[Albion] Benfica & Sporting

[Official Old Man]

With the possibility of both Benfica & Sporting getting through to the round of 16 and their grounds being within walking distance of each other, who will get priority of the home game first?
As it stands both will be unseeded and will have to play the first game at home but obviously that wont happen.
Could we be told to 'swop' our home / away games around should we get either team?
Asking as return flights are £35 and don't want to buy 5 minutes after the draw only to find I'm in the wrong town.
As a side, flights to Hamburg (for Donetsk) are £19.99 each way for March at the moment.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Crikey you are preparing early!

 

[Official Old Man]

Crikey you are preparing early!

Complete spreadsheet of all the away trips. As flights and hotels double in price I'm ready for the draw.

 

[Napper]

valid fear about the swapping of home and away dates.

Could f k loads up

Deffo need to know which teams drawn = game swap.................. as need to get the flights booked straight away before they sky rocket

 

[Nicks]

Complete spreadsheet of all the away trips. As flights and hotels double in price I'm ready for the draw.

If you get the time you can book accommodation in all the possible cities through Booking.com with free cancellation .
( Took me about 2 hours )

 

[Seaview Seagull]

I think this theory has been debunked many times on here already. They won't switch home and away legs because they deliberately gave the seeded times the advantage of home 2nd. If they have to make a change they could change the day not the venue.

 

[Official Old Man]

I think this theory has been debunked many times on here already. They won't switch home and away legs because they deliberately gave the seeded times the advantage of home 2nd. If they have to make a change they could change the day not the venue.

So one of the games will be played on the Friday. They'll not move it to Wednesday as that's CL night.

If you get the time you can book accommodation in all the possible cities through Booking.com with free cancellation .
( Took me about 2 hours )

Next of my list of things to do

 

[Echo the Seagull]

So one of the games will be played on the Friday. They'll not move it to Wednesday as that's CL night.

Next of my list of things to do

I would guess it would be moved to early Wednesday as to not affect the weekend fixtures and not clash with CL games

 

[S.T.U cgull]

So one of the games will be played on the Friday. They'll not move it to Wednesday as that's CL night.

Next of my list of things to do

Recall Sevilla & Betis both being in EL knockout stages 2/3 years back.. one game got brought forward to Weds. night

 

[Paris]

Complete spreadsheet of all the away trips. As flights and hotels double in price I'm ready for the draw.

On first sight it seems completely insane, but I doff my cap to you young sir. Showing your commitment to the cause(winning the Europa League...hopefully).

 

[studio150]

Complete spreadsheet of all the away trips. As flights and hotels double in price I'm ready for the draw.

Hasn't everyone done this, I have two hotels per trip, plus alternative airports with rail options from the alternative airport, if required.
Plus don't overlook the visa if Baku

 

[chimneys]

I think this theory has been debunked many times on here already. They won't switch home and away legs because they deliberately gave the seeded times the advantage of home 2nd. If they have to make a change they could change the day not the venue.

Respect for bothering! Not sure I would have! We have earnt second leg at home and absurd to even think that could be changed. Some conspiracy theorists have far too much time on their hands!

 

[Sirnormangall]

With the possibility of both Benfica & Sporting getting through to the round of 16 and their grounds being within walking distance of each other, who will get priority of the home game first?
As it stands both will be unseeded and will have to play the first game at home but obviously that wont happen.
Could we be told to 'swop' our home / away games around should we get either team?
Asking as return flights are £35 and don't want to buy 5 minutes after the draw only to find I'm in the wrong town.
As a side, flights to Hamburg (for Donetsk) are £19.99 each way for March at the moment.

It won’t happen- EUFA is good at fixing things

 

[BrightonCottager]

Lisbon is a fantastic city with excellent surf, food and wine. Enjoy yourselves. Sporting and Benfica hate each other. Sporting is regarded as the more middle class club, Benfica the more working class - a bit like Real / Atletico Madrid (although I'm not sure there's the same Fascist connotations from the Salazar regime). A very good Albion friend of mine used to live near the Benfica training ground sarf of the river and they've an excellent youth / academy set up that's fed the Portuguese and English leagues for years.

 

[Seagull58]

Lisbon is a fantastic city with excellent surf, food and wine. Enjoy yourselves. Sporting and Benfica hate each other. Sporting is regarded as the more middle class club, Benfica the more working class - a bit like Real / Atletico Madrid (although I'm not sure there's the same Fascist connotations from the Salazar regime). A very good Albion friend of mine used to live near the Benfica training ground sarf of the river and they've an excellent youth / academy set up that's fed the Portuguese and English leagues for years.

Eric Dier came out of the Sporting academy.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Hasn't everyone done this, I have two hotels per trip, plus alternative airports with rail options from the alternative airport, if required.
Plus don't overlook the visa if Baku

Nerd or Anorak?

Actually no, Super Fan would be more appropriate.