UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season

[rendravolt]

Lewandowski has been motivated to tries to add his trophy collection to his library, Uefa Europa league is one he doesn't have which I think is a big desire to create many goals to Barcelona. But, the age factor is one condition he must think if want to continue in europa competition because there is a opponent that has golden age player who can be as competitor. Barca also have the attacker who can replace him any time if can give a contribution like Dembele, Raphinha, Depay and Torres.

Competition between young players can sometimes make Lewandowski even sharper in front of goal, I think he will continue to play to fill Barcelona's starters even though he is no longer young but Lewandowski's instinct for scoring goals cannot be doubted. It is likely that Lewandowski is a strong candidate for the top scorer in the European league this time, but he will need to beat Vitor Oliviera's record of 4 goals in order to win the award. However, if there are other options if Lewandowski is unsatisfactory then the choice I think is the most suitable is Memphis Depay, although he is rarely played but he is still good enough as a striker.

[SquallLeonhart]

Winning one more cup in Europe and winning a golden boot in Europa League are not bad for Lewandowski before he ends his career.

Robert Lewandowski is 34 years now. IMO, he has at least 3-4 years of quality football left in him. So it is too early to talk about his retirement. Ronaldo is performing exceptionally at the age of 37. The same can be said about some of the other players such as Goran Pandeev and Luka Modrić. Nowadays, players are able to maintain optimal form well in to late 30s. Lewandowski has scored 13 goals from 14 La Liga matches for Barcelona so far in 2022. That shows the sort of form he is in. And during the previous year, he scored 35 goals from 34 appearances in Bundesliga. 2020 was even better, with 41 goals from 29 matches.

I feel like 4 years would be a little bit too much. At 34 years old, 4 years later he would be 38 and yes he could play "somewhere" but as we have seen even with Ronaldo, the guy with the most goals in history of football, when you get to that age it is not easy to continue playing. Ibrahimovic may have done it until he is 41, but he plays for Milan and he was never their "star" player anymore, plus Milan is not Barcelona, there is a difference.

I think Lewandowski can play until 38, but he can't play at Barcelona until 38, he could play 2 full seasons there, and then a third season where things will show that he is not enough anymore, and be gone before fourth season.

[Oluwa-btc]

On the United side, Manchester United is not an easy opponent to beat by Barcelona. Currently, Erik Ten Hag's squad is on the right track. they just need even tighter chemistry and bonding. plus, it only requires a sharp center forward. so, this match will offer an interesting match.

Both Barcelona and Manchester United have strong squads. There are many star players in their squad. But despite having a lot of talented players, the two teams are still not stable. And so the performance of these two teams against each other cannot be predicted now. Their performance will depend on Xavi and Ten Hag's match strategy. Both the teams will become stronger if the match strategy and bonding between the players is good. Both have the propensity to win the Europa League title. But since the first match is Barcelona's home match. So I will put Barcelona ahead in this match. Barcelona is very strong at home.

At times I think like Xavi Hernandez is trying to play mind games by playing down the chances of his side winning the Europa League and also Manchester United. Barcelona player's returned early enough for training though and some of Manchester United player's also did.
The game will definitely be a hard and beautiful football, Casemiro will unite with one of the old side's he knows and rival's very well.

I'd say the both of them are to score in the game, they're both good attacking and defending side's, expecting a winner at the end will be difficult.

[Distraction]

Arsenal players must be just rubbing their hands after seeing a draw between Barcelona and Manchester United.    Because in the end, one of the biggest contenders for the Europa League title will surely be out of the tournament. I don't think which one to be eliminated matters for Arsenal now. Because both of them would be a big challenge for them here. I would like to remind you of one fact that Manchester United defeated Arsenal by 3-1 in the EPL this season.

Maybe Barcelona have seemed quite weak in big matches so far but I don't expect them to stay the same until the end of the season. Especially this long break must have been enough for them and Xavi to create a solution to this problem. I hope to see a stronger game plan in such matches from now on. As a result, Arsenal had better be ready for a big challenge here.

[darewaller]

At times I think like Xavi Hernandez is trying to play mind games by playing down the chances of his side winning the Europa League and also Manchester United. Barcelona player's returned early enough for training though and some of Manchester United player's also did.
The game will definitely be a hard and beautiful football, Casemiro will unite with one of the old side's he knows and rival's very well.

I'd say the both of them are to score in the game, they're both good attacking and defending side's, expecting a winner at the end will be difficult.

Both are big clubs and have enough quality players even right now Manchester United is facing issues but still have enough power to settle things within team quickly just because of this both are trying to have no hype about this game and results with I have feeling both will try to win and have chance to be into final of the Europa Cup.

Barcelona is surely currently doing amazing stuff with the rank of no 1 in La Liga, and now they will try to have their impact at this league as well because now after second time exit from Champions League is surely having negative about them, and they are surely looking for the better end of this season in both leagues specially after having positive results in domestic league now their next target is European competitions.

[Docnaster]

Winning one more cup in Europe and winning a golden boot in Europa League are not bad for Lewandowski before he ends his career.

Robert Lewandowski is 34 years now. IMO, he has at least 3-4 years of quality football left in him. So it is too early to talk about his retirement. Ronaldo is performing exceptionally at the age of 37. The same can be said about some of the other players such as Goran Pandeev and Luka Modrić. Nowadays, players are able to maintain optimal form well in to late 30s. Lewandowski has scored 13 goals from 14 La Liga matches for Barcelona so far in 2022. That shows the sort of form he is in. And during the previous year, he scored 35 goals from 34 appearances in Bundesliga. 2020 was even better, with 41 goals from 29 matches.

I feel like 4 years would be a little bit too much. At 34 years old, 4 years later he would be 38 and yes he could play "somewhere" but as we have seen even with Ronaldo, the guy with the most goals in history of football, when you get to that age it is not easy to continue playing. Ibrahimovic may have done it until he is 41, but he plays for Milan and he was never their "star" player anymore, plus Milan is not Barcelona, there is a difference.

I think Lewandowski can play until 38, but he can't play at Barcelona until 38, he could play 2 full seasons there, and then a third season where things will show that he is not enough anymore, and be gone before the fourth season.

I think you have a point there, From the look of things, Robert Lewandowsky can play even at age 38. But I'm of the opinion that even at that age, I think he can still perform in Barcelona but not as well as he does now. Currently, he has many goals but he's eager to score much more. and I think Barcelona understands his style of play very well. knowing well that it will take longer for a player at that age to switch teams and adapt to the new team's playing pattern, I believe Lewandowsky won't take such under advisement.
If Robert Lewandowsky could play for any team at age 38, I think FCB is one of that them.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Lewandowski has been motivated to tries to add his trophy collection to his library, Uefa Europa league is one he doesn't have which I think is a big desire to create many goals to Barcelona. But, the age factor is one condition he must think if want to continue in europa competition because there is a opponent that has golden age player who can be as competitor. Barca also have the attacker who can replace him any time if can give a contribution like Dembele, Raphinha, Depay and Torres.

Competition between young players can sometimes make Lewandowski even sharper in front of goal, I think he will continue to play to fill Barcelona's starters even though he is no longer young but Lewandowski's instinct for scoring goals cannot be doubted. It is likely that Lewandowski is a strong candidate for the top scorer in the European league this time, but he will need to beat Vitor Oliviera's record of 4 goals in order to win the award. However, if there are other options if Lewandowski is unsatisfactory then the choice I think is the most suitable is Memphis Depay, although he is rarely played but he is still good enough as a striker.

Depay? In fact, he will be auctioned off at a low price in the transfer this time because his contribution is lacking.
I think in this case Lewandowski will still play his role well because in any case he is the hope now.
But this condition is still uncertain, especially we also may have to wait longer with things that will definitely happen in the continuation of the league because there could be some surprises about this transfer and the performance of the two clubs before the Europa League Play Offs begin.

[Rengga Jati]

Both Barcelona and Manchester United have strong squads. There are many star players in their squad. But despite having a lot of talented players, the two teams are still not stable.

If compared to Man United, Barcelona may have a better squad and performance. However, as you said, both are sometimes inconsistent enough with their performance. Moreover with some problems that Man United faced previously. After being eliminated from the UCL, I am sure that Lewandowski was stressed enough because he cannot bring Barcelona to continue to the next stage. That is why I am sure that in this UEFA, he will do his best to make his new club shine again. However, Xavi has learned many things after their failure at UCL. 

 

[JeffBrad12]

In my opinion I prefer Manchester United ahead of Barcelona. Because Manchester United team players are more experienced than Barcelona team players. If these two teams go head-to-head, I think Manchester United will win by a landslide.

I think that you shall watch the history of head to head between barcelona against MU yet MU has more chance caused by xavi was the worst coach for barcelona. Mu may on advantage over barcelona. Barcelona is quite strong at this moment with lewandowski who has become pure striker for barcelona. We will not know the winner if we will not watch the match between barcelona against MU which will come next year. Lewandowski may help barcelona to beat MU but i hope that MU will become a winner.
MU can beat barcelona in the current form.

[Minor Miner]

Winning one more cup in Europe and winning a golden boot in Europa League are not bad for Lewandowski before he ends his career.

Robert Lewandowski is 34 years now. IMO, he has at least 3-4 years of quality football left in him. So it is too early to talk about his retirement. Ronaldo is performing exceptionally at the age of 37. The same can be said about some of the other players such as Goran Pandeev and Luka Modrić. Nowadays, players are able to maintain optimal form well in to late 30s. Lewandowski has scored 13 goals from 14 La Liga matches for Barcelona so far in 2022. That shows the sort of form he is in. And during the previous year, he scored 35 goals from 34 appearances in Bundesliga. 2020 was even better, with 41 goals from 29 matches.

I feel like 4 years would be a little bit too much. At 34 years old, 4 years later he would be 38 and yes he could play "somewhere" but as we have seen even with Ronaldo, the guy with the most goals in history of football, when you get to that age it is not easy to continue playing. Ibrahimovic may have done it until he is 41, but he plays for Milan and he was never their "star" player anymore, plus Milan is not Barcelona, there is a difference.
I think Lewandowski can play until 38, but he can't play at Barcelona until 38, he could play 2 full seasons there, and then a third season where things will show that he is not enough anymore, and be gone before the fourth season.

I think you have a point there, From the look of things, Robert Lewandowsky can play even at age 38. But I'm of the opinion that even at that age, I think he can still perform in Barcelona but not as well as he does now. Currently, he has many goals but he's eager to score much more. and I think Barcelona understands his style of play very well. knowing well that it will take longer for a player at that age to switch teams and adapt to the new team's playing pattern, I believe Lewandowsky won't take such under advisement.
If Robert Lewandowsky could play for any team at age 38, I think FCB is one of that them.

Lewandowski, Messi or Ronaldo's fitness is still excellent. And I wouldn't be surprised if they play until 38/39. I agree with you that Lewandowski can easily play until 38. But I don't think he will be effective at 38 for Serie A or Premier League. If Lewandowski can maintain his fitness, he can stay with Barcelona for a long time. Barcelona are going back to their old tiki taka tactics. And so I think if Lewandowski's fitness is good, he can stay with Barcelona until he is 38 and continue his good performances.

[SirLancelot]

Robert Lewandowski is 34 years now. IMO, he has at least 3-4 years of quality football left in him. So it is too early to talk about his retirement. Ronaldo is performing exceptionally at the age of 37. The same can be said about some of the other players such as Goran Pandeev and Luka Modrić. Nowadays, players are able to maintain optimal form well in to late 30s. Lewandowski has scored 13 goals from 14 La Liga matches for Barcelona so far in 2022. That shows the sort of form he is in. And during the previous year, he scored 35 goals from 34 appearances in Bundesliga. 2020 was even better, with 41 goals from 29 matches.

Yes, medicine, including restorative medicine, is developing very quickly and this is reflected in the longevity of athletes (we can observe this in all sports). Lewandowski definitely has 3-4 years ahead of him where he will play close to his best level.
By the way, imagine how many goals Mbappe and Haaland will score if they play until the age of 40 at the top level 

There is no doubt about these two ability and quality, and we can expect tough competition and comparison between these two even right now Mbappé is far ahead from Haaland but as you saying if these two could be able to play until 40 then surely we can expect too many records and awards in front of their names but right now prediction is not possible because injuries and other factors also can create their own impact which is also having impression on their performance in future as well even right now things looking amazing, and we can expect good positive competition for long run in club level and now with the next world cup is going to play with 48 teams most chances we will be able to have Haaland also in the world cup which could be more excited.

[Sithara007]

I feel like 4 years would be a little bit too much. At 34 years old, 4 years later he would be 38 and yes he could play "somewhere" but as we have seen even with Ronaldo, the guy with the most goals in history of football, when you get to that age it is not easy to continue playing. Ibrahimovic may have done it until he is 41, but he plays for Milan and he was never their "star" player anymore, plus Milan is not Barcelona, there is a difference.

I think Lewandowski can play until 38, but he can't play at Barcelona until 38, he could play 2 full seasons there, and then a third season where things will show that he is not enough anymore, and be gone before fourth season.

I have to admit that you are probably right. No matter how much I want Lewandowski to continue with Barcelona, age is a very big factor for consideration. But I still believe that he maybe able to stretch for 3 seasons without a visible degradation in form. Playing for Barca at the age of 38 will be tough. But there is a lot of demand for players such as Lewandowski, and similar to what Cristiano Ronaldo did with Al-Nassr, he can sign a huge deal with some of the cash-rich Arab clubs and easily earn a few hundred million USD before he retires.

[martyns]

I feel like 4 years would be a little bit too much. At 34 years old, 4 years later he would be 38 and yes he could play "somewhere" but as we have seen even with Ronaldo, the guy with the most goals in history of football, when you get to that age it is not easy to continue playing. Ibrahimovic may have done it until he is 41, but he plays for Milan and he was never their "star" player anymore, plus Milan is not Barcelona, there is a difference.

I think Lewandowski can play until 38, but he can't play at Barcelona until 38, he could play 2 full seasons there, and then a third season where things will show that he is not enough anymore, and be gone before fourth season.

I have to admit that you are probably right. No matter how much I want Lewandowski to continue with Barcelona, age is a very big factor for consideration. But I still believe that he maybe able to stretch for 3 seasons without a visible degradation in form. Playing for Barca at the age of 38 will be tough. But there is a lot of demand for players such as Lewandowski, and similar to what Cristiano Ronaldo did with Al-Nassr, he can sign a huge deal with some of the cash-rich Arab clubs and easily earn a few hundred million USD before he retires.

It won't be good for a player like Ronaldo to move to Al-Nassar because of the name he has made in football.Moving from England to there is like leaving Europe to where your name will not be know.It is only money that can send someone there,but he has the money already,so going there will take him out of the view and access of people.
I prefer he goes to another club in Europe or better still,make things up with Manchester  united,but that looks like something impossible now.I pray he finds a club as soon as possible.

[X-ray]

Both Barcelona and Manchester United have strong squads. There are many star players in their squad. But despite having a lot of talented players, the two teams are still not stable.

If compared to Man United, Barcelona may have a better squad and performance. However, as you said, both are sometimes inconsistent enough with their performance. Moreover with some problems that Man United faced previously. After being eliminated from the UCL, I am sure that Lewandowski was stressed enough because he cannot bring Barcelona to continue to the next stage. That is why I am sure that in this UEFA, he will do his best to make his new club shine again. However, Xavi has learned many things after their failure at UCL. 

 

Lewandowski feel disappointed caused by barcelona got kicked out from UCL yet he can do nothing about that's why he must accept the truth. MU gonna be a very tough opponent for barcelona. MU has been on fire in the curabao cup and marcus rashford may become the one who will be a thread for barcelona. Xavi will be losing some players like de jong that may be going to the MU. Im sure that MU will able to defeat barcelona in the first leg of europa league. I think that both have a capable squad to defeat one to each other. MU gonna be on fire against barcelona.

[Razmirraz]

Lewandowski feel disappointed caused by barcelona got kicked out from UCL yet he can do nothing about that's why he must accept the truth. MU gonna be a very tough opponent for barcelona. MU has been on fire in the curabao cup and marcus rashford may become the one who will be a thread for barcelona. Xavi will be losing some players like de jong that may be going to the MU. Im sure that MU will able to defeat barcelona in the first leg of europa league. I think that both have a capable squad to defeat one to each other. MU gonna be on fire against barcelona.

I am confused about what you wrote above.
First, you say MU has been on fire in the curabao cup and marcus rashford may become the one who will be a thread for barcelona, even though Rashford was defending Manchester United.
Second, Xavi will be losing some players like de jong that may be going to the MU, in fact there has been no official agreement from the two clubs for the transfer of De Jong.
Third, You sure that MU will able to defeat barcelona in the first leg of europa league, after that you say both teams have a squad capable of beating each other.
Obviously, this is very confusing to me.

[Pokapoka124]

On the United side, Manchester United is not an easy opponent to beat by Barcelona. Currently, Erik Ten Hag's squad is on the right track. they just need even tighter chemistry and bonding. plus, it only requires a sharp center forward. so, this match will offer an interesting match.

Both Barcelona and Manchester United have strong squads. There are many star players in their squad. But despite having a lot of talented players, the two teams are still not stable. And so the performance of these two teams against each other cannot be predicted now. Their performance will depend on Xavi and Ten Hag's match strategy. Both the teams will become stronger if the match strategy and bonding between the players is good. Both have the propensity to win the Europa League title. But since the first match is Barcelona's home match. So I will put Barcelona ahead in this match. Barcelona is very strong at home.

Both teams have made improvements this season , a lot different from the previous season. Barcelona had quite a tough time in the champions leagues and got kicked out in the group stages of the competition while Manchester United are looking to continue their campaign in the Europa league  after the break. Their meeting in the playoffs will show how well both teams have improved and are ready to compete in European top competitions this season. Both have good squads and capabilities to win, I believe the game can go either way.

[OcTradism]

Both Barcelona and Manchester United have strong squads. There are many star players in their squad.

Before World Cup 2022, Barcelona had better foundation than Manchester United even United had some improvement in last several weeks before the tournament. After World Cup 2022, United have more players who have good performance in World Cup 2022 than Barcelona. Will it affect their face to face matches in Europa League?

Both teams have made improvements this season , a lot different from the previous season. Barcelona had quite a tough time in the champions leagues and got kicked out in the group stages of the competition while Manchester United are looking to continue their campaign in the Europa league  after the break.

The improvements in Barcelona started since the second half of last season and it has been continuing in this season. Xavi already a past second half season and a summer to prepare tactics, trainings for Barcelona.

In contrast, Ten Hag only joined United in the summer and before World Cup 2022, he still tried to do trials and found best formations for United. With good results before World Cup, we can consider that Ten Hag already found a winning formula for United.

Their meeting in the playoffs will show how well both teams have improved and are ready to compete in European top competitions this season. Both have good squads and capabilities to win, I believe the game can go either way.

Their meeting in a play-off knock-out matches in Europa League is a big clash that reminds their fans about their not too far past when two clubs are big names in Champions League.

[Silence Scream]

On the United side, Manchester United is not an easy opponent to beat by Barcelona. Currently, Erik Ten Hag's squad is on the right track. they just need even tighter chemistry and bonding. plus, it only requires a sharp center forward. so, this match will offer an interesting match.

Both Barcelona and Manchester United have strong squads. There are many star players in their squad. But despite having a lot of talented players, the two teams are still not stable. And so the performance of these two teams against each other cannot be predicted now. Their performance will depend on Xavi and Ten Hag's match strategy. Both the teams will become stronger if the match strategy and bonding between the players is good. Both have the propensity to win the Europa League title. But since the first match is Barcelona's home match. So I will put Barcelona ahead in this match. Barcelona is very strong at home.

Both teams have made improvements this season , a lot different from the previous season. Barcelona had quite a tough time in the champions leagues and got kicked out in the group stages of the competition while Manchester United are looking to continue their campaign in the Europa league  after the break. Their meeting in the playoffs will show how well both teams have improved and are ready to compete in European top competitions this season. Both have good squads and capabilities to win, I believe the game can go either way.

I don't know what the result will be, but as we are talking on the forum right now, I think the Manchester United-Barcelona match is being talked about all over the world.  There was no interest in the European league as before, but the teams eliminated from UCL definitely made this place very exciting.  Since Manchester United could not finish the group as the leader, they had to stay in these matchups.  I think Barcelona is better and will pass the elimination.

[Zanab247]

Now that many teams are about to resume back to UEFA champions league competition, I guess there will be surprise  performance in this resumption from some teams because, many teams will feel they are on top no need of adding more effort again. Based on what I have experienced during the holiday, show that Real Madrid will lack in the area of attack which will cause the team poor performance because, they relaxed on one player in the team that is facing injury.

[RealMalatesta]

I don't know what the result will be, but as we are talking on the forum right now, I think the Manchester United-Barcelona match is being talked about all over the world.  There was no interest in the European league as before, but the teams eliminated from UCL definitely made this place very exciting.  Since Manchester United could not finish the group as the leader, they had to stay in these matchups.  I think Barcelona is better and will pass the elimination.

It's normal, there are less entertaining games at UCL right now and it is normal for people to be excited about that game. United and Barcelona are both teams that used to be awesome, had a bad period, and trying to recover this year back to their good old years.

They are basically having the same issues and it should not be shocking that their fans want their teams to win not just because they like to win this time, that's true for all times but this time they want it as a sign of recovery to good times as well. One of the fanbases will be upset, one of them will lose, and that will not just be loss of a game but potential loss of hope for the recovery process as well.