UEFA Europa League 2010/11

I guess since we are in this competition we might as well have a topic for games and news about the competition. Here is the draw for the play-off round which happen today

UEFA Europa League play-off draw

Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) vs SC Tavriya Simferopol (UKR)
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) vs Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)
HNK Hajduk Split (CRO) vs FC Unirea Urziceni (ROU)
Feyenoord (NED) vs KAA Gent (BEL)
KRC Genk (BEL) vs FC Porto (POR)
Debreceni VSC (HUN) vs PFC Litex Lovech (BUL)
Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE) vs FK Austria Wien (AUT)
Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) vs FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR)
US Città di Palermo (ITA) vs NK Maribor (SVN)
Club Brugge KV (BEL) vs FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
AC Omonia (CYP) vs FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
SC Vaslui (ROU) vs LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA)
SSC Napoli (ITA) vs IF Elfsborg (SWE)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) vs Brøndby IF (DEN)
Grasshopper-Club (SUI) vs FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)
Liverpool FC (ENG) vs Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR)
Celtic FC (SCO) vs FC Utrecht (NED)
Borussia Dortmund (GER) vs FK Qarabağ (AZE)
AIK (SWE) vs PFC Levski Sofia (BUL)
SK Sturm Graz (AUT) vs Juventus (ITA)
Getafe CF (ESP) vs APOEL FC (CYP)
Dundee United FC (SCO) vs AEK Athens FC (GRE)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) vs FK Aktobe (KAZ)
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) vs KKS Lech Poznań (POL)
SK Rapid Wien (AUT) vs Aston Villa FC (ENG)
PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) vs The New Saints FC (WAL)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs VfB Stuttgart (GER)
FC Sibir Novosibirsk (RUS) vs PSV Eindhoven (NED)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR) vs CS Marítimo (POR)
FC Lausanne-Sport (SUI) vs FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
Győri ETO FC (HUN) vs NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Odense BK (DEN) vs Motherwell FC (SCO)
PAOK FC (GRE) vs Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
Villarreal CF (ESP)    vs FC Dnepr Mogilev (BLR)
FC Timişoara (ROU) vs Manchester City FC (ENG)

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The spartans get massacred in the end.

Couple of matches in the books in the Europa League

Aris 1 - 0 FK Austria Wien
Besiktas 2 - 0 HJK Helsinki

Gutted, gonna have to find a stream, checked all possible channels on tv here yesterday and no one showing it. bas**rds!

Any of my fellow Aussies on here confirm this please? Just wanna make sure I haven't missed something. 

Yeah there is no one on TV showing it in Canada/USA either. Guess what you get playing in a second rate competition

Yeah there is no one on TV showing it in Canada/USA either. Guess what you get playing in a second rate competition

Why is it second rate?

Wasn't second rate when we won it in 2001. Getting a little bit sick of this crap at times.

Why is it second rate?

It is the second competition for European Clubs behind the Champions League, hence why it is second rate. Still a good competition to win but doesn't change that fact it is no Champions League.

It is the second competition for European Clubs behind the Champions League, hence why it is second rate. Still a good competition to win but doesn't change that fact it is no Champions League.

I can't quite remember when this change came in.  I remember when all european competitions where given respect.  It's a little depressing to be honest, but it's probably down to money.

It happened around the time the European Cup changed to the Champions League the money started flowing into the coffers and the successful clubs of the day (Manure for one ) wanted a clear distinction between the top Competition and the lesser two so started the labelling of the other two as 2nd rate !

Liverpool have never and will never class the Europa League or Cup Winners Cup (now defunct !) as 2nd class !, and neither should the fans, it really is a sign of disrespect in my opinion we're in the Europa League this season as we were simply not good enough for the Champions League !

Lets remember one thing the current layout allows less worthy teams of competing for Europes top prize !

Manures 2nd and our 5th titles would'nt be so had we not qualified through our league position rather than winning the title.

We'd still have 4 title to there 2 though !   
 

It happened around the time the European Cup changed to the Champions League the money started flowing into the coffers and the successful clubs of the day (Manure for one ) wanted a clear distinction between the top Competition and the lesser two so started the labelling of the other two as 2nd rate !

The main reason I believe the Europa League/UEFA Cup lost a bit of it's luster was when the Champions League came into place, not because of the money but they expanded the amount of teams which can compete which took them away from the UEFA Cup. I remember a interview with Emlyn Hughes who said back in the 70's when we won a couple of times said it was harder to win than the European Cup because there were 2 or 3 very good teams from nations rather than having champions from weaker nations.

You look if it was still under the same format based on last year result, some clubs (we wouldn't make it sad enough) would make it would be.

- Manure, Arsenal, Spurs, Citeh
- Real Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla
- Roma, AC Milan, Sampdoria, Palermo
- Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen, Schakle 04
- Lyon, Auxerre, Lille
- Sporting Lisbon, Porto, Braga
- Celtic, Zenit, Spartak Moscow, Ajax, PSV, Dynamo Kyiv

Look at the quality of those clubs playing in this competition it would be taken more serious and more prestigious like it was years ago. Just that there is so many clubs in the Champions League it just waters down the competition.

Sevilla are bossing braga on itv4, fabiano already hit the post under 5 minutes. Navas needs to join liverpool

Braga are not a very attacking team. First half hour they've had zero shots on goal i believe but had two corners. Sevilla are winning this tie at the moment although it is 0-0.

I think you have the wrong thread RyanBabs

I do indeed, i thought this was a europa game haha. Do apolgise sorry to all

Uefa should decrease CL's numbers of teams from each country.4 from a country is crazy.It should be a cup winner and leage winner from every country,that's all or should be all.Then we could discuss harder about EuroLeague or whatever it's.

Btw just an information about Trabzonspor-> Trabzonspor is the only team which could be champion except Istanbul teams(G.Saray,F.Bahce,Besiktas). Trabzon is a very little town in Turkey.Geographical position is also where any goverment doesnt care so much(northerneast).There's no industry that could make young ppl stay there and survive their life.Despite these conditions,Trabzon is like Brasil of Turkey as how Brazil popular in all around the world related football.Tugay Kerimoglu,Emre Belozoglu and Nihat Kahveci are originally from Trabzon borned or their parrents.Last 3 years and this year they've gathered serious players to the team.Total value of the team is about to reach 70-80 million Euro;which means top 30 teams in the Europe.Therefore any result will not be met as a surprise in Turkey and should not be for UK as well.Also Liverpool's 5,6-0 win is a posibility which will not be met as a surprise in Turkey.My point of view is that Liverpool will have one of tough match for this year if there'll be no extraordinary things (red cards,lucky own goals,referee etc..) . Last thing,Trabzonspor will be one of biggest team in Europe in near future -not later than 10 years- .Because They have 10 million fans,50 million Euro gain per year .Close to Liverpool ,right?

Villa are 1 nil up against Rapid

they are playing a ressie team, lad called banman scored.

Well in Kevin McDonald

It was great wing play from Albrighton to beat the defender and whip in a great cross

It was great wing play from Albrighton to beat the defender and whip in a great cross

He has a bright future that lad, come up from youth i guess.

Albrighton looking brilliant early in the season.

1-1 in Vienna

It looked like a cross went in and a slight touch directed it towards goal

Either way makes the tie more interesting

Rapid equaliser. Someone called Nuhiu scored!

ha ha ha - F**k off Villa!