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

[Velvet78]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

[Alanaz]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

this depends on what they will do in the future. Their performance is still not stable and they know that even though this season may be a very crazy season for them because this is the first time to see them on the verge of oscillation in terms of performance but clearly they are aiming for better and keep improving themselves.
They have to restart the Champions League even better than before and this is probably their target too after competing in La Liga

[blue Snow]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

In my opinion, Barcelona was in transition at that time from its old coach to Xavy possibly still under performance. so their focus at that time was only on the strategy of uniting between players and how to be in the Champions League zone, So far Xavy was on target and able to realize it. But in the next session, if they don't upgrade the squad what real Madrid did, I believe they are still on performance like this, and for sure if they target only the UEFA cup it will be realized.

[minairia3]

Barcelona has done really well because their standing was not good at starting, everyone thought they might not even make it in the top 10. But they have certainly proved everyone wrong and they have made a really good comeback. And their coach did a really good job.
I think they perform really well and there is nothing to be ashamed of. they did not do very well in the Europa League and that is okay in my opinion after all that they have been through this season. I believe they will be able to play a lot better in the next season and have good competition with Real Madrid.

there is only one quick way for barcelona to have great power in a short time, which would be if they manage to have lewandowski, if they manage to have another good attacker and improve in defense and under xavi's command then it is almost certain that barcelona will win next season of la liga without much difficulty and they could go very far in the champions league, of course there is still nothing concrete about an agreement between barcelona and lewandowski, but I think that the management of the barcelona club should go after the lewandowski, if they want to be very strong then they need lewandowski. if barcelona is relying only on this squad of forwards next season then they won't get far and I doubt they will be able to win the la liga

I also agree that getting Robert Lewandowski on the Barcelona team will be really great for Barcelona. I honestly did not think Barcelona will be able to get Robert Lewandowski but according to some rumors, it seems as if Robert Lewandowski will move to Barcelona and Bayern Munich is also thinking about bringing in lukaku for a potential replacement.

Robert Lewandowski leaves door open for Chelsea transfer decision as Romelu Lukaku plots exit

[laurenB7742]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

In my opinion, Barcelona was in transition at that time from its old coach to Xavy possibly still under performance. so their focus at that time was only on the strategy of uniting between players and how to be in the Champions League zone, So far Xavy was on target and able to realize it. But in the next session, if they don't upgrade the squad what real Madrid did, I believe they are still on performance like this, and for sure if they target only the UEFA cup it will be realized.

Xavi's goal was to stabilize the team and qualify for the Champions League. Xavi was able to meet his goal. Barcelona is now in a very stable position. At the same time, if Xavi is able to sign Lewandowski, then I think Barcelona will be ruled in La Liga next season.

Real Madrid have had a great season this season. They have won two important titles, the Champions League and La Liga. Yet theey have some weaknesses in their team. Such as over-reliance on Benzema and weak defense. If they can't fix these two weaknesses then their performance will definitely be bad next season.

[Tony116]

I didn't pay much attention to the fact that Barcelona were knocked out of the Europa League cup, they played well there,

he has problems in attack, they can't score goals, and to make matters worse their defense always makes the same mistake as in the past before xavi was coach, I don't understand why this always happens in important games

This happens because the difference is not strong enough. The defense is the weakest link of Barcelona and the attack is not also the best. When we think about Barcelona as a whole team and how their attack is doing I think we might say that they don't have a bad attacking lineup. But if we compare them with the other close competitions I think they don't stand a chance against them. In big games, it seems like Barcelona is always making a few mistakes in the penalty box and conceding penalty kicks.

[posi]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

In my opinion, Barcelona was in transition at that time from its old coach to Xavy possibly still under performance. so their focus at that time was only on the strategy of uniting between players and how to be in the Champions League zone, So far Xavy was on target and able to realize it. But in the next session, if they don't upgrade the squad what real Madrid did, I believe they are still on performance like this, and for sure if they target only the UEFA cup it will be realized.

I actually cannot agree that they did not give enough importance to the Europa League. I actually believe that they had nothing more to achieve in La Liga as they knew Real Madrid was going to be the champions.

So, they actually tried to play the best in the Europa League. But they could not be successful, the reason is the defense of Barcelona. Other than that I think they had a very good chance. Barcelona really needs to worry about the defense. And another problem is if de Jong leaves Barcelona, they will have to worry about the midfield also.

[Fesatmas]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

In my opinion, Barcelona was in transition at that time from its old coach to Xavy possibly still under performance. so their focus at that time was only on the strategy of uniting between players and how to be in the Champions League zone, So far Xavy was on target and able to realize it. But in the next session, if they don't upgrade the squad what real Madrid did, I believe they are still on performance like this, and for sure if they target only the UEFA cup it will be realized.

Yes it is true, Xavi is shaping Barcelona with the strategy he has, of course it will take time because he received this team in bad shape from the previous coach. And I'd say he's succeeded in building the team he hoped for, at least so far. But I still want to see them in the next season, whether they are still consistent with this improvement or not.

[Gencecikmen]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

If Galatasaray had eliminated Barcelona in an earlier stage of the tournament, probably Galatasaray could win title. They could made a big surprise. It would have been a fairy tale for Galatasaray, but it didn't happen. Frankfurt eliminated Barcelona and they win title. It became a fairy tale for Frankfurt.

[AndySt]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

If Galatasaray had eliminated Barcelona in an earlier stage of the tournament, probably Galatasaray could win title. They could made a big surprise. It would have been a fairy tale for Galatasaray, but it didn't happen. Frankfurt eliminated Barcelona and they win title. It became a fairy tale for Frankfurt.

In any case, a title is a title and I think Barcelona did not want to finish this season without a trophy at all and sweeten the pill by winning the second most important European club tournament. Therefore, it is also not necessary to mislead anyone and accept defeats with dignity. It's just one thing when it comes to such an extended tournament as La Liga, where there is an opportunity to improve, which Barcelona can be said to have brilliantly demonstrated, and a completely different thing when it comes to a cup tournament, when a couple of not quite successful matches leave you with nothing at the playoff stage.

[wmaurik]

Yes it is true, Xavi is shaping Barcelona with the strategy he has, of course it will take time because he received this team in bad shape from the previous coach. And I'd say he's succeeded in building the team he hoped for, at least so far. But I still want to see them in the next season, whether they are still consistent with this improvement or not.

I am more sure that Xavi will still be able to shape the Barcelona team to be even better next season because he knows which line his team still lacks, so for now Xavi will definitely still try to make the team stronger before next season starts. Hopefully Barcelona can be on a strong path like in the past before Barcelona slumped, because with so many strong teams, it will definitely make the League match more exciting.

[Ratash]

Yes it is true, Xavi is shaping Barcelona with the strategy he has, of course it will take time because he received this team in bad shape from the previous coach. And I'd say he's succeeded in building the team he hoped for, at least so far. But I still want to see them in the next season, whether they are still consistent with this improvement or not.

I am more sure that Xavi will still be able to shape the Barcelona team to be even better next season because he knows which line his team still lacks, so for now Xavi will definitely still try to make the team stronger before next season starts. Hopefully Barcelona can be on a strong path like in the past before Barcelona slumped, because with so many strong teams, it will definitely make the League match more exciting.

I agree xavi did an incredible job considering how little time he had, the state barcelona were in and the quality of players he had but in my opinion this won't be enough for next season they need to let go some players especially lenglet and they need some fresh players, their defensive line is really weak.

[hahay]

Yes it is true, Xavi is shaping Barcelona with the strategy he has, of course it will take time because he received this team in bad shape from the previous coach. And I'd say he's succeeded in building the team he hoped for, at least so far. But I still want to see them in the next season, whether they are still consistent with this improvement or not.

I am more sure that Xavi will still be able to shape the Barcelona team to be even better next season because he knows which line his team still lacks, so for now Xavi will definitely still try to make the team stronger before next season starts. Hopefully Barcelona can be on a strong path like in the past before Barcelona slumped, because with so many strong teams, it will definitely make the League match more exciting.

I agree xavi did an incredible job considering how little time he had, the state barcelona were in and the quality of players he had but in my opinion this won't be enough for next season they need to let go some players especially lenglet and they need some fresh players, their defensive line is really weak.

I'm sure we are all aware about the lack of support especially in Barcelona's financial instability, there are several factors to make a great team. But sometimes the coach and finances are not balanced which makes it difficult for them to improve, there are teams that have financial stability but the coach is not good and what Barcelona is experiencing now is the opposite. Xavi has proven to be able to build a better team but unfortunately, this success does not have a strong financial backing so that it will still be difficult for Xavi to build a solid squad. There are some players who cannot be defended and also, it is difficult to bring in new players and this imbalance factor will make it difficult for Xavi to achieve the desired performance.

[Alanaz]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

If Galatasaray had eliminated Barcelona in an earlier stage of the tournament, probably Galatasaray could win title. They could made a big surprise. It would have been a fairy tale for Galatasaray, but it didn't happen. Frankfurt eliminated Barcelona and they win title. It became a fairy tale for Frankfurt.

I don't think this is a standard. It's just a coincidence when Frankfurt beat Barcelona and Champions doesn't mean the one who beat Barcelona can become champion is too naive for such a thing.
Frankfurt's performance is indeed very good in this competition and not only Barcelona who feel it but there are also other teams such as Betis, West Ham and finally Ranger.
Even though Barcelona is the seed, it doesn't mean this is always used as a benchmark to become champion

[Gianluca95]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

If Galatasaray had eliminated Barcelona in an earlier stage of the tournament, probably Galatasaray could win title. They could made a big surprise. It would have been a fairy tale for Galatasaray, but it didn't happen. Frankfurt eliminated Barcelona and they win title. It became a fairy tale for Frankfurt.

I don't think this is a standard. It's just a coincidence when Frankfurt beat Barcelona and Champions doesn't mean the one who beat Barcelona can become champion is too naive for such a thing.
Frankfurt's performance is indeed very good in this competition and not only Barcelona who feel it but there are also other teams such as Betis, West Ham and finally Ranger.
Even though Barcelona is the seed, it doesn't mean this is always used as a benchmark to become champion

The only thing that I don't know is how Barcelona has lost against the Frankfurt. Frankfurt is a middle team of Bundesliga, and Barcelona is at an higher level against them. Anyway, I'm more surprised about the Rangers in

Final than of Frankfurt that has beat Barcelona  .

Hope to see something of really interesting for the next year, and to see an italian team to win the new UEL.

[Iranus]

I am more sure that Xavi will still be able to shape the Barcelona team to be even better next season because he knows which line his team still lacks, so for now Xavi will definitely still try to make the team stronger before next season starts. Hopefully Barcelona can be on a strong path like in the past before Barcelona slumped, because with so many strong teams, it will definitely make the League match more exciting.

I agree xavi did an incredible job considering how little time he had, the state barcelona were in and the quality of players he had but in my opinion this won't be enough for next season they need to let go some players especially lenglet and they need some fresh players, their defensive line is really weak.

I'm sure we are all aware about the lack of support especially in Barcelona's financial instability, there are several factors to make a great team. But sometimes the coach and finances are not balanced which makes it difficult for them to improve, there are teams that have financial stability but the coach is not good and what Barcelona is experiencing now is the opposite. Xavi has proven to be able to build a better team but unfortunately, this success does not have a strong financial backing so that it will still be difficult for Xavi to build a solid squad. There are some players who cannot be defended and also, it is difficult to bring in new players and this imbalance factor will make it difficult for Xavi to achieve the desired performance.

I think Xavi knew that he was not going to get much financial stability or support when he decided to take the job as the Barcelona coach. He has done a very good job so far. But it will be really interesting to see how well Barcelona can perform in the upcoming season. I really hope that the recent success of Barcelona was the start of something good and not just a ""honeymoon phase"".

It is going to be difficult obviously. But for the upcoming season, I don't think Barcelona will be able to make any big transfer. I think they really should hold on to their money right now. And people should also not expect too much from Barcelona in the upcoming season.

[fuguebtc]

I don't think this is a standard. It's just a coincidence when Frankfurt beat Barcelona and Champions doesn't mean the one who beat Barcelona can become champion is too naive for such a thing.
Frankfurt's performance is indeed very good in this competition and not only Barcelona who feel it but there are also other teams such as Betis, West Ham and finally Ranger.
Even though Barcelona is the seed, it doesn't mean this is always used as a benchmark to become champion

The only thing that I don't know is how Barcelona has lost against the Frankfurt. Frankfurt is a middle team of Bundesliga, and Barcelona is at an higher level against them. Anyway, I'm more surprised about the Rangers in

Final than of Frankfurt that has beat Barcelona  .

Hope to see something of really interesting for the next year, and to see an italian team to win the new UEL.

If you have seen Frankfurt play in the Europa League I think you will agree that they have actually played 100% better than they have played in the league, Bundesliga.

Obviously, Barcelona is at a higher level compared to Frankfurt but Barcelona did not just concentrate on the Europa league because they also had La Liga to worry about. And Frankfurt put all their concentration into the Europa League because they understood that they will not be able to do well in Bundesliga. Obviously, that is why Frankfurt have won the Europa League.

[Alanaz]

I don't think this is a standard. It's just a coincidence when Frankfurt beat Barcelona and Champions doesn't mean the one who beat Barcelona can become champion is too naive for such a thing.
Frankfurt's performance is indeed very good in this competition and not only Barcelona who feel it but there are also other teams such as Betis, West Ham and finally Ranger.
Even though Barcelona is the seed, it doesn't mean this is always used as a benchmark to become champion

The only thing that I don't know is how Barcelona has lost against the Frankfurt. Frankfurt is a middle team of Bundesliga, and Barcelona is at an higher level against them. Anyway, I'm more surprised about the Rangers in

Final than of Frankfurt that has beat Barcelona  .

Hope to see something of really interesting for the next year, and to see an italian team to win the new UEL.

I still think that it is because they are too confident considering before that they won a landslide victory in the Elclasico in the league if I'm not mistaken.
and they also have something big in expectations considering they have also beaten Napoli and Galatasaray in the previous rounds so indeed many of us also feel that they will win easily but sometimes accidents like this obviously can happen because underestimating the opponent is one of the mistakes that fatal

[Gencecikmen]

Barcelona's performance in the UEFA Europa League shouldn't mislead people because they weren't caring about this tournament much. They could have been eliminated by even Galatasaray in an earlier stage of the tournament. They still were eliminated early actually as they were performing way below the level they were performing in the La Liga. I don't expect them to do the same in the Champions League next season. It is the important European tournament for them.

If Galatasaray had eliminated Barcelona in an earlier stage of the tournament, probably Galatasaray could win title. They could made a big surprise. It would have been a fairy tale for Galatasaray, but it didn't happen. Frankfurt eliminated Barcelona and they win title. It became a fairy tale for Frankfurt.

I don't think this is a standard. It's just a coincidence when Frankfurt beat Barcelona and Champions doesn't mean the one who beat Barcelona can become champion is too naive for such a thing.
Frankfurt's performance is indeed very good in this competition and not only Barcelona who feel it but there are also other teams such as Betis, West Ham and finally Ranger.
Even though Barcelona is the seed, it doesn't mean this is always used as a benchmark to become champion

Of course, what I'm talking about is not a standard or certainty. I'm just talking about a breaking point. It is these breaking points that make football unknown. Of course, I totaly agree with your arguments. Frankfurt's performance was indeed quite in this competition.

[LUCKMCFLY]

What does Xavi have to do with bringing Barcelona back to glory with the Europa League?
I don't think Barcelona and Xavi need to be discussed here anymore, because the winner of the Europa League is already known. Barcelona's failure in the Europa League is an old story, after all, next season Xavi will lead Barcelona in the Champions League, not in the Europa League.

Well, although he said it in a somewhat harsh way, you are right, Barcelona had a very big failure in the Europa League, I would not think of Barcelona at the moment for it, rather it could make a difference with the Spanish league. that both Xavi and Barcelona managed to do something significant like being in the first places, I wouldn't say that they were in the first place or that they were champions, but if they could stay in the top 3, maybe that way they would once again be one of the best teams from Spain, Europe and the world, they have respect in football, the only thing left is for them to show it on the pitch.

Barcelona should not think about their failure too much right now because they started the season really badly and they ended up finishing in the top two, which is an achievement in itself in my opinion.

Barcelona is going to concentrate on doing well in La Liga next season. They will also be trying to do well in the Champions League but I don't know if they will be able to achieve any great thing in the Champions League with the current squad. I think they should concentrate on La Liga right now and over time they will make their squad stronger through some transfers and they will be able to concentrate on the Champions League then.

Yes, you are right, for me Barcelona has a very well elaborated plan and it is that they are thinking about the clear transfers and purchase of good players, I don't know but on the radar they have Lewa, I don't know if he wants to go to Barcelona, maybe Maybe they want to give Xavi a hand to see if they can do something, but I think they are going to wait until the World Cup ends so they can have on their list according to their budget, bring very good players, which, I think, is the plan that Xavi wants to propose to the leaders of Barcelona, I'm not from Barcelona, but I can't deny that the classics with Madrid are unique, and those emotions are the ones that need to be rescued.