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British clubs eye Europa progress

Six British clubs feature in Thursday night’s second leg Europa League play-off clashes and all, except for Hearts, have a great chance of making the group stages of the competition. Dnipro (0) vs Fulham (3) The Cottagers look set to make it through to the group stages after a convincing performance at Craven Cottage last week, where [...]
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British trio look good for Europa progress

The domestic season is still to begin in England but the preliminary rounds of the Europa League are well underway as Stoke, Fulham and Hearts all hope to book their place in the final play-off stage of the competition on Thursday. All three British sides left in have a realistic chance of going through and here [...]
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Fulham continue Europa Crusade

The long road towards the Europa League proper continues this week and on Thursday there are seven teams from Britain and Ireland involved in the second qualifying round. The majority can only dream of the reaching the tournament proper, but here is our guide to the home nations’ best chances in the second qualifying round. Crusaders v [...]
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Make or break in Europa League

The Europa League quarter-final second-legs take place on Thursday and only one tie remains finely poised, with Braga and Dynamo Kiev level at 1-1, while PSV Eindhoven, FC Twente and Spartak Moscow face massive uphill tasks. PSV were hammered 4-1 by Benfica in Portugal and need a minor miracle at the Philips Stadion on Thursday night [...]
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City face uphill Europa battle

Manchester City, Liverpool and Rangers are all in Europa League action on Thursday night – with all three in danger of heading out of the competition in the last 16 (Europa League outright – Liverpool 6/1). City are in the most precarious position of the British trio.  Roberto Mancini’s expensively-assembled side were humbled as they slumped [...]
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Europa League Preview

Hopes are high that we could have a British winner of the Europa League this year as Liverpool, Manchester City and Rangers gear up for their respective last-16 clashes. At least two out of three will fancy their chances of getting through to the next round – given the opposition – and should they reach [...]
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City favourites in Europa League

Three British teams will be bidding to qualify for the next stage of the Europa League when the competition resumes next month. Manchester City, Rangers and Liverpool all play their first-legs of the Round of 32 during the week of February 14, with the reverse legs taking place a week later. Rangers take on Sporting of [...]
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Hodgson ponders Europa options

New Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has hinted that a top-four finish in the Premier League could be more important than a run in the Europa League this season (Reds 7/4 – Top 4 Finish 2010/11). The Reds will not be dining at the top table of European football for at least 12 months after coming seventh [...]
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Forlan Wrecks Fulham Europa Cup Dream

The Europa League Final proved to be one match too far in Fulham’s long season, Diego Forlan’s second strike of the match won the game with five minutes of extra time to go. Though the Cottagers put in a typically disciplined performance Atletico Madrid always carried more threat in the contest. With Bobby Zamora hampered by [...]
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Europa League Final: Can Fulham Win Or Athletico Win As Tight Match Is Expected

Fulham against Atlético Madrid is one of the more unlikely pairings for a European Final, because Fulham are novices at this level and Atlético began the season with high hopes in the Champions League. Fulham’s run has been a massive surprise but there is no doubting the quality of the teams they have despatched- Shahtar Donetsk, [...]
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