The opening phase of the Europa League ended with Lazio leading the table, and the premiere clubs, Manchester United and Tottenham, pass directly to the final of 16 years after victories.
Advancing straight to round of 16: Lazio, Athletic Club, Manchester United, Tottenham, Frankfurt, Lyon, Olympiacos, Rangers.
Advancing to the play-off round and seeded: Bodo/Glimt, Anderlecht, FCSB, Ajax, Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Roma, Viktoria Plzen.
Advancing to the play-off and non-series round: Ferencvaros, Porto, AZ Alkmaar, Midtjylland, Union Saint-Gilloie, PAOK, Twente, Fenerbahce.
Eliminated: Braga, Ellsborg, Hoffenheim, Besiktas, MacCabi Tel Aviv, Slavia Prague, Malmö, RFS, Ludogorets, Dynamo Kyiv, Nice, Qarabag.
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The Europa League play-off draw will be held tomorrow at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, and will be streamed live on UEFA.com. It is scheduled to begin at 12pm GMT, 7am ET following the conclusion of the Champions League draw.
Clubs that finished ninth to 16th in the league are seeded in four pairs (9 and 10, 11 and 12 and so on) and the rest will make up four unseeded pairs (17 and 18, 19 and 20 etc.). Each seeded pair will be drawn against an unseeded pair.
For example, nine or 10 will play 23 or 24, while the teams that finished 11th or 12th will come up against the teams that were 21st or 22nd in the league. The aim is for seeded clubs to play their return legs at home.
The draw assigns the team of a pair to one of the predetermined positions in the support. For example, for the first raffle, one of the classified clubs 23 or 24 for the opposite aspect.
The teams can be made instead of another team from the same country or an opponent to those who faced the phase of the League (there are no restrictions that save it). The 8 groups that achieve it through the Play-off level will pass to the Ultimate 16.
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The knockout play-offs start with the first legs in two weeks on February 13, and the second legs a week later on February 20.
From the play-offs onwards, the tournament is a bracket, ending with the final at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain on May 21.
The full knockout dates are below:
Damola Ajayi and Mikey Moore put the old guard like Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall to shame there…
It has been a difficult few weeks for Spurs but Damola Ajayi, Mikey Moore, and Dane Scarlett have just put a smile on everybody’s faces.
Three 3-star goals talented young women.
Spurs have secured their top-eight spot and avoided the Europa League punishment round.
Complete mission.
Kobbie Mainoo was the United star tonight and spoke to TNT Sports after the match.
“Certainly, as we expected, a difficult position to come,” he said. “At this time, it is vital to continue winning. More and more victories in this tournament and we need to happen as much as possible. This is how it begins. “
In his functionality from above in the field, the 19 -year -old Oold said: “I appreciated it. It turned out to be well, I enjoyed. “
As Max previously pointed out, Manchester United and Tottenham end up with others at the table in the third and fourth position their destination in direct extraction towers.
Not only does it mean they can’t meet until the final, but it also means they share the same pool of potential opponents in the round of 16.
The two Premier League clubs will face either Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland in the round of 16.
Tomorrow’s draw for the play-offs will see the two seeded teams, Real Sociedad and Galatasaray, paired with one of the unseeded teams, AZ Alkmaar and Midtjylland.
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More honesty from Ruben Amorim that I’m sure United fans will be glad to hear. He was asked, in his post-match interview with TNT Sports, about whether his side are building meaningful momentum after three consecutive wins.
“It depends,” he said. The maximum vital is not the 3 (games) we won, it is as follows. So we go on Sunday.
“We’ll get (home) tomorrow, so we’ll have a day to prepare and come back. We’ll sleep here to paint in the morning, check everything on the players and be competitive. “
Ruben Amorim was happy with the performance and result, but was keen to stress that FCSB didn’t pose the threat of United’s Premier League peers.
“We control the game very well. Of course, we have to perceive the opponent. With due respect, it is not the same point as the Premier League,” he told TNT Sports.
“So we had more time to think. Kobbie (Mainoo) in this position (no) played very well with more freedom, many responsibilities. And the boys did intelligent job. A white sheet again, we have created safe opportunities.
“We have to score more goals because today we have had the opportunities, but in the end it has been an intelligent day for us. “
Tottenham’s manager Ange Postecoglou spoke with TNT Sports after the game and praised the effect of academy strikers who came out here to score.
“Really happy. The purpose was to verify to win today and surely our position in this most sensible eight,” he said. “The guys were great. We reviewed the game, we’ll have to be patient because they were very deep, but the game opened up towards the end and it was smart to unload the victory.
“Made at Tottenham tonight! Super satisfied with children.
“We wanted this, we wanted energy. We were looking for some of our players with a big week ahead of them. We were going to love the young people today and they came in. “
When asked if he knew the extent of Radu Dragusin’s injury, he added: “No, it’s too early with Radu. It’s his knee, so it’s a bit of a worry.”
With 18 games that take position today, it was a whirlwind looking at the conversion table. Let’s take a look at how the reposite classification before the play-off.
Olympiacos and Rangers have moved up the top eight, which means they are moving straight up the circular 16 that they have to navigate in the Tour play-offs. Anderlecht and FCSB were the groups they replaced in the eight most sensible.
Bodo/Glimt also shortly climbed to the top 8 of the live table today, but couldn’t hold on to the win opposite Nice in France.
Looking under the table, true society and the Romani have moved to the Unclainated Playoffs (17º 24º) in the seeds (9th-16), which means that theoretically they will get a less difficult opponent in the circular of prey and organize the level at home. Az Alkmaar and Union Saint-Gilloinme were the clubs that fell from the sown positions to those evaluated.
Finally, Porto and Twente were the lone clubs that moved from the elimination zone into the play-off spots, bumping Elfsborg and Besiktas out of the competition entirely.
Tottenham defender Ben Davies spoke to TNT Sports after the game.
“It is vital to do homework tonight. We know that these games can be banana peels, the more they remain 0-0,” he said.
“You can feel anxiety around the position and build. Luckily, this type (Dane Scarlett) lighting accessories and adjusts the game.
“He arrived here in an adjustment that was quite complicated and replaced him for us. Dane has worked so hard in recent years that I have been here with him. He had to be borrowed, the game also limited the minimums in many games.
“But to come on and play the way he did in that game was amazing. Nothing short of what he deserves.”
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At halftime, it is clear that Manchester United will need Amad and/or Alejandro Garnacho to inject some life into the game.
They were both introduced and it was the Argentine who made the telling difference. Despite only playing half the game, Garnacho completed more dribbles than anyone else on the pitch with five.
He also created three chances, including an assist for the second goal.
Tottenham striker Mikey Moore (17 years, 172 days) has become the youngest England player to score a primary European goal, breaking a past record held through Jimmy Greaves (17 years, 245 days).
This had been carried out since 1957!
I discussed earlier that Amorim had won his first 4 Europa League games as manager of Manchester United. And that put him in the enterprise of an elite.
The other director of United to win their first 4 primary European games? Sir Alex Ferguson in the Cup of Winners of the 1990-1991 Cup.
Oh, and they!
Something to consider after the conclusion of the Europa League stage, with Manchester United Third and Tottenham Hotspur Fourth; The two games will be played now before the final.
That’s because as paired teams, they’re been placed on opposite sides of the bracket.
Both will probably be satisfied to every one other!
Tottenham’s first-purpose scorer Dane Scarlett spoke to TNT Sports Time Complete.
“It was amazing. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time,” he said. “I was borrowed and experienced. I feel smart now. Ready to start. Very happy.
“I simply trained hard with a transparent brain and waiting for the opportunity. Today, I arrived here and I am grateful that the team has won. “
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It is wonderful that the Rangers end in the first 8 and qualify for the last 16.
It was the most brutal of draws (they played four of the top seven). The pessimism wasn’t helped by how rudderless the club seemed but they’ve found some part of a working formula in recent months.
Its interior has weakened, however, they will play the football of Ko Europa League!
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