UEFA Europa League Qualifying Rounds 2018/19

[Milos Krasic]

What’s the record for biggest comeback in these 2-game series?

That Zenit game was crazy.

Clearly, they should have never been in 0-4 hole to begin with.

I read it was the biggest comeback in the competition in 33 years.

 

[MaxV]

I read it was the biggest comeback in the competition in 33 years.

Yeah, I read that also.

Real came back from 1-5 to win 4-0 at home and advance in 1985.

 

[Evilo]

I remember a Halmstad/Parma UEFA game that was crazy too. 0-3, 4-0 or something.

 

[MaxV]

Apparently because of a quick turnaround after their previous round, Ufa might not get their visas in time to play the Rangers and might have to forfeit.

That would suck.

EDIT: apparently it has been, or expected to be, resolved.

 

[maclean]

Olomouc with three or four chances in the last ten minutes against Sevilla that were only a few centimetres from being goals.. So I expect Sevilla to score any time now

 

[ViD]

Zenit with a horrible start but strong finish to win 3-1 at home.

Comfortable result, but doesn’t guarantee anything

 

[Savi]

Olomouc with three or four chances in the last ten minutes against Sevilla that were only a few centimetres from being goals.. So I expect Sevilla to score any time now

Good call

 

[ScottishCanuck]

Celtic are just shambolic at the moment. All the way from the boardroom to the coaching to the players.

 

[Live in the Now]

It appears that Gerrard knows how to coach a team. The commentator for this game is a massive idiot.

 

[Savi]

Dudelange beat Cluj 2-0 and are on the verge of becoming the first team from Luxembourg to qualify for a UEFA group stage. Really hope they pull it off.

 

[Savi]

Genk easily beat Brondby and should have no problem finishing the job in Denmark next week.

Gent were the better team at home against Bordeaux but had to settle for a scoreless draw. Still every chance to go through against a team that clearly has a lot of issues right now.

 

[maclean]

Good call

Actually it took another ten near misses and actually Sevilla bringing on Silva and Navas before they managed it. But that one neat pass with a perfect finish was all they needed, which was no surprise. Feel bad for Olomouc but they can hold their heads high

 

[S E P H]

Dudelange beat Cluj 2-0 and are on the verge of becoming the first team from Luxembourg to qualify for a UEFA group stage. Really hope they pull it off.

That's probably a pretty empty stadium there..

 

[HajdukSplit]

I actually looked at their squad they have some "known" players like Bisevac (ex-PSG, Lyon, Lazio), Kruska (ex-Dortmund). Though I think their league is semi-professional which makes it more impressive (I know for a fact their domestic based NT players pretty much all work second jobs)

Looks like Scotland are in good shape to have two clubs in UEFA group competitions, probably its been 10-15 years since that's happened. Norway could have two teams as well, maybe even three with Molde having an outside shot with their away goal at Zenit

 

[Albatros]

They have quite many rejects from bigger leagues, talented players that for a reason or another didn't make it and ended up in Luxembourg. Levan Kenia is a Georgia international that played Bundesliga with Schalke, Mario Pokar has youth caps with Germany like Kruska, Kakoko was trained by FC Bayern, and so on. It's an underdog story, but not that of part-timers exactly. Probably Toppmöller's contacts have helped in finding players like these from Germany.

 

[ViD]

Ufa is so poor it would take a miracle for them to beat Rangers, for whom one away goal would seal the deal

 

[MaxV]

What’s with Portugal league?

It has been a steady decline. There is a legit chance of them falling below Ukraine and Belgium.

They’ve already lost 2 teams.

 

[Savi]

Portuguese league doesn't have any depth, thats nothing new

 

[ViD]

Ufa - Rangers game might turn out to be quite interesting

Rangers scored an away goal and it looked like a done deal, then Ufa equalized and Rangers are down to 10 men

 

[MaxV]

Ufa isn’t built to press. They are at their best when they park the bus and counter.

 

[ViD]

Ufa isn’t built to press. They are at their best when they park the bus and counter.

Rangers is pretty average, Ufa can certainly get lucky

 

[HajdukSplit]

Rangers progress despite finishing the match with 9 men

Astana beat APOEL on penalty kicks which looked like something out of a U10 match, Astana won 2:1 on the penalty shooutout

If results hold RB Leipzig will be out, conceded an away goal to Zorya, now must win

 

[Milos Krasic]

I watched a little of the Astana/APOEL match but the play was soooo poor I just turned it off.

Pašalić has missed two golden chances for Atalanta who are still 0-0 with Copenhagen.

 

[Milos Krasic]

Going to extra time in Copenhagen

 

[HajdukSplit]

RB Leipzig saved with a last minute penalty to progress, on the balance of play deserved but they were nearly knocked out

FCK-Atalanta heading to ET after two scoreless draws; Basel on their way out as they are currently losing in Cyprus, Dudelange all but through scoring twice in Romania, Tel-Aviv overturn a two goal deficit and if results hold they will progress on away goals