[Albion] AEK Athens FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Weststander]

Iffy performance any many points but I'd have taken a draw at half time so very happy.

If it wasn't against us i'd have felt for the guy who was sent off as it was clumsy not nasty. However that Vida chap should've gone so evens it out.

Forget today and get a result against Marseille to avoid the play off lottery.

A clear second yellow, intent doesn’t come into it.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Errrr, 14th Dec!!!

I mean after that, the next round.

 

[Bodian]

So if we finish 2nd in the group and lose the play off game we still go into the conference lge?

No - don't think so.

 

[Auckland seagull]

Happy with that given our injury situation. Dunk and Igor looked solid. Hinshelwood was excellent. Midfield passing below par but they worked their socks off. Verbruggen excellent as well.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Brutal reality for any lurking Palace fans. Brutal.

I know exactly how crushing I would have found that if it was the other way round.

 

[kevo]

Any idea of dates of the next round games?

Google is your friend, but the play-off round games are in Feb and the Round of 16 in March.

 

[ukpolska]

Unbeaten away in Europe

Yes you are right, got carried away there lol

 

[macbeth]

will contradict what i said in the first half, joao pedro was very good indeed

 

[A1X]

Cannot believe I am saying this, but, "Brighton are unbeaten in Europe", who would ever have dreamed of saying something like that five years ago.

Um…

 

[HangletonGull]

Yes you are right, got carried away there lol

Easily done still some achievement

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Sidwell: “Let’s not sugar coat this, that was a poor performance”.

Nice to win after a shit performance.

We're owed that.

 

[Gazwag]

Cannot believe I am saying this, but, "Brighton are unbeaten in Europe", who would ever have dreamed of saying something like that five years ago.

Away in Europe you mean, despite not in the European Union, Brighton itself is in Europe

 

[Krafty]

 

[Washie]

I mean after that, the next round.

Round	1st Leg	2nd Leg
Round of 16 playoffs	Feb. 15, 2024	Feb. 22, 2024
Round of 16	Mar. 7, 2024	Mar. 14, 2024
Quarterfinals	Apr. 11, 2024	Apr. 18, 2024
Semifinals	May 2, 2024	May 9, 2024
Final	May 22, 2024

 

[rebel51]

Some slightly harsh assessments of what was always going to be a battle, and was. There is great merit in the way we've dug in and held on at Forest and won this one with so many players out, IMHO. We can't play fluid attacking football every single game - and it was another, rare, clean sheet.

Spot on

 

[Uh_huh_him]

So if we finish 2nd in the group and lose the play off game we still go into the conference lge?

I don't think so, no.

 

[Weststander]

Sidwell called Villa Park The Cauldron. Really?

 

[HangletonGull]

I don't think so, no.no I’ve just had a read so we missed the conference lge completely now

 

[kevo]

So to Marseille at home …

I think we absolutely must beat them and finish top of our group to avoid the playoffs in February - with our fatigue and injury levels as they are, that is more overcrowding of the schedule we can do without.

Straight through to the round of 16 please in March

Yep. Let's hope Ajax get a result tonight then we'd only need a draw.

 

[Weststander]

Nice to win after a shit performance.

We're owed that.

We are the new Fulham.