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A phrase typically used to describe teams who have nothing to play for in the last few matches of the season. Mid table, safe from relegation and can't compete for the title or European places. Teams on the beach may lose some intensity, with players going through the motions and thinking of their summer holidays.

Often heard by commentators during big European, international or nighttime domestic fixtures during midweek, ‘Under the Lights’ is a term that refers to matches played under artificial floodlights. When compared to regular weekend, daytime matches, ‘Under the lights’ is used to describe the big-match feeling and excitement that accompany such matches and the bright lights and colours that are on show.