Europa League 2011/2012
- Thread starter Sean_RedDevil
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Does my head in that.
The whole point of stoppage time is that it has to be played to make up for stoppages during the half.
Ideally it should be stopped when the ball isn't in play.
Hannover 96 - Standard Luik 4-0 (2-2)
PSV - Valencia 1-1 (2-4)
Udinese - AZ 2-1 (0-2)
Athletic Bilbao - Manchester United 2-1 (3-2)
Olympiakos Piraeus - Metalist Kharkiv 1-2 (1-0)
Manchester City - Sporting Portugal 3-2 (0-1)
Besiktas - Atlético Madrid 0-3 (1-3)
Schalke 04 - FC Twente 4-1 (0-1)
Bolded teams go through.
PSV - Valencia 1-1 (2-4)
Udinese - AZ 2-1 (0-2)
Athletic Bilbao - Manchester United 2-1 (3-2)
Olympiakos Piraeus - Metalist Kharkiv 1-2 (1-0)
Manchester City - Sporting Portugal 3-2 (0-1)
Besiktas - Atlético Madrid 0-3 (1-3)
Schalke 04 - FC Twente 4-1 (0-1)
Bolded teams go through.
Atletico Madrid to win it again.
The Ukrainian teams seem to like this competition.
Bilbao will have a chance as well. Simeone is doing a good job at Athletico.
Valencia will win this I think.
I hope Bilbao win it. Classy team, classy fans...and it seems they are leaving their stadium this year so it'll be a nice send off for the old ground as well.
Apart from Metalist, I think with some luck anyone can win.
Atletico. No 'h' in there.
I don't know about Hannover and AZ, but yeah it's a cup competition after all.
*swans in*
Ah, just home from Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle. Looking forward to reading the thread to continue the feeling of unrelenting doom.
Athletic Club did it again...
Ah, just home from Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle. Looking forward to reading the thread to continue the feeling of unrelenting doom.
Athletic Club did it again...
It nearly made me write poems & open letters to Rafa, chief.
To be serious though, most posters acknowledged Athletic's superiority and gave them due credit.
One of the Spanish sides will win it and will meet a Spanish side in the Super Cup as well.
So they did the moral double this season! I hope they go for the treble!
Quarter Finals ;
AZ(NED) v Valencia(ESP)
Schalke(GER) v Athletic(ESP)
Sporting(POR) v Metalist(UKR)
Atlético(ESP) v Hannover(GER)
Semi Finals ;
Atlético(ESP)/Hannover(GER) v AZ(NED)/Valencia(ESP)
Sporting(POR)/Metalist(UKR) v Schalke(GER)/Athletic(ESP)
Schalke v Bilbao will be interesting, i know that teams can change but it's the team you outplayed against the team that outplayed you. Might give an indication of where Bilbao are truly at and whether United just struggle against the 'Spanish style'.
AZ(NED) v Valencia(ESP)
Schalke(GER) v Athletic(ESP)
Sporting(POR) v Metalist(UKR)
Atlético(ESP) v Hannover(GER)
Semi Finals ;
Atlético(ESP)/Hannover(GER) v AZ(NED)/Valencia(ESP)
Sporting(POR)/Metalist(UKR) v Schalke(GER)/Athletic(ESP)
Schalke v Bilbao will be interesting, i know that teams can change but it's the team you outplayed against the team that outplayed you. Might give an indication of where Bilbao are truly at and whether United just struggle against the 'Spanish style'.
Good thing that the Spanish teams avoided each other in the quarter finals.
The quarter finals here are of the same interest to me as the quarter final in the Champions League. Good draw here, bad draw there. I could watch each of the Spanish games here whilst Barca and Real are dead on for the semi finals.
According to Wiki all the games are at 8:05 now, there are two Spanish-German ties, as well as two others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011–12_UEFA_Europa_League_knockout_phase#Quarter-finals
AV vs Valencia
Schalke 04 vs Athletic Bilbao
Sporting CP vs Metalist Kharkiv
Atletico Madrid vs Hannover 96
AV vs Valencia
Schalke 04 vs Athletic Bilbao
Sporting CP vs Metalist Kharkiv
Atletico Madrid vs Hannover 96
Two quick fire goals.
1-1 between Shalke and Bilbao, the latter who've started the game very averagely (seems like they've used up all of their powers in the two games against us).
1-1 between Shalke and Bilbao, the latter who've started the game very averagely (seems like they've used up all of their powers in the two games against us).
Bizarre two minutes. Shit defending all around.
Schalke all over bilbao
Diouf Diouf Diouf
Bilbao raised their game, who would have thunk it?
AZ - Valencia 1-0
Really chuffed for Diouf.
Schalke and Bilbo are quite even. I don't think either side have been dominant.
Agreed. The thought of him put in the same bracket as Manucho and Dong makes me cringe. Bad timing having 5 strikers that are notch or few above.
Who would have thought fecking Diouf would have outlasted us in Europe this season.
2-1 Schalke
Sublime strike from Raul.
Raul's still an absolutely brilliant finisher
raul still has it
Who was it trying to claim Raul was never very good? Was it Boss?
What a spanner.
What a spanner.
WTF. When did Schalke turn into Brazil 72. Farfan looking like Pele tonight.
Remember when Boss used to say that Raul is the most overrated player of all time 
Fun days.
Fun days.
the one who hasn't impressed me at all this night is huntelaar
Good game this.