UEFA Europa & Conference League 2022/23

[maclean]

Slavia finally puts in another one in extra time, looks like they're moving on, already in stoppage time

 

[gary69]

Esposito's equalizer for Anderlecht, which would have put them through, is ruled out for offside (correctly) in the 89th minute. Bit surprising they took off Fabio Silva after that as match looks to be heading for extra-time.

 

[gary69]

Nice go 2-1 ahead on agg with a great top corner shot in the 114th minute. Anderlecht match heads to penalties.

Edit: Great first PK for Young Boys (likewise Hoedt for Anderlecht) but then it went all wrong for the Swiss and they are out.

Nice through as well.

 

[Savi]

Antwerp thoroughly beaten by Basaksehir, really disappointing after getting a good result in Turkey.

Thank God Anderlecht won the PK shoot out against Young Boys so at least they will advance

 

[Savi]

FC Vaduz from Liechtenstein qualify for the ECL, wow

 

[Jussi]

HJK made it through. If they get drawn with United...

 

[gary69]

FC Vaduz from Liechtenstein qualify for the ECL, wow

Never thought to see a team from Liechtenstein in the group stages, although they play in the Swiss league system (albeit currently in 2nd division) which helps.

I see that about the only Liechenstein player I have heard about, their legend Mario Frick is no longer Vaduz manager.

Slovan Bratislava finally managed to clinch the match on penalties, some poor misses in that shootout.

 

[luiginb]

Cluj and FCSB (old Steaua) qualify to the conference league from Romania, after wins over Maribor from Slovenia and Viking from Norway. Our third team Craiova lost a penalty shootout to Hapoel Beer Sheva, where Hemed is still playing at 35.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Europa League seedings (draw is tomorrow)

Pot 1: Roma (ITA), Manchester United (ENG), Arsenal (ENG), Lazio (ITA), Braga (POR), Red Star Belgrade (SRB), Dynamo Kiev (UKR), Olympiakos (GRE)

Pot 2: Feyenoord (NED), Rennes (FRA), PSV (NED), Monaco (FRA), Real Sociedad (ESP), Qarabag (AZE), Malmo (SWE), Ludogorets (BUL)

Pot 3: Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA), Real Betis (ESP), Midtjylland (DEN), Bodo/Glimt (NOR), Ferencvaros (HUN), Union Berlin (GER), Freiburg (GER), Fenerbahce (TUR)

Pot 4: Nantes (FRA), HJK Helsinki (FIN), Strum Graz (AUT), AEK Larnaca (CYP), Omonia Nicosia (CYP), FC Zurich (SUI), Union SG (BEL), Trabzonspor (TUR)


UEFA Conference League seeding (draw is tomorrow); Kosovo (Ballkani), Liechtenstein (Vaduz) and Lithuania (Zalgiris) will have a team in the group stage of a Euro competition for the first time ever

Pot 1: Villarreal (ESP), FC Basel (SUI), Slavia Prague (CZE), AZ Alkmaar (NED), Gent (BEL), Istanbul BB (TUR), Partizan Belgrade (SRB), West Ham United (ENG)

Pot 2: Cluj (ROU), Molde (NOR), Steaua Bucharest (ROU), Fiorentina (ITA), Koln (GER), Hapoel Beer Sheva (ISR), Apollon Limassol (CYP), Slovan Bratislava (SVK)

Pot 3: Nice (FRA), Anderlecht (BEL), Zalgiris (LTU), Austria Wien (AUT), Hearts (SCO), Shamrock Rovers (IRL), Sivasspor (TUR), Vaduz (LIE)

Pot 4: Dnipro (UKR), Lech Poznan (POL), Slovacko (CZE), Silkeborg (DEN), Djurgardens (SWE), Pyunik (ARM), Riga FS (LVA), Ballkani (KOS)

 

[Incubajerks]

Fiorentina are a very strange team, Twente is a modest team but the central defender, I don't remember the name but he was very young, he impressed me very much.

 

[Brunkmeister]

Come on and give us that Malmödraw.

 

[Eye of Ra]

I mean it would be cool meeting Arsenal. But we would get smashed really hard. Hoping for either Braga, Red Star Belgrade, Dynamo Kiev or Olympiakos from pot 1.

 

[robertmac43]

Don't hate this group. Pretty easy from a travel perspective which is really all you can ask for with the Thursday night games;



Full draw results below;

 

[Brunkmeister]

Don't hate this group. Pretty easy from a travel perspective which is really all you can ask for with the Thursday night games;



Full draw results below;

Bodö is faaaaar north. Even though it's our neighbours, from where i live in Sweden it would take 16 hours by car to go there Eindhoven also 16 hours. 20 to Zürich.

I don't like it at all.

 

[robertmac43]

Bodö is faaaaar north. Even though it's our neighbours, from where i live in Sweden it would take 16 hours by car to go there Eindhoven also 16 hours. 20 to Zürich.

I don't like it at all.

It's far north but an easy flight from London and not too much of a time change difference.

 

[Brunkmeister]

It's far north but an easy flight from London and not too much of a time change difference.

If you look at it like that sure it's not an entire nightmare. But if the game is played in november it could very well be -15 degrees and hefty snowchaos

 

[Eye of Ra]

we all understand turkish

 

[AB13]

Great draw for Djurgården. Think we have a decent chance to go through here. Shamrock, Molde and Gent all seem like they were among the more favorable teams to draw from their pots.

 

[robertmac43]

If you look at it like that sure it's not an entire nightmare. But if the game is played in november it could very well be -15 degrees and hefty snowchaos

I love a little snow chaos haha.

 

[bluesfan94]

Europa League:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Arsenal	Dynamo Kyiv	AS Roma	Braga	Manchester United	Lazio	Olympiacos	Crvena zvezda
PSV Eindhoven	Rennes	Ludogorets	Malmo FF	Real Sociedad	Feyenoord	Qarabag	Monaco
Bodo/Glimt	Fenerbahce	Real Betis	Union Berlin	Sheriff Tiraspol	Midtjylland	SC Frieburg	Ferencvaros
FC Zurich	AEK Larnaca	HJK Helsinki	Union Saint-Gilloise	Omonia	Sturm Graz	Nantes	Trabzonspor

Conference League:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Istanbul Besaksehir	West Ham United	Villarreal	Partizan	AZ Alkmaar	Gent	Slavia Prague	Basel
Fiorentina	FCSB	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1. FC Koln	Apollon Limassol	Molde	CFR Cluj	Slovan Bratislava
Heart of Midlothian	Anderlecht	Austria Wien	Nice	Vaduz	Shamrock Rovers	Sivasspor	Zalgiris
RFS	Silkeborg	Lech Poznan	Slovacko	SC Dnipro-1	Djurgardens IF	Ballkani	Pyunik

 

[HajdukSplit]

Toughest group in the EL is probably H if everybody takes it seriously, three domestic champions + Monaco. Nothing really stands out in the Conference League yet, maybe Koln vs. Nice but their group isn't too difficult especially with Partizan having a rough patch

 

[bluesfan94]

Don't hate this group. Pretty easy from a travel perspective which is really all you can ask for with the Thursday night games;

Yep, agreed. Travel isn't terrible and the teams are beatable, although some of the road matches could be difficult each in their own way. I wish we knew the schedule.

 

[Incubajerks]

Definitely wise decision, both especially for those they would follow the Dutch team.

 

[gary69]

I wouldn't want to see Barcelona vs Man Utd yet at this first round.

Edit: LOL, of course that was the first match drawn. Well, one these teams can concentrate on the domestic league for the spring.

 

[Jussi]

Ok United fans, raise your hand if you knew United would get drawn with Barcelona: \o