Despite being written off as fluke, Poland finally bowed out with defeat against West Germany in the final game of the second
round group phase, the first time they had dropped points in the entire tournament.
Not exact matches
The
group phase of the 2014 - 15 Europa League concluded on Thursday night, so we now know the lineup for the knockout
rounds, where eight Champions League dropouts, including Liverpool, with join the party.
In the final ranking at the end of the season teams also qualify for the following: • Numbers 1 - 3: Qualify for the UEFA Champions League
Group Phase • Number 4: Qualifies for the UEFA Champions League Play - off
round for non-champions • Number 5 - 7: Qualify for UEFA Europa League * • Number 18 - 20: Relegate to the Football League Championship **
It was a particularly hectic day in hurling as it was the last
round of the
group stage with places in the knock - out
phase — and teams knew it was their last chance to avoid the dreaded relegation play - off.
• Arsenal, the lone English representatives in the UEFA Europa League knockout
phase, won four of their six autumn encounters to top
Group H before knocking out European debutants Östersund in the
round of 32 then winning both legs against AC Milan — 2 - 0 in Italy and 3 - 1 in London.
Failure to win five of six
group phase matches last season gave Leverkusen little hope of reaching the last 16 stage, the
round they had dropped out in the previous two years.
The qualifying
round of the Copa Libertadores, the continent's Champions League equivalent, kicks off on Tuesday and 12 sides will be reduced to six in the
group phase.
There will be a cartload of games coming up, now with the Champions League
group phase games, and the Carling Cup
rounds as well, which will give the manager plenty of time to chop and change.
• Arsenal, the lone English representatives in the UEFA Europa League knockout
phase, won four of their six autumn encounters to top
Group H before knocking out European debutants Östersund in the
round of 32 then winning both legs against Milan — 2 - 0 in Italy and 3 - 1 in north London.
After the final
round, we prompted participants with a list of childhood stressors identified in the literature but not mentioned during the content - generating
phase of the focus
group.