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

[AakZaki]

Hey it seems you are not a very "lucky guy" ILuckyGuyI actually , because you're wrong again in your predictions  

1. Granada CF - Manchester United
~snip~

I think a lot of people are betting that MU will win against Granada. After winning against Milan, MU is the favorite to win the Europa League this time. Keep in mind Granada are a new team in the Europa League. The history of the match until the quarter-finals they beat Napoli. So I think United still have to be careful because Granada can make a surprise. They have to be really serious if they want to get trophies this season. Although they still have a chance to win the EPL and FA Cup.

[LGD2Business]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

[Iranus]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

[AakZaki]

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

Indeed, judging by the players, I think MU is the favorite to win. But remember the ball is round, anything can happen. We can't guess right, remember Granada beat Napoli (this team I think is good). For that I think Solskejaer still has to be serious in preparing himself so as not to lose to Granada. Solskejaer must be smart in rotating players because a busy schedule can add to the injury list.

[StartupAnalyst]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

I also think that some English club will win the Europa League. Still, it turned out that it was an average club and a very strong one. The British clubs have a better chance to win because they have a stronger championship and more intensity in the game. Although, as we saw Dinamo Zagreb did not prevent the great intensity of Tottenham to win it. They are far behind and I am not sure that they will pass Villarreal. However, anything can happen.

[Iranus]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

I also think that some English club will win the Europa League. Still, it turned out that it was an average club and a very strong one. The British clubs have a better chance to win because they have a stronger championship and more intensity in the game. Although, as we saw Dinamo Zagreb did not prevent the great intensity of Tottenham to win it. They are far behind and I am not sure that they will pass Villarreal. However, anything can happen.

In my opinion, maybe a team from EPL will win the title (Manchester is most likely to win the title) and if not, Roma or Ajax will win the title. I want to keep Ajax and Manchester United ahead.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

Indeed, judging by the players, I think MU is the favorite to win. But remember the ball is round, anything can happen. We can't guess right, remember Granada beat Napoli (this team I think is good). For that I think Solskejaer still has to be serious in preparing himself so as not to lose to Granada. Solskejaer must be smart in rotating players because a busy schedule can add to the injury list.

Yeah, It is right. Anything can be happen. Manchester have to be very careful, if they make a mistake in the match it won't take long for the result to change.

[Daniel91]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

I also think that some English club will win the Europa League. Still, it turned out that it was an average club and a very strong one. The British clubs have a better chance to win because they have a stronger championship and more intensity in the game. Although, as we saw Dinamo Zagreb did not prevent the great intensity of Tottenham to win it. They are far behind and I am not sure that they will pass Villarreal. However, anything can happen.

I agree that English clubs are the favorites in this competition but surprises are always possible, as Dinamo has shown.
I see that almost all participants in this debate think that Dinamo has no chance against Villarreal.
Don't forget that Tottenham was a bigger favorite against Dinamo and that Tottenham is a better club than Villarreal but had no chance against Dinamo.
Much weaker Dinamo has already beaten Villarreal 9 years ago in this competition so in this match everything is open and possible.

[Iranus]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

I also think that some English club will win the Europa League. Still, it turned out that it was an average club and a very strong one. The British clubs have a better chance to win because they have a stronger championship and more intensity in the game. Although, as we saw Dinamo Zagreb did not prevent the great intensity of Tottenham to win it. They are far behind and I am not sure that they will pass Villarreal. However, anything can happen.

I agree that English clubs are the favorites in this competition but surprises are always possible, as Dinamo has shown.
I see that almost all participants in this debate think that Dinamo has no chance against Villarreal.
Don't forget that Tottenham was a bigger favorite against Dinamo and that Tottenham is a better club than Villarreal but had no chance against Dinamo.
Much weaker Dinamo has already beaten Villarreal 9 years ago in this competition so in this match everything is open and possible.

Anything is possible in football. If Dynamo Zagreb will beat Villarreal i won't be surprised. Cause, Villarreal is not that much good team. They are an average-level team. Nothing special. But it seem that Villarreal is a bit stronger than Dynamo. However, since Dynamo came to this round after beating Tottenham, we can understand that Dynamo has the ability to beat Villarreal.

[swogerino]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

I also think that some English club will win the Europa League. Still, it turned out that it was an average club and a very strong one. The British clubs have a better chance to win because they have a stronger championship and more intensity in the game. Although, as we saw Dinamo Zagreb did not prevent the great intensity of Tottenham to win it. They are far behind and I am not sure that they will pass Villarreal. However, anything can happen.

I agree that English clubs are the favorites in this competition but surprises are always possible, as Dinamo has shown.
I see that almost all participants in this debate think that Dinamo has no chance against Villarreal.
Don't forget that Tottenham was a bigger favorite against Dinamo and that Tottenham is a better club than Villarreal but had no chance against Dinamo.
Much weaker Dinamo has already beaten Villarreal 9 years ago in this competition so in this match everything is open and possible.

Anything is possible in football. If Dynamo Zagreb will beat Villarreal i won't be surprised. Cause, Villarreal is not that much good team. They are an average-level team. Nothing special. But it seem that Villarreal is a bit stronger than Dynamo. However, since Dynamo came to this round after beating Tottenham, we can understand that Dynamo has the ability to beat Villarreal.

I doubt Villareal will be beaten by Dinamo Zagreb.Villareal is not in their best form but is in enough form to qualify further.Dinamo Zagreb beating Tottenham was pure luck and I see it very difficult for them to repeat the huge success they got by beating Tottenham.

[Iranus]

I doubt Villareal will be beaten by Dinamo Zagreb.Villareal is not in their best form but is in enough form to qualify further.Dinamo Zagreb beating Tottenham was pure luck and I see it very difficult for them to repeat the huge success they got by beating Tottenham.

We cannot say with complete confidence that the Villarreal team will be able to defeat the Dynamo Zagreb. Because Villarreal is not a very good team. And they can't maintain the continuity of their performance. If Villarreal is defeated, there is nothing to be surprised about.

[Daniel91]

I'm betting on English clubs to win UEFA Europa League this year. See Arsenal in semi final, Slavia Prag is easy opponent for them. They have nothing in league so winning UEFA Europa League will get them a Champions League qualification ticket.
Manchester United can eliminate Granada, this is one of regular clubs in Spain. It's not as hard as Sevilla or Valencia. Manchester United is waaaaay better than Granada. Easy semi final for English clubs.

You are right, EPL teams will play against relatively easy opponents. Slavia Praha and Granada are not strong opponents. Arsenal and Manchester United will win easily. But the other two matches, Axax vs Roma is a very strong team. It will be a very exciting and competitive match. Dinamo Zagreb and Villareal are two teams of almost the same quality. This match will also be very exciting.

I also think that some English club will win the Europa League. Still, it turned out that it was an average club and a very strong one. The British clubs have a better chance to win because they have a stronger championship and more intensity in the game. Although, as we saw Dinamo Zagreb did not prevent the great intensity of Tottenham to win it. They are far behind and I am not sure that they will pass Villarreal. However, anything can happen.

I agree that English clubs are the favorites in this competition but surprises are always possible, as Dinamo has shown.
I see that almost all participants in this debate think that Dinamo has no chance against Villarreal.
Don't forget that Tottenham was a bigger favorite against Dinamo and that Tottenham is a better club than Villarreal but had no chance against Dinamo.
Much weaker Dinamo has already beaten Villarreal 9 years ago in this competition so in this match everything is open and possible.

Anything is possible in football. If Dynamo Zagreb will beat Villarreal i won't be surprised. Cause, Villarreal is not that much good team. They are an average-level team. Nothing special. But it seem that Villarreal is a bit stronger than Dynamo. However, since Dynamo came to this round after beating Tottenham, we can understand that Dynamo has the ability to beat Villarreal.

I doubt Villareal will be beaten by Dinamo Zagreb.Villareal is not in their best form but is in enough form to qualify further.Dinamo Zagreb beating Tottenham was pure luck and I see it very difficult for them to repeat the huge success they got by beating Tottenham.

Was Dinamo's victory against Tottenham really pure luck?
We seem to have watched different matches 
One goal can be the result of luck, but not when you score three goals.
In addition, it could be said that Tottenham's victory in London was the result of luck, especially the second goal they scored and that Dinamo undeservedly lost 2-0.
After all, the English talked a lot before and after the game but only Dinamo played on the field and that is the only truth.
If the Spanish club will have the same approach, they will not have a chance against Dinamo.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Hey it seems you are not a very "lucky guy" ILuckyGuyI actually , because you're wrong again in your predictions  

1. Granada CF - Manchester United
~snip~

I think a lot of people are betting that MU will win against Granada. After winning against Milan, MU is the favorite to win the Europa League this time. Keep in mind Granada are a new team in the Europa League. The history of the match until the quarter-finals they beat Napoli. So I think United still have to be careful because Granada can make a surprise. They have to be really serious if they want to get trophies this season. Although they still have a chance to win the EPL and FA Cup.

Manchester Utd are the absolute favourite of this draw of course but I agree that they shouldn't underestimate Granada in this. Maybe Granada are new here but you should always play careful against these kind of teams as they will try their best to end this tournament at a level as good as possible.

[blackened515]

1. Granada CF - Manchester United

Manchester Utd are the absolute favourite of this draw of course but I agree that they shouldn't underestimate Granada in this. Maybe Granada are new here but you should always play careful against these kind of teams as they will try their best to end this tournament at a level as good as possible.

Definitely, English premier league is the hardest and toughest league among other leagues, Granada is actually average club in laliga but only good at home ground as I can recall correctly, Manchester will find it difficult to win Granada maybe can be won with 1 nil or at least 1 goal difference. Manchester United is currently in good form all these while, which means the red devil will qualify for this round.

[cryptofrka]

I doubt Villareal will be beaten by Dinamo Zagreb.Villareal is not in their best form but is in enough form to qualify further.Dinamo Zagreb beating Tottenham was pure luck and I see it very difficult for them to repeat the huge success they got by beating Tottenham.

Well, most teams will be favorites against this Dinamo team - Villarreal as well. But it wasn't luck that got them through against Tottenham - it was playing as a unit and playing to their strengths. Even Mourinho admitted it - Dinamo fully deserved the win.

Dinamo will feel confident enough, Villarreal is not Man United or Roma. They are beatable for sure.

[Iranus]

Was Dinamo's victory against Tottenham really pure luck?
We seem to have watched different matches 
One goal can be the result of luck, but not when you score three goals.
In addition, it could be said that Tottenham's victory in London was the result of luck, especially the second goal they scored and that Dinamo undeservedly lost 2-0.
After all, the English talked a lot before and after the game but only Dinamo played on the field and that is the only truth.
If the Spanish club will have the same approach, they will not have a chance against Dinamo.

I totally agree with you. But I have to say luck was on their side, but Dinamo Zagreb played well enough. At least they have played much better than Tottenham, so have been able to score 3 goals. It is not possible to win a match 3-0 depending on luck alone. They played well and they deserved the win.

[Daniel91]

I doubt Villareal will be beaten by Dinamo Zagreb.Villareal is not in their best form but is in enough form to qualify further.Dinamo Zagreb beating Tottenham was pure luck and I see it very difficult for them to repeat the huge success they got by beating Tottenham.

Well, most teams will be favorites against this Dinamo team - Villarreal as well. But it wasn't luck that got them through against Tottenham - it was playing as a unit and playing to their strengths. Even Mourinho admitted it - Dinamo fully deserved the win.

Dinamo will feel confident enough, Villarreal is not Man United or Roma. They are beatable for sure.

After a very long time, Dinamo looks like a competitive and serious team in European competitions.
2 years ago, they lost and dropped out of Benfica only in overtime (after the previous victory in Zagreb), and last year they were only seconds away from passing the group stage of the Champions League.
That is why this victory against Tottenham is not such a big surprise but a continuation of very good games from Dinamo in Europe in the last few years.
Did you all forget the great victory of Dinamo against Atalanta last year in the Champions League, 4:0?

[sana54210]

Was Dinamo's victory against Tottenham really pure luck?
We seem to have watched different matches 
One goal can be the result of luck, but not when you score three goals.
In addition, it could be said that Tottenham's victory in London was the result of luck, especially the second goal they scored and that Dinamo undeservedly lost 2-0.
After all, the English talked a lot before and after the game but only Dinamo played on the field and that is the only truth.
If the Spanish club will have the same approach, they will not have a chance against Dinamo.

I totally agree with you. But I have to say luck was on their side, but Dinamo Zagreb played well enough. At least they have played much better than Tottenham, so have been able to score 3 goals. It is not possible to win a match 3-0 depending on luck alone. They played well and they deserved the win.

I think it was combination of "luck" and also strategy and tottenham not playing well at all. Sure Dinamo won that game fair and square and if they play like that they would definitely beat Spurs 9 out of 10 times and I do not know if it would be 3-0 but it would be win for them, so that is the part that they get for their great play.

However, I think it is also clearly important to realize that we are not in a world where luck is nothing in football, luck plays a role, not just goals scored but even the positions, and 50-50 situations going in your favor. So I get why people want to talk about luck here. However if you ask me I think the biggest role that game was how terrible Spurs played, if you ask me Spurs lost that game and not Dinamo won it, because Spurs could have played a lot better, we know they are capable of beating them very easily, but they played terrible.

[alegotardo]

Was Dinamo's victory against Tottenham really pure luck?
We seem to have watched different matches 
One goal can be the result of luck, but not when you score three goals.
In addition, it could be said that Tottenham's victory in London was the result of luck, especially the second goal they scored and that Dinamo undeservedly lost 2-0.
After all, the English talked a lot before and after the game but only Dinamo played on the field and that is the only truth.
If the Spanish club will have the same approach, they will not have a chance against Dinamo.

Correct!

It could be luck, since they lost 2-0 in the first game, and I believe that frustrated many gamblers in this second game.

However, Dinamo played very well, started attacking a lot and could have scored early in the game if Tottenham's defense had not worked so well or if many of the balls kicked had at least gone in the direction of the goal.
Tottenham even tried, but played worse than Dinamo... it wasn't a game of luck.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Was Dinamo's victory against Tottenham really pure luck?
We seem to have watched different matches 
One goal can be the result of luck, but not when you score three goals.
In addition, it could be said that Tottenham's victory in London was the result of luck, especially the second goal they scored and that Dinamo undeservedly lost 2-0.
After all, the English talked a lot before and after the game but only Dinamo played on the field and that is the only truth.
If the Spanish club will have the same approach, they will not have a chance against Dinamo.

Correct!

It could be luck, since they lost 2-0 in the first game, and I believe that frustrated many gamblers in this second game.

However, Dinamo played very well, started attacking a lot and could have scored early in the game if Tottenham's defense had not worked so well or if many of the balls kicked had at least gone in the direction of the goal.
Tottenham even tried, but played worse than Dinamo... it wasn't a game of luck.

I absolutely agree that there was no such situation. Dinamo Zagreb played with all they had really and it helped them to make an incredible comeback against Tottenham. I assume Tottenham weren't expecting an effort like this from them and they already finished the draw on their mind before this game. But things were the opposite of their expectation and D. Zagreb really deserved to advance to the quarter final.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Was Dinamo's victory against Tottenham really pure luck?
We seem to have watched different matches 
One goal can be the result of luck, but not when you score three goals.
In addition, it could be said that Tottenham's victory in London was the result of luck, especially the second goal they scored and that Dinamo undeservedly lost 2-0.
After all, the English talked a lot before and after the game but only Dinamo played on the field and that is the only truth.
If the Spanish club will have the same approach, they will not have a chance against Dinamo.

Correct!

It could be luck, since they lost 2-0 in the first game, and I believe that frustrated many gamblers in this second game.

However, Dinamo played very well, started attacking a lot and could have scored early in the game if Tottenham's defense had not worked so well or if many of the balls kicked had at least gone in the direction of the goal.
Tottenham even tried, but played worse than Dinamo... it wasn't a game of luck.

I absolutely agree that there was no such situation. Dinamo Zagreb played with all they had really and it helped them to make an incredible comeback against Tottenham. I assume Tottenham weren't expecting an effort like this from them and they already finished the draw on their mind before this game. But things were the opposite of their expectation and D. Zagreb really deserved to advance to the quarter final.

Dinamo Zagreb's players are desperately trying to win the match and advance to the next round. And they have been able to. I was also impressed by their lively gameplay. Although Tottenham failed to score, the match was very exciting. If Dinamo Zagreb can make a similar effort against Villarreal, they will be able to beat Villarreal. Mislav Orsic has scored 6 goals in the last 5 matches. He is in great form. Villarreal's defenders must resist him.