang=en&eid=131430&lid=73863&ci=265&si=1
The score is 1-1, with 5 minutes to go before half time.
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Hyland jes pick up ah yellow card.
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tallman i like them picks with hyland and primus. real trini brother hood. two very good young player both from Jab system. tell me what happen to game today?
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tallman i like them picks with hyland and primus. real trini brother hood. two very good young player both from Jab system. tell me what happen to game today?
Genk lorse 2-1. Hyland played de full game.
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me rate yuh tallman, you and flex. you all always on point with your stats.
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tallman i like them picks with hyland and primus. real trini brother hood. two very good young player both from Jab system. tell me what happen to game today?
Genk lorse 2-1. Hyland played de full game.
Next leg in Genk. Vossen is playing really well, and Genk hit the inside crossbar that would have tied it up. I think they can pull it off at home!
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Liverpool handed tricky draw
August 31, 2012
Press Association
Tottenham and Liverpool were both handed Italian jobs after being paired with Lazio and Udinese in the Europa League group stage draw.
Spurs -- denied a Champions League spot despite finishing fourth in the Barclays Premier League after Chelsea's European Cup triumph -- were placed in Group J, which also contained Greek club Panathinaikos and Maribor of Slovenia.
Three-time winners Liverpool will also face mega-rich Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala and Swiss side Young Boys in Group A. Newcastle was in Group D along with Bordeaux, Club Brugge and Maritimo.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, who watched his side edge past Hearts in the play-off round, said: "The groups have been drawn and we have got a difficult group. It is another step forward for us. European football is brilliant for this club and we look forward to going further in the competition."
Liverpool and Tottenham were both top seeds but were arguably handed tougher groups than Newcastle, which was seeded third ahead of its first European campaign for six years.
Manager Alan Pardew watched the draw live on television with several of his players and told his club's official website, nufc.co.uk: "My gut reaction is that the travelling is good, so I'm pleased about that -- I didn't really want to go to the Ukraine or Russia or anywhere. The teams are of the standard you would expect in Europe so it's a tough-ish group, not the toughest by any means, but not the weakest so it's a test for us."
Meanwhile, Paul Gascoigne has been promised an invitation to Spurs' match at Lazio to celebrate the link he created between the two clubs.
Lazio general manager Maurizio Manzini revealed the former England star, 45, would be approached to attend the game at the Stadio Olimpico. Gascoigne joined Lazio from Spurs in 1992 and almost immediately secured a place in their folklore -- his first goal for the club was a last-gasp equalizer in the Rome derby.
GROUP A
Liverpool(ENG)
Udinese(ITA)
Young Boys(SUI)
Anzhi(RUS)
GROUP B
Atletico Madrid(ESP)
Hapoel Tel-Aviv(ISR)
Plzen(CZE)
Académica(POR)
GROUP C
Marseille(FRA)
Fenerbahce(TUR)
Monchengladbach(GER)
AEL(CYP)
GROUP D
Bordeaux(FRA)
Club Brugge(BEL)
Newcastle(ENG)
Maritimo(POR)
GROUP E
Stuttgart(GER)
Copenhagen(DEN)
Steaua Bucharest(ROU)
Molde(NOR)
GROUP F
PSV(NED)
Napoli(ITA)
Dnipro(UKR)
AIK(SWE)
GROUP G
Sporting(POR)
Basel(SUI)
Genk(BEL)
Videoton(HUN)
GROUP H
Internazionale(ITA)
Rubin Kazan(RUS)
Partizan Belgrade(SRB)
Neftci(AZE)
GROUP I
Lyon(FRA)
Athletic Bilbao(ESP)
Sparta Prague(CZE)
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona(ISR)
GROUP J
Tottenham(ENG)
Panathinaikos(GRE)
Lazio(ITA)
Maribor(SVN)
GROUP K
Leverkusen(GER)
Metalist(UKR)
Rosenborg(NOR)
Rapid Vienna(AUT)
GROUP L
Twente(NED)
Hannover(GER)
Levante(ESP)
Helsingborg(SWE)
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tallman i like them picks with hyland and primus. real trini brother hood. two very good young player both from Jab system. tell me what happen to game today?
Genk lorse 2-1. Hyland played de full game.
Next leg in Genk. Vossen is playing really well, and Genk hit the inside crossbar that would have tied it up. I think they can pull it off at home!
I'm predicting lottery numbers too if anyone wants in on that ;)
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Genk vs Videoton
Hyland started in midfield.
Link: http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/141793/1/watch-krc-genk-vs-fehervar.html
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Liverpool field a youth team and beat up some Young Boys 5-3.
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3-0 to Genk. Hyland had a good game. His passing and supportive positioning were good. Genk have a good knock.
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men sleepin on this league...realll games...almost too much to follow. i caught a lil bit of the marseille fener game today...was happy to see brazilian alex still doing it. fener have a good few players oui
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Hard luck dey Arsenal
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Semi-finals (25 April & 2 May)
Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) v SL Benfica (POR),
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) v Chelsea FC (ENG),
Will be merge after games.
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Links?
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Benfica have a nice knock, but at times does struggle in games that matter most. This legendary Club need a Trophy & so does their style of play.
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Benfica need work in the final 3rd, the approach work is great, but I not sure they even hit the target yet.
Chelsea playing very slow.
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Flickin Torres!
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Kings of Europa!
Rafa Out!
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steups...
who booing rafa now?
who chasing lampard into the sunset now?
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Outplayed and Outmatched yet still win, talk bout counting your luck but say what congrats to Chelsea anyway.
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Hard luck Benfica, luck was with Chelshit today!!
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"Fortune favours the brave!!". All ah allyuh manu fans dat bitchin'....allyuh side had a chance to win this insignificant trophy....and allyuh did get knocked out by a scrub side. Just goes to show, sometimes when a team playin' rso much shit, not even luck could support dem. ;)
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Benfica and 'the curse of Bela Guttmann'
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/04/sport/football/benfica-bela-guttmann-curse
"After the second European Cup victory, Guttman approached the recently-elected president Antonio Carlos Cabral Fezas Vital with what seemed an eminently reasonable request -- a pay rise.
"Vital chose to turn Guttman down, whereupon the Hungarian departed with what has become a well-worn parting shot: a simple declaration that Benfica would not win another European Cup.
"Guttman's curse has proved painfully prophetic -- the Aguias have lost five European Cup finals since, in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990."
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Benfica and 'the curse of Bela Guttmann'
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/04/sport/football/benfica-bela-guttmann-curse
"After the second European Cup victory, Guttman approached the recently-elected president Antonio Carlos Cabral Fezas Vital with what seemed an eminently reasonable request -- a pay rise.
"Vital chose to turn Guttman down, whereupon the Hungarian departed with what has become a well-worn parting shot: a simple declaration that Benfica would not win another European Cup.
"Guttman's curse has proved painfully prophetic -- the Aguias have lost five European Cup finals since, in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990."
You believe Benfica do the same ting to Mourinho and he leave and went Porto.
That is curse papa!
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Rafa & Torres sitting down sipping bubbly and yuking it up. Kyak kyak kyak.
Football is really a cruel lover. Benfica was all over Chelsea especially in the first half, but they played with their food and paid the price. Somehow I had a feeling this would happen, having followed Benfica for a few years well.
They always seem to buckle at crucial moments.
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Antonio Carlos Cabral Fezas Vital
Too much names
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Tomorrow Games.
9:00 AM Aktobe Lento v Dynamo Kiev
12:00 PM Dinamo Tbilisi v Tottenham Hotspur
12:00 PM FK Qarabag v Eintracht Frankfurt
12:00 PM Jablonec v Real Betis
12:00 PM Kuban Krasnodar v Feyenoord Rotterdam
12:30 PM Atromitos v AZ Alkmaar
12:30 PM Maccabi Haifa v FC Astra Ploiesti
12:30 PM Minsk vStandard Liege
1:00 PM Esbjerg v St Etienne
1:00 PM Molde v FK Rubin Kazan
1:00 PM Nomme Kalju v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
1:00 PM St Gallen v Spartak Moscow
1:00 PM SV Salzburg v VMFD Zalgiris
1:30 PM FK Kukesi v Trabzonspor
2:00 PM Apollon Limassol v Nice
2:00 PM Elfsborg v FC Nordsjaelland
2:00 PM FH Hafnarfjordur v Racing Genk
2:00 PM Pandurii Targu-Jiu v Braga
2:00 PM Tromso v Besiktas
2:05 PM Swansea City v Petrolul Ploiesti
2:30 PM Chornomorets v Skenderbeu
2:30 PM Partizan Belgrade vF C Thun
2:30 PM Rijeka v VfB Stuttgart
2:30 PM Vojvodina v Sheriff Tiraspol
2:45 PM Udinese v Liberec
2:45 PM Zulte-Waregem v Apoel Nicosia
3:00 PM Grasshoppers v Fiorentina
3:05 PM Rapid Vienna v Dila Gori
3:30 PM Estoril v FC Pasching
3:30 PM Sevilla FC v Slask Wroclaw
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http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202510/2/watch-fh-hafnarfjordur-vs-krc-genk.html
Hyland on the bench
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http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202510/2/watch-fh-hafnarfjordur-vs-krc-genk.html
Hyland on the bench
Coach probably thinks that he is unfit since he play for T&T in the Gold Cup... ;)
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Hyland played the whole game in Genk's 5-2 win over H'narfjodur. They won 7-2 on aggregate.
Genk is into the Europa League group stage. Draw tomorrow.
Robert Primus also played the whole game but Aktobe lost 5-1 to Dynamo Kiev and 8-3 on aggregate. They are out.
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Robert Primus also played the whole game but Aktobe lost 5-1 to Dynamo Kiev and 8-3 on aggregate. They are out.
For de second year running, I believe.
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GROUP A
Valencia
Swansea City
Kuban Krasnodar
St Gallen
GROUP B
PSV Eindhoven
Dinamo Zagreb
Chornomorets Odesa
Ludogorets
GROUP C
Standard Liege
Salzburg
Elfsborg
Esbjerg
GROUP D
Rubin Kazan
Wigan
Maribor
Zulte Waregem
GROUP E
Fiorentina
Dnipro
Pacos de Ferreira
Pandurii
GROUP F
Bordeaux
APOEL
Eintracht Frankfurt
Maccabi Tel Aviv
GROUP G
Dynamo Kiev
Genk
Rapid Vienna
Thun
GROUP H
Sevilla
Freiburg
Estoril
Liberec
GROUP I
Lyon
Real Betis
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Rijeka
GROUP J
Lazio
Trabzonspor
Legia Warsaw
Apollon
GROUP K
Tottenham Hotspur
Anzhi Makhachkala
Sheriff Tiraspol
Tromso
GROUP L
AZ Alkmaar
PAOK Salonika
Maccabi Haifa
Shakhter Karagandy
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Spurs face Anzhi in Europa League
By ESPN staff
Tottenham have been drawn against Anzhi Makhachkala and Swansea City will face Valencia in the Europa League group stage.
Spurs -- who reached last season's quarter-final stage where they lost out to Basel -- will also face Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova and Tromso of Norway in Group K.
The big-spending London side are preparing for life without star player Gareth Bale -- who is expected to join Real Madrid for a world-record transfer fee before the end of the summer transfer window -- but will still be seen as one of the favourites to lift the trophy won by Chelsea last season after entering the draw as one of the top seeds.
Valencia and Swansea are joined in Group A by Russia’s Kuban Krasnodar and St Gallen of Switzerland.
The trip to Valencia will see Swansea's Spain international midfielder Pablo Hernandez return to his former club. Manager Michael Laudrup -- who led the Swans into Europe via their Capital One Cup triumph last term -- and several of his other players will also familiar to Spanish football fans.
Group D contains FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic -- since relegated to the Championship -- along with Rubin Kazan, Maribor and Zulte Waregem.
In Group H, Sevilla -- who enjoyed back-to-back triumphs in the Europa League's forerunner, the UEFA Cup, in 2006 and 2007 -- take on Bundesliga side Freiburg plus Estoril and Liberec of Portugal and the Czech Republic respectively.
French side Lyon, beaten by Real Sociedad in the Champions League play-off, take on another Spanish side, Real Betis, in Group I, along with Portugal's Vitoria de Guimaraes and Croatia's Rijeka.
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Hmm how Dynamo Kiev lookin these days? I hope Genk advance.
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Anybody watching the licks Swansea giving Valencia IN SPAIN? Currently 3-0 beautiful football
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Swansea are very underrated
they play beautiful football...definitely expect them to finish in the top 7 of the Prem... EPL is so competitive compared to that joke of a league La Liga
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Swansea are very underrated
they play beautiful football...definitely expect them to finish in the top 7 of the Prem... EPL is so competitive compared to that joke of a league La Liga
It was a lovely game to watch from Swansea. This boy Bony is something special, Swansea even have strength on their bench. To see that Valencia finished 5th in La Liga only just missing out on Champions League Swansea tore them apart today
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I notice Spurs wearing a jersey with AIA sponsors rather than HP so I looked it up.
Interesting story - different shirt sponsors for different competitions.
Also, Valencia is a weaker side this season having sold Soldado to Spurs amongst other departures. The replacements for this year come from mostly the lower leagues and the bench of other Euro sides.
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Khaleem Hyland start against Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine today.
Score is 0-0 at halftime
Live here
http://atdee.net/66041/watch-dynamo-kyiv-vs-genk
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Genk playing counterattack... but Hyland looking real good I fine. Very composed bringing the ball out from deep. Outmuscling and outsmarting the Dynamo men when on the ball. I ent see a bad pass yet.
He playing the deep lying defensive mid
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Genk now score a wicked goal... 0-1. They have Dynamo in a gear ;D
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I alone watching this game?
15 mins to go, Genk playing keep ball. They go score again. Dynamo pelting men forward to win de ball/equalize and leaving real gaps
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Dynamo back them back now... but the back 4 standing strong. 5 mins left.
Hyland tiring a little but still putting in a shift.
WHAT A SAVE AT THE DEATH... Genk keeper make a point blank save and den scramble de rebound. last kick of the game.
Full time. Hyland and Genk win 0-1 over Dynamo. Good victory on de road in a hostile environment.
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Nice!
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Sorry I missed Genk's game. Great result, that's one of the toughest places to play.
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Swansea are very underrated
they play beautiful football...definitely expect them to finish in the top 7 of the Prem... EPL is so competitive compared to that joke of a league La Liga
It was a lovely game to watch from Swansea. This boy Bony is something special, Swansea even have strength on their bench. To see that Valencia finished 5th in La Liga only just missing out on Champions League Swansea tore them apart today
Let me put a damper on this crap one time. :devil:
Yes it's a good performance by Swansea but you epl fanboys so out of breath that neither of you managed to mention that Valencia were down to 10 for most of the game (80 minutes).
As for last season's 5th place finish, Valencia is currently in horrible form in La Liga, 16th in the table,( hardly last season's 5th place form) so now is the time to hit them.
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Let me put a damper on this crap one time. :devil:
Yes it's a good performance by Swansea but you epl fanboys so out of breath that neither of you managed to mention that Valencia were down to 10 for most of the game (80 minutes).
As for last season's 5th place finish, Valencia is currently in horrible form in La Liga, 16th in the table,( hardly last season's 5th place form) so now is the time to hit them.
And you fail to acknowledge that Swansea is currently 13th in the PL... and until they salvaged a point against Liverpool on Monday they were sitting in the relegation zone.
At any rate... allyuh fellas who now watching Swansea welcome to de show, especially since they break de bank to sign Bony. He give Liverpool tears on Monday.
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Dynamo back them back now... but the back 4 standing strong. 5 mins left.
Hyland tiring a little but still putting in a shift.
WHAT A SAVE AT THE DEATH... Genk keeper make a point blank save and den scramble de rebound. last kick of the game.
Full time. Hyland and Genk win 0-1 over Dynamo. Good victory on de road in a hostile environment.
(https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1236967_10151927726739314_475662122_n.jpg)
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Let me put a damper on this crap one time. :devil:
Yes it's a good performance by Swansea but you epl fanboys so out of breath that neither of you managed to mention that Valencia were down to 10 for most of the game (80 minutes).
As for last season's 5th place finish, Valencia is currently in horrible form in La Liga, 16th in the table,( hardly last season's 5th place form) so now is the time to hit them.
And you fail to acknowledge that Swansea is currently 13th in the PL... and until they salvaged a point against Liverpool on Monday they were sitting in the relegation zone.
At any rate... allyuh fellas who now watching Swansea welcome to de show, especially since they break de bank to sign Bony. He give Liverpool tears on Monday.
Ey it's a Europa league thread, let's limit the talk to teams who belong.
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Congrats to Hyland. Way to represent de colours.
Great escape:
http://www.youtube.com/v/M6c_Rrn8u3c
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Genk beat Dynamo Kyiv at home today 3-1 to qualify for the next rounds.
Hyland played the full 90 and was unlucky not to score.
"And Khaleem Hyland was unlucky as Koval managed to keep out his 25-yard thunderbolt with 20 minutes to go as the home side pushed for a fourth."
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Hyland and Genk will play Anzi Mackhalakalaklalakakaka in the Europa League round of 32. Feb 20th and 27th.
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facking turkey again...
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Genk drew today 0-0 away from home with Anzi Mackhalakalaklalakakaka.
Hyland played the full game.
Genk and Anzhi play out dour draw
ESPN Soccernet
IIya Maksimov's red card brought some last-gasp drama to an otherwise uninspiring Europa league goalless draw between Anzhi Makhachkala and Genk.
The meeting of Russia's 16th-placed side and Belgium's sixth never seemed likely to produce a contest teeming with quality and the last-32 first leg clash lived down to those modest expectations with few clearcut scoring chances.
Anzhi had the better of proceedings without finding a way past Laszlo Koteles in the away goal, but ended the match with 10 men after Maksimov's dismissal in the 89th minute.
Genk managed the first attempt of the night when Julian Gorius tried his luck from 30 yards, but his effort did not worry Mihail Kerzhakov.
Fedor Smolov returned fire for Anzhi moments later, but his shot carried even less venom than the one that preceded it.
Anzhi began to set the tempo as the match continued, Rasim Tagirbekov striking wide from a corner on the quarter-hour and Alexander Bukharov heading just off target having met Oleksandr Aliyev's testing free-kick.
A blank half-time scoreline was almost averted when Jelle Vossen went clear for Genk, but Kerzhakov was on hand to save his side.
The second period followed a familiar pattern, with Bukharov and Aliyev pushing the home side forward only to be denied by a combination of Koteles and some uninspired finishing.
As in the first half, the visitors almost scored against the run of play late on - Fabien Camus' 25-yard drive kept out by Kerzhakov.
Maksimov's professional foul on Kalidou Koulibaly gave Genk three minutes of added time to make their extra man count but it was not enough.
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Pogba had a solid game today. Sublime touches here and there accompanied by physicality when necessary.
Pirlo could spring a pass in his sleep. He must literally have premonitions of a divine pass to unlock a devilish defence. Today though ... aside from a lil action from the fans ... the Turks were angels. Relatively easy pickings for Juve.
Juve 2 Trabzonspor 0.
It was good to ketch Zokora, Bosingwa .. buh I eh make out Malouda. (Only caught the second half, what's de scene with Florent?).
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Europa League Final on now. Second half.
Sevilla FC vs Benfica
I don't know how this game is still 0-0
Sevilla living dangerously
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Extra time.
I've never seen so many misses and wrong plays in such a wide open final.
men messing up one-on-one breakaways, two-on-one, keepers giving up long rebounds - that no forward can latch onto.
This must be torture for the fans.
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This look like it going to penalty kicks
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These Benfica penalties are terrible.
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Guttmann's curse
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The ghost of Bela Guttmann must be looking on and laughing, oui.
Benfica needs a serious bush bath
Wheyyyyy................
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These Benfica penalties are terrible.
dem was some ah d most tentative penalty I ever see......yuh almost had ah premonition dey wouldn't score jus from d run ups both times ???
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These Benfica penalties are terrible.
dem was some ah d most tentative penalty I ever see......yuh almost had ah premonition dey wouldn't score jus from d run ups both times ???
The keeper was waaaay off his line on both saves though.
What the extra officials there for?
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These Benfica penalties are terrible.
dem was some ah d most tentative penalty I ever see......yuh almost had ah premonition dey wouldn't score jus from d run ups both times ???
The 2nd miss/save was particularly atrocious.
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Europa League Final on now. Second half.
Sevilla FC vs Benfica
I don't know how this game is still 0-0
Sevilla living dangerously
Good call on dis! I woulda end up missing out ... Tuned in with 12' to go in regulation and it was a wicked warm-up for the WC with the extra time, PKs and attacking vibes. A Benfica victory woulda been nice fuh Eusebio's memory, but seems like ex-Porto man Beto, the goalie, was highly motivated to sour Benfica.
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Ties to be played April 5/6 and 12/13: - 2016
Braga v Shakhtar Donetsk
Villarreal v Sparta Prague
Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla
Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool
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La Liga supposed to be a 2 team league. So many people say anyway
Yet
3 teams in the last 8 of CL
3 teams in the last 8 of Europa
Scudetto by contrast have zero
Russian League has 1 in Europa
Czech League has 1 in Europa
Ligue Un has 1 in CL
EPL/BPL has 2. 1 in each competition
Portugal has 2 in Europa and 1 in CL
Bundesliga has 2 in CL and 1 in Europa
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Years now la liga ruling the Europa. Is only epl fans call la liga a 2-team league.
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Years now la liga ruling the Europa. Is only epl fans call la liga a 2-team league.
Correkk is right
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Man United could earn more from Europa League than UCL - source
BY MARK OGDEN, SENIOR FOOTBALL WRITER
Manchester United will receive almost £40 million in Europa League prize money if they progress to the final in Stockholm on May 24 -- a figure which would eclipse their earnings from last season's unsuccessful Champions League campaign.
United go into Thursday's semifinal decider against Celta Vigo at Old Trafford with a 1-0 advantage from last week's first-leg in Spain courtesy of Marcus Rashford's second-half winner.
And progression to the final by Jose Mourinho's team would help the club soften the financial blow of missing out on participating in the Champions League this season, sources have told ESPN FC.
United, who will reveal their third quarter financial results on May 16, received £34.4m from the Champions League pot following their group-stage elimination under Louis van Gaal last season, plus a further £3.4m after reaching the round of 16 of the Europa League.
But with a place in the final against either Ajax or Lyon now in sight, United stand to top up this season's earnings by €6.5m (£.5.5m) by winning the competition or €3.5m (£2.95m) if they end up as losing finalists.
Liverpool received £34.2m in Europa League prize money last season as a result of their progression to the final, where they lost to Sevilla in Basel, and United have already earned a similar amount by reaching the semifinals.
The money United stand to receive will diminish the impact of failing to play in this season's Champions League, but the earnings on offer in that competition continue to dwarf those in the Europa League.
Leicester City are expected to receive £66m in prize money following their run to the quarterfinals, while Manchester City banked £75.8m last season after making it to the semifinals for the first time in the club's history.
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T&T players line up in Europa League qualifiers.
TTFA Media.
Three players from Trinidad and Tobago saw playing time in European League action on Thursday as qualifying action continued for both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions.
Senior team defender Sheldon Bateau made his european debut for Kazakhstan club FC Kairat, playing the full encounter in his team’s 1-1 draw with Albania’s KF Skenderbeu Korce in Almaty in their Europa second round qualifier.
Radanfah Abu Bakr also appeared in the full game for FK Suduva Marijampole of Lithuania in their 2-0 win over FK Liepaja in another Europa League qualifier. And former national under 20 player Keston Julien saw full action in AS Trencin’s 1-1 draw with Israel’s Beni Aviv FC. Lester Peltier was on the bench for FC Alashkert of Armenia in their 1-1 draw with FC Bate Boris in UEFA European Champions’ League second round qualifying clash.
Bateau who played in both of T&T’s recent previous World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and United States, spoke about his Europa League debut appearance.
“It was a good experience for me. It was a game of a high level similar to international matches. The experience I have had with the national team has helped me to perform better and to keep a cool head because before the game it was a bit nerve wrecking because I’ve always dreamt about playing at this European level and there was a bit of tenseness surrounding the match. The atmosphere at the stadium and everything was strong,” Bateau told TTFA Media.
“The game itself was pretty good. We were solid defensively and I felt I was solid also in my second game for the club. The fans and the president of the club were happy with the performance. We are at 1-1 and we need to go to Albania and get a result in order to move on and we will go there and give it everything.”
The former Belgium and Russian-based player added that he was in a good state of mind having settled at the club.
“I’m happy because I am in a good club now with a good environment and facilities as well as within a circle of players with a level of class and experience, players like Arshavin and the captain of the Kazakhstan national team (Bauyrzhan Islamkhan),” Bateau said.
“The set up has everything to keep you improving once you are prepared to dedicate yourself. So I am staying focused, staying humble and just putting in the work to keep improving my levels,” he added.
Meantime, T&T head coach Dennis Lawrence will continue his preparation of a 25-man squad from Monday in preparation for the July 26th international friendly away to Ecuador. Lawrence will be looking at a few new players and recalls to the set up as he looks ahead to September 1st when T&T faces Honduras in their World Cup qualifying encounter at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
“We’ve invited twenty five players to be part of the training squad and we’ll work with them from this coming Monday before finalising the team to travel to Ecuador. We’ll get in a few days of preparation at home for the match,” Lawrence said.
“We have available to us some of the players who were involved for the two previous games against the US and Costa Rica and we’ve invited a few others to have a look at and see how they respond to what we are requiring of them,” Lawrence added.
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Full 2018/19 draw:
Viktoria Plzen vs. Dinamo Zagreb
Club Brugge vs. FC Salzburg
Rapid Vienna vs. Inter Milan
Slavia Prague vs. Genk
Krasnodar vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Zurich vs. Napoli
Malmo vs. Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Frankfurt
Celtic vs. Valencia
Rennes vs. Real Betis
Olympiakos vs. Dynamo Kyiv
Lazio vs. Sevilla
Fenerbache vs. Zenit
Sporting CP vs. Villarreal
BATE Borisov vs. Arsenal
Galatasaray vs. Benfica
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2019
Europa League Teams:
Chelsea FC
Eintracht Frankfurt
SL Benfica
SSC Napoli
Valencia CF
Slavia Prague
Arsenal FC
Villarreal CF
Europa League Draw:
🇮🇹 Napoli vs Arsenal 🏴
🇪🇸 Villarreal vs Valencia 🇪🇸
🇵🇹 Benfica vs Frankfurt 🇩🇪
🇨🇿 Slavia Prague vs Chelsea 🏴
The quarter final first legs are scheduled for April 11; the second legs set for April 18. The semifinals will be played May 2 and May 9.
The final will take place in Azerbaijan at Olympic Stadium, Baku on Wednesday, May 29.