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

[LTU_btc]

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Not the best evening for Turkish clubs - Galatasaray wasted 2;0 lead and ended 2:2 with RFS, Besiktas had no chance against Eintracht and Fenerbahche draw with Twente.
Rangers continue what Celtic started few days ago. Maybe loss against Lyon at home 1;4 isn't that shameful as 1:7, butstill, awful result.
And MU just being MU, what to say about them ?

[l99l]

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Not the best evening for Turkish clubs - Galatasaray wasted 2;0 lead and ended 2:2 with RFS, Besiktas had no chance against Eintracht and Fenerbahche draw with Twente.
Rangers continue what Celtic started few days ago. Maybe loss against Lyon at home 1;4 isn't that shameful as 1:7, butstill, awful result.
And MU just being MU, what to say about them ?

it was a bad day for Turkish teams. Beşiktaş has not won any points yet.
It is a great misfortune for Beşiktaş in the European league.
He cannot play the game he wants in Fenerbahçe, En Nesyri was criticized a lot, but the effort he showed in the Twente match made me feel that he can be more compatible with the team in the following matches.
I hope so, even if it is a little, he will play more comfortably and turn the positions he wants into goals.

[CLS63]

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Not the best evening for Turkish clubs - Galatasaray wasted 2;0 lead and ended 2:2 with RFS, Besiktas had no chance against Eintracht and Fenerbahche draw with Twente.
Rangers continue what Celtic started few days ago. Maybe loss against Lyon at home 1;4 isn't that shameful as 1:7, butstill, awful result.
And MU just being MU, what to say about them ?

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When it comes to the matches I tried to follow the matches of the Turkish teams. Galatasaray played against a really small team actually but they got a very surprising result. This must be RFS' biggest success in the Europa League. As for Fenerbahçe, their performance didn't improve. This could have caused us to lose against Twente but somehow we got a draw. But by playing like this I don't think we could make it to top 8.

Beşiktaş are the worst starting team among them. They are at the bottom and I even doubt their chance for playoffs.

[buwaytress]

Gala almost did another Gala, wasting their lead but somehow still coming away with a win. Braga was my pick if I had one, but they fell narrowly at home hosting Bodoe/Glimt -- I really need to sit down properly at some point to study some of the odds.

But all we care about is tomorrow, right? Fener's stuttering in their bid to win the league, can Mou smash United and consign them to the bottom third of the league?

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I had the latest post on this thread and I didn't want to make multiple posts in a row after seeing nobody making a post here. Thank you for reviving the thread mate.

P.S. Yes, unfortunately this thread is not as active as the spam ones -- but the headache of trying to make sense in what goes on there is worth the silence, no? I should play my part too, apologies!

[RaltcoinsB]

Gala almost did another Gala, wasting their lead but somehow still coming away with a win. Braga was my pick if I had one, but they fell narrowly at home hosting Bodoe/Glimt -- I really need to sit down properly at some point to study some of the odds.

But all we care about is tomorrow, right? Fener's stuttering in their bid to win the league, can Mou smash United and consign them to the bottom third of the league?

Nobody posts in this thread, but I don't really want to go into one spam megathreads, so, I'll comment here.

I had the latest post on this thread and I didn't want to make multiple posts in a row after seeing nobody making a post here. Thank you for reviving the thread mate.

P.S. Yes, unfortunately this thread is not as active as the spam ones -- but the headache of trying to make sense in what goes on there is worth the silence, no? I should play my part too, apologies!

I hope Jose Mourinho will field the best squad for the match against Manchester United. Some of his choices may be criticized but I am sure he will field the best 11 against Manchester United. Also Jayden Oosterwolde will be injured for 6-8 months and this is a big problem for Fenerbahçe. If we can manage this problem well and add a good player there, I hope we will not have any problems in this area because Jayden was one of the best.

[Lida93]

Gala almost did another Gala, wasting their lead but somehow still coming away with a win. Braga was my pick if I had one, but they fell narrowly at home hosting Bodoe/Glimt -- I really need to sit down properly at some point to study some of the odds.

But all we care about is tomorrow, right? Fener's stuttering in their bid to win the league, can Mou smash United and consign them to the bottom third of the league?

I have always had a firm believe that Galatasaray will win, Braga too was also one of the games I had earlier anticipated to be a walk in the park but it didn't work out the way I thought and it seems the Portuguese side are finding it difficult this season playing in the European competition and may not make it to the next round if they continue this way, but Fernerbache  against Manchester united is going to be very toxic match I guess, because both sides have got a point to prove.

Manchester united need the winning to keep their hopes alive in the competition whereas Fernerbache also need the winning to also stay afloat so it is actually going to be a clash of the Titans, Jose Mourinho against Erik Ten Hag, it is going to be a game of chances, and whichever side can utilize their chances may emerge the winner of the match.

[HajiBagi]

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Not the best evening for Turkish clubs - Galatasaray wasted 2;0 lead and ended 2:2 with RFS, Besiktas had no chance against Eintracht and Fenerbahche draw with Twente.
Rangers continue what Celtic started few days ago. Maybe loss against Lyon at home 1;4 isn't that shameful as 1:7, butstill, awful result.
And MU just being MU, what to say about them ?

Why is that Galatasaray used to surprise people with their performance every time they played, Galatasaray won the game with three goals from the first half and the game ended 4-3 at the end of the game, Galatasaray defensive players are not serious and this is how they did in their league also, I see them as the favorite to win the Europa League title but with this their performance if they did not take care they will not even reach the semi-final stage of the league.

Many teams are very strong and if they face Galatasaray they will defeat Galatasaray because Galatasaray players can't keep a clean sheet whenever they are playing against any team, Galatasaray coach needs to let the defensive position strong and also tells his players not to concede any goal when playing against any team, although there is no way that they can't concede but it is too much.

[ILuckyGuyI]

After Galatasaray closed the first half 3-0 ahead against Elfsborg everyone thought the game was over. But Elfsborg didn't give up and brought it to 3-2.They found some chances also. But Galatasaray raised their points to 7 by winning 4-3 with the help of their squad quality.Galatasaray definitely need to improve their defense. I think Galatasaray will still finish the league phase of the new format in top 8 and qualify for last 16.

[Moreno233]

After Galatasaray closed the first half 3-0 ahead against Elfsborg everyone thought the game was over. But Elfsborg didn't give up and brought it to 3-2.They found some chances also. But Galatasaray raised their points to 7 by winning 4-3 with the help of their squad quality.Galatasaray definitely need to improve their defense. I think Galatasaray will still finish the league phase of the new format in top 8 and qualify for last 16.

I actually love the determination that Elfsborg showed in that match because it takes a determine team to come from 3:0 down to make it 3:2. At the same time, I will say that Galatasaray seem to have relaxed after they got their goals and that is not good for a team that wants to win the trophy and a team that people have high expectations in following the amount of money they spent bring new players. Nevertheless, all that matters is a win which they got despite the stubbornness of the Swedish side. When they get to the next stage, I expect them to do better because there they will meet stronger side. 

[CLS63]

But all we care about is tomorrow, right? Fener's stuttering in their bid to win the league, can Mou smash United and consign them to the bottom third of the league?

I've been out of town for a while, and since I returned home, I've been sick; otherwise, I really wanted to go to this game. I think Fenerbahçe can win against Manchester United with the support of their fans, but I'm worried because we've been playing quite poorly this season since Mourinho came. Also Jayden Oosterwolde's injury, which means he won’t be able to play for the rest of the season, makes things even worse. On the other hand, Bruno Fernandes not playing for Manchester United is a big advantage for us.

[LTU_btc]

Man, after Champions league it's really hard to get excited about Europa league, not even talking about Conference league. And all these low scoring games is burning my bets.
We don'yt have many upsets tonight. I watched how Eintrach struggled against RFS and won just 1:0, before the game I expected that result will be big.
Draw between Fenerbahche and MU probably isn't surprising. And fact that Mourunho got red card .
Probably biggest upset is Besiktas away win vs Lyon.

[BIT-BENDER]

It is already so disappointing that Manchester United can't defeat fenerbache. This was always going to be a heated contest especially with Mourinho and we saw that as he got a red card in the contest. I think it's more than enough and Manchester United needs to cut ties with ETH he always talks too much in the press but has nothing to offer when the kickoff whistle is blown. There is still time for one team to win but I don't think that would happen.

[buwaytress]

We don'yt have many upsets tonight. I watched how Eintrach struggled against RFS and won just 1:0, before the game I expected that result will be big.
Draw between Fenerbahche and MU probably isn't surprising. And fact that Mourunho got red card .
Probably biggest upset is Besiktas away win vs Lyon.

Really needed United to lose. Draws seldom help me in anything, not in betting, not in predictions, not in BSFL. The team that disappoints finds even more ways to disappoint me, it seems. Worst is, ETH won't be worried. 13 points should guarantee playoffs... that's just 3 wins and a draw from their remaining 5 fixtures: PAOK, Bodoe, Plzen, Rangers, FCSB. Nothing to worry about, seems easy enough heh heh

I was also tempted with RFS (16/1) but I just thought no way they win -- a draw at 6/1 wasn't good enough for me to sniff at.

[Hyphen(-)]

It is already so disappointing that Manchester United can't defeat fenerbache. This was always going to be a heated contest especially with Mourinho and we saw that as he got a red card in the contest. I think it's more than enough and Manchester United needs to cut ties with ETH he always talks too much in the press but has nothing to offer when the kickoff whistle is blown. There is still time for one team to win but I don't think that would happen.

I don’t know why some fans and the Manchester United management are still trusting Ten Hag’s promises and process for Manchester United because he is totally confused in my opinion.
Another draw again in the Europa League; which shows that Manchester United earn just three points in their first three matches in the Europa League so far this season, Manchester United’s chance of qualifying to the round of 16 is still love, but if they up keep with such performance, they will not qualify because they are currently at 21st position which is bad for big team like Manchester United that’s supposed to be dragging the top of the Europa League table with the likes of Tottenham and others.
However, Manchester is a big team and can do better maybe in their next Europa League games to secure their ticket in the round of 16 draws.

[Felicity_Tide]

Man, after Champions league it's really hard to get excited about Europa league, not even talking about Conference league. And all these low scoring games is burning my bets.
We don'yt have many upsets tonight. I watched how Eintrach struggled against RFS and won just 1:0, before the game I expected that result will be big.
Draw between Fenerbahche and MU probably isn't surprising. And fact that Mourunho got red card .
Probably biggest upset is Besiktas away win vs Lyon.

The UEFA champions league has more quality than other European competition IMO. Though, I believe most of us might want to look out for a particular club in the Europa league even though we don't follow up with most of the games, but the club of my interest has been very poor even before the start of the competition. I'm talking about Manchester united. Just imagine getting 3 points from 3 games, and the 3 out of the 4 teams that they will be facing next are currently above them, so is there even any chance that they will make it to the next round?, Because it seems I'm literally wasting my Thursday night on them.

The Lyon result was shocking as well, but I was happy that Tottenham got all 3 points. They've been having a better Europa league result, unlike united. Congrats to those that won, and a better luck to the others that loss.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Manchester United coach will be very happy with this result because the Red Devils wasn't aiming at anything in that game against Fenerbahce and I was surprised when I saw how Fenerbahce was dominating the game without minding if it's Man UTD or not, this is why I have been saying that UTD don't have what it takes to make their opponents feel that pressure before the kick off of the game. They have lost it and I think this is the time they need to rebuild the team but not with this manager Erik ten Heg, he has failed completely and from how I see it he is tired of the poor performance of the club. If not for Onana UTD would have lost the game and the defense isn't good enough to protect the goalkeeper.
Last time they played it ended up in a draw and now same outcome, so does it mean that Man UTD can get up to 3 straight win? The club doesn't have a structure from how they are performing since this new campaign and before this year runs out only God knows the position UTD will be occupying.

[nelson4lov]

It is already so disappointing that Manchester United can't defeat fenerbache. This was always going to be a heated contest especially with Mourinho and we saw that as he got a red card in the contest. I think it's more than enough and Manchester United needs to cut ties with ETH he always talks too much in the press but has nothing to offer when the kickoff whistle is blown. There is still time for one team to win but I don't think that would happen.

You're forgetting that Fenerbahce isn't just any regular Turkish team. Let's not forget that it's this same Man Utd team that couldn't defeat Twente FC. My expectations for that Man Utd game vs Fenerbahce were quite low and I'm not bothered that they couldn't do better than my expectations. ETH had been given an ample amount of time and I do think that it's time we start facing the facts rather than continue clinging onto hope.

ETH might just not be the guy.

[KingsDen]

It is already so disappointing that Manchester United can't defeat fenerbache. This was always going to be a heated contest especially with Mourinho and we saw that as he got a red card in the contest. I think it's more than enough and Manchester United needs to cut ties with ETH he always talks too much in the press but has nothing to offer when the kickoff whistle is blown. There is still time for one team to win but I don't think that would happen.

You're forgetting that Fenerbahce isn't just any regular Turkish team. Let's not forget that it's this same Man Utd team that couldn't defeat Twente FC. My expectations for that Man Utd game vs Fenerbahce were quite low and I'm not bothered that they couldn't do better than my expectations. ETH had been given an ample amount of time and I do think that it's time we start facing the facts rather than continue clinging onto hope.

ETH might just not be the guy.

Honestly I also had low expectation but when Manchester United managed to score their first goal I thought that they will find a way to seal it, but it is unfortunate that we are unable to do it.
In the other hand, Fenerbahce is not just an average team because they had quality players in their team. In their midfield we had Manchester United Amrabat and Fred and also I saw English Premier League Saint-Maximan coupled with experienced Jose Mourinho as the coach.
It was an interesting match though, but I expected that Manchester United will do better than they did but it's unfortunate.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Manchester United coach will be very happy with this result because the Red Devils wasn't aiming at anything in that game against Fenerbahce and I was surprised when I saw how Fenerbahce was dominating the game without minding if it's Man UTD or not[...]

first of all, the red devils weren't aiming at anything?? A club that has always been in the premier league all year round wasn't aiming at a win against a club from the Turkish league? That's quite hilarious!
Secondly, this is Europa league and there are chances that such a thing like fener pushing really hard and banging goals in United's net like a hot ball of gas is being hauled into the sea -- is quite possible..

this is why I have been saying that UTD don't have what it takes to make their opponents feel that pressure before the kick off of the game. They have lost it and I think this is the time they need to rebuild the team but not with this manager Erik ten Heg, he has failed completely and from how I see it he is tired of the poor performance of the club.

I'm shocked that united sits on the column 21 in the Europa league table... Erik has really failed the club and, this is the least of what the admins expected, even with his presumed experience/potentials in ajax and other clubs he's managed before now.

[EL MOHA]

Honestly I also had low expectation but when Manchester United managed to score their first goal I thought that they will find a way to seal it, but it is unfortunate that we are unable to do it.
In the other hand, Fenerbahce is not just an average team because they had quality players in their team. In their midfield we had Manchester United Amrabat and Fred and also I saw English Premier League Saint-Maximan coupled with experienced Jose Mourinho as the coach.
It was an interesting match though, but I expected that Manchester United will do better than they did but it's unfortunate.

Personally I knew it was not going to be an easy game for them considering even the relationship between the players and the the club all together. On the other hand as rightly said this game wasn’t supposed to be a huge disappointment because it is a big game away from home which will make it difficult more difficult just like the game against Porto too which carries almost same weight  as this one took the only game in this competition that had actually got me furious is the game against Tweenty which was also an home game. I think this was actually the game drawn that Manchester United fans  needs to actually be furious about. Overall they are actually getting better but the problem that they need to actually concede in every game after taking the lead needs to stop. With five more games left with the most been home matches I believe the top 8 still within their grasp at the moment