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

[Gencecikmen]

Beşiktaş won the first match 3-1. The second match is currently being played and Beşiktaş is the favorite. Necip was injured, I hope he does not have a serious health problem. Daniel Amartey joined the game instead of Necip. Daniel Amartey scored and Beşiktaş are now leading 1-0.

Adana Demirspor is currently in a 1-1 draw with Cluj. I hope Adana Demirspor will score a goal.

[wiss19]

Interesting numbers shared above on squad value -- the lowest tier of UEFA club football and already beating the budgets of about half the top-tier teams in any Big Four leagues... pretty dire future for those running on budgets.

Anyway, massive number of games today -- 44 of them, I can't remember the last time we had this number of games in the space of a few hours in a single competition!

P.S. Deleted a few low-value posts -- PM me if you've an issue, happy to explain why if OP isn;t clear enough. Quote walls particularly suggest a lack of effort.

That is what happens when teams from nations with top heavy good teams end up not doing great on European competitions and they end up resulting with not getting into the group stages or higher. Turkish teams didn't do so well on coefficient points, so they resulted in conference league, they have literally no one at the europa, they have one team playing a lot of prelim games and the rest are all on conference league.

Of course they are worth a lot more than anyone else, but also even though they are, they never had good results, which resulted with them being in this situation. They should do a lot better this season with all teams there ending up with a great point returns for the nation if they want to go higher and have better competition.

[LTU_btc]

It's to end understimating these clubs from tiny countries - everyone now knows how to play football. C'mon after loss 0:2 against Sutjeska, who could have thought that Santa Coloma from Andorra will make comeback and will win 2nd game 3:0. Or Hamrun from Malta will eliminate Dinamo Tbilisi, despite getting red card in start of 2nd half. Progress Niedercom from Luxembourg were leading 2:0 against Midtjylland and Mitjylland managed to reach next round after scoring goal in extra time. Maribor too, they won against Differdange from Luxembourg 4:3 after extra time. Damn, 12 yellow cards were shown in this game, 7 of it on extra time.
From other games, worth to mention upset - Twente got eliminated by Hammarby after extra time. A bit sad, wanted to see Twente in groups.

Basel made a lot of mistakes in the first match and those red cards in the first match costed them the next round. What an achievement for Tobol to qualify. I cant remember when was the last time Basel didnt play a group faze in europe. Really dissapointing start to the season.

Yeah, they lost too much on 1st leg, today their task to make comeback wasn't impossible, but very difficult.

[Joca97]

Beşiktaş won the first match 3-1. The second match is currently being played and Beşiktaş is the favorite. Necip was injured, I hope he does not have a serious health problem. Daniel Amartey joined the game instead of Necip. Daniel Amartey scored and Beşiktaş are now leading 1-0.

Adana Demirspor is currently in a 1-1 draw with Cluj. I hope Adana Demirspor will score a goal.

Adana Demirspor won the match in the last minutes with a goal from Ndiaye. They got a red card and were able to take the win. Cluj had everything in their hands and dropped it. Besiktas also won easily with a red card and they are looking really good for the upcoming season.

[Gencecikmen]

Beşiktaş won the first match 3-1. The second match is currently being played and Beşiktaş is the favorite. Necip was injured, I hope he does not have a serious health problem. Daniel Amartey joined the game instead of Necip. Daniel Amartey scored and Beşiktaş are now leading 1-0.

Adana Demirspor is currently in a 1-1 draw with Cluj. I hope Adana Demirspor will score a goal.

Adana Demirspor won the match in the last minutes with a goal from Ndiaye. They got a red card and were able to take the win. Cluj had everything in their hands and dropped it. Besiktas also won easily with a red card and they are looking really good for the upcoming season.

In the first leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, Beşiktaş defeat their opponent 3-1, and won the second match 2-0. Vincent Aboubakar scored a perfect goal. In the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, Beşiktaş will Neftçi.

In the first leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, Adana Demirspor draw their opponent 1-1, and won the second match 2-1. In the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, Adana Demirspor will Osijek.

[Volgastallion]

Man, i dont know if any of you guys its feeling the same, but this season i see all close matches, ""big"" teams really strugling against little ones, or winning by small margins, i mean in some way this its good for the competition itself, but i dont know what to think about the bigs teams.

[MK-74]

Beşiktaş won the first match 3-1. The second match is currently being played and Beşiktaş is the favorite. Necip was injured, I hope he does not have a serious health problem. Daniel Amartey joined the game instead of Necip. Daniel Amartey scored and Beşiktaş are now leading 1-0.

Adana Demirspor is currently in a 1-1 draw with Cluj. I hope Adana Demirspor will score a goal.

Adana Demirspor won the match in the last minutes with a goal from Ndiaye. They got a red card and were able to take the win. Cluj had everything in their hands and dropped it. Besiktas also won easily with a red card and they are looking really good for the upcoming season.

Adana Demirspor surprised me. I didn't expect it from them because Cluj is a more experienced team than them. I was really happy that they won.
I hope they will continue like this.

Everyone knew that Beşiktaş would win and they did. I think Beşiktaş will beat Neftçi Bakü as well.

[Gencecikmen]

Beşiktaş won the first match 3-1. The second match is currently being played and Beşiktaş is the favorite. Necip was injured, I hope he does not have a serious health problem. Daniel Amartey joined the game instead of Necip. Daniel Amartey scored and Beşiktaş are now leading 1-0.

Adana Demirspor is currently in a 1-1 draw with Cluj. I hope Adana Demirspor will score a goal.

Adana Demirspor won the match in the last minutes with a goal from Ndiaye. They got a red card and were able to take the win. Cluj had everything in their hands and dropped it. Besiktas also won easily with a red card and they are looking really good for the upcoming season.

Adana Demirspor surprised me. I didn't expect it from them because Cluj is a more experienced team than them. I was really happy that they won.
I hope they will continue like this.

Everyone knew that Beşiktaş would win and they did. I think Beşiktaş will beat Neftçi Bakü as well.

When Adana Demirspor was paired with Cluj, I thought Cluj was the favourite. Really, Adana Demirspor surprised me as well. Yusuf Erdogan's performance last night was awesome. Also, Younès Belhanda and Cherif Ndiaye had a very good performance. I hope they eliminate first Osijek and then their play-off opponent and go to the group stage.

[Volgastallion]

I dont know why you are so surprised about Adana, Cluj its a regular one in this competition but only because his league its shit, and Adana still a Turkish league team, so atleast they are equal, but for me Adana line up was more powerfull than Cluj one.

Jonas Svensson, Kevin Rodriguez and Belhanda for example.

[el kaka22]

Looking at the Turkish teams, they all got a win, and got a 4/4 for the nation, that must be something to be proud for them. I unfortunately didn't see that one coming and bet on Cluj, but considering I bet on the other three teams to win, I made more than I lost and I am quite happy about that for sure.

Galatasaray was the only one that looked a bit like they might have lost, they defended very well and that's how they got the win. They couldn't score at all aside from their midfielder shooting from another state, they got lucky with that shot and that's how they got the win. In other case, all the favorites won mostly and we can say that the next round will be even more fun considering there will be some great teams.

[Joca97]

I dont know why you are so surprised about Adana, Cluj its a regular one in this competition but only because his league its shit, and Adana still a Turkish league team, so atleast they are equal, but for me Adana line up was more powerfull than Cluj one.

Jonas Svensson, Kevin Rodriguez and Belhanda for example.

Well Adana Demirspor isnt that regular in this tournament because they are one of the best teams in the turkish league. They are behind the big three. There are much weaker teams in this tournament from iceland or faroe islands and Adana is seen already in the group faze

[execijutiere]

Fenerbahçe will host Maribor at home on August 10th. Maribor are not a team capable of eliminating them and the fact that the first match will be hosted by Fenerbahce is an advantage. Every goal scored here will have a big advantage. That's why he needs to focus on the game here and make sure he qualifies from the first leg. The only name I know in Maribor is Ilcic and he is a really experienced striker. If he plays, I can say that he will be one of the players who can cause problems for Fenerbahçe.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

I dont know why you are so surprised about Adana, Cluj its a regular one in this competition but only because his league its shit, and Adana still a Turkish league team, so atleast they are equal, but for me Adana line up was more powerfull than Cluj one.

Jonas Svensson, Kevin Rodriguez and Belhanda for example.

You're right about that. Adana Demirspor are a better team than Cluj in terms of squad quality. But since Cluj are experienced in European cups, everyone saw Cluj as the favorite in this match. On the other hand, Adana Demirspor played their first European Cup match. So there was a bit of mistrust towards their performance. Now, Adana Demirspor will play NK Osijek. I think Adana Demirspor are the favorite in this match. But Croatian teams are not really easy teams. The first match will be played on August 10th in Adana. The second match will be played in Croatia on August 17th. Let's see what the result of this match will be.

[Jossque]

It was important for all 3 of our teams to end the week with a win and move on to the next round, both in terms of national points and because an early elimination would have demoralized them.Fenerbahçe's 9-0 aggregate win over rivals Zimbru will be a great morale booster before the league starts. Beşiktaş eliminated their opponent with a score of 5-1 on aggregate and although they did not make many transfers, they showed that they are strong.Finally, Adana Demirspor beat their opponent Cluj with a score of 3-2 on aggregate.It was a difficult match for them, but it was very important for them to pass the round.We see that they have made good transfers this year and it seems that President Murat Sancak will continue to make transfers.

[flipme]

and it seems that President Murat Sancak will continue to make transfers.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-Gc-xPJM6NE

Adana Demirspor President Murat Sancak almost transferred Cluj defender Arlind Ajeti in the middle of the pitch after the Cluj match. Arlind Ajeti played really well in this match. I liked his performance as well, he won all the aerial balls and defended well against Ndiaye. I believe Adana Demirspor will qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Conference League. I think they have enough players for this tournament. Also, we have to give a special mention to their fans. They supported the team very well in the Cluj match. I hope they will continue the same support in the next matches.

[casperBGD]

Partizan plays first Conference league qualifier this season, against Sabah from Azerbeijan, should be passable, but not sure with our current form
it is early termin, odds for Partizan win are solid, but would not take it today

few interesting fixtures today
Rosenborg is host to Hearts, Hajduk host PAOK in Split, Fenerbahce odds against Maribor are at @1.14, seems value to take handicap on away team

[LTU_btc]

We reached stage when there is basically no no-name teams remaining, so it probably makes betting on it a bit easier. Few my bets for today.
Besiktas ML against Neftch @1.60, Rosenborg - Hearts - over 2.5 goals, Ferencvaros ML @.160 vs Spartans, Twente - Riga FC over 2.5 goals @1.67 and Rijeka ML against B36 Torshavn. I'm a bit afraid to go against team from Faroe Islands which are playing at home, but after all, they're not Klaksvik.
Not sure why Legia is so clearly favoured against Austria Wien.

Partizan plays first Conference league qualifier this season, against Sabah from Azerbeijan, should be passable, but not sure with our current form
it is early termin, odds for Partizan win are solid, but would not take it today

I saw a bit of Sabah in previous round, they looked quite solid team, it should be difficult for Partizan. In general, Partizan is favorite in this pair, but I wouldn't count of them on away game.

[MK-74]

Our representatives have a game tonight.
Fenerbahçe can easily beat Maribor.
I think Adana Demirspor will also win.
Beşiktaş should play well because Neftçi Baku is not an easy opponent.

I hope all our representatives win tonight.

[Gencecikmen]

Our representatives will play the first legs of the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League tonight. I wish our representatives success. Beşiktaş match will be played soon. Neftçi Bakü is the toughest opponent. Beşiktaş's starting XI against Neftçi Bakü: Mert Günok, Rosier, Amartey, Colley, Umut Meraş, Hadziahmetovic, Salih Uçan, Gedson Fernandes, Onur Bulut, Muleka, Aboubakar. Neftçi Bakü's starting XI against Beşiktaş: Brkic, Zülfügarli, Matias, Tamas, Salahli, Jaber, Makhmudov, Yusifli, Saief, Shinyashiki, Lebon.

[Joca97]

Partizan plays first Conference league qualifier this season, against Sabah from Azerbeijan, should be passable, but not sure with our current form
it is early termin, odds for Partizan win are solid, but would not take it today

few interesting fixtures today
Rosenborg is host to Hearts, Hajduk host PAOK in Split, Fenerbahce odds against Maribor are at @1.14, seems value to take handicap on away team

I took Partizan to win the match but so far it dosent look good at all. Sabah is playing better and had more serious chances then Partizan. Still 30 minutes to go but it looks really hard that Partizan will keep this result let alone win the match. Hopefully they start playing and win this match.