Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025 – UK
This Europa League season don hot, wey Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest dey gear up for knockout phases, dem no dey carry last. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace dey manage beta in the Conference League wey fine, but e no be so for Rangers and Celtic wey dey struggle like person wey dem carry go market without money. Sky Sports open eyes full ground on how dis race dey go.
Aston Villa, na dem dey lead the way with nine points from four matches, currently situated for sixth place. Wetin dey happen? Dem get remaining matches against Young Boys, RB Salzburg, Fenerbahce, and Basel, so make dem no slack. If dem fit carry this good form enter next round, na wah!
On the other hand, Nottingham Forest dey try shine small, but dem dey sit for 23rd position – two spots above the pit wey be elimination zone. Dem don record one victory, two draws, and one loss, and na Midtjylland wey dey crush dem during Ange Postecoglou reign at the City Ground. E be like say Sean Dyche first game against Porto dey work small, but no let dem deceive you, plenty work still dey.
Rangers and Celtic dey waka for bottom end like say dem be phantom players, as both dey risk ogbonge elimination. Rangers dey zero points! No joke! Na wetin dem dey do wey no fit yield any result? As for Celtic, dem dey struggle with four points, but e good wey dey try catch Bologna wey dey carry five for 24th place. E be like say this European challenge no be dem side at all.
Now, Opta no too dey lie, dem predict say Aston Villa go end for top of the table, while Nottingham Forest go secure play-off spot for 14th. Rangers go see ground as dem dey predicted for the bottom – 34th no dey sweet at all!
Next matches wey dey come will decide dem all. Aston Villa dey ready to face off with RB Salzburg, Fenerbahce, Young Boys, and Basel. If dem wan carry this win run enter top knockout, dem better wrap their boot well well.
Cry for Rangers and Celtic, dem match no fit dey funny. Rangers dey play Porto, Braga, Ferencvaros, and Ludogorets. No be small challenge oh! While Celtic dey kick against Roma, Feyenoord, Utrecht, and Bologna. Somebody go soon use ‘E be like say dem go fall this year!’
Now as the Associative which metric dey dictate say 14 points make top eight last year, e go clear say this year, na who fit chop more points go determine dem. Make una follow follow the matches, because e dey heat up, and plenti surprises fit happen.
Just in case una no know, Crystal Palace dey too dey flex for the Conference League, with six points from three games. E mean say dem dey compete sharp sharp with Fiorentina wey dey hold the last auto-qualified spot. Dem go face Strasbourg, Shelbourne, and KuPS wey dey come, make dem no collect slack!
Na so e be for now, my people, make we dey watch the league unfold as e dey come. We fit still gree say na football wey Sweet pass, abi?
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