⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2024/25 | League Phase

[Mustang Shelby]

also here i don't want to withhold the group draw for this year's europa league from you. in my eyes group b is the strongest on paper (with ajax, marseille, brighton and aek) and therefore the most difficult. as far as the squad is concerned, fc liverpool has the most expensive (and the best?) squad and the club from moldavia sheriff tiraspol with a whole €13m the 'cheapest' as far as this competition is concerned

Sheriff is a surprise team that has also played successful matches in the Champions League in the past years. Although they are not very likely to make the same surprise this year, I am sure that they will add color to the tournament. Also, Liverpool is the current favorite team of this tournament. Of course, the third place of UCL will play in the qualifiers in the UEL. Then the favorites may change.

[nelson4lov]

also here i don't want to withhold the group draw for this year's europa league from you. in my eyes group b is the strongest on paper (with ajax, marseille, brighton and aek) and therefore the most difficult. as far as the squad is concerned, fc liverpool has the most expensive (and the best?) squad and the club from moldavia sheriff tiraspol with a whole €13m the 'cheapest' as far as this competition is concerned

I'm no longer pained that Liverpool is participating in this year's Europa league. Man Utd and Barcelona were participants from last season so no biggie. Given the quality of teams in group E, I don't think we even need to field most of our first team players in any of those group matches since our secondary squad will probably get the job done.

Another key point to note is that, despite having the most expensive squad value doesn't mean Liverpool will win the Europa league this season. Too bad for Brighton as well. They are surely not getting a warm welcome - Ajax and Marseille is probably going to stretch them out in  group B.


Btw, Thanks for the heads up about each team's squad value because I now see why the admin of the Europa league X/Twitter page has been trolling Liverpool since we didn't make the cut for UCL but did for UEL.

[Stepstowealth]

West ham is looking very strong this season with their unbeaten run. We know that it will stop soon, but it shows how strong they are this season, they have the front row to top the group A.Brighton in group B now have a very good attacker with them Ansu Fati, to add to the quality that the team has already in Mitoma and March. They can really do well if they can adjust to start playing without a very strong Defensive midfielder Caceido, that they just sold to Chelsea. Liverpool are expected to pass the group stage at least.

[buwaytress]

It feels truly strange for me to be discussing Liverpool in Europa even though my first match and first Anfield trip was actually vs Villareal in 2016. Not so long ago and Klopp was fresh-faced, but it still doesn't quite cut right. All the same, will enjoy watching them at LASK.

Marseille to beat Ajax is the only thing I'm interested in so far this week =)

[cygan]

after this tuesday and wednesday the cl season has started with the 1st matchday, today starts with the below listed pairings, also the starting shot for this year's europa league season.
among others the big favorite fc liverpool plays away at the austrian representative lask linz and the top match of tonight is in my eyes the match ajax vs. marseille



edit: @buwaytress please change the title of the thread and remove the word 'Qualifiers'

[LTU_btc]

Not making many bets today. For me it's quite difficult to get excited about Europa league group stage after watching highest level football in Champions league. Tonight I'm going with Roma ML @1.50 against Sheriff, Union St. Gilloise aginst Toulouse @1.9 and  Sporting vs Sturm @1.87.

It feels truly strange for me to be discussing Liverpool in Europa even though my first match and first Anfield trip was actually vs Villareal in 2016. Not so long ago and Klopp was fresh-faced, but it still doesn't quite cut right. All the same, will enjoy watching them at LASK.

Marseille to beat Ajax is the only thing I'm interested in so far this week =)

Liverpool in Europa league - it brings me some good memories. That epic 1/4 final against Borussia at Anfield which ended 4:3. It was even more interesting because it was first Klopp season in Liverpool and he already had to meet his former team. Damn, time flies fast...
Ajax loss against Marseille, probably it wouldn't be surprise, considering how bad Ajax looks. Going with BTTS here.

[aylabadia05]

after this tuesday and wednesday the cl season has started with the 1st matchday, today starts with the below listed pairings, also the starting shot for this year's europa league season.
among others the big favorite fc liverpool plays away at the austrian representative lask linz and the top match of tonight is in my eyes the match ajax vs. marseille

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PANATHINAIKOS VS VILLARREAL, SHERIFF VS ROME, AJAX VS MARSEILLE. In my opinion, I predict these three matches will be more exciting than the other matches on the match list.
Among these 3 matches, Ajax vs Marseille is the best match for their big names.

In my plan I will place bets on all these matches in parlay.
In the first parlay list, I will choose the team that will play at 18:45 and in the second list I will place the team that will play at 21:00.
On a separate tar list, I would bet on Ajax.

[rohang]

Taking a shot at qarabag live @  2.2 odds  1x2

They are dominating the game so far with 66% possession and 0.49 xG  vs molde with only 0.03 xG
Also like molde 0  goals at 1.72 odds and i think both should hit )

[Sexylizzy2813]

I think it is official that Liverpool loves coming from behind and winning any team they play against and it doesn't matter if it's in the league or outside the EPL.
I really love the new style of play even with them having some good players on the bench they still have it in mind that they have to win. Klopp should take advantage of this Liverpool team as they are now and he should forget the players the club have lost due to the transfers coming from the Saudi side.
Little by little Liverpool are getting better everyday and I feel they're going to be a huge threat for other clubs in the EUROPA LEAGUE.

[rohang]

nice quick goal from qarabag 10 mins into the second half,

Molde look a little better but still have only one shot on goal

qarabag clean sheet should be good now with only 10 minutes left

I think it is official that Liverpool loves coming from behind and winning any team they play against and it doesn't matter if it's in the league or outside the EPL.
I really love the new style of play even with them having some good players on the bench they still have it in mind that they have to win. Klopp should take advantage of this Liverpool team as they are now and he should forget the players the club have lost due to the transfers coming from the Saudi side.
Little by little Liverpool are getting better everyday and I feel they're going to be a huge threat for other clubs in the EUROPA LEAGUE.

yea liverpool should win the europa league but  they  need  to stop conceding first goals for sure

[BIT-BENDER]

Yet again Liverpool had to come back behind. They did this as they won Wolverhampton last weekend, went down by one goal and had to come back from behind on the second half to win 1:3. This shows how strong they are but as a big team they don't need to keep going down before they can perform.

When faced against a tougher team it may not be that easy coming back from behind after going down, I believe that they should work on their defense, Gomez and is not a natural full back and his flaws has been exposed lots of times .

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I think it is official that Liverpool loves coming from behind and winning any team they play against and it doesn't matter if it's in the league or outside the EPL.
I really love the new style of play even with them having some good players on the bench they still have it in mind that they have to win. Klopp should take advantage of this Liverpool team as they are now and he should forget the players the club have lost due to the transfers coming from the Saudi side.
Little by little Liverpool are getting better everyday and I feel they're going to be a huge threat for other clubs in the EUROPA LEAGUE.

Actually I am not too sure Liverpool won today but one goal from Nunez through the penalty has improved the morale of the players until finally Diaz scored the 2nd goal for Liverpool, but Liverpool are not safe, there are still 10 minutes left Lask can do something surprising as they did in the first half because as far as I know Liverpool don't prioritize playing away that is why Klopp keeps several important players on the bench and if the situation is not possible, these players will be included in the second half.

[tiCeR]

I think it is official that Liverpool loves coming from behind and winning any team they play against and it doesn't matter if it's in the league or outside the EPL.
I really love the new style of play even with them having some good players on the bench they still have it in mind that they have to win. Klopp should take advantage of this Liverpool team as they are now and he should forget the players the club have lost due to the transfers coming from the Saudi side.
Little by little Liverpool are getting better everyday and I feel they're going to be a huge threat for other clubs in the EUROPA LEAGUE.

Actually I am not too sure Liverpool won today but one goal from Nunez through the penalty has improved the morale of the players until finally Diaz scored the 2nd goal for Liverpool, but Liverpool are not safe, there are still 10 minutes left Lask can do something surprising as they did in the first half because as far as I know Liverpool don't prioritize playing away that is why Klopp keeps several important players on the bench and if the situation is not possible, these players will be included in the second half.

LASK seems to have been more resistent than expected, but against the inferior teams it often doesn't mean that Liverpool can go there and just crush them. They have nothing to lose and that is also how they play. They are not thinking about the game two or three days later, for them it is all about this evening. I think the difficult part for Klopp is to find the right words to motivate his guys who are used to playing against the best teams in the world in the Champions League and now the opponent is called LASK. It isn't easy to get out of that tunnel these players were in for a long while and now they had to go one step down. But they have done it well and as the competition progresses I am sure these guys want the title at all cost. This could also become a great competition for the viewers if we have some excellent teams in the final round.

[FanEagle]

Honestly these periods of europa is very very boring, it's really hard to eb interested enough to bet on them. I am not saying that these teams suck, because they all deserved to be here so kudos to all of them, but the gap between most of the game is way too huge and do not make me feel like having fun at all.

I have to say it's going to end up with a situation that would be hard to have a trouble, and we need to end up with a result that would be a lot better on the long term. I think it will be more fun after the group stages is over and we start to see only the good teams start playing against each other, at that point the odds will be better as well and we are going to have a lot more fun that way if you ask me.

[Raflesia]

I think it is official that Liverpool loves coming from behind and winning any team they play against and it doesn't matter if it's in the league or outside the EPL.
I really love the new style of play even with them having some good players on the bench they still have it in mind that they have to win. Klopp should take advantage of this Liverpool team as they are now and he should forget the players the club have lost due to the transfers coming from the Saudi side.
Little by little Liverpool are getting better everyday and I feel they're going to be a huge threat for other clubs in the EUROPA LEAGUE.

Even though their current performance is good in the EPL competition and a good start for Liverpool in the Europa League but saying they can win a match with any team is still unpredictable.
Currently the performance is in a positive trend and indeed the great hope of returning to the competition is clearly there, it's just that we also can't confidently say every victory in this case because precisely with too much confidence can make them fall as before.
But for the Europa League their chances of qualifying in the group phase are very large and in this match we become more aware that the coach's experience is important where Liverpool are still quite good even though they rotate because Klopp has a mature scheme to maximise the peers.

[borovichok]

Even though their current performance is good in the EPL competition and a good start for Liverpool in the Europa League but saying they can win a match with any team is still unpredictable.
Currently the performance is in a positive trend and indeed the great hope of returning to the competition is clearly there, it's just that we also can't confidently say every victory in this case because precisely with too much confidence can make them fall as before.
But for the Europa League their chances of qualifying in the group phase are very large and in this match we become more aware that the coach's experience is important where Liverpool are still quite good even though they rotate because Klopp has a mature scheme to maximise the peers.

Liverpool might be inconsistent in their performance but they never jeopardize their chances of thrashing average clubs. The Reds are complete and have a good road map in the long run. Jurgen Klopp have good plans for the Reds, we should expects the best performance from them this season. Liverpool are one of the favourite club that will win Europa League trophy this season, they have an experienced coach and prominent squad, I'm not bothered about their form. Winning the opening fixture of UEL was amazing, a well deserved comeback win puts Liverpool infront.

[Huppercase]

Honestly these periods of europa is very very boring, it's really hard to eb interested enough to bet on them. I am not saying that these teams suck, because they all deserved to be here so kudos to all of them, but the gap between most of the game is way too huge and do not make me feel like having fun at all.

Much is not happening because we are still in the group stage and the group stage is full of teams that are new, I am even seeing some for the first and they are actually boring in their style of play but you really want to see the big side of Europa league, wait till group stages are done in Europa and Champions League, by the time they play the play off with the teams that will be sent off from the Champions League, that's when you will understand the fun of Europa league, more like unsuccessful Champions meeting together under one roof.

I have to say it's going to end up with a situation that would be hard to have a trouble, and we need to end up with a result that would be a lot better on the long term. I think it will be more fun after the group stages is over and we start to see only the good teams start playing against each other, at that point the odds will be better as well and we are going to have a lot more fun that way if you ask me.

There is not stage that is more interesting than knockout stage, that's when you see that even the teams that are in their worst form get into quarterfinals, the best team in their domestic league get kicked out. I remember when Barcelona was eliminated from Champions League and on getting to the Europa League, they were also eliminated from the Europa League but they were okay in the domestic Spain League.

[Majestic-milf]

 West Ham was dominating first half with 15 goal attempts and six corners but they couldn't find the net because the defense of Backa was too strong but I feel they needed a wake up call from the away team to get up. After the goal came in from P. Stanic in the 48', that sort of bolstered their confidence to net in two goals in the space of four minutes to lead the game 2-1.
I'm excited for this show of confidence from the English teams as earlier, Liverpool came from behind to win LASK 3-1 and Brighton came from behind to draw.  

[un_rank]

It's a dream night for Brighton fans who are watching their team play European football in their grounds for the first time in the club history.
They are currently playing a 2 goal draw, but that will not deter the team or the fans from enjoying their night and making as much noise as possible.

The next agenda will be to become regular faces in European competitions and maybe look towards a Champions league spot in the coming years.

Edit; it's 3-2 against Brighton now, but the fans are still having a good time.

- Jay -

[Weawant]

Liverpool lost the first half by a 1-0 loss against LASK and for once I taught it could be possible LASK may want to out perform Liverpool but then Liverpool restored hope as usual in the second half of the game, they dominated and made LASK understand they are no match for them but just an average team and should be treated as such, it ended a 3-1 victory in favour of Liverpool.

One thing I know for sure is that Liverpool never take chances on average team as they always make sure to win the game regardless of any circumstances and todays game was one of such, although I expected nothing less from Liverpool as they have the needed experience and ability to win LASK, I expected something even more humiliating than what they did tho.

Liverpool have the chances of clinging the Europa title if I may judge by this game, I know it's yet too early to give such conclusion or judgement but then it's just a mere speculation from a personal side of view, I hope to see both team's perform better in subsequent games LASK particularly that's if the must see their self go a long way in the Europa league games.