Europa League Group Stage - Matchday 1
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Gent is a better side than Braga. Seems like everybody forgot about last season already...
It could have been a fantastic week for Greeece if Panathinaikos didn't throw the game as usually in Europe...that Bulgarian center back was tragic and they gave a silly penalty. Ajax is not a good team but they took the win...
Good draw for PAOK against the strongest team of the group, they should have no problems for qualifying if they are serious against the other two teams.
Olympiacos took an expected away win, everything below 13-15 points will be a surprise.
Finally APOEL took a huge, huge win against Astana in a group where home points are gold ! Πάμε Θρύλε !
Good draw for PAOK against the strongest team of the group, they should have no problems for qualifying if they are serious against the other two teams.
Olympiacos took an expected away win, everything below 13-15 points will be a surprise.
Finally APOEL took a huge, huge win against Astana in a group where home points are gold ! Πάμε Θρύλε !
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Great win for Beer Sheva really takes the sting of the Maccabi loss, I'd imagine that Southhampton is leagues above Inter but I think Beer Sheva can squeak into the top 2.
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Gee, I hadn't realized that Sassuolo is a French team.Malko wrote:haha Burning Storm, Balotelli just failed to equalize...a 1-1 was near. and French teams showed they can play on the level of English and German teams this week. Germany failed vs England ...and a lot.
France also won vs Spain. Let's see the first spanish-german duel......
"Past performance is no guarantee of future results."
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They're definitely favourites for 2nd now.Gorandinho wrote:Gent is a better side than Braga. Seems like everybody forgot about last season already...
Schalke came immediately after Balotelli's chance a lot closer to scoring. Nice had exactly 1 good attempt the whole game. Schalke probably close to 10. A 0:3 would have been deserved.Malko wrote:haha Burning Storm, Balotelli just failed to equalize...a 1-1 was near. and French teams showed they can play on the level of English and German teams this week. Germany failed vs England ...and a lot.
France also won vs Spain. Let's see the first spanish-german duel......
And when did a Spanish team lose to a French team?
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He is talking about the CL playoffs Monaco vs. Villarreal, after Villarreals coach was fired and their team wasn't the same as last season.Zarastro wrote: And when did a Spanish team lose to a French team?
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And the final ac-counting : 37 goals first set; 24 second set = 61 in 24 games for 2.54 gpg.
Unfortunate--we had a period of a bit over 20 minutes in the second half of the second set during which ONE goal was scored . . .
Unfortunate--we had a period of a bit over 20 minutes in the second half of the second set during which ONE goal was scored . . .
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He meant Monaco vs Villarreal. Just wait for him to bring up how French teams to better against the Spanish than Germans do after Gladbach loses against Barcelona.AlanK wrote:Gee, I hadn't realized that Sassuolo is a French team.Malko wrote:haha Burning Storm, Balotelli just failed to equalize...a 1-1 was near. and French teams showed they can play on the level of English and German teams this week. Germany failed vs England ...and a lot.
France also won vs Spain. Let's see the first spanish-german duel......
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(Don't tell him that I knew exactly what he meant . . . hee, hee, hee ) Although I gotta admit, Monaco woulda beat Villarreal today . . .BurningStorm wrote:He is talking about the CL playoffs Monaco vs. Villarreal, after Villarreals coach was fired and their team wasn't the same as last season.Zarastro wrote: And when did a Spanish team lose to a French team?
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That's exactly what I thought when he started his new topic.Thunder_PT wrote:He meant Monaco vs Villarreal. Just wait for him to bring up how French teams to better against the Spanish than Germans do after Gladbach loses against Barcelona.AlanK wrote:Gee, I hadn't realized that Sassuolo is a French team.Malko wrote:haha Burning Storm, Balotelli just failed to equalize...a 1-1 was near. and French teams showed they can play on the level of English and German teams this week. Germany failed vs England ...and a lot.
France also won vs Spain. Let's see the first spanish-german duel......
@Alan:
This guy has a huge problem with Germany...Club-Mate wrote:whom they play? Dudelange?Malko wrote:There will be a revolution in Saint-Etienne if they lose that match....a revolution with the supporters. They will not stand that shame.
Best results for me Schalke, Feyernoord and of course Be'er Sheva ! All in all, I'm totally satisfied today.
More please. But damn, two weeks of waiting.
More please. But damn, two weeks of waiting.
Well we had this moment commented in details by the experts. It seems that this is quite unique situation and nobody except the ref heard about this ruleThunder_PT wrote:The key of this game was that weird indirect freekick given which led to the 3-2. I don't know what the ref saw there. Maccabi's player made a clean tackle. That player was virtually sent off, as he made a foul seconds earlier that would be the 2nd yellow card, but the ref gave the advantage. He sent him off later for that foul, but the indirect free kick I don't understand. Is it because that player shouldn't have been on the pitch anymore? Never heard of that rule.
As the player shouldn't have been on the pitch but he finally touched the ball - indirect free kick - it is written in the rules.
Bravo, referee
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We learn everyday Such a rare scenario, I don't think I've ever seen it.Krys wrote:Well we had this moment commented in details by the experts. It seems that this is quite unique situation and nobody except the ref heard about this ruleThunder_PT wrote:The key of this game was that weird indirect freekick given which led to the 3-2. I don't know what the ref saw there. Maccabi's player made a clean tackle. That player was virtually sent off, as he made a foul seconds earlier that would be the 2nd yellow card, but the ref gave the advantage. He sent him off later for that foul, but the indirect free kick I don't understand. Is it because that player shouldn't have been on the pitch anymore? Never heard of that rule.
As the player shouldn't have been on the pitch but he finally touched the ball - indirect free kick - it is written in the rules.
Bravo, referee
However, I maintain that if this is the rule than the ref MUST let the player know he's off.