⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2023/24 | Winner: Atalanta

[casperBGD]

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Olympioacos were perhaps lucky that game ended with a 3-nil scoreline, it could have been much worse, given the number of decent chances that Freiburg were able to create.

Freiburg is in really good shape this season, and will be interesting to see them over the weekend against Hoffenheim, could be a lot of goals, since both teams are playing offensive football, over3.5 should pass

all that left from Olympiakos is name, obviously

a lot of goals last night, Betis won in the end, and Rennes drawed with Fenerbahce 2:2
while Braga won over Union Berlin to conclude successful week for Portuguese football, Porto excluded

[ILuckyGuyI]

It is interesting to see Roma behind Ludogorets in the group now. Roma's next two games are going to be against Betis also which is another difficulty for them. Because if Ludogorets benefit from this chance by defeating HJK in both games then they might even increase the point difference with Roma. I assume that Roma would somehow win the game in Italy against Betis. But their job would be very difficult in Spain. Betis are performing even better this season and they are caring about the La Liga and Europa League both. It would be unexpected to see Roma going down to the Conference League from this group.

After losing to Real Sociedad home, Manchester United did a great job against Sheriff. Maybe it was a penalty goal but it was nice to see Ronaldo scoring. This would be a motivation source for him to play better. He hasn't had much chance in the starting eleven until the Europa League games of course. It seems difficult for him to take Rashford's place in the EPL games for now. But this can change depending on the performances so Ronaldo should take advantage of every chance to take his place back.

[execijutiere]

Fenerbahce scored 2 goals in a 2-0 defeat to draw. While even PSG struggled away to Rennes, it is a great success for Fenerbahce to come back from 2-0 down and draw. This draw is of great importance to be the leader of the group. We will understand this better in the following matches. Fenerbahce didn't have a bad game but a better result could have been achieved.

[buwaytress]

Lazio 1 - 5 Midtjylland, one of the worst results and I doubt most people expected to see them losing, yet to see them destroyed literally..

I dont know what happen to Lazio in todays match they lost to Midtylland unexpectedly and even got destroy probobly one of the worst results in their europe history. Happy for Ronaldo for scoring his goal after a while i hope he goes back into form after this goal

Yeah, I feel really idiotic when I back a team like that at the odds I thought were fair value, and then they get that kind of hiding. I even got Lazio on a long ticket this weekend, so they better bounce back...

sc freiburg has not only made a great start in the bundesliga (with 13 points from 6 games - 2nd place in the table), but is also impressing in the europa league with very good performances and results.
in yesterday's away game at olympiacos they were superior over the whole duration of the game and are also in their group g without loss of points on the 1st place with 6 points

Wonder if it has anything to do with them playing at a new stadium (almost like Spurs taking it to new levels after leaving their traditional home) and (correct me if wrong) them having no one really hating them much, wholesome team, wholesome coach, and exciting underrated guys like Ritsu Doan (this guy a good bet to take Japan far). Streich's really getting the best out of his players, and the team helping me make my accas work, I'm happy.

[Sebas.tian]

And Manchester United have made it 0:2 in the first half of the game so far, Jadon Sancho with the opening goal in 17 minutes and Ronaldo converted a penalty kick to a goal in the 39th minute to give Manchester United a comfortable lead in this game against FC Sheriff.

Ronaldo very much needed that goal, he has gone a while this season in all competitions without being able to hit the net. Many people think the celebration he put up after scoring the penalty was unnecessary because of the team they played plus the fact that it was a penalty and not a regular goal. But for me, I think the celebration was more like a show of joy that he had broken the deadlock and maybe we should expect more from him, and I certainly do.

Yes, cristiano Ronaldo will definitely achieve more goals in their remaining matches because he just used this goal he achieved through penalty to prepare the mind of their fans that he will score more goals that will make the team to improve higher in this season. I believe, Manchester united coach will not release cristiano Ronaldo in this season, because he came to discovered that cristiano Ronaldo will achieve many goals in the future if there will be enough time for him in the team. Cristiano Ronaldo is among the talented strikers in this UEFA champions league, because whenever he entered the field there will be positive change at the moment that will bring the team victory at the end of the match.

[buwaytress]

With Champions League taking the headlines, also time to remember that other top teams in Europe not with the big boys also resume their group stage games. Roma-Real Betis is probably the headline game for me but Freiburg-Nantes will be something to follow to see if the Germans can retain their superiority outside domestic competition.

Arsenal-Bodoe/Glimt might also be something special to watch, probably the most entertaining outside the 2 I mentioned.

No upset bets for me as of yet.

[Pulsar77]

I haven't placed a bet on it yet but I've just prepared a betslip for this weeks' matches:

• PSV win @1.57
• Fenerbahce win @1.38
• Rennes win @1.46

Zurich are not a big threat to PSV. Arsenal and Bodo/Glimt have already defeated them. PSV had a bad start by drawing with Bodo/Glimt. It is time for them to make up for this by a decent win here. Fenerbahce are one of the impressive attacking teams recently. I really liked their offense performance against Rennes. They were just weak in defense then as they conceded two simple goals in a very short time period. But I think AEK Larnaca have no chance against them in Istanbul. I expect a reassuring victory from Fenerbahce. Lastly Rennes are the absolute favourite against Dynamo Kyiv. Maybe the Ukrainian team didn't lose by big goal gaps so far but I don't think they can resist a strong opponent like Rennes much. Rennes would take the win here.

[morvillz7z]

I got little something on Sturm Graz and Lazio, both teams have conceded a grand total of 13 goals between them in the opening two matches in their group.

Sarri has proved he isn't afraid to heavily rotate his squad.  I believe Lazio's main goal this season is not Europa League, rather a top four finish in Serie A and with a tough fixture against Fiorentina coming up, he'll make 4-5 changes again. If i see Radu in the starting lineup, i could go for the O2.5...it's just too good an opportunity to pass up.

Sturm Graz appears to be performing well in the Austrian League, neck and neck competing for the first place with Salzburg. I anticipate to see an open match tonight with goals, thus the btts.

[Slow death]

for today's games I will bet on the following games:

Stade Rennais FC - FC Dynamo Kiev

I chose to bet on Rennais, I think they are stronger, in the last games they performed well, while Dynamo Kiev doesn't seem to be doing well, despite having won in the last game of the local league, they only managed to score 1 goal

SC Freiburg - FC Nantes

nantes suffered a humiliating defeat against monaco, where they conceded 4 goals and failed to score, while SC Freiburg comes from a victory, I think SC Freiburg will win that game

[casperBGD]

I got little something on Sturm Graz and Lazio, both teams have conceded a grand total of 13 goals between them in the opening two matches in their group.

Sarri has proved he isn't afraid to heavily rotate his squad.
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agree, SMS is not starting European matches for Lazio, and it is easy to see that they are focused on Serie A, rather than Europa league
with all that, they have 5:1 from last round, so they will probably start a bit more defensively today?

Crvena Zvezda is playing Ferencvaros today, completely different performance in first two rounds, two loses vs two wins, but this should come as home win, and @1.95 has some value

[Trofo]

I got little something on Sturm Graz and Lazio, both teams have conceded a grand total of 13 goals between them in the opening two matches in their group.

Sarri has proved he isn't afraid to heavily rotate his squad.
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agree, SMS is not starting European matches for Lazio, and it is easy to see that they are focused on Serie A, rather than Europa league
with all that, they have 5:1 from last round, so they will probably start a bit more defensively today?

Crvena Zvezda is playing Ferencvaros today, completely different performance in first two rounds, two loses vs two wins, but this should come as home win, and @1.95 has some value

Good calls, Lazio ended 0:0 and Zvezda destroyed Ferencvaros. Too bad I did not see Zvezda tip before the game, I would have taken that one.

United conceding 2 goals from Omonia, I guess they have a lot to do on defensive front. Ronaldo started today so I guess he became player to call when you are resting first choices in UEFA league, don't think that sits well with him

[LTU_btc]

It's still big mistery for me why bookmakers favoured Roma against Betis that much. Betis looking very solid so far and they're similar level team like Roma. I more expected draw from this game and had BTTS here.
I already said in qualifiers, but I repeat again, something is wrong with Olympiacos this season. Now they lost 0:3 at home against Qarabag. Now they have 0 points after 3 games and 1:8 goals.
Union took win against Braga 1:2 after scoring 2 lates goals and now they're leading group with 9 points.

[CLS63]

There was a solid performance by Fenerbahçe against AEK tonight. It was a comfortable 2-0 win but the score gap could have been even bigger as well. Because Fenerbahçe couldn't benefit from some other absolute goal chances also. Arda Güler is a really great talent for them and the supporters were very cheerful after he entered the match. Not much time after he entered he was nearly scoring a goal by a very decent shot but the goalkeeper didn't let him score.

Rennes also won but Fenerbahce are still the leader thanks to their total goal difference in the group. I think the Fenerbahçe - Rennes match will be the decider for the final leader of the group.

[buwaytress]

It's still big mistery for me why bookmakers favoured Roma against Betis that much. Betis looking very solid so far and they're similar level team like Roma. I more expected draw from this game and had BTTS here.
I already said in qualifiers, but I repeat again, something is wrong with Olympiacos this season. Now they lost 0:3 at home against Qarabag. Now they have 0 points after 3 games and 1:8 goals.
Union took win against Braga 1:2 after scoring 2 lates goals and now they're leading group with 9 points.

Think the way bookies balance out the odds like this have a lot to do with the money on the line. Roma at home, plenty of Romans betting on their own teams, so naturally odds always seem to shrink on home games. Not that Betis fans wouldn't be betting but yeah, that's always something of a value bet (away games on a level H2H).

United lost me money as I bet on them to lead at HT. Should have known better...

[Pulsar77]

I haven't placed a bet on it yet but I've just prepared a betslip for this weeks' matches:

• PSV win @1.57
• Fenerbahce win @1.38
• Rennes win @1.46

Zurich are not a big threat to PSV. Arsenal and Bodo/Glimt have already defeated them. PSV had a bad start by drawing with Bodo/Glimt. It is time for them to make up for this by a decent win here. Fenerbahce are one of the impressive attacking teams recently. I really liked their offense performance against Rennes. They were just weak in defense then as they conceded two simple goals in a very short time period. But I think AEK Larnaca have no chance against them in Istanbul. I expect a reassuring victory from Fenerbahce. Lastly Rennes are the absolute favourite against Dynamo Kyiv. Maybe the Ukrainian team didn't lose by big goal gaps so far but I don't think they can resist a strong opponent like Rennes much. Rennes would take the win here.

It was an easy win for me thankfully. Actually Rennes scared me a little as they had a big difficulty in finding the winning goal despite dominating the match. It came in the 89th minute. Fenerbahce had a huge dominance against AEK which was the expected thing from them. They were already a solid team as for creating many goal opportunities and we watched a smooth performance again. There isn't much to talk about PSV because they really demolished Zurich 5-1. Considering the odd given to PSV it was a good opportunity to bet on.

By the way I really admired Rashford's 2 goals and 1 assist performance against Omonia. This performance must have consolidated his place in the starting eleven in the EPL also.

[LTU_btc]

Time to bump this topic. For me today Betis - Roma game looks most interesting today. Roma have just 3 points so far, but they're just 1 point behind Ludogorets. My pick here is BTTS.
In group F all 4 teams have 4 points, but today expect Feyenoord and Lazio win which will improve their situation significantly.
Attractive odds for Qararag. I expect them to win against Olympiacos which looks awful and have some important players injured. and leave team without points.
Royale Union - Braga should be interesting game, Union so far looking surprisingly good.

[hd49728]

Time to bump this topic. For me today Betis - Roma game looks most interesting today. Roma have just 3 points so far, but they're just 1 point behind Ludogorets. My pick here is BTTS.

Roma and Mourinho are more focusing on Serie A but they still want to win another cup in Europe. After the Conference League, it is good for Roma if they can win Europa League but of course competitiveness in Europa League is significantly higher than in Conference League.

Don't think further like this, Roma still need another win to keep up their hope to go to a next round.

In group F all 4 teams have 4 points, but today expect Feyenoord and Lazio win which will improve their situation significantly.
Attractive odds for Qararag. I expect them to win against Olympiacos which looks awful and have some important players injured. and leave team without points.
Royale Union - Braga should be interesting game, Union so far looking surprisingly good.

That group is unpredictable with current results. All teams are the same in total points and next one or two match will decide two teams can go next. Feyenoord and Lazio are strongest and have good history so they are favorite teams for the next round. But with this current situation, they must work hard and very carefully if they don't want to be out of Europa League too soon.

[Boristhecat]

Time to bump this topic. For me today Betis - Roma game looks most interesting today. Roma have just 3 points so far, but they're just 1 point behind Ludogorets. My pick here is BTTS.
In group F all 4 teams have 4 points, but today expect Feyenoord and Lazio win which will improve their situation significantly.
Attractive odds for Qararag. I expect them to win against Olympiacos which looks awful and have some important players injured. and leave team without points.
Royale Union - Braga should be interesting game, Union so far looking surprisingly good.

Undoubtedly, this is the central game of the tour, since by name it is the loudest sign. Only the game Nantes - Freiburg can compete in terms of interestingness. Maybe BTTS is a good choice as it's not the most important game in the tournament sense (even with a loss Roma have excellent chances for the second place, and Betis already takes the first place with 99% probability) so the teams will play at their own pleasure and as in the first game we will see goals in both directions.

[ILuckyGuyI]

My picks for today's games:

- Fenerbahce win @1.75
- Feyenoord win @1.67
- Real Sociedad win @1.31

Fenerbahce shouldn't have much problem against AEK. They controlled the game until the end last. AEK can't keep them at a low performance level home also. They aren't that strong. Fenerbahce have been doing a great job in the attacking line these days. Feyenoord are the leader in their group but all the points are equal now. They had better defeat their opponent this time without leaving space for simple mistakes. Real Sociedad are also the leader of their group and these games are important to consolidate their lead. Sheriff are no match for them and Real Sociedad should be able to win in Spain comfortably.

[buwaytress]

Time to bump this topic. For me today Betis - Roma game looks most interesting today. Roma have just 3 points so far, but they're just 1 point behind Ludogorets. My pick here is BTTS.
In group F all 4 teams have 4 points, but today expect Feyenoord and Lazio win which will improve their situation significantly.
Attractive odds for Qararag. I expect them to win against Olympiacos which looks awful and have some important players injured. and leave team without points.
Royale Union - Braga should be interesting game, Union so far looking surprisingly good.

Undoubtedly, this is the central game of the tour, since by name it is the loudest sign. Only the game Nantes - Freiburg can compete in terms of interestingness. Maybe BTTS is a good choice as it's not the most important game in the tournament sense (even with a loss Roma have excellent chances for the second place, and Betis already takes the first place with 99% probability) so the teams will play at their own pleasure and as in the first game we will see goals in both directions.

Told myself all week that I'm so not going to fall for Roma again, but I am putting a small acca that includes them and Freiburg as my main tickets (strangely enough the German side being the most difficult leg in it) but I'm also keeping my faith in Feyenoord, and then Fenerbahce and Qarabag to round it off -- the ones I trust the least.

GL to you guys, I'm not counting so much on winning bets, just entertainment from Bodoe/Arsenal is all!