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3-0 to Stuttgart in the Pokkal final within the first half hour.

This is true and there are ways and means if it wasn't (see City and Girona, Red Bull etc), but irrespective of that - Lyon have some fairly significant financial issues which are likely to preclude their involvement in European competition, and as it stands they will be demoted to Ligue 2.

I'd rather win a trophy every day. By your logic take Palace's spot in Europa League next year off them and give it to Bournemouth or someone.

It's irrelevant who contested the final, or what their domestic league position is. One of the prizes for winning the Europa League is a place in the champions league the following season. If a non-parachuted team has won it previously, did you make that argument? Atlanta won it last year...

Might be in a minority but I think winners of the Europa League should get a berth in the Champions League. The fact they are champions of something means they're more deserving than 5th place in their domestic league. If we finish 6th and miss out, I think that's a reflection of our poor...

Don't think he will cost that much less than Wirtz would have done, and if we've walked away from that deal because it doesn't represent good value I can't imagine we would entertain this. Appreciate we need homegrown players but would much rather spend this on Wharton, which is a position we...

Italian bureaucracy strikes again and Sampdoria may have another chance at survival in Serie B. Brescia have been deducted 4 points for financial irregularities which would relegate them and Samp would have a chance in a relegation play off against Salernitana. Appeals ongoing so may not be...

Beyond frustrating, very sympathetic. Not the same but I've recently got back from honeymoon to Japan and Korea. Was due to go to an FC Seoul game but the game got rearranged at short notice from Sunday to Saturday because the away team had an Asian Champions League quarter final the following...

Looks like Napoli and Inter games are moving to the Friday night (presumably allows a potential play off on the Tuesday)

Sampdoria relegated to Serie C. Absolute disaster. CFG's Palermo into the play offs for promotion to Serie A.

Pleased that Köln and Hamburg are back. I think the league is better for it.

I expect they would have had enough regardless but it has complicated the Champions League picture a bit. A win would have secured Frankfurt a place, but now it goes down to last game. Frankfurt (3rd) play away at Freiburg (4th) and whoever wins that is definitely in the champions league. A...

Is it the lighting or is the main body of the shirt a different colour to the sleeves?

3rd tier Bielefeld (if it exists) beat Leverkusen to reach the DFB cup final. They'll play Stuttgart or RB Leipzig.

Does seem to go against even their own rules which prevents more than two teams from the same country unless more than two have won their continental trophy. The Costa Rican side seem to have a pretty good argument from what I see, but not much appetite from FIFA for a Costa Rican side. Could...

And the possibility of them getting to the champions league semi final and therefore potential of having a game on the Tuesday means I think it's more likely they will get the Saturday semi final and we'll get the Sunday semi final.

Would be interested to see the thoughts on the Konate handball tonight from those Liverpool fans that STILL talk about Rodri's handball at Goodison many years ago. Edit: I don't actually want to hear from them

Perhaps a load of temporary seats added to the Gateshead athletic stadium? Zaragoza in Spain and Cagliari in Italy examples of erecting temporary stadiums whilst the permanent one is built. Although weather is a bit more miserable compared to those places so lack of roof would be more of an issue

A very strange quirk

We were selling merchandise which in some instances had super dry on it