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

[bekti3]

I would not say that the games will start soon - there are still 10 days before the first game. By the way, thanks to Inter's misfire, Napoli returned to the championship race again and now it is not known what their motivation for the match with Barcelona will be. Their next match will be a match against Inter and I think they will leave all their forces there, since the priority for Napoli is Serie A and not the Europa League.

Now the lost of inter and win of Barcelona creates some interesting changes for this match because now Napoli is again in race of title for this year's and Barcelona win against Atlético Madrid bring them to fourth spot with now having chance of going at third mean Barcelona is having big relief for this match against Napoli they want to win this match for their better finances because this win can bring some fans into ground and better marketing for their better finances in future.

Napoli is having very tough match against inter, and it's going to be give them better feeling about Italian championship so most chances they will not play with full force into this match and Barcelona could be able to have some advantage for qualifying into next round.

Barcelona are of course in a better position now because they will have a much easier match ahead of Napoli. They will play with Espanyol and it is unlikely that there will be any problems there.
As for additional earnings in the Europa League, this is nonsense - have you seen the amount of Barcelona's debt? I think that first of all Barcelona will try to gain a foothold in 4th place in the championship in order not to miss out on a ticket to the Champions League next year.

Before the transfer window I felt they wouldn't be able to do much but with new players up front like Auba, Adama and Ferran Torres I think this will be a pretty good thing for Barcelona at the moment because if you look at it now they are very difficult and difficulty in finding targets on the front lines.
other than that their midfield is still pretty good me Busquets, De jong and Gonzales as time goes on they are getting in sync and this might just be good for barcelona.
But on the other hand Napoli will definitely be very total here because indeed they are currently struggling in Serie A

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[KTChampions]

Barcelona are of course in a better position now because they will have a much easier match ahead of Napoli. They will play with Espanyol and it is unlikely that there will be any problems there.
As for additional earnings in the Europa League, this is nonsense - have you seen the amount of Barcelona's debt? I think that first of all Barcelona will try to gain a foothold in 4th place in the championship in order not to miss out on a ticket to the Champions League next year.

No more. Barcelona's focus will always be on getting a place to qualify for next season's Champions League. And despite having a better team now, he still has to work hard in the Spanish championship to secure that position.

That's why the Europa League will always be considered a second priority. There may even be an easier game now with Napolis (I don't think it will be), but as the competition progresses it won't be like that anymore, and Barcelona won't risk it.

For both teams, the domestic championship is a priority. For Napoli because they are fighting for the title, and for Barcelona because they risk not getting into the top 4 and missing the next season of the Champions League. But if we consider this game between them separately, it is obvious that Barcelona are in a better position (simply because of the calendar) and they will have a little more strength than Napoli. By the return match, everything can change, but now it is.

[joker_josue]

For both teams, the domestic championship is a priority. For Napoli because they are fighting for the title, and for Barcelona because they risk not getting into the top 4 and missing the next season of the Champions League. But if we consider this game between them separately, it is obvious that Barcelona are in a better position (simply because of the calendar) and they will have a little more strength than Napoli. By the return match, everything can change, but now it is.

I agree.
Barcelona, after having managed to beat Atlético Madrid, was in a more comfortable position to guarantee being in the top 4.
Napoli, on the other hand, is in a tight fight for first place, as it only takes a small slip to drop to 3rd place.

So, despite both teams not going with maximum strength for that match, Barcelona will be more comfortable to risk more.

[Boristhecat]

Even if Barcelona completely sell all the players, they will receive only 650 million euros (according to the transfermark). At the same time, they will be left with a debt of one billion euros. It's kind of a fantastic situation with no good solution, maybe soon we will know something about the reorganization of the club and the sale of shares to investors.

With this all current situation Barcelona is in deep trouble but still they resources to settle these things in good way like we have news one Dubai based company offered them to pay their all debit with some terms and their management is already in talk with them but still they need to think about this and have some better solution for long way because currently they are not in good shape.

Still, one of the biggest brand in soccer world but if they have things like this selling share or having more investors these are also going to help them, and they will be able to have very good finances in future but with this all they also need to improve quality which is recently going down very badly even having some good come back but still need few star players for more attraction.

This is old news and as far as I know Barcelona turned down that offer. I think there were reasons for this - after all, it was not an offer of gratuitous assistance, but rather a veiled offer to sell part of the club. I heard that all this is heavily regulated in Spain, so a foreigner cannot directly buy a club.
The Barcelona brand is of course very expensive, but the club's debts have already reached cosmic proportions, so one can only guess how they will get out of this situation.

[hahay]

For both teams, the domestic championship is a priority. For Napoli because they are fighting for the title, and for Barcelona because they risk not getting into the top 4 and missing the next season of the Champions League. But if we consider this game between them separately, it is obvious that Barcelona are in a better position (simply because of the calendar) and they will have a little more strength than Napoli. By the return match, everything can change, but now it is.

I agree.
Barcelona, after having managed to beat Atlético Madrid, was in a more comfortable position to guarantee being in the top 4.
Napoli, on the other hand, is in a tight fight for first place, as it only takes a small slip to drop to 3rd place.

So, despite both teams not going with maximum strength for that match, Barcelona will be more comfortable to risk more.

It can be said that both are in the same situation in the standings in their respective leagues, but for the readiness of the squad then I think Napoli have better readiness. But that does not mean with this readiness Napoli will win, because Barcelona, who have just recruited several new key players, also looked good in yesterday's match against Atletico. Therefore, I think a team with a high winning mentality will be a factor in this match, and if we consider the winning mentality then I think Barcelona are definitely better.

[manok jepang]

barcelona vs napoli will play next week in the Europa League, where in the domestic match both teams both got positive results barcelona won 2 goals without reply with atletico madrid, while napoli won with the same score 2-0 against venezia, but in the match barca  vs napoli in the european league next week I favor Napoli more, because navoli game is more consistent than barca's game under care Xavi Hernandez, in this match i will bet 1-0 on napoli's victory.

[RaltcoinsB]

Barcelona are of course in a better position now because they will have a much easier match ahead of Napoli. They will play with Espanyol and it is unlikely that there will be any problems there.
As for additional earnings in the Europa League, this is nonsense - have you seen the amount of Barcelona's debt? I think that first of all Barcelona will try to gain a foothold in 4th place in the championship in order not to miss out on a ticket to the Champions League next year.

No more. Barcelona's focus will always be on getting a place to qualify for next season's Champions League. And despite having a better team now, he still has to work hard in the Spanish championship to secure that position.

That's why the Europa League will always be considered a second priority. There may even be an easier game now with Napolis (I don't think it will be), but as the competition progresses it won't be like that anymore, and Barcelona won't risk it.

For now, I think Barcelona have to concentrate more on the league. Because they want to play in the Champions league next year. Therefore, they will give more importance to league matches. I'm sure they will do their best in the European league, though. However, the team they will face is Napoli. This year they are very good and strong enough to beat the Spanish team.

[joker_josue]

For now, I think Barcelona have to concentrate more on the league. Because they want to play in the Champions league next year. Therefore, they will give more importance to league matches. I'm sure they will do their best in the European league, though. However, the team they will face is Napoli. This year they are very good and strong enough to beat the Spanish team.

Personally, I see a greater probability that Napolis will win this Barcelona, than the other way around. But I also have to admit that Barcelona have improved a lot in their performance in the last month. So you can give Napolis a little more fight.

Even if the focus is not on the Europa League, no team likes to lose and so they will certainly try to win the qualifiers, even if some of Barcelona main players are on the bench at the beginning.

[Slow death]

For both teams, the domestic championship is a priority. For Napoli because they are fighting for the title, and for Barcelona because they risk not getting into the top 4 and missing the next season of the Champions League. But if we consider this game between them separately, it is obvious that Barcelona are in a better position (simply because of the calendar) and they will have a little more strength than Napoli. By the return match, everything can change, but now it is.

I agree.
Barcelona, after having managed to beat Atlético Madrid, was in a more comfortable position to guarantee being in the top 4.
Napoli, on the other hand, is in a tight fight for first place, as it only takes a small slip to drop to 3rd place.

So, despite both teams not going with maximum strength for that match, Barcelona will be more comfortable to risk more.

for this game I think like this:

on the one hand we have barcelona who have been improving with each game, but have failure in defense and have improved a lot in their attack


on the other hand we have napoli that also has failure when play against weak teams in the last games, maybe they just had exhaustions as in the last games they also showed some improvements

for this match barcelona will only be able to win if they have a solid defense

[Juggy777]

For both teams, the domestic championship is a priority. For Napoli because they are fighting for the title, and for Barcelona because they risk not getting into the top 4 and missing the next season of the Champions League. But if we consider this game between them separately, it is obvious that Barcelona are in a better position (simply because of the calendar) and they will have a little more strength than Napoli. By the return match, everything can change, but now it is.

I agree.
Barcelona, after having managed to beat Atlético Madrid, was in a more comfortable position to guarantee being in the top 4.
Napoli, on the other hand, is in a tight fight for first place, as it only takes a small slip to drop to 3rd place.

So, despite both teams not going with maximum strength for that match, Barcelona will be more comfortable to risk more.

for this game I think like this:

on the one hand we have barcelona who have been improving with each game, but have failure in defense and have improved a lot in their attack

on the other hand we have napoli that also has failure when play against weak teams in the last games, maybe they just had exhaustions as in the last games they also showed some improvements

for this match barcelona will only be able to win if they have a solid defense

I too agree that Barcelona has improved a lot, and as I had posted here earlier if they got the correct player’s then they’ll definitely give a tough time to Napoli, and they indeed got good player’s in January which has further strengthened them.

However Napoli is on the top for a reason, and hence they won’t be so easy to beat and thus I feel this match will be very tough for both the sides and we’ll see very less goals in these fixtures.

[joker_josue]

However Napoli is on the top for a reason, and hence they won’t be so easy to beat and thus I feel this match will be very tough for both the sides and we’ll see very less goals in these fixtures.

Really, we shouldn't expect many goals in these two games.
But, with the new rules of UEFA, in which the goals were no longer, than they had in the tie, which should expect a much bigger goal quest by both teams.
That will certainly be noticed in this match, as in the other matches of the European competitions.

[KTChampions]

Really, we shouldn't expect many goals in these two games.
But, with the new rules of UEFA, in which the goals were no longer, than they had in the tie, which should expect a much bigger goal quest by both teams.
That will certainly be noticed in this match, as in the other matches of the European competitions.

Why not? Barcelona have a weak defense, so we can assume that they will definitely concede a few goals, so with this in mind they will try to score a lot of goals (by the way, like in the match with Atlético). Therefore, I will hope for the same bright matches. It will be cool if both matches end with such a score (4-2) and everything will be decided in extra time.

[SirLancelot]

Really, we shouldn't expect many goals in these two games.
But, with the new rules of UEFA, in which the goals were no longer, than they had in the tie, which should expect a much bigger goal quest by both teams.
That will certainly be noticed in this match, as in the other matches of the European competitions.

Why not? Barcelona have a weak defense, so we can assume that they will definitely concede a few goals, so with this in mind they will try to score a lot of goals (by the way, like in the match with Atlético). Therefore, I will hope for the same bright matches. It will be cool if both matches end with such a score (4-2) and everything will be decided in extra time.

Both teams having good history of goals in their matches, and recently we already watch Barcelona and Napoli both having issues in defence which creating problems for them, so we can expect some good number of goals in this match as well because Napoli is already doing good job and now with some recent changes Barcelona is also able to score few goals which will help some good soccer contest between these both giants from Spain and Italy.

Hopefully we will have some good number of goals in first league of match which is going to play at Barcelona as recently we already have some good number of goals in between two quality teams from Spain, so this can happen again in this match. Better option for first league is Barcelona and over2.5.

[baeva]

Barcelona are of course in a better position now because they will have a much easier match ahead of Napoli. They will play with Espanyol and it is unlikely that there will be any problems there.
As for additional earnings in the Europa League, this is nonsense - have you seen the amount of Barcelona's debt? I think that first of all Barcelona will try to gain a foothold in 4th place in the championship in order not to miss out on a ticket to the Champions League next year.

No more. Barcelona's focus will always be on getting a place to qualify for next season's Champions League. And despite having a better team now, he still has to work hard in the Spanish championship to secure that position.

That's why the Europa League will always be considered a second priority. There may even be an easier game now with Napolis (I don't think it will be), but as the competition progresses it won't be like that anymore, and Barcelona won't risk it.

Hm, well, all in all - the squad is fresh, maybe it will beat Napoli. So I don't think they will have the Spanish Championship in first place. The two leagues will be evenly matched for them. The first is to qualify for the Champions League. The second is to avoid embarrassing themselves in front of the fans, I still hold the same opinion. If they beat Napoli, they will get to 1/4 or even 1/2

[AndySt]

Barcelona are of course in a better position now because they will have a much easier match ahead of Napoli. They will play with Espanyol and it is unlikely that there will be any problems there.
As for additional earnings in the Europa League, this is nonsense - have you seen the amount of Barcelona's debt? I think that first of all Barcelona will try to gain a foothold in 4th place in the championship in order not to miss out on a ticket to the Champions League next year.

No more. Barcelona's focus will always be on getting a place to qualify for next season's Champions League. And despite having a better team now, he still has to work hard in the Spanish championship to secure that position.
That's why the Europa League will always be considered a second priority. There may even be an easier game now with Napolis (I don't think it will be), but as the competition progresses it won't be like that anymore, and Barcelona won't risk it.

Hm, well, all in all - the squad is fresh, maybe it will beat Napoli. So I don't think they will have the Spanish Championship in first place. The two leagues will be evenly matched for them. The first is to qualify for the Champions League. The second is to avoid embarrassing themselves in front of the fans, I still hold the same opinion. If they beat Napoli, they will get to 1/4 or even 1/2

In any case, the priority is in the Spanish Championship, because that is where the main chance to get into the Champions League for next season is, and Barcelona, with its financial situation and costs, this is vital. On the other hand, of course, no one is going to give up the Europa League, because this is extra money, the only remaining chance for the title, an additional chance to reach the Champions League. Another question is that there will be only one winner and it will be damn difficult to become one, because a bunch of teams will also strive for this. Right now, the first thing to do is to pass Napoli, which shows a fairly high level of play and results this season.

[asus09]

barcelona vs napoli will play next week in the Europa League, where in the domestic match both teams both got positive results barcelona won 2 goals without reply with atletico madrid, while napoli won with the same score 2-0 against venezia, but in the match barca  vs napoli in the european league next week I favor Napoli more, because navoli game is more consistent than barca's game under care Xavi Hernandez, in this match i will bet 1-0 on napoli's victory.

although the second caste of Europe but the matches that are served are very interesting for the audience to enjoy, the meeting of the two teams can be said to be a big match, this match will be very interesting because both teams are giant European teams. maximum in their own league, Barcelona have started to rise, in yesterday's match Barcelona managed to beat ATM with a score of 4-2, Napoli are now playing very well, last week Napoli managed to beat Venezia with a score of 2-0, Barcelona are now ranked 4 standings, while Napoli are in second place in the standings in their respective leagues.

[ropyu1978]

Another big matchup in this round of the tournament is Porto - Lazio of course. We should be watching a great rivalry between them in both games. It is not easy to predict which side is ahead here. Porto are really good in their domestic league now. But I can't say it for the European tournaments. They have been out of the Champions League group stage. However their group was really tough too. They should still be grateful for not being eliminated completely from the European tournaments for this season. And Lazio are doing a decent job in the Serie A. Their group stage performance here wasn't a very bad one also. I think both of the games will end by a close score and Lazio might eliminate them maybe.

From the results of the meeting between the two teams, Porto was more superior, from two meetings between the two teams in the UEFA league, Porto vs Lazio, once a draw and once again Porto won a landslide victory with a score of 4-1 in 2013, Lazio had just been bent by AC Milan in the Cup. Copa Italia, Lazio are now in 6th place in the standings, they are playing less consistently now, while Porto are still firmly at the top of the standings by collecting 59 points. when facing Lazio on the 18th meeting later, even though Porto have been left by their mainstay striker, Porto are still the favorites in this match.

[Iranus]

Another big matchup in this round of the tournament is Porto - Lazio of course. We should be watching a great rivalry between them in both games. It is not easy to predict which side is ahead here. Porto are really good in their domestic league now. But I can't say it for the European tournaments. They have been out of the Champions League group stage. However their group was really tough too. They should still be grateful for not being eliminated completely from the European tournaments for this season. And Lazio are doing a decent job in the Serie A. Their group stage performance here wasn't a very bad one also. I think both of the games will end by a close score and Lazio might eliminate them maybe.

From the results of the meeting between the two teams, Porto was more superior, from two meetings between the two teams in the UEFA league, Porto vs Lazio, once a draw and once again Porto won a landslide victory with a score of 4-1 in 2013, Lazio had just been bent by AC Milan in the Cup. Copa Italia, Lazio are now in 6th place in the standings, they are playing less consistently now, while Porto are still firmly at the top of the standings by collecting 59 points. when facing Lazio on the 18th meeting later, even though Porto have been left by their mainstay striker, Porto are still the favorites in this match.

Porto is now ruling the Primeira League. They are 6 points ahead of Sporting which is in the second place of the table. Out of 21 matches, only 2 matches have been drawn, no match has been lost. They have been able to maintain consistency this season. Lazio, on the other hand, are not weak but they are not consistent. They also lost 4-0 to AC Milan yesterday. So in Lazio vs Porto match I think Porto team is the favorite.

[KTChampions]

Why not? Barcelona have a weak defense, so we can assume that they will definitely concede a few goals, so with this in mind they will try to score a lot of goals (by the way, like in the match with Atlético). Therefore, I will hope for the same bright matches. It will be cool if both matches end with such a score (4-2) and everything will be decided in extra time.

Both teams having good history of goals in their matches, and recently we already watch Barcelona and Napoli both having issues in defence which creating problems for them, so we can expect some good number of goals in this match as well because Napoli is already doing good job and now with some recent changes Barcelona is also able to score few goals which will help some good soccer contest between these both giants from Spain and Italy.

Hopefully we will have some good number of goals in first league of match which is going to play at Barcelona as recently we already have some good number of goals in between two quality teams from Spain, so this can happen again in this match. Better option for first league is Barcelona and over2.5.

Two former titans from Italy and Spain 
As for the bets, it is obviously worth betting on BTTS and on the total over 2.5. But in my opinion, it's better to bet on Napoli, because after some successes (which don't really mean anything), Barcelona are greatly overestimated. I think that this is reflected in the odds, which means that the bet on Napoli is profitable.

[KingsDen]

barcelona vs napoli will play next week in the Europa League, where in the domestic match both teams both got positive results barcelona won 2 goals without reply with atletico madrid, while napoli won with the same score 2-0 against venezia, but in the match barca  vs napoli in the european league next week I favor Napoli more, because navoli game is more consistent than barca's game under care Xavi Hernandez, in this match i will bet 1-0 on napoli's victory.

Starting from when the fixtures was made, Barcelona was really in a shambolic situation. They were down both in game play and in finance. They struggle to win or draw any match.
In the other hand, Napoli was doing great. I predicted that Napoli will win the match. But with the current form and growth of Barcelona, they can collect the whole 3 points if they really want to