UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season

[SquallLeonhart]

Seems you are misunderstanding about Robert Lewandowski punishment and absent in three matches later, Lewandowski absent only in La Liga competition and not any related with UEFA Europe League, still can playing against Manchester United in playoff round for next months.

Having one bigger team eliminated early in UEFA Europe League after playoff drawing match between Barcelona vs Manchester United, I don't think which one between Barcelona and Manchester United have eliminated early. This season many bigger team failed in Champion League knock out and have participants in Europe League and seems many big match later after playoff round for schedule drawing because still left Juventus, Ajax Amsterdam and Arsenal.

Also the next games they are going to play will be Espanyol, ATM, Betis, Getafe and some Spanish cup thing in between. So even if it was "any 3 next games including europa" for example, which it is not like you said, they would still not play United in the next 3 games at all, they will play like 9 games before they play against United, their game will be 16th of February which is a long way out.

I feel like the team could change so much until then, not only Lewandowski will come back and hopefully could stay healthy, but we are talking about maybe some transfers during winter break as well and that could be quite amazing for them. Maybe even build a better team.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Actually I can't say that Barcelona are perfect now either. Because they have had serious problems in big matches as we all know very well from the ones they have played so far. Lewandowski was very ineffective as well in those matches but the team performance was also bad. It didn't change no matter in what tournament they played. I'm wondering about this the most as a result. Xavi had a very much time in the World Cup break to think of a solution for this. Because it means everything to the team.

I dunno why a player like lewandoski should be signed to FCB; the man is  aged and should be thinking of enjoying retirement right from his stay in Bayern ... How long do you think he's got to play?? That's economic waste, believe me. Plus, he's need to be given some time to adjust to the Spanish system and game play -- which is the reason he's not really performing as expected -- that while could even take a whole season. Isn't that exactly what happened in LEO's case?? When he was moved to the french league, it became almost impossible for him to score a goal until became familiarized. I won't conclude that Xavi is a flop but he thinks that most players that's made PAST legacies could still function effectively today -- that's impossible.

If they don't make progress about this then I won't be surprised even if Manchester United eliminate them in the Europa League. As a result it is still early to be sure of anything about this draw.

The progress was supposed to be planned and subscribed during the world cup break as you Said; if nothing was done, then they're finna lose woefully... No big deals

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[Docnaster]

I don't see United nowhere near the finals of Europa League this season and I also don't see them reaching semi-finals either. Why ? Well this team looks nothing like United and they are having a lot of internal problems in the club that are not surfacing around media and fans know this well. It would be a massive surprise if somehow United will win UEL and in my honest opinion , there are plenty other teams who are having better chances than them ...per example : Juventus.

But that doesn't stop them from playing in the final or semifinal, right? Everyone will notice that they are not the Manchester United we know then, but now they are heading for a change for the better. Erik Ten Hag carried out a difficult process because he had to build Manchester United from adversity first. He also couldn't immediately implement what he wanted because he had just joined Manchester United. They have the same opportunity as Barcelona.

I agree that everyone has the same proximity to the Europa league title. But they are certain things that promote the proximity of one team over that of the other team. Manchester United for instance are currently facing internal drama as stated by maju69, and this challenge is currently giving Ten hag a tough time on how to choose his standard first Eleven team. All may affect Manchester united performance in the subsequent European league and the England EPL matches. Secondly,  Eric Hag is yet to find a befitting Tactic for the current squad he is using. The ones he managed to win are all trial patterns, not team-owned tactics. I pray before then he has tactics that will be best to play against Barcelona.

[LUCKMCFLY]

In width, the EL has become stronger this season compared to last season. And then you also have a few remarkable matches with the current draw. It's a pity that a few good clubs are going to die now, but it gives the lesser teams the opportunity to move on to the next round. Last year the final in the EL was certainly not stronger than the one in the CL, that will be different this year. I can't even remember if Barcelona ever won the EL because they always play CL usually?

This season even looks almost the same if a comparison is made in terms of the teams that entered in these two competitions. This season's European League has matches that will be very interesting because several teams that failed in the Champions League have already gone down to the Europa League. However, that does not mean that in the Champions League there are no good and strong teams that will compete this season, because several teams that still look strong this season are still there.

Well, personally I think that this time the Europa League will be very exciting, it is obvious that some of the teams are quite well armed, but all the attention will be on Barcelona, which is the team that promises the most, just like Man United In general, these teams are giving a lot to talk about, Man United is the one that intrigues me the most because after what happened with CR7 it is very likely that there will be a lot of controversies, some players want to leave because the They did very well in the World Cup, especially the players from Portugal who have a lot of participation in the team. Also with a trainer like Ten Hag, I think many will want to leave.

Europa League matches will be so exciting to watch. From the looks of things, some clubs have already shown signs of weakness and these clubs may likely not qualify for the next stage. it's difficult to predict the winner between Manchester United vs Barcelona, Ajax vs Union Berlin, and Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes, others like Roma, Sporting, PSV, Juventus, and Monaco, Seem more dominating in this stage because from the fixtures, they seem to be the stronger side, and with that, they may likely qualify. But I see Arsenal as the next Europa league winners

It will be difficult to say which team will actually win these matches. Because the teams in each match are very strong. They will all want to qualify for the next round. Because of that, it can be said that the Europa League matches will be very competitive now.

The truth is that it is difficult to determine what can happen, because the teams that I think are stronger are Barcelona and Manchester United, but due to their big (different) problems that the teams have, it can have an impact on their way of playing, because the players when they feel that there are problems in their club there are many things that do not work well, there is no better thing than everything being fine and in harmony, in part I would like the teams to be 100% because that way it is much more enjoyable, instead if teams lose, they can say it was because of internal problems and all the excuses they can come up with.

Now in the Europa League a curiosity:

The major UEFA rule change to affect Mykhaylo Mudryk if he completes Arsenal transfer

Despite the fact Mudryk featured for Shakhtar in the Champions League group phase, he would still be permitted to play for the Gunners from the round of 16 and onwards in the Europa League if he was to seal a big-money transfer in the upcoming January window.

This is because the ruling states: 'As of the round of 16, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 2 February 2023 (24.00CET) at the latest. This deadline cannot be extended.

'Any or all of the players from the above quota of three may have been fielded for another club in the qualifying phase, play-offs or group stage of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League.'

Source: https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/uefa-rule-mudryk-arsenal-transfer-25541917

[makishart]

Europa League matches will be so exciting to watch. From the looks of things, some clubs have already shown signs of weakness and these clubs may likely not qualify for the next stage. it's difficult to predict the winner between Manchester United vs Barcelona, Ajax vs Union Berlin, and Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes, others like Roma, Sporting, PSV, Juventus, and Monaco, Seem more dominating in this stage because from the fixtures, they seem to be the stronger side, and with that, they may likely qualify. But I see Arsenal as the next Europa league winners

It seems like that whole of matches that will be happening in the europa league become even more difficult to predict. I just wanna see how MU will be able to win against barcelona. This is the most exciting match from whole of europa league matches that gonna happen next year. It seems like that so many people were also putting their attention to the barcelon against MU too. There are so many strong clubs who didn;t lucky enough to survive in UCL must be gone to the europa league.
There will be so many exciting match to come very soon. It's likely that so many people may be facing lose caused by betting in the wrong team.

I agree with you that now it is difficult to determine the winners of the upcoming matches. Especially difficult to do so between Barcelona and Manchester United, Ajax and Union Berlin, Salzburg and Roma and Sevilla and PSV. Especially when considering last year's unexpected final, when Eintracht Frankfurt played Glasgow Rangers. Perhaps this year there will be surprises waiting for us too.

yeah, i feel it about how difficult for me to pick which team that will be used to bet on it but it seems like that there will be a lot of changes gonna happen before february as the clubs like MU and barcelona have been aiming to sign so many new players in january. I can imagine the atmosphere of europa  league is pretty much the same like champion league. The last season was really unpredictable just like mostly of people were betting on barcelona but frankfurt was defeating it. The same situation may happen again. i don't put so much hope for the clubs with big name in the europa league caused by any team have same chances to win the trophy. Ajax vs Berlin gonna be a very interesting match too. I would believe if there will be many surprises to come in february along with ucl.

[rozak]

. Ajax vs Berlin gonna be a very interesting match too. I would believe if there will be many surprises to come in february along with ucl.

Ajax and Union have not seen each other for a long time. and the meeting of the two of course will be interesting. team gatherings of equal strength, of course, will always attract attention. it is difficult to predict because Ajax also experiences ups and downs in its performance. Likewise, Union was once very strong at the top of the table, and eventually, they lost their consistency.
maybe it will be difficult to predict this match, but I will bet on Ajax.

[bering]

. Ajax vs Berlin gonna be a very interesting match too. I would believe if there will be many surprises to come in february along with ucl.

Ajax and Union have not seen each other for a long time. and the meeting of the two of course will be interesting. team gatherings of equal strength, of course, will always attract attention. it is difficult to predict because Ajax also experiences ups and downs in its performance. Likewise, Union was once very strong at the top of the table, and eventually, they lost their consistency.
maybe it will be difficult to predict this match, but I will bet on Ajax.

This is first time for Union Berlin qualified to play off match because before this season Union Berlin only can able to play at conference league last season and they were failed to qualified at that time because only finish at 3rd place on standings group and obviously Ajax is the favourite considering they have more experience to playing at europeaan competitions more than Union Berlin

Maybe Ajax has slightly strong than Union Berlin especially on Eredivise Ajax has joined race with Feyenoord for race title but the opposite from Union Berlin because at their domestic league they have to struggle return to winning track and indeed this match is very difficult to predicted because both of teams were never met before so Union Berlin can be playing unpredictable and possibly beat Ajax i think this not impossible considering on europa league i was often to see big teams were defeated by underdog teams

[rahmad2nd]

I don't see United nowhere near the finals of Europa League this season and I also don't see them reaching semi-finals either. Why ? Well this team looks nothing like United and they are having a lot of internal problems in the club that are not surfacing around media and fans know this well. It would be a massive surprise if somehow United will win UEL and in my honest opinion , there are plenty other teams who are having better chances than them ...per example : Juventus.

I'm not a fan of The Red Devils. however, referring to what you said. I believe the club's internal problems have passed, after Ronaldo's departure from Old Trafford. Currently, Ten Hag has brought United on the right track compared to previous coaches after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.

I agree that United are still a long way from getting close to the Europa League final. however, at least they still have the same opportunity as the other teams competing in this championship. some other rumors about reports that Manchester United will be sold, I'm sure if this happens and is acquired by another company or billionaire, Manchester United will soon return to its prime.

Speaking of Juventus, actually I don't have much information regarding Italian League clubs. however, according to some rumors I read that Juvetus' internal problems were more complicated than what happened to Manchester United. However, I cannot verify the validity of these rumors.

In essence, as a football lover I am happy to see matches that are very interesting and entertaining.

[asriloni]

Actually I can't say that Barcelona are perfect now either. Because they have had serious problems in big matches as we all know very well from the ones they have played so far. Lewandowski was very ineffective as well in those matches but the team performance was also bad. It didn't change no matter in what tournament they played. I'm wondering about this the most as a result. Xavi had a very much time in the World Cup break to think of a solution for this. Because it means everything to the team.

Xavi was also getting bad result last year once frankfurt has been kicking out barcelona from europa league. I think that it doesn't matter how many great players in your team as long as the team has bad team worker and that's going to have the same result as last year. Xavi itself already become a coach with very worst win rate from first 50 matches.

If they don't make progress about this then I won't be surprised even if Manchester United eliminate them in the Europa League. As a result it is still early to be sure of anything about this draw.

Laporta itself already said about his disappointed with the result from barcelona in UCL. I didn't know why this garbage coach has not yet been sacked and replaced with a good coach that can make barcelona even better.
I hope that MU will eliminate barcelona like what frankfurt did to barcelona last season.

[rendravolt]

Actually I can't say that Barcelona are perfect now either. Because they have had serious problems in big matches as we all know very well from the ones they have played so far. Lewandowski was very ineffective as well in those matches but the team performance was also bad. It didn't change no matter in what tournament they played. I'm wondering about this the most as a result. Xavi had a very much time in the World Cup break to think of a solution for this. Because it means everything to the team.

If they don't make progress about this then I won't be surprised even if Manchester United eliminate them in the Europa League. As a result it is still early to be sure of anything about this draw.

Barcelona's Europa League match against Manchester United is still so long ago and in that match Barcelona hosted the first leg, so I'm not really worried about that. Surely Xavi will evaluate all the players and performance during this season, plus Barcelona still have about 1 month more to prepare against the red devil squad. So I think Lewandowski will still be the first choice in attack and I think Man United must prepare everything for this match.

[Docnaster]

. Ajax vs Berlin gonna be a very interesting match too. I would believe if there will be many surprises to come in february along with ucl.

Ajax and Union have not seen each other for a long time. and the meeting of the two of course will be interesting. team gatherings of equal strength, of course, will always attract attention. it is difficult to predict because Ajax also experiences ups and downs in its performance. Likewise, Union was once very strong at the top of the table, and eventually, they lost their consistency.
maybe it will be difficult to predict this match, but I will bet on Ajax.

It's actually difficult to predict who is going to be the winner in the match between Ajax and Union Berlin. But I will bet on union Berlin to win the match because of their past result so far this season. They have a winning record against strong sides like Braga, Monchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund, and many other stronger sides in Europe. But Ajax on the other hand does not have much winning record in strong matches this year. Perhaps they would be a difference this time.

[darewaller]

Actually I can't say that Barcelona are perfect now either. Because they have had serious problems in big matches as we all know very well from the ones they have played so far. Lewandowski was very ineffective as well in those matches but the team performance was also bad. It didn't change no matter in what tournament they played. I'm wondering about this the most as a result. Xavi had a very much time in the World Cup break to think of a solution for this. Because it means everything to the team.

If they don't make progress about this then I won't be surprised even if Manchester United eliminate them in the Europa League. As a result it is still early to be sure of anything about this draw.

Barcelona's Europa League match against Manchester United is still so long ago and in that match Barcelona hosted the first leg, so I'm not really worried about that. Surely Xavi will evaluate all the players and performance during this season, plus Barcelona still have about 1 month more to prepare against the red devil squad. So I think Lewandowski will still be the first choice in attack and I think Man United must prepare everything for this match.

It's going to be a very difficult fight, it will take both teams to play at 100% for them to have even a slight chance because they are equally great teams and it's very funny for me to see them match up in europa because there are worse teams in UCL right now, it is just a problem with their groups, like Barcelona failed with Inter and all.

In the end, we are going to see just one of them go further and that is sad because there will still be worse teams but because of the matchup one of the great teams will be gone. I just hope that whoever wins this game, ends up winning the cup so that the loser will feel at least a bit good about the loss to the eventual champions.

[Docnaster]

I don't see United nowhere near the finals of Europa League this season and I also don't see them reaching semi-finals either. Why ? Well this team looks nothing like United and they are having a lot of internal problems in the club that are not surfacing around media and fans know this well. It would be a massive surprise if somehow United will win UEL and in my honest opinion , there are plenty other teams who are having better chances than them ...per example : Juventus.

But that doesn't stop them from playing in the final or semifinal, right? Everyone will notice that they are not the Manchester United we know then, but now they are heading for a change for the better. Erik Ten Hag carried out a difficult process because he had to build Manchester United from adversity first. He also couldn't immediately implement what he wanted because he had just joined Manchester United. They have the same opportunity as Barcelona.

I don't know what boltz is saying. Manchester United and Juventus who is in more crisis.
Manchester United is back to form and as we can see they are winning matches.
I don't think that Juventus is anywhere better than Manchester United in form and management.

[hahay]

I don't see United nowhere near the finals of Europa League this season and I also don't see them reaching semi-finals either. Why ? Well this team looks nothing like United and they are having a lot of internal problems in the club that are not surfacing around media and fans know this well. It would be a massive surprise if somehow United will win UEL and in my honest opinion , there are plenty other teams who are having better chances than them ...per example : Juventus.

But that doesn't stop them from playing in the final or semifinal, right? Everyone will notice that they are not the Manchester United we know then, but now they are heading for a change for the better. Erik Ten Hag carried out a difficult process because he had to build Manchester United from adversity first. He also couldn't immediately implement what he wanted because he had just joined Manchester United. They have the same opportunity as Barcelona.

I don't know what boltz is saying. Manchester United and Juventus who is in more crisis.
Manchester United is back to form and as we can see they are winning matches.
I don't think that Juventus is anywhere better than Manchester United in form and management.

Yes, it's strange to compare him to Juventus because in reality Juventus are also experiencing problems, especially with their management or board. Because I think if you compare it with their management it is clear that Manchester United is still better and healthier, because even though Juventus at this moment also looks good in Serie A, in reality they have a more complicated problem regarding the case of document falsification.
So yes, it's totally wrong to compare Manchester United to Juventus but anyway, I personally believe Manchester United can beat Barcelona and Manchester United can go far in the Europa League this season.

Instead of comparing it to Juventus, I think it would be more correct to compare it to Arsenal because they are both on the rise and also they have healthier management than Juventus.
But yes, because Arsenal managed to win the group, of course Arsenal will play in the next play-off round, but at least that also proves that Arsenal this season are indeed better when compared to Manchester United who only finished runners up and Juventus who were eliminated from the Champions League.

[X-ray]

I see Manchester United as more likely in this league. They have performed well in this league and have managed to win every match well. Hope they will play great in the next matches and move forward.

Let's see how it's going on against barcelona. Barcelona has become a worst dream for united in the so many matches. It's caused by MU was always losing against barcelona. It's quite easy to counter barcelona just like used parking bus strategy. MU has been coming back again after it was struggling with the performance due to the so many problems that happened in the internal of club. I can only hope if MU will be sending back barcelona to the la liga again same like when it was losing against frankfurt. Xavi has europa league as the only hope for barcelona to take the trophy.
Barcelona may still perform so well in the domestic league but barcelona lose points from the result against espanyol. MU will be also buying some new ammunitions during january to make the team even more stronger.

[D-law]

I don't see United nowhere near the finals of Europa League this season and I also don't see them reaching semi-finals either. Why ? Well this team looks nothing like United and they are having a lot of internal problems in the club that are not surfacing around media and fans know this well. It would be a massive surprise if somehow United will win UEL and in my honest opinion , there are plenty other teams who are having better chances than them ...per example : Juventus.

I'm not a fan of The Red Devils. however, referring to what you said. I believe the club's internal problems have passed, after Ronaldo's departure from Old Trafford. Currently, Ten Hag has brought United on the right track compared to previous coaches after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.

I agree that United are still a long way from getting close to the Europa League final. however, at least they still have the same opportunity as the other teams competing in this championship. some other rumors about reports that Manchester United will be sold, I'm sure if this happens and is acquired by another company or billionaire, Manchester United will soon return to its prime.

Speaking of Juventus, actually I don't have much information regarding Italian League clubs. however, according to some rumors I read that Juvetus' internal problems were more complicated than what happened to Manchester United. However, I cannot verify the validity of these rumors.

In essence, as a football lover I am happy to see matches that are very interesting and entertaining.

Juventus are currently scrapping all those involved in the mess away finally
Some five to six board of directors have successfully resigned
Ten Hag has full control over Man United in the way he disciplines the player's

[Sterbens]

. Ajax vs Berlin gonna be a very interesting match too. I would believe if there will be many surprises to come in february along with ucl.

Ajax and Union have not seen each other for a long time. and the meeting of the two of course will be interesting. team gatherings of equal strength, of course, will always attract attention. it is difficult to predict because Ajax also experiences ups and downs in its performance. Likewise, Union was once very strong at the top of the table, and eventually, they lost their consistency.
maybe it will be difficult to predict this match, but I will bet on Ajax.

I don't remember whether these two teams have met other than in their friendly match 2 years ago, and even then the match ended in a draw, 2-2. Apart from that match, have they ever met in official European competitions?
Ajax is one of the giant teams in the Eradivisie, while Union Berlin I can't say that they are a weak team, but I also can't say that they are a strong team. Even though they have sat at the top of the standings in a few weeks, in the end their position had to be couped by Bayern Munich, which has owned that position in the last decade. So I'm also likely to bet on Ajax in this match.

[rahmad2nd]

Well, looks like we're going to start a new discussion and I'm quite bored to discuss Barcelona and Manchester United. as it seems, these two teams have never met at any level of competition apart from friendly matches. it seems, this match will not be as exciting as other matches, especially Manchester vs Barcelona. however, that does not mean that in the match later the two teams will not display an interesting game.

even so, I think after all for this fight Alfred Schreuder's troops are superior to Union Berlin. because after all, Ajax is a very tough team in its domestic league.

On the Berlin side, I doubt that Urs Fischer's men will focus more on the Europa League. the reason is, Union Berlin will struggle to maintain its ranking in its domestic league, what's more, they also want to finish in the top four of the Bundesliga. but, once again I have to say that Union Berlin is not a well-established team in terms of game. especially in the first leg, they played an away game. and it seems, Ajax will advance to the next round.

[asriloni]

I don't see United nowhere near the finals of Europa League this season and I also don't see them reaching semi-finals either. Why ? Well this team looks nothing like United and they are having a lot of internal problems in the club that are not surfacing around media and fans know this well. It would be a massive surprise if somehow United will win UEL and in my honest opinion , there are plenty other teams who are having better chances than them ...per example : Juventus.

But that doesn't stop them from playing in the final or semifinal, right? Everyone will notice that they are not the Manchester United we know then, but now they are heading for a change for the better. Erik Ten Hag carried out a difficult process because he had to build Manchester United from adversity first. He also couldn't immediately implement what he wanted because he had just joined Manchester United. They have the same opportunity as Barcelona.

I don't know what boltz is saying. Manchester United and Juventus who is in more crisis.
Manchester United is back to form and as we can see they are winning matches.
I don't think that Juventus is anywhere better than Manchester United in form and management.

I think that both were going back to the their best performance. As far as i can see that if manchester united has been getting perfect results from a few matches in EPL. Juventus has not yet shown the current progress caused by serie a has not yet started. I think that it can be known easily if juventus and manchester united are good at this moment. We can take from the last five matches of juventus in serie a if juventus was always winning. That means juventus was also getting win streak too. Both were equal at this moment and there's no reason MU better than juventus in this case.

[tulusikhlas]

Well, looks like we're going to start a new discussion and I'm quite bored to discuss Barcelona and Manchester United. as it seems, these two teams have never met at any level of competition apart from friendly matches. it seems, this match will not be as exciting as other matches, especially Manchester vs Barcelona. however, that does not mean that in the match later the two teams will not display an interesting game.

Ajax vs Union Berlin will probably be their first match in an official competition, as far as I know, because they have never met each other. I also searched for some of their matches and I found no record of any encounters other than friendlies.
You are right that maybe this match will not be as big as the match between Manchester United and Barcelona, but that does not mean this match will not be interesting. Because this is their first meeting so I think they will try to make a good record.