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Title: EFLO LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE 2nd leg
Post by: Dazoctaron on January 16, 2021, 01:48:48 am
EFLO LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE 2nd leg
(Wednesday 20th January)

AC_Milan  v  Villarreal_CF
Arsenal    v  Ajax_Amsterdam
Atalanta_BC  v  Tottenham_Hotspur   
BATE_Borisov  v  Paris St. Germain
Bayer_Leverkusen  v  IFK_Gothenborg      
Bayern_Munich  v  Schalke_04   
Benfica  v  Sporting_Lisbon
Borussia_Dortmund  v  Olympique_Marseille      
Borussia_M'gladbach  v  PFC_CSKA_Sofia   
Club_Brugge  v  AS_Roma   
Dynamo_Kyiv  v  RB_Leipzig   
Everton    v  APOEL_Nicosia   
FC_Porto  v  SK_Slavia_Prague      
Feyenoord  v  Barcelona      
Galatasaray_SK  v  Real_Madrid   
Leicester_City  v  AS_Monaco   
Liegia_Warsaw  v  PAOK_Thessaloniki   
Ludogorets_Razgrad  v  RB_Salzburg      
Manchester_United  v  Flora_Tallinn   
Olympique_Lyonnais  v  Olympiakos      
Rangers  v  FC_Basel
Real_Sociedad  v  Manchester_City   
Red_Star_Belgrade  v  SS_Lazio      
Sevilla  v  Internazionale   
Shakhtar_Donetsk  v  SSC_Napoli    
Spartak_Moscow  v  Dundalk_FC   
Valencia_CF  v  Chelsea      
VfL_Wolfsburg  v  Dinamo_Zagreb


Atletico Madrid, Celtic,  Juventus and Liverpool received first round byes
Title: Re: EFLO LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE 2nd leg
Post by: Warthog on January 19, 2021, 06:13:39 pm
Valencia (3) - (0) Chelsea

We go in to the game with a three goal advantage from the first leg hoping to consolidate things in the return leg at home. We're going to take a cautious approach as it isn't about winning this match but instead the tie on the whole. The big team news is confirmation that new signing H_Jnr_Traore will start the game with captain Ito Morientes likely to be the man making way. Whilst fans are calling out for troublesome Keita to be left out of the side he remains a fixture in the team as part of the loan agreement. We're sure he'll come good at some point so are waiting for that moment.
Title: Re: EFLO LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE 2nd leg
Post by: Raingod on January 19, 2021, 09:06:18 pm
Liegia_Warsaw  v  PAOK_Thessaloniki    (2-0)

We go into the 2nd leg as strong favourites but still take a safety first approach .. with 4 at the back and skipper Dier sitting in front.

Looking for a 5th straight win, having kept clean sheets in 3 of the last 4.

Again the team is shuffled with only the best performers keeping their jerseys - including a rare start for Gvilia at the top of the diamond.

Title: Re: EFLO LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE 2nd leg
Post by: Skittles on January 20, 2021, 10:23:48 am
Arsenal (0) - (3) Ajax

Having a commanding 3-0 lead from the first leg, Skittles makes a number of changes for the second leg, 9 changes in all, with the average age of the starting 11 just at 21 years old and 5 teenagers getting the chance to impress and 4 players getting their first starts of the season. M_Marega who at just 17 already has 2 goals form the subs bench and will be hoping to get on the scoresheet, as will L_Traore, after 26 goals in the development league last season the 18 year old will be looking to keep P_Aubameyang on his toes.
Title: Re: EFLO LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE 2nd leg
Post by: Matt Harrison on January 20, 2021, 02:18:42 pm
BATE_Borisov 0 v 1 PSG

PSG take a slender lead from their home match. Matt Harrison is keen for a cup run this season, and will be putting out his strongest team. PSG are on a nice run of form at the moment, and another result tonight will keep the momentum going. Looking towards the game, the PSG supremo had fulsome praise for new signing Vicko Fleissmann, who put in a man of the match performance last weekend. Idriss Farres has also started to hit the goal trail, but with the average starting XI age being 17 years 8 months, it is entirely possible that the youngsters will run out of steam at some stage. Hopefully not tonight though!
Title: Re: EFLO LEAGUE CUP ROUND ONE 2nd leg
Post by: Mike M on January 20, 2021, 05:51:59 pm
Galatasaray_SK(1) v Real_Madrid (3)

Tough first game in charge for me, away from home against a strong side who'll look to make the most out of home advantage. Not getting carried away after a decent lead from first leg,The EFLO schedule is pretty busy for the next few weeks so will take the opportunity to look at fringe squad players and work on tactics