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

[Daniel91]

As I predicted, Dinamo had big problems against Flora and was not convincing but still managed to win on routine and experience.
Rijeka plays very well against Copenhagen and leads after the first half, while Sarajevo still has an active result against Celtic.
Zvezda seems to be winning in Cyprus against the Armenian club.
Will we see all 4 clubs from the region in the group stage?

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[LTU_btc]

Rio Ave were seconds away from group stage, but they managed to get very stupid penalty on last Milan attack and Milan equalised score. And then what a crazy penalty shootout it was - I can't describe it, you simply must see it. One of the best things I saw recently. And after 24 penalties made by both teams, Milan goes to group stage.
There was quite a lot uipsets like Rijeka win against Copenhagen - congrats to Croatian folks there, you will have 2 teams in group stage.
CSKA Sofia win against Basel and Hapoel Beer Sheva wins against Plzen is also unexpected. It wasn't profitable day for me.
Also, congrats to @efialtis for AEK win .

[Smartvirus]

Rio Ave were seconds away from group stage, but they managed to get very stupid penalty on last Milan attack and Milan equalised score. And then what a crazy penalty shootout it was - I can't describe it, you simply must see it. One of the best things I saw recently. And after 24 penalties made by both teams, Milan goes to group stage.

I didn't see Rio Ave qualifying in a game against Milan, no doubt they made it to the group stage. The most surprising part is that, it had to take 24 penalties to decide the game. So spectacular!

[masulum]

I didn't see Rio Ave qualifying in a game against Milan, no doubt they made it to the group stage. The most surprising part is that, it had to take 24 penalties to decide the game. So spectacular!

Yeah, mostly (including me) thinking if AC Milan easy to win this match. But, Rio Ave can convert the chance they have to make a goal. Lucky for Milan they get Penalty on extra time. Milan maybe can control the match, but without Ibra they hard to make a goal. I think it hard for Milan to finish at least to quarter final. Will see, the next stage is the real challenge for AC Milan to stay compete in Europa League

[Avirunes]

Milan maybe can control the match, but without Ibra they hard to make a goal.

Yeah I agree on that, hey don't have proper central forward or say someone who finishes properly other than Zlatan. They were almost out considering the early goal in extra time from Rio Ave. That was a great match though, lost my bet on Milan but enjoyed every part of it.

BTW Milan have managed to progress by winning with slim margins- previous round Bodo/glimt almost had them, yesterday also Rio Ave almost knocked them out.

[swogerino]

I see a lot of expected results from yesterday games and I think people made money from sport betting in Europa League.The biggest surprise that caught my eye yesterday was Basel being eliminated at home from a team way weaker than them Cska Sofia,big congrats to them.

[Koal-84]

Today at 13 MEZ the draws begin, it caught some favorites yesterday so Pot 2 looks a little different than expected.



Source: Bert Kassies

It'll be an interesting group stage, Pot 3 is generally very well occupied, I'm surprised.

[casperBGD]

did not watch the match, but the goal that brough HNK Rijeka group stage is perfect

https://twitter.com/Troll__Footbal/status/1311747813550616576?s=03

how many mistakes and luck in just one attack, and it is worth group stage in elite competition, that is a real value of football, unfortunately i have lost money betting on Copenhagen
nevertheless, congrats to @big-daddy and @Trofo , your home team is in group stage

[masulum]

Yeah I agree on that, hey don't have proper central forward or say someone who finishes properly other than Zlatan.

Only Calhanoglu I thought was brave enough to shoot the shot against Rio Ave in that match. It's just that the shoot he do this time are not very good, because most of them are far from the net. Even so, Calhanoglu has started to find a match with Pioli's strategy, he has also become a player who has contributed goals for the club with a 57% gain in UEL.

BTW Milan have managed to progress by winning with slim margins- previous round Bodo/glimt almost had them, yesterday also Rio Ave almost knocked them out.

This must be fixed immediately by AC Milan, otherwise they will not stay long in the league

[leea-1334]

Yeah I agree on that, hey don't have proper central forward or say someone who finishes properly other than Zlatan. They were almost out considering the early goal in extra time from Rio Ave. That was a great match though, lost my bet on Milan but enjoyed every part of it.

BTW Milan have managed to progress by winning with slim margins- previous round Bodo/glimt almost had them, yesterday also Rio Ave almost knocked them out.

I parlayed Spurs with Milan and Sevilla. Bad move and I deserve to lose for believing in all these socalled strong teams in Europa/Champions League. Or maybe,,, we are all the ones wrong including the bookmakers for thinking Rio Ave was an easy club to beat.

[Avirunes]

did not watch the match, but the goal that brough HNK Rijeka group stage is perfect

https://twitter.com/Troll__Footbal/status/1311747813550616576?s=03

how many mistakes and luck in just one attack, and it is worth group stage in elite competition, that is a real value of football, unfortunately i have lost money betting on Copenhagen
nevertheless, congrats to @big-daddy and @Trofo , your home team is in group stage

Lol, we need to have some kind of award for that maybe? maybe will be awkward for those who did the mistakes there. But anyway it was fun to watch tho. And to think that the only goal that gave their opponent an entry to group stage must feel very hard on them.

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There are only few players who give consistent performance in that team and that is what driving AC Milan right now. You can say that they are hanging just by few threads perhaps.

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I had them also in my parlay along with some other picks which I lost too but anyway I thought would be an easy win for Milan here but didn't happened so. Didn't had much on stake so not kicking myself up.  

[-CryptoViking-]

did not watch the match, but the goal that brough HNK Rijeka group stage is perfect

https://twitter.com/Troll__Footbal/status/1311747813550616576?s=03

how many mistakes and luck in just one attack, and it is worth group stage in elite competition, that is a real value of football, unfortunately i have lost money betting on Copenhagen
nevertheless, congrats to @big-daddy and @Trofo , your home team is in group stage

Lol, we need to have some kind of award for that maybe? maybe will be awkward for those who did the mistakes there. But anyway it was fun to watch tho. And to think that the only goal that gave their opponent an entry to group stage must feel very hard on them.

I watched the entire match and it was a comedy show and a great fight till the last moments at the same time.Rijeka did a monumental thing here by taking down Kopenhagen, despite the most retarded goal ever 

What was even more fun was that since there was no fans I could here the bench the entire match and they were yelling things like this:

In 55th minute Rijeka bench is yelling 5 more minutes till the end, you can do it lol, and then same thing every 5 minutes, lying to players on the pitch to make it easier for them.

Yelling to the goalie - don't shoot the ball in to play till you get the yellow card, stall

Also , player after duel goes to the ground and the bench is yelling : Lie down, lie down, roll a bit ahhahha

It was so nice to watch Croatian team doing everything possible to win, giving the foreign teams their own stalling medicine tactics back

[Daniel91]

did not watch the match, but the goal that brough HNK Rijeka group stage is perfect

https://twitter.com/Troll__Footbal/status/1311747813550616576?s=03

how many mistakes and luck in just one attack, and it is worth group stage in elite competition, that is a real value of football, unfortunately i have lost money betting on Copenhagen
nevertheless, congrats to @big-daddy and @Trofo , your home team is in group stage

Lol, we need to have some kind of award for that maybe? maybe will be awkward for those who did the mistakes there. But anyway it was fun to watch tho. And to think that the only goal that gave their opponent an entry to group stage must feel very hard on them.

I watched the entire match and it was a comedy show and a great fight till the last moments at the same time.Rijeka did a monumental thing here by taking down Kopenhagen, despite the most retarded goal ever 

What was even more fun was that since there was no fans I could here the bench the entire match and they were yelling things like this:

In 55th minute Rijeka bench is yelling 5 more minutes till the end, you can do it lol, and then same thing every 5 minutes, lying to players on the pitch to make it easier for them.

Yelling to the goalie - don't shoot the ball in to play till you get the yellow card, stall

Also , player after duel goes to the ground and the bench is yelling : Lie down, lie down, roll a bit ahhahha

It was so nice to watch Croatian team doing everything possible to win, giving the foreign teams their own stalling medicine tactics back

This really made me laugh to tears.
Yes, Rijeka was really very lucky and proved the truth of the statement "happiness follows the brave".
However, it is obvious that this is their final reach and that they don't have a chance to pass the group stage of this competition.
Their owner Miskovic is known for his stinginess, and how hard he decides to spend a lot of money on players.
On the other hand, as soon as a good offer arrives he sells his best players and that is why this club actually stagnates, with occasional successes like this victory.

[Naida_BR]

did not watch the match, but the goal that brough HNK Rijeka group stage is perfect

https://twitter.com/Troll__Footbal/status/1311747813550616576?s=03

how many mistakes and luck in just one attack, and it is worth group stage in elite competition, that is a real value of football, unfortunately i have lost money betting on Copenhagen

I just saw the goal that Copenhagen conceded...
It was so unfortunate and funny at the same time especially regarding those two defenders that blocked each other... You can say that Rijeka was so lucky to get this win as this own goal would never happen again in history.
Also lucky for Rijeka for getting draw in an easy group compared to some others.

[leea-1334]

Spurs meet LASK tonight so that is really the only game I am interested in. We have been scoring so freely these days but I do not know how the 3-3 draw will affect us, losing 3 goals in 10 minutes is a big big disappointment,,, LASK gave a lot of problems to Manchester United last season if I remember well!

Picks anyone?

[DeathAngel]

Celtic vs AC Milan should be a good watch, shame fans aren’t allowed still because Celtic Park has one of the best atmospheres in European football.
Many games tonight so definitely a good time for all you accumulator bettors.

[tomahawk9]

Picks anyone?

1 parlay (cuz it's really hard not to go for a parlay when there are like 250 matches per matchweek in this tournament)



2 singles
Real Sociedad -1.0 AHC @1.84, and Tottenham Hotspur -1.75 AHC @1.96...comfortable win for Spurs to bounce back from that last performance in the PL? why not (:

[swogerino]

I think based on the games of today it looks like a goldmine to make money speaking in general as strong teams are playing against weaker ones.I think Leicester,Tottenham,Villareal and Milan look like real easy games comsidering the quality of these teams.

As a disclaimer don’t follow my betting advice as I have lost a whole lot more than I have won but if I had some spare money I would parlay the above teams today.

[casperBGD]

Picks anyone?

with all troubles that home team has, and the success rate that Crvena Zvezda has with German clubs, i would suggest what i will play, and that is under1.5 and 2, with maybe x2 to secure these two bets, think that they could pull a surprising result tonight in Hoffenheim
from other matches, would skip Arsenal due to i am not sure which line-up will start the match, Leverkusen seems good, but the quote is too low, and goals are almost certain in Eindhoven, so maybe will put over2.5 there

[daarul50]

Picks anyone?

1 parlay (cuz it's really hard not to go for a parlay when there are like 250 matches per matchweek in this tournament)



2 singles
Real Sociedad -1.0 AHC @1.84, and Tottenham Hotspur -1.75 AHC @1.96...comfortable win for Spurs to bounce back from that last performance in the PL? why not (:

If tottenham still managed to have a draw or even lost then i can sum up they are totally shit lol
Anyway nice picks except for the villareal as i think they are so unstable inconsistent , the draw likely will be the final result.
Leverkusen against nice and celtic against ac milan looks like will become match of the day .
I expect a lot of goals in the first game of the group tonight , total goals scored bet tonight anybody?