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Europa League - Round of 32: Fiorentina (ITA)

Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Looks like all the Welsh sides went out in the first round.
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Jordinho said:
Looks like all the Welsh sides went out in the first round.
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Bangor City lost 8-0 on aggregate to a somewhat average Icelandic team and Glenavon from N. Ireland are probably amongst the worst teams I've ever seen play against my team over here. Didn't they used to be half decent?
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Icelander said:
Aaaand Motherwell just crashed out against said Icelandic side, Stjarnan F.C. :ross:

This is the winning goal in overtime, worth a watch!

https://vine.co/v/M0WiW9xd72g
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Hey, Icelander, bit of an off topic question for you.

Are there any young up and coming potential new top class Icelandic players around? (Eidur class)

With Sig gone I would like to see Spurs sign another Icelandic player (if he's good enough of course).
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (31 July & 7 August)

Kardemir Karabükspor (TUR)
FC Chornomorets Odesa (UKR)
Saint Johnstone FC (SCO)
1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER)
Diósgyőri VTK (HUN)
FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
FK AS Trenčín (SVK)
AC Omonia (CYP)
Torino FC (ITA)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Stjarnan (ISL)
FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR)
FK Sarajevo (BIH)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
FC Astana (KAZ)
SV Zulte Waregem (BEL)
SV Grödig (AUT)
FC Astra (ROU)
Ruch Chorzów (POL)
FC Dinamo Moskva (RUS)
BSC Young Boys (SUI)
IF Elfsborg (SWE)
FC Petrolul Ploieşti (ROU)
Víkingur (FRO)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
Neftçi PFK (AZE)
IFK Göteborg (SWE)
Club Brugge KV (BEL)
FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)		v
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v
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v
v
v
v
v
v
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v
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v
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v
v
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v
v
v		Rosenborg BK (NOR)
RNK Split (CRO)
FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Asteras Tripolis FC (GRE)
FC Krasnodar (RUS)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
Hull City (ENG)
FK Metalurg Skopje (MKD)
IF Brommapojkarna (SWE)
SKN St Pölten (AUT)
KKS Lech Poznań (POL)
Molde FK (NOR)
Atromitos FC (GRE)
Aberdeen FC (SCO)
AIK Solna (SWE)
FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA)
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE)
Esbjerg fB (DEN)
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR)
Ermis Aradippou FC (CYP)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
HNK Rijeka (CRO)
CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)
FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO)
Rio Ave FC (POR)
Brøndby IF (DEN)
HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
Seeded teams in bold. The draw for the 3rd qualifying round was made before the results of the 2nd qualifying round were known, using the coefficient of the highest ranked team in each tie. Therefore some teams might look out of place, like Astana that knocked out Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Also joining in at the next stage are the LOSERS of these ties:

Third qualifying round (29/30 July and 5/6 August)

Champions route

Qarabağ FK (AZE)
Debreceni VSC (HUN)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Aalborg BK (DEN)
Legia Warszawa (POL)
FC Aktobe (KAZ)
NK Maribor (SVN)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)		v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v		FC Salzburg (AUT)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
FC Sheriff (MDA)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Celtic FC (SCO)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
APOEL FC (CYP)
Malmö FF (SWE)
FK Partizan (SRB)
League route

AEL Limassol FC (CYP)
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
Feyenoord (NED)
Grasshopper Club (SUI)
R. Standard de Liège (BEL)		v
v
v
v
v		FC Zenit (RUS)
FC København (DEN)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR)
LOSC Lille (FRA)
Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
These are the seeds for the 4th qualifying round, assuming the seeded teams go through:

Code: 
Seeded teams                   coef.              Unseeded teams                 coef.
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Olympique Lyon *3        Fra  97.300              Esbjerg fB **            Den  13.260
Internazionale           Ita  95.387              AS Saint-Étienne         Fra  12.800
Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  75.949              Rio Ave *3               Por  12.459
PSV Eindhoven *3         Ned  64.862              Dinamo Moscow *3         Rus  12.399
Villarreal               Esp  53.542              Zulte Waregem **         Bel  12.260
FC Twente Enschede       Ned  50.862              Rosenborg BK *           Nor  11.355
Metalist Kharkiv         Ukr  45.693              IF Elfsborg **           Swe  11.265
Viktoria Plzen *3        Cze  40.870              DVSC Debrecen @3         Hun  10.325
PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  37.720              Omonia Nicosia **        Cyp  10.150
Club Brugge *3           Bel  32.260              Hajduk Split **          Cro   9.925
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk @3 Ukr  32.193              Atromitos FC *3          Gre   9.720
Trabzonspor              Tur  31.340              Grasshoppers Zürich @3   Sui   9.645
Panathinaikos @3         Gre  30.220              FK Rostov                Rus   9.399
CFR Cluj **              Rom  25.451              FK Krasnodar **          Rus   9.399
Borussia Mönchengladbach Ger  25.328              Molde FK **              Nor   9.355
Real Sociedad *3         Esp  24.542              NK Rijeka **             Cro   8.925
Young Boys *3            Sui  24.145              PEC Zwolle               Ned   8.862
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  20.899              KSC Lokeren              Bel   8.760
Rapid Wien               Aut  19.185              Slovan Bratislava @3     Svk   8.700
FC Zürich                Sui  18.645              Apollon Limassol         Cyp   8.650
Nacional Funchal         Por  17.959              FK Aktobe @3             Kaz   8.150
FSV Mainz 05 *3          Ger  17.328              AEL Limassol @3          Cyp   7.650
Lech Poznan **           Pol  17.275              Garabag Agdam @3         Azb   7.575
Hull City *3             Eng  16.949              HJK Helsinki @3          Fin   7.435
Slovan Liberec **        Cze  16.870              FC Midtjylland           Den   6.760
NK Maribor @3            Slo  16.200              Malmö FF @3              Swe   6.265
Chernomorets Odesa *3    Ukr  16.193              AaB Aalborg @3           Den   5.260
Legia Warsaw @3          Pol  15.275              St. Johnstone **         Sco   4.813 -  5.200
Partizan Belgrade @3     Srb  14.825              Zimbru Chisinau *        Mol   3.075 -  6.185
Torino *3                Ita  13.387              Chikhura Sachkhere *     Geo   2.475 -  7.075
Feyenoord @3             Ned  13.362              FK Astana *              Kaz   1.900 -  7.765
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

braineclipse said:
Hey, Icelander, bit of an off topic question for you.

Are there any young up and coming potential new top class Icelandic players around? (Eidur class)

With Sig gone I would like to see Spurs sign another Icelandic player (if he's good enough of course).
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Good question. We kind of hit our "golden generation" with players around Gylfi's age group. Guys like Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, who is leaving Ajax, most likely going to QPR - Aron Jóhannsson, who plays for AZ and decided to play for the U.S. in the World Cup - and Alfreð Finnbogason, who joined Real Sociedad this summer, amongst others.

I think the three most popular names would be Hörður Björgvin Magnússon at Juventus, Hjörtur Hermannsson at PSV and Albert Guðmundsson at Heerenveen.

Magnusson (21) is a centre back, but can also play as a left back. After playing for their youth team, he was loaned out to Spezia last year, but recently signed a new contract with Juventus and was then loaned out to Cesena, who are playing in Serie A next season. Look for him to break into our national team this year. Oh, and he also did this: http://vimeo.com/67509576

Hermannson (19) is also a centre back who plays for the PSV youth team. He's captained our youth national teams and played his first games in our top division at the age of 16, before joining PSV in 2012. He'd already been on trial with many clubs, including A.C. Milan, who reportedly would've signed him, if he'd been from Italy. Allegedly. He's tall, nearly 190 cm, so hopefully he'll turn out the be a good one, especially since our national team desperately lacks good centre halves.

Gudmundsson (17) is probably the best known of the bunch, since he shares a name with his great-grandfather who was a known footballer back in the day with Arsenal, Nancy and A.C. Milan. He was also Iceland's first professional football player. Gudmundsson is a no. 10 or a striker and plays for Heerenveen, hopefully he'll get some chances this season with their top team, not just the youth side, although he's still only 17 so there's no rush yet! Arsenal courted him pretty heavily, he was regularly on trial there and had a contract offer on the table before choosing Heerenveen. Before you get your hopes up though, he's a lifelong Gooner, along with his entire family, and has stated many times in local interviews that he's determined to play for them someday!

Anyways, that about sums it up. I don't think we have anybody in Eidur's class coming up anytime soon, or even Gylfi's for that matter. Eidur's talents were there for the world to see at a very early age, but these lads still have time to grow and go on to make a name for themselves.
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Icelander said:
Bangor City lost 8-0 on aggregate to a somewhat average Icelandic team and Glenavon from N. Ireland are probably amongst the worst teams I've ever seen play against my team over here. Didn't they used to be half decent?
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Glentoran were a decent side in N. Ireland and regularly qualify for European completion, Glenavon were at their best in the 1990's and do not have a good record in Europe, not even in the European Song Contest.
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Jordinho said:
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP) - Aberdeen FC (SCO)
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Griezmann will be cup tied :-"

FC Krasnodar could be the dark horse this year. The club was formed in 2008 by a russian billionaire (he's got no less than $8.2 billion in his pocket) and now they have 10 internationals in the squad.
A long trip to a terrible place against a relatively tough team, it would be an awful draw if we'd get them.
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

jamonserrano said:
Griezmann will be cup tied :-"

FC Krasnodar could be the dark horse this year. The club was formed in 2008 by a russian billionaire (he's got no less than $8.2 billion in his pocket) and now they have 10 internationals in the squad.
A long trip to a terrible place against a relatively tough team, it would be an awful draw if we'd get them.
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Thats our tie then. Nailed on. Long trip again just like last season, you know it
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Looks like there's one or two upsets on the cards:

Third qualifying round, 1st leg:

Champions route

Qarabağ FK (AZE)
Debreceni VSC (HUN)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Aalborg BK (DEN)
Legia Warszawa (POL)
FC Aktobe (KAZ)
NK Maribor (SVN)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)		2-1
1-0
2-1
0-1
4-1
2-2
1-0
2-2
4-2
0-0		FC Salzburg (AUT)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
FC Sheriff (MDA)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Celtic FC (SCO)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
APOEL FC (CYP)
Malmö FF (SWE)
FK Partizan (SRB)
League route

AEL Limassol FC (CYP)
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
Feyenoord (NED)
Grasshopper Club (SUI)
R. Standard de Liège (BEL)		1-0
0-0
1-2
0-2
0-0		FC Zenit (RUS)
FC København (DEN)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR)
LOSC Lille (FRA)
Panathinaikos FC (GRE)

Seeded teams in bold.
 
Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Zenit usually plays weaker away and it was their first match of the season. Also they suffered some unluck and doubtful red card.
I don't think anything was decided. I reckon Zenit will win 2nd leg with two goals advantage.
 
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Re: The Race for Europe/6th Place

Hidden said:
Zenit usually plays weaker away and it was their first match of the season. Also they suffered some unluck and doubtful red card.
I don't think anything was decided. I reckon Zenit will win 2nd leg with two goals advantage.
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Personally i think they lost on purpose in an attempt to deceive the opposition into thinking they're a weak team. AVB is a genius i tell you.
 
Re: The Race for Europa League

3rd qualifying round, 1st leg:

Kardemir Karabükspor (TUR)
RNK Split (CRO)
Saint Johnstone FC (SCO)
1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER)
Diósgyőri VTK (HUN)
FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
FK AS Trenčín (SVK)
AC Omonia (CYP)
IF Brommapojkarna (SWE)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Stjarnan (ISL)
FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR)
FK Sarajevo (BIH)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
FC Astana (KAZ)
SV Zulte Waregem (BEL)
SV Grödig (AUT)
FC Astra (ROU)
Ruch Chorzów (POL)
FC Dinamo Moskva (RUS)
BSC Young Boys (SUI)
IF Elfsborg (SWE)
FC Petrolul Ploieşti (ROU)
Víkingur (FRO)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
Neftçi PFK (AZE)
IFK Göteborg (SWE)
Club Brugge KV (BEL)
FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)		0-0
2-0
1-2
1-0
1-5
1-4
0-0
3-0
0-3
1-0
1-0
1-1
1-2
2-0
1-1
2-5
1-2
3-0
0-0
1-1
1-0
4-1
1-1
1-5
1-0
0-0
0-1
3-0
4-2		Rosenborg BK (NOR)
FC Chornomorets Odesa (UKR)
FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Asteras Tripolis FC (GRE)
FC Krasnodar (RUS)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
Hull City (ENG)
FK Metalurg Skopje (MKD)
Torino FC (ITA)
SKN St Pölten (AUT)
KKS Lech Poznań (POL)
Molde FK (NOR)
Atromitos FC (GRE)
Aberdeen FC (SCO)
AIK Solna (SWE)
FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA)
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE)
Esbjerg fB (DEN)
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR)
Ermis Aradippou FC (CYP)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
HNK Rijeka (CRO)
CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)
FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO)
Rio Ave FC (POR)
Brøndby IF (DEN)
HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
Seeded teams in bold.
 
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