In yesterday’s post, we discussed the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. While teams will begin sweating it out in the UCL today, clubs from all over the Europe will be seeking a group stage slot in the Europa League, starting Thursday.
For some of these clubs, the football season is already under way e.g. AIK, Sturm Graz. They joined the race for qualification in the second round. They’ve seen quite a number of games already, which kind of gives them the edge.
Other teams like AC Milan, Everton, Braga, Fernabache and Bordeaux have not had league action resume yet. So, in preparation for these games, they’ve depended on friendlies to get themselves match-competition-ready.
With the playoffs still to come, and heavyweights like Zenit, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao all playing in this third qualifying round, you can already get an idea what action to expect.
It’s quite easy to conclude that the ‘big boys’ will run the ‘smaller teams’ over and stroll to the play-offs…
Not so fast!
We all know everything is possible in football, especially when qualification to play amongst Europe’s elites is on the line.
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- PSV Eindhoven VS NK Osijek
- DinamoBucuresti VS Athletic Bilbao
- Botev Plovdiv VS CS Maritimo Madeira
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv VS FC Zenit St Petersburg
- AFC Astra Giurgiu VS FC Oleksandria
- CS Universitatea Craiova VS AC Milan
- Brondby IF VS HNK Hajduk Split
- ARKA Gdynia 1929 VS FC Midtjylland
- FC Girondins Bordeaux VS Videoton FC
- KAA Gent VS SCR Altach
- FK Red Star Belgrade VS Sparta Prague
- Panathinaikos Athens VS FK Gabala
- Aberdeen FC VS Apollon Limassol FC
- Olympique Marseille VS KV Oostende
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb VS Odds BK
- Everton FC VS MFK Ruzomberok
- SC Freiburg VS NK Domzale
- FK MladaBoleslav VS SkenderbeuKorce
- Trakai FK VS Shkendija 79 Tetovo
- Olimpik Donetsk VS PAOK FC
- Maccabi Tel Aviv VS Panionios Athens
- AIK VS Sporting Braga
- SK Sturm Graz VS Fenerbahce
- FC Utrecht VS KKS Lech Poznan
- AEK Larnaca FC VS FC Dinamo Minsk
- Ostersunds FK VS CS FolaEsch
- FK SuduvaMarijampole VS FC Sion
- FC Krasnodar VS Lyngby BK
- PSV Eindhoven VS NK Osijek
- DinamoBucuresti VS Athletic Bilbao
- Botev Plovdiv VS CS Maritimo Madeira
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv VS FC Zenit St Petersburg
- AFC Astra Giurgiu VS FC Oleksandria
- CS Universitatea Craiova VS AC Milan
- Brondby IF VS HNK Hajduk Split
- ARKA Gdynia 1929 VS FC Midtjylland
- FC Girondins Bordeaux VS Videoton FC
- KAA Gent VS SCR Altach
- FK Red Star Belgrade VS Sparta Prague
- Panathinaikos Athens VS FK Gabala
- Aberdeen FC VS Apollon Limassol FC
- Olympique Marseille VS KV Oostende
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb VS Odds BK
- Everton FC VS MFK Ruzomberok
- SC Freiburg VS NK Domzale
After seeing this list of games, what early predictions are you making? With the first leg set to be played this Thursday, which teams do you think will take a healthy lead into the second legs come next week?
Share your thoughts, comments and predictions with us. We always love to hear from you.
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