Europa League Thread

**beavis** · 30-05-2014 08:28

Parma appeal rejected

Parma are set to lose their Europa League place after their appeal for a UEFA licence was rejected on Thursday.

The High Court upheld the ruling of the Italian Football Association (FIGC) not to grant Parma a licence due to tax problems.

FC Torino look set to benefit after finishing 7th, taking Parma's place in the Europa League third qualifying round.

Parma could take the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Roberto Donadoni's men had been celebrating being back in Europe for the first time since 2007 after beating Livorno on the final day and seeing FC Torino miss a late penalty to draw at Fiorentina.

**portughezu'** · 30-05-2014 12:01

Pfff, pentru 300.000 de euro sa ratezi participarea in Europa League..
Adevaru' e ca pe teren castigasera cu foarte mult noroc, penalty ratat de Torino cu Fiorentina in min 92..

**portughezu'** · 18-07-2014 15:19

TURUL III

Tur: 31 Iulie
Retur: 7 August

**portughezu'** · 08-08-2014 14:24

PLAY-OFF

**beavis** · 29-08-2014 08:01

surpriza mare si la Sociedad... o echipa no name in europa (ca si Astra

) i-a eliminat

**portughezu'** · 29-08-2014 16:21

**beavis** · 29-08-2014 20:06

au sanse ambele... sa vedem ce vor face

**portughezu'** · 29-08-2014 21:57

Steaua ar putea sa ia lejer locu 1 daca "trateaza serios", suna ciudat pentru o echipa din Romania.. dar poate nu mai au "chef" dupa ce au ratat UCL.
Grupa Astrei mi se pare cea mai echilibrata, in sensul ca se poate intampla orice.. oricare din cele 4 poa' sa mearga mai departe.

**beavis** · 18-09-2014 21:23

Basel awarded 2016 Europa League Final

St. Jakob-Park in Basle has been selected as the venue for the 2016 UEFA Europa League Final, the first time the competition will conclude in Switzerland.

The decision was taken at Thursday's UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon. The EURO 2008 semi-finals venue, home of FC Basel, is the successor to the previous stadium of the same name that staged 4 European Cup Winners' Cup deciders.

**beavis** · 21-09-2014 19:03

Europa League - Team of the Week 1

Kawashima (Standard)

D'Ambrosio (Inter Milano) - Ciman (Standard) - Lecjaks (Young Boys)

Coleman (Everton) - Chipciu (Steaua) - Mertens (Napoli) - Rat (PAOK)

Keseru (Steaua) - Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb) - Athanasiadis (PAOK)

**beavis** · 03-10-2014 08:07

http://uploaded.net/file/2y160ern

chiriches a fost penibil aseara... chiar ultimele 10 minute le-am vazut din meci si mi-a fost de ajuns

**portughezu'** · 03-10-2014 11:03

Chiriches dupa accidentare cam toate meciurile le-a facut praf, nuj ce kkt are ca nu a avut cine stie ce grav.
GG pt Budescu aseara, s-a distrat cu austriecii dar se vede ca nu a avut cu cine sa joace in echipa, fara Fatai.. pacat de Astra.

**beavis** · 03-10-2014 19:38

Europa League - Team of the Week 2

Boyko (Dnipro)

Lluy (Asteras) - Britos (Napoli) - Thelander (Aalborg) - Tabanou (Saint-Etienne)

Ilicic (Fiorentina) - Hamsik (Napoli) - Brown (Celtic) - D'Ambrosio (Inter Milano)

Marveaux (Guingamp) - Moreno (Villarreal)

**beavis** · 22-10-2014 18:44

Bentaleb out of Asteras clash

Nabil Bentaleb will miss Tottenham's Europa League match against Asteras Tripolis on Thursday with an ankle problem.

The Algeria international has made 8 appearances in all competitions so far this season, but has been sidelined for the Group C encounter at White Hart Lane.

Bentaleb joins full-backs Kyle Walker (pelvis) and Kyle Naughton (ankle) among the list of absentees.

Spurs have made a stuttering start to their Europa League campaign, drawing 0-0 in Belgrade with Partizan before a late Demba Ba penalty earned Besiktas a 1-1 draw in London last time out.

Their Greek opponents, meanwhile, sit top of the group with 4 points after a 1-1 draw in Turkey and a 2-0 win over Partizan.

**beavis** · 08-11-2014 16:14

Europa League - Team of the Week 4

Jonas Lossl (Guingamp)

Trasch (Wolfsburg) - Baah (Helsinki) - Jagielka (Everton) - Willems (PSV)

Refaelov (FC Brugge) - Matejovsky (Sparta Prague) - De Guzman (Napoli) - Beauvue (Guingamp)

Lafata (Sparta Prague) - Soriano (Salzburg)

**beavis** · 23-11-2014 12:33

Mixed news on Naismith for Everton

Everton's Steven Naismith is likely to miss Thursday's Europa League clash with Wolfsburg, although he will not be sidelined for too long.

Naismith was withdrawn in the 89th minute of Saturday's 2-1 Premier League home win over West Ham.

And while the hamstring complaint is not considered serious, Roberto Matinez is not expecting to have the Scotland forward available for the trip to Germany,

The Spanish manager said: "It was really late in the game, it was probably a little fatigue in the muscle".

"He overstretched his hamstring but we're going to assess it; it looks like he's picked up a soft tissue injury."

"He will probably he will miss Thursday, but don't expect him to be out for too long."

Trabzonspor turn to Yanal

Former Fenerbahce and Turkey coach Ersun Yanal has been announced as Vahid Halilhodzic's successor at Trabzonspor.

Halilhodzic was only appointed at the start of the season, but parted company with the Black Sea outfit by mutual consent earlier this month.

His replacement, 52-year-old Yanal, stepped down as Fenerbahce coach despite guiding them to their 19th Turkish Super League title last term. He was previously in charge of Trabzonspor for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 campaigns.

Trabzonspor are second in Europa League Group L, having picked up 7 points from their first 4 fixtures.

Victory against Metalist Kharkiv on Thursday will ensure them of a place in the round of 32 with a game to spare.

**beavis** · 29-11-2014 17:45

Europa League - Team of the Week 5

Ederson Moraes (Rio Ave)

Sutter (Young Boys) - Albiol (Napoli) - Vitor (PAOK) - Brison (Saint-Etienne)

Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kiev) - Stambouli (Tottenham) - Ekici (Trabzonspor) - Mirallas (Everton)

Raffael (Monchengladbach) - Alan (Salzburg)

**beavis** · 07-12-2014 12:25

Europa League group stage perfection

Victory for Dynamo Moscow on matchday 6 will ensure they become the 6th team to end the group stage with a perfect record; UEFA.com profiles the previous 5.

FC Salzburg (2009/2010) W6 - D0 - L0 => F9 - A2
Salzburg may have trailed at Lazio on matchday 1, but the Austrian side ultimately prevailed 2-1 – Marc Janko with a 93rd-minute winner - and were never behind again in the group stage. Indeed they conceded only once more - also against Lazio - and saw off both Villarreal and Levski Sofia in addition to the Italians.

So supreme were Salzburg in Group G, they extended coach Huub Stevens's contract prior to the knockout phase. "Salzburg are at a very exciting, challenging and promising stage and I want to play a part", said the Dutchman. Standard Liege proved too strong in the round of 32, though, running out 3-2 aggregate victors.

Zenit Sankt Petersburg (2010/2011) W6 - D0 - L0 => F18 - A6
Aleksandr Kerzhakov's hat-trick at Anderlecht in Zenit's Group G opener set the tone for the Russian team, who scored 3 or more in all but one of their group stage games. AEK Athens and Hajduk Split were also overcome with minimal fuss, though the Croatian outfit did give Zenit a scare by recovering from 3-0 down to 3-2 with 8 minutes left on matchday 4.

"We are a strong team; we have won all our matches in the group and this tells its own story", said defender Bruno Alves after Zenit signed off with a 3-0 win over AEK. Though Young Boys were also beaten, in the round of 32, FC Twente blocked Zenit's path in the last 16.

Anderlecht (2011/2012) W6 - D0 - L0 => F18 - A5
While the Belgian side only edged Bursaspor in the play-offs, they entered the group phase with a bang by thrashing AEK 4-1 on matchday 1. Lokomotiv Moscow and Sturm Graz - twice - were then vanquished without conceding, before another victory against AEK. A topsy-turvy 5-3 triumph over Lokomotiv marked the end of an entertaining Group L journey.

Anderlecht's European adventure came to an abrupt halt with a 2-0 aggregate loss to AZ Alkmaar in the round of 32, yet it had been an impressive campaign. Matias Suarez, who contributed 7 Europa League goals, attributed their success to "playing more football on the deck".

FC Salzburg (2013/2014) W6 - D0 - L0 => F15 - A3
Elfsborg were dispatched 4-0 on matchday 1 and Salzburg never looked back in a section also containing Esbjerg and Standard. Jonatan Soriano - who claimed a hat-trick in that Group C curtain-raiser and finished as the competition's 8-goal top scorer - and Alan were especially prolific in attack for Roger Schmidt's men. "It is a tough competition, but winning it is possible", said Soriano during the group stage. "We have a very good side".

Indeed, they were a team good enough to rack up an eye-catching 6-1 aggregate victory over Ajax in the last 32. FC Basel, however, prevented Salzburg making it as far as the quarter-finals.

Tottenham Hotspur (2013/2014) W6 - D0 - L0 => F15 - A2
Drawn in Group K alongside Sheriff, Tromso and Anji Makhachkala, Tottenham did not let in a goal until matchday 4, when they also secured their progress - all this in the wake of talismanic Gareth Bale's departure for Real Madrid. "We restrengthened well, mostly with creative players who possess great ability on the ball", said manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Such success in Europe was not enough to save Villas-Boas, however, for the Portuguese was dismissed in mid-December with Spurs 7th in the Premier League. Interim replacement Tim Sherwood steered them past Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, before Benfica prevailed 5-3 on aggregate in the last 16.