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

[boltz]

Why do I have a feeling we will see some big surprises this night ? I hope one of them will be Slavia prague to qualify as this team really deserves to reach a semi-final into UEFA just because they're coming from EAST Europe where countries usually don't conquer big trophies in international competition but Slavia have a big chance in my opinion to be in the finals this year.

Another sketchy game will be Shaktar - Rome when I expect more than 3 goals and maybe a red card.... .

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[Daniel91]

Not sure if it was written before but Dinamo's head coach Zoran Mamić (brother of prosecuted Zdravko Mamić) resigned after receiving his final verdict by croatian court a few days ago. He will now be prosecuted as well.

Paradoxally - he was a good coach for Dinamo so they will have even less chance today. Not that they had any anyway. Still, a great run from Dinamo this year and a good advertisement for Croatian domestic football which is on the rise.

Yes this will influence their performance today and its very difficult for them to recover from the defeat 2 0 against tottenham but they are doing great at the croatian league so they have nothing to lose today so tottenham team need to be really carefull.

I would not completely write off Dinamo.
I follow the game and in the first half the Dinamo had two great chances to score.
Too bad for Dinamo but it's obvious that experience and routine are on the side of Tottenham.
 

[BIT-BENDER]

I can say Tottenham are very close to the next round it's second half and it's no goals in there match, Arsenal has a scare because olympicos just had a goal against them now it's panic mood for Arteta's men
I think English side are doing well in Europe, Liverpool and Chelsea and Manchester city are  through to the next phase/round of the champions league now Arsenal, Tottenham and even Manchester United are in good position to go through in there tier of the European elite club football.

[sana54210]

@ife2020 if you had seen the last math between these two sides then you’ll know that Ac Milan was the better team between these two sides, and hence I don’t expect Manchester United to win this game easily. Furthermore it’s normal for teams playing in the Europa League to have these kind of headaches, and that is why these teams have a big squad of player’s whom they can rotate and aim for best results.

I think it is quite obvious that it is not easy to decide which team could be better or worse. Milan was doing great and United was not doing that great during that period and that is why Milan managed to get a tie at away game, but now they are at home, which doesn't mean that United has to lose, if United got a tie at home that means they could get a tie at away as well who knows.

I believe it is going to be a bit different, I believe it is going to be a bit tough game, it will not be a game we could easily say who wins before the final whistle, teams will play hard, I do not see any team winning 3-0 or something, but it is still going to be a big challenge.

Aside from this game and rangers game, all other games would probably go to first games winners as well, that looks like more likely possibility. It is going to be difficult for many of them but it will probably happen.

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Source: https://www.skysports.com/europa-league-fixtures

Half of the way in, the big match starts in 30 minutes-ish.

Milan Manchester is the big thing but in Manchester, a lof of people will missing so IMHO Milan has a big opportunity.

[Daniel91]

I can say Tottenham are very close to the next round it's second half and it's no goals in there match, Arsenal has a scare because olympicos just had a goal against them now it's panic mood for Arteta's men
I think English side are doing well in Europe, Liverpool and Chelsea and Manchester city are  through to the next phase/round of the champions league now Arsenal, Tottenham and even Manchester United are in good position to go through in there tier of the European elite club football.

Not anymore, Dinamo leads 1: 0 and plays much better than Tottenham.
Is a miracle and a big turnaround in sight?
Obviously, the Dinamo players decided to show how much they are worth and that others wrote them off too soon.
The match is now fully open and anything is possible.

EDIT: Dinamo leads 2:0!

[Saint-loup]

Shakhtar vs. Roma should be both teams to score, but I bet on Roma to win... I don't think the home field can help Shakhtar...
I also think that Ajax will beat Young Boys again...
Villareal vs. Dynamo Kyiv should also be a lot of goals!

Today's starting position for the return match of the round of 16.



Definitely get ahead in my opinion, Arsenal, Tottenham, Granada, Roma, Villarreal and Ajax. It will probably be a closer match in the last two, but I'll guess that Rangers and Milan. Manchester were happily served with the tie in the last game.

What is going on with Arsenal ? They were the biggest favorite of the evening and they are now unable to score at least one goal while Olympiakos has already done it. It's very disappointing and disrespectful from Arsenal to not take the match seriously because of their advance.  

[swogerino]

Not only what is going on with Arsenal but with Tottenham and Granada too.They all have lost their game against worthless opponents comparing their opponents to these teams,except Olympiacos which has a lot of experience in European competitions I cannot say the same for Molde and Dinamo Zagreb.Let's hope the remaining game give us some money,especially Rangers which are on top form and won the title after ten years of missing it.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Interestingly, D. Zagreb managed to stay in the game with their 2nd goal in the 83rd minute. And now we are in the extra time. It is not a good thing for Tottenham of course as they are not only in danger of getting eliminated but also they have an EPL game in 3 days against Aston Villa away. This will wear the players out really much. I hope that Tottenham still manage to eliminate D. Zagreb and the extra time played doesn't go for nothing.

[CryptocurencyKing]

There is always a thing about Mourinho's management that often destabilises his team and I think he is at it now, allowing the pressure of not winning enough games to cloud his game tactics. He needs to find a way to level up with the players in the teams he manages. Not necessarily being a father to the players but a friend as they are all part of the same team.
Arsenal on the other hand weren't so great today, they were sluggish on the ball, even playing from a home side couldn't give them some ginger towards winning the game.
The two EPL teams today weren't impressive at all. So far, AS Roma is the team for the evening, haven't won Shakhtar Donatsk in a 2-1 game.

[Koal-84]

Arsenal only did what was absolutely necessary to coke in the next round, but Zagreb has now surprised me very much that they still have a chance to go further in extra time. The rest of the games have finally started.

[Daniel91]

A great victory for Dinamo and probably the biggest surprise of the European League in the last 10 years!
Dinamo won 3:0 and made history.
This is a big defeat for Tottenham and their big failure.
Right now around me it's like a war zone while people are celebrating on the streets of Zagreb 

[Saint-loup]

A great victory for Dinamo and probably the biggest surprise of the European League in the last 10 years!
Dinamo won 3:0 and made history.
This is a big defeat for Tottenham and their big failure.
Right now around me it's like a war zone while people are celebrating on the streets of Zagreb 

Yes it's a huge victory, congrats to croatian people, being beaten 2-0 by Tottenham at the first leg and being able to go up these 2 goals with a clean sheet at the second leg, that's amazing. But finally winning in the extra time with a clean sheet that's making history as you say.

[Shasha80]

A great victory for Dinamo and probably the biggest surprise of the European League in the last 10 years!
Dinamo won 3:0 and made history.
This is a big defeat for Tottenham and their big failure.
Right now around me it's like a war zone while people are celebrating on the streets of Zagreb 

Dinamo Zagreb's 3-0 win against Tottenham was a shock to everyone, it was a completely unexpected result. What's the matter with Tottenham
being beaten by Dinamo Zagreb by conceding up to 3 goals, even though in the first leg Tottenham won the match convincingly. But in the second
leg Tottenham's performance was terrible, and Tottenham have to get out of the Europa League. Mislav Orsic's excellent display with a hat trick,
Orsic made Dinamo Zagreb qualify for the next round.

[Renampun]

Milan and Man U are still at a balance, the strength of both of them looks balanced, but I'm sure this time Man U will win...
Villareal has definitely entered the next leg. a little disappointed with arsenal and Tottenham, not expecting their final score.

[cryptofrka]

Holy shit Dinamo!! I can't believe they are through! What a brilliant performance from all of them, but Oršić scored 2 screamers today (as well as another goal) and is the most responsible for the win. Livaković with that save in the last minutes as well.

I think nobody expected this, too bad for the empty stadium. Otherwise I'd be seeing this in person.

There are some playable teams left in the draw, let's see what tomorrow brings.

[snipie]

Milan and Man U are still at a balance, the strength of both of them looks balanced, but I'm sure this time Man U will win..

Until now, ManU is leading with 1 goal scored by Pogba. I expected to see more goals after 50 minutes of gameplay

[Ratash]

Holy shit Dinamo!! I can't believe they are through! What a brilliant performance from all of them, but Oršić scored 2 screamers today (as well as another goal) and is the most responsible for the win. Livaković with that save in the last minutes as well.

I think nobody expected this, too bad for the empty stadium. Otherwise I'd be seeing this in person.

There are some playable teams left in the draw, let's see what tomorrow brings.

Yes it was a surprise but with a team that has nothing to lose you have to be carefull i said it earlier today that tottenham need to be warry of this match and they lost the qualification it seems dinamo coach resignation had a positive impact on their performance and they played their best game this season.

[LTU_btc]

That moment when Europa league is more exciting than Champions league. What a dinamo win. I wouldn't call Slavia win over Rangers as big surprise. It was game of similar level teams, but red card was game-changer. It was scary to see how Roofe went directly into goalkeeper head with his foot, there was lot of blood. And I'm actually surprised that this game ended with just 2 red cards.

A great victory for Dinamo and probably the biggest surprise of the European League in the last 10 years!
Dinamo won 3:0 and made history.
This is a big defeat for Tottenham and their big failure.
Right now around me it's like a war zone while people are celebrating on the streets of Zagreb 

Congrats! I know there is a lot of people from Croatia, it's amazing day for all you. It's even more incredible because just few days ago Dinamo coach resigned because he got 5 year prison sentence, so, new manager had just 2 days to prepare team. Initially I thought that Dinamo can win this game, but that's all, I didn't believed that Spurs will choke completely.

[Renampun]

Milan and Man U are still at a balance, the strength of both of them looks balanced, but I'm sure this time Man U will win..

Until now, ManU is leading with 1 goal scored by Pogba. I expected to see more goals after 50 minutes of gameplay

*Man U win, but no more goals were created 'lol'...
I thought it was really a great match, 2 big teams with the same strength and cohesiveness competed but Man U was more fortunate, Pogba was the 'man of the match'.