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- UEFA September 8 qualification lists for Greek clubs in Europa and Conference Leagues
UEFA's September 8 lists put Olympiacos and OFI Crete in the Europa League, and Panathinaikos in the Conference League, but that is not one kind of success. Olympiacos is listed among teams arriving from Champions League qualifying, OFI among those advancing through Europa League…
- UEFA September 8 qualification lists for Greek clubs in Europa and Conference Leagues
I would also separate the security from the load that each spot purchases. The UEFA calendar has the Europa League group phase from September 16 to January 28, with eight matchdays; the Conference runs from October 15 to December 17, with six. Thus, Olympiacos and OFI not only en…
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También separaría la seguridad de la carga que compra cada plaza. El calendario de UEFA lleva la fase liga de Europa del 16 de septiembre al 28 de enero, con ocho jornadas; la Conference va del 15 de octubre al 17 de diciembre, con seis. Así, Olympiacos y OFI no sólo acabaron en …
- Should Thun treat the Lech return as Conference League prep?
Lech beat Thun 7-0 on 20 August in the first leg of their Europa League play-off, which puts the return on 27 August in a strange place. The tie is almost gone, but a play-off defeat still sends Thun into the Conference League league phase. I would not pretend seven goals are a n…
- Two goals down, Sturm Graz have to decide how soon is soon…
Europa League security protects the club's season, not a player from being punished for losing the ball. I doubt it changes Sturm's starting plan much. The real question is whether, if they still need two goals after an hour, the coach sends more bodies forward sooner than he nor…
- The legs of the third qualifying round of the Champions…
The third qualifying round legs of the Champions are played this Tuesday, August 11, but losing does not have the same cost in the two paths. Winners advance to the Champions play‑off; the losers from the champions path, such as in Kairat‑Levski, move to the Europa League play‑of…
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Las vueltas de la tercera ronda clasificatoria de la Champions se juegan este martes 11 de agosto, pero perder no tiene el mismo coste en las dos rutas. Los ganadores avanzan al play-off de Champions; los derrotados de la ruta de campeones, como en Kairat-Levski, pasan al play-of…
- Two goals down, Sturm Graz have to decide how soon is soon…
Two goals down, Sturm Graz have to decide how soon is soon enough to open the game when they host Fenerbahçe on Tuesday 11 Aug at 20:30 CET. Fenerbahçe lead 2-0, the winner reaches the Champions League play-off, but the loser is already guaranteed a place in the Europa League lea…
- Will Rangers bench use matter against St Mirren?
Rangers host Jagiellonia Białystok in their Europa League third-round second leg on Thursday 13 August, then St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup last 16 on the weekend of 15/16 August. The calendar alone will not tell us much about the second match: if the European tie still dema…
- When does 1-0 stop being enough for LASK?
That repair still matters, but the 3-0 final changes the permission for Tuesday. LASK already have the Europa League league phase guaranteed if the comeback fails, so there is less institutional reason to protect a respectable aggregate. Does the coach now press for an early goal…
- Will Rangers bench use matter against St Mirren?
At half-time Rangers lead 1-0, but the tie is only level at 2-2 on aggregate and neither side has made a substitution. So far this is the demanding version of the schedule, not the one where Rangers can protect legs early. The final half-hour and bench use may still change that. …
- In the draw of August 11 for the third round of…
The first legs make the comparison more concrete, but not more neutral: Chelsea comes into the September 2 return leg ahead 5-2 over Real Sociedad, Real Madrid 2-0 over Ajax. Real Sociedad and Ajax need to take more risks, but whoever gets eliminated still moves on to the Women's…
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Le andate rendono il confronto più concreto, ma non più neutrale: il Chelsea arriva al ritorno del 2 settembre avanti 5-2 sulla Real Sociedad, il Real Madrid 2-0 sull'Ajax. Real Sociedad e Ajax devono aumentare il rischio, però chi viene eliminato passa comunque alla Women's Euro…
- In the draw of August 11 for the third round of…
In the draw on August 11 for the third qualifying round of the 2026/27 Women's Champions League, Real Sociedad was paired with Chelsea and Real Madrid with Ajax. The ties are played on August 26 and September 2, with both Spanish sides at home for the second leg. The listed coeff…
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Nel sorteggio dell'11 agosto per il terzo turno di qualificazione della Women's Champions League 2026/27, la Real Sociedad ha trovato il Chelsea e il Real Madrid l'Ajax. Le sfide si giocano il 26 agosto e il 2 settembre, con entrambe le spagnole in casa al ritorno. I coefficienti…
- What Brighton should seek against Bologna before Europe
Against Bologna on Saturday, I want Brighton to find one or two pressing patterns they can actually trust, not chase a polished friendly performance. The first Conference League playoff leg follows five days later and Villa follows three days after that, so repeatable evidence ma…
- Should Austria Wien protect their 2-1 lead against Beitar?
Now the incentive has changed completely. Atzili and Kalu put Beitar 2-0 up, then Boateng answered two minutes later to make the aggregate 3-3. Austria made three substitutions at 59 minutes and replaced Boateng at 72. We cannot call those changes attacking without more evidence,…
- Should Thun treat the Lech return as Conference League prep?
The 7-0 looks less like only a score after Frederiksen's explanation. He said Lech expected Thun's man-to-man marking to leave space and attacked it with runs behind. For me that makes the return-leg choice practical: if Thun use it as Conference League preparation, the first tes…
- What did Salzburg correct against Pafos?
Salzburg went ahead 4-3 on aggregate against Pafos this Thursday, August 13, after being down 2-0 at halftime in the second leg and 2-1 down in the tie. The comeback was real, but its three goals came from a very close-range finish after a pass from Redzic, a penalty and a second…
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Salzburg avanzó 4-3 en el global ante Pafos este jueves 13 de agosto, después de llegar al descanso 2-0 abajo en la vuelta y 2-1 abajo en la eliminatoria. La remontada fue real, pero sus tres goles nacieron de un remate a muy corta distancia tras pase de Redzic, un penal y una se…
- Aston Villa host Arsenal after 4-0 opening defeat at Brighton
Arsenal's name will have plenty assuming Aston Villa should sit in and limit the damage on Monday 31 August, especially after our 4-0 opening defeat at Brighton, but that feels like prestige talking rather than looking at how this fixture has actually gone. Villa have won four of…
- Brighton to host Aston Villa on 23 August following Thursday's Conference League playoff
Brighton host Aston Villa on Sunday 23 August at 2pm because Brighton have a Conference League qualifying playoff on the Thursday. That does not mean Villa can assume tired legs, but it does mean there will be a fresh competitive match to study with only two days before the leagu…
- Format of the Carabao Cup 2026/27 and pressure on EFL clubs
It makes sense that the Carabao Cup 2026/27 opens the EFL season and that the format makes room for the nine Premier League clubs competing in European competitions. Today, Saturday August 8, most of a first round involving 70 clubs is being played, before the Championship, Leagu…
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Tiene sentido que la Carabao Cup 2026/27 abra la temporada de la EFL y que el formato busque espacio para los nueve clubes de Premier League que disputan competiciones europeas. Hoy, sábado 8 de agosto, se juega la mayoría de una primera ronda de 70 clubes, antes de que Champions…
- Champions 2026/27: four at home, different sequences
The UEFA published on August 29 the full schedule for the 2026/27 league phase, and on paper the distribution is the same: the 36 clubs will have four home matches and four away matches between September 8 and January 27. But the sequence does not distribute the pressure equally.…
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La UEFA publicó este 29 de agosto el calendario completo de la fase liga 2026/27, y sobre el papel el reparto es igual: los 36 clubes tendrán cuatro partidos en casa y cuatro fuera entre el 8 de septiembre y el 27 de enero. Pero la secuencia no distribuye igual la presión. El AEK…
- Should Austria Wien protect their 2-1 lead against Beitar?
Austria Wien bring a 2-1 lead home against Beitar on Thursday 13 August at 20:30 CET in the Conference League third qualifying round, but there is no safety net for the loser. Protecting one goal from kickoff feels dangerous because one Beitar goal levels the tie, while an early …