The UEFA Cup Thread

[Deisler]

I really am looking forward to see this group formed uefa cup. It won't be CL but at least something new still.

 

[Drvar]

watch out for Lille, bitches .

 

[Punkt]

Benfica win the UEFA Cup at Alvalade would rock

 

[RuiCosta_10]

Originally posted by Punkt
Benfica win the UEFA Cup at Alvalade would rock

Oh man... believe it! Winning the Uefa Cup at our rival's home!

Wow, that would rockkkkk!!

I believe...

 

[Punkt]

Draw:

Group A:
Feyennord
Schalke 04
Basel
Hearts
Ferencvaros

Group B:
Parma
Besiktas
Athletic Bilbao
Steaua
Standard

Group C:
Brugge
Zaragoza
Utrecht
Dnipro
Austria Vienna

Group D:
Newcastle
Sporting
Sochaux
Panionios
Dinamo Tblissi

Group E:
Lazio
Villarreal
Middlesbrough
Partizan
Egaleo

Group F:
Rangers
Auxerre
Grazer AK
Amica Wronki
AZ Alkmaar

Group G:
Stuttgart
Benfica
Dinamo Zagreb
Heerenveen
Beveren

Group H:
AEK
Lille
Sevilla
Aachen
Zenit

 

[Punkt]

I see many players that will face his formers team seeing the draw:

Meira against Benfica
Hugo Viana against Newcastle
Sokota against D.Zagreb
Boumsong against Auxerre
Conceição against Parma
Mendieta against Lazio

 

[Hendrik]

The Uefa Cup will definitely be more interesting this year.

 

[RuiCosta_10]

-Vince-, can u tell me how's Stuttgart doing this year in Germany?

 

[Hendrik]

They're second, unbeaten in all competitions (Bundesliga, German Cup, Uefa Cup). In my opinion they're the strongest German team at the moment.


Kuranyi is out for the next weeks though.

 

[Jambo Den]

I'm all booked up for Rotterdam. Just hope I dinnae get me heid kicked in!

Shalke, Ferencvaros at home... tough. very tough.

Basel away... don't think I'll make. Still though, draw

 

[Punkt]

Complete Fixtures:

Matchday 1
GrpA Feyenoord - Hearts 21/10
GrpA Schalke - Basel 21/10
GrpB Athletic - Parma 21/10
GrpB Steaua - Standard 21/10
GrpC Zaragoza - Utrecht 21/10
GrpC Dnipro - Club Brugge 21/10
GrpD Panionios - Newcastle 21/10
GrpD Dinamo Tbilisi - Sochaux 21/10
GrpE Egaleo - Middlesbrough 21/10
GrpE Lazio - Villarreal 21/10
GrpF Auxerre - GAK 21/10
GrpF Amica - Rangers 21/10
GrpG Beveren - Stuttgart 21/10
GrpG Benfica - Heerenveen 21/10
GrpH Aachen - Lille 21/10
GrpH Zenit - AEK 21/10


Matchday 2
GrpA Hearts - Schalke 04/11
GrpA Ferencváros - Feyenoord 04/11
GrpB Parma - Steaua 04/11
GrpB Besiktas - Athletic 04/11
GrpC Utrecht - Dnipro 04/11
GrpC Austria - Zaragoza 04/11
GrpD Newcastle - Dinamo Tbilisi 04/11
GrpD Sporting - Panionios 04/11
GrpE Middlesbrough - Lazio 04/11
GrpE Partizan - Egaleo 04/11
GrpF GAK - Amica 04/11
GrpF Alkmaar - Auxerre 04/11
GrpG Stuttgart - Benfica 04/11
GrpG Dinamo Zagreb - Beveren 04/11
GrpH Lille - Zenit 04/11
GrpH Sevilla - Aachen 04/11

Matchday 3
GrpA Basel - Hearts 25/11
GrpA Schalke - Ferencváros 25/11
GrpB Standard - Parma 25/11
GrpB Steaua - Besiktas 25/11
GrpC Club Brugge - Utrecht 25/11
GrpC Dnipro - Austria 25/11
GrpD Sochaux - Newcastle 25/11
GrpD Dinamo Tbilisi - Sporting 25/11
GrpE Villarreal - Middlesbrough 25/11
GrpE Lazio - Partizan 25/11
GrpF Rangers - GAK 25/11
GrpF Amica - Alkmaar 25/11
GrpG Heerenveen - Stuttgart 25/11
GrpG Benfica - Dinamo Zagreb 25/11
GrpH AEK - Lille 25/11
GrpH Zenit - Sevilla 25/11

Matchday 4
GrpA Ferencváros - Basel 01/12
GrpA Feyenoord - Schalke 01/12
GrpB Besiktas - Standard 01/12
GrpB Athletic - Steaua 01/12
GrpC Austria - Club Brugge 01/12
GrpC Zaragoza - Dnipro 01/12
GrpD Sporting - Sochaux 01/12
GrpD Panionios - Dinamo Tbilisi 01/12
GrpE Partizan - Villarreal 02/12
GrpE Egaleo - Lazio 02/12
GrpF Alkmaar - Rangers 02/12
GrpF Auxerre - Amica 02/12
GrpG Dinamo Zagreb - Heerenveen 02/12
GrpG Beveren - Benfica 02/12
GrpH Sevilla - AEK 02/12
GrpH Aachen - Zenit 02/12

Matchday 5
GrpE Villarreal - Egaleo 15/12
GrpE Middlesbrough - Partizan 15/12
GrpF Rangers - Auxerre 15/12
GrpF GAK - Alkmaar 15/12
GrpG Heerenveen - Beveren 15/12
GrpG Stuttgart - Dinamo Zagreb 15/12
GrpH AEK - Aachen 15/12
GrpH Lille - Sevilla 15/12
GrpA Basel - Feyenoord 16/12
GrpA Hearts - Ferencváros 16/12
GrpB Standard - Athletic 16/12
GrpB Parma - Besiktas 16/12
GrpC Club Brugge - Zaragoza 16/12
GrpC Utrecht - Austria 16/12
GrpD Sochaux - Panionios 16/12
GrpD Newcastle - Sporting 16/12

 

[$teauA]

Our group looks scary but after I look at the way that Parma and Besiktas have been doing this year my worries go away some. We can definitely make it out of that group.

FORZA STEAUA

 

[Vagegast]

Group G is tough. No real group of death tho.

 

[Drvar]

Lille will advance from group H. And Benfica from group G. Dont care about the rest .

 

[$teauA]

Originally posted by Vagegast
Group G is tough. No real group of death tho.

Groups B and D come pretty close but that's just when you look at the names when you look at the domestic standings that changes

 

[FKPartizan]

"no tough group"!?!? are you kidding me? look at group e, lazio, villarreal, partizan, boro, the only team that isn't all that tough is egalo. but this is the group to watch I really can't predict who will finnish where, I can only hope though that partizan will finnish third or better, which I truely believe they can.

"Undoubtedly it's a very tough group, I think it's the group of death. However, I'm sure my players can face each team with no fear. There are important teams like Villarreal and Middlesbrough in our group. Each side has the chance to progress, that's why it's so difficult." (Domenico Caso, S.S. Lazio coach)

"Group of death"

 

[RuiCosta_10]

Yeah... Group E it's the Group of Death! Definetaly!

 

[soccer_fan29]

Originally posted by $teauA
Groups B and D come pretty close but that's just when you look at the names when you look at the domestic standings that changes

agreed! so how many teams from each group moves on to the next round?

 

[Jambo Den]

3 per group, with the CL dropouts making a final 32.

 

[$teauA]

3rd place CL drop-outs that is.