A few big league clubs saw action in the first qualifying round of this years Europa League: West Ham United of England: http://www.worldfootballtoday.com/?p=8 AFC Botosani of Romania:http://www.worldfootballtoday.com/?p=5 Go Ahead Eagles of the Netherlands: This Thread will keep you up to date with all the action from this years Europa League.
From those in playoff: Dortmund? Athletic Bilbao? Maybe Southampton if they take it more seriously than West Ham.
And I see that this year will be the last year of having Fair Play entries in the Europa: http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2016/accesslist/listofparticipants/index.html http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2244170.html http://www.uefa.org/social-responsibility/news/newsid=2210098.html
Matchday One (U. S. Eastern times, with teams' associations and coefficients): 9/17/15 1:00 PM Fenerbahce SK *Tur 30.020 -v- Molde FK *Nor 10.375, grp A @ Sukru Saracoglu, Istanbul, TUR AFC Ajax *Ned 66.195 -v- Celtic FC *Sco 39.080, grp A @ Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, NED FC Girondins de Bordeaux *Fra 24.483 -v- Liverpool FC *Eng 47.078, grp B @ Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FRA FC Sion *Sui 8.375 -v- FC Rubin Kazan *Rus 57.099, grp B @ Tourbillon, Sion, SUI Qabala FK *Aze 2.750 -v- PAOK FC *Gre 40.880, grp C @ Bakcell Arena, Baku, AZE Borussia Dortmund *Deu 99.883 -v- FC Krasnodar *Rus 15.099, grp C @ BVB Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund, DEU FC Midtjylland *Den 7.960 -v- Legia Warszawa *Pol 24.800, grp D @ Arena Herning, Herning, DEN SSC Napoli *Ita 84.102 -v- Club Brugge KV *Bel 41.440, grp D @ Stadio San Paolo, Naples, ITA SK Rapid Wien *Aut 15.635 -v- Villarreal CF *Esp 58.999, grp E @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AUT FC Viktoria Plzen *Cze 41.825 -v- FC Dinamo Minsk *Blr 9.135, grp E @ Doosan Arena, Plzen, CZE FC Slovan Liberec *Cze 16.325 -v- SC Braga *Por 51.776, grp F @ U Nisy, Liberec, CZE FC Groningen *Ned 8.695 -v- Olympique de Marseille *Fra 55.483, grp F @ Euroborg, Groningen, NED 9/17/15 3:05 PM FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk *Ukr 52.033 -v- SS Lazio *Ita 49.102, grp G @ Dnipro Arena, Dnipropetrovsk, UKR AS Saint-Etienne *Fra 16.983 -v- Rosenborg BK *Nor 11.875, grp G @ Geoffroy- Guichard, Saint-Etienne, FRA Sporting Clube de Portugal *Por 56.276 -v- FC Lokomotiv Moskva *Rus 23.099, grp H @ Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, POR KF Skenderbeu *Alb 5.575 -v- Besiktas JK *Tur 36.520, grp H @ Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, ALB ACF Fiorentina *Ita 49.102 -v- FC Basel 1893 *Sui 84.875, grp I @ Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, ITA KKS Lech Poznan *Pol 17.300 -v- CS Os Belenenses *Por 12.276, grp I @ Municipal Stadium Poznan, Poznan, POL RSC Anderlecht *Bel 47.440 -v- AS Monaco FC *Fra 31.483, grp J @ Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, BEL Tottenham Hotspur FC *Eng 84.078 -v- Qarabag FK *Aze 11.500, grp J @ White Hart Lane, London, ENG APOEL FC *Cyp 35.460 -v- FC Schalke 04 *Deu 111.883, grp K @ GSP, Nicosia, CYP Asteras Tripolis FC *Gre 13.380 -v- AC Sparta Praha *Cze 30.825, grp K @ Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli Arkadia, GRE FK Partizan *Srb 14.775 -v- AZ Alkmaar *Ned 46.695, grp L @ Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, SRB Athletic Club Bilbao *Esp 56.999 -v- FC Augsburg *Deu 15.883, grp L @ Estadio de San Mames, Bilbao, ESP
Name your TOP-5 EL teams. This is my list: 5) Lokomotiv Moscow 4) Lazio 3) Liverpool 2) Napoli 1) Dortmund
Lol Tottenham ahead of Napoli? Even though i support Napoli. You're definitely having a laugh. Also, Liverpool? What??
Most of last eight are all strong teams. Braga Shakhtar Donetsk Villarreal Sparta Prague Athletic Bilbao Sevilla Borussia Dortmund Liverpool Dortmund or Sevilla will be the champion.