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

[ziyaaa]

I would like to talk about Benfica-Arsenal game that is on Feb 18. In the Primeira Liga, Benfica are 8 points away from Sporting the leader and they have a lot to do to climb to the top. They also didn't have a decent performance on the last weeks. Arsenal also didn't win their last 3 matches in the Premier League and they are having a bad season. I think Arsenal will be more focused on the Europe League because of not doing good in the Premier League. This game is going to be in a neutral location. Because of that Arsenal might get a nice result in the first game of this draw.

[coinlocket$]

Pogba will back in Turin if not Injured later this month.

 Real Sociedad-Manchester United will be played in Allianz Stadium @Turin #pogback

[asus09]

I would like to talk about Benfica-Arsenal game that is on Feb 18. In the Primeira Liga, Benfica are 8 points away from Sporting the leader and they have a lot to do to climb to the top. They also didn't have a decent performance on the last weeks. Arsenal also didn't win their last 3 matches in the Premier League and they are having a bad season. I think Arsenal will be more focused on the Europe League because of not doing good in the Premier League. This game is going to be in a neutral location. Because of that Arsenal might get a nice result in the first game of this draw.

The continued match of the UEFA Europe League between Benfica versus Arsenal may be more favored by Benfica, seeing Arsenal's performance in the domestic league is very bad, after having managed to get out of a series of defeats Arsenal resumed a negative trend after three consecutive matches failed to win.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Pogba will back in Turin if not Injured later this month.

 Real Sociedad-Manchester United will be played in Allianz Stadium @Turin #pogback

I think a delightful game is waiting for us. R. Sociedad have lost their advantage since it was decided to be played in a different stadium. But I still think they will put up a really good fight against Manchester Utd in this game. I wonder whether Manchester Utd will give a big importance to the Europe League. We will understand it from their performance here. Because they are making a big effort for the championship in the Premier League.

[Juggy777]

Pogba will back in Turin if not Injured later this month.

 Real Sociedad-Manchester United will be played in Allianz Stadium @Turin #pogback

I think a delightful game is waiting for us. R. Sociedad have lost their advantage since it was decided to be played in a different stadium. But I still think they will put up a really good fight against Manchester Utd in this game. I wonder whether Manchester Utd will give a big importance to the Europe League. We will understand it from their performance here. Because they are making a big effort for the championship in the Premier League.

@ILuckyGuyI I’m pretty sure that Real Sociedad won’t be paying too much attention about the venue, because for them winning the Europa trophy will be more important.

Furthermore in my personal opinion Manchester United should prioritise winning the Europa League, because their form in premier league has been mixed and who knows where they’ll finish in the premier league.

Sources:

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/manchester-united/form-guide

https://punditarena.com/football/daniel-hussey/solskjaer-man-united-title-race/

[SFR10]

The continued match of the UEFA Europe League between Benfica versus Arsenal may be more favored by Benfica,

Arsenal needs it more so I'm expecting a different result in comparison to their domestic league forms.

seeing Arsenal's performance in the domestic league is very bad,

Results for the last three matches are indeed bad but the overall performances aren't as bad as they look ^{[it was mainly due to injuries, suspensions, and poor refereeing]}.

Furthermore in my personal opinion Manchester United should prioritise winning the Europa League, because their form in premier league has been mixed and who knows where they’ll finish in the premier league.

Seeing how inconsistent other teams have been ^{[apart from Man City of late]}, this is their best chance for getting a UCL spot ^[directly] and most likely they'll focus more on EPL compared to UEL.

[judas]

The continued match of the UEFA Europe League between Benfica versus Arsenal may be more favored by Benfica,

Arsenal needs it more so I'm expecting a different result in comparison to their domestic league forms.

I have also the same idea about Benfica-Arsenal. As we know, Benfica are one of the toughest opponents in the Europa League. I can say this because of their general performance in years in this league. But there is something that makes Arsenal more favorite here. Benfica are fighting for the championship in the Primeira Liga and I think they will give most of their focus on there. But Arsenal are located in the middle in the Premier League now and it is doubtful whether they will be able to qualify for a tournament. Hence, I think they will try their best to win the Europa League and enter at the Champions League group stage directly. This game is also not going to be in Benfica's stadium. It is in Stadio Olimpico. This is another loss of advantage for Benfica.

[dre1982]

Tonight we got Lille against Ajax. Last time Ajax went to Lille they won with 0-2 with goals of Zyech and Promes.

I expect a complete other match today. I think Ajax can be happy if they get a draw. Too bad Haller isn't playing and he is the one that scored in the recent matches the most goals for Ajax.

[swogerino]

A few easy and few difficult games for English teams today.I think Leicester and Tottenham should not have any problems winning their games against Slavia and Wolfsberger.Arsenal and Manchester United have tougher opponents but they should get the qualification after the two legs end in this round.

[3meek]

Today's game is Real Sosiedad vs Man U... I hope that the red devils will be able to show what they can do! I bet on the victory of Man U with odds of 2.3...

[Spack17]

Today's game is Real Sosiedad vs Man U... I hope that the red devils will be able to show what they can do! I bet on the victory of Man U with odds of 2.3...

It is one of the toughest matches of today. Cavani, Pogba and van de Beek won't play in this match. It is also doubtful for Martial and McTominay. Real Sociedad won their last 2 games in La Liga. Manchester Utd got draws in their last 2 games in the EPL. We still don't know how much importance Manchester Utd will give to the EL. But I think they will get a draw at least.

[ife2020]

Today's game is Real Sosiedad vs Man U... I hope that the red devils will be able to show what they can do! I bet on the victory of Man U with odds of 2.3...

The true question about manchester united is that which manchester united team will show up today? is it the one we know that plays fluent and beautiful football that score goals or the one that fluff chances; With van de beek and cavani out for the match, and martial a doubt, perhaps a front 3 of greenwood, rashford and diallo ?

It would be a win, irrespective of starters

[snipie]

Today's game is Real Sosiedad vs Man U... I hope that the red devils will be able to show what they can do! I bet on the victory of Man U with odds of 2.3...

It is one of the toughest matches of today. Cavani, Pogba and van de Beek won't play in this match. It is also doubtful for Martial and McTominay. Real Sociedad won their last 2 games in La Liga. Manchester Utd got draws in their last 2 games in the EPL. We still don't know how much importance Manchester Utd will give to the EL. But I think they will get a draw at least.

If we compare Real Sociedad in the very first games of La Liga and now, then there is a difference. Ok they won their last 2 games but Getafe and Cadiz couldn't be compared to ManU. I expect ManU to win this match.

[tomahawk9]

Today's game is Real Sosiedad vs Man U... I hope that the red devils will be able to show what they can do! I bet on the victory of Man U with odds of 2.3...

United are toss up, it's hard to explain how they are in 2nd place in the EPL when you watch them play week in and week out, just really, really poor football lately

Real Sociedad have been recovering from an awful losing streak in the domestic league, but i won't give them the edge here because they'll be playing in neutral pitch (Juventus stadium) despite actually being the home team...the spaniards are masters of draws so i wouldn't discard this result for today

i'm also looking forward to Lille - Ajax, clash of exciting and offensive football so we'll prolly see a lot of goals, and also Benfica - Arsenal, which is probably the one that i'll watch tonight...the gunners have a good H2H record against portuguese teams and Benfica are out of form, Arsenal should win very comfortably imo

[masulum]

Even though Benfica is not at their best, I don't think Arsenal will be so easy to beat Benfica either. Arsenal also have not found their best perormance in this season. So, I think in this match, the game will end in a draw.

Milan vs Zvezda, in terms of players, Milan should be able to win in this match. However, another problem is, AC Milan often loses matches against small teams. Still remember what happened in the match against Spezia. Hopefully at this UEL, Milan can win.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Another game that I'm waiting for excitedly is Benfica-Arsenal. Both teams have similar forms in their leagues lately. Arsenal got a very nice win against Leeds the last and Aubameyang played great and made a hat-trick. Benfica lost 2 points against Moreirense the last, 1-1. I think Arsenal will be more focused on the Europa League as they haven't had a good season in the Premier League so far. But still it is a difficult game for both sides. It is very possible that we can see a draw in this game.

[acquafredda]

Benfica Arsenal is on my list too. Two teams with not much grip this year: they are both under-performing in their respective leagues and so Europe Leauge is some testing ground to keep some value over the rest of the season. Arsenal is the favorite for this game, in my opinion.

[vennali]

Spurs are blazing past Wolfsberger. 3-0 lead at half time at Wolfsberger home. All 3 great individual skills, 1st  low directed header by son. 2nd Bales run into space and a good cutback and shot from Bale. Incredible run from Moura for the 3rd. Looks like spurs are back in form. Ali looking sharp too. Had a decent chance after he nutmegged the defender. Looks like Mourinho's Europa League tally is only going to get better.

[snipie]

Half time :
Sociedad 0 - 1 Manu OK
Wolfsberg 0 - 3 Spurs Good
Young Boys 3 - 0 Leverkusen Aweso... Hol'up!

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Benfica Arsenal is on my list too. Two teams with not much grip this year: they are both under-performing in their respective leagues and so Europe Leauge is some testing ground to keep some value over the rest of the season. Arsenal is the favorite for this game, in my opinion.

Me too   but I'm not sure which one will be the winner I prefer total goals, both teams to score and total corners ( BetBuilder) total odss @2.9
I know Arsenal are on fire but Benfica is unpredictable at times they can be a strong team against other strong teams like when they fought Munich some time ago.