Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Simmops » 01 Oct 2020 20:50

Big game today with Faroe Islands finest going up against Dundalk. If they win, they will be the first ever Faroaese (?) team in Europe main competition. They destroyed Georgia's finest of all time in the last round.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Simmops » 01 Oct 2020 23:16

That goal looked planned, down to the defender slide tackling his own man.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Stranded » 02 Oct 2020 08:43

Simmops Big game today with Faroe Islands finest going up against Dundalk. If they win, they will be the first ever Faroaese (?) team in Europe main competition. They destroyed Georgia's finest of all time in the last round.


Lost 3-1.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Old Man Andrews » 02 Oct 2020 08:52

If you thought the Champions League draw was long then just wait for the Europa League one!


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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Hendo » 02 Oct 2020 08:59

Old Man Andrews If you thought the Champions League draw was long then just wait for the Europa League one!


Isn't there over 100 teams in the draw or was than an over-exaggeration I saw on twitter?

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Old Man Andrews » 02 Oct 2020 09:03

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Old Man Andrews If you thought the Champions League draw was long then just wait for the Europa League one!


Isn't there over 100 teams in the draw or was than an over-exaggeration I saw on twitter?

It is something ridiculous, yes. Looking at the TV guide the draw is only on for an hour so I am guessing they will just wheel out a former player everyone watching will have heard of and get him to just press a giant red button that throws the teams into groups.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Stranded » 02 Oct 2020 09:07

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Old Man Andrews If you thought the Champions League draw was long then just wait for the Europa League one!


Isn't there over 100 teams in the draw or was than an over-exaggeration I saw on twitter?


48.

Go into 12 groups of 4. Top 2 qualify (24 spots) to be joined by 8 teams who drop out of the CL in the knockout rounds.

When the UEFA Europa Conference Leagues starts next year Europa will drop down to 32 teams.

Format will change as well.

Group winners will go straight to the last 16, the other 8 spots will be decided by play-offs between the group runner up and 3rd place finisher from the CL.

Idea being to give group winners an actual advantage.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Old Man Andrews » 02 Oct 2020 09:08

THE EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o


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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Stranded » 02 Oct 2020 09:18

Old Man Andrews THE EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o


Yep mainly going to be full of a lot of teams from lower ranked leagues. The winner of the EFL cup will get a play-off place (or lowest ranked league qualifier if the EFL winners qualify for a higher tournament).

Winners get a guaranteed spot in the Europa League group stage the following season

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro ... nce_League

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Simmops » 02 Oct 2020 09:49

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Old Man Andrews THE EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o


Yep mainly going to be full of a lot of teams from lower ranked leagues. The winner of the EFL cup will get a play-off place (or lowest ranked league qualifier if the EFL winners qualify for a higher tournament).

Winners get a guaranteed spot in the Europa League group stage the following season

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro ... nce_League

It's no Intertoto Cup

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by genome » 02 Oct 2020 10:24

What's next? The St. Johnstone's Paint Europa Trophy?

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Old Man Andrews » 02 Oct 2020 12:08

8 minutes in and not a ball drawn..... This is going to be a long hour.


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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Old Man Andrews » 02 Oct 2020 12:15

15 minutes in and still nothing. Some guy who looks like a bad Claudio Ranieri waxwork keeps talking about nothing.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Old Man Andrews » 02 Oct 2020 12:17

What happens if teams from Ukraine and Russia play eachother in the knockout stages?

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Hendo » 02 Oct 2020 13:40



Think that draw is toughest on Leicester, Celtic and Rangers.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Simmops » 02 Oct 2020 13:57

Old Man Andrews What happens if teams from Ukraine and Russia play eachother in the knockout stages?


Think they splt them up intentionally or they used to. I'm sure it happened in euro qualifying where they used to keep 2 teams away for political reasons.

I think there was a rule last season about potentially having RB salzburg and leipzig not being allowed in the Champs league because they are owned by Red Bull but they changed it.

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Simmops » 02 Oct 2020 13:58

Hendo

Think that draw is toughest on Leicester, Celtic and Rangers.

CeLOLtic are oxf*rd

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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Zammo » 21 Oct 2020 12:05

Obvs watching the Royals, so only seen goal highlights from last night's games BUT hats off to the Man Utd third kit. Tasty. Oh, and great finish from Rashford.


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Re: Champions League/Europa League 2020/21

by Sanguine » 21 Oct 2020 12:09

Terrific win for United. They have won 15 of 18 away games since January (and the other three draws), conceding just nine goals. Form!

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