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[Albion] Sporting Lisbon or Benfica in next round of europa



dwayne

dwayne

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Deserves its own thread

Both in same city. Both cant be played on the Thursday.

It seems almost certainly that sporting is the one that will have to move. Appears Tuesday or Wednesday. More likely Tuesday.

Benfica SHOULD stay as Thursday.

Have I got anything wrong ?
 




Herr Tubthumper

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The rules/guidance for the switch are in a UEFA document which posted on here a few days ago.
 




Eeyore

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Must rank amongst the shortest distances between stadiums of major football clubs.
 


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Bodian

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dwayne said:
Deserves its own thread
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Or three

[Albion] - The definitive Benfica / Sporting days switch thread.

We will know at 22:00 on Thursday 22nd if, as expected, both teams from Lisbon get through to the knockout stage. In which case, both teams would be at 'home' on the first game, something that couldn't happen. With the draw on Friday UEFA would have had 12 hours to decide what to do. I say 12...
www.northstandchat.com

[Albion] - Benfica & Sporting

With the possibility of both Benfica & Sporting getting through to the round of 16 and their grounds being within walking distance of each other, who will get priority of the home game first? As it stands both will be unseeded and will have to play the first game at home but obviously that wont...
www.northstandchat.com
 




Herr Tubthumper

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Bodian said:
Or three

[Albion] - The definitive Benfica / Sporting days switch thread.

We will know at 22:00 on Thursday 22nd if, as expected, both teams from Lisbon get through to the knockout stage. In which case, both teams would be at 'home' on the first game, something that couldn't happen. With the draw on Friday UEFA would have had 12 hours to decide what to do. I say 12...
www.northstandchat.com

[Albion] - Benfica & Sporting

With the possibility of both Benfica & Sporting getting through to the round of 16 and their grounds being within walking distance of each other, who will get priority of the home game first? As it stands both will be unseeded and will have to play the first game at home but obviously that wont...
www.northstandchat.com
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:lolol:
 


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Vin

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Jun 12, 2021
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dwayne said:
Deserves its own thread

Both in same city. Both cant be played on the Thursday.

It seems almost certainly that sporting is the one that will have to move. Appears Tuesday or Wednesday. More likely Tuesday.

Benfica SHOULD stay as Thursday.

Have I got anything wrong ?
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Could be either Weds or Thurs. Be a bit lively on Weds night with both sets of away fans in the City.
 






Beach Hut

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Sporting Lisbon has a Lidl in one side of the stadium. Saw them lose to Sintra in the Portuguese Cup around 5 year ago
 










studio150

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Just think of the problems getting flights and hotels at reasonable prices if both us and West Ham or Liverpool are drawn against the Lisbon teams.
 










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tronnogull

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Somethingdean said:
Currently in Lisbon. A representative from Benfica said of the potential draw with the albion that they "wouldn't like it, but they'd have to go along with it."
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Are people there any the wiser about whose game will be moved and to which day ?
 










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