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Spurs in the Europa League: Road to Gdańsk

Mate

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We’ve played Dinamo Zagreb once before, in November 2008.

Our previous Europa game was two weeks earlier, we lost 2-0 to Udinese which culminated in the sacking of Juande Ramos.

It was Harry Redknapp’s first European game in charge, and was the week after we drew 4-4 with Arsenal.

Our team included Gareth Bale and Luka Modric. Theirs included Dejan Lovren and Mario Mandzukic.

We won 4-0, with goals from Huddlestone, and a Darren Bent hat trick.

Highlights of that game here

 

Saoirse

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While I get the logic of it helping us with regards the Arsenal match and am pleased it is us that have had their tie moved .
I still do not get the logic of moving the tie in the first place can someone explain the reason EUFA moved our match so I can log it for future situations .
UEFA has 55 members. It could keep up with the Covid and political situation in all of them, try to anticipate countries where there was absolutely no chance of a u-turn enabling fan attendance as a test event etc, and let them not switch their ties. But that wouldn't be easy and could go wrong, so to be on the safe side they just stick to the normal rule that teams from the same locality shouldn't play at home on the same night.
 

Ashley1974

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On Zagreb, it's a good draw for us. I doubt they'll be walkovers, but they've had a lot of luck in the draw this year, landing one of the easiest groups and a midtable Russian team in the last round. They're also in a real dogfight for the league this year-round. I think its one of the best draws we could have got in all honesty.

somewhere a Zagreb fan has written that exact same post about us :)
 

Partizan

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This one's of better quality



Remember being wholly excited about the idea of Modric feeding through balls all day long for Darren Bent to put away with his eyes closed...

Wouldn't be surprised if this was the only time they linked up for a goal :wtf:
 

mil1lion

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Maybe but UEFA are not even giving it a chance. They don't know what happens mid march and its none of their business.
I think they are doing it alright.

Would have prefered 2nd leg at home but we should be good enough to advance anyway.
we're in lockdown through March so they do know. I agree we should win either way though.
 

carpediem991

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we're in lockdown through March so they do know. I agree we should win either way though.

As someone else said UEFA has 55 member countries and I fully understand that they don't start to make extra rules for any country. If they do that now they will be vulnerable in the future when two clubs from Chisinau, Moldova, argue with this exceptation rules e.g. .
 

isaac94

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IIRC, Boban was one of those players like Stoichkov, Hagi, Litmanen etc who would be much more highly regarded if he'd played for a major nation.
Deffo agree, played for AC Milan for years at there prime, won several Serie A and a champions league
 

EQP

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I think this benefits us for the NLD. Arsenal will travel to Greece and we'll have a home game. No travel and quicker recovery for us. Hopefully we can run up the score in our home game vs Dinamo and save a couple players in the 2nd leg for the Villa game.
 

EQP

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Ajax vs Young Boys
Dynamo Kyiv vs Villarreal
Roma vs Shakhtar
Olympiacos vs Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb vs The Epicness
Manchester United vs AC Milan
Salvia Prague vs Rangers
Granada vs Molde

Good news about those last two fixtures, means at least two shite options in the final 8

Will have a tough time beating them, given the very intense and frightening hallucinations they're likely to induce.
 
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Westmorlandspur

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I think this benefits us for the NLD. Arsenal will travel to Greece and we'll have a home game. No travel and quicker recovery for us. Hopefully we can run up the score in our home game vs Dinamo and save a couple players in the 2nd leg for the Villa game.
It’s not Wolfsberger again you know. They beat Wolfsberger twice in their group. We will have to be full strength, certainly for the first game. Kane will have to play.
 

EQP

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It’s not Wolfsberger again you know. They beat Wolfsberger twice in their group. We will have to be full strength, certainly for the first game. Kane will have to play.

I never said we should play a weakened team for the 1st leg. Dream scenario is our quality shines through and we thrash Dinamo at home with our best players and still put in a good performance against Arsenal the following Sunday. Arsenal will have had to contend with travel while we get to recover in London. At that point, we can go to Dinamo and play a controlled/ measured game if our aggregate score is healthy and maybe save a couple players for Villa.
 

Nayim60yards

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So with the tie reversed we will not leave London for any football matches until we play them in the second leg!
Burnley H, Fulham A, Palace H, Zagreb H, Arsenal A then Zagreb A
 
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