UEFA Europa League: Qualification is at Stake!

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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.

Teams like Domzale, Midtjylland, Lech Poznań, Apollon and Panionias all scored at least two goals/game in the second round.
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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?

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