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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
thanks demonyo and h8kurdt for nots on europa league. i wonder if it's the same for dutch, french, italian, smaller spanish teams… honestly i'm looking forward to seeing a little deeper into the smaller european teams. lots of world-class talent. where else am i going to see james rodríguez? is monaco going to the CL this year?
ps-- that site used to carry the prem as well but NBC bought it and they are a pain in the ass to get, i.e. available only on expensive packages.
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The Europa league isn't appreciated by the French clubs either, as they fear a good run there would damage their season, seeing them struggle to remain somewhere around the 12th place.
In 1994-95, Bordeaux finished 7th. They played qualification games and reached the equivalent of the Europa League. They eventually reached the final in 1996. They lost it, but on the way they had eliminated Milan AC 3-2 on aggregate. It showed how much the team was strong with Lizarazu, Zidane, Witschge, Dugarry... Yet, in the national league, they barely escaped relegation, finished 16th, and saw Zidane go to Juve, Duga go to Barcelona (he did) for all the good they'd done; Liza stayed at Bordeaux, but the team got down in 1996-97.
As a viewer, I like the idea of the EL, though I only get access to games when there's only 8 teams left.
I wouldn't see any Portuguese club if there were no airing of this cup.
Plus it once provided a gung-ho final in 2001, with Liverpool beating Alaves (poor Alaves) 5-4...
And yes, Monaco will play the CL.