Europa League
Coverage of the Champions League‘s less-loved brother, the Europa League (formerly known as the UEFA Cup). You can also watch the Europa League live.
Also See: UEFA Europa League Fixtures | UEFA Europa League Statistics.
Stoke City stats in Europe – making direct football work
According to Castrol EDGE Performance analysis 34% of Stoke City’s attempts on goal in the Europa League this season have been headers. The English team have been put down for only posing a threat from set pieces and long balls, a view backed up by 14 of Stoke’s 41 shots in this season’s Europa League…
Stoke’s European adventure on brink of knockout rounds
Stoke City continue to impress in their debut European season, as a 2-1 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel on Thursday night sees Tony Pulis’ side on the brink of qualification from Group E of the Europa League.
Europa League Preview: Tottenham, Fulham, Stoke and Birmingham in a confusing European adventure
The draw for the group stages of this season’s Europa League has thrown up a number of difficult and interesting challenges for England’s representatives, with qualification through to the knock-out stages far from assured. This term it will be up to Tottenham, Fulham, Stoke and Birmingham to do the nation proud, and test their wits…
Hearts’ Thrashing Shows Financial Fair Play Is Misdirected
When Tottenham stepped off the pitch at Tynecastle, having subjected a Hearts team who finished in 3rd place in the SPL last season – and briefly looked to challenge the Old Firm duopoly – the laments for the state of Scottish football were loud and numerous. It’s not hard to see how this position came…
Braga v Porto – 2011 Europa League Final
Portuguese duo Braga and Porto are set to take over Dublin in an all-Portuguese Europa League final on Wednesday night, with domestic champions Porto the clear favourites, as much for their dominant domestic performances as their free-scoring attacking performances in Europe and their young hotshot manager, Andre Villas-Boas.
Unstoppable Porto Set Up All-Portuguese Europa League Final
Three games. Fifteen goals. Even after a sloppy start in which they allowed Villareal to go in 1-0 up at half-time, FC Porto insisted on being brilliant. Having scored five in each leg against Spartak Moscow, Andre Villas Boas’ all-conquering cohort decided to repeat the trick in just one half against Villareal to set up…
Europa League: Benefit Or A Burden For Liverpool?
With Birmingham City already securing one of the Europa League places and another going to either Bolton Wanderers or Stoke City, finishing 5th place in the Premier League is the only remaining method to bag yourself a place in Europe this season. After Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Manchester City on Monday night, it would seem…
Europa League: Portuguese Navigators Must Beware the Yellow Submarine
These are unchartered waters for Portuguese football. With the national economy in tatters (and crippling international loans looking ever more likely), its football clubs are putting on a remarkable show in the Europa league, in which three Portuguese clubs are all in a strong position to advance to the Semi-Finals. ‘Can We Pay in Goals?’,…
Europa League Predictions: Why Portugal will dominate Europe’s second tier competition
The final eight for the Europa League has been assembled, and surprisingly no club from England or Italy will feature in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, for the first time in their history, Portugal will be represented by three sides in the final eight of the same UEFA competition, with Porto, Benfica and Braga all in with…
What is wrong with Liverpool?
After beating Manchester United comfortably, Liverpool should surely beat Braga over two legs shouldn’t they? If only football was so simple. Liverpool were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League by S.C Braga on Thursday night, after they could only manage a drab draw in the second leg at Anfield, after losing the first 1-0. The Europa…
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