Posted June 13, 20197 yr So the final was only 3 weeks ago but the draw for the first qualifying round of this seasons Europa League was this week and saw the following draw: Progres Niederkorn (Luxembourg) vs Cardiff University (Wales) La Fiorita(San Marino) vs Engordany (Andorra) Sant Julia (Andorra) vs Europa (Gibraltar) Ballymena United (NI) vs NSI Runavik (Faroe Islands) Prishtina (Kosovo) vs St Josephs (Gibraltar) KI Klaksvik (Faroe Islands) vs Tri Fiori (San Marino) Barry Town United (Wales) vs Cliftonville (NI) In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients,[12] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 11 June 2019, 13:00 CEST.[13]The first legs will be played on 27 June, and the second legs on 2 and 4 July 2019.
June 13, 20197 yr Author My team Cliftonville play a Welsh side, it's always nice seeing summer football (I also go down to League Of Ireland games on occassion at this time of year) as il be heading to the game on the 4th July. And win that and they will be playing in a second 2 legged fixture 10 days later. Edited June 13, 20197 yr by Steve201
July 4, 20197 yr Author So went to see my team Cliftonville beat Barry Town United 4-0 in the second leg and move onto the 1st qualifying round next week vs Norwegian side Hegunsand! Was in the away end with the Welsh fans too which was good craic!
July 11, 20197 yr Aberdeen turned a comfortable Europa League advantage into a precarious one by conceding an injury-time consolation to RoPS Rovaniemi at Pittodrie by winning 2-1.
July 11, 20197 yr Author Thoroughly enjoyed my second Europa League game of the week although it was hard to take as my team Cliftonville went down to a 0-1 defeat against Norwegian full timers FK Heugunsend. Played well though against a team of full timers and still have a slim chance in the second leg next Thursday. Always nice to see full timers play against an Irish league side to see how different a game is. UEFA refs are hateful though some unusual decisions. Martin Samuelson probably their most well known player - currently on loan from West Ham!
July 18, 20197 yr Author Unlucky from my team Cliftonville going down 5-1 vs Haugesund in the 2nd leg - it was 1-1 at one stage against full time opponents. They will play Sturm Graz in the 2nd round next week. Well done to Crusaders from NI who beat B36 Torshaven tonight 5-2 on agg and now have a glamour tie with Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2nd round - that'll be a sight to see in North Belfast! Also well done to Shamrock Rovers who progress after 2 goals in the last 10 mins vs Norwegian side FC Brann. Cork lost out after winning 2-1 against Luxembourg side who now play Rangers in the 2nd round!
July 19, 20197 yr Connah's Quay Nomads embarrassed Kilmarnock 2-0 in Ayrshire to earn a stunning Europa League first qualifying round aggregate victory. Callum Morris' penalty proved decisive for the Welsh side, who recovered from a 2-1 first leg defeat to earn an unlikely 3-2 aggregate win and set up a tie with Partizan Belgrade of Serbia. Luxembourg side who now play Rangers in the 2nd round! The same team who beat them in 2017.
July 19, 20197 yr Author Some result for the Welsh side. Hadjuk Split also went down to a Maltese team!!
July 25, 20197 yr Author Great performance from Irish League Part Timers Crusaders going down 2-0 at Molineux tonight. I thought it would be 5 plus goal lead. Decent result for Shamrock Rovers beats Limassol 2-1. Big second leg next week now.
August 13, 20197 yr Author N.Irish champions Linfield are through to the playoff round of the Europa League to play Qarabag. They beat Montengrean side Sutjeska 5-3 on agg.
August 15, 20197 yr Wolves and Rangers both through to the play-off round with The New Saints and Aberdeen both going out.
August 22, 20197 yr Wolves are in a good position to qualify for the Europa League group stage for the first time after winning 3-2 away in Italy against Torino.
August 23, 20197 yr Author Fantastic result for N.Irish champions Linfield beating Qarabag 3-2 in the first leg last night - they conceded a 2nd away goal in the 92nd min which could lead to their downfall overall but Qarabag are a class above the Irish champions. Probably one of the best results in their history.
August 28, 20197 yr Hopefully Manchester United will get a decent group draw on Friday, we should definitely try to win the competition this season.
August 28, 20197 yr Author I hope yous get Linfield if they beat Qarabag! I would say United will be favourites on name alone.
August 28, 20197 yr Odds: Coral Man Utd 5/1f Arsenal 11/2 Sevilla 12/1 Lazio 14/1 Roma 14/1 Wolves 16/1 B. M'gladbach 20/1 Porto 20/1 Getafe 25/1 Wolfsburg 25/1 Eintracht Frankfurt 33/1 Sporting Lisbon 33/1 St Etienne 33/1 Besiktas 40/1 Espanyol 40/1 Rennes 40/1 Dynamo Kiev 50/1 CSKA Moscow 50/1 Basel 66/1 Celtic 66/1 Torino 66/1 Feyenoord 66/1 Braga 80/1 Rangers 80/1 Istanbul BB 100/1 Spartak Moscow 100/1 Strasbourg 100/1
August 29, 20197 yr Linfield are unlucky to get knocked out by Qarabag on away goals. They played pretty well.
August 29, 20197 yr Legia Warsaw got back at Rangers for their sectarian chanting at the last Europa League game with some incredibly Catholic trolling: Rangers won 1-0.
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