Europa League 20/21

[medw1311]

Why not he’s over 6ft tall and he maybe the international striker were apparently after 1 goal in 27 appearances for the national team.

The international goal was against Spain though.

F/T - 5-1 win for Runavik.

2nd European hat-trick for Klæmint Olsen. His first was against Hibs in 2018.

[Basingstokered]

The international goal was against Spain though.

F/T - 5-1 win for Runavik.

2nd European hat-trick for Klæmint Olsen. His first was against Hibs in 2018.

Even David goodwillie scores against Spain

[Red Zone]

So after last night we have clarity on the next two rounds.

The draw for round two is on Monday and we are seeded and will draw one of the following teams

FK Kukësi * Alb 5.500
Servette FC Genève * Sui 5.280
Aris Thessaloniki Gre 5.260
OFI Heraklion Gre 5.260
FK Ventspils * Lat 5.250
Olimpija Ljubljana * Slo 5.250
Lincoln Red Imps *p Gib 5.250
TSC Backa Topola * Srb 5.100
Kalju Nomme * Est 5.000
NK Osijek Cro 4.975
IFK Göteborg Swe 4.550
Hammarby IF * Swe 4.550
Bodø/Glimt * Nor 4.350
Viking Stavanger Nor 4.350
Progrès Niederkorn * Lux 4.250
FK Riteriai * Lit 4.250
CSKA Sofia * Bul 4.000
Honvéd Budapest * Hun 4.000
Maccabi Haifa * Isr 3.925
Kaysar Kyzylorda Kaz 3.850
Neftchi Baku * Azb 3.750
Shamrock Rovers * Irl 3.750
B36 Torshavn *p Far 3.750
Lokomotiv Plovdiv * Bul 3.475
FC Botosani * Rom 3.340
Piast Gliwice * Pol 3.325
Hibernians FC * Mlt 3.250
DAC Dunajska Streda * Svk 3.175
KF Laçi * Alb 2.750
Teuta Durrës * Alb 1.475
Renova Dzepciste * Mac 1.475
FK Borac Banja Luka * Bos 1.375
Sfântul Gheorghe * Mol 1.350
Coleraine *p Nir 1.250
Bala Town * Wal 1.250
Lokomotivi Tbilisi * Geo 1.150

The draw for the third round is then on Tuesday next week and we are unseeded. Obviously going to be lots of either/or draws but we will have one of the following seeded teams as one of the either/or (most, but not all of these teams will play in the second round as well)

Tottenham Hotspur ** Eng 85.000
FC Basel ** Sui 58.500
Besiktas @2 Tur 54.000
Sporting CP Lisbon Por 50.000
FC København ** Den 42.000
PSV Eindhoven Ned 37.000
VfL Wolfsburg ** Ger 36.000
Viktoria Plzen @2 Cze 34.000
APOEL Nicosia * Cyp 27.500
BATE Borisov ** Bls 24.000
Galatasaray ** Tur 23.500
Malmö FF * Swe 22.000
Partizan Belgrade * Srb 22.000
Standard Liège ** Bel 20.500
FCSB * Rom 20.500
Granada CF ** Esp 20.456
AC Milan ** Ita 19.000
AEK Athens Gre 16.500
Sevco ** Sco 16.250
LASK Aut 14.000
Hapoel Beer-Sheva * Isr 14.000
Rosenborg BK * Nor 13.500
Apollon Limassol * Cyp 12.500
FK Rostov Rus 12.000
Stade de Reims ** Fra 11.849
NK Rijeka Cro 11.000


I know it's looking too far ahead but if we get through the second round the draw for the play off round is held before we play the third round tie. Assuming the seeded team we draw in the third round doesn't get knocked out in the second round then it will be their seeding that will determine whether we are seeded in play off round or not (top 13 seeds left after round 2 are seeded for play off round). Obviously we can't draw sevco in either Q3 or PO round.

All as clear as mud because the scumbags at UEFA contort everything to ensure as many of the "big teams" make the group stages as possible.

So what do we want in the two draws?

Q2 is easy as we want the easiest possible draw. Assuming it is regionalised again to limit covid travelling that's probably something like Bala Town from Wales or the third best team in the Faroes.

Q3 gets trickier as to what kind of draw we want. If we get a lower seed like Apollon then we will be unseeded in the PO round so will draw a top 13 seed and then it is fingers crossed they get knocked out in R3 as it will be a real stretch to beat any of those teams even in a one off game at an empty Pittodrie. If we get a top 13 seed then for sure we would have to beat them as very unlikely one of them loses in R2 and even then we still end up with a tough game in the PO round despite being seeded. On balance would take a "winnable" game in R3 and take our chances in the PO round.

So what do I want next week

Q2 draw (Monday) Bala Town/B36 Torshavn
Q3 draw (Tuesday) Apollon/Rosenberg/Hapoel

[D31]

I hadn't thought of carrying the seeding from round 3 to round 4. Let me check...

[D31]

I vote Partizan Belgrade in Round 3

[ByeByeScum2012]

Basically we’re phucked. We need a miracle to get past Round 3 never mind the play off round.

[D31]

one of matches gives anyone a chance. Coleraine gubbing Maribor etc.

Also the fact we dont need to worry about away goals probably helps us.

Let's see what the draw brings first. The 'big' team we face in round 3 might be knocked out in round 2 cos they are away in kazakhstan or something.

[Don_Corleone]

Mental that you could play AC Milan and then still have ANOTHER round to play before making it into the groups.

[The_Moog]

Mental that you could play AC Milan and then still have ANOTHER round to play before making it into the groups.

It’s pretty simple really. They don’t want the likes of us anywhere near their party.

They just want the tedious repetition of the same teams playing each other in the same groups with the sane results every year as that’s what the tourist fans from the Far East etc want to watch...

[neilthedon]

It’s pretty simple really. They don’t want the likes of us anywhere near their party.

They just want the tedious repetition of the same teams playing each other in the same groups with the sane results every year as that’s what the tourist fans from the Far East etc want to watch...

And that in a nutshell is it !!

What happened to this " Diddy " third Europa cup . Probably shelved till the Covid is expunged ?

That`s our only likely chance of near future Euro glory. ? Although that will see the same regulars ppearing. Maribor, Kairat Almaty , Venstspil . They all keep popping up don`t they ?