Europa League '16/'17

[Sjinne_4_ever_NL]

Well, I was also referring to the CL in recent years (Zagreb, Madrid & Milan for instance). But in the EL they played some terrible games against opponents that could have been defeaten, true But mostly bad luck in my opinion as I remember that 40m shot goal from that defender of Steau...

[Sjinne_4_ever_NL]

Matchday 5 - 24 november
All matches: http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/

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Who can go through on Europa League matchday five?

Zenit, Shakhtar, Schalke and Ajax are through and 21 more teams have hopes of joining them in the round of 32 with a game to spare on 24 November. We explain how: »Full article « !

Group A: Fenerbahçe (7 points) v Zorya Luhansk (2), Manchester United (6) v Feyenoord (7)

•If Feyenoord win, they are through.
•If Fenerbahçe win and United lose, Fenerbahçe are through.
•Zorya will stay in contention with a win.

Group B: Astana (2) v APOEL (9), Olympiacos (7) v Young Boys (4)

•APOEL are through if they win, and will qualify with a draw if Young Boys do not win.
•Olympiacos qualify with a draw.
•Young Boys must win to stay in contention.
•Astana must win and hope Olympiacos lose.

Group Gabala (0, out) v Anderlecht (8), St-Étienne (8) v Mainz (5)

•St-Étienne qualify with a win or a 0-0 draw (as they drew 1-1 at Mainz).
•Anderlecht qualify with a win. A draw will be enough if Mainz fail to win.
•Mainz are out if they lose, or if they draw 0-0 and Anderlecht win.

Group D; Zenit (12, through) v Maccabi Tel-Aviv (4), Dundalk (4) v AZ Alkmaar (2)

•Zenit have won the group.
•Maccabi and Dundalk meet on matchday six so neither can go through or out before that.
•AZ are eliminated if they lose, or if they draw and Maccabi avoid defeat.

Group E: Austria Wien (5) v Astra Giurgiu (4), Roma (8) v Viktoria Plzeň (3)

•Roma are through if they avoid defeat, or if the other game does not end in a draw.
•Austria are through with a victory if Plzeň do not win.
•Astra are out with a defeat.
•Plzeň are out if they do not win and the other game is not drawn.

Group F: Athletic Club (6) v Sassuolo (5), Genk (6) v Rapid Wien (5)

•Genk progress with a win if the other game is not drawn.
•Athletic are through with a win if Genk also win.
•Rapid are eliminated if they lose and Athletic win.
•Sassuolo are out if they lose and the other match is not drawn.

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19:00CET kick-offs

Group G: Ajax (10, through) v Panathinaikos (1), Celta Vigo (5) v Standard Liège (5)

•Ajax clinch first place with a victory, or a draw is enough if Standard do not win.
•Celta and Standard drew on matchday one so a win for either side would take them through.
•Panathinaikos must win and hope the other game is drawn.

Group H: Shakhtar Donetsk (12, through) v Konyaspior (1), Gent (4) v Braga (5)

•Shakhtar have won the group.
•Braga are through with a victory.
•Konyaspor must win and hope Braga do not.

Group I: Schalke (12, through) v Nice (3), Krasnodar (6) v Salzburg (3)

•Schalke have won the group as they beat Krasnodar twice.
•Krasnodar qualify if they pick up more points than Nice on the night.
•Salzburg require a victory to stay in contention.
•Nice must win, or draw provided Krasnodar do not win.

Group J: Fiorentina (10) v PAOK (4), Slovan Liberec (1) v Qarabağ (7)

•Fiorentina are through with a draw.
•Qarabağ advance with a win or with a draw if PAOK do not win.
•PAOK must win, or draw and hope Qarabağ lose.
•Liberec need three points to stay in contention.

Group K: Hapoel Beer-Sheva (4) v Internazionale Milano (3), Sparta Praha (9) v Southampton (7)

•Sparta are through with a win or draw.
•Southampton are through with a win if Hapoel do not beat Inter.
•Hapoel must win, or draw provided Southampton do not win.
•Inter must win.

Group L: Steaua București (3) v Osmanlıspor (7), Zürich (5) v Villarreal (5)

•Osmanlıspor are through with a win.
•Villarreal are through with a win provided Steaua do not win.
•Zürich qualify if they win and Steaua do not.
•Steaua must hope the other game is drawn if they draw or lose.

*Standings are provisional until all matches have been played.

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Lots of matches, lots of decisions will be made for next round

[Sosyokrat]

Match Result | Fenerbahçe 2-0 Zorya Luhansk. Congratulations Fenerbahçe! #FBSKvsFCZL #UEL

[Levi Rios]

End of match

:flag_gb: Manchester United 4 - 0 Feyenoord :flag_nl:

Rooney 35*
Juan Mata 69*
Jones 75* og
Lingard 90*+2

[SIRclitjeslikker_NL]

@Levi-Rios Even if they would have won with 10-0, I couldn't stop laughing about the fact that wiht all their money, they have lost to the cockroaches before XD

[Sosyokrat]

RESULTS

• FINAL TABLES

#UEL TEAM OF THE WEEK

Waterman; Kryvtsov, Curuksu, Eric Bailly; Taison, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Rienstra, Soderlund; Eder, Moussa Sow, Duris.

[spectraaaaa_NL]

Time for Davinson Sanchez, Ziyech and Dolberg to show Europe now what they're capable of

[Sam 08_NL]

Time for Leon Bailey to show Europe now what he's capable of

[Sosyokrat]

                                                            Round of 32 Draw

Draw results

[SIRclitjeslikker_NL]

We are Ajax we are the best :first_place:

[MenagerBL]

My favourite is Shakhtar Donetsk...I hope they can win it. I like them and Donetsk not only becasue footbal, but also because politics, history and other stuff but that's not important right now...

Yes Man Utd played bad in first matches but it's obviously Mourinho realised it will be almost impossible to qualify for the CL next year via the PL so he will try to win the EL.
In 1st match away vs strong Feyenoord Man Utd played with a crap squad, and in the last match vs Zorya Ibrahimovic and other are playing 90 min. wtf?

I also like Zenit.

[ToomAnyWays]

@SIRclitjeslikker_NL I think that Ajax wouldn't beat Legia in round of 16 as year ago. They drawed with great Real 3-3 after fantastic match (they could even won), next was 8-4 with BVB - crazy match and the most important win with Sporting. Ajax isn't the same team as year ago when Milik was the best scorer. I believe that Legia hasn't said last word in Europa League

I'm also happy with draw for Manchester. They'll play with Saint-Etienne, with is average team and it'll be easy win for United, I guess. United is one of favourites to won UEL this year. I believe that they meke it happen

[SIRclitjeslikker_NL]

@ToomAnyWays I agree with you that we really should not underestimate Legia.
They had a lot of scoring opportunities in Amsterdam and we were lucky to play in an empty stadium in Warszaw.

But please believe me, I did not miss Milik for a day yet. He is has a brilliant left foot, but he did not really fit within ajax' playstyle. An Ajax striker must contribute actively to positional playmaking (or whatever you call that in English). I would prefer Kasper Dolberg over him any day.

[Suiz Luárez_NL]

@ToomAnyWays Lol Ajax isn't the same team indeed, Ajax is way better now, because Dolberg has more class than Milik en we've got a new star player in Ziyech. But I believe Ziyech won't play against Legia, because he'll be on the Africa Cup by then, so that's Legia's luck.

[ToomAnyWays]

@Suiz-Luárez_NL They have a lot of young players. I don't is it good for the team.

[SIRclitjeslikker_NL]

@ToomAnyWays We have 3 players in the starting eleven who are above 23, so enough experience to guide the young players.

[spectraaaaa_NL]

Results against bigger and better teams don't say anything. A couple of years ago we won against Manchester City and gave Dortmund a real run for their money, only to throw away a 2-0 win against Steaua and the subsequent knock out following that

[tve-nl]

@ToomAnyWays
Knowing their crazy hooligans I have to agree with you: Legia hasn't said the last word in Europa League

[ToomAnyWays]

@tve-nl I don't agree with that. Legia's hooligans are idiots and doesn't have nothing to do with team supporters. They harm to the club finances and club image in the world. I'm not a fan of Legia but I support every Polish club that plays in CL or UEL. You should judge the team by their result not by hooligans behaviour

[tve-nl]

@ToomAnyWays
Your attitute is the biggest reason hooliganism stays such a strong force.

Clubs and supporters saying 'these aren't the real supporters' and 'this has nothing to do with the club'. But it ARE the clubs that could and should be dealing with those groups: identify them, punish them and deny them access to the stadium. But clubs are just afraid to do so.