⚽UEFA Conference League Discussion Thread -- 2024/25 | Winner: Chelsea

[Callido]

I saw something like "Gaming" on UEFA website and wanted to create my own bracket. Here is my prediction:

It's your prediction anyway, so I can't judge it.

Honestly, do you know the reason why the color of Conference League is green? it's simple, because it's to respect the champion, which is Real Betis.

Fiorentina is struggling without Moise Kean, Chelsea also struggle, they even lost against Brighton 2 times in a streak.

While Real Betis... they beat Real Sociedad and Real Madrid bro, Real Betis are on fire.

Your own prediction also, anyone of us here can be wrong in our judgment.

Chelsea did lose to Brighton but this is a league with clubs that is no match for them, Copenhagen cannot beat Chelsea in both legs, this game is supposed to be like Arsenal vs PSV game in the Champions League, i won't underestimate any but Chelsea reaching the final means they already became the champions of the league. Real Betis to the final but i don't think they can win it with Chelsea on there way.

[AYOBA]

Exactly, from the beginning of the season, Chelsea were flying high and they looks like they were going to have a very good season but since December last year a lot has change and the team have been struggling lately. The conference league is the only cup Chelsea are left in currently, Maresca will take the tournament very serious now as some key players have been registered in the tournament, Cole Palmer have been a key player since he signed and he has been registered in the tournament few weeks back.

The lack of inconsistency is the one kill the Chelsea performances if not with the way start this season with high chance nobody expected that their performances can turn into poorly one, because they have a great performing this season in the Premier League.

Even with some teams that are now in the conference league due to lack of qualification in the Europa league, the likes of Real betis. I still consider Chelsea as favorites in winning this tournament. If Chelsea can win this cup and make top 4 then most people will consider them having a good season.

Chelsea might be considered as favorite to win the this tournament that means if they can keep their performances so strong also maintain their consistency, because we can’t just give them full hope just because their the one leading the top of the table; they might be a changes at any time since is temporary.

[adultcrypto]

Looking at the right side of the draw where you'll find Chelsea, I don't think the English club should have much issues qualifying to the final of the competition. If there's an opponent to worry for Chelsea, I think it'll be their round of 16 opponents FC Copenhagen. The Danish club is the only team in the right side of the draw that I think have all it takes to shock Chelsea.
In the left side, I totally agree with you that either of Fiorentina or Real Betis should be able to make it to the final of the competition. At the end, I think Chelsea should be winning this edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League competition

It is not right to think that any club will automatically qualify for the final in a competition like the UEFA Conference League that can be unpredictable sometimes. Not even Chelsea can boast of this despite riding smoothly to this stage of the competition as we know that the competition will become stronger as more small teams are eliminated. Although it is looking like Chelsea will win the match tonight but other matches in the competition may not be that easy for them to win.

[ILuckyGuyI]

It's your prediction anyway, so I can't judge it.

Honestly, do you know the reason why the color of Conference League is green? it's simple, because it's to respect the champion, which is Real Betis.

Fiorentina is struggling without Moise Kean, Chelsea also struggle, they even lost against Brighton 2 times in a streak.

While Real Betis... they beat Real Sociedad and Real Madrid bro, Real Betis are on fire.

Yeah, I really like Real Betis these days. I must admit that. Since Antony joined the club it's like they have improved much more. 

Chelsea are really having tough days lately yeah. This makes me sad. But they still have my full support for the Conference League trophy.

I'm a Chelsea fan in the PL so I hope they don't mess up. 

[Lida93]

Chelsea did lose to Brighton but this is a league with clubs that is no match for them, Copenhagen cannot beat Chelsea in both legs, this game is supposed to be like Arsenal vs PSV game in the Champions League, i won't underestimate any but Chelsea reaching the final means they already became the champions of the league. Real Betis to the final but i don't think they can win it with Chelsea on there way.

I do agree with you on this, the Uefa Conference league is below Chelsea standard and Chelsea playing at this level is like finding themselves as most senior in an elementary  school class and having to bully everyone wouldn't be a problem.
Secondly, the Copenhagen which Chelsea are to play against tonight have out of 6 games won 2 games, draw 2 and lost 2 meanwhile Chelsea has won all games and are  table leaders. Copenhagen don't stand a chance of getting a draw in this game not to talk of a win. I think it's going to be a Chelsea Vs Real Betis finals, eventually.

[Adbitco]

Chelsea did lose to Brighton but this is a league with clubs that is no match for them, Copenhagen cannot beat Chelsea in both legs, this game is supposed to be like Arsenal vs PSV game in the Champions League, i won't underestimate any but Chelsea reaching the final means they already became the champions of the league. Real Betis to the final but i don't think they can win it with Chelsea on there way.

I do agree with you on this, the Uefa Conference league is below Chelsea standard and Chelsea playing at this level is like finding themselves as most senior in an elementary  school class and having to bully everyone wouldn't be a problem.
Secondly, the Copenhagen which Chelsea are to play against tonight have out of 6 games won 2 games, draw 2 and lost 2 meanwhile Chelsea has won all games and are  table leaders. Copenhagen don't stand a chance of getting a draw in this game not to talk of a win. I think it's going to be a Chelsea Vs Real Betis finals, eventually.

But as it stands now, Copenhagen Vs Chelsea game is at Hal Time and Chelsea hasn't lived up to expectations in this game so far, second half might be different but right now, Chelsea hasn't showed any sign that they will win this game the way you have actually described it. Infact they have even struggled to get a single shot on target yet not to talk of a clear cut chances of scoring. I really hope things changes in the second half because if they play like this, then they might not make it out of the this stage.

[Richbased]

But as it stands now, Copenhagen Vs Chelsea game is at Hal Time and Chelsea hasn't lived up to expectations in this game so far, second half might be different but right now, Chelsea hasn't showed any sign that they will win this game the way you have actually described it. Infact they have even struggled to get a single shot on target yet not to talk of a clear cut chances of scoring. I really hope things changes in the second half because if they play like this, then they might not make it out of the this stage.

It marvels me that a giant England team like Chelsea rounded up the first half in a draw with Denmark's Superligaen club FC København without being able to score at least one goal, i know the Denmark club is doing great for themselves in their domestic league games but not when they meet a stronger team like Chelsea when everyone is expecting Chelsea to have even taking the lead before now. Well, since the match is still in the first half we can't talk about the performance of Chelsea till the come back for the second half then we will know if they really prepared to win this game or not.

[Lida93]

Chelsea did lose to Brighton but this is a league with clubs that is no match for them, Copenhagen cannot beat Chelsea in both legs, this game is supposed to be like Arsenal vs PSV game in the Champions League, i won't underestimate any but Chelsea reaching the final means they already became the champions of the league. Real Betis to the final but i don't think they can win it with Chelsea on there way.

I do agree with you on this, the Uefa Conference league is below Chelsea standard and Chelsea playing at this level is like finding themselves as most senior in an elementary  school class and having to bully everyone wouldn't be a problem.
Secondly, the Copenhagen which Chelsea are to play against tonight have out of 6 games won 2 games, draw 2 and lost 2 meanwhile Chelsea has won all games and are  table leaders. Copenhagen don't stand a chance of getting a draw in this game not to talk of a win. I think it's going to be a Chelsea Vs Real Betis finals, eventually.

But as it stands now, Copenhagen Vs Chelsea game is at Hal Time and Chelsea hasn't lived up to expectations in this game so far, second half might be different but right now, Chelsea hasn't showed any sign that they will win this game the way you have actually described it. Infact they have even struggled to get a single shot on target yet not to talk of a clear cut chances of scoring. I really hope things changes in the second half because if they play like this, then they might not make it out of the this stage.

Am very disappointed, I don't understand myself what Enzo Maresca has in mind in the squad he has to use in this game. Underrating Copenhagen on their own home ground has led to this poor performance by Chelsea in the first half. It's a shame the only shot on goal registered in the first 45minutes was from the home team.

Dewsbury Hall in front is just a minus in the game, the midfielders and wingers are even making a lot of back passes than moving the ball to the front of the opponent box which is another error that has led to this goalless first half. Maresca would need to talk to his boys to change their tactics upfront so goals opportunities could be created in the second half. I anticipate to see goals as they return for the next 45 minutes of play.

[ShowOff]

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It marvels me that a giant England team like Chelsea rounded up the first half in a draw with Denmark's Superligaen club FC København without being able to score at least one goal, i know the Denmark club is doing great for themselves in their domestic league games but not when they meet a stronger team like Chelsea when everyone is expecting Chelsea to have even taking the lead before now. Well, since the match is still in the first half we can't talk about the performance of Chelsea till the come back for the second half then we will know if they really prepared to win this game or not.

Chelsea only managed to break the deadlock in the second half, Reece James and Enzo Fernandez gave Chelsea a temporary 2-1 lead over Copenhagen. The match looked quite balanced, but Chelsea were quite dominant in possession. Copenhagen are unlikely to be able to turn things around in the remaining time, and they will most likely be targeting a draw.

Looking at the match statistics, both teams did not create many threatening opportunities, but Chelsea with better quality players were able to finish the opportunities perfectly. Overall, Copenhagen showed fierce resistance, which even forced Enzo Maresca to play a number of his key players in this match.

[Majestic-milf]

See It might seem like a joke but before anyone would know it, Chelsea will be crowned the champions of the Europa conference league. If I'm not mistaken, they're are the only club who haven't lost since the competition started and I was saying initially they managed to qualify for round of 16 because they have not met a club fit to give them a challenge and as the game started today, and their inability to score any goals in the first half, I felt that this was were their winning streak would end but no, they got their goals through Reece James and Enzo Fernandes to give them and edge.
 We may not be seeing what Enzo Maresca is doing in the EPL but so far he's proving that he can be a force to reckon with in the Europa competition.

[JoyMarsha]

Exactly, from the beginning of the season, Chelsea were flying high and they looks like they were going to have a very good season but since December last year a lot has change and the team have been struggling lately. The conference league is the only cup Chelsea are left in currently, Maresca will take the tournament very serious now as some key players have been registered in the tournament, Cole Palmer have been a key player since he signed and he has been registered in the tournament few weeks back.

Let the Conference League Cup be the only cup Chelsea will have at hand this season because it's been long since Chelsea won a league trophy to their trophy collections.

Maresca really has to give his best to make sure Chelsea wins the Conference League cup because since Todd Boehly took over Chelsea, no trophy has Chelsea won. This is an opportunity for them since the team looks more formidable in the conference league than the Premier League

[Hyphen(-)]

See It might seem like a joke but before anyone would know it, Chelsea will be crowned the champions of the Europa conference league. If I'm not mistaken, they're are the only club who haven't lost since the competition started and I was saying initially they managed to qualify for round of 16 because they have not met a club fit to give them a challenge and as the game started today, and their inability to score any goals in the first half, I felt that this was were their winning streak would end but no, they got their goals through Reece James and Enzo Fernandes to give them and edge.
 We may not be seeing what Enzo Maresca is doing in the EPL but so far he's proving that he can be a force to reckon with in the Europa competition.

This UEFA conference League is having attention this season just because Chelsea is part of the teams playing in the competition, I don’t see any other team to compete with Chelsea because they have been the best so far in the competition and they are the team with highest number of world class players and they are the only top well recognized team in the competition.

If Chelsea didn’t win the title, then I will blame Enzo Marrsca because in my opinion, he have all it will take to win this tournament since they are above almost all the teams.
However, anything can happen because we have seen how inconsistent they are, they conceded first today which became a threat for them u till they leveled up and secure the win. I think Marescq needs to take this competition serious because it is likely the only trophy they can win easily this season.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Honestly, do you know the reason why the color of Conference League is green? it's simple, because it's to respect the champion, which is Real Betis.

Fiorentina is struggling without Moise Kean, Chelsea also struggle, they even lost against Brighton 2 times in a streak.

The match just ended few minutes ago, and despite the fact that Fiorentina lost their away game tonight to Panathinaikos, Chelsea on the other were able to win their away game against FC Copenhagen with 2 goals to 1, by "Fernandez and James" as they did actually played a nice game tonight, while dominating the game from start to finish. Kudos to the blues.

While Real Betis... they beat Real Sociedad and Real Madrid bro, Real Betis are on fire.

However, it seems their fire seems to have been dealt with tonight, as Real Betis, your acclaimed team said to be on fire just drew their home game against Vitoria de Guimaraes few minutes ago, of which despite Real Betis scoring each first goal, Vitoria De Guimaraes were able to equalize at every 5 minutes interval, which finally ended up 2 goals scored by both team each. As it's obvious, Vitoria De Guimaraes did had the most ball possessions and shots on target, which is a clear sign to show how brilliantly they played against Real Betis tonight.

[Joca97]

Exactly, from the beginning of the season, Chelsea were flying high and they looks like they were going to have a very good season but since December last year a lot has change and the team have been struggling lately. The conference league is the only cup Chelsea are left in currently, Maresca will take the tournament very serious now as some key players have been registered in the tournament, Cole Palmer have been a key player since he signed and he has been registered in the tournament few weeks back.

Let the Conference League Cup be the only cup Chelsea will have at hand this season because it's been long since Chelsea won a league trophy to their trophy collections.

Maresca really has to give his best to make sure Chelsea wins the Conference League cup because since Todd Boehly took over Chelsea, no trophy has Chelsea won. This is an opportunity for them since the team looks more formidable in the conference league than the Premier League

Chelsea is far the best team in this competition and they have a difficult team but they ended up winning the match and at home they should have an easy job of passing to the next part of the tournament. While im surprised that Betis didnt win at home and played 2-2

[Akbarkoe]

4 matches in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA conference league have finished, while 4 other matches are still ongoing.

Panathinaikos FC VS Fiorentina, It is very unfortunate that in the match Fiorentina was quite favored to be able to win this match, but the unexpected happened, where Fiorentina had to fall behind early on against Panathinaikos FC, Karol managed to score a goal against Fiorentina right after 5 minutes of the match starting, and followed by a second goal from Nemanja in the 19th minute which made Panathinaikos FC lead 2 goals early on over Fiorentina. And I was quite impressed when Fiorentina managed to equalize through quick goals from Lukas and Nikolo, but it was very unfortunate that in the second half Fiorentina had to concede again so that the score was 3-2, a victory for Panathinaikos FC.

Real Betis VS guimaraes, the match ended in a draw with a score of 2-2. In the match, Betis was willing to make more attacks compared to guimaraes, but Antony and his friends were not able to make the most of every opportunity they got and the defense in the second half was a little shaky, so the guimaraes players managed to equalize which made the match end in a draw

Molde VS legia Warszawa. I don't know the team very well and didn't watch it, but when I saw the statistics of the match, it seemed like the match was quite calming, where Molde was able to lead 3 goals in the first half, in the second half legia Warszawa almost equalized the score, they managed to score 2 goals which made the match end with a score of 3-2.

Chelsea VS Copenhagen, in that match I agree that Chelsea will score more goals, but in that match they only built a few attacks and launched a few attempts, so they were only able to score 2 goals, and when the match was almost over, it was quite exciting because Copenhagen managed to score a goal to reduce the goal difference. Luckily Chelsea players managed to maintain their lead, and the match ended with a score of 2-1.

While other matches that are currently taking place are the matches between;

Jagiellonia Białystok VS Cercle Brugge (temporary score 0-0)
Pafos VS Djurgårdens (temporary score 0-0)
Borac VS Rapid Vienna (temporary score 0-1)
Celje VS Lugano (Temporary score 1-0)

[HajiBagi]

See It might seem like a joke but before anyone would know it, Chelsea will be crowned the champions of the Europa conference league. If I'm not mistaken, they're are the only club who haven't lost since the competition started and I was saying initially they managed to qualify for round of 16 because they have not met a club fit to give them a challenge and as the game started today, and their inability to score any goals in the first half, I felt that this was were their winning streak would end but no, they got their goals through Reece James and Enzo Fernandes to give them and edge.
 We may not be seeing what Enzo Maresca is doing in the EPL but so far he's proving that he can be a force to reckon with in the Europa competition.

We all know that Chelsea is the favorite to win the Europa Conference League trophy, and the only thing that can stop Chelsea is if they decide to perform poor, Chelsea played against Copenhagen and won the match with 2 goals which gave Chelsea a good advantage in winning the next match and qualify for another stage of Europa Conference League competition, Chelsea has not lose any match in this league and I believe they can handle the pressure and win every game they played in the competition.

Chelsea is winning matches but I want us to also notice that Chelsea has started meeting strong opponents, Copenhagen almost equalized today but Chelsea defended well to make sure they win the game, Chelsea should be serious in this competition because this is the only Trophy that they can win this season and if they mess up and allow any team to defeat them that is all for them this season.

[Issa56]

We all know that Chelsea is the favorite to win the Europa Conference League trophy, and the only thing that can stop Chelsea is if they decide to perform poor, Chelsea played against Copenhagen and won the match with 2 goals which gave Chelsea a good advantage in winning the next match and qualify for another stage of Europa Conference League competition, Chelsea has not lose any match in this league and I believe they can handle the pressure and win every game they played in the competition.

It was funny to me when I saw Chelsea line up today, I guess Enzo Maresca is now taking conference league serious, the set of players which Chelsea has been using for the conference league is different from the ones which he used today, he made use of some of the players in the main squad, unlike before that he do make use of the young players.

The only title left for Chelsea to win this season is the conference league, so they will do everything possible to win it, even if the title is kind of small for Chelsea, at least it’s better to win a trophy, and as we can see, it’s not sure yet that Chelsea will be qualifying for the champions league next season, because top 4 race is really tough now.

[aylabadia05]

We all know that Chelsea is the favorite to win the Europa Conference League trophy, and the only thing that can stop Chelsea is if they decide to perform poor, Chelsea played against Copenhagen and won the match with 2 goals which gave Chelsea a good advantage in winning the next match and qualify for another stage of Europa Conference League competition, Chelsea has not lose any match in this league and I believe they can handle the pressure and win every game they played in the competition.

There are still two other teams that can be included in the favorites to win the Europa Conference League trophy, namely Real Betis and Fiorentina.
Chelsea, Real Betis and Fiorentina in my opinion can be used as the favorites in the Europa Conference League because these three teams are the ones we often watch their matches rather than other teams that are rarely watched.

I can't judge Chelsea badly when playing against Copenhagen earlier because I didn't watch it, but the result obtained by Chelsea is quite beneficial for them considering there is still one more leg and it will be in London.

[MK-74]

Chelsea, the favorite for the cup, won 2-1 away, I thought they would win. I think they will win comfortably at home.

Fiorentina lost 3-2 to Panathinaikos, I thought they would win this match but they lost. I see Fiorentina as the other biggest favorite for the cup.
They still have a chance to advance to the next round. I think they will win at home.

[Abbatty]

Let the Conference League Cup be the only cup Chelsea will have at hand this season because it's been long since Chelsea won a league trophy to their trophy collections.

Maresca really has to give his best to make sure Chelsea wins the Conference League cup because since Todd Boehly took over Chelsea, no trophy has Chelsea won. This is an opportunity for them since the team looks more formidable in the conference league than the Premier League

It a big win for Chelsea today, honestly they played poorly but at the end it the win that matter and that exactly what they did. The overall performance was really bad, for sure chelsea where in total control though out the match but they didn’t played as expected, the build up was slow, and they barely even created chances. Goals from recce James and Enzo Fernandez helped secure the win.

For sure Chelsea are favorites in winning this tournament, a win at Denmark today mark a huge step in their qualification for the next round. Chelsea will of course win the second leg at Stamford bridge next week. Betis and fiorentina who looks like huge rivals for Chelsea in this competition are unable to win today. Chelsea really need to do better next week.