The Pot 4 Club Dinamo Zagreb is a post from: Just Football

The Pot 4 Club continues on Just Football with an analysis of Dinamo Zagreb from the writers of CroatianSoccerReport:

Club: Dinamo Zagreb

Straight outta': Croatia

Group: D with Real Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais and Ajax

Recent History

Dinamo Zagreb is the most successful Croatian football club of all time with a rich history in domestic and European play.

photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com

By FRANCO PANIZO

Last week it was Clint Dempsey who celebrated after scoring two goals in Europa League play. This week it was Jozy Altidore's turn.

Altidore scored his fourth and fifth goals across all competitions this season in AZ Alkmaar's 6-0 victory over Aalesund in the second leg of their play-off round series.

By FRANCO PANIZO

On a day when a host of Americans Abroad had first-leg games in the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League, Clint Dempsey had the best performance with a 90-minute outing in which he bagged a brace.

Dempsey scored the last two goals in Fulham's 3-0 victory against Dnipro, likely assuring the Cottagers' passage to the next round.

The Europa League offers teams the chance to play against top clubs across Europe in a meaningful competition - just ask Clint Dempsey, who played in the Europa League final last year! Bigger games, better opponents, more pressure ... those are some of the important ways that U.S. players can continue to raise their performance and have that experience translate to the international level.

Sorteio do "play-off" da UEFA Europa League
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) - Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) - Vitória de Guimarães (POR)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) - FK Partizan (SRB)
FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR) - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FRA)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) - FC Alania Vladikavkaz (RUS)
Rosenborg BK (NOR) - AEK Larnaca FC (CYP)
FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR) - FC Dinamo Bucureşti (ROU)
Bursaspor (TUR) - RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
AS Roma (ITA) - K Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Olympiacos Volou FC (GRE) - Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
Legia Warszawa (POL) - FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
FK Ekranas (LTU) - Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
PAOK FC (GRE) - FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR)
Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR) - Athletic Club (ESP)
Heart of Midlothian FC (SCO) - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)
NK Maribor (SVN) - Rangers FC (SCO)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) - PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
FC Nordsjælland (DEN) - Sporting (POR)
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) - Fulham FC (ENG)
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) - FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
FC Sion (SUI) - Celtic FC (SCO)
WKS Śląsk Wrocław (POL) - FC Rapid Bucureşti (ROU)
PFC Litex Lovech (BUL) - FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
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With today's draw done, we're back again to get our UEFA cup tracker properly calibrated. First, let's go ahead and spill all of today's relevant drawn match-ups for the Europa League playoff round:Aalesunds FK v AZAtlético Madrid v Vitória SCBursaspor v Anderlecht Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v FulhamFC Nordsjælland v Sporting CP FC Sion v Celtic HJK Helsinki v Schalke Hannover 96 v SevillaMetalist

HJK Helsinki v Bangor City, Liverpool thrash Fulham, Man United hammer Ipswich, Tiger Woods beats everyone: 10 sporting mismatches

A look at some very one sided affairs

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HJK Helsinki v Bangor City, Liverpool thrash Fulham, Man United hammer Ipswich, Tiger Woods beats everyone: 10 sporting mismatches

A look at some very one sided affairs

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HJK Helsinki v Bangor City, Liverpool thrash Fulham, Man United hammer Ipswich, Tiger Woods beats everyone: 10 sporting mismatches

A look at some very one sided affairs

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A news article on 2011-07-20 17:01:46 from: Talksport

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HJK Helsinki v Bangor City, Liverpool thrash Fulham, Man United hammer Ipswich, Tiger Woods beats everyone: 10 sporting mismatches

A look at some very one sided affairs

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HJK Helsinki 10-0 Bangor City Champions League 11-12 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

HJK Helsinki 10-0 Bangor City Champions League 11-12 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter HJK vs Bangor City- UEFA Champions League Champions League 11/12 Qualifying- 19th July, 2011 Final score:- HJK 10-0 Bangor City ( Ring, Sadik, Zeneli*2, Rafinha, Pukki*2, Kastrati*2, Parikka) HJK win 13-0 on aggregate.

Day Trip To Bangor Rhyl Bangor City 0-3 HJK Helsinki (13-07-11) Champions League Qualifier "Oh my God, I've married a nutter" said my wife as I diverted the car towards Farrar Road, home to Welsh Champions, Bangor City FC. It seemed like the most natural thing in the world to have a cheeky look around, even though, granted, it was 24 hours before the match - which was being played.

What happened to the stars of Euro 2009?

Two years ago at the UEFA U-21 Championship in Sweden, I made a list of the players to watch out for in the future - those young guns who looked set to make the next step to the big time.

Northern Irish champions Linfield have been drawn against BATE Borisov of Belarus in the second-round qualifying of the Champions League.
The IFA Premiership winners face a two-legged affair against BATE, who are the only Belarusian side to reach the group stages of Europe's top club competition and made the last-32 of the Europa League last season.