Before falling out, but with a European Cup: Manchester United and Tottenham are close to an unwanted record
Even the point assets of the Red Devils (39) and the Spurs (38) is currently below the rescue limit of 40 points – if « Ipswich », « Leicester » and « Southampton » were not so weak, if the survival was replaced. It is no coincidence that Ruben Amorim, the Red Devils manager, said that winning the Europa League would not save the season for his team, but it could be a catalyst for important changes to the club. « We need to change the attitude of our fans by showing perseverance, making good decisions, attracting strong players and we have a good academy. We cannot mask the bad season in the Premier League with the Europa League Cup, » Imas was very clear.
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Still, the chance of football in the Champions League is there. And in any case, he was assisted by the innovations in the UEFA auspices, one of which was the rule that some of the Champions League dropouts no longer continued their participation in the Europa League.
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Historically, it will not be a precedent for a European Cup to be won by a team located in the second half of the ranking in its championship. Dnevnik presents you the file of the predecessors of Manchester United and Tottenham.
« West Ham »: 14th in the Premier League
In the 2022/23 season, the « Hammers » became the second winner of the trophy in the Conference League. So far, they are the lowest ranked team that took the European trophy-their position at the end of the season in the Premier League was 14th. A negative record that can be improved by Manchester United or Tottenham.
In addition, the head difference for the composition of David Moise in the conference league was +26, and in the championship it was -13. Still, the won cup gave them the right to play in the Europa League next season, while Aston Villa, which took the seventh position in the Premier League, had to go through qualifying for the conference league in the fall.
« Inter »: 13th in Serie A
The 1993/94 season is the weakest in Serie A for Inter, with the Nerazzurri ending the 13th and surviving only with a point more than the last piamas. The unsatisfactory results force the club management to replace the coach Oswaldo Bangi in early February. In his place was appointed World Champion with Italy Gianpiero Marini, who as a player recorded 350 matches with the Inter team.
| The new mentor goes well to the UEFA Cup, eliminating Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals, but in the meantime, the form in the championship has dramatically declines and leads to four consecutive damage. |
Compered in the battle of the bottom, the Milan club manages to deal with Cagliari with a total score of 5: 3 in European tournaments. And in the final he won twice 1-0 over Salzburg to grab the UEFA Cup.
« Arsenal »: 12th in the First Division
Arsenal was only twice in a lower position in its elite history: 16th in 1974/75 and 17th in 1975/76. But 12th place in the First Division in 1969/70 was forgotten thanks to the first European trophy for the club brought by Burt May – it is a Fair Cup in the penultimate edition of the race in general. In order to qualify in the final, the British eliminate Glentoran (Northern Ireland), Sporting (Portalia), Ruan (France), Dynamo Bakow (Romania) and Ajax (Netherlands).
| But in the championship, the results do not go at all – a series of ten rounds without a win from mid -December to February threatens to seriously grow the season of Arsenal. |
The elimination of Rouen returns the self-discovery of the team, whose most serious rival before the finale is Ajax, in whose row the young Johan Cruyff shines. The final two matches are at the end of April, with the first Belgian Anderlecht winning 3: 1. However, at the rematch in London, the « artillerymen » beat 3-0 and rejoice with the Cup of their old Highbury Stadium.
« Schalke 04 »: 12th in the Bundesliga
To this day, Schalke 04 is the least ranked German team in the championship, which has won the European Award. The UEFA Cup since 1997 is, in fact, the only triumph of Gelsenkirchens in one of the tournaments on the Old Continent.
With only one victory in the last 12 rounds in the Bundesliga, the « miners » slip to the 12th position and have a goal difference -5. This also gives them the role of an outsider in the final against Inter. After exchanged wins with 1: 0, the rematch of San Siro enters the overtime. A new goal does not fall and is a penalty shootout. Ingo Andershrew, Olaf Ton, Martin Max and Mark Vilmots are accurate for Schalke 04 to provide the UEFA Cup for Houb Stevens German composition.
« Seville »: 12th place in La Liga
The lowest ranked team of the Spanish elite that raised a bowl in Europe is « Seville » – given that the Sevillei is the symbol of the Europa League with their record seven finals. The last of which was in Budapest in 2023.
