2023/24 Europa League

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/0312/1437521-uefa-dublin-final-could-prove-extremely-challenging/

A serious worry

Coach Keane on the verge of a fairly ignominious exit

Villa looking very comfortable against Ajax now, their front 3 is giving them a right chasing

4-1 to Olympiakos on the night now, 5-5 on aggregate

The African Maradona

https://twitter.com/uberwestham/status/1768358067333136482?s=46&t=p07OIoicsFZzAmuJzZHHNQ

Ajax have fallen asunder since ten hag left

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Duran bursts one in off the crossbar

Leverkusen strike at the death through Patrick Schick to preserve their unbeaten season and take the tie to extra-time.

Christ they’ve only gone and won it in the 97th minute. Schick again. Mentality monsters.

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Moyesie denied the distinction of being the first manager to beat Xabi Alonso this season.

Marseille v Benfica gone to extra-time. Marseille seek revenge for the 1990 European Cup semi-final when they were eliminated on away goals by a Dublin style back post palmed goal.

Was that the Swedish (Magnusson)guy up front? They had a good team, beat Arsenal in 92 also

I don’t remember much about that Benfica team at all bar Sven was managing them. Marseille had Waddle, Papin and Enzo Francescoli and would have been better final opponents for AC Milan.

Benfica had a guy Isaias who destroyed Arsenal at Highbury in extra-time. My memory of that tie is inextricably tied to the death of Robert Maxwell.

Would have been nice to beat them. Ran out of steam and the ref rode us. Ah well.

Lolz

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At least we’ve been spared the Up For The Match special presented by Des Cahill which would have aired the night before a Liverpool v West Ham final.

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Good memory. Bad night for yachting fraternity .
Benfica are one of the few sides who can claim to have been the better team v Milan in a European cup final. They played really well that night. Had a big Swedish guy up front who was a pure handful

Hammers played really well tonight, Bowen had a rare off night in front of goal. Leverkusen needed last minute og to stay unbeaten.

Wow!

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Some craic for the guards if it turns out to be Marseille vs Roma final.

Its coming to Rome

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DDR :heart_eyes:

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