Greeks wreak havoc in UEFA Cup
By: Ian Rose | October 4th, 2007The Greek sides in the UEFA Cup went on a rampage in this round. Here’s a quick rundown. All scores shown are aggregates.
AEK Athens 3-1 Red Bull Salzburg
Thank you, AEK, for eliminating Red Bull. Their policy of denying the team existed before they bought it sickens me.
Artmedia Bratislava 1-5 Panathinaikos
A convincing two wins over the Slovakian side.
Sochaux 1-2 Panionios
Along with Lens’ loss, the French lost two sides today. The Italians lost THREE.
AE Larissa 3-2 Blackburn
“Know Your Minnows” alum Larissa takes the first English scalp of the tournament. What will England do, with only seven teams remaining in European competition?
Aris Thessaloniki 2-2 Real Zaragoza (Aris win on away goals)
Like England, Spain still has 7 teams left, but Zaragoza had to be expecting a win here.
The really strange thing about this, aside from the fact that Greece has 5 teams in the UEFA Cup group stage, is that only one of these, Panathinaikos, actually won their matches today. The rest got through on dominating first-leg victories. Amazing. Congratulations to Greece. Like us Scottish football fans, those of the Greek game should be on top of the world tonight. Please drink responsibly.
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Tags: AE Larissa, Aris Thessaloniki, Artmedia Bratislava, Blackburn, Europe, Greece, Greek Football, Panathinaikos, Panionios, Real Zaragoza, Sochaux, Tournament News, UEFA CupSubscribe
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Damn, that’s impressive. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go back to mourning the collapse of the Italian hopes.
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Looks like all the German teams got through as well, unless I’m missing one…
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No, you’re right, Abby. The German sides were four out of four, a nice change of pace after the Bundesliga’s poor start to the Champions League.
Martha - yeah, as good as the Greeks were, the Italian sides were exactly that bad … eek … Fiorentina is going to be lonely in the group stages.
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The Viola have a real chance to go deep, though — they’re a class team, and remarkably young (apart from Bobo Vieri).
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