2018-19 UEFA Europa League

Mr.Nice Guy

Haller hits the bar. Let off for Inter. Cedric did well.

Mr.Nice Guy

Aubameyang scores for Arsenal.

And Jovic has scored for Eintracht.

Mr.Nice Guy

2-0 Arsenal. Maitland-Niles with a header.

Rennes being overwhelmed.

GLaDOS

Rennes bamboozled by the offside

ERG89

2-0 Arsenal, maybe an offside. More in it for the home side too, Rennes can't defend for toffee but that is hardly an accusation you could only throw at them these days.

GLaDOS

Lacazette hasnt learned at all, could easily have been red.

Mr.Nice Guy

There's a bit of needle between Arsenal and Rennes. Wouldn't be surprised if there's another red in this tie.

Mr.Nice Guy

Half-Time. Arsenal excellent at the start but have eased off since the second. Rennes coming into the game more but without really testing Cech. Lots of niggling fouls which have interrupted the flow. Thought Maitland-Niles and Kolasinac did well. Grenier anonymous in midfield for Rennes.

Eintracht outplaying Inter and unlucky not to have a two goal lead.

1-1 between Slavia Prague and Sevilla. The La Liga side heading out on away goals as it stands.

Mr.Nice Guy

Closest Rennes have come as Niang hits the post.

GLaDOS

Niang off the post, so close

Mr.Nice Guy

Great tackle from Kolasinac to deny Sarr.

Mr.Nice Guy

Aubameyang converts Kolasinac's great cross for 3-0.

GLaDOS

Game over. Rennes had a decent spell without creating a whole lot.

ERG89

GLaDOS wrote:

Niang off the post, so close

Boy is that familiar.

Mr.Nice Guy

A Rennes goal takes it to Extra-Time so worth Arsenal hunting for the fourth to make absolutely sure.

Inter look like they're heading out. A little over ten minutes to find two goals. Eintracht though looking more likely to score again.

Mr.Nice Guy

Jovic should have finished off Inter. Handanovic saves well. Jovic has been a menace all game.

Full-Time and Eintracht win 1-0. Inter are lucky it wasn't more than that. Jovic, Haller and Kostic caused lots of problems. Could well be a dark horse to win the competition.

Loafing Oaf

Arsenal through just about

Mr.Nice Guy

Full-Time. 3-0 Arsenal (4-3 on aggregate). Deserved win for Emery's side. Aside from Niang's effort that hit the post I don't think Rennes offered enough in attack. Think Rennes can still take a lot of positives from their European campaign. Julien Stephan a coach to keep an eye on.

Benfica vs Dinamo Zagreb and Slavia Prague vs Sevilla going to Extra-Time.

Mr.Nice Guy

Goal for Sevilla in the 1st half of Extra-Time. Vazquez with a header. 3-2 Sevilla now. Slavia Prague need two goals.

Mr.Nice Guy

What a goal for Benfica!

Mr.Nice Guy

And Slavia Prague have equalised against Sevilla! Not over there!

~Rebel~

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

And Slavia Prague have equalised against Sevilla! Not over there!

Mad game!

Mr.Nice Guy

Dinamo Zagreb down to ten after Stojanovic gets booked and then has a whinge so the ref gives the second yellow.

And Grimaldo scores a beauty a minute later for Benfica. Zagreb now need two goals and they only have 10 men. Looks certain Benfica are through.

~Rebel~

Tight decision in the Prague match too, their captain booked for a dive in the box - probably right call, but very close and could easily have gone the other way.. One of those where there was contact, but he'd positioned his foot to make sure there was. Manufactured, but you see them given, and couldn't complain too much if it was. Defender still stuck in the foot without any chance of winning the ball.

Mr.Nice Guy

GOAL FOR SLAVIA PRAGUE!

~Rebel~

Holy ****, Slavia Prague have got the winner in the last minute!

A messy goalmouth scramble that went in through sheer force of will - Seville, kings of the Europa League, look out.

Great game.

Mr.Nice Guy

Full-Time and Sevilla crash out! 4-3 to Slavia Prague on the night and 6-5 on aggregate.

Unbelievable upset.

citytillidie

Some extra time in Czech Republic

wonski

What a game. What an end. Fair play to Slavia.

ERG89

Sevilla much like Inter, Bayern & Real this season ain't what they used to be.
Some of their "defending" was absolutely pathetic to watch.

citytillidie

Round of 16 2nd leg Results
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 0 V 5 Chelsea (ENG) (Agg 0-8)
Krasnodar (RUS) 1 V 1 Valencia (ESP) (Agg 2-3)
Salzburg (AUT) 3 V 1 Napoli (ITA) (Agg 3-4)
Arsenal (ENG) 3 V 0 Rennes (FRA) (Agg 4-3)
Benfica (POR) 3 V 0 Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) AET (Agg 3-1)
Internazionale Milano (ITA) 0 V 1 Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) (Agg 0-1)
Slavia Praha (CZE) 4 V 3 Sevilla (ESP) AET (Agg 6-5)
Villarreal (ESP) 2 V 1 Zenit (RUS) (Agg 5-2)

Quarter Finalist
Chelsea (ENG)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Napoli (ITA)
Valencia (ESP)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
Arsenal (ENG)
Villarreal (ESP)

Quarter-Final / Semi-Final Draws Friday 12pm

brianregan09

They're hardly doing the semi final draws aswell are they ?

wonski

ERG89 wrote: »

Sevilla much like Inter, Bayern & Real this season ain't what they used to be.
Some of their "defending" was absolutely pathetic to watch.

Definitely. Only watched the et, but Slavia looked really dedicated to win the game, though.

They really pushed on and Sevilla looked tired.

I guess that's the difference between team having a chance of achieving something incredible and a team that came over to do the job.

Beauty of football at its best. Like a love story movie but just for men

R00ster

Glad Slavia won through, it looked like game over at 3-2. There shouldn't be away goals in ET imo, seems unfair that one team gets an extra 30mins to score an away goal, far outweighs the benefit of having an extra 30 at home imo.

citytillidie

Quarter-Finals
Arsenal (ENG) V Napoli (ITA)
Villarreal (ESP) V Valencia (ESP)
Benfica (POR) V Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Slavia Praha (CZE) V Chelsea (ENG)

Semi-Finals
Arsenal (ENG)/Napoli (ITA) V Villarreal (ESP)/Valencia (ESP)
Benfica (POR)/Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) V Slavia Praha (CZE)/Chelsea (ENG)

Final
Benfica (POR)/Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) V Slavia Praha (CZE)/Chelsea (ENG) V Arsenal (ENG)/Napoli (ITA) V Villarreal (ESP)/Valencia (ESP)

Bret Hart

A Chelsea v Napoli final then.The two strongest teams in the competiton.

Mr.Nice Guy

Called it before Christmas.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=108877175&postcount=274

See no reason to change my mind, although Eintracht's attack will cause problems for any team.

brianregan09

Delighted everyone is already ruling out Arsenal

citytillidie

Quarter-Finals
Arsenal (ENG) V Napoli (ITA) - Live on BT Sport 2 / Virgin Media 2
Villarreal (ESP) V Valencia (ESP) - Live on BT Sport ESPN
Benfica (POR) V Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) - Live on BT Sport Extra 2
Slavia Praha (CZE) V Chelsea (ENG) - Live on BT Sport 3

Loafing Oaf

Arsenal line-up: Cech, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Maitland-Niles, Torreira, Ramsey, Kolasinac, Lacazette, Ozil, Aubameyang

As attacking as I've ever seen a team put out for a meaningful game...

Mr.Nice Guy

Nice Arsenal team. Here's the Napoli line-up:

Meret; Hysaj, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Callejon, Allan, Fabian Ruiz, Zielinski; Insigne, Mertens.

Looks like there could be a few goals in this one. I'm thinking a 2-2 draw. Certainly looks the pick of the games tonight. I'll be keeping an eye on Benfica vs Eintracht too; a pity Sebastien Haller is out for that one.

Mr.Nice Guy

1-0 Arsenal. Ramsey stepping up once again.

Mr.Nice Guy

Disaster for Eintracht. Ndicka concedes a pen as last man and Premier League ref Anthony Taylor rightly gives him a straight red.

And Joao Felix converts the pen. 1-0 Benfica. 70 minutes to go in this game. Great chance for Benfica to take control of the tie.

ERG89

So easy for Arsenal. Napoli have been a f**king mess so far.

Mr.Nice Guy

2-0 Arsenal. Torreira's strike deflects off Koulibaly. Great start for Arsenal. Napoli need to get their act together.

ERG89

More worrying for Napoli than their bad defending is the passing which has been embarrassing for this level of football.

Mr.Nice Guy

10 man Eintracht have equalised. Luka Jovic continues his great season. Rebic did well in the build up.

rekluse

Chelsea on any channel ?

Mr.Nice Guy

2-1 Benfica. The wonderkid Joao Felix with a ferocious low strike.

rekluse wrote: »

Chelsea on any channel ?

Virgin Media Sport Extra 1 and BT Sport 3 are showing it.

Loafing Oaf

rekluse wrote: »

Chelsea on any channel ?

BT Sport 3