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

[mv1986]

I'm biased about Barca, but I think that playing at home against Napoli we are favorites. Game against Aletico showed that Barca is capable to play good football against solid opponents.
Borussia - Rangers sounds good on paper, but Dortmund is heavy favorites, Rangers looks disppointing after Steve G. left team.
Sheriff - Braga. In Champions league Sheriff made some noise, but I see good value in Braga win. For Sheriff it will be just first official game after winter break, so, they will be far from their best condition.
Zenit also comes out from winter break, but I'm not backing Betis. Zenit will play at home and friendly games Zenit had good results against solid opponents.
Porto - Lazio. Good odds for Porto. They dominate in domestic league, while Lazio looks a bit disappointing. While Olympiacos looks a bit too much underrated against Atalanta. Atalanta have really poor performance recently.
Sevilla is big favorites against Dinamo Zagreb, despite that it's not best period for them. But Dinamo is capable to make surprise.
And Leipzig - Real Sociedad, I'm backing Leipzig, Sociedad isn't as good as they were in first part of season.

Yes but who is Atletico this season? Who are they even? This is not the Atletico of three years ago. This Atletico is about to miss the Champions League qualification and they lose home games against Levante. They won 2 out of the last 5 games. They lost the Supercopa against Bilbao, also in a home game. Lost against Granada, Sevilla and Madrid three games in a row. This is really not the standard you could use to judge Barcelona's status quo. Napoli is doing alright currently, 4 wins and 1 draw in Serie A. It is going to be tough for Barcelona.

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[DU18]

Speaking with Football Italia, Xavi says if Barcelona not favorite for the title, but he believe in Sevilla because their experience to win the league. I think it's a bit surprising, because Xavi might be didn't really want to win this trophy. On the other hand, it makes perfect sense for Xavi not to focus on the Europa League, considering that their position in La Liga has not been so good this season. However, I think, Xavi seems to have good coaching skills in the next few years, indeed Barcelona can't do much in the transfer market, however, Barcelona has started to be consistent. Versus Napoli, they still can win the match, even for 1 goal different.

https://football-italia.net/xavi-barcelona-vs-napoli-could-be-a-champions-league-game/

I think without focus on UEFA Europa League  Barcelona will pass this season without any trophy yet on their cupboard collecting and looks bad beginning for Xavi Hernandez without give any trophy for Barcelona, looking situation on La Liga still need hard working how get back to top four position maybe become reason why Xavi more prefer keep La Liga than UEFA Europa League competition, but I think Barcelona will give best performance faced with Napoli what ever said by Xavi I think just strategies how to give another reason for against team.

[bering]

My predictions for European league matches

Barcelona vs Napoli both teams to score or Barcelona win
Dortmund vs Rangers Dortmund win
Zenit vs Betis i think Betis will win
Porto vs Lazio home team or Porto will win

So far these are my prediction but i will rules out other matches besides these because not too familiar with their strength and statistics

[LUCKMCFLY]

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.

You are right, for now Napoli has very good expectations, but I think the team does not have the necessary luck to do things well, on the other hand for me Barcelona with Xavi is not having it easy at all (I am not a fan of Barcelona) but I have seen that many players have a great heart for that team and have given everything as is the case with Dani Alves, for me the biggest of all Barcelona's mistakes and I will always repeat it is letting Messi go of the team, I think that was the worst move of the team, and it was Barcelona, I'm sure that with Messi they would have achieved more things and more in the Spanish League, I think the Europa League will be something else, at least that's what I hope.

[cryptofrka]

Today's Barcelona - Napoli game on paper looks stronger than many CL games we have in this Round of 16. It will be interesting to see how Napoli will set up considering there is no away goal rule anymore - they are defensively the best team in Serie A this season and will probably look to frustrate Barcelona into a boring game without many chances. Still - Barcelona is in a nice rhythm lately - so let's see what they can come up with offensively.

We also have Sevilla - Dinamo today, I think we have no chance here. Sevilla works like a machine in these kind of games.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Today's Barcelona - Napoli game on paper looks stronger than many CL games we have in this Round of 16. It will be interesting to see how Napoli will set up considering there is no away goal rule anymore - they are defensively the best team in Serie A this season and will probably look to frustrate Barcelona into a boring game without many chances. Still - Barcelona is in a nice rhythm lately - so let's see what they can come up with offensively.

We also have Sevilla - Dinamo today, I think we have no chance here. Sevilla works like a machine in these kind of games.

both teams are in their best form, Barcelona with a very good goal productivity in the last 3 matches where they were able to score 7 goals from the 3 matches they played and Napoli with a very strong defense during this season, I think this match will be very interesting, I predict a draw for tonight and hope there are not many goals, I bet on under goals in this match.

In another match which is also very interesting in my opinion Porto against Lazio, the two teams are very balanced I think and in the last two meetings Lazio have never been able to beat Porto, but their last meeting was very long ago and now they are coming back with different strengths.
I predict Porto will win this match by a narrow score.

for Sevilla match against Dinamo Zagreb it is very difficult to predict where sevilla are much stronger in strength but Sevilla are not in their best game where they are only able to win 1 game from their last 5 matches. in contrast to Dinamo Zagreb who are very consistent and dominant in the domestic league.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Barcelona vs Napoli

I look forward to the match between Barcelona and Napoli. I believe those of these two teams who can qualify for the next round will win the title. However, in addition to these two teams, there are more powerful teams like Dortmund, Atalanta, Sevilla and Porto.
Napoli are now in their best form. They are fighting hard for the Serie A title. And in the first place, only 2 points behind AC Milan. On the other hand, despite the improvement in Barcelona's gameplay, they are not yet stable. But now they are able to play better. So today's match will be competitive.

[casperBGD]

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We also have Sevilla - Dinamo today, I think we have no chance here. Sevilla works like a machine in these kind of games.

Sevilla does play in Europa league, as there is no tomorrow, and they are probably the biggest favorite to win, considering past performance
still, there is Betis is competition as well, maybe they can stop Sevilla in later stage

regarding Barca and Napoli, it is a big match for this phase, and my thoughts are going closer to Napoli than Barca to pass through

[KingsDen]

Barcelona vs Napoli

I look forward to the match between Barcelona and Napoli. I believe those of these two teams who can qualify for the next round will win the title. However, in addition to these two teams, there are more powerful teams like Dortmund, Atalanta, Sevilla and Porto.
Napoli are now in their best form. They are fighting hard for the Serie A title. And in the first place, only 2 points behind AC Milan. On the other hand, despite the improvement in Barcelona's gameplay, they are not yet stable. But now they are able to play better. So today's match will be competitive.

This match is a long expected match for fans to view. When this fixture was made both teams were in a very bad form, especially Barcelona were struggling in form and in finance. But now, Barcelona has gain by their form and Napoli is doing well. So, we are expecting a very competitive match tonight.
For Barcelona, since Atletico Madrid has refused to climb to the top 4 by not beating Levante, Barcelona can do it after their Napoli match.

[D-law]

Barcelona vs Napoli

I look forward to the match between Barcelona and Napoli. I believe those of these two teams who can qualify for the next round will win the title. However, in addition to these two teams, there are more powerful teams like Dortmund, Atalanta, Sevilla and Porto.
Napoli are now in their best form. They are fighting hard for the Serie A title. And in the first place, only 2 points behind AC Milan. On the other hand, despite the improvement in Barcelona's gameplay, they are not yet stable. But now they are able to play better. So today's match will be competitive.

Napoli are third place in their Seria A standing, Barcelona are fourth in their La Liga standing.
I expect a good game for Barcelona tonight, if they end up with a draw I'll be disappointed.
Xavi Hernandez has gone through the la Masia ranks, and he sure knws what's to be done in order to grabb their first ever  UEFA Europa league trophy.

[Roidz]

Barcelona vs Napoli

I look forward to the match between Barcelona and Napoli. I believe those of these two teams who can qualify for the next round will win the title. However, in addition to these two teams, there are more powerful teams like Dortmund, Atalanta, Sevilla and Porto.
Napoli are now in their best form. They are fighting hard for the Serie A title. And in the first place, only 2 points behind AC Milan. On the other hand, despite the improvement in Barcelona's gameplay, they are not yet stable. But now they are able to play better. So today's match will be competitive.

Napoli are third place in their Seria A standing, Barcelona are fourth in their La Liga standing.
I expect a good game for Barcelona tonight, if they end up with a draw I'll be disappointed.
Xavi Hernandez has gone through the la Masia ranks, and he sure knws what's to be done in order to grabb their first ever  UEFA Europa league trophy.

Barcelona and Napoli actually have almost the same conditions in my opinion, both teams are currently having a difficult struggle to maintain their position in the top 4 of the domestic league standings, but in terms of performance and consistency, obviously this season Napoli is still much better than barcelona which is still in the regeneration phase, that's why I might prefer to bet on today  for napoli win with a score of 1-2.

[coco23]

Barcelona and Napoli actually have almost the same conditions in my opinion, both teams are currently having a difficult struggle to maintain their position in the top 4 of the domestic league standings, but in terms of performance and consistency, obviously this season Napoli is still much better than barcelona which is still in the regeneration phase, that's why I might prefer to bet on today  for napoli win with a score of 1-2.

Quotes for the overall winner are currently: Dortmund 6.5, Barcelona 7.5, Sevilla 8.0, .... , Napoli 17.0

Bookmakers see Napoli (for the whole tournament) quite a bit behind Barcelona. Barcelona is also favored in today's game with 1.95/3.5/3.8
If you believe that Napoli is better you get good quotes today.

[ropyu1978]

My predictions for European league matches

Barcelona vs Napoli both teams to score or Barcelona win
Dortmund vs Rangers Dortmund win
Zenit vs Betis i think Betis will win
Porto vs Lazio home team or Porto will win

So far these are my prediction but i will rules out other matches besides these because not too familiar with their strength and statistics

Barca is a player who is full of experience, while Napoli this year has played very consistently, I prefer Napoli to win the game in the morning.
Dourmond does have great players but the performance of Geovani's men is charming in their domestic league, now Rangers is ranked 2nd in the standings in the Scottish league, it's hard to predict,
Porto vs Lazio on Porto paper is sure to win, because Lazio play less consistently in the Italian league,

[hahay]

I think one thing for sure in Barcelona v Napoli match is both teams to score @1.7x at the time of writing, however Barcelona remains the favourite even though I think the ratio is almost 50:50. Yes, this is a match that I think is very even at this moment which allows both teams to get a draw. But after all, the home factor for Barcelona will certainly be very important for Barcelona to be able to win in this 1st leg because if not, of course, it will be increasingly difficult for Barcelona to turn things around in the 2nd leg later.

[DU18]

Big match Napoli vs Barcelona on UEFA Europa League 16 round and I think Napoli as my favorite team for winning tonight, I think Barcelona still not have confidence although success get several new player but under performance right now become reason why should favorite Napoli as the winner, both team have different situation on domestic league where Barcelona still need take moment how get good result but Napoli looks back to top performance and consistent last several match before.

[diderdrogba]

It is a big day today. Barcelona are going to play against Napoli home and this is the biggest game of this stage in the tournament. Bookmakers are favouring Barcelona in Camp Nou of course. But their odd is around 2 now and Napoli has an odd like 4. Barcelona have improved their game much better compared to before. I expect a solid performance from them here. However, they can still have a very hard time beating Napoli. Because Napoli are in a great shape now. I'm expecting both of them to score but it is hard to guess the final score.

[xmonkeyx]

Big match Napoli vs Barcelona on UEFA Europa League 16 round and I think Napoli as my favorite team for winning tonight, I think Barcelona still not have confidence although success get several new player but under performance right now become reason why should favorite Napoli as the winner, both team have different situation on domestic league where Barcelona still need take moment how get good result but Napoli looks back to top performance and consistent last several match before.

I think Barcelona have a great chance to win tonight's match, Barcelona performance has improved since the arrival of some new players and Barcelona goal productivity has been very good in the last few matches, but admittedly that Napoli is also in a positive trend but I more believe Barcelona will advance to the knockout stage next.
out of many other matches I think Barcelona match against Napoli was the most interesting tonight. I bet big for Barcelona win.

[tokeweed]

Wow...  You know you’re not following football as closely as you should when you missed the news about Aubameyang’s transfer to Barca.  Lmao.  I mean wow...  After somewhat in limbo at Arsenal without any prospects of going to a better club he was given a huge break.  It’s not Real Madrid like he wanted but helping with the rebuild at Barca is mucho bueno.

If I were to bet this it feels like the BTTS and over 2.5 goals combo at 2.07 at Stake could hit imho.

Here’s a ref link:  stake.com/?c=990ed9b579

Edit:  ^  Is posting a referral link breaking forum rules?

[Sterbens]

Big match Napoli vs Barcelona on UEFA Europa League 16 round and I think Napoli as my favorite team for winning tonight, I think Barcelona still not have confidence although success get several new player but under performance right now become reason why should favorite Napoli as the winner, both team have different situation on domestic league where Barcelona still need take moment how get good result but Napoli looks back to top performance and consistent last several match before.

For the current quality, Napoli is the safest choice if betting in my opinion. Maybe because of reviewing the quality of Napoli which is quite more optimal than Barcelona, which is still up and down. Even Napoli has a high percentage of wins, so for matches in the Europa League Napoli leads the way. Barcelona is now still quite difficult to conquer the kings of the Italian club.

[$crypto$]

I think one thing for sure in Barcelona v Napoli match is both teams to score @1.7x at the time of writing, however Barcelona remains the favourite even though I think the ratio is almost 50:50. Yes, this is a match that I think is very even at this moment which allows both teams to get a draw. But after all, the home factor for Barcelona will certainly be very important for Barcelona to be able to win in this 1st leg because if not, of course, it will be increasingly difficult for Barcelona to turn things around in the 2nd leg later.

Yes Napoli is now in its prime while Barcelona has started to find a good way in its league maybe it is a European league that has not been encountered for a long time but Barcelona's hopes in this match are very important especially they have brought in two good strikers for us to see now.
@1.86 barca
@4.07
Of course, my choice is Barcelona as a bet. I'm sure this can all be won by Xavi, he feels that seeing Barcelona has improved.