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Dinamo City was a huge underdog to qualify against Astana

Well done

Came on strong after the red card scored 4 unanswered

Egnatia was favored over Petrocub they looked good are taking on Celje next

Surprised by Egnatia. They usually have a loser mentality in Europe and they came up big. Obviously a weak opponent but still.

Ilir Daja teams are not a surprise. They are guaranteed to be competitive every year no matter the players or the opponent. At the very least they will attack and create chances.

ReyM9 wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 6:36 pm Surprised by Egnatia. They usually have a loser mentality in Europe and they came up big. Obviously a weak opponent but still.

Ilir Daja teams are not a surprise. They are guaranteed to be competitive every year no matter the players or the opponent. At the very least they will attack and create chances.

How many times have Egnatia had a crack at Europe? Only last year? Usually these new teams with no european experience at all always struggle initially if they qualify. Lets hope they have enough experience and courage now to qualify.

And honestly any team besides Tirana/Partizani or the traditional clubs have my blessing. Tirana/Partizani have shit the bed for 20 years now. So tired of these clowns getting their ass kicked by random teams.

Dinamo is a moderate favorite to qualify over Aluminij..

Celje is a moderate favorite to qualify over Egnatia..

Malisheva beat Hibernian 2-0!

Dinamo leading in Slovenia

Raketa wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2026 4:24 pm Malisheva beat Hibernian 2-0!

This is an unbelievable upset. Malisheva never won a European game and last time lost to Vikingur 8-0.

Hibernian are usually top4 or top6 in the Scottish league. Nothing outstanding, of course, but they are a fairly established team, so for a tiny new club like Malisheva to get this victory is huge.

I am not sure they will be able to hold it away from home, but very encouraging nonetheless. Kosovan football continues to progress.

Egnatia on penalties is the saddest shit ever. They can't even hit on target. But I don't think Albanians are composed/icy enough for pens. Elbasani lost on pens too.

Egnatia very slight underdog to qualify..

Almost 50/50 chance

WTF at the Egnatia game.. The first leg looked like a complete mismatch in favor of Shamrock. Now they are getting demolished.

But they just got a red card after being up 4-0 with an entire 2nd half to go