Start again from the north and from BergenBologna Europa Leaguewho must pass through the play-offs with Brann to continue. And precisely the draw at home with the Norwegians, with the rossoblù in numerical inferiority for the entire match or almost, was one of the moments in which the direct qualification for the round of 16 almost vanished.
Bologna already knows a lot about the Scandinavians after having challenged them in the championship phase match, the new signing Helland will know even more, who arrived from Brann in the January transfer market and should now be included in the UEFA list for the second part of the Europa League.
Brann had defined his coach as a “rock’n’roll team” three months ago when he visited Dall’Ara, even if the 0-0 draw on the pitch showed much more foresight than anticipated. Brann snatched the playoff pass as the last of the qualifiers despite the defeat against Sturm Graz, thanks to the better goal difference compared to Young Boys.
This time the first leg will be the February 19 in Norway (6.45 pm), in Bergen, a town on the western Scandinavian coast. Awaiting Bologna is the Brann Stadion, a little gem with 17,000 seats that also hosts students, kindergartens and schools, an entire community that in recent years has become passionate about football, inspired by the warmth of European fans, as demonstrated by the 2,300 who arrived in Bologna in November. Al From Ara the return match will be on February 26th (ore 21).
The rules are the same as usual, with no more away goals worth double, with access to the March round of 16 up for grabs where Roma or Freiburg will be waiting for the winner (new draw on 27 February). Two other opponents already well known to the rossoblù.
