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I'm just baffled: 16 games, only 4 goals against. You allow a goal per four games and undefeated - just wow!

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

I'm just baffled: 16 games, only 4 goals against. You allow a goal per four games and undefeated - just wow!

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Yeah I can't believe it. Especially since I'm also playing Champions League games with Brøndby in the parallel save. As well as international games with Denmark. And goals are flying in, both in the Champions League and in the international games. But with Viborg, somehow it often ends goalless or with just one goal scored in the match. 

First defeat for København, in a way Brøndby has done you a favour even though they're surpassing you on goal difference.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

First defeat for København, in a way Brøndby has done you a favour even though they're surpassing you on goal difference.

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Being the only undefeated team now, you mean? Well, I'm sure a first place would be preferable, even though that is a nice little record to have...

I saw something very beautiful there: Ajax tops the Europa League standings! (One can always wish...)

Brøndby have had a very respectable campaign against all these big guns, no matter the final result against Dortmund, which needs to give it full beans, while Brøndby might be leaning towards playing for a draw.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

I saw something very beautiful there: Ajax tops the Europa League standings! (One can always wish...)

Brøndby have had a very respectable campaign against all these big guns, no matter the final result against Dortmund, which needs to give it full beans, while Brøndby might be leaning towards playing for a draw.

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Yes indeed. Overall a pretty great European season for the Dutch sides actually. PSV smashing it in the Champions League with Feyenoord in a respectable position too (even though you probably don't care about that one). FC Twente is in a top 8 position in the conference league. Only AZ Alkmaar seem to be in a poor run of form.

Impressive: all Danish clubs survive the league stage - all five go to the preliminary round

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Impressive: all Danish clubs survive the league stage - all five go to the preliminary round

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Yes, exactly. I was honestly surprised that Brøndby made it through, being 22nd before the final defeat. But apparently the -3 goal difference was just enough to stay in the playoff spot. But yes, a good season for Danish clubs. Austria, Czechia and Greece are the nations above Denmark in the country coefficient table.

Austria have three through with RB Salzburg, Austria Wien and Sturm Graz. Rapid Wien and LASK are out though.

Czechia have Sparta Praha through, but Slavia Praha and Viktoria Plzen are out.

Greece have Panathinaikos and PAOK through, but Olympiacos and AEK Athens are out.

Bottomline: I won't calculate the country coefficient points before the season is over. But with these results we could see Denmark climb a few places, perhaps knocking the doors to the top 10 (currently 13th).

Brøndby and Nordsjaelland have difficult draws.

København and AGF have evenly matched opponents.

Midtjylland has a good, realistic chance against Panathinaikos.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Brøndby and Nordsjaelland have difficult draws.

København and AGF have evenly matched opponents.

Midtjylland has a good, realistic chance against Panathinaikos.

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Well, if the first leg is anything to go by, you couldn't be more accurate.

EDIT: And now I'm in the midst of this European stuff, I'll just wrap it up and finish the European season, before I go back to continue with Viborg. At the expense of chronology, I won't jump back and forth anymore. EDIT EDIT: Nevermind. I've wrapped up the European season, but will post a summary at the end of the season in stead. Seamed too weird the other way around...

3 from 5 ain't bad... Winter break is over by now in Denmark: what luxury, by the way, to be able to focus on 2 - 4 European ties only in the period from Christmas until Valentine's. In the Netherlands, January and February ae stuffed with resuming the league, European fixtures and two cup games. Very different dynamics to a season.

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

3 from 5 ain't bad... Winter break is over by now in Denmark: what luxury, by the way, to be able to focus on 2 - 4 European ties only in the period from Christmas until Valentine's. In the Netherlands, January and February ae stuffed with resuming the league, European fixtures and two cup games. Very different dynamics to a season.

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It's a valid point. In FIFA it's certainly an advantage, picking up these European games without any distractions from the league. However, in real life there's also a thing called match fitness, and I think it could easily work against Danish teams to come from a two months break without any football to being expected to perform over a two-legged tie against an opponent, who already has every engine running. I think it can be as much of a disadvantage, as it can be an advantage...