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

[Plaguedeath]

It's really not make sense how Aston Villa can lose two times against Olympiacos.

Aston Villa current ranks 4th in Premier League while Olympiacos ranks 4th too in Super League 1, the thing is Premier League is full of many strong teams. Olympiacos can humiliate Aston Villa even though they're not the best in domestic league.

Now, the final is set between Olympiacos and Fiorentina.

And the winner will be Olympiacos simple, Fiorentina didn't face strong teams.

[Google+]

It's really not make sense how Aston Villa can lose two times against Olympiacos.

Aston Villa current ranks 4th in Premier League while Olympiacos ranks 4th too in Super League 1, the thing is Premier League is full of many strong teams. Olympiacos can humiliate Aston Villa even though they're not the best in domestic league.

Now, the final is set between Olympiacos and Fiorentina.

And the winner will be Olympiacos simple, Fiorentina didn't face strong teams.

Finally all the predictions that we have said before have been broken, some of us here including me mentioned Aston Villa as the favorite to win the Conference League this season after they were able to perform quite impressively throughout the season and even after defeating the existing strong team of course no one thought that Aston Villa journey actually had to stop at the hands of Olympiacos who were even very difficult to reach the semi-finals this season,  When Olympiacos managed to beat Aston Villa in the first leg, I think it was just a stroke of luck for Olympiacos because at that time Aston Villa played quite badly especially at that time Aston Villa could not field their best goalkeeper.

The second leg, I thought it would be a revival for Aston Villa because indeed they could play a full squad in the match including Martinez, but it turned out that Olympiacos could appear quite Spartan at their own home and make Aston Villa difficult to create goals to catch up with their aggregate goals, hoping to score in the match but Aston Villa had to be humiliated by conceding two goals and making the aggregate 6-2.
The final will of course be Fiorentina vs Olympiacos and I think for now we can't underestimate Olympiakos, Olympiacos managed to beat the strongest team (Aston Villa) in the Conference League this season, so I think olympiakos  should also be ware by fiorentina because for now we can't say Olympiacos team is weak.

[3meek]

Villa showed a bad game and it really upset me... Villa's goal was the last event in my multi bet, but somehow they couldn't make it, although they had even more xG than Olympiacos.. Congrats to the hosts for playing in the final... Hard to say who will be stronger, them or Fiorentina...

[MAAManda]

Villa showed a bad game and it really upset me... Villa's goal was the last event in my multi bet, but somehow they couldn't make it, although they had even more xG than Olympiacos.. Congrats to the hosts for playing in the final... Hard to say who will be stronger, them or Fiorentina...

We see Aston Villa who are different between PL & UECL, in PL they played very well and made good results by securing 4th place in the standings & playing in UCL next season. But they couldn't beat Olympiacos in the UECL, even they were humiliated at home. What caught my attention from the 2 legs of the match was Ayoub El Kaabi, scoring 5 goals out of a total of 6 goals that Olympiacos scored against Aston Villa. At the end of May, they will face Fiorentina, I don't think they will be allowed to win easily by Fiorentina.

[Palakka]

We see Aston Villa who are different between PL & UECL, in PL they played very well and made good results by securing 4th place in the standings & playing in UCL next season. But they couldn't beat Olympiacos in the UECL, even they were humiliated at home. What caught my attention from the 2 legs of the match was Ayoub El Kaabi, scoring 5 goals out of a total of 6 goals that Olympiacos scored against Aston Villa. At the end of May, they will face Fiorentina, I don't think they will be allowed to win easily by Fiorentina.

Aston Villa performance is actually very extraordinary both in UECL and also in EPL, in UECL, Aston Villa is able to advance with extraordinary performance and they can overcome resistance from favorite UECL champion teams such as Ajax and Lille so it is not surprising that Aston Villa was previously favored to win UECL this season easily,  Aston Villa we can say has a considerable ability to win the UECL because indeed the quality factor of players and also Unai Emery makes Aston Villa a strong candidate to win this season, but instead Olympiacos who came as a non-seeded team was able to destroy Aston Villa to pieces in the semifinals, I personally am quite sure the majority of us here must be surprised to see Aston Villa eliminated and even more surprising they can be slaughtered by  Olympiacos who never been favourites can reach the final.

The elimination of Aston Villa from UECL actually reminded me of Aston Villa's performance in the EPL which at the beginning of the season became a scary team and difficult to beat, and even Aston Villa with their fairly consistent performance at the beginning of the season was able to be at the top of the standings at that time, but not difference with in UECL, Aston Villa actually experienced a slump when the season was about to end and now has to be ranked 4th in the EPL standings.
Olympiacos beat Aston Villa but I don't think that guarantees they can beat Fiorentina easily in the final later.

[LTU_btc]

Villa showed a bad game and it really upset me... Villa's goal was the last event in my multi bet, but somehow they couldn't make it, although they had even more xG than Olympiacos.. Congrats to the hosts for playing in the final... Hard to say who will be stronger, them or Fiorentina...

Maybe we check stats on different websites, but I see that both teams had xG a bit over 1 and Olympiacos have even slightly higher numbers. But in general, difficult to explaing what happened for Aston villa there. Not talking about 2nd game as it was already outcome of 1st leg. And that early Olympiacos goal answered all questions.
As I understand, it's first ever European final for Olympiacos and I guess that before season not many saw them reaching final, while Fiorentina reached final 2nd season in a row.

[snipie]

Villa showed a bad game and it really upset me... Villa's goal was the last event in my multi bet, but somehow they couldn't make it, although they had even more xG than Olympiacos.. Congrats to the hosts for playing in the final... Hard to say who will be stronger, them or Fiorentina...

Aston Villa ruined their chances so badly since the first leg with a defeat by 2 goals difference and they weren't able to keep a clean sheet nor score a single goal in the second leg game.. A sad end for Aston Villa in UEFA Conference League this season after they were named as one of the contender for the title..
The final game will be held now between Olympiacos and Fiorentina in Athens. I think Fiorentina are favourite.

[MAAManda]

We see Aston Villa who are different between PL & UECL, in PL they played very well and made good results by securing 4th place in the standings & playing in UCL next season. But they couldn't beat Olympiacos in the UECL, even they were humiliated at home. What caught my attention from the 2 legs of the match was Ayoub El Kaabi, scoring 5 goals out of a total of 6 goals that Olympiacos scored against Aston Villa. At the end of May, they will face Fiorentina, I don't think they will be allowed to win easily by Fiorentina.

Aston Villa performance is actually very extraordinary both in UECL and also in EPL, in UECL, Aston Villa is able to advance with extraordinary performance and they can overcome resistance from favorite UECL champion teams such as Ajax and Lille so it is not surprising that Aston Villa was previously favored to win UECL this season easily,  Aston Villa we can say has a considerable ability to win the UECL because indeed the quality factor of players and also Unai Emery makes Aston Villa a strong candidate to win this season, but instead Olympiacos who came as a non-seeded team was able to destroy Aston Villa to pieces in the semifinals, I personally am quite sure the majority of us here must be surprised to see Aston Villa eliminated and even more surprising they can be slaughtered by  Olympiacos who never been favourites can reach the final.

The elimination of Aston Villa from UECL actually reminded me of Aston Villa's performance in the EPL which at the beginning of the season became a scary team and difficult to beat, and even Aston Villa with their fairly consistent performance at the beginning of the season was able to be at the top of the standings at that time, but not difference with in UECL, Aston Villa actually experienced a slump when the season was about to end and now has to be ranked 4th in the EPL standings.
Olympiacos beat Aston Villa but I don't think that guarantees they can beat Fiorentina easily in the final later.

I've to admit that I was one of the majority of people who was shocked to see Aston Villa lose by an absurd scoreline, but that's how football is, no weak team goes to the semi-finals, they went to the semi-finals which means they're a strong team strong (same case as Olympiacos who were not favourites).

And yes, even if Olympiacos beat the favorites it doesn't mean they will definitely win in the final against La Viola's squad. So far in the 1X2 bet, there are quite unequal odds between the two teams, Olympiacos wins with @3.15 and Fiorentina with @2.3.

[CLS63]

Emi in goal, no difference. Wonder what this says about English teams. Villa tearing up the top 4 story in Englan but struggling against Olympiakos (all due respect).

No English team in the semi finals of the CL or EL this season and Aston Villa getting taught a lesson in the Conference League. Best league in the world, I think not. 

I still consider the Premier League as the most competitive and prestigious European league. However when it comes to being successful in tournaments like these, English teams aren't good at all this season.    When we take this into account Spanish, German and Italian teams are one step ahead now. All of them have teams in the finals. English teams will need to work harder next time to bring success to their country.

[Gencecikmen]

Fiorentina who earned a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge, advanced to their second straight UEFA Europa Conference League final after a 4-3 aggregate win against Club Brugge. Last season, Fiorentina were beaten in the final by English opponents West Ham United 2-1 in Prague. In the 2024 final, Fiorentina will face either Olympiacos on May 29 at Athens' AEK Arena.

[buwaytress]

No English team in the semi finals of the CL or EL this season and Aston Villa getting taught a lesson in the Conference League. Best league in the world, I think not. 

It's my favourite league, for maybe no other reason than it housing the team I love, but while that was a bias from the early 2000s, it really has been the most exciting to watch since around 2016. Thank Klopp and Pep for that mainly. But now that star is waning once more.

I still consider the Premier League as the most competitive and prestigious European league. However when it comes to being successful in tournaments like these, English teams aren't good at all this season.    When we take this into account Spanish, German and Italian teams are one step ahead now. All of them have teams in the finals. English teams will need to work harder next time to bring success to their country.

Prestige yeah, competitive, among the most. But City may yet still win 5? 6? Of the last 7 titles? Yes, we have Arsenal and Liverpool bringing the contest to final match day, but is that really competitive or is that just a false veneer over money domination?

[Joca97]

Fiorentina who earned a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge, advanced to their second straight UEFA Europa Conference League final after a 4-3 aggregate win against Club Brugge. Last season, Fiorentina were beaten in the final by English opponents West Ham United 2-1 in Prague. In the 2024 final, Fiorentina will face either Olympiacos on May 29 at Athens' AEK Arena.

Fiorentina with another final in the tournament and they will try and get it for sure. Olympiacos on the other hand looks really good . They beaten Aston Villa two times and i dont think anyone beated them two times in all competitions. It will be a close final but im going with Olympiacos in the final.

[Palakka]

Fiorentina who earned a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge, advanced to their second straight UEFA Europa Conference League final after a 4-3 aggregate win against Club Brugge. Last season, Fiorentina were beaten in the final by English opponents West Ham United 2-1 in Prague. In the 2024 final, Fiorentina will face either Olympiacos on May 29 at Athens' AEK Arena.

Fiorentina with another final in the tournament and they will try and get it for sure. Olympiacos on the other hand looks really good . They beaten Aston Villa two times and i dont think anyone beated them two times in all competitions. It will be a close final but im going with Olympiacos in the final.

Last season Fiorentina failed to win the championship trophy after being defeated by Westham in the final match, but this season they have the opportunity to be able to pay for that failure by beating Olympiacos in the final later, the Conference League has so far only have 2 team champions namely Roma and also Westham so it will be a pride if later Fiorentina can become the third club to win the trophy,  In addition, Fiorentina is no longer possible to chase the Serie A championship and also the Coppa Italia, so indeed the Conference League trophy can be the only trophy that will be able to make their fans happy later at the end of the season.

Fiorentina vs Olympiacos will be a spectacular match after both teams were able to go through all the difficult journeys to reach the final round, previously we here to make Aston Villa as the favorite team to win but surprisingly Olympiacos managed to eliminate Aston Villa with a large aggregate, in quality and experience, of course Fiorentina is superior to Olympiacos but when Olympiacos can beat Aston Villa of course Fiorentina deserves to be vigilant in the final match later..

[buwaytress]

Fiorentina with another final in the tournament and they will try and get it for sure. Olympiacos on the other hand looks really good . They beaten Aston Villa two times and i dont think anyone beated them two times in all competitions. It will be a close final but im going with Olympiacos in the final.

Was hoping to get some good odds on Fiorentina after their travails but I suppose there is an argument they were saving their best for this. The Greeks have gone all the way here, I didn't rate them at all every step of the way, to my detriment. Staying away from this, though a live bet against the team that scores first could be my way to go, as with all the ways I go with the football season ending =)

[entertheabyss]

Fiorentina with another final in the tournament and they will try and get it for sure. Olympiacos on the other hand looks really good . They beaten Aston Villa two times and i dont think anyone beated them two times in all competitions. It will be a close final but im going with Olympiacos in the final.

Unai Emery and his entire squad got eliminated at the slightest chances, really frustrating for the Villans. Aston Villa was my favorite to reach the final lift the title but it turns out they're struggling to win games. Olympiacos vs Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final. This is one of the interesting game to watch because both sides have earned their desirable position to fit in and will do everything for the tremendous winnings and lifting the title.

[snipie]

Olympiacos vs Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final. This is one of the interesting game to watch because both sides have earned their desirable position to fit in and will do everything for the tremendous winnings and lifting the title.

Olympiacos made a good job reaching the final game although their journey wasn't that easy. Same goes for Fiorentina which is the favourite one and having another Italian team winning UEFA Europa League is surely boosting the players to return with a trophy.

[wildey]

Olympiacos vs Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final. This is one of the interesting game to watch because both sides have earned their desirable position to fit in and will do everything for the tremendous winnings and lifting the title.

Olympiacos made a good job reaching the final game although their journey wasn't that easy. Same goes for Fiorentina which is the favourite one and having another Italian team winning UEFA Europa League is surely boosting the players to return with a trophy.

Maybe many people support Fiorentina but I personally support Olympiacos I can see their struggle when they reach the final it's really impressive
Next week we will see who the winner and I'm not surprised if Olympiacos lifts the trophy, Olympiacos can repeat the moment when they beat Aston Villa
In addition, it also predicts that the two teams will score a lot of goals because both teams are equally aggressive.

[emrecemsan]

It is interesting that the Conference League finale isn't played before the Europa League and Champions League ones.    You know, normally this is quite common in sports. Third place decider matches are always played first. This isn't exactly the same situation of course. But I liken it to the importance differences among European tournaments.

Anyway, after seeing the favourite side in the Europa League finale losing, I wonder what will happen here... Olympiacos are also the underdog here but anything can happen. I assume I will try my luck with them with a small bet. 

[Oluwa-btc]

Fiorentina with another final in the tournament and they will try and get it for sure. Olympiacos on the other hand looks really good . They beaten Aston Villa two times and i dont think anyone beated them two times in all competitions. It will be a close final but im going with Olympiacos in the final.

Last season, they came this far against one of the best clubs from English Premier League Competition ( West Ham United ) and at the end, lost the finals to West Ham United.
It gladdens me heart to see how they've shaped themselves despite all of the hurdles they go throughout this chase for this conference cup. They have done well and I must give them praises for that. One more time, they have to show strength as they failed before, keep them head high ups and win this game.

Aston Villa was considered one of the best amd favorites to win this Competition but they fell off dramatically as we never expected that during the first game they played at home. Having seen Olympiacos defeating Aston Villa and Unai Emery who has experience in European Competitions like this, they have to take caution and thread carefully.

I'm rooting for Florentina, if they do successfully win this Competition and Manchester United wins against Manchester City during the FA Cup Competition, Sofyan Amrabat would be able to win two silverwares at the end of the season. Same way it was for Joào Cancelo who won with Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

[LTU_btc]

Bumping this topic a bit day before the final. What are your thoughts before it? I would say that there is no favorite in this game. Olympiacos left no chance for Aston Villa in semifinal, so, you can't understimate them. While Fiorentina, they lost final last year, loss second season in a row would be very painful. Put BTTS @1.90, hope it won't be boring 0:0 after 90 or 120 minutes.
BTW, If Fiorentina will lift trophy, it would give 9th placed Torino place in next season Conference league. 9 team or almost half of league playing in Europe is something crazy that we didn't saw before.