Europa League continued 2015/16

[yuppie]

Massive respect to the Dortmund players, fans and manager last night.

Amazing support, very humble team and manager. How you would want your club to behave

[sussexpob]

Cant deny that Dortmund as a club seems very classy. To make sure the travelling fans were aware of the HIllsbrough occasion and with many turning up to the memorial to lay flowers down to pay their respects, to the excellently observed silence and both sets of fans singing together!!! Excellent behaviour and respect! Touching moment at the end to for Klopp when he walked over to his old fans and got a great reception.

If you have to use a case study for why football is brilliant, you could struggle to find a better example. Great comeback, get atmosphere, and considering what was on the line both teams went out to score goals and entertain.

After watching Barca v AM the day before, I thought I was watching a different sport.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Spot on Sussex, football at its very best in every aspect.

[sussexpob]

Its just sad that in the last round, Liverpool and Man United fans couldnt behave in the same way.

This Munich Disaster followed by Hillsbrough Disaster insults really has to stop. If it takes the FA to withdraw them from the competition as punishment, then so be it.

It is not acceptable in anyway to sing about people dying in a football ground or plane crash to insult or joke. Its simply disgusting.

If making monkey noises to black players rightfully leads to closed stadiums, then singing about 97 people being crushed to death should lead to blanket bans from Europe or whatever competition its in

[budgetmeansbudget]

That tie was an example of everything wrong in football. Both games were dull with one team hardly trying, and the fans behaviour was terrible, from the vulgar singing to the various skirmishes.

[Gingerfinch]

Sounds like I missed another cracking game. Are the draws today?

[budgetmeansbudget]

Sounds like I missed another cracking game. Are the draws today?

Yes Champions League in five minutes time, and Europa League at 11.30.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Man C v Real Madrid.

Good draw for City.

[Gingerfinch]

Man C v Real Madrid.

Good draw for City.

No predictions from me.

[yuppie]

Cant deny that Dortmund as a club seems very classy. To make sure the travelling fans were aware of the HIllsbrough occasion and with many turning up to the memorial to lay flowers down to pay their respects, to the excellently observed silence and both sets of fans singing together!!! Excellent behaviour and respect! Touching moment at the end to for Klopp when he walked over to his old fans and got a great reception.

If you have to use a case study for why football is brilliant, you could struggle to find a better example. Great comeback, get atmosphere, and considering what was on the line both teams went out to score goals and entertain.

After watching Barca v AM the day before, I thought I was watching a different sport.

Well said SP

[budgetmeansbudget]

Man C v Real Madrid.

Good draw for City.

No predictions from me.

I've just noticed I've put in on the wrong thread.

Europa League draw coming up.

[Aidan11]

There always has to be a show with these draws.


Just pull the balls. that's what we want.

[Aidan11]

Liverpool get Villareal.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Liverpool get Villareal.

Fourth in LA Liga so maybe Sevilla would have been easier but not much in it. Shaktar had a big win in the quarters.

[sussexpob]

Sevilla are a much better team, they just had a horror list of injuries at the start of the season and basically gave up 15-18 point headstart on the rest. After the disaster start they have climbed up the league in the middle of the year, and have beaten Real, Barca and I believe they beat AM this year. They are also the champions of the competition, so have pedigree in this tournament.

Having said that, Liverpool should set winning this as priority number one. They beat the best team in the competition last night and got a result away, with top 4 not a realistic priority, they can rest up for these games.