GWT: Europa/Conference League - Knockouts

[cgf]

It's been a rough spring for the people who think EPL is 10 tiers above any other league in the world.

Farmer's league gunna farmer's league This is why all EPL #s need to be taken with a grain of salt. Those teams just aren't very good.

 

[Savi]

Injury time winner for Fiorentina against Club Brugge. Deserved victory but had to work for it, Brugge had a man sent off at 2-1 but still managed to equalize through Thiago. So 3-2 probably a good result for Brugge given the circumstances, and all to play for next week.

 

[JPBolts]

How does Villa let Olympiakos score four on them at home? Anyone watching that game care to explain...?

Emi being suspended & Unai resting Pau (not sure why). Had a goal in the first 10 minutes disallowed for something — tbh I don’t know what it was for. First 2 goals were offside traps that got broken, first one was called off on the field but VAR said otherwise. 3rd was a handball pen that’s called in Europe and rarely in the PL if I’m not mistaken. 4th was a huge deflection.

Villa played terribly though, didn’t deserve anything from the game. Although I thought the center was pretty inconsistent with calls, he didn’t influence the result.

 

[gary69]

As Brugge scored just seconds ago, it's now tied 3-3 overall against Fiorentina.

 

[Savi]

Brugge a bit fortunate to lead at HT as Fiorentina have been the better team and had the best chances. Although Brugge did have one golden opportunity to make it 2-0.

 

[luiginb]

Fiorentina hitting posts like PSG yesterday

 

[gary69]

Yeah, three times today. Fiorentina take overall lead with Beltran's 85 min PK.

 

[Savi]

Not sure about that pen but okay.

Fiorentina dominated and deserve to go through of course but damn.. so close to ET

 

[luiginb]

I just noticed Mendilibar is Olympiakos' coach! Of course they're making the final while he's schooling Emery. I hope he gets "promoted" to Forest next year, they share an owner afaik

 

[JPBolts]

Our injuries are catching up to us

 

[luiginb]

Our injuries are catching up to us

Bailey looks like he's done his knee in

 

[Evilo]

Atalanta up ahead after a lucky deflected shot.
They've been the better team though so far so not undeserved.

 

[gary69]

Lookman puts Atalanta ahead against Marseille, so on their way to final as it stands.

Leverkusen has been better against Roma, one shot hit the post and then deflected to Svilar's back, but didn't go in.

 

[JPBolts]

Bailey looks like he's done his knee in

Yep and it was already definitely injured — has been heavily bandaged in the last few games

 

[JoVel]

Svilar is keeping Roma in it but Leverkusen is doing whatever it wants.

 

[gary69]

Svilar with two good saves from Adli and Hlozek, although shots were straight at him.

 

[cgf]

What a non-goal! wow

 

[gary69]

And then out of nowhere Roma gets a PK and Paredes scores.

 

[cgf]

Oh nice, this could make things more interesting

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I am unsure if this was a PK, it looked like the Roma player dove.

 

[cgf]

I am unsure if this was a PK, it looked like the Roma player dove.

Probably, but they weren't scoring any other way. So this was good for the match.

 

[gary69]

2-0 now for Atalanta, nice finish by Ruggeri. Looks that they will have another chance of securing CL spot through Europa if they can't make it via Serie A.

 

[luiginb]

Emery looks like a choirboy while Mendi looks like a retired 80s PE teacher

 

[Incubajerks]

Football lesson in Bergamo

 

[Jack Straw]

Probably, but they weren't scoring any other way. So this was good for the match.