⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Winners: Eintracht Frankfurt!

[bounceback]

I also feel Benfica has what it takes to go past Arsenal. Arsenal is in full disarray, they can't get a good result even when they are playing well.

Sociedad-United is a tricky draw as well, I feel sorry for Sociedad. They are playing well this season and I considered them a dark horse of the competition but United really is a tough opponent, especially so early in the competition.

Dinamo has a real chance against Krasnodar and I expect them to go through. Lucky draw, one of the worst teams in the competition.

I think most favorite to choose Benfica than Arsenal will get next phase because Arsenal right now most very bad after loss many game in primer league, look what happen Arsenal under Arteta without ozil in the team and last match loss from Burnley. I think Arsenal era have ended without change all player and coach maybe. Benfica looks good in domestic league and have bigger chance than Arsenal to pass next stage and I have favorite for UEFA Europa League champion is Tottenham Hotspur, look with Son and Herry Kane most be danger for many team and become most scoring in UEFA Europa League .

[tyKiwanuka]

As to who will advance, I am favouring all the teams on the right apart from maybe Brugge, Eindhoven and Villareal.

How about Sociedad? I think they have what it takes to upset Man U and as a Gunner myself, I'm not that confident with our game against Benfica either ^{[they haven't lost a single game while playing at home in UEL for a very long time, and given that Arsenal's recent home form is just "LLLL", it's going to be a tricky one]}.

I didn't say by how much I do favour them Both these might get indeed very close, but in the end I have to give the edge to the english teams. ManU is very experienced in these kind of games and with maybe only one goal scored over two legs, I have more trust in ManU scoring it. Arsenal is of course in a huge slump these days, but lets see how they will do come February, they still have the quality. If both are in "normal" form, Gunners should advance imo.

Motivation does play a role in these games and also the situation in domestic league, so this is something to consider as well. Imagine Real Sociedad still sitting at/near the top of the table in 2 months - they might sacrifice the EL to concentrate on winning LaLiga or at least securing their CL spot for next year. Or imagine Arsenal still fighting to avoid relegation

[swogerino]

Even though Arsenal it is not in a good condition in the Premier League they won all the games in their Europa League group.I think that Benfica is strong as a team but not as strong to qualify further against Arsenal.If the odd of Arsenal will be high for me it is a good chance to out a bet on them.

[leea-1334]

Ac Milan, Napoli, club Brugge, Rangers and Roma might qualify to the next round considering majority of their opponents are no match for them. For Man Utd, I don't think it would be much of a problem for them to get past Real Sociedad. Considering they were shockingly removed from the UCL during the last lap, this UEL is their chance at redemption and Sociedad doesn't stand a chance. I don't know why I'm having doubts about Ajax beating Lille.

Same here. Ajax are not playing anywhere near the way they were in the seasons of 18/2019 when they dumped big giants out. This group stage they even struggled against a small Danish team.

Lille on the other hand are making Europa their winning ground.

My Spurs got an Austrian side,,, hope we do not forget how to play football.

[kassex]

I'm wondering how far Manchester United will go in the Europa League after playing poorly in the last two Champions League matches, but I'll be rooting for Milan and Napoli.It's time for the Italians to declare themselves, at least in the Europa League.

[Iranus]

I'm wondering how far Manchester United will go in the Europa League after playing poorly in the last two Champions League matches, but I'll be rooting for Milan and Napoli.It's time for the Italians to declare themselves, at least in the Europa League.

AC Milan and Napoli are in good positions in Serie A. Ac Milan is at the top of the point table and Napoli are in third place. Napoli lost their last match against AC Milan 6 matches ago. On the other hand, I don't remember the last time AC Milan lost a match    . They have a stable team. There are a lot of talented players in their squad. And they are consistently performing well. Hopefully they will play well in the Europa League too.

[Daniel91]

I also feel Benfica has what it takes to go past Arsenal. Arsenal is in full disarray, they can't get a good result even when they are playing well.

Sociedad-United is a tricky draw as well, I feel sorry for Sociedad. They are playing well this season and I considered them a dark horse of the competition but United really is a tough opponent, especially so early in the competition.

Dinamo has a real chance against Krasnodar and I expect them to go through. Lucky draw, one of the worst teams in the competition.

Arsenal from some previous year would be the favorite but not this Arsenal.
Dinamo certainly has a better chance against Krasnodar than against Benfica 2 years ago but it is a completely uncertain match.
Krasnodar is still a much stronger team than CSKA with which Dinamo played in the EL group.

[adamvp]

Arsenal will be much more focused on Premier League and they will try to avoid degradation, than on European Cups, so I also think Benfica should win quite easy

[risatrakib]

Real Sociedad Vs Manchester United match is going to be very fighting as both teams are same.
For Arsenal they need to up their game cos Benéfica is good in Uefa Europa League.

[dre1982]

Ac Milan, Napoli, club Brugge, Rangers and Roma might qualify to the next round considering majority of their opponents are no match for them. For Man Utd, I don't think it would be much of a problem for them to get past Real Sociedad. Considering they were shockingly removed from the UCL during the last lap, this UEL is their chance at redemption and Sociedad doesn't stand a chance. I don't know why I'm having doubts about Ajax beating Lille.

Same here. Ajax are not playing anywhere near the way they were in the seasons of 18/2019 when they dumped big giants out. This group stage they even struggled against a small Danish team.

Lille on the other hand are making Europa their winning ground.

My Spurs got an Austrian side,,, hope we do not forget how to play football.

They struggle but also had a lot of chances against Liverpool. They can still play well if they have a good day. Too bad this year they doesnt have that every week.

[kawetsriyanto]

Real Sociedad Vs Manchester United match is going to be very fighting as both teams are same.

I don't think they are the same. I bet Man United will win the match easily. Lately, Real Sociedad's performance is very bad, just look at their last 5 matches in La Liga. They even never won a single match, it should give an impact on the players' motivation. I assume Real Sociedad players won't play confidently for the match. While Man United players are in good condition, they are ready to play with their best.

[nelson4lov]

Arsenal will be much more focused on Premier League and they will try to avoid degradation, than on European Cups, so I also think Benfica should win quite easy

How far have they gone now that they're focused on the premier league? Not far! In fact, they're even going down further with every game. With performance like this, they won't fet too far in Europa's round of 16. Well, I'm not too bothered about Europa league next round of fixtures now until next year when it gets closer to match day. Arsenal better improve before then because it just got tough.

[dre1982]

Ajax forgot to put Sebastián Haller on the players list, so he was the most expensive players for Ajax and then they forgot something like this. :-(

[Spack17]

Real Sociedad Vs Manchester United match is going to be very fighting as both teams are same.

This is one of the toughest draws in the Europe League. I find Manchester Utd closer to eliminate their opponent and advance to the next round. But there is an important thing we don't know. Will Manchester Utd care about this draw much or not? Because they are having a superb season in the Premier League and they will want to focus on the championship there the most.

[snipie]

Real Sociedad Vs Manchester United match is going to be very fighting as both teams are same.

This is one of the toughest draws in the Europe League. I find Manchester Utd closer to eliminate their opponent and advance to the next round. But there is an important thing we don't know. Will Manchester Utd care about this draw much or not? Because they are having a superb season in the Premier League and they will want to focus on the championship there the most.

Ouep if this game was done few months ago then Sociedad will be favorites but now Sociedad dropped a lot while ManU is skyrocketing, in their last game, they crashed Southampton with 9-0!

[LTU_btc]

Ajax forgot to put Sebastián Haller on the players list, so he was the most expensive players for Ajax and then they forgot something like this. :-(

It's incredible to see such mistakes at such level. It reminds me when Real put player in squad who was disqualified because of red card and they were kicked out from Cup.

Ouep if this game was done few months ago then Sociedad will be favorites but now Sociedad dropped a lot while ManU is skyrocketing, in their last game, they crashed Southampton with 9-0!

Yeah, lot of time passed since draw was made and some things had changed. MU improved a lot, while Real Sociedad doesn't looks very impressive now. But when it comes to MU, you never can be sure. Their game with Sheffield proves it.

[dre1982]

Ajax forgot to put Sebastián Haller on the players list, so he was the most expensive players for Ajax and then they forgot something like this. :-(

It's incredible to see such mistakes at such level. It reminds me when Real put player in squad who was disqualified because of red card and they were kicked out from Cup.

Yep and Ajax could use him very well. Now they have to put Tadic on his place which he did very well in the Champions Leguae few seasons back but he doesn't got that good shape anymore.

In the Netherlands PSV was the last club who forgot to put a important player on the list. Back then the forgot to put Van Nistelrooy on the list and they lost directly the next round.

[leea-1334]

Yep and Ajax could use him very well. Now they have to put Tadic on his place which he did very well in the Champions Leguae few seasons back but he doesn't got that good shape anymore.

In the Netherlands PSV was the last club who forgot to put a important player on the list. Back then the forgot to put Van Nistelrooy on the list and they lost directly the next round.

So it seems like this incompetency is very common in Dutch clubs? Are they maybe always too stoned to be thinking straight? I mean, you usually hear of these types of mistakes in lower leagues. Asian Federation also has a LOT of mistakes with team selections and eligibilities. Name typos also very very common!

[militiariko]

Yep and Ajax could use him very well. Now they have to put Tadic on his place which he did very well in the Champions Leguae few seasons back but he doesn't got that good shape anymore.

In the Netherlands PSV was the last club who forgot to put a important player on the list. Back then the forgot to put Van Nistelrooy on the list and they lost directly the next round.

So it seems like this incompetency is very common in Dutch clubs? Are they maybe always too stoned to be thinking straight? I mean, you usually hear of these types of mistakes in lower leagues. Asian Federation also has a LOT of mistakes with team selections and eligibilities. Name typos also very very common!

Ajax has a bigger problem to be honest; internal crisis as this is bad for the club; An ajax player is on the verge of prison after being involved in a stabbing incident; they forgot to register a 30 million signing to participate in the europa league; and then their goalkeeper takes a drug without prescriptiion by the club doctors. What could be going on in the club?

[dre1982]

Yep and Ajax could use him very well. Now they have to put Tadic on his place which he did very well in the Champions Leguae few seasons back but he doesn't got that good shape anymore.

In the Netherlands PSV was the last club who forgot to put a important player on the list. Back then the forgot to put Van Nistelrooy on the list and they lost directly the next round.

So it seems like this incompetency is very common in Dutch clubs? Are they maybe always too stoned to be thinking straight? I mean, you usually hear of these types of mistakes in lower leagues. Asian Federation also has a LOT of mistakes with team selections and eligibilities. Name typos also very very common!

Ajax has a bigger problem to be honest; internal crisis as this is bad for the club; An ajax player is on the verge of prison after being involved in a stabbing incident; they forgot to register a 30 million signing to participate in the europa league; and then their goalkeeper takes a drug without prescriptiion by the club doctors. What could be going on in the club?

Yep Promes was the one with the stabbing incident. He would leave Ajax and went back to Spartak Moscow but due this incident this might get cancelled.

That incident with Onana is just stupid. He took a medicine of his wife which contains forbidden ingredients.

His offical statement: https://twitter.com/AndreyOnana/status/1357660393712340994