2014-15 UEFA Europa League

ERG89

Two Italian teams in tough spots. Fiorentina totally the architects of their own downfall, missed loads of chances & didn't react to the problems out wide.

Jelle1880

Unreal.

Can't believe this decision cost me on my coupon.

Ulysses Gaze

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Unreal.

Can't believe this decision cost me on my coupon.

An absolute howler of a decision by the ref.

LuckyLloyd

It's about as bad an offside call you'll see.

Ulysses Gaze

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

It's about as bad an offside call you'll see.

Look at the official though. How the hell did he miss that?

Turtwig

Correct me if I'm wrong here, don't Napoli actually have a history of big bizarre decisions going against them in Europe?

Or, am I thinking of some other Italian club?

dreamers75

ERG89 wrote: »

Two Italian teams in tough spots. Fiorentina totally the architects of their own downfall, missed loads of chances & didn't react to the problems out wide.

Not familiar with Fiorentina this season but playing Salah and Joaquin (:D) with little or no defensive responsibilities was a stupid stupid move.

Emery is a clever fecker and was all over that pushing both FBs on and 2 goals from one of them was the result.

dfx-

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Look at the official though. How the hell did he miss that?

Official is looking at the ball

citytillidie

Semi Final 2nd legs

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) V SSC Napoli (ITA) (Agg 1-1)
ACF Fiorentina (ITA) V Sevilla FC (ESP) (Agg 0-3)

LuckyLloyd

Tough for Napoli after that goal from last week. Hoping Rafa has something up his sleeve.

dreamers75

So who plays Sevilla in the final

live 28' Fiorentina 0 - 2 Sevilla

Charlie19

dreamers75 wrote: »

So who plays Sevilla in the final

live 28' Fiorentina 0 - 2 Sevilla

Anyone's guess. The other tie is so tough to call, I'd say next goal wins it.

klose

Deserved goal for dnipro

dreamers75

Dnipro would be my preferred team to win this.

Nice header, no change to Napoli tho still in same positiuon as kick off.

grenache

Dnipro a horrible team. Time wasting from the start. Don't know how they are ahead in this game - actually I do, Britos and the Napoli defence are up to their old tricks.
Hope to god Napoli can find a goal, Higuain could have had a hatrick. Sevilla would destroy Dnipro in final

LuckyLloyd

They could play for another three days and Napoli wouldn't score. Dnipro have just been destined to go through, rode their luck countless times and fair play to them. The ridiculous offside goal in the first leg crucial ultimately.

Soby

Not Dnipro's fault that Napoli wasted their numerous chances over the two legs to be fair.

Why was Hamsik benched? Unless unfit, poor decision to not start him.

LuckyLloyd

Soby wrote: »

Not Dnipro's fault that Napoli wasted their numerous chances over the two legs to be fair.

Why was Hamsik benched? Unless unfit, poor decision to not start him.

He went off injured over the weekend, not fully fit.

~Rebel~

Napoli really rushing everything. There are clear openings in Dnipro's defense, Napoli just aren't being patient/cohesive enough to take advantage.

~Rebel~

Fuuuck, how can the final ball be so consistently rubbish!?

super_furry

This is a carbon copy of the last half hour of Madrid v Juve.

ERG89

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Napoli really rushing everything. There are clear openings in Dnipro's defense, Napoli just aren't being patient/cohesive enough to take advantage.

Frustrating to watch; playing like idiots. Watching this game I'm thinking this is why they didn't make the Champions League. Woefully inconsistent even without the dumb rotation

Charlie19

Crazy Dnipro still attacking.

LuckyLloyd

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Napoli really rushing everything. There are clear openings in Dnipro's defense, Napoli just aren't being patient/cohesive enough to take advantage.

Higuain has been utterly poisonous over the two legs.

Headshot

Hamsik use to be such a big talent, what ever happened him.

LuckyLloyd

Well that's football. Sevilla will mash them in the final.

Mantis Toboggan

Seem to be hanging on here for ever

irishguitarlad

Sevilla will kill dnipro

Soby

Crazy stuff at the end. Congrats to Dnipro.

vicwatson

Gonna be some trouble in Warsaw with Dnipro heading to town. Come on Sevilla.

Mantis Toboggan

Delighted for Benitez

MD1990

Very poor from Napoli. Rafa over the 2 years hasn't done a great job. Taken them backwards.

ERG89

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Well that's football. Sevilla will mash them in the final.

Napoli's own fault they were unlucky with the away goal they conceded but they made every mistake they could & just didn't put up the fight there. That's a team that
should have been playing in the Champions League this season but weren't we saw why tonight

klose

MD1990 wrote: »

Very poor from Napoli. Rafa over the 2 years hasn't done a great job. Taken them backwards.

They have some great attackers but average midfielders/defenders

MD1990

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

They could play for another three days and Napoli wouldn't score. Dnipro have just been destined to go through, rode their luck countless times and fair play to them. The ridiculous offside goal in the first leg crucial ultimately.

Poor finishing from Napoli cost them. Your too biased towards Rafa at times imo.

LuckyLloyd

MD1990 wrote: »

Poor finishing from Napoli cost them. Your too biased towards Rafa at times imo.

I'm not sure it's Rafa's fault Higuain missed four sitters over the two legs either but hey.

Jelle1880

Happy for Dnipro, Ukraine as a country deserve some good news for once.

dreamers75

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Happy for Dnipro, Ukraine as a country deserve some good news for once.

Yeah reckon they will have a night in Warsaw.

LuckyLloyd

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Happy for Dnipro, Ukraine as a country deserve some good news for once.

Do think that's true. The place was rocking too the entire game.

Green Giant

I'm about to ask a very convoluted question, but a pertinent one so hopefully you'll stay with me!

With either Barca or Juve qualifying for next season's CL through their leagues anyway, the EL winners are guaranteed a place in next season's CL group stage. So...

If EL winners finish outside CL qualification places, no change to CL admissions (there can be 5 teams per country in CL from next year so if Sevilla win EL and finish 5th, 4th-place team in La Liga will still enter CL play-offs).

If EL winners qualify for CL group stage through their league, it bumps up champions from other countries in CL qualifiers.

But if EL winners qualify for CL play-offs through their league (ie Sevilla come 4th in La Liga or Dnipro 2nd in Ukraine), does that mean 5th in La Liga or 3rd in Ukraine takes the CL play-off berth vacated by EL winner qualifying for CL group stage?

citytillidie

FINAL

Wednesday May 27th 2015

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) V Sevilla FC (ESP)