Re: Europa League 2012-13 - Panathinaikos, Lazio, Maribor
hmm...teams that I wish we could avoid:
Seeded - Anzhi, Atletico Madrid, Lyon and Benfica
Unseeded - Mönchengladbach (somehow I think they are quite pesky to dispose), Napoli (might put in a half-hearted attempt) and Zenit. (Inter, somehow don't mind to meet them again)
So, overall, I think it's still better to finish as group winner.
Probably slightly better to win the group, but there are some really tricky teams among in the unseeded pot as well. Should we win I fancy us to get Inter. Finish second and we'll get one of those Eastern European ones I think.
hmm...teams that I wish we could avoid:
Seeded - Anzhi, Atletico Madrid, Lyon and Benfica
Unseeded - Mönchengladbach (somehow I think they are quite pesky to dispose), Napoli (might put in a half-hearted attempt) and Zenit. (Inter, somehow don't mind to meet them again)
So, overall, I think it's still better to finish as group winner.