Europa League 2025-26

[ADVILLAFAN]

Forest are already in the conference. The question seemed to be whether 8th would get a position if Chelsea won but only if they finished outside the CL places. So no, no changes whatever happens tomorrow in the Final.

At least Forest fans can wholeheartedly support Betis in the Final then, a small crumb of comfort.

[Brazilian Villain]

Forest are already in the conference. The question seemed to be whether 8th would get a position if Chelsea won but only if they finished outside the CL places. So no, no changes whatever happens tomorrow in the Final.

At least Forest fans can wholeheartedly support Betis in the Final then, a small crumb of comfort.

We are all Betis tomorrow night.

[kippaxvilla2]

Midtjylland feel like a nice 90s Villa defeat type team.

Yes in a sort of Banik Ostrava type way.  Edit...we beat them.

[Grande Pablo]

Now teams getting eliminated from the Champions league to the Europa league no longer exists, this should be a lot easier to win. Under the previous rules no way would Spurs have won it.

Only 8 times has a CL drop out won the Europa in 20 odd years. I suspect normally those teams have either not been good enough, or had a high league position anyway so didn't need to push for Europa win for CL qualification

The rejigged format means the CL has eight extra teams, I think, so the overall quality is reduced too. 

All Sunday games are now televised, so with Thursday/Sunday football we will get more £900k lumps from Sky/TNT for each game.

Are they? Not seen that anywhere in announcements when checking. Noticed more midweek matches and Friday matches announced plus all games on the final day.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/3807882

They have the ability to show 'multiple' or the 'majority' of Sunday 1400 kick-off games, so there's a good chance we'll be shown in some shape or form more than not.

[Somniloquism]

I think it is that line that is key.

For the first time in the UK, all matches taking place outside of the Saturday 3pm "closed period", including those displaced to Sunday 2pm because of club participation in European competitions, will be broadcast live.

[OCD]

Sky's adverts have focussed on there being 215 live games next year but I think their marketing department missed a trick. It's just a big number, and we're used to hearing that sort of thing every time there's a new deal coming in.

It sounds more impressive you think there must be 380 games a season. And there's even more context when you know that's 56% of all league games.

But it means more when you know that for each matchday weekend, they'll be showing 5 or 6 of the possible 10 games.

And that's just Sky. There will probably only be 3 Saturday 3pm games that aren't televised most weekends.

[Brazilian Villain]

Sky's adverts have focussed on there being 215 live games next year but I think their marketing department missed a trick.

By not having more Villa in it.

*If it's the same ad I'm thinking of.

[OCD]

I don't even remember anything they showed in the ad other than their big claim about the number of games they're showing.

[eamonn]

Forest are already in the conference. The question seemed to be whether 8th would get a position if Chelsea won but only if they finished outside the CL places. So no, no changes whatever happens tomorrow in the Final.

At least Forest fans can wholeheartedly support Betis in the Final then, a small crumb of comfort.

We are all Betis tomorrow night.

We are all bourgeois now (McCarthy*, 1986) 

*Not Mick, he's a thick fucker from Barnsley as Roy Keane might have put it.

[usav]

Now the dust has settled, I'm actually more than OK with us playing in the Europa League.  Let's be realistic, we aren't going to win the Champions League, but this is a trophy we can and probably should win on paper based on the teams that are in it.  Having said that, we need to be competing for those top 4 spots each season now.  That's the standard we have set ourselves and to not be competitive in each competition should be seen as falling short.

[andyh]

I know the potential to win a trophy is nice, but the CL is the only place to be.
The prestige, the kudos, the occasion of every single game.

And as someone said about the CL, the first season in it is for the benefit of the fans, subsequent years are for the benefit of the club.

I’ll miss it.

[tomd2103]

Now the dust has settled, I'm actually more than OK with us playing in the Europa League.  Let's be realistic, we aren't going to win the Champions League, but this is a trophy we can and probably should win on paper based on the teams that are in it.  Having said that, we need to be competing for those top 4 spots each season now.  That's the standard we have set ourselves and to not be competitive in each competition should be seen as falling short.

I think the Europa League gives us the opportunity to have a shot at winning it without having to field a full strength side in every game.  Means we can really prioritise the Premier League and try and finish in the top 4/5.

[usav]

Now the dust has settled, I'm actually more than OK with us playing in the Europa League.  Let's be realistic, we aren't going to win the Champions League, but this is a trophy we can and probably should win on paper based on the teams that are in it.  Having said that, we need to be competing for those top 4 spots each season now.  That's the standard we have set ourselves and to not be competitive in each competition should be seen as falling short.

I think the Europa League gives us the opportunity to have a shot at winning it without having to field a full strength side in every game.  Means we can really prioritise the Premier League and try and finish in the top 4/5.

Exactly.  Keeping players fit would be nice too….fewer long-term injuries is crucial.

[Meanwood Villa]

Midtjylland feel like a nice 90s Villa defeat type team.

Yes in a sort of Banik Ostrava type way.  Edit...we beat them.

Trabzonspor and Helsingborgs were our epic (away goals) fails in the 90s.

[AV82EC]

Midtjylland feel like a nice 90s Villa defeat type team.

Yes in a sort of Banik Ostrava type way.  Edit...we beat them.

Trabzonspor and Helsingborgs were our epic (away goals) fails in the 90s.

You missed out Varteks which was even worse.