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Author Topic: Europa League 2025-26  (Read 290048 times)

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2490 on: May 08, 2026, 12:44:01 PM »
Are Freiburg any good?

Probably akin to playing a Burnley, or a Championship play-off side.

If we lose, it would be a bigger upset than Olympiakos I'd say.

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2491 on: May 08, 2026, 12:44:10 PM »
We're allowed a weekend off from worrying about the gods. They told me via a radio broadcast I heard through the air fryer.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2492 on: May 08, 2026, 12:45:40 PM »
Freiburg are 7th, miles behind 6th so no, they aren't very good. If we perform we'll win as we are far better than them. They'll be well up for it though as they've never won a major trophy.

Offline OzVilla

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2493 on: May 08, 2026, 12:55:05 PM »
Does anyone on here actually follow the Bundesliga and can tell us about Freiburg other than just saying they’re shit?


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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2494 on: May 08, 2026, 12:56:42 PM »
They're very open, according to somebody on a podcast who watches European football. Said it'd be a basketball match, which would suit us.

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2495 on: May 08, 2026, 12:58:45 PM »
Looked on Wikipedia and didnt know any of their players.

Think generally seem as a friendly and well liked team in Germany. Maybe akin to Fulham.

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2496 on: May 08, 2026, 01:06:50 PM »
Does anyone on here actually follow the Bundesliga and can tell us about Freiburg other than just saying they’re shit?

Their goalkeeper is very highly rated and is supposedly off to a much bigger club in the summer (AC Milan and Atletico have both been linked).

Mostly German players, a mix of early 20s who will be looking to step up to a higher level and three or four in their thirties who've done Dortmund / Wolfsburg etc and playing out the last few years in the Bundesliga.

Two club legends in Christian Gunter (not to be confused with the Welsh one) who's been there for 15 years now and is still their captain and Vincenzo Grifo who is old, but still probably their best attacker.

Online Monty

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2497 on: May 08, 2026, 01:08:47 PM »
Johan Mamzambi looked very lively and a proper danger from twenty yards. Cannot give him the space that Braga did.

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2498 on: May 08, 2026, 01:16:21 PM »
I did check to see if it was the same Gunter.

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2499 on: May 08, 2026, 01:49:41 PM »
Kit question...am I right in thinking we are the away side, so will be in white (or black)?

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2500 on: May 08, 2026, 01:52:20 PM »
Yes.

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2501 on: May 08, 2026, 02:04:02 PM »
Paddy Power have us 4/6 to win the Europa League Final.

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2502 on: May 08, 2026, 02:09:54 PM »
Johan Mamzambi looked very lively and a proper danger from twenty yards. Cannot give him the space that Braga did.

To prove your point on Manzambi.


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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2503 on: May 08, 2026, 02:13:14 PM »
Johan Mamzambi looked very lively and a proper danger from twenty yards. Cannot give him the space that Braga did.

To prove your point on Manzambi.



*Manzambi, yes, I misspelled that. And yes - we have to be careful here.

Offline Somniloquism

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2504 on: May 08, 2026, 03:13:51 PM »
Johan Mamzambi looked very lively and a proper danger from twenty yards. Cannot give him the space that Braga did.

Although wasn't that the space left because they were at 10 men? (Or you talking about the first leg?)

 


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