New League Format For Europa League
The Europa and Champions league formats have both gone through drastic changes with both competitions to be played in single table league format, each team will play eigth different opponents four away and four at home. The top eight will advance to the round of 16, teams that finish between 9th and 24th will contest for a spot in the round of 16 through knockout play-offs, from then on the European format we are use to will return as the path to the final remains the same.
The Gods Of Football Reunite United And Mourinho
Even before the draw was made there was a supressed excitement among united and football fans about the nostalgia of playing former manager Jose Mourinho (The Special One), alas the draw was made and there it was, an away match at Fernabahce the club which Mourinho is now head coach, it has the potential of been a fixture that might be as explosive as United's round of 16 Europa League clash against Barcelona back in 2022, the Gods of Football did not miss the oppurtunity of another fixture of such stature. Other teams which United will face include RANGERS (H), FC PORTO (A), PAOK (H), BODO/GLIMT (A), VIKTORIA PLZEN (A), TWENTE (H), FCSB (A). After crashing out of the competion at the semi-final stage against nemesis Sevilla last season, the goal for Erik Ten Hag's team must be to use the disappointment of two seasons ago to go all the way in this season Europa League.
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