Europa League - Last 16

[mi2061]

Who do we play in the next round? Has it already been predetermined or are we waiting for another drawing?

[llego]

Braga.

 

Round of 16 draw

SL Benfica (POR) v Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)

FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) v Manchester City FC (ENG)

FC Twente (NED) v FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)

PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) v FC Porto (POR)

PSV Eindhoven (NED) v Rangers FC (SCO)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) v Villarreal CF (ESP)

AFC Ajax (NED) v FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)

Liverpool FC (ENG) v SC Braga (POR)

 

Twente vs Zenit is a good one, as is Leverkusen vs Villarreal. Maybe Dynamo will do us a favor against Citeh.

[sir roger]

Are Braga the shower that have that mountain behind the goal ?

[paddyberger15]

Are Braga the shower that have that mountain behind the goal ?

 

Indeed they are. They look a decent side from what I've seen of them.

[JaminKibbler]

Are Braga the shower that have that mountain behind the goal ?

 

Yep. And i'd say they're probably the easiest team to beat out of the final 16 too.

[sir roger]

Yep. And i'd say they're probably the easiest team to beat out of the final 16 too.

 

I hope you are right JK , but I suspect we will struggle against anybody unless we start using the big boys from now on.

[llego]

I hope you are right JK , but I suspect we will struggle against anybody unless we start using the big boys from now on.

 

Or the little kids. Coady & Sterling wouldnt have gone amiss tonight.

[WrongIslander]

We're not lucky to still be in the competition but we've hardly shown we're good enough to win it. Carroll coming back will help massively but he's only one man. Gutted Suarez can't play.

 

Braga is the dream draw I'd say and it should give us time to get our act together as a performance a bit better than Sparta should see us through again, after that all bets are off and we'll have to be approaching the top of our game because there are some handy sides in that draw.

[mi2061]

some good looking games. CSKA Moscow has my boy Honda vs Porto. I like that Braga stadium i saw a documentary on different stadiums in Europe really cool

 

 

[coop]

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are the team i want to meet for obvious reasons.

[Iantn]

Yep. And i'd say they're probably the easiest team to beat out of the final 16 too.

 

Beat Arsenal 2-0 at their place earlier on in the season so am not so sure on that. Then again the did lose 6-0 at Arsenal.

[Iantn]

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are the team i want to meet for obvious reasons.

 

Ballack is back there now, ain't it? Shame we no longer have Momo to try and kill him.

[Josef Svejk]

Having watched tonight's game, I can confirm that Braga are shit. Lech Poznan let them off the hook. And Lech are really shit.

[Paco]

I'd have preferred Poznan actually. Braga are a decent side at home. They beat Arsenal and Celtic though they were tanked 3 nil at home by Shaktar.

 

not to be taken lightly though.

[coop]

Ballack is back there now, ain't it? Shame we no longer have Momo to try and kill him.

 

I was thinking more about their big blonde defender.

[Iantn]

I was thinking more about their big blonde defender.

 

We all do mate. Not getting as much of a look-in this season unfortunately. Be boss if we got them though, I do agree on that.

[WrongIslander]

We all do mate. Not getting as much of a look-in this season unfortunately. Be boss if we got them though, I do agree on that.

 

Vidal is class for them, reminds me of Khedira before he went uber defensive.

[Iantn]

Vidal is class for them, reminds me of Khedira before he went uber defensive.

 

The Chilean lad?

[Fugitive]

Another shit game coming up. I can guarantee that it will be fucking painful to watch.

 

I'll be happy if we get Ajax along the way though.

[18-5]

Braga did well against Arsenal if I remember correctly. They won at home I think and were one of the reasons why Arsenal finished second and are playing Barcelona.

[WaltonRed]

We havent even tried and we've made it this far.

 

Once Stevie and Wor andy are firing we'll win this you know.

[mi2061]

at the end of the day as long as we have 3 Points or the win i could care less if its ugly.

[Unrighteous]

Kiev could easily do City(at least I hope so). Milevskiy is a handful, and Shevchenko has been great as a second striker for them.

[mypost]

I like that Braga stadium i saw a documentary on different stadiums in Europe really cool

 

 

How many UEFA Category 4 stadiums are 2-sided? By the time we go there, hopefully the tie will be all but over.

 

Clearly the better side and should have won it much earlier than we did. With the next round at home first, it's a good chance to wrap it up there and then.

[navbasi]

I would expect us to beat Braga.. by the time the 1/4 finals are played we'll need to be at full strength as the we could draw any of the teams below..

 

PSG

Man City

Zenit

Porto

PSV

Villarreal

Ajax

Liverpool

 

Benfica - PSG

Dynamo Kyiv - Man. City

Twente - Zenit

CSKA Moskva - Porto

PSV - Rangers

Leverkusen - Villarreal

Ajax - Spartak Moskva

Braga - Liverpool