The eight groups within the closing phases of the UEFA Europa League are well-known round Europe, however shut buddies get to name them by much less formal names.With Eagles set to fulfill Eagles in Lisbon (see this for extra particulars about birds of European soccer), UEFA.com does the introductions. Benfica v Frankfurt = Eagles v Eagles Attila, the Frankfurt eagle
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Champions League round of 16: nicknames, stats and fun
Group winners (seeded): Barcelona (ESP), Bayern München (GER), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Juventus (ITA), Manchester City (ENG), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP)Group runners-up (unseeded): Ajax (NED), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Liverpool (ENG), Lyon (FRA), Manchester United (ENG), Roma (ITA), Schalke (GER), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) Manchester United v ParisManchester United (ENG)UEFA ranking: 15Group stage: W3 D1 L2 F7 A4Top scorer: Paul Pogba (2)Last season: round of 16 European Cup best: winners x3 (1968, 1999, 2008)< ... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Europa League sides’ nicknames: L to Z
Lazio – Aquile (Eagles) or Aquilotti (Eaglets)This nickname reflects the badge of the club who trace their origins back to 1900 and army officer cum athlete Luigi Bigarelli. When it came to choosing the emblem itself, the eagle was an immediate choice: a proud animal symbolic of the Roman legions. RB Leipzig – RBLFounded in 2009, the club do have a nickname associated with their owners, a certain Austrian energy drink company, but being German they also go by the acronym of their name. See also: FCB, BVB, VfB, HSV, S04.Lokomotiv Moskva – Zheleznodorozhniki (Ra... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Champions League teams and their nicknames
Barcelona – Barça, Blaugrana (Blue and Reds), Culés (Bottoms)Barça is most common, Blaugrana most obvious but Culés most interesting. It is often applied to fans and stems from a tale of supporters unable to find seats at the old Les Corts stadium. They would instead sit on the walls of the ground, unwittingly exposing their behinds to passers-by.Basel – BebbiIn the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Johann Jakob was very common in Basel and people with that name were vernacularly called 'Bebbi'. Eventually it became so popular that all boys from Basel were (and still are) referred to as Bebbi.