Other than United-Milan, big 4 leagues all separated. Were there restrictions by country in this round?Draw:
Ajax vs. Young Boys
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Villareal
Roma vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Olympiacos vs. Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Tottenham
ManU vs. AC Milan
Slavia Prague vs. Rangers
Granada vs. Molde
If Wikipedia can be believed, it was all totally random — no seeding, and no restrictions by country.Other than United-Milan, big 4 leagues all separated. Were there restrictions by country in this round?
GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 Tottenham (agg: 3-2)
They’ve only gone and done it! Mislav Orsic completes his hat-trick, and what a goal it is! He picks up the ball on halfway, runs down the left, cuts inside, between Sissoko and Ndombele, and from the edge of the area thumps it inside the near post!
YesZagreb scores!
From the Guardian:
If Spurs equalize they advance on away goals, correct?
Ajax-Roma is the most interesting matchup at first blush, but things should get really interesting in the semis.Europa League quarter-finals draw results are in:
Granada v Man United
Arsenal v Slavia Praha
Ajax v Roma
Dinamo Zagreb v Villareal
https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/
Rangers and Celtic players did not take the knee for the Old Firm game that started 40 mins ago. They stood in solidarity.They honestly should kick Slavia Prague out of the competition and I’m not just saying that as an Arsenal fan.
Your actual players racially abusing opponents on the pitch is a red line that should merit heavy sanctions for the entire club. Anything less just shows that the football authorities don’t give two shits about racism in the end. Taking the knee and “Give the red card to racism” is just performative virtue signaling if you’re not going to act in this kind of situation.
The UEL semis usually deliver excellent matchups. Kinda funny the league breakdown across both competitions is so similar (2 EPL, 1 La Liga, 1 Serie A/1 Ligue 1).Dominant wins from United and Arsenal today.
Arsenal vs Villarreal and United vs Roma should be excellent.
This came out when the change to five subs was announced. It makes no mention of any 3 stoppage restriction.Roma has made three subs due to injuries at three different points.
What is the sub rule in Europe? I think it’s 5 but do they have to be made in 3 different stoppages total?
Spurs fan, so I loved it... but man, that was harsh from my view.Ceballos off after a very questionable second yellow.
He stepped on his foot but it clearly wasn't intentional (he was lunging and then the player just put his foot into the space). That kind of foul probably happens 3-4 times a match and rarely gets carded so to do it with a player already on a yellow in a semi-final is an interesting choice.Spurs fan, so I loved it... but man, that was harsh from my view.
Yeah, he didn't appear to break stride to me.He stepped on his foot but it clearly wasn't intentional (he was lunging and then the player just put his foot into the space). That kind of foul probably happens 3-4 times a match and rarely gets carded so to do it with a player already on a yellow in a semi-final is an interesting choice.
Super soft penalty.
I was speaking to Saka falling over (Pepe took the pen).I’m assuming you mean United’s? I haven’t seen Pepes but I can’t imagine it being softer than ours.
TLDR Summary: GET OFF MY LAWNI can't say I enjoyed the first half of Arsenal-Villareal whatsoever. And I'm really reaching a breaking point with teams that ostentatiously try to pass the ball out from the back after a goal kick, which increasingly feels to me like managers saying "Look at me! I preach a passing game!" instead of giving themselves the best chance of winning. To pass the ball out of the back, you bring more players deep into non-threatening positions, and you're not in any sort of shape to defend if you do give the ball away - so if you do mess up, it's an instant high-quality scoring opportunity. Also, when you're always passing the ball out from the back, you're guaranteed to face pressure from your opponent in doing so; if you regularly just hoof the ball up the pitch, probably 25% of the time you'll have the option of passing the ball forward because you'll take your opposition by surprise in looking to do so. (And how often do you actually win the ball off of a long goal kick? Isn't it not far below 50-50 anyway?)