Europa League: Info, groups, tables & banter thread

[TJR]

Hello and welcome to the Europa League. Please use this thread to discuss all things Europa League rather than using the gameweek threads for discussion. Get the banter and rivalries going lads! You will also find the OP of this thread being updated constantly with the most recent version of the group tables.

How this competition fits into the bigger picture:
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The format:
All 23 predictors will enter the group stage of this competition. There will be 5 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3. Everyone will play each other once in each group. The top 2 from each group will progress to the last 16. The 4 best preforming predictors (based on GF) who didn't finish in the top 2 of a group will also progress to the last 16. From there onwards the competition follows a knockout format. This competitions will use French league fixtures and International fixtures.

Ranking points on offer:


The groups:


The tables:


Be Champions!

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Almost didn't predict since I'm in the CL. Confusing being in both

[TJR]

Almost didn't predict since I'm in the CL. Confusing being in both

All predictors enter all competitions this season. Next season we'll return to the format of last season where everyone enters the Champions League group stage and then based on your performance in the group you either progress in the Champions League or drop to the Europa League. This season though non of the competitions are interlinked like that.

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Damn you KingoStarr,4-5 loss

[TJR]

Final tables are now up. The last 16 round will be on Thursday. Thread for it will be up later today or tomorrow

[TJR]

Those progressing to the last 16 are:
TJR
you can call me yo
Cisse's Overheating Torso
Livin' Davide Loca
Pardew's Legendary Specs
Minty Fresh
KingoStarr
Little Lion Man
Paco
Tirer le Ryan Oison Une
beardface
cbrad NUFC
ALF
Marcel Desailly

Everyone we is eliminated with 0 ranking points for failure to predict

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Due to not actually having 16 predictors in the last 16 we'll not have fixtures and instead everyone will just predict and the 14 best scoring predictors will advance to the quarter final

14 predictors in the quarter final? Wouldn't that usually be 8

[TJR]

Due to not actually having 16 predictors in the last 16 we'll not have fixtures and instead everyone will just predict and the 14 best scoring predictors will advance to the quarter final

14 predictors in the quarter final? Wouldn't that usually be 8

Yeah it would and it will be 8. Thanks for pointing the mistake out.