UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[PeterWithesShin]

If we, and/or the police, can't cope with the required 2k fans, and seemingly can't cope with more than 1k fans how the fuck are we going to cope if we're in the CL, and when we have a bigger ground. It's piss poor. We'd be bitching like fuck if it was the other way round.

[Ads]

This is a WMP decision backed by the club and UEFA. Frankly, fuck Legia, the Millwall wannabee gimps.

I spoke to Bladen at Alkmaar about it and the Alkmaar version of Bladen and how they behaved there was embarrassing. That extra apparently pointless turnstile we went through was installed because Legia rushed the gates.

[Martyn Smith]

Don't know about the allocation stuff but there's zero chance we've agreed to a draw that would disadvantage us

Plus the only way we could possibly not qualify now would be by a two goal defeat to Mostar, not impossible but you'd hope unlikely.

Besides, I just don't think playing for the draw is the Unai Emery way. His football DNA doesn't allow for gaming, he just plays what's in front of him

[Lastfootstamper]

If we, and/or the police, can't cope with the required 2k fans, and seemingly can't cope with more than 1k fans how the fuck are we going to cope if we're in the CL, and when we have a bigger ground. It's piss poor. We'd be bitching like fuck if it was the other way round.

Not if we behaved repeatedly like they have on their travels within the last decade we wouldn't.

[dorsetvillian]

I did wonder what the 2 turnstile procedure at Alkmaar was all about. It will be interesting to see what happens in Brum and at Villa Park with the Warsaw fans. They do love the self styled hooligan image so I'm sure they will play up

[AV84]

Do we have any idea of potential opponents next round. I know it depends on several things still but it must be narrowed down a bit by now?

Would be nice after the group stages to get a team with no ultras and just a nice couple of days away for everyone both legs.

Rangers anyone?

[Smithy]

Do we have any idea of potential opponents next round. I know it depends on several things still but it must be narrowed down a bit by now?

Would be nice after the group stages to get a team with no ultras and just a nice couple of days away for everyone both legs.

Rangers anyone?

I'm sure this has been asked and answered multiple times, but do some 3rd place teams from the Europa group stage drop down into the conference League, the way some Champions league group 3rd placed teams drop down into the Europa League?

[AV84]

Do we have any idea of potential opponents next round. I know it depends on several things still but it must be narrowed down a bit by now?

Would be nice after the group stages to get a team with no ultras and just a nice couple of days away for everyone both legs.

Rangers anyone?

I'm sure this has been asked and answered multiple times, but do some 3rd place teams from the Europa group stage drop down into the conference League, the way some Champions league group 3rd placed teams drop down into the Europa League?

Some drop down, not sure if it's all 3rd place or what, but the 2nd place teams in the Conference have to play an extra round against one of the teams that drops down. The 1st place teams skip that and go straight into the last 16.

[Exeter 77]

The 2nd placed teams in in the Conference League play 3rd placed teams in the Europa League in a play-off round to move to the the last 16 where the Conference League group winners come back into the draw

[Somniloquism]

From Conference already. Definitely champs in bold

Group A: Lille (11pts) / Bratislava 10 pts
Group B: KAA Gent (13 pts) / Maccabi (12 points)
Group C: Plzen (15 pts) / Any of Zagreb, Astana, Ballkani.
Group D: Bruges (13 pts) / Bodo (10pts)
Group E: Aston Villa (12 pts) / Legia or Alkmaar
Group F: Fiorentina (11pts) / Ferenc (9pts)
Group G: PAOK (13pts) / Eintracht (9pts)
Group H: Nordsjaelland (10pts) / Razgrad (9pts) / Fenerbache (9pts)

Coming down from Europa League, definitely in 3rd in bold

Group A: Olypiakos or Topola
Group B: AEK or Ajax
Group C: Any of Betis / Rangers / Sparta Prague / Limassol
Group D: Sturm Graz or Rakow
Group E: Any of Toulouse, Union Saint-Gilloise and LASK.
Group F: Panathanoikas or Maccaibi
Group G: Servette
Group H: Qarabag / Molde

[TelfordVilla]

Mortar didn't even have a shot at goal yesterday as they lost to Alkmaar. I don't see Villa losing by 2 goals over there.

[Somniloquism]

Mortar didn't even have a shot at goal yesterday as they lost to Alkmaar. I don't see Villa losing by 2 goals over there.

I don't, but I also don't want to tempt fate.

[coreyfeldman]

Anyone know how the draw for the next round is done - seedings? Groupings? Totally random?

[Yeltzer]

Don't know about the allocation stuff but there's zero chance we've agreed to a draw that would disadvantage us

Plus the only way we could possibly not qualify now would be by a two goal defeat to Mostar, not impossible but you'd hope unlikely.

Besides, I just don't think playing for the draw is the Unai Emery way. His football DNA doesn't allow for gaming, he just plays what's in front of him

Not true. We have already qualified for last 16 due to head to head record with AZ

[Pete3206]

Anyone know how the draw for the next round is done - seedings? Groupings? Totally random?

Uefa website

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-off draw will be held at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday 18 December at 14:00 CET.

Seedings, any groupings and the procedure will be available here from 09:00 CET on the day of the draw.