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

[nikola22]

I'm sure the manager has thought about it beforehand he knows what to do Just look at the line-up of players there's no Jamie Vardy there
In the next match Leicester City only need one point we know it's not difficult for them to get it.

Leicester City and Sporting Braga both have 10 points and last match play home with teams that lost any chances to take the 2nd place. so if Sporting Braga wins Leicester City also has to win and secure the 1st palce.

[Dewi Aries]

I'm sure the manager has thought about it beforehand he knows what to do Just look at the line-up of players there's no Jamie Vardy there
In the next match Leicester City only need one point we know it's not difficult for them to get it.

Leicester City and Sporting Braga both have 10 points and last match play home with teams that lost any chances to take the 2nd place. so if Sporting Braga wins Leicester City also has to win and secure the 1st palce.

Yes I know that I am just assuming the worst that could happen. Previously Leicester City had beaten AEK at home
next  play at the King Power Stadium of course it was an easy win. I don't know how AEK gets points , maybe if Leicester played with 9 players 

[big_daddy]

Still nice that they manage to win a point at least, Rijeka had so man matches that were very close. I still can't believe Dinamo Zagreb didn't concede a single goal yet this season in Europa league and managed to qualify for the next stage. Only team that has not conceded in EU competitions, still beyond me, but happy for it.

bad luck in Uefa League since ever

in Group F, Rijeka is the team with minus (-) points, bye-bye Rijeka..

It's a see ya next year, not a goodbye
FoF

[celot]

Zidane's position as coach of Real Madrid will suffer a very bad fate because the president of El Real has decided that if Madrid fail to win in the last match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Madrid must be able to win if they want to advance to the next round. Of course this is a very heavy burden for Zidane in a game of life and death, if Madrid lose or draw the opportunity to qualify for the round of 16 will be closed and become history for Madrid who failed to qualify from the gup phase.

[Daniel91]

Still nice that they manage to win a point at least, Rijeka had so man matches that were very close. I still can't believe Dinamo Zagreb didn't concede a single goal yet this season in Europa league and managed to qualify for the next stage. Only team that has not conceded in EU competitions, still beyond me, but happy for it.

bad luck in Uefa League since ever

in Group F, Rijeka is the team with minus (-) points, bye-bye Rijeka..

It's a see ya next year, not a goodbye
FoF

Rijeka got the toughest possible group this season and they were really very good, above expectations.
In another group they would probably pass.
I was also surprised by the very good result of Dinamo this season.
After the departure of coach Bjelica and the best player Olmo, and all the problems and scandals with the Mamic brothers, I did not expect them to be so good.
However, due to the poor results of other Croatian clubs, Croatia will not have representatives in this competition next season, except maybe Dinamo.

[-CryptoViking-]

Rijeka got the toughest possible group this season and they were really very good, above expectations.
In another group they would probably pass.
I was also surprised by the very good result of Dinamo this season.
After the departure of coach Bjelica and the best player Olmo, and all the problems and scandals with the Mamic brothers, I did not expect them to be so good.
However, due to the poor results of other Croatian clubs, Croatia will not have representatives in this competition next season, except maybe Dinamo.

Yeah, Rijeka really did fight bravely and they can still take some more points, which I hope they do as a revenge for 4-1 defeat. Dinamo is something weird this season, they really don't look that good to me, yet somehow they are wining and not conceding a single goal is almost like a mistery lol   

As long as they manage to continue like that I won't mind honestly. Don't like Mamic, but I like Dinamo more, something along those lines.

[Shasha80]

I'm sure the manager has thought about it beforehand he knows what to do Just look at the line-up of players there's no Jamie Vardy there
In the next match Leicester City only need one point we know it's not difficult for them to get it.

Leicester City and Sporting Braga both have 10 points and last match play home with teams that lost any chances to take the 2nd place. so if Sporting Braga wins Leicester City also has to win and secure the 1st palce.

Yes I know that I am just assuming the worst that could happen. Previously Leicester City had beaten AEK at home
next  play at the King Power Stadium of course it was an easy win. I don't know how AEK gets points , maybe if Leicester played with 9 players 

Be careful not to underestimate the weak team, usually they play without burden. Don't forget in football anything can happen.
Even though it is unlikely that AEK Athens can get a point against Leicester in the last match, it is better if Leicester will bring
down the main team. Learned from previous defeat against Zorya, but like you said Leicester should easily win playing home.

[Daniel91]

Rijeka got the toughest possible group this season and they were really very good, above expectations.
In another group they would probably pass.
I was also surprised by the very good result of Dinamo this season.
After the departure of coach Bjelica and the best player Olmo, and all the problems and scandals with the Mamic brothers, I did not expect them to be so good.
However, due to the poor results of other Croatian clubs, Croatia will not have representatives in this competition next season, except maybe Dinamo.

Yeah, Rijeka really did fight bravely and they can still take some more points, which I hope they do as a revenge for 4-1 defeat. Dinamo is something weird this season, they really don't look that good to me, yet somehow they are wining and not conceding a single goal is almost like a mistery lol  

As long as they manage to continue like that I won't mind honestly. Don't like Mamic, but I like Dinamo more, something along those lines.

I agree with you.
Even in Croatian national league Dinamo is not so good like in last a few years  but in the Europa league they are perfect.
Any way, if I can forget about their coach and his brother, I may even enjoy because of their results in Europe 😀

[ampere]

Today is the game week 6 for europa league teams and some teams are still gonna battle out tonight to ensure qualification to the round of 32.  The following ties should be so much interesting

Young Boys ?  -  ? CFR Cluj; This time is a struggle between 2nd and 3rd position; a draw means young boys are through to the next round; while an away victory means Young boys are out of the europa league.

Rapid Wien ?  -  ? Molde; Same scenario applies to this match; a draw or win for Molde sends them to the next round; while Rapid wien will be looking to win the tie and proceed to the  next round.

In Group F, Its a big night for Real Sociedad and AZ Alkmaar; with both teams playing away from home tonight; Alkmaar are 3rd due to h2h records and will be hoping that sociedad draws or lose to their; while they win theirs. It remains to be seen who qualifies from the group becase Napoli also cannot lose at home to Sociedad.

Maccabi Tel Aviv ?  -  ? Sivasspor; Winner of the tie will be the one to progress to the next round in group I

[tomahawk9]

Last Matchweek of the group stage, a lot of teams have qualified to the next round already so only a few matches actually matter to find out which teams will be present in the Round of 32 draw next Monday.

I'll focus on the biggest match tonight; Napoli - Real Sociedad. There are a few combinations of results that could resut in either napoli or the italians getting KO'd thanks to AZ Alkmaar being the 3rd player in this group with chances of qualifying to the next round tonight. Gonna go with O2.5 goals in a single ticket, expecting both to go for the win and find the net a few times

and a fun acca at almost 24 odds cos why not?

[dishku]

Last Matchweek of the group stage, a lot of teams have qualified to the next round already so only a few matches actually matter to find out which teams will be present in the Round of 32 draw next Monday.

I'll focus on the biggest match tonight; Napoli - Real Sociedad. There are a few combinations of results that could resut in either napoli or the italians getting KO'd thanks to AZ Alkmaar being the 3rd player in this group with chances of qualifying to the next round tonight. Gonna go with O2.5 goals in a single ticket, expecting both to go for the win and find the net a few times

and a fun acca at almost 24 odds cos why not?

Indeed that would be very entertaining clash where Real Sociedad have to play with full energy to show something extraordinary play to prove they are good team. I also expecting this could be a high scoring game so that I also will do agree with you over 2.5 goals is a nice choice.

[Trofo]

I'll focus on the biggest match tonight; Napoli - Real Sociedad. There are a few combinations of results that could resut in either napoli or the italians getting KO'd thanks to AZ Alkmaar being the 3rd player in this group with chances of qualifying to the next round tonight. Gonna go with O2.5 goals in a single ticket, expecting both to go for the win and find the net a few times

Not the game I would choose for my single. I actually think this will end as 0:0 or 1:0 for one side. Napoli is Italian squad and all of them know how to play tight game when draw is enough to see them trough. Sociedad also played a lot of tight games. They play sort of attacking football but they are not scoring a lot of goals.
I am skipping that one and playing a following multi with insurance:
Rangers to win @1.57
Lille to win @2.0
Dinamo to win @1,8
Bayer both to score @1.7
Milan both to score @1.69

[Bttzed03]

AS Roma odds at 1.9 looks like another trap by bookies. It already happened last night with Liverpool in UCL and good thing I avoided that match saving me a few bucks. Be careful to those who are planning to take that bait. Roma might have better players on paper but they are currently leading by six points which means they don't need this match.

[cryptofrka]

Although Dinamo Zagreb has nothing to play for tonight (they have already secured 1st place in the group), I'd really like that they take the game against last placed CSKA with maximum seriousness. If they do not concede tonight, I believe they will become the first team in an european competition without conceding a single goal in the group stage.

They have a really stable league situation so do not have to rest players, I hope they achieve this feat tonight.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

AS Roma odds at 1.9 looks like another trap by bookies. It already happened last night with Liverpool in UCL and good thing I avoided that match saving me a few bucks. Be careful to those who are planning to take that bait. Roma might have better players on paper but they are currently leading by six points which means they don't need this match.

Yes this match doesn't change anything. Roma stay at the top and CSKA still can't qualify the same goes for the Dundalk vs Arsenal match
The competition for points is in Group F Napoli, Alkmaar, Real Sociedad, Sociedad have to fight because it is not easy to beat Napoli at home while Alkmaar must repeat the win like in the first leg.

[tyKiwanuka]

Rapid Wien ?  -  ? Molde; Same scenario applies to this match; a draw or win for Molde sends them to the next round; while Rapid wien will be looking to win the tie and proceed to the  next round.

Molde can also qualify with a loss, but it needs to be a one-goal-difference loss only, where Molde themselves have to score, so something like 1-2/2-3/3-4. If they lose 1-0, the H2H will be tied, but Rapid has the better goal differential and take 2nd place in the group. This normally screams over, but a) odds are poor b) Rapid will look to not concede first - they have 90min time to score that one goal. If they concede, they will have to win 3-1+ c) Molde will look for a 0-0 here and they can defend well.

The under is probably more interesting, where you hedge your bet asap, once a goal has been scored

In Group F, Its a big night for Real Sociedad and AZ Alkmaar; with both teams playing away from home tonight; Alkmaar are 3rd due to h2h records and will be hoping that sociedad draws or lose to their; while they win theirs. It remains to be seen who qualifies from the group becase Napoli also cannot lose at home to Sociedad.

For Alkmaar the calculation is really easy: Win and in They don't need to have one eye in Napoli. With 3 points at Rijeka, it's not possible for both Napoli and Real Sociedad to finish better than them. Same as Trofo I think Napoli will more or less park the bus and look for a draw here in first place. They would most likely lose first place with a draw, but first you have to make sure your qualify for KO phase. Real Sociedad is not super lethal upfront, so I am thinking under here as well. Napoli will probably win this with some late counter-attack...

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I won't make any pre-match bets. In these last rounds with lots of different scenarios and teams having to push more and more as we near the final whistle, there are lots of good bets to be found inplay. Way better bets than pre-match, so keep your powder dry

[swogerino]

I am talking with a few colleagues right now and they greatly insist on the game Dundalk vs Arsenal to finish with under 10 or max 10 corners.I do not agree with this but they say that in a game where there is nothing to play for the game takes place only in midfield.

Many games which no one plays for nothing as both teams have qualified or both teams are eliminated so not a good day to bet today in Europa League.

[Chrystora123]

be careful for those who want to bet on the arsenal vs Dundalk match.  issues that spread, arsenal will drop their young players and make their core players rest for a while because whatever the result of this match will not affect both team positions, but arsenal is still the best pick to win this match even though Dundalk is the host..

[BIT-BENDER]

I am talking with a few colleagues right now and they greatly insist on the game Dundalk vs Arsenal to finish with under 10 or max 10 corners.I do not agree with this but they say that in a game where there is nothing to play for the game takes place only in midfield.

Many games which no one plays for nothing as both teams have qualified or both teams are eliminated so not a good day to bet today in Europa League.

There is no such thing as nothing to play for in football games especially in an official Europa league match, the two teams trained to the build up of the game and will field their players -although some snr players may rest- but the team will be a complete eleven players on the pitch, and also there is history to play for because the game will go down in history as a team one and a team lost or it was a draw, and fielded jnr players has a thing or two to prove to the coach.

[leea-1334]

I won't make any pre-match bets. In these last rounds with lots of different scenarios and teams having to push more and more as we near the final whistle, there are lots of good bets to be found inplay. Way better bets than pre-match, so keep your powder dry

I actually agree here. Watch for Spurs, Arsenal, Leicester and maybe I would say all the Italian clubs. Take a live bet when they are 1 goal down, you should get really good value plus then you also know who is actually available on field and on bench!