LOI in Europe 2022

**pineapple stu** · 04/08/2022, 8:05 PM

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.

**ger121** · 04/08/2022, 8:18 PM

How is the 2nd half going? The42 match tracker seems to say Shkupi have upped their game.

**joey B** · 04/08/2022, 8:28 PM

Mannus is playing very well…..

**pineapple stu** · 04/08/2022, 8:34 PM

2-1 now; nervy times ahead?

Sounds like it was coming too

**DCWA** · 04/08/2022, 8:36 PM

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?

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/08/2022, 8:37 PM

Rovers have coughed up a lot of chances. Will do well now to take a lead to Skjope

**pineapple stu** · 04/08/2022, 8:40 PM

Originally Posted by DCWA

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?

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.

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.

**A N Mouse** · 04/08/2022, 8:41 PM

Originally Posted by DCWA

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?

Qualifying round matches 1 point for win and 0.5 for draw.

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

**legendz** · 04/08/2022, 8:41 PM

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.

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/08/2022, 8:41 PM

Red card for Shkupi

**bohsmug** · 04/08/2022, 8:43 PM

Thought Rovers looked in all sorts of trouble there before the sending off.

**DCWA** · 04/08/2022, 8:44 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

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.

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.

Originally Posted by A N Mouse

Qualifying round matches 1 point for win and 0.5 for draw.

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

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.

**pineapple stu** · 04/08/2022, 8:46 PM

Originally Posted by DCWA

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.

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)

**A N Mouse** · 04/08/2022, 8:52 PM

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.

**pineapple stu** · 04/08/2022, 8:54 PM

There's the third - Shkupi will be kicking themselves (now that they've stopped kicking Rovers)

**TonyD** · 04/08/2022, 8:55 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Great defensive performance - thought it was getting a bit ropey coming up to halftime, but they knuckled down in the second. Very LoI up front, passing up bad chances until given one they literally couldn't miss.
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I still half expected Serge to do something crazy like hit the bar, even after he’d gotten around the keeper !

**Real ale Madrid** · 04/08/2022, 8:55 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

There's the third - Shkupi will be kicking themselves (now that they've stopped kicking Rovers)

The stupid sending off killed them

**ger121** · 04/08/2022, 8:56 PM

Shkupi kind of doing a Rovers there at the end.

**texidub** · 04/08/2022, 8:56 PM

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.