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The 2018 final will be played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France on 16th May 2018

 

 

 

Odds: (William Hill)

 

Arsenal 8-1f

AC Milan 12-1

Lazio 16-1

Villarreal 16-1

Athletic Bilbao 20-1

Real Sociedad 20-1

Marseille 25-1

Lyon 25-1

Everton 25-1

FC Koln 33-1

Zenit St Petersburg 40-1

Hertha Berlin 40-1

Bordeaux 50-1

Atalanta 50-1

PSV 50-1

Fenerbahce 50-1

 

 

Of course it will all change once the Champions League play-off losers/ group stage losers enter the competition.

Rangers have crashed out of the Europa League to Luxembourg's Progres Niederkorn who are ranked 440th by UEFA, their first win in UEFA competition.

 

 

So Celtic's loss to Lincoln Red Imps last season was only the worst result for a Scottish side for a solitary year, can always count on Rangers!

In their 13 previous European matched Progres Niederkorn had only managed to score one goal. Oops :lol:

Am dying laughing. I know a few Rangers fans and all we're feeling fairly confident/gobby about their Euro chances and how they were back where they belong. It's utterly hilarious. They finished 4th in the Luxembourg league. A league that is somehow worse than the Scottish one!!

Thankfully if Brighton only get into the final qualifying round for the 2018-19 Champions League they won't face a team from Luxembourg. Therefore, there is no potential fro a similar embarrassment.

Rangers... :lol: No words can express how hilarious this is.

Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round Draw

 

PSV Eindhoven (NED) v Osijek (CRO) or Luzern (SUI)

Norrköping (SWE) or Trakai (LTU) v Shkëndija (MKD) or HJK Helsinki (FIN)

Krasnodar (RUS) v Slovan Bratislava (SVK) or Lyngby (DEN)

Sturm Graz (AUT) or Mladost Podgorica (MNE) v Fenerbahçe (TUR)

Panathinaikos (GRE) v Gabala (AZE) or Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)

Shamrock Rovers (IRL) or Mladá Boleslav (CZE) v Kairat Almaty (KAZ) or Skënderbeu (ALB)

Austria Wien (AUT) v Progrès Niederkorn (LUX) or AEL Limassol (CYP)

Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Vaduz (LIE) or Odd (NOR)

Dinamo București (ROU) v Athletic Club (ESP)

Olimpik Donetsk (UKR) v PAOK (GRE)

Arka Gdynia (POL) v Ferencváros (HUN) or Midtjylland (DEN)

Östersunds (SWE) or Galatasaray (TUR) v İnter Bakı (AZE) or Fola Esch (LUX)

Bordeaux (FRA) v Nõmme Kalju (EST) or Videoton (HUN)

Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) or KR Reykjavík (ISL) v Panionios (GRE) or Gorica (SVN)

Valletta (MLT) or Utrecht (NED) v Haugesund (NOR) or Lech Poznań (POL)

CSU Craiova (ROU) v AC Milan (ITA)

Brøndby (DEN) or VPS Vaasa (FIN) v Hajduk Split (CRO) or Levski Sofia (BUL)

Gent (BEL) v Altach (AUT) or Dinamo Brest (BLR)

Astra Giurgiu (ROU) or Zirë (AZE) v Olexandriya (UKR)

Everton (ENG) v Ružomberok (SVK) or Brann (NOR)

Aberdeen (SCO) or Široki Brijeg (BIH) v Apollon Limassol (CYP) or Zaria Balti (MDA)

Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) or Crvena zvezda (SRB) v Sparta Praha (CZE)

Beitar Jerusalem (ISR) or Botev Plovdiv (BUL) v Marítimo (POR)

Zenit (RUS) v Trenčín (SVK) or Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv (ISR)

Marseille (FRA) v Oostende (BEL)

Freiburg (GER) v Valur Reykjavík (ISL) or Domžale (SVN)

Cork City (IRL) or AEK Larnaca (CYP) v Rabotnicki (MKD) or Dinamo Minsk (BLR)

Željeznicar (BIH) or AIK (SWE) v Braga (POR)

Liepāja (LVA) or Sūduva (LTU) v Sion (SUI)

 

Am dying laughing. I know a few Rangers fans and all we're feeling fairly confident/gobby about their Euro chances and how they were back where they belong. It's utterly hilarious. They finished 4th in the Luxembourg league. A league that is somehow worse than the Scottish one!!

 

My team in NI beat the team that ended up 2nd in Luxembourg in last seasons Europa League 2nd round - shows how shite rangers were there! Although I would argue some Irish sides are better than Scottish sides - Dundalk & Cork for two!

You get some entertaining games in the Luxembourgish league, but there is no denying that Rangers are pure embarrassment because of that result.

 

 

ITV4 will be showing Everton's second leg live tonight against Ružomberok.

 

 

 

Europa League Group Draw:

 

Group A: Villarreal, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Astana, Slavia Prague

Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys, Partizan Belgrade, Skenderbeu

Group C: Braga, Ludogorets, Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir

Group D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna, NK Rijeka, AEK Athens

Group E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, Apollon Limassol

Group F: FC Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Zlin

Group G: Viktoria Plzen, Steaua Bucharest, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, FC Lugano

Group H: Arsenal, BATE Borisov, Cologne, Red Star Belgrade

Group I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria Guimaraes, Konyaspor

Group J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Berlin, Zorya Luhansk, Ostersunds

Group K: Lazio, Nice, Zulte Waregem, Vitesse Arnhem.

Group L: Zenit, Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar Skopje

 

That is on paper an easy group for Arsenal and one that they should be topping, they need to take this tournament seriously because it will probably be their best chance of getting Champions League football for next season and it's a bit of silverware also. Everton should qualify from their group but most likely in second place behind Lyon who I think will be one of the favourites to win the Europa League.

Those groups aren't too bad in terms of quality of the teams tbf!

It should be an comfortable group for Arsenal on paper. Not long to it starts again.

Arsenal v Cologne kick-off delayed by an hour due to crowd safety concerns.

I was wondering why it was on so late, thanks.

The match will finish at about 11 PM UK time which will definitely play into Chelsea's hands for the weekend match. What an introduction to Europa League football for Arsenal! :lol:

A very poor defeat for Everton against Atalanta. I think they could struggle especially with games against Lyon.

Strong words by Koeman afterwards. Perhaps he is seeking a reaction for the next fixture.

 

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