⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2023/24 | SFs

[Joca97]

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.

Well Fenerbahce wont have an easy time,its always hard to win in an away game and we know that Fenerbahce plays hot and cold this season so i think its a hard match for them. Feyenord and Real Sociedad is for me an easy win. Both are huge favorites and shouldnt have any problems.

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[laurenB7742]

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.

Well Fenerbahce wont have an easy time,its always hard to win in an away game and we know that Fenerbahce plays hot and cold this season so i think its a hard match for them. Feyenord and Real Sociedad is for me an easy win. Both are huge favorites and shouldnt have any problems.

Despite the away match, Fenerbahce's performance in today's match is excellent. At the end of the first half, Fenerbahçe is leading 1-0. Fenerbahçe's players are playing well enough. Fenerbahce made 7 shots in the first half and they also made some good attacks.
On the other hand, AEK Larnaca's players are not doing well. Larnaca's players will probably be happy to draw the match. But Fenerbahçe is an experienced team. At the same time, they are playing very well in the Europa League. I bet on Fenerbahce to win today's match. Hope I don't lose money today.

[execijutiere]

Last week Braga lost 2-1 at home to Gilloise. Today they played a very different game and managed to finish the first half with a score of 3-1. Such an offensive change in 1 week really means that something has changed for them. Braga must definitely win this match if they want to get out of the group as leaders.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Arsenal still maintain their last five match wins, Bukayo Saka scored a goal in the 24th minute utilizing an assist from Albert Sambi, this positive trend will continue if in this match they are able to maintain their lead. Arsenal's first half was more dominant in possession, the accuracy of the ball's passing by the players almost reached 85 percent for Arsenal and they were able to keep the rhythm of the game until the first half was over.
Additional goals for Arsenal are very likely, if you see their game in the first half. Thus Arsenal was able to maintain a positive trend in the last six games.

[Trofo]

Arsenal still maintain their last five match wins, Bukayo Saka scored a goal in the 24th minute utilizing an assist from Albert Sambi, this positive trend will continue if in this match they are able to maintain their lead. Arsenal's first half was more dominant in possession, the accuracy of the ball's passing by the players almost reached 85 percent for Arsenal and they were able to keep the rhythm of the game until the first half was over.
Additional goals for Arsenal are very likely, if you see their game in the first half. Thus Arsenal was able to maintain a positive trend in the last six games.

Arsenal really looks good this season and I like what Arteta does in Europa League, playing mostly with first team players and giving a chance to few youngsters. Then rotating most important players in a way that nobody plays more than 60 minutes. That gives first team players a chance to not exhaust themselves while keeping them competitive to the maximum.

[Asiska02]

Arsenal still maintain their last five match wins, Bukayo Saka scored a goal in the 24th minute utilizing an assist from Albert Sambi, this positive trend will continue if in this match they are able to maintain their lead. Arsenal's first half was more dominant in possession, the accuracy of the ball's passing by the players almost reached 85 percent for Arsenal and they were able to keep the rhythm of the game until the first half was over.
Additional goals for Arsenal are very likely, if you see their game in the first half. Thus Arsenal was able to maintain a positive trend in the last six games.

Currently Arsenal is still leading 1-0 but the rhythm of the game has changed a bit as Bodo Glimt are also pressuring them now to score a goal. Just few minutes to the end of the match, but the match is still unpredictable at this stage even though Arsenal has more possessions. A goal might still come out from any of the teams as they both have the potentials to score a goal before the game is over. Arsenal should rather be more defensive than attacking to avoid minimal mistake of Bodo Glimt equalising the match.

[eightdots]

Fenerbahce managed to get 3 points away against AEK. In the other match of the group, Rennes defeated Kiev 1-0 and got 3 points. They progress equally in the group with a score of 10. A group still uncertain about group leadership. I'm curious about the team that will finish in the lead in order to stay in the last 16 teams. The other team will match the team from the champions league. This match will not be easy for both teams. Kiev has no points in the group yet. Before the matches started, I was predicting that Kiev would emerge as the leader of the group. I was wrong about this. Fenerbahce Rennes match will be very enjoyable. I hope Fenerbahce wins and manages to be the leader of the group.

[udidrone]

Arsenal still maintain their last five match wins, Bukayo Saka scored a goal in the 24th minute utilizing an assist from Albert Sambi, this positive trend will continue if in this match they are able to maintain their lead. Arsenal's first half was more dominant in possession, the accuracy of the ball's passing by the players almost reached 85 percent for Arsenal and they were able to keep the rhythm of the game until the first half was over.
Additional goals for Arsenal are very likely, if you see their game in the first half. Thus Arsenal was able to maintain a positive trend in the last six games.

Currently Arsenal is still leading 1-0 but the rhythm of the game has changed a bit as Bodo Glimt are also pressuring them now to score a goal. Just few minutes to the end of the match, but the match is still unpredictable at this stage even though Arsenal has more possessions. A goal might still come out from any of the teams as they both have the potentials to score a goal before the game is over. Arsenal should rather be more defensive than attacking to avoid minimal mistake of Bodo Glimt equalising the match.

It is over Arsenal still holding an unbeaten record I know that Arsenal did not force after winning 1-0 a smart way to avoid injury  

[casperBGD]

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It is over Arsenal still holding an unbeaten record I know that Arsenal did not force after winning 1-0 a smart way to avoid injury  

agree, they already qualified for next round, and keeping 0:1 is smart play
Freiburg demolished Nantes, and Nantes will have hard time to qualify for next stage, as well as Roma, after draw with Betis, all depend on Ludogorets tonight

Rennes and Fenerbahce are first pair to secure their knock-off competition

[Harkorede]

You can't help but feel bad for Omonia at the end of the day, they were very resilient all through the game, but they got broken by a Scott McTominay's goal at the very end of the game, that put Man United on the best route to making it to the knockout stages.

Group F is about the toughest group, Lazio failed to win over Sturm Graz again and that leaves every team on the group with 5 points each and every team with equal opportunities of getting through or getting eliminated.

[lizarder]

You can't help but feel bad for Omonia at the end of the day, they were very resilient all through the game, but they got broken by a Scott McTominay's goal at the very end of the game, that put Man United on the best route to making it to the knockout stages.

The rotation of some players carried out by erik ten haq did not go well, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Cristian Ronaldo were too selfish, the ball that should be given bait but was forced to shot at the goal.
Manchester United got eleven shots on target and 72% of ball ownership, many opportunities were obtained by Marcus Rashford, but the final settlement was still very bad.
Francis Uzoho Deserves The Best Player in This Match, Many Saves Made by Goalkeepers, Althouugh in the 93rd Minute Scott McTominay Managed to Make a Goal for Manchester United's Victory.

[Joca97]

You can't help but feel bad for Omonia at the end of the day, they were very resilient all through the game, but they got broken by a Scott McTominay's goal at the very end of the game, that put Man United on the best route to making it to the knockout stages.

Group F is about the toughest group, Lazio failed to win over Sturm Graz again and that leaves every team on the group with 5 points each and every team with equal opportunities of getting through or getting eliminated.

Really sad that Omonia didnt get at least that one point they fighted really hard and in thr last seconds conceded the goal and its a shame. Sturm just made the group really intresting and now everyone in that group has 5 points after four rounds and probobly the most intresting group in all of competitions.

[LTU_btc]

Damn, United, McTominay goal on 93th saved them from big shame. Anyway, after this win they are almost in next round.
Group F, you must be kidding. After 4th round all teams in group have 5 points. Feyenoord didn't managed to beat Midtjylland - 2:2, Lazio game with Sturm ended 2:2 too.
Royale Union - Braga game was exciting as expected. 3:3 and 3 goals scored by Vitinha. Royale still undefeated.
Dynamo Kyiv, another deafeat and still 0 points in group.
What win of Trabzonspor against Monaco - 4:0 And it's very important win for them in fight for place in next round.

[casperBGD]

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What win of Trabzonspor against Monaco - 4:0 And it's very important win for them in fight for place in next round.

yeah, what a score, Monaco was't bad at all, but they fall apart after conceiving second goal, and ended up badly for them

Ferencvaros won over Zvezda, to secure third win, and with 9 points they are close to next round, Monaco and Trabzon have 6, Zvezda just 3

Lazio was only smug in later termin, all other favorites came as expected, Sociedad, Union, PSV

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Arsenal really looks good this season and I like what Arteta does in Europa League, playing mostly with first team players and giving a chance to few youngsters. Then rotating most important players in a way that nobody plays more than 60 minutes. That gives first team players a chance to not exhaust themselves while keeping them competitive to the maximum.

Arsenal's philosophy experienced a shift in terms of vision and mission of playing, before the coach was taken over by Arteta, Arsenal was just a mid-table club that played to profit from the sale of its players.
This season Arsenal are looking at the Premier League with optimism and dare to compete with top clubs, five seasons ago this philosophy was very rarely shown by Arsenal.
Arteta really understands the needs of the players he has, the strength of young players can make Arsenal one of the clubs to be feared, the Europa League is an experiment to rotate young players and it has been proven that so far Arsenal are still very consistent.

Currently Arsenal is still leading 1-0 but the rhythm of the game has changed a bit as Bodo Glimt are also pressuring them now to score a goal. Just few minutes to the end of the match, but the match is still unpredictable at this stage even though Arsenal has more possessions. A goal might still come out from any of the teams as they both have the potentials to score a goal before the game is over. Arsenal should rather be more defensive than attacking to avoid minimal mistake of Bodo Glimt equalising the match.

The style of play that Arteta developed at Arsenal did not use a defensive strategy, from the total number of matches they played there was not a single game that used a total defensive strategy. Arsenal played quite openly in various matches and proved to get maximum results, only one match that made Arsenal lose, namely against Manchester United.

However, in the match last night, Bodo/Glimt played quite well and neatly, even though Arsenal managed to control the ball.
So far we are very satisfied with Arsenal's achievements, although there are still many opportunities that have not been maximized properly.

It is over Arsenal still holding an unbeaten record I know that Arsenal did not force after winning 1-0 a smart way to avoid injury  

And Arteta's rotation of players is going very well, this is an important note, that Arsenal have developed this season, although they have not shown consistency until the end of the half of the season.

[arimamib]

Really sad that Omonia didnt get at least that one point they fighted really hard and in thr last seconds conceded the goal and its a shame.

Sturm just made the group really intresting and now everyone in that group has 5 points after four rounds and probobly the most intresting group in all of competitions.

The struggle of the Omonia players during 90 minutes of normal time was in vain after McTominay became the hero of Manchester United victory by scoring against Omonia in the 90+3 minute, Omonia hopes of getting a point at Old Trafford disappeared. The fatigue of all Manchester United players paid off because they were able to end the game with a win.

An additional goal from Boving Vick in the 83rd minute made Lazio have to fight hard in the next two matches, the 2-2 draw that Lazio vs. Sturm Graz just got made all the teams that join Group F collect 5 points. Now the four teams in Group F have the same opportunity, they must fight to beat each other in order to qualify for the next round.

[Oluwa-btc]

You can't help but feel bad for Omonia at the end of the day, they were very resilient all through the game, but they got broken by a Scott McTominay's goal at the very end of the game, that put Man United on the best route to making it to the knockout stages.

The rotation of some players carried out by erik ten haq did not go well, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Cristian Ronaldo were too selfish, the ball that should be given bait but was forced to shot at the goal.
Manchester United got eleven shots on target and 72% of ball ownership, many opportunities were obtained by Marcus Rashford, but the final settlement was still very bad.
Francis Uzoho Deserves The Best Player in This Match, Many Saves Made by Goalkeepers, Althouugh in the 93rd Minute Scott McTominay Managed to Make a Goal for Manchester United's Victory.

First you must give credit to boyhood Manchester United fan and Nigerian International Francis Uzoho he help them alot in that game by making lots of save for Omonia.
Back to the squad, the squad was quite okay but the introduction of Malacia and Fred didn't up the game, especially Fred, he was not in the game, had some chance but he still failed to score the introduction of Shaw, Sancho and Mac Tominay and also Erikson turned the game around.

Good Tominay sent that one home, the fans where pleased, we controlled the game, defended well but the attack didn't convert those chances and goals.
Erik Ten Hag read the game well did the right changes but also should have substituted Marcus Rashford all because he wasn't part of the game.

[Hyphen(-)]

Arsenal's philosophy experienced a shift in terms of vision and mission of playing, before the coach was taken over by Arteta, Arsenal was just a mid-table club that played to profit from the sale of its players.

Arsenal is not a mid-table club, despite the fact that we both know how Mikel Arteta's impact has changed the club. Arsenal is one of the best clubs in England, and they are not only interested in trading players for money or profit.
Reviewing Premier League history prior to Arsene Winger's last two seasons at the club, Arsenal was consistently funded in Champions League every season, and they were always far above group stage.

This season Arsenal are looking at the Premier League with optimism and dare to compete with top clubs, five seasons ago this philosophy was very rarely shown by Arsenal.
Arteta really understands the needs of the players he has, the strength of young players can make Arsenal one of the clubs to be feared, the Europa League is an experiment to rotate young players and it has been proven that so far Arsenal are still very consistent.

Yes, Arsenal have changed their playing mentality, and they are now capable of competing for the Premier League and the UEFA Europe League as well. They are loaded with young players eager to play and win trophies for the team, and they are better than the Arsenal of a few years ago, as they prepare to resurrect the Arsenal of old.

[yudi09]

You can't help but feel bad for Omonia at the end of the day, they were very resilient all through the game, but they got broken by a Scott McTominay's goal at the very end of the game, that put Man United on the best route to making it to the knockout stages.

Francis Uzoho's great statistics against Manchester United deserve our thumbs up. Data from livescore.com shows how the 23-year-old from Negeria left Manchester United players proving to be overwhelmed in their quest for victory. 11 shots on target and 14 shots on target up to 10 Goalkeeper saves got United legend Keane talking.

"He was lucky. He saved almost everything. He was great, don't get me wrong, but he saved everything he should have saved.”

The quote above is Roy Keane's statement when speaking to BT Sport which is very much in line with the facts shown by Uzoho.

[lizarder]

First you must give credit to boyhood Manchester United fan and Nigerian International Francis Uzoho he help them alot in that game by making lots of save for Omonia.

It should be so, and it is very fitting that we give the best player to Francis Uzoho in that match.
The Omonia goalkeeper recorded at least ten brilliant saves
If I'm not mistaken, the goalkeeper's age is still 23 and it is quite possible in the upcoming transfer market to be the center of attention for top clubs.

Good Tominay sent that one home, the fans where pleased, we controlled the game, defended well but the attack didn't convert those chances and goals.
Erik Ten Hag read the game well did the right changes but also should have substituted Marcus Rashford all because he wasn't part of the game.

The entry of Christian Eriksen, Jadon Sancho, Scott Mctominay and Luke Shaw made Manchester United's game even more attacking, although they were unable to score in 90 minutes of normal time, the attack that Manchester United players tried to build several times almost scored.
Luckily in the 93rd minute Scott Mctominay managed to create one goal, so Manchester United got full points in the match.