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

[lixer]

I believe the favorite as champion is a club that has been eliminated from the Champions league, Maybe this is not fair?. Barcelona and Dortmund are is one of them

When I look at the past, this team will be quite opponent and become a champion competitor no.1 from the real member like; west ham, Leverkusen and etc ( the team as a champion group). looks unfair, but they have to because both are sources of money income to Uefa.

Right now predicting about winning team is not easy as few teams already announced about their desire like Dortmund and Napoli, but we have Sevilla, Porto and Atalanta those can make big upset in any match with Barcelona and Real Sociedad are also good enough, but Barcelona situation is not clear as Xavi has some hard time here in Barcelona after taking charge from Koeman is worst time.

West Ham and Leverkusen are also very good clubs with some good run currently in their leagues but sadly have not enough firepower like Porto Dortmund and Sevilla which is very important for win here in this cup.

[poldanmig]

A final match like Barcelona - Dortmund, Barcelona - Napoli or Dortmund - Napoli would be really perfect for this tournament. Because I would really like to watch a quality final match in this tournament and this would increase the attention to the final match also at the same time. Because normally there is not as much attention as the final match in the Champions League.

The knockout phase for the Europa League this season is quite interesting, because we will see a number of big matches occur early, the preliminary match between Barcelona and Napoli can be said to be a big game of the European league, I think whoever can win the match later can be said to be  a strong candidate to be able to penetrate the European league final this season.
The Europa League knockout stages first leg will start on 17 February 2022 and the second leg will take place on 24 February 2021.

[judas]

It is really great that we are going to be able to watch really big teams in this tournament as of last 32 stage. It is not good for them of course as they deserve to be in the Champions League normally. But their efforts were not good enough to make this happen seemingly. We see even Barcelona in the Europa League which must be devastating news for the fans of the team also. But Barcelona players should focus fully on their work and do their best to achieve the title.

[doomloop]

A final match like Barcelona - Dortmund, Barcelona - Napoli or Dortmund - Napoli would be really perfect for this tournament. Because I would really like to watch a quality final match in this tournament and this would increase the attention to the final match also at the same time. Because normally there is not as much attention as the final match in the Champions League.

The knockout phase for the Europa League this season is quite interesting, because we will see a number of big matches occur early, the preliminary match between Barcelona and Napoli can be said to be a big game of the European league, I think whoever can win the match later can be said to be  a strong candidate to be able to penetrate the European league final this season.
The Europa League knockout stages first leg will start on 17 February 2022 and the second leg will take place on 24 February 2021.

In this season we have some good number of quality teams drops from Champions League into Europa League which makes this very interesting Barcelona, Napoli, Dortmund and Porto are big teams with few are having very good record like Sevilla is also not bad at all in current situation with good form teams like West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen all are having one motivation to win this year's title who is going to be succeeded in this process its very difficult because it's not easy for anyone to predict all can do upset on their day even few teams are badly struggling or have some difficult time for different reasons but still we will have some quality soccer after 2 months.

[Vdecso]

When it comes to the teams left after the group stage, the biggest candidates to win the championship seem like Barcelona, Dortmund, Napoli and Sevilla to me. It wouldn't be fair not to add Sevilla among these candidates. Because they are the most successful team in the Europa League in the last ten years. They will be a big threat again obviously.

[KingsDen]

Napoli should be able to move Barcelona out of their way now if we consider the recent performances of both teams. Napoli have started a bad form lately though but they are still much better than their opponent now. Barcelona are still making a big effort to improve their performance and they are getting bad results in this period of time too of course. If they don't reach a decent level in two months, they won't be able to fight back much against Napoli most probably.

I can say that all is not well with Barcelona. Apart from their financial crisis and poor game play, they are not even lucky in some fixtures. That was how they entered Bayern Munich group in Champions league. They successfully crashed out, which has not happened for about 18yrs now.
Yet, in the Europa they got Napoli. I know too well that Napoli will not take it easy with Barcelona at all.
It is possible they'll crash out of Europa League too.

[hahay]

When it comes to the teams left after the group stage, the biggest candidates to win the championship seem like Barcelona, Dortmund, Napoli and Sevilla to me. It wouldn't be fair not to add Sevilla among these candidates. Because they are the most successful team in the Europa League in the last ten years. They will be a big threat again obviously.

Barcelona and Napoli will beat each other because they will face off in this round, so one of them will advance and fall. About Sevilla I think this team is no stranger to Europa League events, because Sevilla have won titles here several times and even Sevilla won this title three times in a row in the 2013/2014 to 2015/2016 season. So yes, Sevilla are already familiar at this event and now Sevilla still has the opportunity to repeat this achievement again. But indeed, the competition now will not be easy because there is Dortmund there and also don't forget Atalanta and many other teams who won the group yesterday, they are all great teams.

[coderben]

I'm not very happy about the Barcelona - Napoli draw particularly. Because it is like a finale match in the Europa League. It would have been much better to see these qualified teams in the final round. Anyway, we can still enjoy watching both matches of this draw of course. I hope that Barcelona develop their current game much more than this until these matches. In the contrary case, Napoli can turn this draw into a one-sided one.

[KTChampions]

Dortmund - Rangers draw can also be an enjoyable one for us. Because these teams both are productive teams especially in their domestic leagues. And I expect the game in Signal Iduna Park especially to be superb. Dortmund are going to be the highly favourite club here in both games but surprising things can happen any time. For example, Dortmund's being eliminated from the Champions League was a big surprise.

Given the fact that Borussia has no motives to save energy (and this season it plays in an ultimatum attacking style), we can expect some absurd results here like 6-2 or something like that. I will wait for the bookmakers to make quotes on the total in this pair and think about placing a bet if the odds match my assumptions.

[emrecemsan]

I have never thought that I would have ever seen Barcelona in the Europa League. Moreover, I would say that it must be a some kind of game bug if I come across this in Football Manager. I really like the new format of the Europa League. UEFA succeeded in creating a competitive and exciting league compared to the past.

[poldanmig]

I have never thought that I would have ever seen Barcelona in the Europa League. Moreover, I would say that it must be a some kind of game bug if I come across this in Football Manager. I really like the new format of the Europa League. UEFA succeeded in creating a competitive and exciting league compared to the past.

Everyone must have the same shock as you, how could it not be, Barcelona, ​​which has been known as one of the strong candidate teams to win the Champions League every season, has actually experienced a decline in performance this season and made them have to be ready to play in the UEFA second tier league, but I think that's a natural thing, because all teams must have a different bad phase every season and maybe this season is the worst phase for Barcelona in the European league competition, and even now many fans from rival Barcelona teams are making funny memes on the internet about barcelona drop to european league  .

[baeva]

Dortmund - Rangers draw can also be an enjoyable one for us. Because these teams both are productive teams especially in their domestic leagues. And I expect the game in Signal Iduna Park especially to be superb. Dortmund are going to be the highly favourite club here in both games but surprising things can happen any time. For example, Dortmund's being eliminated from the Champions League was a big surprise.

If Borussia is knocked out of the Champions League, it will certainly do everything not to be knocked out of the Europa League, so it has been a favorite and will remain for me personally and I do not want to consider losing it, although of course everything can be. I'm more likely to watch the matches purely because of the beautiful soccer, because my team is already out)

[Vdecso]

When it comes to the teams left after the group stage, the biggest candidates to win the championship seem like Barcelona, Dortmund, Napoli and Sevilla to me. It wouldn't be fair not to add Sevilla among these candidates. Because they are the most successful team in the Europa League in the last ten years. They will be a big threat again obviously.

Barcelona and Napoli will beat each other because they will face off in this round, so one of them will advance and fall. About Sevilla I think this team is no stranger to Europa League events, because Sevilla have won titles here several times and even Sevilla won this title three times in a row in the 2013/2014 to 2015/2016 season. So yes, Sevilla are already familiar at this event and now Sevilla still has the opportunity to repeat this achievement again. But indeed, the competition now will not be easy because there is Dortmund there and also don't forget Atalanta and many other teams who won the group yesterday, they are all great teams.

Of course, there are some other strong teams in the Europa League now too. I just wanted to mention especially the teams that are seen as the biggest candidates for winning the title. The Europa League is always open for a surprise too and maybe we won't even be seeing the teams I mentiond becoming the champions at the end. But I wish that we can have a big finale.

[Juse14]

A final match like Barcelona - Dortmund, Barcelona - Napoli or Dortmund - Napoli would be really perfect for this tournament. Because I would really like to watch a quality final match in this tournament and this would increase the attention to the final match also at the same time. Because normally there is not as much attention as the final match in the Champions League.

The knockout phase for the Europa League this season is quite interesting, because we will see a number of big matches occur early, the preliminary match between Barcelona and Napoli can be said to be a big game of the European league, I think whoever can win the match later can be said to be  a strong candidate to be able to penetrate the European league final this season.
The Europa League knockout stages first leg will start on 17 February 2022 and the second leg will take place on 24 February 2021.

both teams are both not in good form at the moment even though Napoli were superpowers in the Serie A and Europa League at first but they are currently the same team in pain and not much different from Barcelona.
they stumbled in UEL to be in 3rd Position and not only that they also let go of their winstreak and had to be forced down to 4th position currently in Serie a.
But in this case I feel that Napoli will continue when compared to barcelona

[joker_josue]

they stumbled in UEL to be in 3rd Position and not only that they also let go of their winstreak and had to be forced down to 4th position currently in Serie a.
But in this case I feel that Napoli will continue when compared to barcelona

Right now, I think any team that is in the competition is capable of beating Barcelona. OK, maybe two or three teams would have a harder time beating Barcelona. But the vast majority have clear conditions at this time, to beat Barcelona.

[cryptofrka]

Let's not go too far in that way of thinking. Barcelona is in a crisis, yes - but individually they still are one of the top teams in the competition - the best one actually.

If I had to choose the winner now they'd still be in my top 3 - the problem for them is that they got a really tough draw in a really bad time for them. But it has to be said that Napoli is 5th in Italy and that they lost both games to Spartak in the EL - not really a team that can be considered a favorite.

[CLS63]

We shouldn't underestimate Barcelona in the Europa League only by considering that they are still in the recovery phase. Maybe they don't perform like in the old times now but they are really one of the biggest favourites to reach the Europa League title. And there is still a long road before the games of the next stage here. Until then, some of Barcelona's crucial players will have bounced back from their injuries. And there will be a lot of time for them to improve their game. We could see a totally different Barcelona as of the first leg of the draw vs Napoli.

[MK-74]

After the Uefa play-off drawings, we have seen a truth that this platform is getting harder and exciting in every single year. The participation of great teams such as Barcelona, Dortmund, Sevilla and the like will ensure a real opportunity for all the audiences around the Europe to have got a more tough challenges as well as this state makes the league much competitive. The already existed teams in the League should have got very furious and scared to face off any of the giant teams in the next rounds.

I am really looking forward to watch the games among those teams.

[Distraction]

The knockout phase for the Europa League this season is quite interesting, because we will see a number of big matches occur early, the preliminary match between Barcelona and Napoli can be said to be a big game of the European league, I think whoever can win the match later can be said to be  a strong candidate to be able to penetrate the European league final this season.
The Europa League knockout stages first leg will start on 17 February 2022 and the second leg will take place on 24 February 2021.

Definitely. Especially the Barcelona - Napoli draw is going to be really interesting. It is like an early final round for this tournament too. I would have liked to see them having a matchup against each other in the final stage or right before that. Anyway, I reckon that Napoli can be seen as the closer to side to win taking the current efforts into account. But it is early to make a certain assumption already now.

[Juse14]

they stumbled in UEL to be in 3rd Position and not only that they also let go of their winstreak and had to be forced down to 4th position currently in Serie a.
But in this case I feel that Napoli will continue when compared to barcelona

Right now, I think any team that is in the competition is capable of beating Barcelona. OK, maybe two or three teams would have a harder time beating Barcelona. But the vast majority have clear conditions at this time, to beat Barcelona.

Barcelona's condition is now very concerning and strangely Xavi is still too arrogant to admit that their team is doing well.
I feel now their chances are very slim to bring the trophy to Camp Nou and maybe even this season they will fast for the title this season.
for bets in this match i feel very confident to give my bet to napoli