I can’t claim it was a 37 to 1 shot since there were only six possible opponents once the groups had been created. However, although there was probably a little geography involved in the grouping procedure, it could easily have been Austria Vienna, not Rapid, in the group for instance, I don’t know what the chances were of Rapid being thrown into the same pot as Villa.

Maybe not quite lightning striking twice, but the odds of this being the case 24 hours ago must have been quite long.

So, anyway, a chance of redemption, or not bothered?

Yes, it’s the dream match up – Ultravox vs Bob Marley…

In my opinion, as nice as it was to see Midge’s moustache again, you can’t beat a bit of Marley!!

[And I’m nowhere near smart enough to have thought about the Ultravox reference, so I have to nod in Martin O’Neill‘s direction. If you’re not following him on Twitter, there’s something wrong with you.]

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