Lens went all in last season after getting a CL spot, it didn't pay off and the executives quickly reckoned they made a mistake and had to find quite a lot of revenue to pass accounting review. Plus Pana is definitely not the easiest club you can draw early.
UEFA Conference League 2024/25
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Lens went all in last season after getting a CL spot, it didn't pay off and the executives quickly reckoned they made a mistake and had to find quite a lot of revenue to pass accounting review. Plus Pana is definitely not the easiest club you can draw early.
You can have a young manager with potential but if you don't play well you Will Still get knocked out of the ECL.
I’m just glad none of our players came out of this game with an injury. Awful, awful pitch.
Come on Lincoln Red Imps... I want to see Chelsea play them
Icelandic teams moving on up slowly. Probably gaining a European spot next season.
Larne in front, a hat-trick for their star striker Andy Ryan. Lincoln Red Imps bring on a 42 year old to try and save the day.
Fiorentina concede in injury time, 1-1 going to extra time but they're down to ten men. DDG got to be at his best here
Oh dear. Is it going to pens?
They are down to 9 men now arnt they?
How's he playing? I love DDG but when it comes to penalties he's probably the last goalkeeper I'd want. Hopefully he's the hero this time!
United went into that game already guaranteed top spot and fielded a youthful lineup with one eye on Sunday's Manchester derby. A match United won with van Persie injury time goal and sent United six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Fiorentina might be looking at penalties.... Still time to change goalie
No injury time in the Fiorentina game despite two injuries in the 2nd half of extra time. It goes to pens.
Come on De Gea!
Come on De Gea!
DDG in goal for pens
DDG and penalty shootouts isn't a good combination, maybe he'll get lucky and few of the penalties will fly over the bar?DDG in goal for pens
Brings back memories of Villareal
De Gea!
After saving one now, first thoughts if only he did that against Villareal
De Gea single-handedly saved Fiorentina tonight with 3 great saves today + the decisive penalty in the shoot-out.
Puskas were the better team and deserved to go through but if you fail to score not even one goal when you play TWO men-up for 25 minutes..
Puskas were the better team and deserved to go through but if you fail to score not even one goal when you play TWO men-up for 25 minutes..
How you fail to beat 9 men at home
Amazing competition to see clubs like TNS, Larne or Paphos (Cyprus) there
But any other winner than Chelsea, Fiorentina or Real Betis would be a massive shock.
And only Chelsea have won recently a european cup......so for everyone else to win this competition would be amazing.
But any other winner than Chelsea, Fiorentina or Real Betis would be a massive shock.
And only Chelsea have won recently a european cup......so for everyone else to win this competition would be amazing.
If Chelsea dont get 18 points from these fixtures Maresca should be sacked
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Who the feck are Noah?
No ahdea
They are from Armenia
Decent draw for Rovers, some beatable teams in that.
great to see Larne in there, i think Shamrock Rovers or Larne should both be hoping to get some results in this group, its £336,000 for a winning a group stage game and Larne have banked £2.6M prize money already just by getting to this stage so i would imagine Rovers got similar. Its a game changing amount of cash for these teams even if its seen as small change by Chelsea.
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport...s/uefa-conference-league-prize-money-29835175
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport...s/uefa-conference-league-prize-money-29835175
Larne have got really tough fixtures and will likely struggle, Hearts fixtures dont look easy either
Bad draw for Víkingur. Cyprus and Armenia are difficult and expensive flights. The teams aren't really exciting but at the same time all good enough for Víkingur to possibly get points. Can't say I'm familiar at all with Borac or Noah. Borac at home might be the best bet at points as the travel from Bosnia isn't great either.
And travel by arc.
Víkingur beat Cercle Brügge 3-1. First ever win by an Icelandic team in a European group stage.
Felix scores, Chelsea 1-0.
I quite like this alternate third kit. Very good looking.
I quite like this alternate third kit. Very good looking.
Shamrock Rovers absolutely spanking Larne Fc
Larne 0-0 Shamrock Rovers
Hearts playing very well vs omonia too. Two cracking goals
Hearts 2-0 omonia
Larne 0-0 Shamrock Rovers
Hearts playing very well vs omonia too. Two cracking goals
Hearts 2-0 omonia
Holy feck I just noticed Ajax' goalie is 40. Obviously not as crazy for a goalie these days but still.
Whats the crack with bugger all fans at the Larne game?
You'd have thought it would have been rammed.
You'd have thought it would have been rammed.
2-0 Mudryk. Fairly comfortable.
4-0 now. Felix and Nkunku both scoring.
Feels weird when you play almost two different sides in competitions and when they're playing dross too. Hard to judge if they're any good or not. Suppose the main thing is keeping fit and tactically fresh in case they're needed during the PL campaign.
Can anyone explain why format is different in the conference league? 6 games instead of 8, even though same amount is teams as the Europa and CL