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Just thought I'd mention it here...

For those who may have missed it, Fenerbahce lost 1-3 at home at the weekend in the big Istanbul derby. Wahl in the mud!

LAJM!

DJ, wasn't it the Europa Conference that Roma won? Pretty sure it was.

Mourinho won't last the season there.

Were they runners-up in Europa?

Altered it.

Out of the teams you've mentioned up there...

R Sociedad have made a very poor start to the season, think they're in the bottom 5 or thereabouts

Nice also had a jittery start in Ligue 1, but I saw they massacred St Etienne 8-0 last weekend (Friday night iirc)

Roma have just sacked De Rossi, can't remember who was on the bench or who they played at the weekend, but I think they had an emphatic win (3-0 I think). Athletic have been pretty decent so far, so maybe a good chance for them to get something away.

Over in the Netherlands, Ajax are another big name who've had a pretty mixed start, though a couple of good results lately. Alkmaar already looking like the only side who might be able to keep PSV from running away with the Eredivisie title again this season.

PAOK have started well in Greece (either 100% record or they've dropped two points against another of the big boy). Olympiacos dropped points early doors iirc, but I don't think they're far off. Things were really close last season between all of PAOK, AEK, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, and early results make it look like it could be a close run battle this season too. Think PAna have made the worst start out of those 4.

Much as I Ioathe Mourinho, I reckon they'll dispose of USG perhaps even with some ease. USG have had a poor start in Belgium. Genk are the early pace-setters and beat Anderlecht in Brussels last week. Anderlecht made a promising start, but have been more up and down of late.

Braga and Lyon are another two who've made mediocre starts to the season.

Lyon lost the French 'clasique' at home at the weekend against Marseille - despite the fact that they had a 1-man advantage for 85 minutes of regulation time (and more than 90 if you count injury times in both halves). Marseille came from behind to lead 2-1 going into injury time; OL equalised in the 93rd, only for 'l'OM to win it in the 95th.



By the way, who is RFS?

Latvian lads from Riga.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 20 minutes ago
Were they runners-up in Europa?
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Yeah, think that was the season Sevilla fluked it under Mendilíbar, same bloke who won the ECL with Olympiacos last season. I might be mistaken, but I think Mourinho knocked out Leverkusen in the semis after a quintessentially Mourinho-esque performance.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 minutes ago
Latvian lads from Riga.
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Oddly enough, Latvia isn't one of the leagues I keep track of