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We are closely following Zorya’s positions regarding the Europa League group stage draw, and this is the result. To get into the third basket, Luhansk’s team needed the elimination of four top-rated players in twelve playoff pairs. But this did not happen.
The lost opponents who are lower in the ranking, “Copenhagen” (“Rieke”), APOEL (“Slovan”) and Basel (CSKA Sofia). Milan could have been fourth in the chain, but they won a dramatic penalty shootout against Rio Ave. This means that Zorya entered the fourth weakest basket: it is the first among twelve teams.
The result of “Ferencvaros” also played a role. It was he who eliminated Molde, one of the most valued against Zorya, from the qualification for the Champions League, dropping a step to the Lugansk team. Interestingly, Zorya has the same rating as CFR Cluj, the last team in the third basket. But the Romanians are higher thanks to the best personal ranking of the last season.
Contents of all baskets:
First basket:
Arsenal (England);
Tottenham (England);
Rome Italy);
Naples (Italy);
Benfica (Portugal);
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany);
Villarreal (Spain);
CSKA Moscow (Russia);
Braga (Portugal);
Gent (Belgium);
PSV (Netherlands);
Celtic (Scotland).
Second basket:
Dynamo C (Croatia);
Sparta P (Czech Republic);
“Slavia” P (Czech Republic);
Ludogorets (Bulgaria);
Young Boys (Switzerland);
Red Star (Serbia);
Rapid B (Austria);
Leicester (England);
“Karabakh” (Azerbaijan);
PAOK (Greece);
“Standard” (Belgium);
Real Sociedad (Spain).
Third basket:
Granada (Spain);
Milano, Italy);
AZ (Netherlands);
Feyenoord (Holland);
AEK (Greece);
“Maccabi” T.-A. (Israel);
Rangers (Scotland);
Molde (Norway);
Hoffenheim (Germany);
LASK (Austria);
Hapoel Beer Sheva (Israel);
CFR “Cluj” (Romania).
Fourth basket:
Zarya (Ukraine);
Linda, France);
Lille (France);
Rijeka (Croatia);
Dundalk (Ireland);
“Slovan” L (Czech Republic);
Antwerp, Belgium);
Lech (Poland);
Sivasspor (Turkey);
Wolfsberger (Austria);
Omonia (Cyprus);
CSKA S (Bulgaria).
“Zarya” will not get the fourth basket, and Russian teams will not get from the top baskets either. The draw will take place this afternoon.
