København v Sheriff background
A night of tragedy and doubt beckons in a Danish collateral as København find a win opposite Group F leaders Sheriff that could take them by to a turn of 32.
• The Moldovan champions will secure prime European football for a initial time with a win or pull in Copenhagen, or if Lokomotiv Moskva, who are one indicate behind, remove a other diversion during ZlÃn. Sheriff can't validate if they remove and Lokomotiv win, and FCK can't validate if they do not win.
• However, if a Danish side win and a compare in Czech Republic is drawn, a subordinate conditions becomes some-more formidable as Sheriff, Lokomotiv and FCK will all be on 9 points. In that instance, København would be through, unless they win 1-0, 2-1 or 3-2, on goals scored in a three-way head-to-head (or two-way head-to-head with Lokomotiv if it’s 3-2); Sheriff could means to remove by a one-goal domain and still qualify.
Previous meetings
• When a teams met for a initial time on matchday two, it was a initial UEFA men’s comparison tie between Danish and Moldovan clubs. The diversion in Tiraspol finished goalless.
• Nine matches have been played between Danish and Moldovan sides in other UEFA competitions – youth, women’s and futsal, both bar and inhabitant – and have constructed 7 Danish wins, one Moldovan success and a draw.
Form guide
• København have suffered usually one better in their final 13 European home games (W9 D3). They have not conceded in their final 5 UEFA organisation fixtures during Parken.
• Sheriff are undefeated in their 7 UEFA Europa League matches this season, surrender only 3 goals and never some-more than one in any game.
• Defeated on divided goals by QarabaÄŸ in a UEFA Champions League play-offs, København have unsuccessful to swell in any of their final 3 UEFA Europa League organisation theatre campaigns. They did, however, strech a turn of 16 in final season’s competition, carrying crossed over during a winter from a UEFA Champions League.
• Sheriff featured in a 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2013/14 UEFA Europa League organisation stages, though they are nonetheless to seem in a open proviso of a UEFA competition.
Links and trivia
• The tour from Tiraspol to Copenhagen is around 1,500km.
• København’s Swedish general goalkeeper Robin Olsen and Sheriff midfielder Jairo, who scored his club’s winning idea opposite ZlÃn on matchday five, were team-mates in Greece during PAOK (2015/16), and played together in a UEFA Europa League organisation stage.
• Sheriff defender Petru Racu quickly played in Denmark with Hjørring in 2012.
• Sheriff clinched their 16th domestic championship climax in 18 years final month, a latest Moldovan Divizia Nationala carrying been a short, transitory try as a joining switches to a spring-to-autumn report in 2018.
• Suspended for subsequent compare if booked: Zeca (København); Ante Kulušić, Yuri Kendysh (Sheriff).
The coaches
• StÃ¥le Solbakken’s second coaching reign during København began in 2013. He has won 7 Danish titles with FCK, 5 of those carrying come in his initial spell from 2006–11. The former Norway midfielder has also been in assign of Köln and Wolverhampton.
• In assign of Sheriff given Oct 2016, Roberto Bordin is best famous in his local Italy for his extensive career as a midfielder, that took in spells during Atalanta, Napoli and Piacenza. He was 40 when he finally hung adult his boots during Spezia in 2005.