If it's Thursday...it must be The Europa League!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 11:40 AM
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Afternoon, chaps - here is the team news out of Russia this evening:
Zenit - Lodygin, Smolnikov, Neto, Lombaerts, Criscito, Garcia, Witsel, Hulk, Danny, Shatov, Rondon. Subs: Anyukov, Arse Shaven, Kerzhokov, Rodic, Tymoshek, Sheidaev.
Sevilla - Beto, Coke, Pareja, Carrico, Tremoulian, Krychov, Mbia, Videal, Banega, Vitolo, Bacca. Subs: Sergio, Navarro, Figueiras, Gameiro, Reyes, Iborra, Suarez.
The coverage on Fox Soccer 2 Go has started. Looks like a brisk and rainy evening in St. Petersburg. Won't suit the Spaniards one bit.
The PPP consequences couldn't be graver for me. With Diego Costa crocked, it's literally Europa or bust for me in the PPP. I've got Sevilla (along with MUR and Simon), while my main rivals Chelskilad and STrose picked sides that are already out (Benfica and Inter Milan).
And the holders, Sevilla, get us underway here in rainy St. Petersburg.
A 1-0 win for the home side would be enough to put them through, so this match will be on a knife's edge the whole way.
Oh - the ball fell to Coke in the Zenit area but the full-back couldn't get any purchase on the shot. Easily saved.
YESSSS!!!!!!
Penalty to Sevilla early doors! And a yellow for Neto.
Carlos Bacca to take.....
And he roofs it!!!!!!
0-1 Sevilla! The crucial away goal!
Sevilla marauding again through Vitolo. Offside called. But still, Sevilla are trying to kill this one off early doors.
Figuereira is down for the count now, nursing what looks like a knee knack.
Oh - nice save from that effort from Danny. Scary moment there. Cut it out!
Nearly half an hour in and this one is going swimmingly. Still 0-1 Sevilla (1-3 on agg.)
No goals in the other matches tonight, so this is where we are at the moment:
Dnipro 0 Brugge 0
Fiorentina 1 Kiev 1
Napoli 4 Wolfsburg 1
Axel Witsel picks up a yellow card for an elbow.
Oh - Bacca got behind the keeper but his angle was too tight. Cleared off the line.
Last chance for Zenit in this half - Rondon nearly got on to that free kick but gratefully grabbed by Beto.
Now it's Danny whipping one in toward the near post. Beto again to the rescue.
I'm taking a wee half-time break. Wish I had the magic couch around.
Bugger - we're only just back on at Zenit and the home side has equalized on the night, Rondon latching on to a fumble by Neto.
1-1 (2-3 Sevilla on agg.
Fiorentina have scored against Kiev and now lead 2-1 on aggregate.
Really open match now. Sevilla are starting to tire a bit.
Oh - Bacca was in there but his effort was well deflected out for a corner.
Oh - Coke should have stuck that one in from the corner. Cleared off the line instead!
Whew! Sevilla ended up dodging a bullet with a 2-2 draw and a 3-4 win on aggregate today.
Also through to the semis are Dnipro, Fiorentina and Napoli.
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