Europa League 2020/21

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

7 minutes ago, minijc said:

Yes he did, even with them, happened several times.

Och its Friday morning, lets just kid ourselves on that he didn't

[The Cockney Don]

When and where is the draw?

The draw takes place from 14:00 CET on Friday 18 September at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

Champions Path

Group 1

Seeded
Young Boys (SUI)*
GNK Dinamo (CRO)*

Unseeded
Floriana (MLT) vs Flora Tallinn (EST)
Tirana (ALB)**
KuPS (FIN) vs Sūduva (LTU)
Djurgården (SWE) / CFR Cluj (ROU)

Group 2

Seeded
Dynamo Brest (BLR)*
Crvena zvezda (SRB)*

Unseeded
Ludogorets (BUL)**
Sarajevo (BIH) / Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
Riga (LVA) / Tre Fiori (SMR) / Celtic (SCO)
Ararat-Armenia (ARM) vs Celje (SVN)

Group 3

Seeded
Qarabağ (AZE)*

Unseeded
Sheriff (MDA) / Dundalk (IRL)
KÍ (FRO) / Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
Legia (POL) / Drita (KOS)

10 Third qualifying round winners to be determined
*5 Teams eliminated from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
**2 Teams eliminated from UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path)

Main Path

Group 1

Seeded
1 Basel (SUI) vs Anorthosis (CYP)
2 Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) / SønderjyskE (DEN)
3 Beşiktaş (TUR) / Rio Ave (POR)

Unseeded
4 CSKA-Sofia (BUL) / B36 (FRO)
5 AC Milan (ITA) / Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
6 Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) / Motherwell (SCO)

Group 2

Seeded
1 Sporting CP (POR) / Aberdeen (SCO)
2 Mura (SVN) / PSV Eindhoven (NED)
3 Copenhagen (DEN) / Piast Gliwice (POL)

Unseeded
4 LASK (AUT) / Dunajská Streda (SVK)
5 Rijeka (CRO) / Kolos Kovalivka (UKR)
6 Rosenborg (NOR) / Alanyaspor (TUR)

Group 3

Seeded
1 Charleroi (BEL) / Partizan (SRB)
2 Wolfsburg (GER) / Desna Chernihiv (UKR)
3 Malmö (SWE) / Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO)

Unseeded
4 Apollon Limassol (CYP) / Lech (POL)
5 Granada (ESP) / Locomotive Tbilisi (GEO)
6 St. Gallen (SUI) / AEK Athens (GRE)

Group 4

Seeded
1 Galatasaray (TUR) / Hajduk Split (CRO)
2 Shkëndija (MKD) / Tottenham (ENG)
3 Standard Liège (BEL) / Vojvodina (SRB)
4 APOEL (CYP) / Zrinjski (BIH)

Unseeded
5 Rostov (RUS) / Maccabi Haifa (ISR)
6 Willem II (NED) / Sevco (SCO)
7 Fehérvár (HUN) / Reims (FRA)
8 FCSB (ROU) / Slovan Liberec (CZE)

26 Third qualifying round winners to be determined

Seedings

The teams in the Champions Path who were eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League are seeded. For the Main Path, clubs were divided equally between seeded and unseeded clubs in accordance with the club coefficient rankings.

How the draw will work

The UEFA administration has formed groups for the draw to avoid clubs without an approved stadium being drawn against each other, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. Sides from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. Any further restrictions will be confirmed before the draw.

Champions Path

The balls containing the names of the seeded teams will be placed in one bowl and the balls containing the names of the unseeded teams were put into another bowl. One ball was taken from each bowl and placed in a large empty bowl in the middle, where they were shuffled. The first team drawn plays the tie at home. The last two balls containing unseeded teams will be drawn one after another to pair them.

Main Path

Groups 1 to 3
All clubs in the three groups will be ordered randomly and given a number: 1 to 3 for the seeded teams and 4 to 6 for the unseeded teams. Two bowls will be prepared, one containing balls with slips of paper numbered 1 to 3 and the other containing balls with slips of paper numbered 4 to 6. A ball will be taken from each bowl, placed in an empty bowl and shuffled. The first ball drawn will play the tie at home. The result of this draw are applied to Groups 1 to 3.

Group 4
All clubs will be ordered randomly and given a number: 1 to 4 for the seeded teams and 5 to 8 for the unseeded teams. Two bowls will be prepared, one containing balls with slips of paper numbered 1 to 4 and the other containing balls with slips of paper numbered 5 to 8. A ball will be taken from each bowl, placed in an empty bowl and shuffled. The first ball drawn will play the tie at home.

What happens next?

Ties take place on 1 October, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required. Winners advance to the UEFA Europa League group stage.

[Tord31]

Hopefully the Huns get Spurs.

Dons deserve a home tie. That would be a great incentive

[aberdeen1970]

42 minutes ago, muttonhumper said:

There is a separate path for Champions who have dropped out.

Consisting of 20 teams, with the discarded dross from Malta, Faroe Islands, Kosovo and the Tims.

 

They are in the non-champions path, ie, in with us, as the qualified for CL by league placing and not winning their title.

Cheers. Its a full time job keeping up with the uefa qualifying system these days! 

[RUL]

Steven Gunn saying draw is 1:35. Anyone any idea if it's 1:00 or 1:35?

[aberdeen1970]

Our group could be a lot worse. 

[The Cockney Don]

23 minutes ago, The Cockney Don said:

The draw takes place from 14:00 CET on Friday 18 September at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

1pm UK time then.

4 minutes ago, RUL said:

Steven Gunn saying draw is 1:35. Anyone any idea if it's 1:00 or 1:35?

 

[afc1903mad]

2 hours ago, minijc said:

He is the worry, the way we are setting up and playing just now would cause any teams problems but he has a history of worrying too much about who we are playing instead of letting them worry about us.

There were many on here predicting DM would have changed formation last night to be more cautious.

[Tord31]

1 minute ago, afc1903mad said:

There were many on here predicting DM would have changed formation last night to be more cautious.

I certainly thought he would change from the 3 at the back. He's clearly determined to give it a real run

[afc1903mad]

1 minute ago, Tord31 said:

I certainly thought he would change from the 3 at the back. He's clearly determined to give it a real run

I didn’t think he would change for last night, but not so confident against Sporting.

The formation is working and we are expected to go out to them, so why not give it a go.

we’ve only conceded 2 goals in 7 games, which is pretty decent.

hopefully another clean sheet on Sunday

[thedandydon]

1 hour ago, The Cockney Don said:

Group 2

Seeded
1 Sporting CP (POR) / Aberdeen (SCO)
2 Mura (SVN) / PSV Eindhoven (NED)
3 Copenhagen (DEN) / Piast Gliwice (POL)

Unseeded
4 LASK (AUT) / Dunajská Streda (SVK)
5 Rijeka (CRO) / Kolos Kovalivka (UKR)
6 Rosenborg (NOR) / Alanyaspor (TUR)

 

Well, we know all about Rijeka. Rosenborg are no mugs and pretty experienced at this level. Don't know much about the rest. Not insurmoutable but just the small issue of Sporting to get by first.

[Ramandu]

Last season LASK finished top of a Europa League group with Sporting, PSV and Rosenberg in it, so they're probably not too bad.

[muttonhumper]

2 minutes ago, Ramandu said:

Last season LASK finished top of a Europa League group with Sporting, PSV and Rosenberg in it, so they're probably not too bad.

Aye.

At home, beat Sporting 3-0, PSV 4-1 & Rosenburg  2-1.

Away beat Roseburg, drew at PSV and lost 2-1 at Sporting.

Also last season knocked Basel out of CL qualifying winning both games 3-1 at home and 2-1 away.

Then knocked AZ Alkmaar out in last 32,  3-1 on agg, before being horsed by Man U in R16.

 

I've decided they are nae who I want in the draw now.

Rijeka or Rosenburg PLEASE.

[afc1903mad]

14 minutes ago, Ramandu said:

Last season LASK finished top of a Europa League group with Sporting, PSV and Rosenberg in it, so they're probably not too bad.

yet still unseeded ?

If we were to get through against Sporting, its another very tough draw

[Ramandu]

Rosenberg would be fine. They can't even beat St Johnstone.

[afc1903mad]

19 minutes ago, Ramandu said:

Rosenberg would be fine. They can't even beat St Johnstone.

Are they still playing the 2013 team.

I take it back, we should easily be able to take this dad's army

 

On the flip side, they'll have been used to Covid-19 crowds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YHR97siWE

[The Cockney Don]

Live stream for the draw :

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/streaming/

[Bamber]

3 hours ago, Tord31 said:

Hopefully the Huns get Spurs.

Dons deserve a home tie. That would be a great incentive

I dont at all 

Is that because

A - Because the coefficient needs help?

B- I hope Willem II get  Vojvodina at home

 

[afc1903mad]

2 minutes ago, Bamber said:

I dont at all 

Is that because

A - Because the coefficient needs help?

B- I hope Willem II get  Vojvodina at home

 

C) Cause you're a hun ?

[afc1903mad]

Celtic away to FK Sarajevo or some other team I can't pronounce

[OnceFaeMintlaw]

No football team's name daunts the man performing the draw.

[afc1903mad]

 

2 minutes ago, OnceFaeMintlaw said:

No football team's name daunts the man performing the draw.

Well, I'm nae him XD

 

For Aberdeen, its LASK (AUT) or Dunajská Streda (SVK) 

Sporting CP (POR) / Aberdeen (SCO) v LASK (AUT) / Dunajská Streda (SVK)

 

 

[muttonhumper]

 

Home v  LASK or slovaks

[The Cockney Don]

HOME TO LASK LINZ.

[OnceFaeMintlaw]

Home to Lask or Dunajska Streda

[afc1903mad]

Toughest draw we could have gotten then 

[redstrummer]

good to get a home tie

[slippers]

1 minute ago, afc1903mad said:

Toughest draw we could have gotten then 

Best draw possible I would of said? 

[afc1903mad]

1 minute ago, slippers said:

Best draw possible I would of said? 

On what basis.

They beat Rosenborg and Sporting in last seasons groups stage

[The Cockney Don]

Huns avoided my other lads.