UEFA Europa League Thread

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2012 UEFA Europa League Final

Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao

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2012-13 UEFA Europa League Group Stage Draw

Group A

Liverfekkin'wankscum
Udinese
Young Boys
Anzhi Makhachkala

Group B

Atletico Madrid
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Viktoria Plzen
Academica

Group C

Marseille
Fenerbahce
Borussia Monchengladbach
AEL Limassol

Group D

Bordeaux
Club Brugge
Newcastle United
Maritimo

Group E

Stuttgart
Copenhagen
Steaua Bucharest
Molde

Group F

PSV Eindhoven
Napoli
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
AIK Solna

Group G

Sporting CP
Basel
Genk
Videoton

Group H

Inter
Rubin Kazan
Partizan Belgrade
Neftchi

Group I

Lyon
Athletic Bilbao
Sparta Prague
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona

Group J

Tottenham Hotspur
Panathinaikos
Lazio
Maribor

Group K

Bayer Leverkusen
Metalist Kharkiv
Rosenborg
Rapid Vienna

Group L

Twente
Hannover
Levante
Helsingborgs

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UEFA Europa League - Group Stage (Matchday 1)

Group A

Young Boys 3-5 Liverfekkin'wankscum
Udinese 1-1 Anzhi Makhachkala

Group B

Hapoel Tel Aviv 0-3 Atletico Madrid
Viktoria Plzen 3-1 Academica

Group C

AEL Limassol 0-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
Fenerbahce 2-2 Marseille

Group D

Maritimo 0-0 Newcastle United
Bordeaux 4-0 Club Brugge

Group E

Stuttgart 2-2 Steaua Bucharest
Copenhagen 2-1 Molde

Group F

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-0 PSV Eindhoven
Napoli 4-0 AIK Stockholm

Group G

Genk 3-0 Videoton
Sporting CP 0-0 Basel

Group H

Inter 2-2 Rubin Kazan
Partizan Belgrade 0-0 Neftchi Baku

Group I

Lyon 2-1 Sparta Prague
Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Group J

Maribor 3-0 Panathinaikos
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Lazio

Group K

Rapid Vienna 1-2 Rosenborg
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Metalist Kharkiv

Group L

Levante 1-0 Helsingborg
Twente 2-2 Hannover

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UEFA Europa League - Group Stage (Matchday 2)

Group A

Anzhi Makhachkala 2-0 Young Boys
Liverfekkin'wankscum 2-3 Udinese

Group B

Academica 1-1 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Viktoria Plzen

Group C

Marseille 5-1 AEL Limassol
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-4 Fenerbahce

Group D

Club Brugge 2-0 Maritimo
Newcastle United 3-0 Bordeaux

Group E

Molde 2-0 Stuttgart
Steaua Bucharest 1-0 Copenhagen

Group F

AIK 2-3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Napoli

Group G

Basel 2-2 Genk
Videoton 3-0 Sporting CP

Group H

Neftchi Baku 1-3 Inter
Rubin Kazan 2-0 Partizan

Group I

Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-4 Lyon
Sparta Prague 3-1 Athletic Bilbao

Group J

Lazio 1-0 Maribor
Panathinaikos 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Group K

Metalist Kharkiv 2-0 Rapid Vienna
Rosenborg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen

Group L

Hannover 2-1 Levante
Helsingborgs 2-2 Twente

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UEFA Europa League - Group Stage (Matchday 3)

Group A

Liverfekkin'wankscum 1-0 Anzhi Makhachkala
Young Boys 3-1 Udinese

Group B

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Academica
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-2 Viktoria Plzen

Group C

Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 Marseille
AEL Limassol 0-1 Fenerbahce

Group D

Newcastle United 1-0 Club Brugge
Maritimo 1-1 Bordeaux

Group E

Steaua Bucharest 2-0 Molde
Stuttgart 0-0 Copenhagen

Group F

PSV Eindhoven 1-1 AIK
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-1 Napoli

Group G

Videoton 2-1 Basel
Genk 2-1 Sporting CP

Group H

Rubin Kazan 1-0 Neftchi Baku
Inter 1-0 Partizan

Group I

Sparta Prague 3-1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Lyon 2-1 Athletic Bilbao

Group J

Panathinaikos 1-1 Lazio
Maribor 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Group K

Rosenborg 1-2 Metalist Kharkiv
Rapid Vienna 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen

Group L

Helsingborgs 1-2 Hannover
Levante 3-0 Twente

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UEFA Europa League - Group Stage (Matchday 4)

Group A

Anzhi Makhachkala 1-0 Liverfekkin'wankscum
Udinese 2-3 Young Boys

Group B

Academica 2-0 Atletico Madrid
Viktoria Plzen 4-0 Hapoel Tel Aviv

Group C

Marseille 2-2 Borussia Monchengladbach
Fenerbahce 2-0 AEL Limassol

Group D

Club Brugge 2-2 Newcastle United
Bordeaux 1-0 Maritimo

Group E

Molde 1-2 Steaua Bucharest
Copenhagen 0-2 Stuttgart

Group F

AIK 1-0 PSV Eindhoven
Napoli 4-2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Group G

Basel 1-0 Videoton
Sporting CP 1-1 Genk

Group H

Neftchi Baku 0-1 Rubin Kazan
Partizan 1-3 Inter

*Inter & Rubin Kazan have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group I

Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1-1 Sparta Prague
Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Lyon

*Lyon have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group J

Lazio 3-0 Panathinaikos
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Maribor

Group K

Metalist Kharkiv 3-1 Rosenborg
Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Rapid Vienna

*Bayer Leverkusen & Metalist Kharkiv have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group L

Hannover 3-2 Helsingborg
Twente 0-0 Levante

*Hannover have advanced to the Round of 32.

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UEFA Europa League - Group Stage (Matchday 5)

Group A

Anzhi Makhachkala 2-0 Udinese
Liverfekkin'wankscum 2-2 Young Boys

*Anzhi Makhachkala have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group B

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Academica 1-1 Viktoria Plzen

*Atletico Madrid & Viktoria Plzen have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group C

Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 AEL Limassol
Marseille 0-1 Fenerbahce

*Fenerbahce & Borussia Monchengladbach have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group D

Newcastle United 1-1 Maritimo
Club Brugge 1-2 Bordeaux

*Bordeaux & Newcastle United have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group E

Steaua Bucharest 1-5 Stuttgart
Molde 1-2 Copenhagen

Group F

PSV Eindhoven 1-2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
AIK 1-2 Napoli

*Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk & Napoli have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group G

Videoton 0-1 Genk
Basel 3-0 Sporting CP

*Genk have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group H

Rubin Kazan 3-0 Inter
Neftchi Baku 1-1 Partizan Belgrade

*Rubin Kazan & Inter have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group I

Sparta Prague 1-1 Lyon

*Lyon & Sparta Prague have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group J

Panathinaikos 1-0 Maribor
Lazio 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur

*Lazio have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group K

Rosenborg 3-2 Rapid Vienna
Metalist Kharkiv 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

*Metalist Kharkiv & Bayer Leverkusen have advanced to the Round of 32.

Group L

Helsingborg 1-3 Levante
Hannover 0-0 Twente

*Hannover & Levante have advanced to the Round of 32.

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UEFA Europa League - Group Stage (Matchday 6)

Group A

Young Boys 3-1 Anzhi Makhachkala
Udinese 0-1 Liverfekkin'wankscum

*Liverfekkin'wankscum & Anzhi Makhachkala advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group B

Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-0 Academica
Viktoria Plzen 1-0 Atletico Madrid

*Viktoria Plzen & Atletico Madrid advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group C

AEL Limassol 3-0 Marseille
Fenerbahce 0-3 Borussia Monchengladbach

*Fenerbahce & Borussia Monchengladbach advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group D

Maritimo 2-1 Club Brugge
Bordeaux 2-0 Newcastle United

*Bordeaux & Newcastle United advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group E

Stuttgart 0-1 Molde
Copenhagen 1-1 Steaua Bucharest

*Steaua Bucharest & Stuttgart advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group F

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4-0 AIK Solna
Napoli 1-3 PSV Eindhoven

*Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk & Napoli advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group G

Genk 0-0 Basel
Sporting CP 2-1 Videoton

*Genk & Basel advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group H

Inter 2-2 Neftchi Baku
Partizan 1-1 Rubin Kazan

*Rubin Kazan & Inter advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group I

Lyon 2-0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Sparta Prague

*Lyon & Sparta Prague advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group J

Maribor 1-4 Lazio
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Panathinaikos

*Lazio & Tottenham Hotspur advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group K

Rapid Vienna 1-0 Metalist Kharkiv
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Rosenborg

*Metalist Kharkiv & Bayer Leverkusen advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

Group L

Levante 2-2 Hannover
Twente 1-3 Helsingborg

*Hannover & Levante advance to the Round of 32 as group winners and runners up respectively.

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UEFA Europa League 2012-13 - Round of 32 draw

BATE Borisov v Fenerbahce
Inter v Cluj
Levante v Olympiacos
Zenit St Petersburg v Liverfekkin'wankscum
Dynamo Kiev v Bordeaux
Bayer Leverkusen v Benfica
Newcastle United v Metalist Kharkiv
Stuttgart v Genk
Atletico Madrid v Rubin Kazan
Ajax v Steaua Bucharest
Basel v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Anzhi Makhachkala v Hannover
Sparta Prague v Chelsea
Borussia Monchengladbach v Lazio
Tottenham Hotspur v Lyon
Napoli v Viktoria Plzen

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UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Draw

Napoli/Viktoria Plzen v BATE Borisov/Fenerbahce
Bayer Leverkusen/Benfica v Dynamo Kiev/Bordeaux
Anzhi Makhachkala/Hannover v Newcastle United/Metalist Kharkiv
Stuttgart/Genk v Borussia Monchengladbach/Lazio
Tottenham Hotspur/Lyon v Inter/Cluj
Levante/Olympiacos v Atletico Madrid/Rubin Kazan
Basel/Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Zenit St Petersburg/Liverfekkin'wankscum
Ajuax/Steaua Bucharest v Sparta Prague/Chelsea

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UEFA Europa League Round of 32-1st legs

Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Liverfekkin'wankscum
Anzhi Makhachkala 3-1 Hannover
BATE Borisov 0-0 Fenerbahce
Levante 3-0 Olympiacos
Dynamo Kiev 1-1 Bordeaux
Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Benfica
Ajax 2-0 Steaua Bucharest
Sparta Prague 0-1 Chelsea
Napoli 0-3 Viktoria Plzen
Inter 2-0 Cluj
Newcastle United 0-0 Metalist Kharkiv
Stuttgart 1-1 Genk
Atletico Madrid 0-2 Rubin Kazan
Basel 2-0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Borussia Monchengladbach 3-3 Lazio
Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Lyon

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UEFA Europa League Round of 32-2nd legs

Rubin Kazan 0-1 Atletico Madrid (Agg: 2-1)
CFR Cluj 0-3 Inter (Agg: 0-5)
Metalist Kharkiv 0-1 Newcastle United (Agg: 0-1)
Genk 0-2 Stuttgart (Agg: 1-3)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1-1 Basel (Agg: 1-3)
Lazio 2-0 Borussia Monchengladbach (Agg: 5-3)
Lyon 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur (Agg: 2-3)
Fenerbahce 1-0 BATE Borisov (Agg: 1-0)
Olympiacos 0-1 Levante (Agg: 0-4)
Liverfekkin'wankscum 3-1 Zenit St Petersburg (Agg: 3-3) (Zenit St Petersburg won on away goals rule)
Bordeaux 1-0 Dynamo Kiev (Agg: 2-1)
Benfica 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Agg: 3-1)
Steaua Bucharest 2-0 Ajax (Agg: 2-2) (AET) (Steaua Bucharest won 4-2 on penalties)
Hannover 1-1 Anzhi Makhachkala (Agg: 2-4)
Chelsea 1-1 Sparta Prague (Agg: 2-1)
Viktoria Plzen 2-0 Napoli (Agg: 5-0)

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UEFA Europa League - Round of 16

Viktoria Plzen v Fenerbahce
Benfica v Bordeaux
Anzhi Makhachkala v Newcastle United
Stuttgart v Lazio
Tottenham Hotspur v Inter
Levante v Rubin Kazan
Basel v Zenit St Petersburg
Steaua Bucharest v Chelsea

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UEFA Europa League - Round of 16 - 1st leg

Anzhi Makhachkala 0-0 Newcastle United
Viktoria Plzen 0-1 Fenerbahce
Stuttgart 0-2 Lazio
Steaua Bucharest 1-0 Chelsea
Benfica 1-0 Bordeaux
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Inter
Levante 0-0 Rubin Kazan
Basel 2-0 Zenit St Petersburg

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Will take make Italian clubs take the EL more seriously?


Change aims to incentivise clubs to take second-tier competition more seriously

Thu, May 23, 2013, 17:47 / http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/ ... -1.1404458

Changes to Champions League rules agreed today could see Europe’s top nations having up to five teams in Uefa’s top club competition.

From 2015, the Europa League winners as well as the European champions will qualify automatically for the following season’s Champions League, Uefa sources have confirmed.

But if the Europa League is won by an English club, for example, they will not take the qualification place of a team finishing fourth in the Premiershit - as happened to Tottenham last season when Chelsea won the Champions League but finished sixth.

Were the rules in force this year, fifth-placed Tottenham would have qualifed by virtue of the fact Chelsea won the Europa League.
The principle was agreed by Uefa’s executive committee today and will be formally announced at the European governing body’s Congress in London on Friday.

The move is designed to make the Europa League more attractive and to persuade clubs to take the competition more seriously.

The change to allow a maximum of five clubs also answers concerns from the European Clubs’ Association who felt that the chances of the Europa League winners taking a place away from clubs qualifying via the domestic league was unacceptably high.

In the unlikely event of two clubs from the same country winning the Champions League and Europa League and both finishing outside of the domestic qualifying places, then those teams would still qualify for the Champions League but the side finishing fourth would miss out.

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Good move.

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Abete calls for '18-team Serie A'

Federation President Giancarlo Abete confirms a plan to “return Serie A to 18 teams as soon as possible” and send Europa League semi-finalists into the Champions League.

There have been many clubs critical of the switch to 20 sides in the Italian top flight and it’s reported cutting down could save millions as well as increase competitiveness.

“I can say we all hope to return Serie A to 18 teams as soon as possible,” the FIGC President told RaiSport.

“We are also studying a plan with UEFA to reward the Europa League semi-finalists by giving them qualification for the next season’s Champions League.”

This week Abete wrote a letter of apology to Tottenham and the England FA after seven fans were hospitalised in an anti-Semitic attack.

So far two arrests have been confirmed as Roma ultras, though it is believed the group of hooligans were united by their far right political views.

The FIGC President added that verbal insults and violent imagery around big games such as tonight’s Palermo-Catania derby should be toned down.

“The controversy may well have a positive effect in firing up their own fanbase, but at the same time it feeds the negative rapport with all the others. It creates a damaging image of Italian football, so it would be opportune to show more common sense and responsibility.”

Source: http://www.football-italia.net/27653/ab ... team-serie

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I was hoping for this, but if it gives incentive for Italian teams to try and win it, it will help the coefficients!

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Anything that helps Italian teams to take the Europa League can only be a good thing, so if it takes reducing the amount of teams in Serie A, even though id be against that in general, then thats what they should do.

The Europa League isn't going to just go away, neither is the way that UEFA calculate these coefficient points, so if things don't change in the attitude toward it in Italy, things are only going to get worse. Even nations like Portugal and Holland will overtake Italy the way things are going.