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

[blackened515]

Antwerp - Rangers another crazy game, wqhich ended with difficult Rangers win 4:3. Rangers of Steve Gerrard is serious team this season, it's interesting to follow them.

I knew it that Antwerp will try a little bit tonight with a great play although they lost with a red card, who knows what would happen if played without man down, I noticed them quite long time ago when they defeated Tottenham 1nil during the group stage matches, bookmakers gave them a very high winning odds, I think this is their first time playing in Europe competition (not sure though). Rangers on the other hand is a champion club that had played perfectly both in UEFA champion and Europa league games with wide international experience. Antwerp wouldn't accept defeat in their next week away leg.

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[boltz]

What do you guys think about the Milan game ? They deserved the draw ? they deserved to win ? In my opinion, Red Star Belgrade was better tonight and they should've won as Milan had no real desire to win just because they have the big derby in weekend against Inter. That red card affected the game a lot but they actually manage to pull out a big chance and score to make the game 2-2 and I'm looking forward for the 2nd game between this 2 as I have a feeling that Red Star will move forward. ( It will depends if Ac Milan wins vs Inter )

[Juggy777]

Manchester Utd were unbelievably good and completely destroyed Real Sociedad 4-0. We can clearly say that they are already in the next round. Bruno Fernandes had another superb game in which he scored 2 goals. Rashford and Daniel James also were awesome that each of them got 1 goal and 1 assist.

I still think about them as a very strong team they should be in the Champions League but they paid the fact to be in a hard group.

Napoli lost 2-0 and this was surprising for me, They are a better team than Granada.

@coinlocket$ there’re days when Manchester United stun me with their performances, and this was one of those days which left me wondering why the hell aren't they playing like this in the premier league. Also it’s pertinent to note that Bale also scored for Tottenham, and I’m absolutely delighted for him as this goal should silence his critics.


Sources:

https://www.skysports.com/football/real-sociedad-vs-manchester-united/report/440286

https://www.skysports.com/football/rz-pellets-wac-vs-tottenham-hotspur/report/440285

https://talksport.com/football/832985/wrong-gareth-bale-tottenham-spurs-return/

[nelson4lov]

I still think about them as a very strong team they should be in the Champions League but they paid the fact to be in a hard group.

Napoli lost 2-0 and this was surprising for me, They are a better team than Granada.

Well, I know I wasn't surprised to see Napoli lose yesterday . They've been fond of pulling moves like that since the start of the season; always losing games where they are the favorites. They went 2-0 down before the 25th minute and they did very little to equalise. It's a good thing they'd get a second chance to give it a try.

As for Man Utd, they had a good shot of making it out of their UCL group. They were like 6 points ahead of both Leipzig and PSG and lost it. So they are right where they belong. Won't be surprised if they go ahead to win the Europa league though. They are one of the biggest team in UEL.

[SFR10]

Arsenal on the other hand seem to be having the worst day but, i won't se it very much as the worst as they are playing from an away side and at the moment, its Benfica 1-1 Arsenal with the game already looking like a draw but still, Arsenal remains the dominating force in the game.

If it wasn't for Auba's misses ^{[Laca would've easily scored those]} and Arteta's tactics to play from the back ^{[credits to Benfica for not pushing "that deep" in the second half]}, it could've been a different scoreline.

Antwerp - Rangers another crazy game, wqhich ended with difficult Rangers win 4:3. Rangers of Steve Gerrard is serious team this season, it's interesting to follow them.

I only watched the highlight for this one and indeed it was a crazy one ^{[a lot of mistakes by the referee and I'm not ruling out Antwerp yet]}.
As an Arsenal fan, I hate seeing both Man U/Spurs's current forms in UEL ^{[I doubt will be able to normally qualify even for next year's conference league [UECL], let alone UEL]}.

[swogerino]

I lost some bets yesterday but the one I am most mad at is losing because of Hoffenheim.They were winning 1-3 and missed a penalty and it was the game I was less worried about.I had Olimpiacos,Rangers,Tottenham,Shakhtar and Hoffenheim and the odd of this parlay was great.I still don’t understand what Molde scored the goals for when it is clear they will be eliminated in the return leg,they scored just to ruin my bet.

[3meek]

The Red Devils showed what they can do yesterday!
Real Sosiedad 0-4 Man U!
Easy money was made on this match...
In general, English clubs played well in this matchday! Let's see what will be the return games...

[Bilgent]

The Red Devils showed what they can do yesterday!
Real Sosiedad 0-4 Man U!
Easy money was made on this match...

Manchester Utd had an incredibly great performance against Real Sociedad. Bruno Fernandes-Rashford-Daniel James trio played really superbly. We can say comfortably that they already guaranteed the last 16 round.

[dre1982]

Lille - Ajax is quite boring. Ajax got 71% possession and got a few changes. Lille is only defending. They are just waiting/hoping for a counter.

Everything suddenly changed in the last minutes of the match. Ajax got a penalty and Tadic scored it in the 87th minute. Only two minutes later than that, Brobbey scored and Ajax won the match 2-1. They deserved to win for sure but it was really a dramatic way to do it. 

I didn't check the odds during the game but an in-play bet on the 86th minute that Ajax would still won it could make you rich I believe.

Ajax deserved the win. It was horrible to see Lille play, just defening and hoping for a mistake. I dont follow the French league but are they always play like this?

[snipie]

Napoli lost 2-0 and this was surprising for me, They are a better team than Granada.

Wonder know for how long Gattuso will be in charge for Napoli. Such defeat will cost him much and he will not staying for long if he gets kicked from EL.

[masulum]

The draw achieved by AC Milan was quite good with a score of 2-2. Thus they have the chance to qualify by just a draw of no more than 2 goals in the second leg.
Napoli seem to be getting closer to sacking Gattuso. if in the next few matches he still loses, an the worst condition, they are not qualify for the next round at UEL, maybe Gattuso will be fired sooner.

[bct_ail]

I lost some bets yesterday but the one I am most mad at is losing because of Hoffenheim.They were winning 1-3 and missed a penalty and it was the game I was less worried about.

I don't understand it too. Even Leverkusen. They lead 3-0 and conceded four goals. Terrible performance.

[buwaytress]

I still think about them as a very strong team they should be in the Champions League but they paid the fact to be in a hard group.

Napoli lost 2-0 and this was surprising for me, They are a better team than Granada.

The travails of Europe. Granada and Rangers been punching way above their weight in Europa. I honestly thought Sociedad would have a shot at the final but United are the clear favourites now the way they've been playing of late.

Ajax underwhelming as usual even with the win.

[snipie]

I lost some bets yesterday but the one I am most mad at is losing because of Hoffenheim.They were winning 1-3 and missed a penalty and it was the game I was less worried about.

I don't understand it too. Even Leverkusen. They lead 3-0 and conceded four goals. Terrible performance.

In fact Leverkusen was behind with 3 goals in the first half then managed to score 3, so it was at some point 3-3 before YB scored their 4th goals at the end of the game.
Now Hoffenheim was leading 3-1 before getting knocked with 2 goals in less than 5 minutes. Those 2 games were a bad surprise for many people for sure...

[LUCKMCFLY]

Milan's gameplay has always caught my attention, since Paolo Maldini played there, his game is purely defensive and with withering attacks, AJAX did not like the way they played, I think they won under a weak football scheme, but u it's a victory.

[DeathAngel]

Some good teams in the EL this season. It’s usually a little sub standard but it’s really interesting this season. I have a feeling for Man Utd to win it but there are a number of other teams capable.

[Altryist]

The draw achieved by AC Milan was quite good with a score of 2-2. Thus they have the chance to qualify by just a draw of no more than 2 goals in the second leg.
Napoli seem to be getting closer to sacking Gattuso. if in the next few matches he still loses, an the worst condition, they are not qualify for the next round at UEL, maybe Gattuso will be fired sooner.

Milan will go on, I think they will win at home. In this match, their thoughts were already in a duel with Inter, therefore they could not keep the victory in the last minutes of the match.

As for Gatuzo, his character hinders him. He cannot work with any team, there are two options, either he is a bad coach, or he communicates with his team as fiercely as he behaved on the field when he played. To be a good coach, you need to be a good psychologist, and Gatuzo doesn't have that, he is very emotional.

[acquafredda]

The draw achieved by AC Milan was quite good with a score of 2-2. Thus they have the chance to qualify by just a draw of no more than 2 goals in the second leg.
Napoli seem to be getting closer to sacking Gattuso. if in the next few matches he still loses, an the worst condition, they are not qualify for the next round at UEL, maybe Gattuso will be fired sooner.

Milan will go on, I think they will win at home. In this match, their thoughts were already in a duel with Inter, therefore they could not keep the victory in the last minutes of the match.

As for Gatuzo, his character hinders him. He cannot work with any team, there are two options, either he is a bad coach, or he communicates with his team as fiercely as he behaved on the field when he played. To be a good coach, you need to be a good psychologist, and Gatuzo doesn't have that, he is very emotional.

I do not agree with anything you said about Rino Gattuso because I believe he is a great manager who has to deal with one of the most difficult presidents of the Italian Serie A. That is Gattuso's main problem, his president. I really hope that he leaves Napoli to go find fortune somewhere else.

[ShowOff]

I still don’t understand what Molde scored the goals for when it is clear they will be eliminated in the return leg,they scored just to ruin my bet.

Of course this is not the outcome you expected, but we all know that there is no guarantee whatsoever for the gambler to win the bet even though we had a pretty good chance at the start. Something unexpected can still happen, and it might not just happen to you. If we had a recap of the data on the losers of the gambler in that match, then I am sure there are a lot of gambler who have failed.

As for Gatuzo, his character hinders him. He cannot work with any team, there are two options, either he is a bad coach, or he communicates with his team as fiercely as he behaved on the field when he played. To be a good coach, you need to be a good psychologist, and Gatuzo doesn't have that, he is very emotional.

The character of a coach who has a background as a professional player before becoming a coach can be reflected when he become the coach of a team. He was known for his temperament when he was active as a player, but I have seen him very differently since he coached the club. The drawback may be that he doesn't have much experience as a coach yet, and it's only natural for me that he hasn't emerged as the best coach yet.

[sana54210]

I lost some bets yesterday but the one I am most mad at is losing because of Hoffenheim.They were winning 1-3 and missed a penalty and it was the game I was less worried about.

I don't understand it too. Even Leverkusen. They lead 3-0 and conceded four goals. Terrible performance.

Honestly Young boys leaded the game 3-0 and then leverkusen scored 3 goals to tie the game 3-3 and then young boys scored the last goal to win it. It wasn't leverkusen that lead the game 3-0 and then suddenly young boys scored 4 goals in a row, from what you have written there it sounds like leverkusen scored the first 3 goals and conceded 4 goals after that but that wasn't the case at all.

On the first half young boys played all one sided and they deserved all the 3 goals they scored, it wasn't something shocking considering young boys are a very well established great team whereas leverkusen is a great team but not doing so great in the last weeks honestly. Many games were played between "underdogs in a good roll versus good teams on a bad momentum" which is why we had so many shocking results this time around, I am sure that we will see more of this next time as well.