el punal
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One week away from our final group game in the Europa League against Marseille. The winners go through automatically to the round of 16, the losers to a playoff match against those ending up third in their Champions League group, and the successful team also into the round of 16.
Obviously, like all Albion fans, I want to top the group but if not we’re still in with a fighting chance. So on the basis we end up second here is a list of potential opponents for that playoff place :
Those teams that are reasonably assured of third place in their group - Lens, Sporting Braga, Red Bull Salzburg, Feyenoord, Young Boys.
From those a further potential trip on our European tour to France, Portugal, Austria, back to Holland, and those youthful chaps from Switzerland.
The other candidates for a playoff place is a bit more complicated as points, or lack of, will determine who remains in the CL and who is demoted or worse ends up 4th. They are - Galatasary, Man Utd, FC Copenhagen, Newcastle, AC Milan, PSG, Porto, Shaktar Donetsk.
Out of that lot I doubt anyone will want to visit the two English clubs, Turkey might be ‘exciting’, Copenhagen is expensive but a lovely city, you‘ll never see Palace in Milan, Gay Paree could be the easiest trip if we play PSG, Portugal for Porto could be a good one. As for Roberto’s old team I’m not sure where they even play.
My choice? Sporting Braga who have the most unusual stadium ever built - look it up!
Obviously, like all Albion fans, I want to top the group but if not we’re still in with a fighting chance. So on the basis we end up second here is a list of potential opponents for that playoff place :
Those teams that are reasonably assured of third place in their group - Lens, Sporting Braga, Red Bull Salzburg, Feyenoord, Young Boys.
From those a further potential trip on our European tour to France, Portugal, Austria, back to Holland, and those youthful chaps from Switzerland.
The other candidates for a playoff place is a bit more complicated as points, or lack of, will determine who remains in the CL and who is demoted or worse ends up 4th. They are - Galatasary, Man Utd, FC Copenhagen, Newcastle, AC Milan, PSG, Porto, Shaktar Donetsk.
Out of that lot I doubt anyone will want to visit the two English clubs, Turkey might be ‘exciting’, Copenhagen is expensive but a lovely city, you‘ll never see Palace in Milan, Gay Paree could be the easiest trip if we play PSG, Portugal for Porto could be a good one. As for Roberto’s old team I’m not sure where they even play.
My choice? Sporting Braga who have the most unusual stadium ever built - look it up!
