Hammarby and Malmö FF reach European Cup main tournament after big wins
Both Hammarby and Malmö won their qualifying matches by big margins. Now both clubs have qualified for the European Cup.
SportsBoth Hammarby and Malmö won their qualifying matches by big margins. Now both clubs have qualified for the European Cup.
SportsAway fans will be banned from the heated Glasgow derby between rivals Celtic and Rangers this season, the Scottish Football League has decided after the disorderly scenes in the cup match last spring.
SportsThere will be no reunion on the football pitch for Felicia Schröder and Häcken this autumn. The Swedish champions were eliminated by Real Madrid in the league phase of the Champions League - but still got a tough draw. “We have shown that we can compete even with the top teams,” says Häcken coach Elena Sadiku.
SportsAfter last season's stand-in brawls, Celtic, where Swedish international Benjamin Nygren plays, and Glasgow Rangers are now forced to play in front of empty stands. Both clubs will also have to pay millions.
SportsElfsborg's chance to advance in the European League looked good for a long time. Then the setbacks came blow by blow. Tottenham won with 3–0 and the results in other matches went completely against Elfsborg.
SportsAfter 15 wins and a draw, the first loss came for the Swedish success coach Jimmy Thelin in Scotland. His Aberdeen took a real beating against the big club Celtic – the semi-final of the league cup in Glasgow ended with a 0-6 loss.
SportsThe "new" European football is soon halfway. Malmö FF is currently just outside the playoffs in the European Championship League. We must start taking more points, says Hugo Bolin after MFF's 0-1 loss to Olympiakos.
SportsMalmö FF bounced back from the setback in the Europa League premiere last week. Norwegian Erik Botheim had a golden evening in Baku when MFF took a meritorious win against Karabach. It's strong to win away in Europe, says the two-goal scorer to Disney+ after the 2-1 win.
SportsMalmö FF's coach Henrik Rydström is ruling out the prestige acquisition Sead Haksabanovic for the rest of the season. It's a setback, of course, says Rydström to Sydsvenskan.
SportsMalmö FF lost 0-2 at home to Glasgow Rangers in the Europa League premiere. Then, coach Henrik Rydström was furious afterwards. We're playing backwards and it's a problem we've had for bloody long.
SportsA goal against after 56 seconds – a nightmare start that Malmö FF could not recover from. The home team was toothless when Glasgow Rangers won the Europa League premiere in Malmö with 2–0. We didn't reach the level, says MFF defender Hugo Bolin.
SportsTop players in Europe have threatened to strike due to a congested match schedule. Part of the responsibility lies with the big clubs themselves, believes Malmö FF coach Henrik Rydström. They want even more money, he says.
SportsTwo delicious finishes and a violent tackle that could just as well have resulted in a red card. Anders Christiansen leaves no one unmoved. In the form he is in now, he is invaluable to the Malmö FF that is storming towards the championship gold and embarking on a new European adventure.
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