UEFA Cup, Last 16, first leg (scores)

MrJoeSoap

Thursday, 09 March 2006

Basle v Strasbourg, 19:15

Lille v Sevilla, 18:00

Marseille v Zenit St Petersburg, 19:45

Middlesbrough v Roma, 20:00 (Live on Setanta)

Palermo v Schalke 04, 17:00

Rapid Bucuresti v Hamburg, 15:00

Steaua Bucuresti v Real Betis, 17:00

Udinese v Levski Sofia, 19:45

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Middlesbrough may have Stewart Downing back after the winger missed their last two games with a knee injury.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink returns following illness, Ray Parlour (ankle) is fit but Stewart Parnaby is out.

Roma are without Italy striker Vincenzo Montella after he hurt his back before Sunday's draw with Inter Milan.

Francesco Totti is out with a serious ankle injury, Daniele De Rossi is suspended and Shabani Nonda (knee) and Doni Marangon (shoulder) are doubtful.

Big Nelly

The Boro game is on ITV 4 tonight isnt it?

MrJoeSoap

I think it is yeah.

andrewie

Big Nelly wrote:

The Boro game is on ITV 4 tonight isnt it?

It's on at 7.30

evad_lhorg

cant see middlesbrough beating Roma tbh. they have won their last 12 games on the trot which is an italian league record. yea I know Totti got injured in the 11th game and he is a major part of the team but i still think they are a good side. better than middlesbrough who are way too unpredictable.

Roma or Real betis to win the Uefa me thinks.

Cutie18Ireland

Rapid Bucharest beat hamburg 2-0

Palmero are currently 1-0 against Schalke 04

Rikand

Middlesbro doing the business atm!

1-0 up

mike65

Jammest peno ever! Well taken by Yakubu though.

Mike.

Mossy Monk

FT 1-0 for Middlesbrough

nice to see loads of empty seats

mike65

A bit like this thread.

Mike.

county

Mossy Monk wrote:

FT 1-0 for Middlesbrough

nice to see loads of empty seats

great to see boro winning,and its a crying shame they cant fill a stadium,i think even if they reach the final,they wont sell their allocation,sad:(

Lemlin

I can see Roma hockeying them 3 or 4 nil back in Rome though.

Kingp35

The UEFA Cup has just gone seriously downhill in recent seasons, it just doesnt get the same attention that it used to and this is reflected in the poor crowds at games. I think a bit of a rethink is needed.

mike65

The group stages kill it, they are too big.

Mike.

Chucky the tree

mike65 wrote:

The group stages kill it, they are too big.

Mike.

Its the lack of incentive to win it really. Maybe the winner should get a champions league place. Although, chances are most of the winners qualify for the champions anyway.

Its the lack of promotion aswell. Only Setanta show any coverage. Considering BBC dont show any footie i am am amzed they didnt go for the rights.

Only other way is to cut the number of teams in the champions league, but theres no chance of that happening.

KdjaCL

In england empty seats are mianly over prices for tickets, if fans got in half price or something they would get more. When the CL losers stop going into it , it should pick up.


kdjac

Lemlin

Its the lack of promotion aswell. Only Setanta show any coverage. Considering BBC dont show any footie i am am amzed they did go for the rights.

I watched the 'Boro game on ITV4..... I wasn't even aware ITV4 existed until tonight!

Mossy Monk

it is handy for the extra CL match on the tuesdays and best of all it is free