Category: Europa League

On Thursday evening, Premier League Wolves travel to Armenia to face Pyunik in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round. Pyunik have already had to play two rounds to get to this point of the competition, beating Shkupi of Macedonia and in the last round Jablonec from the Czech Republic. The ties saw the home side remain unbeaten, while they also scored at least twice in three of the matches. Although they have a mixed recent record in the competition, they have lost just once in seven games. That…

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PSV Eindhoven were dumped from the Champions League qualifying rounds. Now, the Dutch club aims to rebound and keep their European hopes alive against Norway’s FK Haugesund in the Europa League. FK Haugesund finished the 2018 Eliteserien season in fourth place earning the chance to play in the Europa League qualifying rounds. The Norwegian club has already played in the Europa League first and second qualify stages. The team defeated Cliftonville 6-1 in the first qualifying round before beating Sturm Graz 3-2 in the second qualifying round. Now, they are two matches…

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The 2018/19 Europa League final will take place on Wednesday 29th May at the Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan. The final will be contested between Chelsea and Arsenal making it the tenth time this competition has seen two finalists from the same association. It is the second all-English final following the clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1971/72 season. However, it is the first Europa League final to feature two teams from the same city and we have a London final on our hands. Chelsea progressed to the Europa League final…

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Arsenal travel to Naples with a two goal lead from the first leg thanks to goals from Aaron Ramsey and an own goal from Kalidou Koulibaly.  The lack of an away goal could prove costly for Napoli who know they will need to score at least three times without reply if they are to progress in normal time. Napoli have been struggling for form in recent weeks and they have won one of their last four matches in all competitions. The win came on the weekend in Serie A as…

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Benfica head to Germany to play Eintracht Frankfurt leading 4-2 on aggregate in their Europa League quarterfinal tie. Frankfurt suffered their first loss of their Europa League campaign in Portugal as Benfica’s teen sensation Joao Felix tallied a hat-trick. The game wasn’t without controversy however. Even with a man down from the 20th minute, the Eagles did manage two away scores. They nearly had a third, but it was ruled out due to a debatable offside call. Frankfurt’s scoring ability means they are not out of the tie, but a…

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Home is where the heart is for Arsenal. The Gunners have struggled on the road this term and go into Thursday night’s Europa League quarterfinal first leg against Napoli having lost 1-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday. The Gunners welcome Serie A side Napoli to the Emirates looking to take advantage of the tie. Napoli have struggled on English soil in the past. The Partenopei came to England in the Champions League group stage and lost to Liverpool 1-0. Napoli, like Arsenal, are one of the favourites according to leading sportsbooks…

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On Thursday night, Benfica and Eintracht Frankfurt go head-to-head at the Estadio da Luz, as the two teams look to gain the upper hand in their Europa League quarter-final first leg. Benfica head into this clash in good form, as the Eagles are currently top of their domestic league after a strong campaign so far this season. However, the Champions League dropouts do not have a great recent record in its sister competition. Eintracht Frankfurt are enjoying a superb campaign domestically and in Europe. The visitors currently occupy one of the Champions…

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