[Albion] UEFA Europa League qualifiers - a thread

[Austrian Gull]

Right, so we're 99.99% certain of playing in the Europa League next season - time to whet our appetite a little. Who are our possible opponents?

I'll start with French Cup winners, Toulouse FC. This would be a brilliant city to visit but, unfortunately, the incompetence of the French police and the possibilty of a ban on away fans means they're best avoided.

 

[Chicken Run]

I’m a little confused, the thread title suggests we have to ‘qualify’ for the Europa League, so we have to play qualifying games before we get to group stage?

 

[blockhseagull]

Think it’s a thread of other qualifiers for the competition rather than a discussion about the qualifying rounds.

 

[Surf's Up]

I’m a little confused, the thread title suggests we have to ‘qualify’ for the Europa League, so we have to play qualifying games before we get to group stage?

Do we?

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Do we?

No, we are in the Group Stages.

Presume this thread is about other teams that have qualified.

 

[Krafty]

Next is Sporting CP, who finished 4th in Portugal's top flight to qualify for the Europa League.
Lisbon is a beautiful city with loads of historic attractions for visitors, plus the club is known for producing players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes recently.

 

[Surf's Up]

No, we are in the Group Stages.

Presume this thread is about other teams that have qualified.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

If @Swansman was still here he'd probably be able to give us a list of all teams in the mix, and he'd whittle it down as the final games played out. Can someone else do it? I unfortunately don't have time for such things these days!

Edit - Mods @Bozza thread title should be changed to "Europa League - Qualified Teams" or similar.

 

[Simster]

Ajax look nailed on for the Europa league. To finish any higher, they need to win their last game and PSV to lose theirs.

Amsterdam. We'd take thousands.

(Sadly, AZ Alkmaar will be there too - with their Palace-esque two-bob ground and black-clad spotty pricks)

 

[CheeseRolls]

I found this to be a great source of information yesterday. Someone had even added us as the 6th EPL team. This has since been removed as technically we could still miss out, even if the chances are very remote.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_UEFA_Europa_League

 

[Hove Lagoonery]

(Sadly, AZ Alkmaar will be there too -

I wouldn't count on it.

 

[Thompson720]

Seeing this thread title still blows my mind

 

[Austrian Gull]

Next is Sporting CP, who finished 4th in Portugal's top flight to qualify for the Europa League.
Lisbon is a beautiful city with loads of historic attractions for visitors, plus the club is known for producing players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes recently.

That would be absolutely beautiful although Lisbon is much further for me than Istanbul!

 

[Whoislloydy]

If @Swansman was still here

What happened to him? Did he leave? Or was he banned, if so what for?

 

[Midget]

Having just watched RDZ's pre-Citeh presser, I'm really hoping we play Atalanta at some point!

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Having just watched RDZ's pre-Citeh presser, I'm really hoping we play Atalanta at some point!

No love lost there at all!

 

[Change at Barnham]

Having just watched RDZ's pre-Citeh presser, I'm really hoping we play Atalanta at some point!

I think we would all need to wear Brescia shirts in the away end in honour of our Italian maestro.

 

[Midget]

I think we would all need to wear Brescia shirts in the away end in honour of our Italian maestro.

100%

 

[Midget]

I think we would all need to wear Brescia shirts in the away end in honour of our Italian maestro.

Quite like the away one

 

[Change at Barnham]

Quite like the away one

A nice bit of blue and white in the away shirt.
I would assume we would likely get a severe slap if seen wearing it in Bergamo?

Google maps tells me the two clubs are just a 40 minute drive from each other, about 33 miles.
If we did get drawn against Atalanta it is certainly a fixture that could be turned into a holiday with a partner who doesn't like football.