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[Albion] The Europa League 23-24 Round of 16 Draw OFFICIAL THREAD



Gabbiano

Gabbiano

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Dec 18, 2017
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Spank the Manc
Well next season they will change the rules to stop teams having repeat ties against their group members.

Freiburg v West Ham
Qarabag v Leverkusen
Sporting v Atalanta

All repeats.
 






patchamalbion

patchamalbion

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Feb 26, 2009
6,011
brighton
99% of the content was about Qarabag, Lisbon sides and Marseille but hardly saw anyone talking about Roma on here.

Winnable for sure but tough. Biggest allocation possible?
Cheap flights with plenty of options.

Good draw
 


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Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull
May 22, 2012
14,862
What a tie! As much as I would love to, I won't be going to the away leg, but I LOVE Rome – have a fantastic time everyone who makes it there.

I wanted an Italian team – so excited!
 


wolfie

wolfie

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Jul 19, 2003
1,665
Warwickshire
BrightonCottager said:
Excellent for you. I saw Fulham there on the way to the final in 2010. Did the sights in the morning (Coliseum, Parthenon, St Peters) before finding a bar full of Cottagers and then the scary convoy of buses to the ground. Trastevere is a great area with restaurants and craft beer bars. Enjoy!
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Quite a big detour if you made it to the Parthenon
 




Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
Oct 4, 2003
11,099
Roma is a cracking draw, another proper European game feel to it. Should be two cracking games.

Frieberg vs West Ham, Sporting v Atalanta and Qarabag v Leverkusen are repeats of group games, dull for their fans.
 








Nobby Cybergoat

Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
7,028
The way I see this one.

Glamour = 7.5/10
Difficulty = 7/10
Ticketing / getting there potential = 8/10
 




Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
Oct 4, 2003
11,099
Gabbiano said:
Well next season they will change the rules to stop teams having repeat ties against their group members.

Freiburg v West Ham
Qarabag v Leverkusen
Sporting v Atalanta

All repeats.
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Different format next season so no groups as such. Clubs will play 1 off games against 8 different sides (CL) and 6 different sides (Europa/conference league). One giant League table so less chance of play off round and round of 16 being repeats I’d have thought.

Edit I’m sure the bloke said 6 games for Europa League but Wiki shows next seasons schedule having 8 match weeks for Europa League group stage. 6 games for conference League according to wiki.
 






kojak

kojak

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Jan 17, 2022
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I wonder how much that bowl with Brighton & Hove Albion on it would sell on ebay?
 






Seagull58

Seagull58

In the Algarve
Jan 31, 2012
7,286
Vilamoura, Portugal
GT49er said:
Anybody else think next year's format sounds absolutely sh*t? League format, like they're pushing more and more for a European super league type format (albeit not with a closed shop, but still a league aiming to rival domestic leagues
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17 matches without qualifying and play-off round
 
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Thunder Bolt

Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
Aug 18, 2009
65,531
Beside the seaside, beside the sea
Sparta Prague v Liverpool

Marseille v Villarreal

Roma v Brighton

Benfica v Rangers

Freiburg v West Ham

Sporting Lisbon v Atalanta

AC Milan v Slavia Prague

Qarabag v Bayer Leverkusen
 


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Forster's Armband

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Sep 23, 2008
2,474
London
GT49er said:
Anybody else think next year's format sounds absolutely sh*t? League format, like they're pushing more and more for a European super league type format (albeit not with a closed shop, but still a league aiming to rival domestic leagues).
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Agreed.

36 teams in a league?? It's like setting up a league in Sensible Soccer (one for a certain generation) not the format of a proper European competition.
 


sir_gullahad

sir_gullahad

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Dec 20, 2013
111
Cheltenhamshire
GT49er said:
Anybody else think next year's format sounds absolutely sh*t? League format, like they're pushing more and more for a European super league type format (albeit not with a closed shop, but still a league aiming to rival domestic leagues).
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I'm prepared to give it a chance (should we be involved). I like that it gives you more of a reason to care about all results not just those in your group.
 




Nobby Cybergoat

Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
7,028
Roma 6th in Serie A. Lukaku top scorer.

I watched their extra time against Feyernord last night. They looked decent ish but not massive cutting edge. Keeper looed very good in the penalties. But we can do this.

We missed the chance to see Belotti at the Amex as they loaned him out :)
 




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