2018/19 UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread

[Angelito]

Yes.

[Ach]

Had a look at Valencia squad. Forgot they had Gabriel. Hope he plays. More chance of us winning if he shows his arsenal form

Coq obviously. Bring him home. Leave xhaka there.

Couple of other names I recognize. Gaya is supposed to be a good lb

[Zenith]

Kondogbia is out for the season and Rodrigo picked up injuries on both hamstrings -

https://www.valenciacf.com/en/article/e ... 2019-04-14

[Sims]

Need Coquelin to play in order to maximise our chances of winning

He’ll spin like a beyblade as he did when he played against Hazard

[dannycarlisle15]

I've won tickets in the lottery and unfortunately, work aren't allowing me the time off which means i have 3 tickets for sale.

I've been offered 250 for 2 but would prefer too sell the 3 together. If anybody wants them feel free to get in touch.

By won, i had the opportunity to buy the tickets... not actually won them. They are category 2 aswell.

[UFGN]

The football authorities have played a blinder picking Baku for the final. Really surpassed themselves

No room for racism in football

But homophobia and abuse of gays is cool

Azerbaijan rated the worst country in Europe to be gay. Oh well at least the World Cup in Qatar will be better....

[Phil71]

From wiki:

From the 2018–19 season, the UEFA Europa League winners will gain entry to the UEFA Champions League in the group stage.

Also from that season, if English clubs win both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, and neither finish the Premier League in a position that qualifies them for the UEFA Champions League, the following will happen:

The club that won the UEFA Champions League will go straight into the group stage
The UEFA Europa League winners will go into the UEFA Champions League group stage
The club that finished fourth in the Premier League will transfer into the UEFA Europa League

[Royal Gooner]

The football authorities have played a blinder picking Baku for the final. Really surpassed themselves

No room for racism in football

But homophobia and abuse of gays is cool

Azerbaijan rated the worst country in Europe to be gay. Oh well at least the World Cup in Qatar will be better....

Keep politics out of sport.

[Sims]

Racism and homophobia as well as other discrimination isn’t political

[Ach]

Has there been racism in Azerbaijan?

Doubt any of us watch Azerbaijani football to know

[Phil71]

It's definitely not ideal, but Azerbaijan is an almost entirely secular country, where it's not illegal to be gay, and gay people generally can live in Baku at least without fear of persecution. I think they are the sort of country that we should be encouraging to do more in regard to civil rights for gay people, and we would find that easier to do I think if we include them in hosting these sort of events rather than coldly excluding them. They have also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, which must also have served to open a lot of Azerbaijanis eyes and minds to more progressive ideas in this regard

Qatar however is a different matter altogether. It's absolutely illegal to practice homosexuality there, and gay men are often imprisoned. And that's just the tip of the iceberg regarding human rights issues. We shouldn't be allowing decidedly backward countries such as this to host huge international events until they start to show a willingness for improvement and progress

[Sims]

Mkhitaryan probably won’t even be allowed in there due to safety concerns if we reach the final

[Ach]

Mkhitaryan probably won’t even be allowed in there due to safety concerns if we reach the final

Some would say a blessing

[Phil71]

Mkhitaryan probably won’t even be allowed in there due to safety concerns if we reach the final

That's nothing to do with civil rights.

Azerbaijan and Armenia are in a state of war.

[Ach]

Is there any football reason Baku shouldn't have the final?

Havent seen one yet

Or Qatar having the world cup for that matter?

Are the stadiums ready? Pitches in good quality? Stuff like that