Tonight, Norwegian teams make history in Europe – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Never before have Norwegian football clubs won more than 16 games in Europe.

The same number euroapcupseirer the Norwegian teams – Rosenborg, Molde, Odd and Strømsgodset – already up in, although group-stage games so far is running.

This means that Norwegian football history can be written tonight about whether Rosenborg beats Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk or Molde beats Ajax.

Then you win no. 17 – or even 18 – be a historical fact.

– This shows that we are on the right path. I’ve always said that it is quite possible for Norwegian team to compete in Europe. You just have to be good enough. Rosenborg and Molde can win tonight. They can beat any team in Europe, says coach legend Nils Arne Eggen told Dagbladet.

Past Deila and Scotland

He is personally behind the majority of the largest Norwegian achievements in European Cup context. Eggen results with Rosenborg in the Champions League is in a class in the Norwegian football history.

However, a new chapter is now about to be written. Now it’s not just Rosenborg delivering. It also makes Molde with a 3-1 victory over Robin van Persie Fenerbahce in the previous round as the climax.

– it’s fun that there are two teams that are doing so well. It reminds me a little of when Rosenborg and Molde were in the Champions League together in 1999-1900, says Eggen.

The triumph allows Molde tops its group in the Europa League and can with another victory over Ajax in the evening take a new step on the way toward advancement.

A new victory – either from Molde or Rosenborg – will also mean that Norway writes history and climbs further on UEFA’s nation ranking based on club football.

Before the season was Norway down 26th place in UEFA’s country ranking, but in the autumn already climbed to 24th place – beyond Bulgaria and Scotland, where Ronny delicious Celtic have disappointed.

Best in Europe

Norway have indeed taken most koffiesientpoeng of all nations in Europe so far this European Cup season with 5,000 points.

Super Power Spain is in 3rd place with 4642 points, while England is way down at 13th place with 3625 points after their disappointing performance internationally.

This will quickly change when Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and the other big teams really get going during the autumn. The Norwegian teams profiting yet they have

played several games so far through the qualifiers.

same time, the Norwegian teams already earned Norway a high total score that – whether Molde and Rosenborg would loss the rest of the games – has surpassed all of Denmark’s best total score over the last five years.

It also means that Norway has climbed up the back of the Danish rivals on UEFA’s nation ranking. About the good performance persists, Norway walk past Denmark in the rankings next year.

It would then be very hard to swallow for a Danish football nation who think they are much better than Norway. Also on the FIFA rankings, which are based on the national team’s results, Norway Denmark pass the tendency persists.

– It may soon happen. Both Molde and Rosenborg can proceed, says Egil Østenstad Dagbladet.

– Molde are in a situation in the Premier League which enables them to focus 100 percent on the Europa League. Rosenborg is so superb that even they can focus really on Europa League.