No, that is to get into the group stage of the competition not the knockout stage.I'm now more confused. Doesn't the '10 teams eliminated from the EL play-off round' mean that yes, yes it is the case that if we finish 2nd, then lose the play-off game, we go to the conference?
Ok thank you. So the group stage will be over by the time we play our playoffs.No, that is to get into the group stage of the competition not the knockout stage.
Ajax score - if it finishes like this
Ajax shoulda just scored a 4th dammitIt won't finish like this
and runners up of groups in Conference league.
‘The UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs involves 16 teams: the eight runners-up from the Europa Conference League group stage and the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Europa League group stage.
The winners of the eight play-off ties advance to March's Europa Conference League round of 16, where they join the eight group winners’.
All straight forward really
And look who it was that scored!Ajax shoulda just scored a 4th dammit
Don't be so mean! It's not like we've ever been in this situation before! The only football I take any notice of at all is Brighton & strangely enough until last season I have never had to worry about which position in the PL you had to reach to get into Europe competitions!!! FFS, I didn't even realise there were 3 Europe competitions until last season. I just thought there was the CL.
The group stage finishes at the same time as the EL group stage.Ok thank you. So the group stage will be over by the time we play our playoffs.
and runners up of Conference league.
‘The UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs involves 16 teams: the eight runners-up from the Europa Conference League group stage and the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Europa League group stage.
The winners of the eight play-off ties advance to March's Europa Conference League round of 16, where they join the eight group winners’.
All straight forward really
Don't be so bloody stupid! I only heard about that after the Ajax match!Had you realised it also doesn’t go to goal difference it goes head to head.
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Not sure why you keep repeating what I said?
I already pointed out that we in the very least will get to the Europa knock out play offs in February - I only mentioned the Conference league because someone was suggesting we could end up there - we can’t as I stated.
This thread is classic NSC!
By the way, Young Boys Berne and Feyenoord will definitely finish third in their Champions League groups and will therefore play in the preliminary knock-out Europa League round in February.
No. It’s all about the Europa League from here on. Effectively we are in the last 32. If we win the group we go straight into the last 16 instead.So if we finish second and lose the play off with a CL third place team we still drop down the conference?
Well they were talking about CL 3rd place teams in the Europa - so my brain did a brain fart and went straight into taking about the Conference League - I subliminally thought they were referring to 3rd place finishes of the Europa League, I suppose.That isn’t how your post reads at all when read with the bit you’ve highlighted in the post you’ve also quoted.
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What else could “and runners up of groups in Conference League” mean when you’ve clearly replied to someone saying finishing second gets a knock out game against a CL 3rd place side.