At the time of writing this article, Swansea haven’t yet qualified for the knockout stages, but are in a very good position to do so. They need just a single point from their last game against Swiss side St.Gallen to qualify behind Valencia from Group A.

The Swans had a great start to their Europa League campaign, upsetting Valencia in Spain and beating St.Gallen at home. However two successive draws against Kuban, followed by a loss at home to Valencia, have seen their campaign go off the rails a bit. The two draws against Kuban have been in particular painful as the Russians scored in second half stoppage time on both occasions to deny the Swans all three points.

Swansea upset Valencia in Spain

However the Swans must be favoured to get the result they need against St.Gallen. The Swiss side beat Kuban on Match Day 1, but since then have lost four in a row and have already been eliminated from the competition. Continue reading →

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS ATLETICO MADRID VIKTORIA PLZEN DOWN

Played on 4.10.2012 in 2012/13 Europa League at Vicente Calderon

Cristian Rodriguez scores a superb goal in second half stoppage time to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Viktoria Plzen Continue reading →