Europa League Draws

[RedAnarchist]

Europa League round of 32 draw:
Rubin Kazan v Hapoel Tel Aviv
Athletic Bilbao v Anderlecht
FC Copenhagen v Marseille
Panathinaikos v Roma
Atletico Madrid v Galatasaray
Ajax v Juventus
Club Brugge v Valencia
Fulham v Shakhtar Donetsk
Liverpool v Unirea Urziceni
Hamburg v PSV Eindhoven
Villarreal v Wolfsburg
Standard Liege v Salzburg
FC Twente v Werder Bremen
Lille v Fenerbahce
Everton v Sporting
Hertha Berlin v Benfica


Round of 16 draw:
Hamburg/PSV Eindhoven v Athletic Bilbao/Anderlecht
Rubin Kazan/Hapoel Tel Aviv v Villarreal/Wolfsburg
Atletico Madrid/Galatasaray v Everton/Sporting
Hertha Berlin/Benfica v FC Copenhagen/Marseille
Panathinaikos/Roma v Standard Liege/Salzburg
Lille/Fenerbahce v Liverpool/Unirea Urziceni
Ajax/Juventus v Fulham/Shakhtar Donetsk
Club Brugge/Valencia v FC Twente v Werder Bremen

[An archist]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Red_Bull_Salzburg

What? The name of the club is Red Bull? How fucked up is that.

[Wanted Man]

Interesting draw.

Yeah, the Salzburg thing is a bit silly. I didn't know they changed things that much, I thought it was just a sponsor name. But according to the Wikipedia page, the new management changed things around completely, and said that "this is a new club with no history". I think I need to go out and puke for a moment.

[Wanted Man]

Ajax vs Juventus, 1-2, was a typical disappointing game against Italian sides. Ajax dominated, but they were beaten by 2 efficient Amauri headers. Amauri easily gained air superiority over Vertonghen. FUCK. The only positive to be taken from this was that Sulejmani finally played well again, and scored the opener, but that's little relief. Luis Suarez had a poor game, and earned himself a yellow card that will force him to watch the return game from the stand.

However, on another Dutch football pitch, FC Twente surprisingly beat Werder Bremen 1-0. It was a lucky win for McClaren's team, but those count too. Theo Janssen scored one of his characteristic long-distance shots. Janssen had been out for months; the club had suspended him until the end of January because he caused an accident while drunk driving in late November, which put one of the passengers in his car in a coma. So, this goal was significant for more than one reason.

Just kicked off 10 minutes ago: Hamburger SV vs PSV. Interestingly, this game might see Ruud van Nistelrooy play against PSV, the club where he became great by scoring 62 goals in 67 matches. However, at the moment, he is benched, and will not be fit to play more than 60 minutes. A relief for PSV, because he's still a fine player at 33.