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- JustinCase01102 years agoSeasoned Ace
- Danimal59812 years agoSeasoned Ace
Impressive: all Danish clubs survive the league stage - all five go to the preliminary round
- JustinCase01102 years agoSeasoned Ace
@Danimal5981 wrote:Impressive: all Danish clubs survive the league stage - all five go to the preliminary round
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).
- JustinCase01102 years agoSeasoned Ace
- Danimal59812 years agoSeasoned Ace
Brøndby and Nordsjaelland have difficult draws.
København and AGF have evenly matched opponents.
Midtjylland has a good, realistic chance against Panathinaikos.
- JustinCase01102 years agoSeasoned Ace
@Danimal5981 wrote:Brøndby and Nordsjaelland have difficult draws.
København and AGF have evenly matched opponents.
Midtjylland has a good, realistic chance against Panathinaikos.
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...
- JustinCase01102 years agoSeasoned Ace
- JustinCase01102 years agoSeasoned Ace
- Danimal59812 years agoSeasoned Ace
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.
- JustinCase01102 years agoSeasoned Ace
@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.
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...