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

[blue Snow]

If Barcelona is just starting to straighten out the game and its standings this season, then Napoli has known better times at the beginning of the season, when it issued an impressive winning streak. Realistically speaking, Barcelona has only one chance left for the title this season and that chance is the Europa League, so I think Barcelona will take this two-legged confrontation with Napoli with all seriousness.

that is true, Barcelona only has a chance in the Europa League, that is possible they will fight to the death for it. It is true Aubemeyang is on the squad it will increase the pounding power. but he will also compete with Mauro Icardi if the clausal contract with Dembele succeeds. in the next 3 weeks, Barcelona will be host, Bet still leaning towards Barcelona. the draw is possible when the squad is still not matched yet

[Swordsoffreedom]

With current form we can say it's very difficult match for both teams because Napoli is also doing very good, and currently they are second in Italian League and after some bad time now Barcelona is also have very good comeback, and now they are at fifth position in Spanish League with option available for them to go up and grab their fourth position after beating Atlético Madrid in next match.

It will be the most competitive match of the Europa League. Napoli's performance since the beginning of this season has been very commendable. For a long time they were at the top of the table. Now losing points is in second place in the table. However, they are only 4 points behind Inter Milan. Actually they are playing well.
After a terrific and bizarre performance since the start of the season, can Barcelona now be called stable? I think now they can be called stable. Because their weakness was in match strategy. They have changed tactics, they are playing tiki-taka tactics again. They had trouble to scoring, so they picked Torres. Now they can only be strong as a team if they strengthen the defense a bit. For all these reasons, winning this match will be challenging for Napoli. I would expect a draw in the first leg.

[Gosgosking]

Manchester City, turning to one of the major forces in global football not just the English Premiership. Having arguably the best coach in the world in person of Pep Guardiola,a masterful tactician,rooted with tactics of play. He has galvanized the squad into a demi-god team,he's swept England off their feet winning the premier league,twice,Epl three times in a row,FA cup in the bag. The only trophy left for Man City to solidify their slot in europe is the UEFA Champions League which seems a daunting task for Pep,but we should never underestimate the man. As a way of advise I think at some point in the current season the lack of a clinical striker which City missed out in Kane will disturb them even though it seems they've won the league already. Manchester City is truly a delight to watch,pacy football,tiki-taka at its best,team coordination, lovely position and build-up from the back making everyone involved.

[KTChampions]

Let's go without text inflation, please  Explain to me as simply as possible how you recognize the dominance of PSG and Bayern in the national championships, but deny the dominance of Real Madrid in the Champions League. And pay attention, I was talking about a specific segment (4 wins in 5 years) and not about the whole history or the history of 18 years.

The problem most people are having about the whole story is that when the become a fan to a team, they come out to brag about the achievements and what so ever....
Madrid were awarded the championship several times under coach Zidane but that doesn't mean that they're the strongest right now in the championship; might be that when they were awarded, other teams were not in fine form and another question is...
Is this exactly the same people that played and won the championship many years ago? No! So you can't say they're superior to anyone

Are you sure that you carefully read what the discussion is about? Nowhere have I stated that Real Madrid is now dominant or a favorite. I argued that in that period of time (from the 14th to the 18th year) Real Madrid dominated the Champions League because they won this competition 4 times out of 5 possible. This fact cannot be disputed. But for some reason, some want to do this and offer to consider other conditions (periods of time) just to prove that this did not happen.

[Tony116]

With current form we can say it's very difficult match for both teams because Napoli is also doing very good, and currently they are second in Italian League and after some bad time now Barcelona is also have very good comeback, and now they are at fifth position in Spanish League with option available for them to go up and grab their fourth position after beating Atlético Madrid in next match.

It will be the most competitive match of the Europa League. Napoli's performance since the beginning of this season has been very commendable. For a long time they were at the top of the table. Now losing points is in second place in the table. However, they are only 4 points behind Inter Milan. Actually they are playing well.
After a terrific and bizarre performance since the start of the season, can Barcelona now be called stable? I think now they can be called stable. Because their weakness was in match strategy. They have changed tactics, they are playing tiki-taka tactics again. They had trouble to scoring, so they picked Torres. Now they can only be strong as a team if they strengthen the defense a bit. For all these reasons, winning this match will be challenging for Napoli. I would expect a draw in the first leg.

This match is very even and both the teams have the chance to win this match but I would also say that Barcelona is my favorite team in this match. Right now they are doing quite well compared to the start of the season. I do believe that the match is going to have goals but I would not be surprised if it is a 1-1 draw.

But Barcelona should be careful not to be over-aggressive as they can be caught in counter-attack and we know that Barcelona's defensive line is not that great.

[Xxmodded]

If Barcelona is just starting to straighten out the game and its standings this season, then Napoli has known better times at the beginning of the season, when it issued an impressive winning streak. Realistically speaking, Barcelona has only one chance left for the title this season and that chance is the Europa League, so I think Barcelona will take this two-legged confrontation with Napoli with all seriousness.

that is true, Barcelona only has a chance in the Europa League, that is possible they will fight to the death for it. It is true Aubemeyang is on the squad it will increase the pounding power. but he will also compete with Mauro Icardi if the clausal contract with Dembele succeeds. in the next 3 weeks, Barcelona will be host, Bet still leaning towards Barcelona. the draw is possible when the squad is still not matched yet

Barcelona have to fight until die on UEFA Europa League after elimination from UEFA Champion League and now this competition as the only one chance how to make Barcelona have slot for champion league at the next season. I think Napoli will not easy for Barcelona and have bad memorize when Barcelona against with Serie A team, maybe still remember how AS Roma comeback with 4 goal margin at second leg and make Barcelona have elimination from semi final champion league? this will be the same when Barcelona against with  Napoli on 16 round of Europe League.

[Swordsoffreedom]

But Barcelona should be careful not to be over-aggressive as they can be caught in counter-attack and we know that Barcelona's defensive line is not that great.

You are right Napoli striker is good. They will try to score from the counterattack. However, since Barcelona will now play tiki-taka tactics, they will not be too aggressive. They will not give Napoli players a chance to score from the counter-attack. However, since the Barcelona team is not yet experienced, it is important to be careful if you want to win.

[alpamar99]

But Barcelona should be careful not to be over-aggressive as they can be caught in counter-attack and we know that Barcelona's defensive line is not that great.

You are right Napoli striker is good. They will try to score from the counterattack. However, since Barcelona will now play tiki-taka tactics, they will not be too aggressive. They will not give Napoli players a chance to score from the counter-attack. However, since the Barcelona team is not yet experienced, it is important to be careful if you want to win.

when saying tiki taka actually for now I feel their tactics are not as scary as before because their tiki taka is much different now. And speaking of counter-attacks, of course, there is still a very big chance because Napoli's counter-attack is still very scary, I think.
but on the other hand, barcelona's ambitions are still strong enough for UEL because indeed they are still not financially free and with UEL at least they can still cover the losses due to being eliminated at UCL

[joker_josue]

Barcelona have to fight until die on UEFA Europa League after elimination from UEFA Champion League and now this competition as the only one chance how to make Barcelona have slot for champion league at the next season. I think Napoli will not easy for Barcelona and have bad memorize when Barcelona against with Serie A team, maybe still remember how AS Roma comeback with 4 goal margin at second leg and make Barcelona have elimination from semi final champion league? this will be the same when Barcelona against with  Napoli on 16 round of Europe League.

I don't see Barcelona giving everything to try to win the Europa League. This is not a test for them. Barcelona want something more, being in this competition is like being in the second division. For a team like Barcelona, winning the Europa League does not hide the bad performance they had this season in the Champions League. Usually teams like Barcelona, when they end up in the Europa League, don't usually win the competition, because of that.

Of course they will try to win the race, but their focus is to try to improve their position in the Spanish championship as much as possible. So, despite being a great team and playing well, Napolis will have a good chance of overtaking Barcelona.

[DanWalker]

Barcelona have to fight until die on UEFA Europa League after elimination from UEFA Champion League and now this competition as the only one chance how to make Barcelona have slot for champion league at the next season. I think Napoli will not easy for Barcelona and have bad memorize when Barcelona against with Serie A team, maybe still remember how AS Roma comeback with 4 goal margin at second leg and make Barcelona have elimination from semi final champion league? this will be the same when Barcelona against with  Napoli on 16 round of Europe League.

I don't see Barcelona giving everything to try to win the Europa League. This is not a test for them. Barcelona want something more, being in this competition is like being in the second division. For a team like Barcelona, winning the Europa League does not hide the bad performance they had this season in the Champions League. Usually teams like Barcelona, when they end up in the Europa League, don't usually win the competition, because of that.

Of course they will try to win the race, but their focus is to try to improve their position in the Spanish championship as much as possible. So, despite being a great team and playing well, Napolis will have a good chance of overtaking Barcelona.

Barcelona will surely try to improve their position in the Spanish League but in my opinion, they will also try to show a good performance in the Europa League. And this is also true that for a team like Barcelona, doing good in the Europa League doesn't mean anything but it would  be nice if they can prove themselves. But right now their main goal should be to improve their position in the Spanish League.

[hahay]

Barcelona have to fight until die on UEFA Europa League after elimination from UEFA Champion League and now this competition as the only one chance how to make Barcelona have slot for champion league at the next season. I think Napoli will not easy for Barcelona and have bad memorize when Barcelona against with Serie A team, maybe still remember how AS Roma comeback with 4 goal margin at second leg and make Barcelona have elimination from semi final champion league? this will be the same when Barcelona against with  Napoli on 16 round of Europe League.

I don't see Barcelona giving everything to try to win the Europa League. This is not a test for them. Barcelona want something more, being in this competition is like being in the second division. For a team like Barcelona, winning the Europa League does not hide the bad performance they had this season in the Champions League. Usually teams like Barcelona, when they end up in the Europa League, don't usually win the competition, because of that.

Of course they will try to win the race, but their focus is to try to improve their position in the Spanish championship as much as possible. So, despite being a great team and playing well, Napolis will have a good chance of overtaking Barcelona.

Barcelona will surely try to improve their position in the Spanish League but in my opinion, they will also try to show a good performance in the Europa League. And this is also true that for a team like Barcelona, doing good in the Europa League doesn't mean anything but it would  be nice if they can prove themselves. But right now their main goal should be to improve their position in the Spanish League.

The fact is that Barcelona still has a chance in the La Liga standings to get a ticket to the UCL next season and with that, it doesn't matter if Barcelona don't win here too. But I personally really believe that Barcelona will go further in this UEL, but if Barcelona can't do their best here then that's also not a problem. Because after all, Barcelona is still in the process of improving which of course takes time to become their squad more solid.

[joker_josue]

The fact is that Barcelona still has a chance in the La Liga standings to get a ticket to the UCL next season and with that, it doesn't matter if Barcelona don't win here too. But I personally really believe that Barcelona will go further in this UEL, but if Barcelona can't do their best here then that's also not a problem. Because after all, Barcelona is still in the process of improving which of course takes time to become their squad more solid.

I'm not saying that Barcelona won't try to do their best in the Europa League. The point is that they will be more focused on La Liga than on this competition.

If we look at the winners of the Europa League in recent years, and the teams that passed through the competition, we notice that clubs traditionally go far in the Champions League, when they reach the Europa League they end up not going very far.

[fullhdpixel]

The fact is that Barcelona still has a chance in the La Liga standings to get a ticket to the UCL next season and with that, it doesn't matter if Barcelona don't win here too. But I personally really believe that Barcelona will go further in this UEL, but if Barcelona can't do their best here then that's also not a problem. Because after all, Barcelona is still in the process of improving which of course takes time to become their squad more solid.

I'm not saying that Barcelona won't try to do their best in the Europa League. The point is that they will be more focused on La Liga than on this competition.

If we look at the winners of the Europa League in recent years, and the teams that passed through the competition, we notice that clubs traditionally go far in the Champions League, when they reach the Europa League they end up not going very far.

After their recent form now most chances they will do their best for having good spot in La Liga because now hopes are alive, and they have one crucial match against Atlético Madrid which can change their all season's disappointments into good and positive way if they defeat them then surely they are going to stay at fourth spot for some long time even they can go to third as well.

Just because of this all I have feeling most chances they will not go with their full strength into this match against Napoli but still these are personal views, and they can go with their own plans and have good chance to win this title as well even we have some more good and quality teams already announces their desire for win of this cup in this season.

[KTChampions]

The fact is that Barcelona still has a chance in the La Liga standings to get a ticket to the UCL next season and with that, it doesn't matter if Barcelona don't win here too. But I personally really believe that Barcelona will go further in this UEL, but if Barcelona can't do their best here then that's also not a problem. Because after all, Barcelona is still in the process of improving which of course takes time to become their squad more solid.

If we believe the news that says that Barcelona has increased its debt by 30% (four hundred million euros) over the past year, then its prospects become incomprehensible to me. By the way, I don't know the intricacies of the rules of financial fair play, but it seems that Barcelona does not follow its spirit - it spends much more than it earns and this cannot end well.

[Rengga Jati]

Barcelona have to fight until die on UEFA Europa League after elimination from UEFA Champion League and now this competition as the only one chance how to make Barcelona have slot for champion league at the next season.

I read the words: fight until die, and I think about dying on this club right now.  
Exactly, the fact that Barcelona has been eliminated in the group phase of the UEFA Champion League may make them stressed enough. Moreover they were a big team. But now, it seems they need multiple powers again to fight in the UEFA Europa League.
Will it be easy? Of course not. We can see from the previous matches done by this club during the group phases, it was very hard for Barcelona.
Except that the club can exactly re-manage their team, strategy, and also powersagain to be better and better, with new or updated tactics.

[W Jr.]

I will really back Barcelona up for winning against Napoli because I think Barcelona is quite stable right now in terms of performance and after the arrival of Xavi, they have done quite well.

I'm afraid, Barcelona aren't favorites in my opinion to win this tie, they haven't really improved that much under Xavi as many seem to suggest, they are still struggling and have not looked convincing in as many matches, and again, the Europa league isn't really their calibre of tournament, so I can say they are even in unfamiliar territory, they are used to playing in the UCL and winning it on numerous occasions, the Europa league is more like a step down for Barcelona, so I expect that to affect their mentality and by extension, their performance. I strongly believe Napoli will win this tie.

Maybe you are right. For a Barça accustomed to UCL, UEL is considered a lower tier. However, this year Barça is so bad that it has nothing to do with previous years. Their opponent is also very strong in matchmaking in UEL.  Napoli is taking a storm in Italy. The championship chances are still going on. Barça, on the other hand, is trying to achieve a ranking that can go to the European cup. When we think about it this way, my favorite in this pairing is Napoli.

[Juggy777]

I will really back Barcelona up for winning against Napoli because I think Barcelona is quite stable right now in terms of performance and after the arrival of Xavi, they have done quite well.

I'm afraid, Barcelona aren't favorites in my opinion to win this tie, they haven't really improved that much under Xavi as many seem to suggest, they are still struggling and have not looked convincing in as many matches, and again, the Europa league isn't really their calibre of tournament, so I can say they are even in unfamiliar territory, they are used to playing in the UCL and winning it on numerous occasions, the Europa league is more like a step down for Barcelona, so I expect that to affect their mentality and by extension, their performance. I strongly believe Napoli will win this tie.

Maybe you are right. For a Barça accustomed to UCL, UEL is considered a lower tier. However, this year Barça is so bad that it has nothing to do with previous years. Their opponent is also very strong in matchmaking in UEL.  Napoli is taking a storm in Italy. The championship chances are still going on. Barça, on the other hand, is trying to achieve a ranking that can go to the European cup. When we think about it this way, my favorite in this pairing is Napoli.

I had said a while ago if Barcelona get some transfers then they may change the equation, and they have got two talented player’s in, and if they settle quickly then suddenly Barcelona will be the favourites. Also Napoli is very strong and definitely favourites, but the impact that Barcelona new player’s can have cannot be ignored hence Napoli will have to play with lot of caution.

[Slow death]

I read the words: fight until die, and I think about dying on this club right now.  

in fact they are dying in a sad way and that's because they entered the wave of ruining the team and didn't do it in a more cautious way, they sold all good players and brought in young players who can't compete on equal terms with other players that they from barcelona considered old

Exactly, the fact that Barcelona has been eliminated in the group phase of the UEFA Champion League may make them stressed enough.

they will also be eliminated in europa league

[Velvet78]

We are two weeks before the 1/16-finals games. And the most interesting draw is obviously the Barcelona - Napoli one. This is like a Champions League draw actually as both of them are big teams in the end. But their inadequate performances have brought them to this tournament. And lately, Barcelona have started getting close to Napoli's level in performance I think. It looks like Barcelona have solved their striker problem with Aubameyang also which means they can be more capable of scoring many goals in a game from now on. I'm looking forward to watching a huge rivalry here. And I think that Barcelona might be the side to qualify for the next stage.

[Maidak]

We are two weeks before the 1/16-finals games. And the most interesting draw is obviously the Barcelona - Napoli one. This is like a Champions League draw actually as both of them are big teams in the end. But their inadequate performances have brought them to this tournament. And lately, Barcelona have started getting close to Napoli's level in performance I think. It looks like Barcelona have solved their striker problem with Aubameyang also which means they can be more capable of scoring many goals in a game from now on. I'm looking forward to watching a huge rivalry here. And I think that Barcelona might be the side to qualify for the next stage.

Yes, I absolutely agree and from my point of view, I also think Barcelona solved quite a lot of their problems. Now they just have to keep performing well and maybe save some money to buy better players in the near future because steel the Barcelona squad doesn't look anything like it did even in the recent past.

A lot of credit good goes to Xavi. And about Napoli, I think that they were doing really well at the start of the season but now they have become a little inconsistent which Barcelona should take advantage of.