When you are knocked out of Europe there is a hope that the victors go on to do well in the tournament. Valencia overcame Russian fourth placed club, Krasnodar, in the Europa round of 16, but it took a 93rd minute goal to rescue what was an away goals elimination. Less impressive that Villarreal, who walloped Russian leaders, Zenit, 5-2 on aggregate.
The consensus was that Salzburg were the best team we faced in Europe this season, but they were unable to overturn a 3-0 first leg deficit to Napoli. Napoli are at a multi-decade peak, adrift of Juventus but comfortably ahead of all others in Italy, but still, when we faced Salzburg they looked strong enough to withstand an evening in Naples.
Valencia may yet make a late push for the trophy, but at this stage, it looks like we were beaten in Europe by teams with limited potential (and let’s remember, AEK lost all six Champions League group games).
Leipzig continue to occupy a Champions League qualification spot in Germany and will still be wondering what went wrong in the Europa League group stage. That was a worthy scalp, but we flattered Salzburg and AEK.
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Didn’t say current players…the hardest was Mixu Put a line on ;-))
H.H.
Oh and Campbell Money!
Big Packy – wasn’t ignoring your questions- just didn’t have a Scoobie
Bada
No…..that was me cycling home from the pub.
TLT
jack who? Laffatme is from NI is he not?
JJ
Jinky, You’re a Star!
Odds on Édouard
Hail hail
Matt
And Jim Bett…JJ yer right, he’s NI..guess there’s nobody in thems squad deserving of a place…;-))
H.H.
Real Betis
Tommy “Coin”
……what was the question?
Michael Doublé?
Hail Hail
Matt
The new Man City player?
Thatsme Skint?
Hail hail
Matt
As we’re all bored…the answers to that primary school question memory were:
Jim Bett
Campbell Money
Mixu Putalineon
Tommy Coyne & Odds On Eddie both work…so…in the spirit of primary school…there’s no winners…or all winners ;-))
H.H.
I have no answers to this…footballers with porn star names? ;-))
H.H.
Trixie Deans
David Seaman…
KINGLUBO on 20TH MARCH 2019 6:42 PM
Eddie Irvine.
Phillip Cocu
David Goodwiilie…is there a David theme ;-))
Johnnie Hayes
Ok, enough.
Peter Shirtliff?
Hail Hail
Matt
Rod Fanni…gotta be close to perfect lol ;-))
Henrik Larson
Works for me!
Jinky lol…close to pornographic aye…but not a pornstar name ;-))
H.H.
He set fire to the Scottish Football scene….Henrik Arson!
Hail Hail
Matt
Julian dicks
Muff Winwood………..
……I know he’s no’ a fitba player or ( to my knowledge) a porn star….just wanted to say it.
‘Fraser Robertson dies aged 47’
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Calvin Plummer
Seib Dykstra
Bankie…Muff Winwood…definition….CQN’ers trying to fill in the time during an international break ;-))
eg…all yer anticipatory postings on here are nuthin but muff winwood ;-))
H.H.
Breaking news;
International week causes mental health issues on CQN!
Hairy Hood
” Boaby” Lennox……
GDT…not a cause…but brings it oot ;-))
H.H.
“Pokie Boner”………….
Ok bhoys n ghals…there was once a thing about yer own porn name based on yer first pets name followed by yer mothers maiden name…mine would be Tina Scholes…;-))
H.H.
Jimmy Bell – end