Betis, Braga, St.Gilloise, R.Sociedad, Freiburg and Ferencvaros point to eighth - International Football - ABC Color

2022-10-08 11:13:14 By : Ms. Arlene He

See Weather ForecastThe halfway point of the competition is key for the accommodation of the teams in their respective groups.Especially for some of the considered candidates such as Manchester United or Roma, who have had a less successful staging than expected.Spanish coach Michel González returns to the event on his return to Olympiacos, who have not yet scored the same as Zurich, Dinamo kyiv, HJK Helsinki, Union Berlin, Malmoe, Omonia and Red Star.In the European reunion after the break due to the commitments of the national teams, Betis stars in one of the most exciting duels of the third day.At the good level that he offers at this start of the course, with full of triumphs, he visits the Roman Olympic to meet again with Jose Mourinho.He is another face to face of the Portuguese coach with the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini.An incentive relegated to the background due to the relevance of the points at stake, especially for the Italian representative.Overtaken by the Bulgarian side Ludogorets in their opening match, Roma can take the top spot in Group C from Betis if they get all three points.The Spanish team, which has gone ahead with its two games, can secure first place and take a step forward towards qualifying.HJK Helsinki, one of the teams that has not yet scored, hosts Ludogorets.Less tense is the Royal Society's visit to Tiraspol to take on the Sheriff.Imanol Alguacil's team stands out in this tournament while looking for its place in LaLiga.The San Sebastian team dominates Group E and the double duel with the Moldovan champion could seal the goal of qualifying.However, as he demonstrated last year, the Sheriff is unpredictable.They won at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in the previous edition and this year they already have three points achieved in Cyprus against Omonia.On the lookout is Manchester United who straightened out their situation last day after beating, precisely, the Moldovan representative.Erik Ten Hag's team fell against Real Sociedad in the first game but pulled through in the second.A double victory against Omonia, doomed to hasty elimination, may return all options to the English team.Arsenal returns to the European tournament after postponing its match against PSV Eindhoven, from the second date, due to the death of Queen Elizabeth.Mikel Arteta's team is the favorite to win Group A. They host the awkward and unpredictable Bodo/Glimt in London while PSV, who only have one draw, visit Zurich.The Europa League is a challenge for Michel who returns to activity on the bench to revive Olympiacos, which he already managed years ago.The Hellenic team, reinforced with men like Marcelo or James Rodríguez who have not yet debuted, is the last in Group G after losing to Nantes and Freiburg.He faces a double duel in the coming days against Azerbaijan's Qarabag with the intention of refloating the ship and questioning the favoritism of Freiburg, who have won their two games and host Nantes, who is aiming as a candidate for classification although he was blushed by the Azeri representative on the last date.The day is key for teams like Union Berlin, especially, and Monaco and Lazio, to a lesser extent.The list is far from expectations after completing the first two days.Especially delicate the commitment for the German representative, leader of the Bundesliga in the last days but that in Europe does not finish exploiting.Union Berlin, who have not been able to score yet, visit Malmoe, who have also failed to score any points in a quartet dominated by Braga and St. Gilloise, revelations of the tournament, who have managed to score all three points in the previous two games.They are summoned in Portugal to undo the equality in the domain of Group D.Lazio had a spectacular debut.They thrashed Feyenoord and became leader of Group F. However, a week later, the Roman team was blushed by Midtjylland.Now he faces key commitments in the most evenly matched quartet so far in the competition.All teams have three points.Lazio visit Austrian Sturm Graz and Feyenoord visit Midtjylland.Monaco survive in Group H thanks to their victory in Belgrade against Red Star.But he was surprised in the Luis II by the Ferencvaros.On this third day, the Monegasque team hosts Trabzonspor with whom they share second place in the quartet.With three points, both are just as many behind Ferencvaros, who go to the Red Star stadium, who have yet to score.The domain of Group B is defined this Thursday.Between Rennes and Fenerbahce who share first place with a win and a draw.The French representative plays at the Roazhon Arena against Dinamo kyiv and the Turkish team is also at home against AEK Larnaca.In the Conference League, Villarreal, West Ham, AZ Alkmaar, Istanbul Basaksehir and Basel are the only ones who have stood out at the start of the tournament and who intend to expand their sights with a full success before reaching the halfway point.Equality is present in the event.The Danish Silkeborg is the only one of all the participants that has not achieved any point so far.Villarreal fulfills week after week with its status as favorite.They now face a double date with Austria Vienna, bottom of Group C, while Lech Poznan host Hapoel Beer Sheva.West Ham faces Anderlecht in a duel of history.After beating Steaua and Silkeborg, the English team visits Brussels in a repeat of the 1976 Cup Winners' Cup final. Two points separate the Belgian team from the lead held by David Moyes' team.The Dutch AZ intend to maintain their full in the game against Apollon Limassol while Dnipro host Vaduz.Furthermore, in Group H, Basel plays at home against Slovan Bratislava and Pyunik, also at home, against Zalgiris.Cologne, which is considered a candidate, dominates its group, D, although it has a win and a draw, harvested against Nice.In Germany he plays with Partizan and Nice, he goes to the Slovacko field.The day is key for Fiorentina, the great disappointment of the tournament.Despite being the favorite, he is last in Group A. The Italian representative, who has yet to win, goes to the Hearts field, second in a quartet that dominates Istanbul Basaksehir with solvency and moves to Bucharest to face to Steaua.© Copyright 2020 Editorial AZETA SA - All rights reservedYegros 745, Asuncion - Paraguay - Tel: 41-51-000