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We here at GoobNet are pleased to present to you this prediction of the group and elimination phases of the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League [formerly the UEFA Cup]. If any of these groups do not end up in this order at the end of the group phase, or if any of the draws do not proceed exactly as outlined here, we will punish our team of prognosticators by sending them to the Men’s World Cup, providing rental cars, and giving them directions that just happen to pass through regions with frequent HIGH CARJACKING AREA signs.
GROUP PHASE
| GROUP A |
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| 1 | » | Ajax |
| 2 | » | Anderlecht |
| 3 | × | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 4 | × | Timişoara |
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| GROUP B |
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| 1 | » | Lille |
| 2 | » | Genoa |
| 3 | × | Valencia |
| 4 | × | Slavia Praha |
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| GROUP C |
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| 1 | » | Celtic |
| 2 | » | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 3 | × | Rapid Wien |
| 4 | × | Hamburg |
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| GROUP D |
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| 1 | » | Sporting Portugal |
| 2 | » | Hertha BSC Berlin |
| 3 | × | Ventspils |
| 4 | × | Heerenveen |
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| GROUP E |
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| 1 | » | Fulham |
| 2 | » | Roma |
| 3 | × | Basel |
| 4 | × | CSKA Sofia |
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| GROUP F |
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| 1 | » | Galatasaray |
| 2 | » | Sturm Graz |
| 3 | × | Dinamo Bucureşti |
| 4 | × | Panathinaikos |
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| GROUP G |
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| 1 | » | Levski Sofia |
| 2 | » | Villarreal |
| 3 | × | Lazio |
| 4 | × | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| GROUP H |
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| 1 | » | Fenerbahçe |
| 2 | » | Steaua Bucureşti |
| 3 | × | Twente |
| 4 | × | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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| GROUP I |
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| 1 | » | Benfica |
| 2 | » | Everton |
| 3 | × | AEK Athens |
| 4 | × | BATE Borisov |
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| GROUP J |
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| 1 | » | Partizan Belgrade |
| 2 | » | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 3 | × | Toulouse |
| 4 | × | Club Brugge |
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| GROUP K |
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| 1 | » | Sparta Praha |
| 2 | » | PSV |
| 3 | × | København |
| 4 | × | CFR Cluj |
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| GROUP L |
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| 1 | » | Athletic Bilbao |
| 2 | » | Austria Wien |
| 3 | × | Werder Bremen |
| 4 | × | Nacional da Madeira |
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ELIMINATION PHASE
The eight teams that finish in third place in their respective UEFA Champions League groups enter the UEFA Europa League round of 32. We predict that these eight teams [starting with the best record in their respective group] will be Lyon, Porto, Bordeaux, Dynamo Kyiv, CSKA Moskva, AZ, Sevilla, and Marseille.
In the round of 32, teams from the same country or the same group cannot be drawn against one another, and seeded teams [group winners and the top four UEFA Champions League third place teams] must play against unseeded teams with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. There are no restrictions on the draw for the round of 16 onward.
| ROUND OF 32 |
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| | Sevilla |
| » | Partizan Belgrade |
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| » | Steaua Bucureşti |
| | Levski Sofia |
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| | Sturm Graz |
| » | Sporting Portugal |
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| | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| » | Athletic Bilbao |
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| ROUND OF 16 |
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| | Sporting Portugal |
| » | Partizan Belgrade |
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| » | Sparta Praha |
| | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| | Steaua Bucureşti |
| » | Galatasaray |
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| | Athletic Bilbao |
| » | Fenerbahçe |
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| QUARTERFINALS | SEMIFINALS | FINAL |
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| » | Galatasaray |
| | Partizan Belgrade |
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| | CSKA Moskva |
| » | Sparta Praha |
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