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

[Republikcoin.com]

The only way for Frankfurt to appear in Europe next season is to win the Europa League trophy. Making it through to the semifinals is a great achievement for Frankfurt. Beating Barcelona in the quarter-finals was a shock Frankfurt showed, because they are an unseeded team to appear in the semifinals. Frankfurt must keep the net from conceding at the London stadium, atleast a draw is enough for Frankfurt, they should play the same style as beating Barcelona.

Playing in a draw is also not necessarily safe because it still has the potential to be shifted by its opponent as well, so Frankfurt must think of a better strategy than the previous one despite having beaten Barcelona in the quarter-finals with a good strategy.
Because West Ham United will also make a better strategy to qualify for the Europa League final this season.

[udidrone]

Europa League playing 2 matches at once but only the match between West Ham and Frankfurt catches my eye both teams look balanced
Here I support West Ham as a home team they should be able to take advantage and Frankfurt have a weakness on the emotional side
2 Frankfurt players got red cards in last 2 matches if Frankfurt make the same mistake today it is certain that Frankfurt will lose

[Soonandwaite]

unfortunately, there won't be 30,000 fans from frankfurt in london today. frankfurt fans only got 3,000 tickets. that's far too few tickets.
are the managers of West Ham United afraid that it will be another home game for frankfurt?   
i think it will be two super exciting games. i really don't know who is better now. anyway, i hope for a great game and many goals........for frankfurt

[hd49728]

Indeed, it's interesting to look forward to I think the situation might be the same as Villarreal in the UCL. They are both not the seeded team but unfortunately, in this semifinal match the tension will probably be clearly different even though the opponent is West Ham but statistically West Ham have a better record. If West Ham can advance to the final then maybe this season's European tournament will be completely dominated by a team from the EPL, it's still not certain but I think teams from the EPL now look better than other teams.

Differences between big and small or medium clubs in Europa League is smaller and less significant than in Champions League. There are big clubs fall from Champions League to Europa League but if they fall into such cases, they have own problems that make their teams are not much stronger than other clubs usually play in Europa League. West Ham, Frankfurt are both not big clubs and if they already go to semi final, they can make histroy for their club with a cub in the end.

In the last two seasons, they both have better performance than they had years ago so it is perfect if they can achieve to a title in the Europe in order to mark their name in history. Only champions will be remembered in history.

[laurenB7742]

Europa League playing 2 matches at once but only the match between West Ham and Frankfurt catches my eye both teams look balanced
Here I support West Ham as a home team they should be able to take advantage and Frankfurt have a weakness on the emotional side
2 Frankfurt players got red cards in last 2 matches if Frankfurt make the same mistake today it is certain that Frankfurt will lose

The match between West Ham and Frankfurt will be competitive. Neither team's performance in their own league is very good. So their goal is to win the Europa League title. Both teams will continue to try their best. Although this is West Ham's home match, Frankfurt's players are now more confident after beating Barcelona. So I'm looking forward to watching a competitive match.

[Lantind]

These two clubs are not very consistent teams, but this season Frankfurt are in the best condition in facing every game, for me Frankfurt is more advantaged than Wes Ham, because they are more consistent in every game, so personally Frankfurt are more likely to win. reach the final, I systematically think so with various considerations that I understand

For me it doesn't matter who will win and go to the final because these two clubs are not the clubs I like because Frankfurt and West Ham are both clubs who are not at the top of their domestic league so whoever wins is not a problem for me.
Because those who qualify for the final are the clubs that deserve it, regardless of whether it is an advantage factor or not.

[bangjoe]

Ahead of the semi-finals of the first leg of the Europa League between West Ham vs. Eintracht Frankfurt and Leipzig vs. Rangers which will soon begin, I think West Ham vs. Eintracht Frankfurt can be said to be balanced. Both these Teams are both not so good in their matches. It will be a more interesting rivalry in my opinion than Leipzig and Rangers. But in this match I favored the hosts to win the match. Because I see the host factor that will motivate them to be able to play as well as possible and present a victory in front of their supporters.

[buwaytress]

^^West Ham still the unlikely contender for me, and if there were a bet on Hammers, Foxes to both be in their respective finals, I'd definitely take it. Barca eliminated so it sort of makes it difficult. Sure, their victors are a favourite but I wonder if it's a disservice to Rangers... over 9/1? That's my bet all day any day.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

These two clubs are not very consistent teams, but this season Frankfurt are in the best condition in facing every game, for me Frankfurt is more advantaged than Wes Ham, because they are more consistent in every game, so personally Frankfurt are more likely to win. reach the final, I systematically think so with various considerations that I understand

It's inconsistent if we look at it from the point of view of their respective domestic leagues but when it comes to the Europa League of course they are a pretty consistent club here and it's clear that they want to focus more on the Europa League than their domestic league.
They know opportunities like this are quite rare and they don't want to waste this great opportunity this season.
Regardless of what they do next season I think they are quite proud of being a semi-finalist in the Europa League now

I feel that in the semifinals of the Europa League this time there was no top team at all, either Frankfurt or west ham united where the two teams were not the best teams for the semifinalists but they did an amazing job to reach the semifinals this season, regarding the team which one will win the match and qualify for the final round of course it is very difficult for us to predict even though Frankfurt performed well in the domestic league but west ham united showed that they are a dark horse team who are ready to surprise whoever they face like when they faced olympique Lyon let alone David Moyes knows very well the strength of the German team, of course, the English primary competition and the Bundesliga are a bit different so that West Ham can't do much in their domestic competition and this is very different from what has performed well in the Bundesliga this season.

Morally they face a club of almost the same level, no big club for this year has entered the semi-finals, so the chance to get a champion is largely determined by the coach's skill in making schemes and playing strategies, this shows that football is not just a big club. and star players, but the coach's strategy in implementing how to play is also very decisive, although there are many reasons we often hear, that the title that many clubs want is only the champions league, the club's achievement is extraordinary that is able to survive to the semi-finals

[casperBGD]

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 I wonder if it's a disservice to Rangers... over 9/1? That's my bet all day any day.

agree, maybe I have a bias, since from these four, I would like to see Rangers taking the title, but @9 it is a value bet, it is Leipzig, not City they are playing with
nevertheless, both matches are interesting ones, and all four teams could win the trophy in the end, from that side looking, it is good to see Barca out, and Sevilla as well, it would be fair to see West Ham or Eintracht getting the title for kicking them out, but still Rangers is my favorite

[Polkeins]

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 I wonder if it's a disservice to Rangers... over 9/1? That's my bet all day any day.

agree, maybe I have a bias, since from these four, I would like to see Rangers taking the title, but @9 it is a value bet, it is Leipzig, not City they are playing with
nevertheless, both matches are interesting ones, and all four teams could win the trophy in the end, from that side looking, it is good to see Barca out, and Sevilla as well, it would be fair to see West Ham or Eintracht getting the title for kicking them out, but still Rangers is my favorite

It seems Rangers haven't had such good chances to win trophies for a long time. None of the rivals, neither Leipzig nor West Ham with Eintracht, look like "impassable" rivals. Everyone can be beaten, all teams are approximately equal. It's been a long time since I've had such balanced semifinals.

[3meek]

West Ham vs Eintracht started very interestingly! The English conceded a goal in the first minute... Eintracht claim the Europa League title after beating Barca... Don't know if West Ham will be able to rectify the situation, but so far luck is not on their side...

[Furious 7]

It seems Rangers haven't had such good chances to win trophies for a long time. None of the rivals, neither Leipzig nor West Ham with Eintracht, look like "impassable" rivals. Everyone can be beaten, all teams are approximately equal. It's been a long time since I've had such balanced semifinals.

In saying this I hope you don't forget their impressive performance in the next round.
Should have reached this stage I don't think there is any reason to think they are an easy team to beat now considering their form is sometimes difficult to predict as they rarely play in a big league like this.
indeed in this case Frankfurt, Westham and Leipzig are above them but with underdogs like them there could be more surprises to show

[Bloodseekers]

West Ham vs Eintracht started very interestingly! The English conceded a goal in the first minute... Eintracht claim the Europa League title after beating Barca... Don't know if West Ham will be able to rectify the situation, but so far luck is not on their side...

this will be very profitable for Eintracht Frankfurt who are able to score more goals in the early minutes of the match. now Frankfurt are playing more comfortable and calm in setting the tempo of the game and they are playing a little defensively by occasionally relying on counter attacks.

[bekti3]

These two clubs are not very consistent teams, but this season Frankfurt are in the best condition in facing every game, for me Frankfurt is more advantaged than Wes Ham, because they are more consistent in every game, so personally Frankfurt are more likely to win. reach the final, I systematically think so with various considerations that I understand

It's inconsistent if we look at it from the point of view of their respective domestic leagues but when it comes to the Europa League of course they are a pretty consistent club here and it's clear that they want to focus more on the Europa League than their domestic league.
They know opportunities like this are quite rare and they don't want to waste this great opportunity this season.
Regardless of what they do next season I think they are quite proud of being a semi-finalist in the Europa League now

I've said in the previous discussion that this does not refer to the current domestic league because their focus is different and almost all of the clubs in the semi-finals are more concerned with the Europa League than their domestic league because they are aware that they have lost to compete in the domestic league (except Rangers).
I think this is quite important because indeed this is an opportunity for them to win a prestigious trophy

[coco23]

West Ham vs Eintracht started very interestingly! The English conceded a goal in the first minute... Eintracht claim the Europa League title after beating Barca... Don't know if West Ham will be able to rectify the situation, but so far luck is not on their side...

Well, they only needed 20 minutes to equalize
1-1 is the score now, even though the game is fairly equal, West Ham has the better chances until now, they should be able to at least win the game by 1 goal difference. Quotes for their win are at 2.1 which is fairly good!

Leipzig vs Rangers is still without goal, Leipzig is the better team here, but they will need some goals to not depend on the 2nd leg only.

[Alisha-k]

For me West ham United will win this competition, even if they were playing against Barcelona in the semi final they would have won, the take this competition very seriously, at there game against Chelsea last weekend Sunday they rest alot of players just because of this game,they see it as a pathway to the champions League next season and they are determined and also have the players to see it through, I watch there game against Lyon and I was impressed, I know liepzieg are a strong team in Germany but I still rate west ham to beat the two German team.

All you say about West Ham is also true about Frankfurt, with the difference that Frankfurt actually beat Barcelona and not only hypothetically 
In fact for Frankfurt the Euro League is the only way to qualify for a European competition next year and they are in a no-mans-land in the Bundesliga and don't have to care about the Bundesliga anymore in the last weeks, they will put all their energy into that game. The duel West Ham vs Frankfurt will be an exciting one indeed

The truth is, Frankfurt are an impressive side to watch ever since the tournament began. Their journey as been rough, but they have managed so far. I feel fate is smiling at them because they were able to produce a goal in the opening minutes and this will bolster their confidence as West Ham are also a stubborn team to be paired with.
 This game has only got more intriguing as west Ham has managed to level the scores.

[Roidz]

Too busy watching the chelsea and manchester united match, made me not know if the semifinal match between westham and frankfurt has now started, when I changed channels it turned out that the temporary score was 1-1 and I was very surprised when I saw the livescore score was scored by frankfurt In the first minute, it seems like that from the first minute the game started Frankfurt had tried to put pressure on Westham and I see from the statistics the game was fairly even, but Frankfurt seemed to be more effective in threatening Westham goal before the 30th minute.

[MinoRaiola]

My tip for today West Ham 1:2 Frankfurt. The game is on a good level, and i believe in the power of Frankfurt. But there is still something more missing, like in Barcelona. After the 1:1, not much happened in the first 45 minutes. That will change a little bit. And I believe in a German final this year.

[snipie]

West Ham vs Eintracht started very interestingly! The English conceded a goal in the first minute... Eintracht claim the Europa League title after beating Barca... Don't know if West Ham will be able to rectify the situation, but so far luck is not on their side...

An early goal is never reassuring, hence West Ham get the draw after 20 minutes.
Frankfurt should try to score another goal or else WHU will win that game. Odds for them are better than Frankfurt.
In the other game, Leipzig didn't score yet!