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

[3meek]

It was interesting how Galatasaray played Barcelona... Honestly, I was sure that Barca would win with a good score so that in the return match in Turkey there would be no problem! But it turns out that Barcelona created those problems by playing a draw at home...
Of all yesterday's matches, only Atalanta vs Bayer was the most entertaining! And the only one where the teams exchanged goals!

[slaman29]

Well MK-74 you must be so happy with the draw last night! I woke up early today and saw the results, I guess it could be worse, that we actually lost. Now we have to travel to play the next leg, so I guess the advantage is to you. Another draw and then it's penalties, where I would even say I'm not sure what our chances would be

Many tight games and only a few are confident of going through I guess.

[Roidz]

It was interesting how Galatasaray played Barcelona... Honestly, I was sure that Barca would win with a good score so that in the return match in Turkey there would be no problem! But it turns out that Barcelona created those problems by playing a draw at home...

No one thought that barcelona could achieve such a negative result at home, barcelona which is in pretty good condition right now can't actually take advantage of the home advantage to be able to score goals to make it easier for them to playing in the second  leg later, indeed Galatasaray are in a pretty bad trend in the league at the moment but from what I see they actually have a very impressive performance in the european league especially when playing at home, the 0-0 draw makes me doubt if Barcelona will be able to overcome Galatasaray easily in the 2nd leg later and even their chances of getting to the quarterfinals are now getting smaller in my opinion.

[MinoRaiola]

Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.

Oh wow, only 1 shot on goal? I hadn't noticed that until now. That is so extremely bad for such a team with such good players. But I've already written, I think it's because of the change in the starting line-up. It was just too much and the team couldn't handle with it. Nothing is lost with a 0:0, there's the second leg and that's the second chance.

[bering]

Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.

Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.

Barcelona statistic was 4 shot on goals and Galatasaray 1 shot on goal indeed Barcelona was really dominated the match with 69% ball possesion but seems it is not effective because they cannot scoring goals and there is good opportunity for second leg to win the match although playing for away match i'm sure they will win because Barcelona had good records for away matches in europa league and the latest is Napoli defeated by them

[CLS63]

I was really shocked to see Galatasaray managing to draw with Barcelona in Camp Nou by 0-0. It was the most surprising incident of the night undoubtedly to me. My expectation was like Barcelona would destroy them by at least a three-goal gap and secure the next stage in the tournament already now. But they experienced the same thing again that happened against Napoli here too. Galatasaray defended them so well that I believe they definitely deserved to draw with them. Inaki Pena was just superb too. He got very important saves and had a big role in this result.

[skarais]

Consistent appearances in La Liga make Barcelona the favorite team to beat Galatasaray with a big score, it's only natural that Barcelona are the favorites in that match because Barcelona appearance is quite slick and different from Galatasaray, who this season looked helpless and had a hard time winning the in league, so that's the reason why people bet for to Barcelona victory , I think they forgot the surprise factor that by  Galatasaray might give to barcelona in the match, so made bettor too optimistic barcelona winning with easily.

If you know about Barcelona's improving form then I'm sure you will be very worried too if asked to bet on Galatasaray win or draw. Draw or bet for Galatasaray to win is a very risky choice in that match so not many people are willing to bet, I totally agree.

But if you actually watch the game (not just the result) then you actually believe that Galatasaray were just lucky not to concede a goal in the first leg match. Barcelona did their best but the defense and luck came for Galatasaray in that match so neither goal managed to nest. Inaki Pena's performance had to be admittedly good, he made some great saves.

[macson]

Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.

being able to get 0-0 at home to Barca is really a big luck for Galatasaray, so both teams have 50:50 chance in leg 2.  another match, atalanta managed to get 3 goals at home with muriel making 2 goals, but leverkusen was tough enough to make 2 goals atalanta, the second leg will be a tough match for atalanta.

[emrecemsan]

Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.

Sevilla destroyed West Ham who can be happy only with a minimal loss. They will hope to have Bowen for the return leg, they look way less dangerous without him.

According to Flashscore, Barcelona got 4 shots on target actually. But of course, it also isn't a good statistics for them. Barcelona searched for a way to score from the beginning of the match until the end of it. But it was all in vain because Galatasaray were very good at defense. Not only their defense but also their goalkeeper Pena was amazing too. Especially one of his saves was impressive. I meant the great free-kick Barcelona took. This can be a hope for Galatasaray maybe. But I remember what Barcelona did to Napoli away after the same scenario too. Let's just see.

[Alisha-k]

Barcelona played so ineffectively at home that they could not score against their weak opponent. This was the only game of the day that ended goalless. As in previous European matches, Galatasaray defended and sought counterattack. They also had no position. Barca could not unlock the defense because their shots did not find the goal. Although they had 13 corner kicks, they could not use any of them effectively. We can say that Galatasaray is hopeful for the rematch.

Barcelona were unlucky I think they played well and did a lot of attacks but Galatasaray defense was very good indeed to stem it all, Leg 2 will be played at home to Galatasaray but in my opinion if they keep playing defensively it is very unlikely that they can beat Barcelona.
I'm sure in the second leg there will be a new tactic that Xavi, the Barcelona coach, will use to open up the defense from Galatasary, I think Barcelona chances of qualifying are still very big.

Too bad that Barcelona could not produce even a goal against Galatasaray. Though the opposing side were seen as weak and less of a challenge for a team like Barca, they really put up a solid defense. Let's see how the returning leg will look like, whether Barca will shock us like they did with Napoli or it will be where they bow out.

[poldanmig]

Barcelona had only 1 shot on target yesterday - with 67% possession. Overall it was a really boring game to watch - but fair play to Galatasaray who got the result they wanted.

Oh wow, only 1 shot on goal? I hadn't noticed that until now. That is so extremely bad for such a team with such good players. But I've already written, I think it's because of the change in the starting line-up. It was just too much and the team couldn't handle with it. Nothing is lost with a 0:0, there's the second leg and that's the second chance.

Barcelona did manage to dominate the game the whole time of the game, Galatasaray solid defense made it very difficult for Barcelona players to create chances, even during the match Barcelona only made 9 attempts and only 1 was on target, as well as Galatasaray who preferred to defend and only released 1 shot on target.
Yes, the 2nd leg will be the decisive match for both teams to get a place in the quarterfinals later.

[hollandalibaykus]

Galatasaray had a really lucky match, Barcelona could not score despite many chances and I am very happy about this situation I knew he didn't have much of a chance and I didn't expect such a result, but this time there was no goal in the match. I think Barcelona will play a much more aggressive and offensive football in the next match

[Captain Corporate]

 Google shows that Barcelona had 4 chances on goal. I watched the full game and I can say that it was definitely more than just one. Galatasaray also had a few but it shows just one, I guess I was wrong. Barcelona also had %69, because we played with counter attack mentality, we knew that we couldn't do like gegenpress or something, we just had to lay back and just hope that one good attack when defense wasn't ready could catch them off-guard. We even had one goal that was cancelled as offside, which is weirdly enough a proud moment to be fair No idea why I was proud of it, but like one step behind and we would have beaten Barcelona, thats insane to think about.

 I still think that we would be dominated at home, its a sad thing to watch when you lose the stage at home, but we at least got a tie with barcelona and that was the most important game of the season for us, definitely great fun.

[KTChampions]

It seems that many thought Barcelona would win against Galartasary for playing at home. However, the score ended goalless from both teams.
In possession, Barcelona are far superior to Galatasary and it must be admitted that in defense Galatasary was very good and also goalkeeper Inaki Pena, made a lot of really good saves to keep the draw.
A 0-0 result in the first leg is not a good result because in the second leg both will fight hard to win in order to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the match will be much more interesting and full of drama.

For the second leg, I see two scenarios. First: Galatasaray will try to win from a position of strength and we will see open football, given that Barcelona's defense is not perfect, we can see a beautiful match with a big score like 3-2 in favor of one of the teams. Second: Barcelona will again be engaged in rolling the ball in the center of the field and Galatasaray will not interfere with this. Then we'll see a boring 120 minutes and possibly a penalty shootout.

[Jody.Drummer]

It seems that many thought Barcelona would win against Galartasary for playing at home. However, the score ended goalless from both teams.
In possession, Barcelona are far superior to Galatasary and it must be admitted that in defense Galatasary was very good and also goalkeeper Inaki Pena, made a lot of really good saves to keep the draw.
A 0-0 result in the first leg is not a good result because in the second leg both will fight hard to win in order to qualify for the quarter-finals, and the match will be much more interesting and full of drama.

For the second leg, I see two scenarios. First: Galatasaray will try to win from a position of strength and we will see open football, given that Barcelona's defense is not perfect, we can see a beautiful match with a big score like 3-2 in favor of one of the teams. Second: Barcelona will again be engaged in rolling the ball in the center of the field and Galatasaray will not interfere with this. Then we'll see a boring 120 minutes and possibly a penalty shootout.

It's quite extraordinary that Galatasaray can beat Barcelona with a 0-0 result in Leg 1. Automatically there is still a big chance in the second leg for both teams to win tickets. Even though Barcelona looked to be able to take 1 goal at that time. Galatasaray does have the determination to qualify in Leg 2 later. They are a club that always provides surprises, so there's nothing wrong with putting up a little resistance to keep Barcelona's new attack from breaking through the defense.

[alpamar99]

Barcelona 0-0, that in itself is not so bad. They will now assume that they can finish it at home in Barcelona. It is also difficult to play in Galatasaray's stadium, if it is completely full there, the home crowd acts as the 12th man. I don't expect any problems for Barcelona at home. 0-0 is never a nice result, but for Barcelona it is good enough. barcelona is not stable enough to beat these teams away.

Before the match started, everyone had placed bets on Barca, like football stars predicting Barca will win 3-1, but I can't blame them for their predictions, because that's how the game of football is very difficult to predict, especially Bara for the first time. against Galatasaray. in the european league, but the previous meeting in the champions league, Barca managed to dominate, Barca won 5 times, drew 2 times, and lost 1 time, but I am very sure even though in the first leg last night Barca were held to a draw. draw with Galatasaray, but in the Second leg, Barca will be able to beat Galatasaray, and managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Actually, in the results that have occurred in that match, I really regret this because I personally really hope that Barcelona can win at least by one goal difference, it doesn't matter.
But indeed in this case Galatasaray's game was not good enough but Brcelona are still very difficult to finish.
This is a homework that Xavi must finish now. Their strikers in this match seem to have lost their motivation to score goals

[mv1986]

Barcelona are held to a 0-0 draw at home by Galatasaray. They thought it was an easy ride forgetting they too need perfomance to get results. Barca needs consistency to stand a chance of fighting for titles. And it all boiled down to the fact that Xavi decided to rest some first team players. Barcelona were playing as if they never wanted goals in first half.. Xavi refused to use the important ones and start pressuring them in second half.
The first half was so boring, Although Barcelona controlled the whole game but they just couldn’t get the result they wanted. Now he had paid the price for the poor selection forgetting that no team is small when it comes to European football. You have to pick your first 11 correctly.

By now I don't think that the Barca players still believe any game could be an easy game. Those times are obviously over. As Galatasaray is out of shape one would expect them to rally crush it in that game, but really nothing happened. They lack the pressing dominance where their opponents can resist for only so long and then become tired. That is just not the case anymore for Barca. They do have chances, but this dominance that really makes the opponent lose their minds, that is gone.

[el kaka22]

Watching last nights game, it wasn't really about how Barcelona played badly or anything like that, Galatasaray may not be great at their domestic league, but there is a big difference between Galatasaray in the league and them in europa league as well. In the league teams lay back on defence and let Galatasaray attack, which causes them to not have the counter attack chances and they do not have super fast center backs neither, which all causes them to be getting scored on during counter attacks.

This is basically the reverse of what they do in europa, where they are the team that lays back and waits for opponent to make a mistake. This team got out of a huge group as the leaders, and now did it to Barcelona as well, it is their tactic.

[judas]

I really didn't think that Galatasaray would be able to resist Barcelona until the last moment of the game. I was expecting a Barcelona win by at least two goals. Galatasaray did a huge job by defending them very well but the job is not done of course. I still think that Barcelona can do the same against Galatasaray too after doing to Napoli. They destroyed Napoli by 4-2 away after getting a 1-1 draw in the first leg. Galatasaray should play very carefully in the second leg also. Otherwise, all this effort would be for nothing.

[sayaya17]

Barcelona 0-0, that in itself is not so bad. They will now assume that they can finish it at home in Barcelona. It is also difficult to play in Galatasaray's stadium, if it is completely full there, the home crowd acts as the 12th man. I don't expect any problems for Barcelona at home. 0-0 is never a nice result, but for Barcelona it is good enough. barcelona is not stable enough to beat these teams away.

What happened with Barcelona, they repeated the same thing in the first leg against Napoli. Even now facing Galatasaray at Camp Nou Barcelona failed
to win, even though Barcelona dominated the match and created many chances, but couldn't score a single goal. I think it's a disappointing result,
especially since Galatasaray are weaker than Napoli, Barcelona should have won easily. So there is no need to wait for the second leg match
to ensure Barcelona qualify for the next round. Looks like Barcelona underestimated Galatasaray too much, so they were surprised to find that
Galatasaray put up quite a fight. Hopefully in the second leg Barcelona can perform even better, but I am optimistic that in the second leg Barcelona
can win the game, because after all the quality of Barcelona's players are much better when compared to Galatasaray.

Barcelona's statistics are far superior to Galatasaray. Barcelona was able to control the ball up to 69 percent, even Barcelona managed to make 16 shots, but only 4 were on target. Attempted attacks by Barcelona players can not change the situation until the game ends. The draw at the Camp Nou was very surprising to the public, because Barcelona was predicted to be able to win easily.
On the other hand, Galatasaray is very profitable with this result, because in the 2nd leg it was Galatasaray turning to act as the host.

If we look at the results of the match statistics, it shows that Barcelona is superior in every way, so it's disappointing not a single goal can be
created by Barcelona. On the other hand this result is indeed very favorable for Galatasaray, Galatasaray will host the second leg match,
of course Galatasaray will be helped by the support from their supporters. But Barcelona are a big and experienced team, they are used
to being pressured by the opposing team's supporters. That's what Barcelona showed when they beat Napoli in the second leg, even though
Barcelona were playing away at that time. So when facing Galatasaray it can happen again, so I still believe Barcelona can beat Galatasaray,
although the second leg match was held at NEF Stadyumu which is Galatasaray's home ground.