CSKA Sofia vs. BSC Young Boys
The Swiss champions need to make sure to win this game as well after convincingly beating CSKA at home already. They need the three points from this match to be able to put CFJ Cluj under pressure for a spot in the knockout stages in spring. They will travel to Bulgaria with Trade Air instead of Helvetic Airways:
TDR700 BRN xxxx-1300 SOF F100 (25/11/20)
CFR Cluj vs. AS Roma
Roma are the favourites in their pool and made this tell so far. Cluj definitely need more points and may see a chance against a side that may just take the foot off the gas for this midweek fixture. Roma will travel to Romania with Alitalia:
AZ8950 FCO 1500-xxxx CLJ A319 (25/11/20)
FK Molde vs. Arsenal
Arsenal are one of the few teams yet to have won every single game in this group stage. They traveled to Molde with Titan Airways, using one of the Boeing 757-200s:
AWC783 LTN 1430-1745 MOL B752 G-ZAPX (24/11)
AWC784 MOL 2330-xxxx(+1) LTN B752 G-ZAPX (26/11/20)
Dundalk vs. SK Rapid Wien
The Austrian team are not traveling with Austrian Airlines for once, but count on Croatia Airlines to do the job from Vienna to Dublin, where they will play against Dundalk:
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Many would have thought that Bayer Leverkusen should have nine points by now. They only have six and sit in second position. It seems obvious that they would want to get a maximum haul againt Be'er Sheva, which so far has managed to beat Slavia Prague, but lost in Nice and at home against Bayer. Hapoel will arrive at Cologne with El Al:
LY251 TLV 1600-1930 CGN B738 (24/11/20)
LY252 CGN 0230-0730 TLV B738 (27/11/20)
OGC Nice vs. Slavia Prague
Rather surprisingly, Slavia Prague are in a formidable position, leading the group at the half-way point, while Nice are sitting in third position, desperate for a win to maintain their chances. Slavia will arrive from Prague with Smartwings.
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Standard Liège vs. Lech Poznan
Standard and Lech are the two bottom teams in Pool D and this will not change after this fixture. The leaders are too far away. If Standard lose the game, their hopes of European football will be dashed already. Lech will travel from Poland with Enter Air, using a Boeing 737-800:
ENT689 POZ xxxx-1225 LGG B738 (25/11/20)
ENT690 LGG 2330-xxxx(+1) POZ B738 (26/11/20)
Granada vs. Omonia Nicosia
The Cypriot team are off to one of the surprises in this season's competition in Granada. Not many would have expected Granada to make the Europa League at all. But here they are, hosting Omonia in a clash of European lightweights:
AEE4990 LCA xxxx-1500 GRX A320 (25/11/20)
AZ Alkmaar vs. Real Sociedad San Sebastian
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SC Braga vs. Leicester City
Along with an impressive run of form in the domestic arena, Leicester City are also motoring along in the Europa League, as one of just four teams to have won all three group stage games so far. A win in Portugal will put them almost certainly into the knockout stage. They will travel to Porto with Air Horizont, on a Boeing 737-400.
HAT2030 EMA 1100-1325 OPO B734 9H-MPW (25/11/20)
HAT2031 OPO 2300-0130(+1) EMA B734 9H-MPW (26/11/20)
HAT2031 OPO 1230-1500 EMA B734 9H-MPW (27/11/20)
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Air Horizont Boeing 737-400 at Berlin-Schönfeld for the 2015 Champions League Final |
Linzer ASK vs. Royal Antwerp FC
Three teams have six points each in Pool J, with LASK being one of them. Royal Antwerp are the surprise package so far, even scoring a 1-0 win over group favourites Tottenham in the second round. The Belgians will travel to Austria with TUI Belgium, on one of the EMB-190s that were acquired specifically for flights from and to the small airport of Antwerp.
TB9333 ANR 1000-1130 LNZ E190 (25/11/20)
TB9334 LNZ 1130-1300 ANR E190 (27/11/20)
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Ludogorets Razgrad
Spurs were rated as the big favourites for this group, if not for the competition. Their away defeat in Belgium against Royal Antwerp may have come as a surprise, but they will look to book in another three points at home against Ludogorets, who do not look quite as strong as in past seasons. In fact, the Bulgarians have lost all three games so far.
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