24.01.2025 11:40
Depending on the results to be obtained in the last week of the UEFA Europa League, there is a possibility that Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray will face each other in the playoffs.
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According to the results to be obtained in the last week of the UEFA Europa League, our representatives Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray have a chance to face each other in the playoffs.
KANARYA MUST NOT LOSE
Fenerbahçe, which drew 0-0 with the French representative Olympique Lyon at Ülker Stadium, achieved its first match of the season in Europe without conceding a goal, reaching 9 points in the UEFA Europa League. The yellow-navy team will face Danish representative Midtjylland away on January 30 in their last match of the league stage, and if they win, they will finish among the top 24 teams in the league and advance to the next round.
7 TEAMS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED
Before the last matches of the league stage, it has been confirmed that 7 teams have been eliminated. Rigas, Slavia Prague, Malmö, Ludogorets, Qarabağ, Nice, and Dynamo Kyiv will bid farewell to the UEFA Europa League after the last week's matches.
Although there are no teams among the top 24, the number of teams that still have a chance is five. Porto, with 8 points, Twente and Braga with 7 points each, and Hoffenheim and Maccabi Tel Aviv with 6 points each still have mathematical chances. Porto will host Maccabi Tel Aviv at home in their last match. Twente will face Beşiktaş, which has 9 points, at home. Braga will play against leader Lazio at home, while Hoffenheim will face 7th-placed Anderlecht away.
If Porto wins at home, they will increase their points to 11. If Twente wins against Beşiktaş at home and Braga wins against Lazio at home, they will each rise to 10 points. If Fenerbahçe loses in Denmark, all three teams will leave the yellow-navy team behind in terms of points.
DRAWING COMPLICATES THE CALCULATIONS
If Fenerbahçe draws with Midtjylland, the matches of the teams with 9 and 10 points will also affect the fate of the yellow-navy team in the UEFA Europa League. Ajax, PAOK, Real Sociedad, Midtjylland, and Elfsborg have 10 points, while Roma, Ferencvaros, and Beşiktaş have 9 points each. Ajax will host Galatasaray, while PAOK and Real Sociedad will play against each other.
Elfsborg, the Swedish representative going to Tottenham away, also has 10 points. If Fenerbahçe draws away, they will increase their points to 10, but their goal difference will remain at -2. If Tottenham defeats Elfsborg, the yellow-navy team will surpass the Swedish team on goal difference. Among the teams with 10 points, PAOK has a +4 goal difference, while Real Sociedad has +2. For Fenerbahçe, with a -2 goal difference, to surpass one of these two rivals, either PAOK or Real Sociedad must lose by a significant margin. Ajax has a +7 goal difference. If the Dutch representative hosting Galatasaray loses by 9 goals, Fenerbahçe will equalize in points and goal difference. The other team with 9 points, Roma, will face second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt at home. If Roma loses, Fenerbahçe will leave the Italian team behind.
Another team with 9 points, Ferencvaros, will face 11-point AZ Alkmaar at home. The Hungarian representative, with a -1 goal difference, will finish above Fenerbahçe if they draw with AZ Alkmaar. If AZ Alkmaar wins, the yellow-navy team will surpass Ferencvaros.
If Porto defeats Maccabi Tel Aviv at home, Twente defeats Beşiktaş at home, and Braga defeats Lazio in front of their fans by at least 2 goals, the points earned by Roma and Ferencvaros will determine the situation of the yellow-navy team. If Roma and Ferencvaros earn at least 1 point from their last matches, and Porto, Twente, and Braga earn 3 points, Fenerbahçe's UEFA Europa League adventure will come to an end.
VICTORY LEADS TO THE NEXT ROUND
After the seventh matches, Fenerbahçe, in 23rd place in the league, will advance to the next round if they win against Midtjylland away. If they win, the yellow-navy team will increase their points to 12 and surpass Midtjylland by 2 points. The team led by Jose Mourinho, which is ahead in points among the teams outside the top 24, will advance to the next round if they win in Denmark, regardless of the results of the other matches. If Fenerbahçe reaches 12 points, they can rise several places depending on the results of the matches between Glasgow Rangers-Union Saint-Gilloise, PAOK-Real Sociedad, and Ferencvaros-AZ Alkmaar.
CHANCE OF MATCHING WITH GALATASARAY
Fenerbahçe, which is in 23rd place with 9 points after 7 matches in the UEFA Europa League, has a chance to face Galatasaray, which is in 9th place. If Galatasaray finishes the league in 9th place and Fenerbahçe finishes in 24th place after the results of the last matches, the two teams will face each other in the next round. The same scenario applies if Galatasaray is 10th and Fenerbahçe is 23rd.
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