We've been playing to
a Europa league standard so Atletico will not feel the same as we do on them.
Not exact matches
Considering we had four games remaining, needed to secure 9 pts minimum to qualify and two of those games were against BAYERN MUNICH, an undisputed top - 3 club in the world, I dare say you were already talking of
Europa League... So please don't try to come across as any form of high -
standards fan when you bash the team constantly, you can't have it both ways.
We're just living up to our new
standards which is
Europa League quality football on a good day.
Maybe Final 4 Place in the
Europa League, that's his
standard of success.
Amazing late drama as
Standard keeper Bolat scored a last gasp equalizer to hand the Belgian side a place in
Europa League.
Hamburg eased past
Standard Liege to book a
Europa League semi final berth where they will face Fulham.
Arsenal have almost certain to reach the
Europa League semifinals, and even by their
standards, it would take some capitulation to overturn their 4 - 1 advantage in next Thursday's second leg against CSKA Moscow.
• Salzburg's concession of just one goal in the group stage equalled another UEFA
Europa League record, set by
Standard Liège in 2011/12, although the seven goals they scored amounted to the lowest number registered by any of this season's 12 group winners.
Arsenal fans have had little to celebrate about since the turn of the year, and the
Europa League now remains their only hope of claiming silverware in what is turning out to be a poor season by their
standards in the Premier
League.
A mid-table finish would appear the likely destination of Fulham at the end of the season, with the Cottagers neither here nor there with regards to
standard of their performances, while early results would indicate that Mark Hughes, despite doing his best to retain Fulham's dogged qualities which were instilled by former boss Roy Hodgson, who was undoubtedly the most successful manager the club ever had in the Premier
League, that Fulham will struggle to win matches this season let alone the hearts of the entire nation as they did last season when Hodgson guided an average English team to the finals of the
Europa League to the amazement of a nation and a continent.