[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

wrong thread

[Nicky91]

Blues legends Essien and Ivanović are being asked how impressed they were with their former club's performance in the competition last season, along with their prospects for this term.

Ivanovic: I was really impressed with how Chelsea won the trophy. After a long period of time, Chelsea deserved the trophy again.

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[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

wrong thread

Sorry James

[Nicky91]

Ivanović, who had a spell with Zenit after departing Chelsea, scored the very first goal in the Saint Petersburg Stadium, where the 2022 UEFA Champions League final will be held.

Essien: I believe they [Chelsea] can do back-to-back wins for the club. It would be a very big achievement but they have a big squad, and with Lukaku back they are well prepared.

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[Nicky91]

Goalkeeper of the season 2020/21: Edouard Mendy

Watch some of the great saves that made it a memorable season for the Chelsea stopper.

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[Nicky91]

UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti is now going through the procedure of the draw, along with welcoming UEFA Champions League new boys Sheriff.



yes good on this Moldovan team to have made this far to 6 high quality group matches at the highest european football level

[Nicky91]

The teams will be selected from four seeding pots.

Pot 1 consists of holders Chelsea, UEFA Europa League winners Villarreal and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2020/21 titles; Pots 2 to 4 were determined by the club coefficient rankings.

No team will be drawn into a group along with a side from their own association.

The top two teams in each section advance to the round of 16, whilst those finishing third in each group transfer into the UEFA Europa League knockout stage, where they will face the UEFA Europa League group runners-up for spots in the last 16.

[Nicky91]

Group A: Man City, PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Bruges

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan

Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas

Group D Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol

Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv

Group F: Villarreal, Man Utd, Atalanta, Young Boys

Group G: Lille, Sevilla, FC Salzburg, Wolfsburg

Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit St Petersburg, Malmo

[Nicky91]

all teams in the europa league group stage (to be drawn today)

the pots ahead of the draw

Pot 1
France Lyon CC: 76.000
Italy Napoli CC: 74.000
Germany Bayer Leverkusen CC: 57.000
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb CC: 44.500
Italy Lazio CC: 44.000
Greece Olympiacos CC: 43.000
France Monaco CC: 36.000
Portugal Braga CC: 35.000

Pot 2

Scotland Celtic CC: 34.000
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt CC: 33.000
Serbia Red Star Belgrade CC: 32.500
England Leicester City CC: 32.000
Scotland Rangers CC: 31.250
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow CC: 31.000
Belgium Genk CC: 30.000
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven CC: 29.000

Pot 3

France Marseille CC: 28.000
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad CC: 28.000
England West Ham United CC: 20.113
Spain Real Sociedad CC: 19.571
Spain Real Betis CC: 19.571
Turkey Fenerbahçe CC: 19.500
Russia Spartak Moscow CC: 18.500
Czech Republic Sparta Prague CC: 17.500

Pot 4

Austria Rapid Wien CC: 17.000
Turkey Galatasaray CC: 17.000
Poland Legia Warsaw CC: 16.500
Denmark Midtjylland CC: 13.500
Hungary Ferencváros CC: 13.500
Belgium Antwerp CC: 10.500
Austria Sturm Graz CC: 7.165
Denmark Brřndby CC: 7.000


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the 3 pots for the Conference League

Pot 1

Italy Roma CC: 90.000
England Tottenham Hotspur CC: 88.000
Switzerland Basel CC: 49.000
Czech Republic Slavia Prague CC: 43.500
Denmark Copenhagen CC: 43.500
Belgium Gent CC: 26.500
Netherlands AZ CC: 21.500
Austria LASK CC: 21.000

Pot 2

Netherlands Feyenoord CC: 21.000
Azerbaijan Qarabağ CC: 21.000
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv CC: 20.500
Greece PAOK CC: 20.000
France Rennes CC: 19.000
Serbia Partizan CC: 18.000
Romania CFR Cluj CC: 16.500
Ukraine Zorya Luhansk CC: 15.000

Pot 3

Germany Union Berlin CC: 14.714
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia CC: 8.000
Netherlands Vitesse CC: 7.840
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava CC: 7.500
Czech Republic Jablonec CC: 7.000
Armenia Alashkert CC: 6.500
Estonia Flora CC: 6.250
Kazakhstan Kairat CC: 6.000

Pot 4

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps CC: 5.750
Denmark Randers CC: 5.575
Cyprus Omonia CC: 5.550
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta CC: 5.550
Finland HJK CC: 5.500
Israel Maccabi Haifa CC: 4.875
Norway Bodř/Glimt CC: 4.200
Slovenia Mura CC: 3.000

[Nicky91]

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Group A: Man City, PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Bruges

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan

Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas

Group D Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol

Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv

Group F: Villarreal, Man Utd, Atalanta, Young Boys

Group G: Lille, Sevilla, FC Salzburg, Wolfsburg

Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit St Petersburg, Malmo

recapping these groups for me personally

Group A; goodbye Club Brugge but all 3 of Man City, PSG and Leipzig are very strong, gonna be a tough one here

GroupB; poule of death yes, i'd say Atletico and Liverpool are frontrunners to survive the group, but Milan could be in contention for that 3rd place, i don't estimate Porto as invincible tbh

GroupC; Lucky Ajax lol, Dortmund might win the group but Ajax is certainly a contender for 2nd or 3rd place here, Besiktas by far the weakest link

GroupD; top teams like Inter Milan, Real Madrid coming to Moldova wow just wow, i mean Sheriff should enjoy their debut at highest level for sure but they won't have any real chances, i'd say Inter, Real for top two and Shakhtar to europa league

GroupE; ouch to imagine this is the group PSV could've been in thankfully they aren't, the Bayern v Barcelona games could be enjoyable to watch i think

GroupF; tricky one for Manchester United, i mean Villarreal the recent europa league winners, Atalanta a new rising little giant, and Young Boys a unknown swiss dark horse, on paper maybe not the strongest looking but i do think the United fans should not be overconfident at all about this draw either

GroupG; lovely group this one, Lille reigning french champions, Sevilla one i never underestimate after their many europa league/uefa cup wins, Salzburg and Wolfsburg are decent as well, another tricky one like F

GroupH; nice for Malmo, they got legendary teams like Juventus, Chelsea visiting them, Zenit well i like this russian team tbh, they got great tactics somehow, normally i'd say Juventus a obvious frontrunner but you never know, Chelsea as title holders should easily advance on paper either, but you don't know what Malmo can do from this underdog position, and Zenit are fierce especially at home

[Nicky91]

Europa League

Group A

Lyon

Rangers

Sparta Praha

Brřndby

Group B

PSV

AS Monaco

Real Sociedad

Sturm Graz


Group C

Napoli

Leicester City

Spartak Moscow

Legia Warsaw

Group D

Olympiakos

Eintracht Frankfurt

Fenerbahce

Antwerp

Group E

Lazio Roma

Lokomotiv Moscow

Olympique Marseille

Galatasaray

Group F

Sporting Braga

Red Star Belgrade

Ludogorets

Midtjylland

Group G

Bayer Leverkusen

Celtic

Real Betis

Ferencvaros

Group H

Dinamo Zagreb

Racing Genk

West Ham United

Rapid Wien

[Nicky91]

Conference League

Group A

LASK Linz

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Alasjkert

HJK Helsinki

Group B

AA Gent

Partizan Belgrade

Flora Tallinn

Anorthosis

Group C

AS Roma

Zorja Lugansk

CSKA Sofia

Bodo/Glimt

Group D

AZ Alkmaar

CFR Cluj

Jablonec

Randers FC

Group E

Slavia Prague

Feyenoord

Union Berlin

Maccabi Haifa

Group F

Copenhagen

PAOK Saloniki

Slovan Bratislava

Lincoln Red Imps

Group G

Tottenham Hotspur

Stade Rennais

Vitesse

NK Mura

Group H

FC Basel

Qarabag

Kairat Almaty

Omonia Nicosia

[Nicky91]

first conference league final held in Tirana, Albania

2020/21 player of the season europa league Gerardo Moreno

[Nicky91]

PSV in the poule of death

[Nicky91]

**** The Voice Senior then tonight


if i have to stay upstairs because of a delay with our online groceries (now they come tonight) i can watch Fortuna Sittard - RKC in my own room

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Conference League

Group A

LASK Linz

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Alasjkert

HJK Helsinki

Group B

AA Gent

Partizan Belgrade

Flora Tallinn

Anorthosis

Group C

AS Roma

Zorja Lugansk

CSKA Sofia

Bodo/Glimt

Group D

AZ Alkmaar

CFR Cluj

Jablonec

Randers FC

Group E

Slavia Prague

Feyenoord

Union Berlin

Maccabi Haifa

Group F

Copenhagen

PAOK Saloniki

Slovan Bratislava

Lincoln Red Imps

Group G

Tottenham Hotspur

Stade Rennais

Vitesse

NK Mura

Group H

FC Basel

Qarabag

Kairat Almaty

Omonia Nicosia

Group A; interesting one, most seem relatively small on paper, so we might get a surprise here, fun for variety we got teams from finland and armenia facing each other in a group stage rather than a qualifying round

Group B; good chances for Gent and curious what more Flora can do now

Group C; AS Roma against 3 weaker by far, they are soooo a frontrunner in this league

Group D; decent draw for AZ, CFR Cluj is either hit or miss results wise so we'll have to wait and see what form they are in

Group E; ouch Feyenoord, i reckon Union Berlin is the toughest here, Slavia was quite bad in their EL playoff, Maccabi Haifa well they are okayish

Group F; Come On Red Imps, make Gibraltar even prouder and cause more upsets, seriously Copenhagen has a group win chance here

Group G; Tottenham has a decent draw, but of course i root for Vitesse with my dutch blood, NK Mura is the underdog here, and surprises can happen if other teams underestimate you

GroupH; Basel good draw, Qarabag or Kairat could be second one going through here i reckon

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Europa League

Group A

Lyon

Rangers

Sparta Praha

Brřndby

Group B

PSV

AS Monaco

Real Sociedad

Sturm Graz


Group C

Napoli

Leicester City

Spartak Moscow

Legia Warsaw

Group D

Olympiakos

Eintracht Frankfurt

Fenerbahce

Antwerp

Group E

Lazio Roma

Lokomotiv Moscow

Olympique Marseille

Galatasaray

Group F

Sporting Braga

Red Star Belgrade

Ludogorets

Midtjylland

Group G

Bayer Leverkusen

Celtic

Real Betis

Ferencvaros

Group H

Dinamo Zagreb

Racing Genk

West Ham United

Rapid Wien

GroupA; Lyon and Rangers i reckon as top two but you never know, third place could go to Sparta Prague but maybe Brondby will surprise many

GroupB; normally speaking Monaco, Sociedad are strongest two, however weird things happen more than before in todays football, maybe PSV can win from either Monaco or Sociedad, but good chances for third place at least

GroupC; Napoli, Leicester should be frontrunners here, however you cannot say anything right now on paper speaking

GroupD; Olympiakos at home is a tough one for sure but i also find Frankfurt and Fenerbahce quite good, those as top 3 i think

GroupE; no comment, other than a nervewrecking group this one is

GroupF; Braga should be the favourite league wise, but Red Star is not bad as well, Midtjylland is weak as i saw against PSV in CL qualifyings

GroupG; Celtic has a tough draw here, Leverkusen is a good club, Betis is a nice middle tier of La Liga which on its own is amazing, Ferencvaros is lucky to have made it into a group stage at least, and they weren't bad at all in their CL playoff vs Young Boys i thought

GroupH; i never underestimate Dinamo Zagreb, their losses against Sheriff was pure tactics i feel to get into EL more chances to win points for croatian football cuz normally they are in great form, Genk are 50/50 either very good or just rubbish, West Ham should be favourite here in terms of league wise level but you never know, Rapid Wien i adore great club with lovely history and curious how they are looking like now

[Nicky91]

Fortuna Line up

Rienstra's eredivisie comeback i think, and Flemming instead of Hansson in terms of changes from last match vs Twente

as for left back position instead of Cox i think Ferati for now (but when Pinto has had week of training with the club behind him i think they can switch few things around, and when Tirpan joins a matter of time when i think)


Toshio Lake the matchwinner against Twente has signed a new contract, and also third goalkeeper (from own youth) Ruben van Kouwen signed his pro contract now

[Nicky91]

some changes to europa league and also the rules for conference league


1st place of each group in EL advance to round of 16, 2nd places advance to a inbetween round of EL vs third places from CL


3rd place of EL advances to inbetween round of conference league where they'll face no.2 places from conference league, 1st from conference league advance to round of 16

[Nicky91]

Fortuna - RKC 2-2

1-0 Baghdadi (Seuntjens) (23)

1-1 Kramer (Odgaard) (38)

1-2 Kramer (Odgaard) (55)

2-2 Seuntjens (Tekie) (68)


my personal scores for Fortuna team

Van Osch 9.0

Rota 9.5

Angha 8.5

Janssen 9.0

Ferati 7.5

Tekie 9.5

Flemming 9.0

Duarte 7.5

Hansson 7.5

Seuntjens 10

Baghdadi 9.5

subs

Rienstra 10 already only cuz #OurCaptainisBack, played quite decently for someone who hasn't been training last few months, glad he got the green light from medical team


Lake 8.0 not a matchwinner now but alright he's still young no need to have huge expectations because of one game



RKC i also found pretty good, and for a neutral viewer this game was overall very entertaining, enjoyable



AND pre-match, we have him back, Mickael Tirpan

they gave us clues all along

[Nicky91]

next week another rest break, internationals games time, so Fortuna has another friendly game just to extra prepare and try out new formations, tactics, tricks

[Nicky91]

Mario Gotze extends contract at PSV for 2 more years


2 more years of that superstar in eindhoven

[Nicky91]

tomorrow's CL matches

Group E

Barcelona - Bayern Munich

Dinamo Kiev - Benfica

Group F

Young Boys - Man United

Villarreal - Atalanta

Group G

Sevilla - RB Salzburg

Lille - Wolfsburg

Group H

Chelsea - Zenit

Malmo - Juventus

[LeatherTrumpet]

I never tire of tittering everytime 5 live tell me the stadium name when a UK team plays Young Boys

Spoiler:

Arena/Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium