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

[Jackl87]

The fact is that they really improve a lot, compared to the beginning of the season. Imagine how bad they were.
Now, despite the improvements they've made in the last few weeks, and the signings they've made have helped, Barcelona are still at a level far from what we were used to.
I also find it difficult for Barcelona to be able to beat Napoli. They certainly won't make it easy, but in the end the Italians should win.

It is now very difficult for Barcelona to defeat Napoli. Napoli are very skilful this season. They are fighting to win the Serie A title. And they have lost just 4 games this season. On the other hand, although the performance of Barcelona has improved a bit, they cannot be considered as a strong team yet. Barcelona also drew 2-2 with Espanyol yesterday. In that case, they would not be able to put up a fight against a strong team like Napoli.

Barcelona seems to be pretty unlucky this season. First of all they did not manage to qualify for the play-off rounds of the UEFA Champions League, which was really bad for them because they desperate would have needed that money because they have more than 1.3 Billion € of debts. Then they said, that if they manage to reach the final of the UEFA Europa League or even win this competition then they could also earn a lot of money there, but then they received probably one of the hardest opponents that they could get with Napoli and i really think that Barca is not the favorite in this matchup. I mean they definitely have a chance against Napoli but i would not bet money on Barca to advance into the next round.

[KTChampions]

Even if we assume that the teams have equal strength, then based on bookmaker quotes, it is more profitable to bet on Napoli, since this team is underestimated.

2,06 - 3,60 - 3,60

Despite the fact that Napoli are showing a more solid game and obviously out of the crisis, the odds have changed in favor of Barcelona:

2,00 - 3,60 - 3,85

In my opinion, the bet on Napoli has become even more obvious. If you add BTTS, then the coefficient becomes very pleasant: 3,85x1,62=6,24  

[Slow death]

You are right, if this match had taken place last year, I would bet against Barcelona, but now the situation is different.
Xavi have really raised the level of Barcelona’s game and I would say they have a small advantage in this match.
In fact, Barcelona can no longer win any trophies this year other than this trophy, and I think they will do anything to win this competition and thus save the season.
I think this is Barcelona’s most important match of the season.

For a team like Barcelona, winning the Europa League doesn't save the season. This team has to fight for the main competitions, Spanish championship and champions league. Both that this year are lost. Winning the Europa League will be more like a consulship award than anything else.
I don't see it being the most important game, because the most important thing for them is to improve their ranking in the Spanish league as much as possible, in order to ensure that next year they go to the Champions League.

I think we all can agree that Barcelona had a lot of problems in this season. But right now they seem to be overcoming the problems and I can say that they are going to do much better in the next one.

If Barcelona wins this competition, they will automatically win a place in the Champions League next season, regardless of their place in the Spanish championship.
I even think that Barcelona could win the Champions League easier this season through this competition than through a very uncertain and difficult Spanish championship.
Given this, Barcelona will not give up this opportunity to win this competition and thus secure a place in the Champions League next season.

I think that Barcelona is really motivated right now and I believe they can win this competition. I think their main goal should be to win this competition and after that, they will concentrate on the league title next season.

Barcelona have very serious financial problems and in order to survive financially they have to qualify for the Champions League next season.
Does anyone seriously think that Haaland and other top players wants to come to a team that is bad, doesn't win titles and can’t even qualify for the Champions League?
That is why Barcelona has no choice and must qualify for the Champions League, it is their question of life and death.
There is fierce competition in the Spanish league and the fight for the first 4 places in the rankings and that is why Barcelona will not give up trying to win a place in the Champions League by winning the European League.
Xavi has managed to stabilize the team, and even raise the level of the game a bit lately, and it remains to be seen if that will be enough against Napoli.

I think that barcelona, ​​even if they are losing, even if they are having financial problems, are still a great team in which even great players would want to play and make history that they were able to recover this great team from the crisis they are going through, if the barcelona could have a player like Haaland they would be very good, but there are also a lot of good players, the problem is that barcelona made the wrong choices

[joker_josue]

It is now very difficult for Barcelona to defeat Napoli. Napoli are very skilful this season. They are fighting to win the Serie A title. And they have lost just 4 games this season. On the other hand, although the performance of Barcelona has improved a bit, they cannot be considered as a strong team yet. Barcelona also drew 2-2 with Espanyol yesterday. In that case, they would not be able to put up a fight against a strong team like Napoli.

In addition, Barcelona have to fight for a place in the Champions League. They currently have the same points as Altetic Madrid.
That's why they'll be more focused on La Liga than the Europa League. And for that reason, they will not risk too much in the Europa League, lest they risk jeopardizing their position in the Spanish league.

Therefore, at this moment the game needs to go very badly against Napoli to lose the tie.

[asus09]

It is now very difficult for Barcelona to defeat Napoli. Napoli are very skilful this season. They are fighting to win the Serie A title. And they have lost just 4 games this season. On the other hand, although the performance of Barcelona has improved a bit, they cannot be considered as a strong team yet. Barcelona also drew 2-2 with Espanyol yesterday. In that case, they would not be able to put up a fight against a strong team like Napoli.

In addition, Barcelona have to fight for a place in the Champions League. They currently have the same points as Altetic Madrid.
That's why they'll be more focused on La Liga than the Europa League. And for that reason, they will not risk too much in the Europa League, lest they risk jeopardizing their position in the Spanish league.

Therefore, at this moment the game needs to go very badly against Napoli to lose the tie.

Barcelona's game has not been consistent, although last week barca managed to silence ATM with a landslide score of 4-2, and Xavi was praised like a god, but in last night's match Barca were even held to a draw by a weak team espayol, so it's natural that everyone places bets to Napoli, because Napoli play very consistently in their domestic matches, I will also place a bet for Napoli at the meeting later on the 18th.

[DU18]

It is now very difficult for Barcelona to defeat Napoli. Napoli are very skilful this season. They are fighting to win the Serie A title. And they have lost just 4 games this season. On the other hand, although the performance of Barcelona has improved a bit, they cannot be considered as a strong team yet. Barcelona also drew 2-2 with Espanyol yesterday. In that case, they would not be able to put up a fight against a strong team like Napoli.

In addition, Barcelona have to fight for a place in the Champions League. They currently have the same points as Altetic Madrid.
That's why they'll be more focused on La Liga than the Europa League. And for that reason, they will not risk too much in the Europa League, lest they risk jeopardizing their position in the Spanish league.

Therefore, at this moment the game needs to go very badly against Napoli to lose the tie.

Both competition is most important for Barcelona because La Liga not any chance to get trophy and UEFA Europa League is the only one option for Xavi Hernandez to give first trophy for Barcelona in first career. I think is not easy after looking position standing on La Liga right now because have the same points with Atletico Madrid, now which one competition prefer by Xavi Hernandez, UEFA Europa League or La Liga where need to keep four position standing before getting by Atletico Madrid, but UEFA Europa League is most important competition for Barcelona get trophy.

[Altryist]

In addition, Barcelona have to fight for a place in the Champions League. They currently have the same points as Altetic Madrid.
That's why they'll be more focused on La Liga than the Europa League. And for that reason, they will not risk too much in the Europa League, lest they risk jeopardizing their position in the Spanish league.

Therefore, at this moment the game needs to go very badly against Napoli to lose the tie.

Barcelona will fight for the Champions League zone, Napoli continue to fight for the Scudetto, each of them has their own goals to achieve. The Europa League is not the tournament that will be a priority for these teams. But also, no one just wants to lose at the playoff level. Both teams have started to recover from recessions, so there could be interesting match.

[Minor Miner]

I think that Barcelona is really motivated right now and I believe they can win this competition. I think their main goal should be to win this competition and after that, they will concentrate on the league title next season.

Barcelona have very serious financial problems and in order to survive financially they have to qualify for the Champions League next season.
Does anyone seriously think that Haaland and other top players wants to come to a team that is bad, doesn't win titles and can’t even qualify for the Champions League?
That is why Barcelona has no choice and must qualify for the Champions League, it is their question of life and death.
There is fierce competition in the Spanish league and the fight for the first 4 places in the rankings and that is why Barcelona will not give up trying to win a place in the Champions League by winning the European League.
Xavi has managed to stabilize the team, and even raise the level of the game a bit lately, and it remains to be seen if that will be enough against Napoli.

I think that barcelona, ​​even if they are losing, even if they are having financial problems, are still a great team in which even great players would want to play and make history that they were able to recover this great team from the crisis they are going through, if the barcelona could have a player like Haaland they would be very good, but there are also a lot of good players, the problem is that barcelona made the wrong choices

Barcelona have been making wrong choices for a long time actually. Or else why would they be in such a situation right now?

And I have to disagree with one thing. I really don't think that any young player would like to move to Barcelona because of the problems that they are facing with their financial situation, I think the club itself is not stable.

So how would a player be secured himself? This team has a really big financial problem and it is going to take a long time for them to fix it. And I also have no idea how they are going to do it.

[Iranus]

It is now very difficult for Barcelona to defeat Napoli. Napoli are very skilful this season. They are fighting to win the Serie A title. And they have lost just 4 games this season. On the other hand, although the performance of Barcelona has improved a bit, they cannot be considered as a strong team yet. Barcelona also drew 2-2 with Espanyol yesterday. In that case, they would not be able to put up a fight against a strong team like Napoli.

In addition, Barcelona have to fight for a place in the Champions League. They currently have the same points as Altetic Madrid.
That's why they'll be more focused on La Liga than the Europa League. And for that reason, they will not risk too much in the Europa League, lest they risk jeopardizing their position in the Spanish league.
Therefore, at this moment the game needs to go very badly against Napoli to lose the tie.

Barcelona's game has not been consistent, although last week barca managed to silence ATM with a landslide score of 4-2, and Xavi was praised like a god, but in last night's match Barca were even held to a draw by a weak team espayol, so it's natural that everyone places bets to Napoli, because Napoli play very consistently in their domestic matches, I will also place a bet for Napoli at the meeting later on the 18th.

This is the main problem of Barcelona. They are not consistent. But we should not expect too much from this team. Because there are a lot of young players in the Barcelona team now. They are talented but not experienced enough. Experience is needed to win against a big team. So at least we shouldn't expect Barcelona to win the title this season. Yet Xavi continues to do his utmost to make this team perform well.

[BALIK]

The fact is that they really improve a lot, compared to the beginning of the season. Imagine how bad they were.
Now, despite the improvements they've made in the last few weeks, and the signings they've made have helped, Barcelona are still at a level far from what we were used to.
I also find it difficult for Barcelona to be able to beat Napoli. They certainly won't make it easy, but in the end the Italians should win.

It is now very difficult for Barcelona to defeat Napoli. Napoli are very skilful this season. They are fighting to win the Serie A title. And they have lost just 4 games this season. On the other hand, although the performance of Barcelona has improved a bit, they cannot be considered as a strong team yet. Barcelona also drew 2-2 with Espanyol yesterday. In that case, they would not be able to put up a fight against a strong team like Napoli.

Barcelona seems to be pretty unlucky this season. First of all they did not manage to qualify for the play-off rounds of the UEFA Champions League, which was really bad for them because they desperate would have needed that money because they have more than 1.3 Billion € of debts. Then they said, that if they manage to reach the final of the UEFA Europa League or even win this competition then they could also earn a lot of money there, but then they received probably one of the hardest opponents that they could get with Napoli and i really think that Barca is not the favorite in this matchup. I mean they definitely have a chance against Napoli but i would not bet money on Barca to advance into the next round.

I don't know if I am going to agree with this one, because I think Barcelona should advance to the next stage of the competition.

Napoli has a lot of thinking about their own league to do because they are really in a commanding position in the league, so I think that might be a big target for them.

And if that is the case I think Barcelona should take advantage of that. And by the recent performance that Barcelona has shown I believe they can beat Napoli.

[baeva]

In less than one week, Barcelona are going to play against Napoli in Camp Nou. And this can be a really superb game I think. Barcelona were really bad some time ago but now they are much more different than those times. Their performance for some time has developed and they are fighting harder. They are not one hundred percent good yet maybe but they would do a good job even with their current level. Napoli are doing great in the Serie A now and they also would be ready for this big game. I'm expecting both of them to score but it's hard to predict the result.

Yes, totally agree with you, Barcelona have improved a lot recently in form, unlike at the beginning of the season. I think they have a much better chance of winning this match against Napoli now, at least at home, what will happen in Italy is hard to guess, huge support for Napoli, plus roughly equal teams. It's a pity one of them will be relegated from the tournament...

They just tied in the 96th minute a game against Espanyol Barcelona, a team that is rank 13 and won their last game in the league on December 31st. If Barcelona can't even beat them, how would you explain your assumption that Barcelona has "improved a lot"? Would you say that Napoli is weaker than Espanyol? If not, you probably agree that it is going to be very difficult for Barcelona to win against Napoli...

Yes, but again, I'll say it again, compare Barcelona's early season and what they have now. Didn't they add a lot? It's hard to disagree with that. After the arrival of Xavi you can see the improvement, under Cuman they didn't even play very well last season I think. Yes, the match against Napoli will be difficult, but Barcelona have chances in it and quite serious

[Newlifebtc]

Xavi's team did quite great in the la Liga fixture against Espanyol, but failed to win there.
I'm sure with the performance they're sure of hurting Napoli at home.
My predictions bfir this game will be a two to nil score.
Barcelona wins there first Europa league competition under Xavi Hernandez.

[AndySt]

In addition, Barcelona have to fight for a place in the Champions League. They currently have the same points as Altetic Madrid.
That's why they'll be more focused on La Liga than the Europa League. And for that reason, they will not risk too much in the Europa League, lest they risk jeopardizing their position in the Spanish league. Therefore, at this moment the game needs to go very badly against Napoli to lose the tie.

Barcelona will fight for the Champions League zone, Napoli continue to fight for the Scudetto, each of them has their own goals to achieve. The Europa League is not the tournament that will be a priority for these teams. But also, no one just wants to lose at the playoff level. Both teams have started to recover from recessions, so there could be interesting match.

No one is saying that Napoli and Barcelona will give up the fight in the domestic championships and throw all their strength and resources to win the Europa League. In any case, do not forget about the very factor of the confrontation between Barcelona and Napoli, between representatives of Spain and Italy, which in itself already causes some excitement and a loud sign. Xavi has already said on this occasion that Barcelona has only two chances to win titles this season and the club will make every effort to achieve success in this. Another question is that Barcelona does not have such power as in the past and first you need to pass a club like Napoli, which now looks no less a favorite in this match.

[joker_josue]

No one is saying that Napoli and Barcelona will give up the fight in the domestic championships and throw all their strength and resources to win the Europa League. In any case, do not forget about the very factor of the confrontation between Barcelona and Napoli, between representatives of Spain and Italy, which in itself already causes some excitement and a loud sign. Xavi has already said on this occasion that Barcelona has only two chances to win titles this season and the club will make every effort to achieve success in this. Another question is that Barcelona does not have such power as in the past and first you need to pass a club like Napoli, which now looks no less a favorite in this match.

Another factor that has to be taken into account is that Napoli is in a phase of ascension, internally and externally. For over 30 years they haven't won the Seria A or European competitions. Winning the Europa League is more "valuable" for Napoli than for Barcelona. Also, Napoli will only play with a direct rival, AC Milan, after the games with Barcelona. Thus managing to better manage the situation in the championship.

Barcelona, on the other hand, is in a phase of decline, and cannot lose points in the championship, so as not to be left out of the places of access to the Champions League. I see Barcelona with more pressure in the league than Napoli, and that could make them not want to take too many risks in the Europa League. But, of course, they won't want to lose and will do what they can to try to get through the eliminatory.

[Tony116]

No one is saying that Napoli and Barcelona will give up the fight in the domestic championships and throw all their strength and resources to win the Europa League. In any case, do not forget about the very factor of the confrontation between Barcelona and Napoli, between representatives of Spain and Italy, which in itself already causes some excitement and a loud sign. Xavi has already said on this occasion that Barcelona has only two chances to win titles this season and the club will make every effort to achieve success in this. Another question is that Barcelona does not have such power as in the past and first you need to pass a club like Napoli, which now looks no less a favorite in this match.

Another factor that has to be taken into account is that Napoli is in a phase of ascension, internally and externally. For over 30 years they haven't won the Seria A or European competitions. Winning the Europa League is more "valuable" for Napoli than for Barcelona. Also, Napoli will only play with a direct rival, AC Milan, after the games with Barcelona. Thus managing to better manage the situation in the championship.

Barcelona, on the other hand, is in a phase of decline, and cannot lose points in the championship, so as not to be left out of the places of access to the Champions League. I see Barcelona with more pressure in the league than Napoli, and that could make them not want to take too many risks in the Europa League. But, of course, they won't want to lose and will do what they can to try to get through the eliminatory.

I do agree that this match actually seems more valuable to Napoli than Barcelona but I have to say that Barcelona seems the favorite one to win this match. Barcelona has been doing quite well recently and I think they should be feeling really good about themselves. Even though the last match of Barcelona almost turned into a combat sports match at the end but that's another story. I think if Barcelona can play their best football in the match they will be able to win convincingly.

[DU18]

I do agree that this match actually seems more valuable to Napoli than Barcelona but I have to say that Barcelona seems the favorite one to win this match. Barcelona has been doing quite well recently and I think they should be feeling really good about themselves. Even though the last match of Barcelona almost turned into a combat sports match at the end but that's another story. I think if Barcelona can play their best football in the match they will be able to win convincingly.

Napoli looks have good performance on domestic league than Barcelona but still not any predicting will easy for Napoli can defeat Barcelona on first leg UEFA Europa League. Both team looks ready for next tomorrow and become first time for Barcelona play on UEFA Europa League after long time where Barcelona always on UEFA Champion League competition but now have to play on UEFA Europa League but will have the same competitive I think.

[Rockstarguy]

Barcelona welcomes Italian side Napoli to Camp Nou, they'll be wanting to revenge Barcelona who knocked them out from the Champions League on this same Camp Nou.
Barcelona are are meant to go far in there first ever UEFA Europa league campaign..
They have scored two plus in their last four to five matches,  Frankie de Jong seems to be in a good goal scoring form as he has score in back to back games for them.

[toast]

Barcelona welcomes Italian side Napoli to Camp Nou, they'll be wanting to revenge Barcelona who knocked them out from the Champions League on this same Camp Nou.
Barcelona are are meant to go far in there first ever UEFA Europa league campaign..
They have scored two plus in their last four to five matches,  Frankie de Jong seems to be in a good goal scoring form as he has score in back to back games for them.

napoli is not an easy draw for barcelona. They also have a strong team. I think barcelona could be very difficult. Especially if these players are not motivated, because they are used to playing in the champions league. when frenkie de Jong has his day he plays the stars in the sky but sometimes he is invisible the whole match that is probe it is an enormous talent. barcelona will continue in 2 games presumably

[BuNga_cute]

Barcelona welcomes Italian side Napoli to Camp Nou, they'll be wanting to revenge Barcelona who knocked them out from the Champions League on this same Camp Nou.
Barcelona are are meant to go far in there first ever UEFA Europa league campaign..
They have scored two plus in their last four to five matches,  Frankie de Jong seems to be in a good goal scoring form as he has score in back to back games for them.

napoli is not an easy draw for barcelona. They also have a strong team. I think barcelona could be very difficult. Especially if these players are not motivated, because they are used to playing in the champions league. when frenkie de Jong has his day he plays the stars in the sky but sometimes he is invisible the whole match that is probe it is an enormous talent. barcelona will continue in 2 games presumably

Barcelona vs Napoli match is very interesting for me, because I want to see Barcelona who used to play in the Champions League now have
to play in the Europa League. Is it true that Barcelona players are not motivated to win the Europa League trophy or is it just a rumour.
We can all see it later when Barcelona face Napoli, but my prediction is that Barcelona will give their best in this match. Because I believe Xavi
and the Barcelona players are professionals, so even if they play in the Europa League they will try to show their best game. I'm pretty optimistic
that Barcelona will beat Napoli, although Napoli is not an easy team to beat.

[zidanw]

Barcelona welcomes Italian side Napoli to Camp Nou, they'll be wanting to revenge Barcelona who knocked them out from the Champions League on this same Camp Nou.
Barcelona are are meant to go far in there first ever UEFA Europa league campaign..
They have scored two plus in their last four to five matches,  Frankie de Jong seems to be in a good goal scoring form as he has score in back to back games for them.

napoli is not an easy draw for barcelona. They also have a strong team. I think barcelona could be very difficult. Especially if these players are not motivated, because they are used to playing in the champions league. when frenkie de Jong has his day he plays the stars in the sky but sometimes he is invisible the whole match that is probe it is an enormous talent. barcelona will continue in 2 games presumably

Barcelona vs Napoli match is very interesting for me, because I want to see Barcelona who used to play in the Champions League now have
to play in the Europa League. Is it true that Barcelona players are not motivated to win the Europa League trophy or is it just a rumour.
We can all see it later when Barcelona face Napoli, but my prediction is that Barcelona will give their best in this match. Because I believe Xavi
and the Barcelona players are professionals, so even if they play in the Europa League they will try to show their best game. I'm pretty optimistic
that Barcelona will beat Napoli, although Napoli is not an easy team to beat.

Barcelona have too bad a vanguard at the moment. Definitely not world class players. It's not Messi, Suarez and Neymar. Now they have to make do with Luuk de Jong and Depay. That does make a difference. I think it will be a 50-50 game, maybe we can see some goals in this game. Napoli is certainly not to be underestimated. It is very difficult to estimate where Barcelona currently stands in Europe.