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

[Roidz]

I think that Barcelona,Atalanta and Leipzig have the best chance of winning the tournament.
Of course that Barcelona stands out from the rest of the teams,but I wouldn't underestimate Atalanta or Leipzig.Somehow Xavi managed to lift the spirits and inspire the players.The arrival of Aubamejang was a great deal for Barcelona.I really hope that they will keep Ousmane Dembele after the end of the season(I guess that they will have to convince Dembele to lower his paycheck and stay for another year or two).
The rest of the teams won't stand a chance against those three teams.

After the victory from Galatasaray, Barcelona now has a great chance to win the European League this season, apart from their more qualified squad Barcelona also has a lot of experience in European competitions, the victory from Galatasaray shows that Barcelona now has a strong mentality to keep going. go further in the european league, besides barcelona maybe atlanta also has a big chance in the european league, because so far they have a pretty good and consistent performance in every game, my prediction is maybe we will see Atlanta and Barcelona will meet in the final match later.

[Jasad]

Leipzig may not have played against Moscow and automatically qualified, but they are a much stronger team than Moscow and most likely would have qualified.

The current favorites of the bookmakers are:
Barcelona 3.5
Leipzig 5.5
Atalanta 9.0
Lyon 13.0
West Ham 15.0

Barcelona and Leipzig seem to be the strongest teams by a margin here and it is probable that at least one of them will make it to the final. Of course we are in the K.O. rounds and many things can happen, but whoever plays against any of these two is an outsider for winning.

Not believing with my favorite team Sevilla have elimination early from West Ham United although have 1 goal on 1st leg but last night 2nd leg defeated by West Ham United 2-0 and aggregate 2-1 make Sevilla have forget with UEFA Europe League in this season, based on 8 team have pass to quarter final I think looks as Barcelona have chance for closing this competition as the winner although still waiting with quarter final drawing and I have bigger expectation for Barcelona could continue until final stage.

[hollandalibaykus]

I felt sorry for Galatasaray, it was very difficult for them to beat Barcelona. In fact, when they scored the first goal, I was a little scared, it might have made Barcelona play more ambitious. After conceding a goal, Barcelona tried to find more chances. Galatasaray, which played very badly in the league, was not bad in European matches, as a result of yesterday's match, they could have conceded many goals and been eliminated

[muratsink]

I think that Barcelona,Atalanta and Leipzig have the best chance of winning the tournament.
Of course that Barcelona stands out from the rest of the teams,but I wouldn't underestimate Atalanta or Leipzig.Somehow Xavi managed to lift the spirits and inspire the players.The arrival of Aubamejang was a great deal for Barcelona.I really hope that they will keep Ousmane Dembele after the end of the season(I guess that they will have to convince Dembele to lower his paycheck and stay for another year or two).
The rest of the teams won't stand a chance against those three teams.

Even though Barcelona is a strong candidate to win the Europa League title this season, we also don't underestimate the big clubs in several leagues such as Olympique Lyon Atalanta and West Ham United of course they also have the opportunity to become champions even though it is a bit thin, which is feasible. we are waiting for the 8 teams to face off in the quarter-finals where UEFA will draw today it is very interesting for us to look forward to

[hahay]

I felt sorry for Galatasaray, it was very difficult for them to beat Barcelona. In fact, when they scored the first goal, I was a little scared, it might have made Barcelona play more ambitious. After conceding a goal, Barcelona tried to find more chances. Galatasaray, which played very badly in the league, was not bad in European matches, as a result of yesterday's match, they could have conceded many goals and been eliminated

That was a surprise, poor performance in the local league but Galatasaray can totally change that in the Europa League with a very good performance. I think, if Galatasaray had an easier opponent than Barcelona maybe Galatasaray would have qualified for the quarter-finals. I think Galatasaray are playing very well in front of their own fans, because even though Galatasaray doesn't have ball possession but every counter-attack he makes can provide a dangerous attack. With this narrow loss, I think Galatasaray still look good against a team of far above quality.

[Bloodseekers]

I felt sorry for Galatasaray, it was very difficult for them to beat Barcelona. In fact, when they scored the first goal, I was a little scared, it might have made Barcelona play more ambitious. After conceding a goal, Barcelona tried to find more chances. Galatasaray, which played very badly in the league, was not bad in European matches, as a result of yesterday's match, they could have conceded many goals and been eliminated

that's the name of the match, there must be winners and losers, and we all have to understand it.
With this victory, I think it is very natural that Barcelona are favorites to win this Europa League. now Barcelona under the tutelage of Xavi has succeeded, this is a threat to Real Madrid next season.
Barcelona's game under Xavi's tutelage I remember the same game as under Pep Guardiola his tiki taka style was extraordinary.

[Fakhrulenclix]

I think that Barcelona,Atalanta and Leipzig have the best chance of winning the tournament.
Of course that Barcelona stands out from the rest of the teams,but I wouldn't underestimate Atalanta or Leipzig.Somehow Xavi managed to lift the spirits and inspire the players.The arrival of Aubamejang was a great deal for Barcelona.I really hope that they will keep Ousmane Dembele after the end of the season(I guess that they will have to convince Dembele to lower his paycheck and stay for another year or two).
The rest of the teams won't stand a chance against those three teams.

Even though Barcelona is a strong candidate to win the Europa League title this season, we also don't underestimate the big clubs in several leagues such as Olympique Lyon Atalanta and West Ham United of course they also have the opportunity to become champions even though it is a bit thin, which is feasible. we are waiting for the 8 teams to face off in the quarter-finals where UEFA will draw today it is very interesting for us to look forward to

after the elimination of Sevilla who suffered a defeat away to West Ham United I also think this is a great opportunity for Barcelona to win the Europa League this season, if you look at the performance of the second half of this season after the arrival of several new players and coached by Xavi I have no doubts for them can be a champion.
Barcelona victory against Galatasary I think is enough to prove their mentality, after being behind by 1 goal they can immediately get up and play very well and can score two goals.

[cryptofrka]

A really entertaining game between West Ham and Sevilla - West Ham has really grown into a well organized and dangerous team. They deserved the win yesterday and will be among the favorites to win the trophy going forward.

Barcelona struggled again - and although they turned the game around I wasn't at all impressed. They have a good team on paper but they aren't really clicking well on the pitch. They are by far the strongest team in the competition but I'd never bet on them winning it.

[Alisha-k]

I was really impressed with West Ham's performance last night. Despite the opposition being a strong and defensive side, they were able to break through. They utilised their shots well and I must say, Thomas soucek's goal was a real hard one for the keeper to catch. Sevilla played good game and even kept keeper Alphonse areola on his toes but at some point began to get frustrated at easy chances that were being wasted.
  In all, they fought valiantly but yarmalenko had to sweep the rug off their feet by scoring in the added extra time and sealed their fate. I hope to see more action from them in subsequent games. Who knows, they might win the Europa.

[xmonkeyx]

A really entertaining game between West Ham and Sevilla - West Ham has really grown into a well organized and dangerous team. They deserved the win yesterday and will be among the favorites to win the trophy going forward.

Barcelona struggled again - and although they turned the game around I wasn't at all impressed. They have a good team on paper but they aren't really clicking well on the pitch. They are by far the strongest team in the competition but I'd never bet on them winning it.

The victory that Barcelona got was very reasonable with the composition of the players they have, I actually saw Galatasay's struggle was so strong to put up a fight, they even managed to take the lead first but it's a shame that the opponents they faced had more quality so in the end Galatasaray conceded 2 goals.

West Ham match against Sevilla was so dramatic that it had to go into extra time, and A.Yarmolenko goal in the 112th minute sealed the win for West Ham with Agg 2-1
I think this result is beyond the expectations of many people who thought Sevilla as the king of Europa could go further.

[rby]

The round of 16 of the Europa League has been confirmed to be over and now 8 teams have confirmed themselves to qualify for the quarter-finals, here is the list:

• Leipzig
• Barcelona
• Atalanta
• Rangers
• Braga
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• West Ham
• Lyon

Of the 8 teams that have qualified for the quarter-finals this season, I think Barcelona is the team that stands out the most in terms of team performance at the moment. But I would never think that other teams have no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals and all teams should not be underestimated. I will look forward to the next quarter-final draw, it will be interesting if Barcelona meet Atalanta or Lyon.

Good compilation above, it is good we know that there are champions league clubs and there are Europa League clubs in the list above. Apart from Barcelona that is a champions league club, every other club there can qualify for the next round and every other club can also crash out of the competition and we should not be surprised when it happens.

A special attention on Westham will be good. Westham is the only surviving English team who has excellent record during the group stage of the europa and they are consolidating on it. Sevilla is a club known for eliminating the England side in Europ league. They do it to Liverpool and they also do it to Manchester United but this time around Westham prove them wrong.
The two strong contenders are Barcelona who came from champions league and have strengthened their attack with Aubameyang and they are doing well and Westham who has Antonio at the front posing like a beast with alot of energy and shot accuracy.

[Razmirraz]

I felt sorry for Galatasaray, it was very difficult for them to beat Barcelona. In fact, when they scored the first goal, I was a little scared, it might have made Barcelona play more ambitious. After conceding a goal, Barcelona tried to find more chances. Galatasaray, which played very badly in the league, was not bad in European matches, as a result of yesterday's match, they could have conceded many goals and been eliminated

That was a surprise, poor performance in the local league but Galatasaray can totally change that in the Europa League with a very good performance. I think, if Galatasaray had an easier opponent than Barcelona maybe Galatasaray would have qualified for the quarter-finals. I think Galatasaray are playing very well in front of their own fans, because even though Galatasaray doesn't have ball possession but every counter-attack he makes can provide a dangerous attack. With this narrow loss, I think Galatasaray still look good against a team of far above quality.

Agree, Galatasaray was unlucky to meet Barcelona too soon, I think if another club met Barcelona in the round of 16 they would have had the same bad luck as Galatasaray. Despite losing by a score of 1-2 at their own home, I am very happy to see the Galatasaray players struggle on the pitch. They tried their best to qualify for the last 8, but luck was not on their side.
The remaining 8 teams in the Europa League make Barcelona the favorite team to win, but this is only a prediction off the field. Anything can happen in football, The club that became the flagship actually lost to the team that was not counted as a champion.

[dataispower]

Totally Puzzled at West Ham qualifying, I never expected that them going into the next round.
Although they was favorites for the game at first, the goal from soucek gave them hope.
And it's great to see them, fight till the last moment for the win.
Lovely to see premier league doing well at European competitions.

[Minor Miner]

The round of 16 of the Europa League has been confirmed to be over and now 8 teams have confirmed themselves to qualify for the quarter-finals, here is the list:

• Leipzig
• Barcelona
• Atalanta
• Rangers
• Braga
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• West Ham
• Lyon

Of the 8 teams that have qualified for the quarter-finals this season, I think Barcelona is the team that stands out the most in terms of team performance at the moment. But I would never think that other teams have no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals and all teams should not be underestimated. I will look forward to the next quarter-final draw, it will be interesting if Barcelona meet Atalanta or Lyon.

Good compilation above, it is good we know that there are champions league clubs and there are Europa League clubs in the list above. Apart from Barcelona that is a champions league club, every other club there can qualify for the next round and every other club can also crash out of the competition and we should not be surprised when it happens.

A special attention on Westham will be good. Westham is the only surviving English team who has excellent record during the group stage of the europa and they are consolidating on it. Sevilla is a club known for eliminating the England side in Europ league. They do it to Liverpool and they also do it to Manchester United but this time around Westham prove them wrong.
The two strong contenders are Barcelona who came from champions league and have strengthened their attack with Aubameyang and they are doing well and Westham who has Antonio at the front posing like a beast with alot of energy and shot accuracy.

Truly think that West Ham surprised everybody against Sevilla and got the win. I personally didn't give them any chance of winning that match. But, I have to give credit where it's due, they played really well. Sevilla did play poorly though. But that's another discussion.

It's really good to see Barcelona winning against Galatasaray and advancing to the next stage of the Europa League. They have made quite a good improvement and I am hopeful that they are going to win the Europa League this year.

[ShowOff]

It's really good to see Barcelona winning against Galatasaray and advancing to the next stage of the Europa League. They have made quite a good improvement and I am hopeful that they are going to win the Europa League this year.

As a fan I also feel the same as you, but I think this is a good start for Barcelona after failing in the Champions League. I hope Atalanta or West Ham are the next team they will face in the quarter-finals because then Barcelona will have a high focus on winning the match.

I don't blame this team for dropping out of the Champions League sooner than usual, and that's understandable considering Barcelona have struggled since the start of the season with the coach and a number of injured players. But we have high hopes in the Europa League and this is the only title that is still possible to win.

[minairia3]

I felt sorry for Galatasaray, it was very difficult for them to beat Barcelona. In fact, when they scored the first goal, I was a little scared, it might have made Barcelona play more ambitious. After conceding a goal, Barcelona tried to find more chances. Galatasaray, which played very badly in the league, was not bad in European matches, as a result of yesterday's match, they could have conceded many goals and been eliminated

That was a surprise, poor performance in the local league but Galatasaray can totally change that in the Europa League with a very good performance. I think, if Galatasaray had an easier opponent than Barcelona maybe Galatasaray would have qualified for the quarter-finals. I think Galatasaray are playing very well in front of their own fans, because even though Galatasaray doesn't have ball possession but every counter-attack he makes can provide a dangerous attack. With this narrow loss, I think Galatasaray still look good against a team of far above quality.

Agree, Galatasaray was unlucky to meet Barcelona too soon, I think if another club met Barcelona in the round of 16 they would have had the same bad luck as Galatasaray. Despite losing by a score of 1-2 at their own home, I am very happy to see the Galatasaray players struggle on the pitch. They tried their best to qualify for the last 8, but luck was not on their side.
The remaining 8 teams in the Europa League make Barcelona the favorite team to win, but this is only a prediction off the field. Anything can happen in football, The club that became the flagship actually lost to the team that was not counted as a champion.

I am really feeling happy to say this but, I told you so. The quality that Barcelona is showing at the moment is one step ahead of Galatasaray. Barcelona played really well in that match and deserved the win in my opinion. Galatasaray was the team to break the deadlock but after that Barcelona absolutely dominated and took the match away from them. Barcelona is looking really good to win the Europa League this season.

[S A KHAIR]

Totally Puzzled at West Ham qualifying, I never expected that them going into the next round.
Although they was favorites for the game at first, the goal from soucek gave them hope.
And it's great to see them, fight till the last moment for the win.
Lovely to see premier league doing well at European competitions.

Really did not expect that result. West Ham should not have won against Sevilla. I really think that it was unexpected for a lot of people. But, when I saw that the match is going to the extra time I thought there might be a twist in the tail and when the goal was scored by West ham in extra time, I think that everybody knew it was over for Sevilla.

[Zilon]

Totally Puzzled at West Ham qualifying, I never expected that them going into the next round.
Although they was favorites for the game at first, the goal from soucek gave them hope.
And it's great to see them, fight till the last moment for the win.
Lovely to see premier league doing well at European competitions.

Really did not expect that result. West Ham should not have won against Sevilla. I really think that it was unexpected for a lot of people. But, when I saw that the match is going to the extra time I thought there might be a twist in the tail and when the goal was scored by West ham in extra time, I think that everybody knew it was over for Sevilla.

Football is more of smartness and luck. Most times having too much squad too can be  bad. Luck was more on West ham part but i don't think they will make it to the semi finals. It is a good think that at least one premier league team made it to this point. The fixtures will have a lot to tell what we should be expecting in the next round

[MK-74]

Galatasaraya played very well in the first half last night, but we were not good in the second and we lost.
Barcelona can't this cup. I'm sure %100

Kerem is a great player. I hope we will see him next year in the big teams of Europe.

[Mr.Scott]

Galatasaraya played very well in the first half last night, but we were not good in the second and we lost.
Barcelona can't this cup. I'm sure %100

Kerem is a great player. I hope we will see him next year in the big teams of Europe.

As Barcelona eliminate Galatasaray, they book their place in the Europa League quarterfinals. In the game against Galatasaray, we saw Xavi returning to Barcelona's style of play, which I really appreciate. Congrats to Aubamenyang and his team, Barcelona!

The UEFA Europa League quarter final draw has been conducted. For Barcelona, everything is going well. I see Barcelona reaching the final. Barca gonna lift this trophy. A trophy like this will mark Xavi's entrance into the world of coaching success.

Leipzig v Atalanta
Frankfurt v Barcelona
West Ham v Lyon
Braga v Rangers