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

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RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals. FIFA & UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions and the cooperation with the Russian sponsor "Gazprom" is terminated (Champions League, the national team competitions and the European Championship 2024 in Germany). Russia is excluded that is an extreme decision for the athletes. The national team of Russia and Russian clubs suspended from all international competitions because of the attack on Ukraine. This means, for example, RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Source: https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1498354465845522433

UEFA has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions.

The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024.

I don't like how Russia invaded Ukraine and all the war going on, but why should Athletes suffer because of the stupid decisions by their President. It's already evident that most Russians don't even support the move by their very own President.

Anyway, I am happy for RB Leipzig. It's a second chance for them to redeem themselves in Europa after a disappointing UCL campaign.

I don't like war too but agree when the war must involve clueless players, Of course, it will make them frustrated. when I look Spartak team there are several players from France, Germany, Holland, Sweden where they aren't know anything. Of course, it will harm them and their family also. So if someone bet Spartak Moscow in sportbook, what will happen on his bet?, is there refund, lost or continue bet to another game with same the same fund?.

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Barcelona have improved their performance a lot recently. And we understand how serious they are about it by their latest result which was a huge victory over Napoli by 4-2 in Italy. I was not expecting them to have a game like this actually. I expected a very competitive game but Barcelona didn't let Napoli stay in the game by performing very good. And they are focused on the next round of the EL now. Their next opponent is the Turkish team, Galatasaray. The odds give them an odd like 15.00 now. And there is a really big gap between them so I think that Barcelona will get a very comfortable win in Camp Nou and finish their work already.

Barcelona got a good draw with Galatasaray, it could have been much worse. We mustn't shortchange Galatasaray, but normally they have few chances against this Barcelona team. Since Xavi has Barcelona under his wing, things have started to go really well. The results are good and they also show beautiful and good football.

To tell the truth, I also would like to watch a competitive draw now. But Galatasaray's general performance in their domestic league has been terrible for a long time. They newly started getting positive results though. And I know that the same team had an unbelievable group stage in the Europa League. I assume that not many people were expecting Galatasaray to finish their group as the leader. However, they made a manager change not much time ago. And they haven't played any Europa League match under his management. Therefore, I have big doubts about what they can do from now on.

Galatasaray is a team that got bad results in the Turkish Super League.  He participated in the Europa League groups from the fourth bag.  Nobody believed in the possibility of finishing the group as the leader, but they succeeded.  Still, it should not be forgotten that Barcelona is playing a great game.  They also eliminated Napoli at the end of this game.  I can say that they will score many goals against Galatasaray and they will easily eliminate Galatasaray.

[Mamun74]

A big possiblity for Barcelona to emerge as winner's of the Europa league.
They don't have anything to loss if they win the Europa league and doesn't qualify for the top four positions in the la Liga table.
I had a good watch from yesterday's performance they did real good, Aubameyang came here scoring goals.

There is no doubt that Barcelona will finish in the top four in the La Liga table, but the chances of winning the Europa League Cup are slim. Barcelona has lately recovered fully, and they are the type of Barca that everyone is familiar with, because they now have a sufficient number of highly competitive and skilled players willing to compete and play well.

Xavi is doing very well job for Barcelona and i think it’s very necessary to Barcelona.Aubameyang is really good for Barcelona and he is showing outstanding performance. I think there is no doubt to Barcelona will win European Leaugue. Barcelona played really well last few match i hope they will more win in next matches.

[hahay]

There is no good reason for Xavi to give up on Galatasaray, it should be an easier match than the previous one against Napoli. Also, the odds available now are very clear where Barcelona are really favorites to win and maybe not just win, with only against Galatasaray Barcelona will certainly be able to ensure their place in the quarter-finals. Maybe it's something that is an understatement but I'm just saying the truth, Barcelona is currently improving and it can be seen from the big wins that happened in the last 3 matches and it's not an easy opponent either. So yes, with the performance that continues to improve of course Barcelona looks like it promises to continue to advance to the Europa League final, for now I am very confident and hopefully Xavi can maintain this kind of performance.

[onecall123]

Some media are advancing that UEFA will eliminate Spartak Moscow from the Europa League. UEFA should cancel the tie between the Russian team and Leipzig, causing the German team to automatically qualify for the quarter-finals.

But the official announcement is still missing, to know if there will be this elimination or not by UEFA.

If that happens then I think Spartak Moscow will be at a huge disadvantage, but that's a possible consequence they can accept due to inadequate security. Matches may be played in other countries or UEFA may arrange for them to be played at the same stadium for two legs as only in Leipzig or another safe place. Honestly I'm curious about this matter, but anything is possible if UEFA decides it's like this season's Champions League final.

Sadly no, no matter who says what they say about sports being outside politics, Moscow Spartak will suffer a technical defeat, it seems this has already been confirmed, and all teams do not want to play with Russian players, not only at club level, but also at national team level. So Leipzig go through to the quarter. It appears that Leipzig have a lot more time to prepare for their next games in the Europa League

UEFA made a terrible decision or did they make a good one? That's up for debate! Now, sports has politics involved. The question is, can Ukraine participate in any sporting events given the attack on their country? It seems unlikely. Therefore, let's neutralize everything so Ukraine can resume playing sports. European football's governing body disqualified Spartak Moscow from the Europa League. Leipzig will, therefore, automatically qualify for the quarterfinals. RBL shouldn't gain from this, they should have played any one of their opponents.

[Jackl87]

There is no good reason for Xavi to give up on Galatasaray, it should be an easier match than the previous one against Napoli. Also, the odds available now are very clear where Barcelona are really favorites to win and maybe not just win, with only against Galatasaray Barcelona will certainly be able to ensure their place in the quarter-finals. Maybe it's something that is an understatement but I'm just saying the truth, Barcelona is currently improving and it can be seen from the big wins that happened in the last 3 matches and it's not an easy opponent either. So yes, with the performance that continues to improve of course Barcelona looks like it promises to continue to advance to the Europa League final, for now I am very confident and hopefully Xavi can maintain this kind of performance.

I also agree that the odds for Barcelona to advance into the next round against Galatasaray look way better now at the moment than a few weeks ago as they had to play against Napoli and especially after they have shown a pretty bad performance in the first leg against Napoli. This could also be a dangerous situation though. Xavi now has to make sure, that the players are not becoming to confident and don't start to take Galatasaray to lightly. Barca still is not that strong that they can advance against a club like Galatasaray if they are only playing with their B-Squad or if the players only giving 75% instead of everything that they can.

[mamesso]

Galatasaray is a team that got bad results in the Turkish Super League.  He participated in the Europa League groups from the fourth bag.  Nobody believed in the possibility of finishing the group as the leader, but they succeeded.  Still, it should not be forgotten that Barcelona is playing a great game.  They also eliminated Napoli at the end of this game.  I can say that they will score many goals against Galatasaray and they will easily eliminate Galatasaray.

Galatasaray should pay more attention to Barcelona, ​​lately Barcelona have been developing well under Xavi Hernandez. Barcelona have scored four goals in a row in the last three games, The slick performance shown by Barcelona players became a threat to Galatasaray, especially after beating Napoli with a promising score (2-4), Barcelona is included in the list of one of the favorite teams to lift the Europa League trophy.
Galatasaray run in the Super Lig has not been so good, they are in 12th place from 27 matches, while Barcelona continue to pose a threat in La Liga after making it into the top 4 list.  Seeing the difference between the two teams in the Domestic League, Barcelona had no trouble beating Galatasaray.

[Strongkored]

RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals. FIFA & UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions and the cooperation with the Russian sponsor "Gazprom" is terminated (Champions League, the national team competitions and the European Championship 2024 in Germany). Russia is excluded that is an extreme decision for the athletes. The national team of Russia and Russian clubs suspended from all international competitions because of the attack on Ukraine. This means, for example, RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Source: https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1498354465845522433

UEFA has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions.

The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024.

I don't like how Russia invaded Ukraine and all the war going on, but why should Athletes suffer because of the stupid decisions by their President. It's already evident that most Russians don't even support the move by their very own President.

Anyway, I am happy for RB Leipzig. It's a second chance for them to redeem themselves in Europa after a disappointing UCL campaign.

I don't like war too but agree when the war must involve clueless players, Of course, it will make them frustrated. when I look Spartak team there are several players from France, Germany, Holland, Sweden where they aren't know anything. Of course, it will harm them and their family also.

That's the price to pay if a leader who doesn't know how to prosper their citizen is just thinking of showing his strength, what is done by UEFA as a show of solidarity to the people of Ukraine and also every sanctions given is expected to have an effect on Russia to stop the invasion even though I have seen tv shows that the sanctions are only effective at 30%.

So if someone bet Spartak Moscow in sportbook, what will happen on his bet?, is there refund, lost or continue bet to another game with same the same fund?.

It looks like it will be in the refund or voided count and all funds are returned to the bettor.

[Jasad]

The shocking news due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the Russian teams that currently qualify for the knockout round of the UEFA Europe League must be disqualified from this tournament, I think it is too early for UEFA and FIFA to make a decision to tackle Spartak Moscow's ledge in the UEFA Europe League phase, by With this decision, it is certain that RB Leipzig will be the first team to qualify for the next round, but either this decision is final or it will be re-adjusted given the controversial decision.

[Juggy777]

RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals. FIFA & UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions and the cooperation with the Russian sponsor "Gazprom" is terminated (Champions League, the national team competitions and the European Championship 2024 in Germany). Russia is excluded that is an extreme decision for the athletes. The national team of Russia and Russian clubs suspended from all international competitions because of the attack on Ukraine. This means, for example, RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Source: https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1498354465845522433

UEFA has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions.

The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024.

I don't like how Russia invaded Ukraine and all the war going on, but why should Athletes suffer because of the stupid decisions by their President. It's already evident that most Russians don't even support the move by their very own President.

Anyway, I am happy for RB Leipzig. It's a second chance for them to redeem themselves in Europa after a disappointing UCL campaign.

I don't like war too but agree when the war must involve clueless players, Of course, it will make them frustrated. when I look Spartak team there are several players from France, Germany, Holland, Sweden where they aren't know anything. Of course, it will harm them and their family also.

That's the price to pay if a leader who doesn't know how to prosper their citizen is just thinking of showing his strength, what is done by UEFA as a show of solidarity to the people of Ukraine and also every sanctions given is expected to have an effect on Russia to stop the invasion even though I have seen tv shows that the sanctions are only effective at 30%.

So if someone bet Spartak Moscow in sportbook, what will happen on his bet?, is there refund, lost or continue bet to another game with same the same fund?.

It looks like it will be in the refund or voided count and all funds are returned to the bettor.

The shocking news due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the Russian teams that currently qualify for the knockout round of the UEFA Europe League must be disqualified from this tournament, I think it is too early for UEFA and FIFA to make a decision to tackle Spartak Moscow's ledge in the UEFA Europe League phase, by With this decision, it is certain that RB Leipzig will be the first team to qualify for the next round, but either this decision is final or it will be re-adjusted given the controversial decision.

@Jasad it’s not shocking at all because the sport bodies wanted to sent out a message and this was the only way to do it, but yea I agree I too feel bad for the athletes but there’s very little they can do except hope that the war ends soon and they’re allowed back to play in Europa, Champions League, World Cup etc in the long run.

Also if one has placed a bet on Russian league teams then they should expect a refund, however if the casino refuses to do that then make sure to start a scam accusation against them, but I believe that all genuine casinos will immediately be refunding the money for such bets.

[CLS63]

Galatasaray had a really solid group stage in this tournament and reached this stage now. But they are so unlucky that they are going to have a draw against the biggest title contender of the tournament now. Barcelona impressed everyone by their superb performance in the second leg of the Napoli matchup. They completely destroyed Napoli and deserved fully to qualify for the next stage. And Galatasaray are not even close to Napoli's current level these days as they are having a problematic period. Barcelona can really eliminate them much easier I think.

[zaim7413]

Galatasaray had a really solid group stage in this tournament and reached this stage now. But they are so unlucky that they are going to have a draw against the biggest title contender of the tournament now. Barcelona impressed everyone by their superb performance in the second leg of the Napoli matchup. They completely destroyed Napoli and deserved fully to qualify for the next stage. And Galatasaray are not even close to Napoli's current level these days as they are having a problematic period. Barcelona can really eliminate them much easier I think.

Right, As you said Galatasaray level is still below Napoli, This will make it easier for Barcelona to advance to the last 8 round.
Barcelona has returned to its best form, Galatasaray must be ready to face the ferocity of Xavi's men who are at their best. Aubamayang is doing a great job, he has turned into a predator in Barcelona's attack. Domenec Torrent must prepare his team well so as not to make the slightest mistake on the pitch, otherwise Galatasaray will become victims of the ferocity of Barcelona's attacking line.

[Sebas.tian]

The shocking news due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the Russian teams that currently qualify for the knockout round of the UEFA Europe League must be disqualified from this tournament, I think it is too early for UEFA and FIFA to make a decision to tackle Spartak Moscow's ledge in the UEFA Europe League phase, by With this decision, it is certain that RB Leipzig will be the first team to qualify for the next round, but either this decision is final or it will be re-adjusted given the controversial decision.

Some fans are not happy about the decision to disqualified Russian team that struggle to qualify for the next round in this tournament. Since other countries are trying to resolve the war between Russian and Ukraine, it will be difficult for such disqualification to work again Russian team because the team are in good position to achieve UEFA Europe league title. The decision will be re-adjusted because Russian president will do everything possible to allow peace to rain between them and Ukraine, so that their team can demonstrate their talent to the world.

[coco23]

UEFA made a terrible decision or did they make a good one? That's up for debate! Now, sports has politics involved. The question is, can Ukraine participate in any sporting events given the attack on their country? It seems unlikely. Therefore, let's neutralize everything so Ukraine can resume playing sports. European football's governing body disqualified Spartak Moscow from the Europa League. Leipzig will, therefore, automatically qualify for the quarterfinals. RBL shouldn't gain from this, they should have played any one of their opponents.

Moscow was a clear outsider against Leipzig, but I also think that this development is very unfair. This was a completely unnecessary step which sets a very bad example for both, looking back to the past and also for the future. For the past, as this literally never happened before, independent of ongoing conflicts. In the future the UEFA will have to think twice whether they want to react again to current political developments or not.

[Minecache]

The shocking news due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the Russian teams that currently qualify for the knockout round of the UEFA Europe League must be disqualified from this tournament, I think it is too early for UEFA and FIFA to make a decision to tackle Spartak Moscow's ledge in the UEFA Europe League phase, by With this decision, it is certain that RB Leipzig will be the first team to qualify for the next round, but either this decision is final or it will be re-adjusted given the controversial decision.

Some fans are not happy about the decision to disqualified Russian team that struggle to qualify for the next round in this tournament. Since other countries are trying to resolve the war between Russian and Ukraine, it will be difficult for such disqualification to work again Russian team because the team are in good position to achieve UEFA Europe league title. The decision will be re-adjusted because Russian president will do everything possible to allow peace to rain between them and Ukraine, so that their team can demonstrate their talent to the world.

Football or any other sports should always have been free of politics. But even a child understands that politics is a big part of these games. I feel like I cannot take a side here because the Russian team obviously deserves not to be disqualified because they have worked really hard and on the other hand it is understandable if they get disqualified. But it would have been really interesting to see how they perform on such a big stage of football.

[Doell]

The shocking news due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the Russian teams that currently qualify for the knockout round of the UEFA Europe League must be disqualified from this tournament, I think it is too early for UEFA and FIFA to make a decision to tackle Spartak Moscow's ledge in the UEFA Europe League phase, by With this decision, it is certain that RB Leipzig will be the first team to qualify for the next round, but either this decision is final or it will be re-adjusted given the controversial decision.

Some fans are not happy about the decision to disqualified Russian team that struggle to qualify for the next round in this tournament. Since other countries are trying to resolve the war between Russian and Ukraine, it will be difficult for such disqualification to work again Russian team because the team are in good position to achieve UEFA Europe league title. The decision will be re-adjusted because Russian president will do everything possible to allow peace to rain between them and Ukraine, so that their team can demonstrate their talent to the world.

Football or any other sports should always have been free of politics. But even a child understands that politics is a big part of these games. I feel like I cannot take a side here because the Russian team obviously deserves not to be disqualified because they have worked really hard and on the other hand it is understandable if they get disqualified. But it would have been really interesting to see how they perform on such a big stage of football.

Honestly Indeed the club has fought hard to achieve their dreams, I'm also sad to hear that. I'm not taking sides but deserves or not, sanctions must be imposed on paper as a reminder and at the same time as a conduit for a firm criticism. Inded all sports players and civilians are innocent in the case of their leader but what about fate of the other victims in ... , I think the club can understand the situation. hope a peace and we will see how they play on the pitch.

[Falconer]

RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals. FIFA & UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions and the cooperation with the Russian sponsor "Gazprom" is terminated (Champions League, the national team competitions and the European Championship 2024 in Germany). Russia is excluded that is an extreme decision for the athletes. The national team of Russia and Russian clubs suspended from all international competitions because of the attack on Ukraine. This means, for example, RB Leipzig is in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Source: https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1498354465845522433

UEFA has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions.

The decision is effective immediately and covers all existing agreements including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA national team competitions and UEFA EURO 2024.

I think it was a difficult decision from UEFA but in the end everyone should understand that it was the right decision during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On the one hand, it was very detrimental to the Russian team, but on the other hand Leipzig benefited from this decision where they automatically qualified for the next round. I hope the decision isn't final and can still be considered, but things may be difficult right now for UEFA and I'm sure they won't do it in a hurry.

Apart from the material losses, I believe the confidence and stress have haunted the players of the current Russian team due to the cancellation of the match. They have to bear all the consequences of war even if football has nothing to do with the political situation. It was clear that we hoped for the best, but it was an unexpected fate.

[Minecache]

Galatasaray had a really solid group stage in this tournament and reached this stage now. But they are so unlucky that they are going to have a draw against the biggest title contender of the tournament now. Barcelona impressed everyone by their superb performance in the second leg of the Napoli matchup. They completely destroyed Napoli and deserved fully to qualify for the next stage. And Galatasaray are not even close to Napoli's current level these days as they are having a problematic period. Barcelona can really eliminate them much easier I think.

Right, As you said Galatasaray level is still below Napoli, This will make it easier for Barcelona to advance to the last 8 round.
Barcelona has returned to its best form, Galatasaray must be ready to face the ferocity of Xavi's men who are at their best. Aubamayang is doing a great job, he has turned into a predator in Barcelona's attack. Domenec Torrent must prepare his team well so as not to make the slightest mistake on the pitch, otherwise Galatasaray will become victims of the ferocity of Barcelona's attacking line.

I think Barcelona should have an easy time against Galatasaray because they showed a really good performance against an even harder opponent, 'Napoli'.

So, I think they're good. But they should not take this match likely because they (Galatasaray) are still a good team and can pull off some great results at times. But I think Barcelona will be prepared for them because the attack of Barcelona looks really good right now and the defense is also doing their job.

[fuguebtc]

Galatasaray is a team that got bad results in the Turkish Super League.  He participated in the Europa League groups from the fourth bag.  Nobody believed in the possibility of finishing the group as the leader, but they succeeded.  Still, it should not be forgotten that Barcelona is playing a great game.  They also eliminated Napoli at the end of this game.  I can say that they will score many goals against Galatasaray and they will easily eliminate Galatasaray.

Galatasaray should pay more attention to Barcelona, ​​lately Barcelona have been developing well under Xavi Hernandez. Barcelona have scored four goals in a row in the last three games, The slick performance shown by Barcelona players became a threat to Galatasaray, especially after beating Napoli with a promising score (2-4), Barcelona is included in the list of one of the favorite teams to lift the Europa League trophy.
Galatasaray run in the Super Lig has not been so good, they are in 12th place from 27 matches, while Barcelona continue to pose a threat in La Liga after making it into the top 4 list.  Seeing the difference between the two teams in the Domestic League, Barcelona had no trouble beating Galatasaray.

I also think that Galatasaray should not be a big problem for Barcelona. Barcelona is playing quite well right now and have improved a lot since the start of the season. A lot of problems in their attacking side also have been fixed. So they are also scoring frequently. I think it will be a really hard job for Galatasaray to stop Barcelona from winning.

[KTChampions]

I don't like how Russia invaded Ukraine and all the war going on, but why should Athletes suffer because of the stupid decisions by their President. It's already evident that most Russians don't even support the move by their very own President.

Anyway, I am happy for RB Leipzig. It's a second chance for them to redeem themselves in Europa after a disappointing UCL campaign.

These are not just "decisions" but a war in which people die. Athletes are not to blame, but sport is part of the overall structure of the state/business. Now the entire civilized world is trying to break ties with the state that has unleashed a completely insane war, and such decisions (which affect neutral people and even those who fight for peace) are inevitable.