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

[casperBGD]

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Barca with strong squad should put few goals past Galata keeper.

I will be watching Atalanta - Bayer, both teams with strong squads and I am expecting goals galore here. Have a bet on both to score @1.55 which looks almost like free money if teams play they usual style of football.

agree on both

I would watch Rangers vs Zvezda, but Atalanta and Bayer is a candidate for most goals and should be better for watching
Barca should easily win over Galata, they obviously found their form, and we could see final between Sevilla and Barca already

[retreat]

Barcelona - Galatasaray game has just started. I see that some starting eleven players at Barcelona are in the subs now. I assume that Xavi didn't want to make them tired too much. But their starting eleven is still very strong. Galatasaray have really no chance to win here when we look at the situation from a sensible aspect. I think Barcelona will demolish Galatasaray by at least a four-goal gap and finish the job in Camp Nou already. I don't expect to see the same performance from Galatasaray which they had in the groups.

xavi doesn't play aubameyang and dembele because it's possible not to tire them out, adama, torres and depay this time have a good chance to make achievements in the european league in this match, 3-0 will definitely be the end score of this match.

[coco23]

My guesses for today's games:

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Barcelona - Galatasaray

Barcelona have a better chance of winning this game, it would be shocking if they lose

Atalanta - Leverkusen

Leverkusen has a better chance of winning this game

Barcelona is the better tream here by a clear margin. Quotes are reflecting this, a win for Barcelona only pays 1.14. It would be a miracle if Galatasaray can win this game!

Leverkusen is ahead 1-0 after an early goal. Still everything is possible here, Bergamo is not a weak team, both are almost on the same level. I think we will see a close game.

[mv1986]

Barcelona vs Galatasaray

It seems that playing at home is very much wanted to be maximized well by Barcelona if you look at the lineup that is currently being fielded by Xavi.
4-3-3 with Depay, Ferran and Adama being the focus I think is still quite good now although I would have liked to have seen Aubameyang in the line-up now but this is still a pretty good thing with the offensive scheme they are going to do.
On the other hand maybe Galatasaray now want to dominate in midfield by focusing on 5 midfielders there

Barca with strong squad should put few goals past Galata keeper.

I will be watching Atalanta - Bayer, both teams with strong squads and I am expecting goals galore here. Have a bet on both to score @1.55 which looks almost like free money if teams play they usual style of football.

I guess you placed a very good bet here. As you said if everything goes the way it should be expected, both teams will score. Now it is almost impossible to lose than one I guess with Bayer Leverkusen even scoring first. Atalanta knows what to do now. That's definitely an interesting game I would say. Very likely a 50 : 50 situation if you ask me. Both are strong offensively, great game for soccer fans either way.

[alpamar99]

My guesses for today's games:

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Barcelona - Galatasaray

Barcelona have a better chance of winning this game, it would be shocking if they lose

Atalanta - Leverkusen

Leverkusen has a better chance of winning this game

Barcelona is the better tream here by a clear margin. Quotes are reflecting this, a win for Barcelona only pays 1.14. It would be a miracle if Galatasaray can win this game!

Leverkusen is ahead 1-0 after an early goal. Still everything is possible here, Bergamo is not a weak team, both are almost on the same level. I think we will see a close game.

Even so now they have played 20 minutes but still not a single shot at Galatasaray.
They still seem patient enough to play the ball now but I think if they really want to dominate they need to be more daring in taking the initiative in attack and not be too patient like this.
The complete control of the ball, those who are in control now, are only the initiation of the players at this time because if things like this continue, it will actually make their game worse.

[Majestic-milf]

The game between Sevilla and West Ham was a slow and steady match. Both sides made their share of mistakes and I'm not surprised it ended in a 1-0 win in favor of Sevilla because they are a very good team who tend to play tricky. Sevilla are a side who are a team to not be taken for granted, tho David Moyes me put in their best performance, having good shots on goal but at the end, they lost. Let's see what happens in the second leg and I hope they get back on their feet.

[judas]

We have left nearly the first 25 minutes of the Barcelona - Galatasaray game so far. And this interesting game is still going on by a 0-0 tie. This makes me really think about whether we could see a surprising result in this game. But I still don't think so. Barcelona would definitely win this game by a decent gap one way or another. Their winning this game by two goals the most would still be a big surprise though. Galatasaray have been terrible in the Turkish Super League but they still seem to be doing nice in the Europa League.

[Slow death]

Sevilla and West Ham didn't score in the first half of the game although there was few opportunities. And just now, after 60 minutes Sevilla scored, 1-0.
Barcelona defeat will be shocking for sure.
Atalanta is a good team, they fail sometimes but shouldn't be underestimated imo. We will see a challenging game there. In fact Atalanta is as random as Leverkusen in their leagues, good but messy.

well i got it right that sevilla would win this game against west ham, west ham is not doing well, they were strong until months ago, but currently they are not doing well, in another game atalanta is winning and i confess i am surprised with this result, i was hoping more than leverkusen, but as there is still a lot of time for the game to end there is still room for the result to be changed


Barcelona 0 - 0 galatasaray

30 minutes played, as expected from barcelona it is possible that they score a goal in the last minutes

[RaltcoinsB]

Sevilla have had a really solid performance so far in the game and they are still 1-0 ahead against West Ham. We are in the last minutes of the game and it looks like they will win the first leg. But this is still a very risky score and West Ham can continue to see this as an opportunity until the final whistle. Getting a draw is way better than losing by one goal surely. But I think that Sevilla won't make that mistake by being an experienced team in this tournament.

Sevilla managed to score an advantageous score in the match played at home. The team they play for is West Ham, which is in the top four teams in the Premier League. For me, the surprise of the evening was this score. I was thinking that West Ham's win was certain. In the Barcelona-Galatasaray match, my favorite is Barcelona. I'm surprised they haven't scored so far. Galatasaray is showing the worst performance in recent years.(especially in turkish super league)

[Boristhecat]

We have left nearly the first 25 minutes of the Barcelona - Galatasaray game so far. And this interesting game is still going on by a 0-0 tie. This makes me really think about whether we could see a surprising result in this game. But I still don't think so. Barcelona would definitely win this game by a decent gap one way or another. Their winning this game by two goals the most would still be a big surprise though. Galatasaray have been terrible in the Turkish Super League but they still seem to be doing nice in the Europa League.

Based on the results of the first half, I would never bet on Barcelona with the odds offered by the bookmakers now - 1.3.
No matter how much Barcelona controlled the ball, it did not strike a single shot on target against Galatasaray, and Galatasaray was able to make one shot on target. If the game continues like this, Galatasaray will be closer to victory than Barcelona.

[terrorJR]

Barcelona vs Galatasaray

It seems that playing at home is very much wanted to be maximized well by Barcelona if you look at the lineup that is currently being fielded by Xavi.
4-3-3 with Depay, Ferran and Adama being the focus I think is still quite good now although I would have liked to have seen Aubameyang in the line-up now but this is still a pretty good thing with the offensive scheme they are going to do.
On the other hand maybe Galatasaray now want to dominate in midfield by focusing on 5 midfielders there

Barca with strong squad should put few goals past Galata keeper.

I will be watching Atalanta - Bayer, both teams with strong squads and I am expecting goals galore here. Have a bet on both to score @1.55 which looks almost like free money if teams play they usual style of football.

It seems that if you look at it now, the Atalanta vs Leverkusen match is much more exciting when compared to Barcelona vs Galatasaray.
This match made me sleepy because I only played in the middle of the field and there were not many opportunities there.
Barcelona's strength seems to be stuck in the middle of the field because they are with a more complete squad but are still very difficult to move forward in front of the goalkeeper.

Talking about betting I did the same and it seems my bet went well just waiting for a win for Atalanta. If they really win then the profit will be very big for me

[fullhdpixel]

We have left nearly the first 25 minutes of the Barcelona - Galatasaray game so far. And this interesting game is still going on by a 0-0 tie. This makes me really think about whether we could see a surprising result in this game. But I still don't think so. Barcelona would definitely win this game by a decent gap one way or another. Their winning this game by two goals the most would still be a big surprise though. Galatasaray have been terrible in the Turkish Super League but they still seem to be doing nice in the Europa League.

Here Galatasaray is playing better than expectations because mostly peoples were feeling they are very weak and not in good form, so they will lose very badly but until now they have very good game even ball possession is mostly in Barcelona control, but they are not allowing them to do something serious against them.
 
Most wanted match of tonight is having very good start as Leverkusen takes very early lead, but now Atlanta response is also very good, and they are leading by 2 - 1 after 35 minutes of first half with Rangers and Braga are also in lead against their opponents with most chances we are going to have some good number of goals in next part of these games all teams trying to do strong performance in this cup.

[Renampun]

Barcelona 0 - 0 galatasaray

30 minutes played, as expected from barcelona it is possible that they score a goal in the last minutes

Barca's front line is very bad, 43 minutes have passed however no significant threat to Galatasaray...

Resting Depay and Adama would be a wise decision. aubameyang is in the best form, in the second half he had to be sent to the field.

[Ratash]

Barcelona 0 - 0 galatasaray

30 minutes played, as expected from barcelona it is possible that they score a goal in the last minutes

Barca's front line is very bad, 43 minutes have passed however no significant threat to Galatasaray...

Resting Depay and Adama would be a wise decision. aubameyang is in the best form, in the second half he had to be sent to the field.

Yeah some changes are needed in the second half since barca attack are not able to threaten galatasray in the first half and we all know how weak their defence this season is, dembele and aubameyang will surely enter early in the second half, i think traore and torres are the ones to be replaced.

[KTChampions]

In my opinion, betting on Barcelona is extremely unprofitable with such low odds. No matter how badly Galatasaray has played in the domestic league, sometimes he will be able to get at least a draw at the Camp Nou. This will mean for you a loss of 100% of the bet, while your profit if Barcelona wins will be only 14%. Is such profit worth the risk?

It's true I didn't think about the risks that would befall that but indeed in football we don't know what will happen next.
In a few hours I will place that bet, but indeed I will cancel it because the profit is too small and the risk is not worth it, maybe I just watch the match without betting.
Alanta vs Leverkusen will probably be the attraction for me to switch to this bet.

So, the first half is over and I don't see that Barcelona is doing what it loves and knows how to do best - "rolling cotton". I'm not sure that I could translate this idiomatic expression correctly, but the meaning is this: engaged in inefficient nonsense. Ball control in the middle of the field and a million passes without shots on goal can be good, and maybe Galatasaray will get tired and eventually concede a goal, but maybe it will survive. I have been saying for a long time that tiki-taka has long been outdated.

[xzone]

There was no goal in the first half of the match between Barcelona and Galatasaray. As expected, Barcelona is the dominant side in the match. But so far they have not scored. Galatasaray's goalkeeper Iñaki Peña did not allow a goal in a few positions.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu's position was very good, he impressed everyone who watched. That was the only good position of Galatasaray anyway

[karabiber]

When Galatasaray tries to come out of the defense they are under pressure from Barca without crossing the midfield. But if Galatasaray can attack quickly with the balls it won there is hope. Galatasaray have to do this not in front of their own goal but further ahead. The GS midfield is leaning back. It's a one-shot match. I think Barcelona will score 2 goals in the second half and win the match.

[skarais]

There was no goal in the first half of the match between Barcelona and Galatasaray. As expected, Barcelona is the dominant side in the match. But so far they have not scored. Galatasaray's goalkeeper Iñaki Peña did not allow a goal in a few positions.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu's position was very good, he impressed everyone who watched. That was the only good position of Galatasaray anyway

The first half wasn't what I expected, a slightly boring match as neither of them had many chances. Galatasaray defended well while Barcelona struggled to create chances so 0-0 was the result for the first half.

Depay actually had two chances to score, but his shot was saved by Inaki Pena who managed to save it perfectly. I hope the second half will have some reshuffling of players because it's hard to believe it wasn't a goal-laden match. No draw, it really wasn't the result I was expecting. Torres should probably be replace and give Dembele a chance on the wings. I hope 3 goals is still possible for Barcelona to win.

[Marykeller]

Galatasaray players are all stumbling around the pitch without balance and momentum. They are not coordinated, organized in tonight's match against Barcelona. Barcelona is dominant in this first half, just that the Galatasaray defence is not allowing them to score goals as they ought to.
The second half might hit us with surprising goals from both sides. Am hoping that Barcelona will win the match

[diderdrogba]

I assume that most people are eyeing the Barcelona - Galatasaray game right now. And they must be having a good time while watching this game too. Because Barcelona still haven't been able to get ahead and open the goal gap with Galatasaray in the game. Galatasaray's performance so far has been really interesting and impressive at the same time. It looks like Domenec Torrent has got his players ready for this game in a really strong way. And Galatasaray could have even got ahead if Akturkoglu didn't waste a big goal chance. I can't wait to watch the second half!