EPTHow are the other European leagues going? Any shockers?
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RKC
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How are the other European leagues going? Any shockers? | ||
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gTank
Austria2584 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9707 Posts
On February 03 2021 07:53 sixfour wrote: blades fan here we beat man united at old trafford southampton handed out the most one sided thrashing we've been on the end on all season man united put nine past southampton wat I'm so glad you guys beat Derby's record. I was worried there for a bit. They're still the worst team in EPL history though :D :D :D | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28699 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4371 Posts
On February 03 2021 10:41 RKC wrote: It's a wacky season all round. AC Milan and Atletico Madrid topping Seria A and La Liga. PSG struggling to defend the Ligue title. Only Bundesliga seems to have a sense of normalcy. And I saw some news few days back about Celtic getting thumped by some underdog. How are the other European leagues going? Any shockers? Not really, it's a lot of the usual suspects dominating the tier 2 leagues. - Ajax are 7 points clear and the big 3 are all in the top 4 in the Eredivisie. - Red Bull Salzburg top in Austria with Rapid Wien second. - Sporting Lisbon and Porto relatively clear of the pack in Portugal. - Young Boys who have won the last 3 titles in Switzerland 8 points clear with a game in hand. - Club Brugge, reigning champs, 14 clear in Belgium. | ||
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Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
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haitike
Spain2716 Posts
Granada was winning 2-0 in the minute 88 and the match finished 3-5 lol. Last goal volley was insane. | ||
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RKC
2848 Posts
Brighton? Wow. So they're the true giant-killers (rather than Everton, Villa, Southampton). EDIT: Wait, they only won against Spurs, not all of the Big Six? A rather misleading line (and careless reading on my part). | ||
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nayumi
Australia6499 Posts
Utd making 2nd biggest mistake of their life. 1st being not paying to sacrifice those dozen virgins to make Fergie immortal. | ||
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DropBear
Australia4371 Posts
On February 04 2021 13:16 nayumi wrote: Lingardinho scored twice in his West Ham debut. Utd making 2nd biggest mistake of their life. 1st being not paying to sacrifice those dozen virgins to make Fergie immortal. I think you mean making David Gill immortal. Fergie would never have been able to succeed with Clive Woodward. Noone can. | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28699 Posts
On February 03 2021 21:03 DropBear wrote: Not really, it's a lot of the usual suspects dominating the tier 2 leagues. - Ajax are 7 points clear and the big 3 are all in the top 4 in the Eredivisie. - Red Bull Salzburg top in Austria with Rapid Wien second. - Sporting Lisbon and Porto relatively clear of the pack in Portugal. - Young Boys who have won the last 3 titles in Switzerland 8 points clear with a game in hand. - Club Brugge, reigning champs, 14 clear in Belgium. The Norwegian league was won by Bodø-Glimt - a team which has never won the league before. They went 26-3-1 with 103-32 goal difference, setting a new record in points, amont of wins, amount of goals scored, goal difference, and difference to the second placed team. They're also the northernmost team to ever win the league (or to ever win a european league competition), and they did it with a fraction of the budget of teams like Rosenborg or Molde. While I am a Rosenborg fan, I gotta admit I was cheering for them. Combination of a unique generation of local talent and a fantastic manager (who made players who have failed elsewhere become massive successes) was the key. They've lost a couple of their top players (AC Milan bought their best player after they played them in the Europa League) and I don't think they'll ever have the economy to be a long-term Norwegian powerhouse, but they've been very fascinating to watch. | ||
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4371 Posts
On February 04 2021 22:49 mahrgell wrote: Ajax forgot to report Haller, their record fee striker who had joined them for 22m, for Euro League by accident. So now he has to sit out those games... LOL You are joking Someone is getting fired | ||
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RKC
2848 Posts
On February 04 2021 17:46 Liquid`Drone wrote: The Norwegian league was won by Bodø-Glimt - a team which has never won the league before. They went 26-3-1 with 103-32 goal difference, setting a new record in points, amont of wins, amount of goals scored, goal difference, and difference to the second placed team. They're also the northernmost team to ever win the league (or to ever win a european league competition), and they did it with a fraction of the budget of teams like Rosenborg or Molde. While I am a Rosenborg fan, I gotta admit I was cheering for them. Combination of a unique generation of local talent and a fantastic manager (who made players who have failed elsewhere become massive successes) was the key. They've lost a couple of their top players (AC Milan bought their best player after they played them in the Europa League) and I don't think they'll ever have the economy to be a long-term Norwegian powerhouse, but they've been very fascinating to watch. I kinda miss the old CL format. Would be nice to have more diversity of teams and interesting underdog storylines. Maybe not a minimum quota for each country, but at least set a limit of 2-3 teams per country. One reason behind my original question was wondering whether next year's CL will have a motley of irregular teams due to the pandemic. | ||
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
I'm not joking. This is dead serious. And yes, they could have easily added him. 3 additions were allowed, they used 1. And Haller, the guy for 22m, they just forgot. Just a shit day at the office, I would say.... :D | ||
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Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
That very same reasoning you brought up here could be used for a birthday party just as well. And where did you read about a doubleheader in Liverpool? I haven't seen this possibility mentioned so far. It's just about finding a neutral venue. | ||
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Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
RB Leipzig host Liverpool in the Champions League on February 16; Germany has banned entry on all arrivals from areas affected by coronavirus mutations until at least February 17; the match could be played at Anfield or a neutral venue How is letting in people who are negative with the virus into the country for at max like 8 hours and then leave, 1 day before rules may be axed anyway not a good idea? Instead, Red Bull could lose their payday when we all know this wouldn't happen in Bayern or Dortmund's cases in which they play at home until 9th and 17th of March...lets see what happens to Gladbach on the 24th of Feb! Also wonder what happens if for some reason they agree to a double header at Anfield, do they have to quarantine on arrival back home for 10 days on top and put their domestic season at risk? Even France is being this picky about it allowing elite sport to continue for the Rugby which is at far greatest risk due to how the sport is played and how many more players and staff are involved. | ||
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
The large majority of people is not infected. Hell, even a large amount of those could easily prove that. And yet they are barred from travelling and subject to rather strict anti corona rules. And those travel bans have no special cases for professional sports... And now we just ignore those rules for some, because the boys just wanna play footie. And footie is really the most important thing in the world. Then again, somehow your lack of understanding is not surprising me... And as mentioned before, a double header in Anfield is not really discussed atm. Swapping games with Liverpool (easiest solution, but most likely refused by Liverpool), rescheduling it by a few days (both teams will have scheduling issues here) or neutral venue (most likely option: Salzburg) are discussed. PS: The "Red Bull" Club is in Salzburg. RB Leipzig is Rasenballsport Leipzig, not Red Bull. | ||
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