I morgen er det klart for første kamp i Premier League International Cup, kl 20 møter vi Nice, og kampen går på LUTV.
I den forbindelse ble Michael Skubala intervjuet. Og her kommer man inn på mye, kampene han ledet i fjor mot Manchester Uniteds førstelag, unge spillere som Moore og McGurk, hva han syns om det nye ligaformatet, hans trenerfilosofi...
Det er sjelden trenere blir intervjuet såpass i dybden.
https://x.com/iGerLynch/status/1707066053195337844?s=20Om kampen, fra hjemmesiden:
U21S PREVIEW: LEEDS UNITED VS OGC NICE
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U21s Preview: Leeds United vs OGC Nice
Whites begin Premier League International Cup journey.
Leeds United Under-21s begin their Premier League International Cup journey on Thursday night, taking on French Ligue 1 Development side, OGC Nice.
Under the lights of Elland Road, the fixture will get underway at 7pm and supporters are still able to purchase tickets. Fans wishing to attend can see further information, below.
The current holders of the competition are PSV Eindhoven, having won the competition by beating Crystal Palace in the final at the end of the 2022/23 campaign.
The competition was introduced at the beginning of the 2014/15 season and features 12 of the Premier League 2 sides in England, who come up against 12 of the best Academy sides from across Europe, split into three groups.
Leeds United have been drawn in Group A of the competition, alongside PSV, Hertha BSC, Nice, Sparta Praha, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers.
The Premier League 2 teams do not face one another in the group stage and likewise, the European teams do not play each other either.
From the three groups, the top two advance directly to the knock-out stages, with the two best third place sides also advancing to the next round, which is the Quarter-Finals.
In the knock-out stage, all of the matches will be played in England in a one-off game with extra-time and penalties used if required, should the match be level after 90 minutes.