Europa League draw

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Salzburg or Metalist Kharkiv v Rubin Kazan or Olympiacos.
Legia or Sporting CP v Porto or Man City.
Steaua or FC Twente v Viktoria Plzen or Schalke 04.
Wisla or Standard Liege v Hannover or Club Brugge.
Stoke or Valencia v Trabzonspor or PSV Eindhoven.
AZ Alkmaar or Anderlecht v Udinese or PAOK.
Lazio or Atletico Madrid v Braga or Besiktas.
Ajax or Man Utd v Lokomotiv Moskva or Athletic Bilbao.

 

[Pigeonho]

Re: Re: Re: Europa League draw

Just coincidence that the 5 English clubs got the toughest opponents possible.

Nah, just the way it's turned out. There's no way you could fix 5 matches in a draw which people are watching live.
The ties in the EL are good for its viewing figures, United / Ajax and us v Porto. Quite looking forward to it now.

Wonder what the odds of things "turning out" that way were.

Well explain how they could fix just one match on a live draw, let alone 5...
Besides, what would they have to gain? It's all about tele figures, so surely by the biggest clubs knocking themselves out, that would dwindle viewing figures in the next round?

 

[inbetween]

Re: Re: Europa League draw

Nice!
What's bent about it though?

Just coincidence that the 5 English clubs got the toughest opponents possible.

Surely Arsenal getting Barca and Chelsea getting Real Madrid would be the worst possible draw. Porto will be difficult especially away but the match is played over 2 legs so we should be able to get a result. Ajax also aren't the team they used to be and United will probably turn them over easily.

 

[sam-caddick]

Re: Re: Europa League draw

I really dont understand this idea of play a weak team and go out, so we can concentrate on the league etc. Even if we win the league by going out now and not having a good run in Europe we would be shafting ourself and probably end up in another group of death for next years champs league.

We will still be in the group of death if we won the Europa, the only way of getting seed 1 or 2 in the CL is if you either win the competition or be a runner up, semi or quarters on multiple occasions.

Wrong

well thats what i gather from european coeficiant rules.. how does it work then?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Re: Re: Europa League draw

Nice!
What's bent about it though?

Just coincidence that the 5 English clubs got the toughest opponents possible.

Surely Arsenal getting Barca and Chelsea getting Real Madrid would be the worst possible draw.

Those draws weren't possible as all were group winners.

 

[Tonster]

got my flights booked. £80 when i started £120.98 by conclusion. Gatwick to Porto

Me too, going Weds, back Friday £75.98 with easyjet....

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Full Draw

Round of 32

Porto v Man City
Ajax v Man Utd
Lokomotiv Moskva v Athletic Bilbao.
RB Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv.
Stoke v Valencia.
Rubin Kazan v Olympiacos.
AZ Alkmaar v RSC Anderlecht.
Lazio v Atletico Madrid.
Steaua v FC Twente.
Viktoria Plzen v Schalke 04.
Wisla v Standard Liege.
Braga v Besiktas.
Udinese v PAOK.
Trabzonspor v PSV.
Hannover v Club Brugge.
Legia v Sporting CP.

Round of 16

Salzburg or Metalist Kharkiv v Rubin Kazan or Olympiacos.
Legia or Sporting CP v Porto or Man City.
Steaua or FC Twente v Viktoria Plzen or Schalke 04.
Wisla or Standard Liege v Hannover or Club Brugge.
Stoke or Valencia v Trabzonspor or PSV Eindhoven.
AZ Alkmaar or Anderlecht v Udinese or PAOK.
Lazio or Atletico Madrid v Braga or Besiktas.
Ajax or Man Utd v Lokomotiv Moskva or Athletic Bilbao.

 

[DemonDeco]

TAP London Porto out Wed back sat 110!

Not tempting fate but London Lisbon 60 return in March Easyjet

 

[Calcio]

If I didnt know better, Uefa really did give the english team as hard draw as they could. Thank you David Cameron for p!ssing Europe of

 

[citytill1die84]

Wed back Friday Stanstead £90 return come on city :)