I was waiting for the Euro draw like a kid waiting for a Christmas present, finally the day came
and I was waiting with bated breath to see what it was going to look like. So once the groups were
in place the engineer in me wanted to break it down and analyse it. Surely, deep inside I knew I
could beat a Shebby Singh or a Carlton Palmer hands down with my analytical skills.
Legia Warsaw's Miroslav Radovic (left) congratulated his shirtless partner in crime, Jakub, on his
superior spandexual celebration following their victory over Lech Poznan in the Poland Cup final,
3rd May 2011.
Lech Poznan fans take a cue from AEK Athens fans and celebrate a cup victory a little too
aggressively.
- Coach Nietzsche. (Fisted Away)
- On the race quota. (The French Connection)
- The snitch outs himself. (Guardian)
- Pachuca is easy shopping right now. (Dirty Tackle)
- Staying young.
Lech Poznan fans take a cue from AEK Athens fans and celebrate a cup victory a little too
aggressively.
- Coach Nietzsche. (Fisted Away)
- On the race quota. (The French Connection)
- The snitch outs himself. (Guardian)
- Pachuca is easy shopping right now. (Dirty Tackle)
- Staying young.
Hooligans clashed with police and damaged the stadium after Legia Warsaw won the Polish Cup
final 5-4 on penalties against Lech Poznan in Bydgoszcz last night.
Fans invaded the pitch, demolished barriers and damaged the tribune as well as attacking press
photographers before police got the situation under control by using water cannon.
Las ligas europeas van acabando en su temporada 2010-2011, algunas ya con campeón como ocurre en
Portugal con el Oporto. Hay campeonatos en las que parece haber ya un campeón definido pero no
todavÃa matemático y otros en los que la lucha por el tÃtulo sigue absolutamente abierta. Hoy me
voy a dirigir a una liga bastante desconocido pero a la vez atractiva como la polaca, la Orange
Ekstraklasa.
Andy Carroll could make his full Liverpool debut in Thursday's Europa League visit to Portugal to
play Braga.
The £35million January signing came off the bench in the 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday
after overcoming the ankle problem that had delayed his bow since his move from Newcastle United.
1pm ET, live in the US on GolTV
Round of 32:
Liverpool: 1-0 Sparta (h); 0-0 Sparta (a)
Braga: 2-0 Lech Poznan (h); 0-1 Lech Poznan (a)
Group Stage Results:
Liverpool: 0-0 Utrecht (h); 1-1 Steaua (a); 3-1 Napoli (a); 0-0 Napoli (a); 0-0 Utrecht (a);
4-1 Steaua (h)
Braga: 0-2 Shakhtar (a); 2-0 Arsenal (h); 1-0 Partizan (a); 2-0 Partizan (h); 0-2 Shakhtar
(h); 0-6 Arsenal (a) [Champions League]
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 3-1 United (h); 1-3 West Ham (a); 1-0 Sparta (h)
Braga: 2-1 Benfica (h); 0-0 Naval (a); 2-0 Lech Poznan (h)
Goalscorers (Europe):
Liverpool: Ngog 5; Gerrard 4; Kuyt 2; Cole, Jovanovic, Lucas 1
Braga: Lima 5; Alan 2; Echiejlie, Paulo Cesar 1
Referee: Serge Gumienny (BEL)
Guess at a lineup:
Reina
Carragher Kyrgiakos Skrtel Johnson
Lucas Poulsen
Maxi Meireles Cole
Kuyt
We knew that Shelvey, Kelly, Aurelio, and Agger would definitely be out.
Danny Wilson confidently declared ahead of Liverpool's return clash against Sparta Prague: "I
relish playing on the big stage!"
The teenager could be given the nod again by Kenny Dalglish tomorrow night for the tie against the
Czechs.
The defender gave a solid display last week in the Generali Arena when the Reds played out a 0-0
draw in the Europa Cup.
By Chris Wright
Man City fans perform their Lech Poznan-inspired goal celebration
Despite taking to the field with £52 million's worth of strikers, Man City found themselves
indebted to 34-year old, free-transfer signing Patrick Vieira for getting the ball rolling against
Notts County in the FA Cup Fourth Round replay at Eastlands yesterday afternoon.
Although it isn't the best competition to take part in, the UEFA Europa League offers Liverpool a
great chance for silverware and a platform on which to build for next season.
Despite last night's draw against Sparta Prague, the Reds still have a good opportunity to progress
all the way to the final should they take this competition seriously.
Three of the UEFA Europa League's Round of 32 first legs are in the books, but 13 more remain to
be played on Thursday including games involving Americans Sacha Kljestan and Maurice Edu.
Kljestan starts out on the bench as Anderlecht opens up at home against Ajax Amsterdam in one of
the more intriguing knockout-stage matchups.
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Aris held Manchester City to a 0-0 draw in the last 32 of the Europa
League on Tuesday, allowing the Greek team to maintain a 40-year unbeaten European home record. Man
City fielded Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko, Mario Balotelli and David Silva in the first leg, an
attacking lineup that cost more [.
