Europa League 2009-10

[Arabmariner]

Next season the old UEFA Cup format gets tossed aside and the competition becomes the new Europa League.

Reading through the qualifying process to reach the group stages it becomes apparent that a number of beaten clubs from the Champions league (including some from the qualifying rounds) will get a second chance in this new competition.

Doesn't seem right to me that a club knocked out of another competition, especially in the qualifying rounds should then get to enter this one at a latter stage.

None of this is set in stone yet and could change.

But f**k me it's a bit complicated!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League_2009-10

 

[happy]

Next season the old UEFA Cup format gets tossed aside and the competition becomes the new Europa League.

Reading through the qualifying process to reach the group stages it becomes apparent that a number of beaten clubs from the Champions league (including some from the qualifying rounds) will get a second chance in this new competition.

Doesn't seem right to me that a club knocked out of another competition, especially in the qualifying rounds should then get to enter this one at a latter stage.

None of this is set in stone yet and could change.

But f**k me it's a bit complicated!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League_2009-10

Haven't read the wikipedia lonk so far, but the rule that the 3rd placed club in the CL (during the group stage) is allowed to play in the group stage of the UEFA Cup. That is how we got to play Benfica Lisbon last season.
Beside that, that rule is crap as it is not fair to go on competing for a cup when you are already out of one competition.