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

[blue Snow]

surprisingly Napoli could take the bottom place in group C. if Napoli loses to Leicester and Legia wins vs Spartak than italian team won't be qualified even for the Conference League play-offs.

The team that stands in the C group still has a chance to go in the next round. Napoli vs Leicester and Legia vs Sparta, the team will be fighting much to avoid 2nd position, meet playoff 3rd position on the champion league. in the last 2 games, Napoli hasn't had a good performance, the position on Serie A was beaten by Milan. the same situation of Leicester, but Napoli has the opportunity to win because playing at home, Napoli's chances of winning but it's very tight.

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[Swordsoffreedom]

surprisingly Napoli could take the bottom place in group C. if Napoli loses to Leicester and Legia wins vs Spartak than italian team won't be qualified even for the Conference League play-offs.

The team that stands in the C group still has a chance to go in the next round. Napoli vs Leicester and Legia vs Sparta, the team will be fighting much to avoid 2nd position, meet playoff 3rd position on the champion league. in the last 2 games, Napoli hasn't had a good performance, the position on Serie A was beaten by Milan. the same situation of Leicester, but Napoli has the opportunity to win because playing at home, Napoli's chances of winning but it's very tight.

Both Napoli and Leicester have lost form considering recent performances. Napoli's performance in the last few matches is very disappointing. In the first 11 matches they have won 10 and drawn one. But in the last 5 matches, they have seen only one victory. Has drawn two matches and lost two. Leicester, on the other hand, have no chance of winning the Premier League title. They want to do well in the Europa League. So I think Leicester will be able to qualify for the next round.

[hahay]

The Napoli - Leicester game might be the main event tomorrow. Both of these teams are very eager to continue to be a part of this tournament after the group stage. And I see Leicester having a bigger chance than Napoli now. Because we saw how great Leicester were against Napoli in their previous group game. Maybe this time, Leicester will even win. But I don't think that they will lose any points.

Both teams need to win, so I believe both Napoli and Leicester will take a lot of chances and there will be plenty of scoring opportunities, with the net swinging at least 3x throughout the match and at least one goal still in the first half.

My bet is Leicester 2 x 1 Napoli

Their first game put Napoli playing as an away team and the final score was 2-2, so I think what we should appreciate is Napoli for being able to hold Leicester to a draw even though Leicester played at home. Today, they will play and Napoli are playing at home which when compared to the previous performance and when viewed from head to head, Napoli certainly has a chance to win. But unfortunately, Napoli's declining performance in Serie A is considered at this time because in contrast to Leicester, at least Leicester can still appear prime in the EPL. With this difference, of course, Leicester have a better chance of winning, but that doesn't mean Napoli will lose easily either because there will always be resistance in the match which will certainly make the tension very high.

[LittleBitFunny]

The match between Lazio and Galatasaray could be competitive. Galatasaray are top of the table with 11 points from 5 matches. And Lazio is 3 points behind them. Galatasaray have won two of their last four matches. Lazio won a match. Today's match is Lazio's home match. It looks like Lazio will win 1-0, otherwise there is a possibility of a draw.

[CryptocurencyKing]

On behalf of other football loving fans all over the world, we welcome Barcelona to Europa league. I am very happy to welcome Barcelona into the Thursday football. It will be a great pleasure having them around this beautiful competition. The last time Barcelona were ousted from the Champions League this early was 2000-01, when the Europa League was still known as the UEFA Cup. Barcelona are going to have to change a lot to stand any chance of going far before talking of winning the Europa League. Because they could face strong teams like West Ham, Borussia Dortmund, Real Sociedad, one of Atalanta or Villarreal, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Real Betis and countless others.

[CLS63]

Another delightful game of the day could be Lazio vs Galatasaray. Because there is an importance of this game too. It is going to be determining which side is going to be the leader at the end. And obviously, Galatasaray have a huge advantage now as they are 3 points ahead of Lazio. They defeated Lazio 1-0 home before. And they both have the some goal average now. So, even if Lazio beat them by one goal they will capture the position. Otherwise, Galatasaray are going to be advancing as the leader.

[D-law]

My own prediction for today's Europa league games.
Napoli Versus Leicester City- btts
Celtic versus Real Betis- btts
Genk versus Rapid Vienna- btts
Ferencvarosi versus Bayern Leverkusen- btts
Sparta Prague versus Broendby- btts
Royal Antwerp versus Olympiacos- btts.
 Have a nice day.

[ziyaaa]

One of the decider matches today is Real Sociedad v PSV. Currently, PSV are two point ahead of Real Sociedad and they are at the second place. Real Sociedad have no other choice than winning this match. And PSV have many players missing at the same time. And their previous head-to-head match ended 2-2. Consequently, my expectation is that Real Sociedad will get at least a draw.

[LTU_btc]

Plenty of interesting games on last round. Napoli - Leicester looks most interesting. I'm backing Napoli there. This season Foxes look poor on away games and they don't have some players because of Covid.
Legia - Spartak game looks tricky. I think that Spartak is better team in general and if odds will he somewhat decent, I'll pick Spartak not to loose.
Real Sociedad - PSV. Sociedad is clearly favoured by bookmakers, I don't know why. Their recent results don't look good at all.
West Ham - Dinamo Zagreb. I avoid betting on West Ham today. They have guaranteed 1st place, while Dinamo still can't be confident. Especially if Genk will win against Rapid

[cryptofrka]

I really hope West Ham will rotate heavily today. They have nothing to play for and they have a small core of players so Moyes will hopefully look to give them a rest.
Genk will probably win against Rapid so Dinamo needs a point. Their recent performances have been horrible against much weaker opposition, so they will hope that West Ham will not take the game seriously.

Even if they do progress from the group today, the standard they have been playing at is inadequate - so they will have to improve drastically to have any chance of further progression.

[skscengeng]

I really hope West Ham will rotate heavily today. They have nothing to play for and they have a small core of players so Moyes will hopefully look to give them a rest.
Genk will probably win against Rapid so Dinamo needs a point. Their recent performances have been horrible against much weaker opposition, so they will hope that West Ham will not take the game seriously.

Even if they do progress from the group today, the standard they have been playing at is inadequate - so they will have to improve drastically to have any chance of further progression.

West Ham had better rotate today. Because they have already guaranteed being the leader and they have an EPL game by only a two-day interval. And this means that Dinamo Zagreb will have a big opportunity to consolidate their place and carry themselves to the next round of the EL. Genk must win and hope for Dinamo Zagreb to lose to West Ham. But it doesn't seem very likely to me.

[tyz]

My own prediction for today's Europa league games.
Napoli Versus Leicester City- btts
Celtic versus Real Betis- btts
Genk versus Rapid Vienna- btts
Ferencvarosi versus Bayern Leverkusen- btts
Sparta Prague versus Broendby- btts
Royal Antwerp versus Olympiacos- btts.
 Have a nice day.

Out of interest, what does "btts" mean?

The match between Lazio and Galatasaray could be competitive. Galatasaray are top of the table with 11 points from 5 matches. And Lazio is 3 points behind them. Galatasaray have won two of their last four matches. Lazio won a match. Today's match is Lazio's home match. It looks like Lazio will win 1-0, otherwise there is a possibility of a draw.

I also see Galatasaray as the favorite in the match. From the squad Lazio should be the better team, but the past games nationally and internationally have shown that Galatasaray has the better run. And the odds for a win by Gala are 5.7. Either bet directly on a win or make Double Chance for 2.6. Both very good odds.

[ziyaaa]

Out of interest, what does "btts" mean?

I guess that he means "both teams to score". By the way, I'm also feeling closer to Galatasaray today. Even if they don't beat Lazio in Italy, they can draw with them. Even losing by one goal is for the disadvantage of Galatasaray. Because they are going to be equal considering the head-to-head matches. And in this case, the goal average is going to be taken into account. And Lazio will have one more goal average than Galatasaray in that case.

[onecall123]

On behalf of other football loving fans all over the world, we welcome Barcelona to Europa league. I am very happy to welcome Barcelona into the Thursday football. It will be a great pleasure having them around this beautiful competition. The last time Barcelona were ousted from the Champions League this early was 2000-01, when the Europa League was still known as the UEFA Cup. Barcelona are going to have to change a lot to stand any chance of going far before talking of winning the Europa League. Because they could face strong teams like West Ham, Borussia Dortmund, Real Sociedad, one of Atalanta or Villarreal, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Real Betis and countless others.

If you do not hold your performance to a high standard, nothing is permanent. Following Wednesday's 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich, Barcelona's 17-year streak of reaching the knockout rounds of the Champions League came to an end. There are already several heavyweight teams in the Europa League, so Barcelona's task is not easy.

Xavi, coach of Barcelona: “We start a new era, from zero, from here”

[Swordsoffreedom]

On behalf of other football loving fans all over the world, we welcome Barcelona to Europa league. I am very happy to welcome Barcelona into the Thursday football. It will be a great pleasure having them around this beautiful competition. The last time Barcelona were ousted from the Champions League this early was 2000-01, when the Europa League was still known as the UEFA Cup. Barcelona are going to have to change a lot to stand any chance of going far before talking of winning the Europa League. Because they could face strong teams like West Ham, Borussia Dortmund, Real Sociedad, one of Atalanta or Villarreal, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Real Betis and countless others.

If you do not hold your performance to a high standard, nothing is permanent. Following Wednesday's 3-0 loss at Bayern Munich, Barcelona's 17-year streak of reaching the knockout rounds of the Champions League came to an end. There are already several heavyweight teams in the Europa League, so Barcelona's task is not easy.

Xavi, coach of Barcelona: “We start a new era, from zero, from here”

I see no reason to think that Barcelona will win the Europa League title. There are strong teams like Dortmund in the Europa League. Dortmund's forward lineup will break the Barcelona defense as did Bayern Munich's players. My guess is that Barcelona may be able to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League.

[hahay]

One of the decider matches today is Real Sociedad v PSV. Currently, PSV are two point ahead of Real Sociedad and they are at the second place. Real Sociedad have no other choice than winning this match. And PSV have many players missing at the same time. And their previous head-to-head match ended 2-2. Consequently, my expectation is that Real Sociedad will get at least a draw.

It looks like Real Sociedad have been under pressure which resulted in their performance falling, because what I realized earlier Real Sociedad looked good in La Liga as well as in UEL. But nearing the end of the last match of the group stage Real Sociedad did not look fine, now even though Real Sociedad are playing at home but that does not guarantee Real Sociedad will win. Because after all, PSV only needed a draw and that was enough for PSV to lock up the second place. But yes, even though in my view Real Sociedad seems to have no hope of qualifying, but on the one hand I also believe Real Sociedad will certainly give their all and will try to win. Therefore, I personally do not believe the result will be a draw because with a competition like this it is very possible that one of them will win.

[CryptoBuds]

One of the decider matches today is Real Sociedad v PSV. Currently, PSV are two point ahead of Real Sociedad and they are at the second place. Real Sociedad have no other choice than winning this match. And PSV have many players missing at the same time. And their previous head-to-head match ended 2-2. Consequently, my expectation is that Real Sociedad will get at least a draw.

It looks like Real Sociedad have been under pressure which resulted in their performance falling, because what I realized earlier Real Sociedad looked good in La Liga as well as in UEL. But nearing the end of the last match of the group stage Real Sociedad did not look fine, now even though Real Sociedad are playing at home but that does not guarantee Real Sociedad will win. Because after all, PSV only needed a draw and that was enough for PSV to lock up the second place. But yes, even though in my view Real Sociedad seems to have no hope of qualifying, but on the one hand I also believe Real Sociedad will certainly give their all and will try to win. Therefore, I personally do not believe the result will be a draw because with a competition like this it is very possible that one of them will win.

^ Real Sociedad should win this match against PSV and move up in the group to second place. They are not having a good run in the recent past but I think this match they will try their hardest and should win this match. In the Europa League, they are not doing too bad, to be honest, but in La Liga, it's another story. They have lost their last four league matches. That has made everyone question their ability to be consistent in their matches and that's why there Good be some doubt about this match but I do believe that this is going to be a win for Real Sociedad.

[skscengeng]

Real Sociedad have a very difficult success to achieve tonight. Because they are following PSV by two point behind and their only choice is to win this game. There is no other chance for them. As PSV are going to be deprived of some of their starting eleven players, maybe Real Sociedad can take advantage of it. It is really hard to predict which side can win. It is safer to bet on both teams to score I guess.

[notblox1]

Tricky matches to predict in Europa league and I expect to see some surprise results.
West Ham secured first place in their group and they are coming out with mixed squad resting out many players, so we can see draw or even away win for Dinamo Zagreb.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Group C seems to be the tightest group because all teams still have the potential to qualify for the next round at the same time, this match will be decisive
One of my favorite is Napoli I think they have a chance of course  have to win in this match and Legia Warszawa have a chance to take 2nd place I see Legia Warszawa is very aggressive when playing at home.