Europa League
GASPERINI: “European cups are a different type of football”
Roma’s coach Gian Piero Gasperini He summarized the results of the match against Celtic (3:0) and talked about the progress made by Ferguson and the differences between the matches in the European tournament and Serie A.
– Fiorentina won, Roma beat, Bologna won; It was a good evening for Italian football.
– Yes, it was necessary. We need it. And it is never easy to win away on such fields, in such beautiful historical stadiums full of spectators. It was a great match.
– We really liked your courage to update the squad: five changes with Pisilli and El-Ainaoui, Rensch adding freshness and dynamics, and up front with El-Shaarawy and especially Ferguson.
– Yes, they all deserve it. This is the point where important evaluations of the season need to be made, and these need to be made in important matches. But there was this. It is never easy to play against teams with very positive results in such stadiums. The performances of Pisilli, Ferguson and other players give them confidence and expand the team.
– As for Ferguson, did you use the “carrot-and-stick” method?
– No. Ferguson did in the match what he had recently done in training. He’s a young man, you need some patience. Besides the goals – the latter was great – the game itself is also important: intensity, spirit, the ability to run and not lose courage and show your qualities.
– Will there be a risk of saying “We found a striker, Ferguson” in January and not completing the “masterpiece” you have built?
– It would be great if this happens. But as I said, these are young players who can make a breakthrough and provide stability at any time. It would be nice. We will talk about the January transfer market later: we still have many important matches at the moment.
– In Europe, you have to dominate physically. You said, “We are not tired, maybe we are psychologically tired.” So what is the real difference in our championship?
– You meet the leading teams of the championships in Europe. These are more open matches because they are confident and attack with many players. This is a different football to ours, where there is often less space and opportunities to play. At the same time, you are faced with very dangerous attackers. It’s a different kind of football: I wouldn’t say it’s easier, but it’s different.
– Return to physical form. With such a busy schedule, today’s message is positive: you set the pace from the very beginning. Are you ok?
– Sometimes it’s easy to just talk about physical fitness. It all depends on many things. It’s not just running: Fatigue is often neural rather than muscular. Sometimes they underestimate the opponent, sometimes you encounter a very motivated team like on Sunday.
I think the guys are well prepared to play a few games a week: they showed that. What is not always easy is keeping your belief and motivation at maximum. And this is often confused with physical fitness, but it’s not just about that.
– While thinking about the Roma-Como match: Will El Ainaoui, who played a great match today, be able to take the field?
– We’ll probably find out tomorrow. We hope for him and Ndika. This may be important, but it’s not just up to us. However, we will have to play the next matches without two players who showed themselves to be very important today. But Pisilli grew up, played well and I am very happy for him. We have resources in the team and although these are two important parts of the composition, we will try to compensate for their absence.
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football journalist Igor Tsyganyk He told the details of the long-standing transfer story regarding the possible transfer of Vyacheslav Kobin to Dnepr.
According to him, when Dnipro club had to choose between Artem Fedetsky and Vyacheslav Kobin, Kobin was the first choice to strengthen the squad.
Tsyganyk stated that the football player could really be transferred to Dnieper and noted that they made him an offer in the first place. According to the journalist, in the event of such a transfer, Kobin could even play in the 2015 Europa League final, but ultimately the transfer did not take place.
The journalist emphasized that the failure of the transition was not related to financial conditions. According to his information, salaries in Shakhtar and Dnepr were approximately the same. The reasons why the transfer did not take place lie on a different level, but the details of this situation are not reliably known.
According to Tsyganik, Dnepr considered Kobin as a priority option, but the transition was never implemented. Artem Fedetsky played for Dnepr from 2012 to 2016. In the 2014/15 Europa League final, Dnepr lost to the Spanish team Sevilla (2:3).
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Aston Villa repeated their club record for number of consecutive wins in all competitions.
The next victim of the Birmingham team in the Premier League 18th round away match was Chelsea (2-1).
This victory was the Birmingham team’s 11th consecutive victory in all competitions.
This has only happened twice in the club’s history: in 1897 and 1914!
Aston Villa’s winning streak in all competitions (11 matches)
- Maccabi TA (2:0)
- Bournemouth (4:0)
- Leeds United (2:1)
- Young Men (2:1)
- Wolverhampton (1:0)
- at Brighton (4:3)
- Arsenal (2:1)
- Basel (2:1)
- West Ham United (3:2)
- Manchester United (2:1)
- Chelsea (2:1)
What a run they are on!
Aston Villa have won 11 in a row in all competitions.
They equaled the all-time club record set in both September 1897 and March 1914!#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/ysDGNuHltZ
– BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 27, 2025
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Europa League
Poland took the lead. Who is competing for an additional place in the Champions League?
The two countries with the highest UEFA coefficient at the end of a season will gain an additional entry. Champions League 2026/27.
Like last year, 36 clubs will compete in the main stage of the European Cup main tournament. Two of these will be determined by rating.
All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua
The two best-ranked countries in the 2025/26 season will each send one more team to the 2026/27 Champions League.
Next single season rankings:
- P.Olsha (13,625), England (13,486), Germany (12,285), Cyprus (11,406), Italy (11,250), Spain (11,218), France (10,714), Portugal (10,600), Greece (9,500), Denmark (9,500)
The top two countries on this list will be given an additional place in the 2026/27 Champions League.
Leadership Poland It’s about getting bonuses in the Conference League. Three Polish clubs reached the LK play-offs at the same time: Rakow, Lech and Jagiellonia. And only Legia Warsaw withdrew from the tournament.
Ukrainian It ranks 15th among 55 countries in the UEFA single season rankings with 6,812. Shakhtar Donetsk advanced directly to the 1/8 finals of the Conference League and Dynamo Kiev was eliminated from the tournament.
UEFA coefficient For national associations, it is calculated based on the total number of points scored by all clubs in the country. 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw, and bonus points are also taken into account. Points received in the qualifying rounds are multiplied by 0.5 times. The total amount is divided by the number of teams representing the country in the European Cup season.
Race for two additional places in the 2026/27 Champions League (top 10)
Top 15 countries in the UEFA rankings for the 2025/26 season
UEFA five-year rankings
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