Friday, August 28, 2009

Europa League Group Stage Draw



Group A: Ajax, Anderlecht, Dynamo Zagreb, Timisoara

Group B: Valencia, Lille, Slavia Prague, Genoa

Group C: Hamburg, Celtic, H. Tel-Aviv, Rapid Vienna

Group D: Sporting Lisbon, Heerenveen, Herta Berlin, Ventspils

Group E: Roma, Basel, Fulham, CSKA Sofia

Group F: Panathanaikos, Galatasaray, Dynamo Bucharest, Sturm

Group G: Villareal, Lazio, Levski, Salzburg

Group H: Steaua, Fenerbahce, FC Twente, Sheriff

Group I: SL Benfica, Everton, AEK Athens, FC BATE

Group J: Shakhtar Donetsk (Holders), Club Brugge, Partizan, Toulouse

Group K: PSV Eindhoven, Copenhagen, Sparta Prague, CFR Cluj

Group L: Werder Bremen, Austria Vienna, Atheltic, Nacional

I don't think I've ever seen a Group L before... unless the World Cup one day goes to 48 teams and lets teams like Solomon Islands in!

Looks like Everton and Fulham are in tough. Celtics have a fairly easy road with two minnows in their group.

I'm still cheering for Dynamo Bucharest! I may adopt them at the team of Straight Red!

3 comments:

  1. /I'm still cheering for Dynamo Bucharest! I may adopt them as the team of Straight Red!/

    I'm going to have to oppose this out of principle.

    If nothing else, the teams in their group have colorful names. I know a bit about Sturm und Drang, but I know nothing about Sturm. Or Panathanaikos. Or Galatasaray.

    Go Ajax!

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  2. I'll be pulling for the Yellow Submarine in group G. Will the loss of Pellegrini to Real prove fatal?

    Fulham and both Pragues get my support as well.

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  3. the masters of FC BATE from Borisov Belarus rule. Lazio drools

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