GWT: Europa Conference League - 2022/23 Group Stages

[bluesfan94]

Matchweek 1 kicks off tomorrow. I will update this post weekly. Matches are sorted by time and then group in alphabetical order.

Matchweek 1 (Sept. 8, 2022)

Spoiler

Home	Away	Time (CDT)	Venue
Fiorentina	RFS	11:45 AM	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Heart of Midlothian	Istanbul Besaksehir	11:45 AM	Tynecastle Stadium
Anderlecht	Silkeborg	11:45 AM	Lotto Park
Villarreal	Lech Poznan	11:45 AM	Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
Austria Wien	Hapoel Beer-Sheva	11:45 AM	Generali Arena
OGC Nice	1. FC Koln	11:45 AM	Allianz Riviera
Slovacko	Partizan	11:45 AM	Mestsky Fotbalovy Stadion Miroslava Valenty
Ballkani	CFR Cluj	11:45 AM	Pristina City Stadium
West Ham United	FCSB	2:00 PM	London Stadium
Dnipro-1	AZ Alkmaar	2:00 PM	Kosicka Futbalova Arena
FC Vaduz	Apollon	2:00 PM	Rheinpark Stadion
Molde	Gent	2:00 PM	Aker Stadion
Shamrock Rovers	Djurgarden	2:00 PM	Tallaght Stadium
Sivasspor	Slavia Praha	2:00 PM	Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stadi
FC Basel	Pyunik	2:00 PM	St. Jakob-Park
Slovan Bratislava	Zalgiris	2:00 PM	Tehelne Pole

Matchweek 2 (Sept. 15, 2022)

Spoiler

Home	Away	Time (CDT)	Venue
AZ Alkmaar	FC Vaduz	11:45 AM	AFAS Stadion
Apollon	Dnipro-1	11:45 AM	GSP Stadium
Djurgarden	Molde	11:45 AM	Tele2 Arena
KAA Gent	Shamrock Rovers	11:45 AM	Ghelamco Arena
CFR Cluj	Sivasspor	11:45 AM	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu
Slavia Praha	Ballkani	11:45 AM	Eden Arena
Pyunik	Slovan Bratislava	11:45 AM	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Zalgiris	FC Basel	11:45 AM	LFF Stadium
Istanbul Basaksehir	Fiorentina	2:00 PM	Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium
RFS	Heart of Midlothian	2:00 PM	Skonto Stadium
Silkeborg	West Ham	2:00 PM	JYSK Park
FCSB	Anderlecht	2:00 PM	National Arena
Hapoel Beer-Sheva	Villarreal	2:00 PM	Turner Stadium
Lech Poznan	Austria Wien	2:00 PM	Stadion Miejski Poznan
1. FC Koln	Slovacko	2:00 PM	RheinEnergieStadion
Partizan Belgrade	Nice	2:00 PM	Partizan Stadium

Matchweek 3 (Oct. 6, 2022)

Spoiler

Home	Away	Time (CDT)	Venue
RSC Anderlecht	West Ham United	11:45 AM	Lotto Park
Silkeborg	FCSB	11:45 AM	JYSK Park
Lech Poznan	Hapoel Beer-Sheva	11:45 AM	Stadion Miejski Poznan
Slovacko	Nice	11:45 AM	Mestsky fotbalovy stadion Miroslava Valenty
Dnipro-1	FC Vaduz	11:45 AM	Kosicka futbalova arena
Molde	Shamrock Rovers	11:45 AM	Aker Stadion
Sivasspor	Ballkani	11:45 AM	Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stadi
Pyunik	Zalgiris	11:45 AM	Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht
Heart of Midlothian	Fiorentina	2:00 PM	Tynecastle Stadium
RFS	Istanbul Basaksehir	2:00 PM	Skonto Stadium
Villarreal	Austria Wien	2:00 PM	Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
1. FC Koln	Partizan Belgrade	2:00 PM	RheinEnergieStadion
AZ Alkmaar	Apollon Limassol	2:00 PM	AFAS Stadion
KAA Gent	Djurgarden	2:00 PM	Ghelamco Arena
Slavia Praha	CFR Cluj	2:00 PM	Sinobo Stadium
FC Basel	Slovan Bratislava	2:00 PM	St. Jakob-Park

Matchweek 4 (Oct. 13, 2022)

Spoiler

Home	Away	Time (CDT)	Venue
Istanbul Basaksehir	RFS	11:45 AM	Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Fiorentina	Heart of Midlothian	11:45 AM	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Austria Wien	Villarreal	11:45 AM	Generali Arena
Partizan Belgrade	1. FC Koln	11:45 AM	Partizan Stadium
Apollon Limassol	AZ Alkmaar	11:45 AM	GSP Stadium
Djurgarden	KAA Gent	11:45 AM	Tele2 Arena
CFR Cluj	Slavia Praha	11:45 AM	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu
Slovan Bratislava	FC Basel	11:45 AM	Tehelne Pole
FCSB	Silkeborg	2:00 PM	National Arena
West Ham United	RSC Anderlecht	2:00 PM	London Stadium
Hapoel Beer-Sheva	Lech Poznan	2:00 PM	Turner Stadium
Nice	Slovacko	2:00 PM	Allianz Riviera
FC Vaduz	Dnipro-1	2:00 PM	Rheinpark Stadion
Shamrock Rovers	Molde	2:00 PM	Tallaght Stadium
Ballkani	Sivasspor	2:00 PM	Pristina City Stadium
Zalgiris	Pyunik	2:00 PM	LFF Stadium

Matchweek 5 (Oct. 27, 2022)

Spoiler

Home	Away	Time (CDT)	Venue
Fiorentina	Istanbul Besaksehir	11:45 AM	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Anderlecht	FCSB	11:45 AM	Lotto Park
Villarreal	Hapoel Beer-Sheva	11:45 AM	Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
Austria Wien	Lech Poznan	11:45 AM	Generali Arena
OGC Nice	Partizan Belgrade	11:45 AM	Allianz Riviera
Slovácko	1. FC Köln	11:45 AM	Mestsky fotbalovy stadion Miroslava Valenty
FC Vaduz	AZ Alkmaar	11:45 AM	Rheinpark Stadion
Heart of Midlothian	RFS	2:00 PM	Tynecastle Stadium
West Ham United	Silkeborg	2:00 PM	London Stadium
Dnipro-1	Apollon Limassol	2:00 PM	Kosicka futbalova arena
Molde	Djurgården	2:00 PM	Aker Stadion
Shamrock Rovers	KAA Gent	2:00 PM	Tallaght Stadium
Sivasspor	CFR Cluj	2:00 PM	Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stadi
Ballkani	Slavia Praha	2:00 PM	Pristina City Stadium
FC Basel	Zalgiris	2:00 PM	St. Jakob-Park
Slovan Bratislava	Pyunik	2:00 PM	Tehelne Pole

Matchweek 6 (Nov. 3, 2022)

Home	Away	Time (CDT)	Venue
RFS	Fiorentina	10:30 AM	Skonto Stadium
Istanbul Basaksehir	Heart of Midlothian	10:30 AM	Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium
AZ Alkmaar	Dnipro-1	12:45 PM	AFAS Stadion
Apollon Limassol	FC Vaduz	12:45 PM	GSP Stadium
Djurgården	Shamrock Rovers	12:45 PM	Tele2 Arena
KAA Gent	Molde	12:45 PM	Ghelamco Arena
CFR Cluj	Ballkani	12:45 PM	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu
Slavia Praha	Sivasspor	12:45 PM	Sinobo Stadium
Zalgiris	Slovan Bratislava	12:45 PM	LFF Stadium
Pyunik	FC Basel	12:45 PM	Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht
FCSB	West Ham United	3:00 PM	National Arena
Silkeborg	Anderlecht	3:00 PM	JYSK Park
Lech Poznan	Villarreal	3:00 PM	Stadion Miejski Poznan
Hapoel Beer-Sheva	Austria Wien	3:00 PM	Turner Stadium
1. FC Koln	OGC Nice	3:00 PM	RheinEnergieStadion
Partizan Belgrade	Slovacko	3:00 PM	Partizan Stadium

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[HoseEmDown]

They should have cancelled this West Ham game. Fans aren't into it, away fans are, and players look bad. I know they haven't been good all year but not this bad, Rice can't even make a 5 yard pass.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

They should have cancelled this West Ham game. Fans aren't into it, away fans are, and players look bad. I know they haven't been good all year but not this bad, Rice can't even make a 5 yard pass.

They didn’t look that bad before the goal, but yeah, the stadium atmosphere is very odd.

 

[HoseEmDown]

They didn’t look that bad before the goal, but yeah, the stadium atmosphere is very odd.

Scamacca looks worse than Haller. Cornet has been the best player on either side but he can't do it all, nobody else seems to know where the net is.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Scamacca looks worse than Haller. Cornet has been the best player on either side but he can't do it all, nobody else seems to know where the net is.

Scamacca has had chances he muffed for sure, but it’s early, and I sense way more promise with him than I ever did with Haller.

Moyes experimented with a 4-3-3 here, but he’s carrying a few passengers. Lanzini and Ogbonna are done with top level football. Knee injuries killed then both.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Scamacca has had chances he muffed for sure, but it’s early, and I sense way more promise with him than I ever did with Haller.

Moyes experimented with a 4-3-3 here, but he’s carrying a few passengers. Lanzini and Ogbonna are done with top level football. Knee injuries killed then both.

I think the setup has been fine, they've controlled most of the game. The final 3rd has been brutal just like it has all season.

Ogbonna and Lanzini should be fine for this type of competition with the quality they'll face. They spent a ton this summer so the depth should be far better.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Nothing is going right for West Ham this year.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Offsides on Antonio? No VAR yet?

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I think the setup has been fine, they've controlled most of the game. The final 3rd has been brutal just like it has all season.

Ogbonna and Lanzini should be fine for this type of competition with the quality they'll face. They spent a ton this summer so the depth should be far better.

Obviously I agree with you, doesn’t matter who they put out they should be able to handle a Romanian team. But they’re shuffling stuff around, Moyes clearly has no idea what his best configuration/XI is yet.

Offsides on Antonio? No VAR yet?

Off the FCSB player.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Obviously I agree with you, doesn’t matter who they put out they should be able to handle a Romanian team. But they’re shuffling stuff around, Moyes clearly has no idea what his best configuration/XI is yet.

Off the FCSB player.

Defensively they need to get healthy and fit but if he sticks with the 4-3-3 the the other 6 should be obvious.
Cornet - Antonio - Bowen
Paqueta
Rice - Soucek

Saw the replay of the mis hit by the defender.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Defensively they need to get healthy and fit but if he sticks with the 4-3-3 the the other 6 should be obvious.
Cornet - Antonio - Bowen
Paqueta
Rice - Soucek

Saw the replay of the mis hit by the defender.

I wouldn’t want to sit Fornals. I’d sooner bench Soucek and have Rice anchor in front of the defense.


Benrahma - Antonio - Bowen
Fornals - Paqueta
Rice

Moyes is way too focused on defense to do it, though.

Seeing Paqueta today, he's going to take some time to acclimate. Reminds me of when Tevez got to West Ham, he didn't do much of anything for the first month or two before single-handedly keeping that team up.

 

[luiginb]

They should have cancelled this West Ham game. Fans aren't into it, away fans are, and players look bad. I know they haven't been good all year but not this bad, Rice can't even make a 5 yard pass.

Don't worry, the ref's got you.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Don't worry, the ref's got you.

Penalty was very soft.

 

[luiginb]

And Ogbonna made a couple more bookable offences after getting the yellow. I couldn't believe how bad Ogbonna was, I remembered him as a good player, but he's probably done after all the injuries. Lanzini and especially Benrahma was a special shade of awful too, Moyes' changes and the ref's goodwill won them the game in the end.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

And Ogbonna made a couple more bookable offences after getting the yellow. I couldn't believe how bad Ogbonna was, I remembered him as a good player, but he's probably done after all the injuries. Lanzini and especially Benrahma was a special shade of awful too, Moyes' changes and the ref's goodwill won them the game in the end.

There was only that I remember - on the touch line almost immediately after he was booked. It takes time for any player to get to 100% after an ACL, but at Ogbonna’s age I just don’t see it. Lanzini’s case is sad. Makes the Argentina NT and gets a knee injury he never recovers from in training.

They definitely didn’t threaten the goal all match until the penalty, but they were a different team with Antonio, Paqueta, and Bowen.

Moyes has no idea how to coach with a view to the final third, only counters. Part of me is wondering if he got a bunch of the toys he wanted this summer, but has no idea how to play with them.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Why was I under the impression UEFA didn’t allow turf pitches? Hoping they get out of Silkeborg unscathed.

 

[luiginb]

Whoever doesn't believe VAR is the best thing that ever happened to football (after Messi, of course), watch some conference league ... the ref at FCSB/Steaua vs Anderlecht missed 2 obvious penalties, one for both sides. Really unimpressed with Anderlecht, from midfield up they looked like amateurs and only got a 0-0 draw playing against a Steaua team that rested its 4 best players (as they're doing badly in the national league). I can't believe someone paid 40 million for Fabio Silva, he's been dreadful every time I've seen him.

 

[Prntscrn]

Whoever doesn't believe VAR is the best thing that ever happened to football (after Messi, of course), watch some conference league ... the ref at FCSB/Steaua vs Anderlecht missed 2 obvious penalties, one for both sides. Really unimpressed with Anderlecht, from midfield up they looked like amateurs and only got a 0-0 draw playing against a Steaua team that rested its 4 best players (as they're doing badly in the national league). I can't believe someone paid 40 million for Fabio Silva, he's been dreadful every time I've seen him.

f*** VAR! I want to be able to celebrate a goal when it happens. VAR takes away the raw emotions


I pretty much watch every Liverpool (VAR) and Djurgården (no VAR) game. I much prefer no VAR (atleast as it is now)

 

[Incubajerks]

Whoever doesn't believe VAR is the best thing that ever happened to football (after Messi, of course), watch some conference league ... the ref at FCSB/Steaua vs Anderlecht missed 2 obvious penalties, one for both sides. Really unimpressed with Anderlecht, from midfield up they looked like amateurs and only got a 0-0 draw playing against a Steaua team that rested its 4 best players (as they're doing badly in the national league). I can't believe someone paid 40 million for Fabio Silva, he's been dreadful every time I've seen him.

Tnx Luigi, good to know, lost 500 euro because FCSB didn't score.

 

[luiginb]

Check out the penalty the ref didn't give for FCSB, the Anderlecht goalie grabbed the opposing player *by his head* and pushed him down, it's a riot.

f*** VAR! I want to be able to celebrate a goal when it happens. VAR takes away the raw emotions


I pretty much watch every Liverpool (VAR) and Djurgården (no VAR) game. I much prefer no VAR (atleast as it is now)

A goal should only stand if it was scored fairly.

 

[gary69]

f*** VAR! I want to be able to celebrate a goal when it happens. VAR takes away the raw emotions


I pretty much watch every Liverpool (VAR) and Djurgården (no VAR) game. I much prefer no VAR (atleast as it is now)

VAR is made for TV audiencies, it's terrible for spectators at stadium.

VAR shouldn't be used to check offsides at all, that would help a lot right now. If the VAR would only be applied to clear and obvious ref mistakes, it probably wouldn't kill the atmosphere as badly as it does now.

 

[bluesfan94]

Bumping this in anticipation of Thursday

 

[bluesfan94]

Nice to see Pepe getting on the scoresheet.

 

[Prntscrn]

Nice

 

[Brunkmeister]

Savi: Exactly how bad are Gent? Embarrassing stuff really.