UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season

[Minor Miner]

Manchester United played very well even though the match ended in defeat, Manchester United conceded in the last minute which made them go home empty handed.
The conditions of Manchester United and Barcelona are both in the best form in their respective leagues, this game is one of the most awaited by football fans. The battle between these two teams will be played at a high tempo, Manchester United must find the right strategy to break into Barcelona defense which is very strong this season. Barcelona only conceded 6 goals from 17 games played in La Liga, Barcelona solid defense made Ten Hag have to find a gap to score in this match.

Honestly, they were playing against the leader of the league and they lost by the last minute goal, I would say that's a big improvement for them as it is. The fact that they are in UCL spot right now and look like possibly the third team by the end of the season (fighting with Newcastle for that spot) is the answer to everyone's question about Ronaldo.

He was a great player but he wasn't in their game plan and as soon as he left (and a bit before that) they started to win and be better because they didn't have to put a player in where he doesn't belong. This doesn't make him bad, he just wasn't in their plans for the season and that's it. You wait and see, next year United will be even better.

I know the strength has been revived, agility is boosted, and everyone is ready to give his best. But all I know is, Even as Successful as Manchester United seems to be, with Erikson and Casemiro on the bench or long-term injuries, the whole team will be affected. Where I am driving at is that Ronaldo will still fit into Ten Hag'a game plan and will be productive at Manchester united. The only problem when he was around was because of a Dm and Cmd, and casemiro and Erikson were yet to discover themselves.

Ronaldo was old story and we must move on from him. Ronaldo got lots of money from al nassr. We shall focus to the upcoming match rather than mentioning him again. Casemiro will be the only one who can prevent Lewandowski.
Bookies didn't trust manchester united in an upcoming match. Barcelona is much preferable compared to manchester united. a bit difficult to pick one from both but MU is also potentially winning against Barcelona.
I hope that rashford will be on fire against Barcelona. His duel against barcelona's winger will be a good one.

Manchester United's relationship with Ronaldo has ended. So I'd say it's better not to discuss it.

Both Barcelona and Manchester United are playing well. Both Barcelona and Manchester United won yesterday's match. And both the teams were able to dominate and win. So it becomes more difficult for me to predict which team will win.

Lewandowski and Dembele have been performing consistently well. And Barcelona's main strength is their midfield. Barcelona's performances are now very stable due to the consistently good performances of the midfielders. But their defense is still weak. I would say, if against Manchester United, Barcelona's defenders can play well, then Barcelona has a chance to win.

[Juggy777]

Manchester United played very well even though the match ended in defeat, Manchester United conceded in the last minute which made them go home empty handed.
The conditions of Manchester United and Barcelona are both in the best form in their respective leagues, this game is one of the most awaited by football fans. The battle between these two teams will be played at a high tempo, Manchester United must find the right strategy to break into Barcelona defense which is very strong this season. Barcelona only conceded 6 goals from 17 games played in La Liga, Barcelona solid defense made Ten Hag have to find a gap to score in this match.

Honestly, they were playing against the leader of the league and they lost by the last minute goal, I would say that's a big improvement for them as it is. The fact that they are in UCL spot right now and look like possibly the third team by the end of the season (fighting with Newcastle for that spot) is the answer to everyone's question about Ronaldo.

He was a great player but he wasn't in their game plan and as soon as he left (and a bit before that) they started to win and be better because they didn't have to put a player in where he doesn't belong. This doesn't make him bad, he just wasn't in their plans for the season and that's it. You wait and see, next year United will be even better.

I know the strength has been revived, agility is boosted, and everyone is ready to give his best. But all I know is, Even as Successful as Manchester United seems to be, with Erikson and Casemiro on the bench or long-term injuries, the whole team will be affected. Where I am driving at is that Ronaldo will still fit into Ten Hag'a game plan and will be productive at Manchester united. The only problem when he was around was because of a Dm and Cmd, and casemiro and Erikson were yet to discover themselves.

Ronaldo was old story and we must move on from him. Ronaldo got lots of money from al nassr. We shall focus to the upcoming match rather than mentioning him again. Casemiro will be the only one who can prevent Lewandowski.
Bookies didn't trust manchester united in an upcoming match. Barcelona is much preferable compared to manchester united. a bit difficult to pick one from both but MU is also potentially winning against Barcelona.
I hope that rashford will be on fire against Barcelona. His duel against barcelona's winger will be a good one.

Manchester United's relationship with Ronaldo has ended. So I'd say it's better not to discuss it.

Both Barcelona and Manchester United are playing well. Both Barcelona and Manchester United won yesterday's match. And both the teams were able to dominate and win. So it becomes more difficult for me to predict which team will win.

Lewandowski and Dembele have been performing consistently well. And Barcelona's main strength is their midfield. Barcelona's performances are now very stable due to the consistently good performances of the midfielders. But their defense is still weak. I would say, if against Manchester United, Barcelona's defenders can play well, then Barcelona has a chance to win.

@Minor Miner I have said this before too and I’ll repeat that I’m pretty sure that Barcelona doesn’t care about winning the Europa League, because they’re genuinely close to winning the La Liga title hence it doesn’t make any sense for them to prioritise playing on Thursday night. Furthermore Manchester United can unlock their defence because of the pace of Rashford and he’s in phenomenal form, hence I’m 100% sure that Manchester United shall win against Barcelona and progress ahead.

[BALIK]

Manchester United played very well even though the match ended in defeat, Manchester United conceded in the last minute which made them go home empty handed.
The conditions of Manchester United and Barcelona are both in the best form in their respective leagues, this game is one of the most awaited by football fans. The battle between these two teams will be played at a high tempo, Manchester United must find the right strategy to break into Barcelona defense which is very strong this season. Barcelona only conceded 6 goals from 17 games played in La Liga, Barcelona solid defense made Ten Hag have to find a gap to score in this match.

Honestly, they were playing against the leader of the league and they lost by the last minute goal, I would say that's a big improvement for them as it is. The fact that they are in UCL spot right now and look like possibly the third team by the end of the season (fighting with Newcastle for that spot) is the answer to everyone's question about Ronaldo.

He was a great player but he wasn't in their game plan and as soon as he left (and a bit before that) they started to win and be better because they didn't have to put a player in where he doesn't belong. This doesn't make him bad, he just wasn't in their plans for the season and that's it. You wait and see, next year United will be even better.

I know the strength has been revived, agility is boosted, and everyone is ready to give his best. But all I know is, Even as Successful as Manchester United seems to be, with Erikson and Casemiro on the bench or long-term injuries, the whole team will be affected. Where I am driving at is that Ronaldo will still fit into Ten Hag'a game plan and will be productive at Manchester united. The only problem when he was around was because of a Dm and Cmd, and casemiro and Erikson were yet to discover themselves.

Ronaldo was old story and we must move on from him. Ronaldo got lots of money from al nassr. We shall focus to the upcoming match rather than mentioning him again. Casemiro will be the only one who can prevent Lewandowski.
Bookies didn't trust manchester united in an upcoming match. Barcelona is much preferable compared to manchester united. a bit difficult to pick one from both but MU is also potentially winning against Barcelona.
I hope that rashford will be on fire against Barcelona. His duel against barcelona's winger will be a good one.

Manchester United's relationship with Ronaldo has ended. So I'd say it's better not to discuss it.

Both Barcelona and Manchester United are playing well. Both Barcelona and Manchester United won yesterday's match. And both the teams were able to dominate and win. So it becomes more difficult for me to predict which team will win.

Lewandowski and Dembele have been performing consistently well. And Barcelona's main strength is their midfield. Barcelona's performances are now very stable due to the consistently good performances of the midfielders. But their defense is still weak. I would say, if against Manchester United, Barcelona's defenders can play well, then Barcelona has a chance to win.

@Minor Miner I have said this before too and I’ll repeat that I’m pretty sure that Barcelona doesn’t care about winning the Europa League, because they’re genuinely close to winning the La Liga title hence it doesn’t make any sense for them to prioritise playing on Thursday night. Furthermore Manchester United can unlock their defence because of the pace of Rashford and he’s in phenomenal form, hence I’m 100% sure that Manchester United shall win against Barcelona and progress ahead.

I can't agree that Barcelona doesn't care about winning the Europa League title. Because Xavi's career as a coach has just begun. However, Xavi's main goal now is to stabilize and strengthen the Barcelona team. And for this, he spent a lot of money to recruit star players. But at the same time, he will also wants to win the title. The Europa League title may not matter much to the Barcelona club. But it is important for Xavi's coaching career. And so I think Xavi will now prepare his squad to win both the La Liga and Europa League titles.

[skarais]

I can't agree that Barcelona doesn't care about winning the Europa League title. Because Xavi's career as a coach has just begun. However, Xavi's main goal now is to stabilize and strengthen the Barcelona team. And for this, he spent a lot of money to recruit star players. But at the same time, he will also wants to win the title. The Europa League title may not matter much to the Barcelona club. But it is important for Xavi's coaching career. And so I think Xavi will now prepare his squad to win both the La Liga and Europa League titles.

Of course, I think that's an assumption that actually doesn't make sense.
Meanwhile Barcelona is also fighting for another title where they have just qualified for the semi-finals of the Copa Del Rey after winning the match against Real Sociedad. So Barcelona really shouldn't ignore any opportunities as long as they still have the possibility of winning the title, let alone the Europa League title.

The Europa League title means more to Barcelona and Xavi after they failed to qualify for the Champions League. So I never thought that Xavi and Barcelona would ignore and underestimate him even if the Europa League is not bigger than the Champions League. Xavi seems very enthusiastic about the possibility of the Europa League in his cupboard this season, so I think he will be 100% there this season.

[rahmad2nd]

@Minor Miner I have said this before too and I’ll repeat that I’m pretty sure that Barcelona doesn’t care about winning the Europa League, because they’re genuinely close to winning the La Liga title hence it doesn’t make any sense for them to prioritise playing on Thursday night. Furthermore Manchester United can unlock their defence because of the pace of Rashford and he’s in phenomenal form, hence I’m 100% sure that Manchester United shall win against Barcelona and progress ahead.

On several occasions, Xavi said that Barcelona is serious about targeting this competition trophy. even one of their strikers, Lewandowski, once said that he and his colleagues had the ambition to win the Europa League trophy. so it's clear that Xavi really cares about this competition trophy besides prioritizing winning the La Liga trophy.
I can't predict what will happen in the match between Barcelona vs Manchester United. because after all, this fight is a crucial match for both teams. plus, their coaches will compete tactics and strategies.

IMO from my point of view both coaches will focus on the midfield battle. why, because Barcelona have an advantage in their midfield over Manchester United. just relying on Casemiro, that's not enough, Ten Hag needs a tactic to counter the midfielder that Barcelona has.
This fight is a tactical war game. and if Xavi applies his formation like the El Clasico match, by relying on two Pivots and two attacking midfielders plus Dembele and placing Lewandowski as the sole striker. I'm pretty sure Man United will have a hard time facing Barcelona. however, we will find out later after this bout has taken place.

[KupaCrypto]

Manchester United Vs Barcelona match will be a though one because both teams are in great form..any mistake from both teams will prove so Vital in deciding who goes through to the next stage.
It's going to be an interesting match with alot of goals to be scored because both teams actually knows how to score goals, they are both offensive teams
 Defensively Manchester United and Barcelona will concede goals as both side don't have a solid defence.

[zuzie]

It's going to be an interesting match with alot of goals to be scored because both teams actually knows how to score goals, they are both offensive teams
 Defensively Manchester United and Barcelona will concede goals as both side don't have a solid defence.

Seriously, have you seen Barcelona's stats in Laliga?
They are one of the teams with the fewest goals conceded this season. If I'm not mistaken in Barcelona's 17 matches in Laliga, they only conceded 6 goals

I'm pretty sure the Barcelona and Manchester United matches in the Europa League will focus on minimize goals conceded by each team.

[Docnaster]

It's going to be an interesting match with alot of goals to be scored because both teams actually knows how to score goals, they are both offensive teams
 Defensively Manchester United and Barcelona will concede goals as both side don't have a solid defence.

Seriously, have you seen Barcelona's stats in Laliga?
They are one of the teams with the fewest goals conceded this season. If I'm not mistaken in Barcelona's 17 matches in Laliga, they only conceded 6 goals

I'm pretty sure the Barcelona and Manchester United matches in the Europa League will focus on minimize goals conceded by each team.

Don't be surprised that La liga and EPL is a different leagues, with different clubs involved, and different playing patterns. I wouldn't be too fast to quest that the match will end with few goals just because it involves two top team's in Europe. Both Barcelona and Manchester United are good scoring sides and with hungry attackers who are eager to score.  depending on their game plan, will be as many as possible goals record in that match.

[Alanaz]

It's going to be an interesting match with alot of goals to be scored because both teams actually knows how to score goals, they are both offensive teams
 Defensively Manchester United and Barcelona will concede goals as both side don't have a solid defence.

Seriously, have you seen Barcelona's stats in Laliga?
They are one of the teams with the fewest goals conceded this season. If I'm not mistaken in Barcelona's 17 matches in Laliga, they only conceded 6 goals

I'm pretty sure the Barcelona and Manchester United matches in the Europa League will focus on minimize goals conceded by each team.

This they will really pay attention to, before they go on the attack to score goals, they will first pay attention to their defense. Because defense will be very crucial for both teams, they may just dominate the game, but if their defense can concede with one attack launched by the opponent it will be difficult for themselves. Barcelona in La Liga is the most difficult team to beat against, that's true. But it will be different in the Europa League.

[Razmirraz]

The Europa League title means more to Barcelona and Xavi after they failed to qualify for the Champions League. So I never thought that Xavi and Barcelona would ignore and underestimate him even if the Europa League is not bigger than the Champions League. Xavi seems very enthusiastic about the possibility of the Europa League in his cupboard this season, so I think he will be 100% there this season.

Barcelona players are now more confident than ever, after making sure to reach the semifinal of the Copa Del Rey and still being in first position in La Liga does not make Barcelona ignore and underestimate the Europa League title. Xavi will try to make Barcelona full of trophies this season, the squad he currently has is very well established and the connections between players are very good.
Barcelona must overcome obstacles from Manchester United to go further in the Europa League, Barcelona has prepared well ahead of this Big Match match. Xavi already has the best defenders who make Barcelona defense line stronger than before, the presence of Kounde, Araujo, Christensen and Balde makes it very difficult for opposing strikers to score goals.

[samcoin]

On several occasions, Xavi said that Barcelona is serious about targeting this competition trophy. even one of their strikers, Lewandowski, once said that he and his colleagues had the ambition to win the Europa League trophy. so it's clear that Xavi really cares about this competition trophy besides prioritizing winning the La Liga trophy.

Barcelona and the other teams look financially to these competitions, as long as the financial prizes are much less than the ECL or La Liga prizes, I think they will focus on La Liga more than this one, and if they somehow managed to win it, that would be good for the name of Barcelona and could give Xavi and the other young players more confidence. On the other hand, the same thing applies to Manchester United, as they won't be interested a lot in winning this competition on the back of their rank in the EPL.

[rby]

Manchester United Vs Barcelona match will be a though one because both teams are in great form..any mistake from both teams will prove so Vital in deciding who goes through to the next stage.
It's going to be an interesting match with alot of goals to be scored because both teams actually knows how to score goals, they are both offensive teams
 Defensively Manchester United and Barcelona will concede goals as both side don't have a solid defence.

How do you mean that Manchester United don't have a solid defence ? Without being biased I can tell that Manchester United defence is good at the moment.
While you watch Barcelona matches recently they have refused to score good number of goals they score at most two and Manchester United being a side that doesn't conceive much goals would not want to take more than one goal from Barcelona if at all they will. So don't expect much goals in the meeting

[masulum]

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Barca playing at home first it quite a good advantage for them. Barca performance is unique and they are topping their league,they have mostly won MU in their home. Lewandonski is a wonderful striker which makes might break into MU defence.

MU has been in good form and the qualities of the players are increasing day and the team has a good defence,which makes this match unpredictable yet until on the match day,when these two clubs will be on the field playing.

yup, winning at home game is a must for Barcelona. Because this will give them a better motivation and mental boost when they come to the old traffold. Barcelona should at least be able to keep a clean sheet if they can't win the game. We'll have to wait and see how these two teams play, whether Xavi gets new lessons to make his strategy effective in the UEL after failing in the UCL.

[hahay]

On several occasions, Xavi said that Barcelona is serious about targeting this competition trophy. even one of their strikers, Lewandowski, once said that he and his colleagues had the ambition to win the Europa League trophy. so it's clear that Xavi really cares about this competition trophy besides prioritizing winning the La Liga trophy.

Barcelona and the other teams look financially to these competitions, as long as the financial prizes are much less than the ECL or La Liga prizes, I think they will focus on La Liga more than this one, and if they somehow managed to win it, that would be good for the name of Barcelona and could give Xavi and the other young players more confidence. On the other hand, the same thing applies to Manchester United, as they won't be interested a lot in winning this competition on the back of their rank in the EPL.

Basically every title will have a good impact on the players and also for the team, at least it's not just about money, money and money to make them have no interest in winning the title. After all, if they think about money then they can become greedy with the ambition to get all the titles in the tournaments they play.

What's more, the opponent he is facing is Manchester United, so this will increase Barcelona's prestige.
Therefore, I'm sure Barcelona will continue to play according to their abilities, so even if for example Barcelona loses I'm sure it's not about money or a small prize, but because Manchester United at this moment is also having a good performance.

[emrecemsan]

Ajax and Union Berlin are going to face each other for the first time in their history - in an official match I mean. Maybe at first both teams would like to weigh each other before playing their usual games. Things aren't going very well for Ajax these days. They haven't been winning any match for so many weeks that it caused them to get far away from the leader. If they don't manage to start a decent form this can affect their performance in the Europa League negatively as well. Or maybe Ajax will surprise us and play better here. Because it isn't the first time we see such teams.

Union Berlin had the wind on their back at the beginning of the season but started to get bad results after. However their recent condition is quite decent as they have climbed to the 2nd spot again in the Bundesliga. They seem a little better than Ajax recently but I will still be favouring Ajax for eliminating them. They have a much bigger experience in European tournaments.

[rendravolt]

On several occasions, Xavi said that Barcelona is serious about targeting this competition trophy. even one of their strikers, Lewandowski, once said that he and his colleagues had the ambition to win the Europa League trophy. so it's clear that Xavi really cares about this competition trophy besides prioritizing winning the La Liga trophy.

Barcelona and the other teams look financially to these competitions, as long as the financial prizes are much less than the ECL or La Liga prizes, I think they will focus on La Liga more than this one, and if they somehow managed to win it, that would be good for the name of Barcelona and could give Xavi and the other young players more confidence. On the other hand, the same thing applies to Manchester United, as they won't be interested a lot in winning this competition on the back of their rank in the EPL.

Indeed, the European League may not be their target, but Barcelona and Manchester United certainly want to add to their trophy collection in the club museum. I think so far only Manchester United have not won a title in all competitions in 5 years and for sure they want to win the Europa League title this season as a trigger to win more titles.

[Falconer]

Manchester United's relationship with Ronaldo has ended. So I'd say it's better not to discuss it.

Both Barcelona and Manchester United are playing well. Both Barcelona and Manchester United won yesterday's match. And both the teams were able to dominate and win. So it becomes more difficult for me to predict which team will win.

Lewandowski and Dembele have been performing consistently well. And Barcelona's main strength is their midfield. Barcelona's performances are now very stable due to the consistently good performances of the midfielders. But their defense is still weak. I would say, if against Manchester United, Barcelona's defenders can play well, then Barcelona has a chance to win.

Barcelona's defense has actually been very strong so far, but that's in La Liga. Meanwhile Barcelona look very different in Europe so I don't expect a win from them over two legs against Manchester United. Jules Koundé, Ronald Araújo, Andreas Christensen and Alejandro Balde are in good form so far. They look strong at guarding Barcelona's defense, but I think Manchester United has way of making Barcelona's defense work hard.

The two teams have different playing styles, and I think Barcelona will still try to dominate the match in their trademark style and that will allow them to manage the tempo of the game. Barcelona successfully won the Super Cup from Real Madrid, while they also successfully advanced to the semifinals of the Copa Del Rey, and Barcelona is the leader in La Liga. There is high enthusiasm from this Spanish team, so Manchester United's wariness of Barcelona will certainly increase.

[lizarder]

Barca playing at home first it quite a good advantage for them. Barca performance is unique and they are topping their league,they have mostly won MU in their home. Lewandonski is a wonderful striker which makes might break into MU defence.

MU has been in good form and the qualities of the players are increasing day and the team has a good defence,which makes this match unpredictable yet until on the match day,when these two clubs will be on the field playing.

The quality of the two players has a balance, which means that the match will be fierce and difficult to predict, it's just that Barcelona has the advantage of playing at home in the first round, not only Lewandonski Barcelona also has the strength of young players who can trouble Manchester United's defense, but the biggest role what can distinguish only the strategy that will be implemented by the coach when the two will meet at Camp Nou, I think the strategy implemented by the coach is the key to victory.

Manchester United also have Casimero who knows Barcelona's playing style by heart and they also have Marcus Rashford whose performance is getting sharper up front, Erik Ten Hak can take advantage of the strengths they currently have, at least being able to hold Barcelona to a draw, so that Manchester United can play openly and take chance to beat Barcelona at Old Trafford in the second leg.

[indah rezqi]

The quality of the two players has a balance, which means that the match will be fierce and difficult to predict, it's just that Barcelona has the advantage of playing at home in the first round, not only Lewandonski Barcelona also has the strength of young players who can trouble Manchester United's defense, but the biggest role what can distinguish only the strategy that will be implemented by the coach when the two will meet at Camp Nou, I think the strategy implemented by the coach is the key to victory.

Manchester United also have Casimero who knows Barcelona's playing style by heart and they also have Marcus Rashford whose performance is getting sharper up front, Erik Ten Hak can take advantage of the strengths they currently have, at least being able to hold Barcelona to a draw, so that Manchester United can play openly and take chance to beat Barcelona at Old Trafford in the second leg.

This is a bit tense, yes I think this match will really be the best match for both teams. Barcelona and Manchester United were both coached by new managers, but maybe Xavi understands better how to make his team really able to win match to maintain his good record against Manchester United.

Even though Manchester United had Casemiro, that never guaranteed to beat Barcelona. Believe me, even Real Madrid couldn't stop Barcelona in the final, but that doesn't mean all Barcelona's plans will go perfectly. Both teams have to avoid lot of mistakes and both exploit the opponent's weaknesses, but it seems that Barcelona is the team that is expected to be able to control the game well.

[CLS63]

There is a significant improvement in Leverkusen's performance these days. Their form in the Bundesliga has been on the rise for five weeks as they are on a winning streak. Bringing Xabi Alonso has helped them a lot. It looks like their main problem has was the management of the team. After seeing this great form in their domestic league I've started to be expectant in the Europa League as well.

Their matchup is against Monaco as you know. Monaco are a dangerous team of course and they are also doing a decent job recently. I expect this matchup to be very competitive in both legs. It feels like Leverkusen will be one step ahead to advance for now. Because their chance to qualify for any tournament in the Bundesliga is not very high.