Popular Post DMAA 3,603 Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) See below a very brief lowdown on our potential opponents. Roma - 5th in Serie a. Not at their best but a quality side. Dismantled Istanbul home and away in the group and squeezed past two German sides. Narrow win over Gent in last 32. Not the worst draw of the big names. Wolfsburg - 7th in Bundesliga, very lucky to get through the group and got an easy draw in Malmo. Would be a good draw. LASK - Top of the Austrian Bundesliga ahead of RB Salzburg. They've done well in Europe. Would be a tough draw by the looks of it. Basel - 3rd in Swiss league with very poor form, 5 behind Young Boys. Lost home and away to LASK in UCL qualifiers but have been superb in the EL. A good draw but they've been very good in this competition. Leverkusen - 5th in Bundesliga but near the top, only 6 behind Bayern, definitely one to avoid Istanbul Basaksehir - Who? Well they are top of the league after 23 games so are better than you might think. They've blown hot and cold in Europe, beating Wolfsberg home and away in the process. Wolves - Probably One to avoid. They've been very good in this competition blowing away Espanyol and Besiktas with 4-0 wins. Sitting 8th in the EPL but ECL places are still within their reach. Shakthar - One to avoid, played 19 in the league and won 17 and drawn 2. Took 6 points from UCL group to finish ahead of Dinamo Zagreb and held Man City 1-1 at the Etihad. Inter - 3rd in Serie a but form has stalled badly. Competed pretty well in a tough group in the ECL, being edged out by Barcelona and Dortmund. One to avoid. Man Utd - 5th in EPL with patchy form but they've blown away a few teams at Old Trafford in this competition and have to be considered one of the tougher draws Olympiacos - Another UCL drop in. Top of their league and flying. Swept aside Istanbul Basaksehir and Krasnador in UCL qualifiers and competed with strong sides in the group stages. Beating Arsenal is a big statement from them. One to avoid I think. Sevilla - Joint 3rd with Atletico and only 10-12 points of Barca and Real. Cruised through the group but only squeezed past Cluj on away goals. On paper a quality side but in terms of style maybe a side we could take. Copenhagen - 9 points behind Midtjylland in the league. Somehow squeezed through a weak group scoring only 5 goals in 6 games. Got a very jammy draw in the last 32. Would be a very good draw. Getafe - 5th in La liga and only a point off Sevilla and Atletico. Having a fantastic season. Beaten home and away by Basel in groups but got through after getting 4 wins in 4 from Trabzonspor and Krasnodar and pulled off an impressive win over Ajax in the last 32. Very beatable but a dark horse. One of the better draws still I think. Edited February 28, 2020 by DMAA 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Don't want a German side or Shaktar. Don't think they're beatable and not too much glamour. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,137 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 could be inter and it might be played in an empty stadium due to this coronavirus 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briton 314 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 27 minutes ago, Bluedell said: Don't want a German side or Shaktar. Don't think they're beatable and not too much glamour. We tend to play well against German sides though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,429 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I'd take Wolves - we've just beaten one Portuguese side, so why can't we beat another? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,150 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Copenhagen would be the best draw but something tells me we're going to get a tougher one this time. Roma, Wolves or Man Utd would be most interesting in that regard. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,246 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Given the teams we have faced thus far, it is essentially of no relevance how the teams out there perform in their leagues right now. We will have to take on what comes and as long as everyone gives 100 %, who knows where it will end. Edited February 28, 2020 by der Berliner 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,246 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAA 3,603 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 The draw always takes forever to get going 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Dietmar Hamann doing the draw. Surely will have instructions from his old mate Gerrard on who he wants 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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