Brondby take the lead against Basel, in a game which has more relevance for Pat's fans than it might have done three hours ago.
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Brondby take the lead against Basel, in a game which has more relevance for Pat's fans than it might have done three hours ago.
How is the 2nd half going? The42 match tracker seems to say Shkupi have upped their game.
Mannus is playing very well…..
2-1 now; nervy times ahead?
Sounds like it was coming too
I know this is probably a european football for beginners question but I don’t pay too much attention to all that.
Do individual leg wins help the coefficient or does it have to be winning the tie?
Rovers have coughed up a lot of chances. Will do well now to take a lead to Skjope
Each match win/draw helps the national coefficient, which sets when clubs enter the tournament and I think is the baseline seeding coefficient for clubs who didn't qualify for the past five years.Quote:
Originally Posted by DCWA
Club seedings (where a club has been in Europe) are based off how far you get in the tournament though
Shkupi down to ten now. That'll be a relief - but a third would be nice to bring to NM.
Qualifying round matches 1 point for win and 0.5 for draw.Quote:
Originally Posted by DCWA
but that is divided by total no of teams from that association - so, for mid-low ranked countries, 0.25 and 0.125 to national co-efficient
Someone commented previously that Daniel McDonnell had said that Pat's style of play is suited for Europe. Seems an accurate enough assessment based on this evening's showing. They left a goal or two behind. It was a very competent display. A two goal lead would have had them in a strong position. It's hard to see Sofia not scoring.
Red card for Shkupi
Thought Rovers looked in all sorts of trouble there before the sending off.
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Thank you to both for the answers. I was curious earlier watching the Pat’s game in the case of CSKA having more in the tank coming here, would the result be rendered meaningless in that regard - not quite.Quote:
Originally Posted by A N Mouse
Yeah, if Pat's lose 4-0 next week let's say, they'll be out but we'll still have the match win. It might end up giving the LoI runners-up a bye past the first round again (if it helps push the national ranking high up enough)Quote:
Originally Posted by DCWA
It's the cup winner place - and that was to do with structuring the draw so they had the right number of teams in the final qualifying rounds after all last years winner qualified through their respective leagues and ban on russian teams. They would have had more room to manouver if the europa league (champions league lite) wasn't a closed shop, but they had to bump up 12 CW after accommodating other factors.
There's the third - Shkupi will be kicking themselves (now that they've stopped kicking Rovers)
I still half expected Serge to do something crazy like hit the bar, even after he’d gotten around the keeper !Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
The stupid sending off killed themQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Shkupi kind of doing a Rovers there at the end.
Great night for Pats. Wobbly but job done from Rovers. Poor aul Sligo, especially after last week's heroics. Past few weeks overall have been a great ad for the LoI, IMO.
Big goal for Rovers at the end,Shkupi are a lairy bunch and that away tie is going to be horrible,calm heads needed out there.....