UEFA Conference League 2023/24 Season

[Palakka]

Aston Villa small team in english football? Man they always were one of the medium teams, maybe you are talking that because of the new Premier League era, but they are not a small team, a small team is Burnley, Luton or other but not Aston Villa. Anyways yes under Unay Emeri they make a big improvement.

Let you look back at my post, I said if Aston Villa was a mediocre team when it was not coached by Unai Emery, even before Unai Emery coached Aston Villa in 2022, isn't Aston Villa just a team that ended the season at rank 17?

And at that time even they were only able to pick up 9 points from 11 games and were even lucky enough for them to stay in the premier because only a few more strips they would fall in the championship league at that time.

That's why I say if Unai Emey has brought wonders to the Aston Villa squad and even before Unai Emery came have you seen if Aston Villa at least entered the top 4 so far?
Yes, the changes that have occurred in Aston Villa cannot be separated from the modern football era, but it is not that easy for us to say they are a big team just because they are able to compete in the Conference League today, and if you say Aston Villa is a big team because they are in the third tier of European competition, then how can you call Westham who are now playing in the second tier of European competition?
I personally wouldn't underestimate Aston Villa because of Unay Emery's experience and even they are my favourites to win the Conference League this season guys.

[Docnaster]

Aston Villa small team in english football? Man they always were one of the medium teams, maybe you are talking that because of the new Premier League era, but they are not a small team, a small team is Burnley, Luton or other but not Aston Villa. Anyways yes under Unay Emeri they make a big improvement.

Let you look back at my post, I said if Aston Villa was a mediocre team when it was not coached by Unai Emery, even before Unai Emery coached Aston Villa in 2022, isn't Aston Villa just a team that ended the season at rank 17?

And at that time even they were only able to pick up 9 points from 11 games and were even lucky enough for them to stay in the premier because only a few more strips they would fall in the championship league at that time.

That's why I say if Unai Emey has brought wonders to the Aston Villa squad and even before Unai Emery came have you seen if Aston Villa at least entered the top 4 so far?
Yes, the changes that have occurred in Aston Villa cannot be separated from the modern football era, but it is not that easy for us to say they are a big team just because they are able to compete in the Conference League today, and if you say Aston Villa is a big team because they are in the third tier of European competition, then how can you call Westham who are now playing in the second tier of European competition?
I personally wouldn't underestimate Aston Villa because of Unay Emery's experience and even they are my favourites to win the Conference League this season guys.

Talking about Aston Villa and their manager Unai Emery, let's not forget that the Spanish manager is well experienced when ot comes to European competitions. Unai Emery is the most successful manager in the history of the UEFA Europa League competition as he won the competition in four different occasions. He first won three in a row with Sevilla from 2013/14 season to 2015/16 seasons before winning it again with Villarreal in 2020/21 season. Since the start of the current season he's significantly improved the performance of Aston Villa not just in the UEFA Conference League competition but also in the English Premier League. His Aston Villa side is currently sitting in the fourth position of the English Premier League table ahead of big teams like Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and even Manchester United.
The improved performance of Aston Villa this season under Unai Emery is the reason why many are rooting for them to win the UEFA Conference League trophy at the end of the season. Without doubt, it'll be a very difficult task for Aston Villa but because they have a manager who's very good when it comes to European competitions, I think they stand a good chance of winning the trophy ahead of the other teams

[borovichok]

Aston Villa small team in english football? Man they always were one of the medium teams, maybe you are talking that because of the new Premier League era, but they are not a small team, a small team is Burnley, Luton or other but not Aston Villa. Anyways yes under Unay Emeri they make a big improvement.

Improvement is more considered to be the good form of the players, consistent performance is presence for Aston Villa, they're scalping good results in matches. No room to underrate any side, they've come for winning and one will lead supremacy and other tends to be inferior, we know how the system played out. Aston Villa facing Lille, this will be one of the top performance for these clubs. However I've predicted the winners and I'm seeing the English side qualifying for another significant position.


Aston Villa having inconsistent performance in the English Premier League but it doesn't points out the fact that they should relent in the Europa conference league. In the meantime, Aston Villa not considered a mediocre team because they've reached this far in the Europa conference league this season. Aston Villa coach, Unai Emery is doing his best to ensure winnings continue on the path of his team, he's now manager and both winning and losing records is placed on his shoulders.

[Distraction]

First of all I think the probable semi final draws will be like this:

- Fenerbahçe - Aston Villa
- Fiorentina - Club Brugge

- If we see the same determination from Fenerbahçe in this round I think Olympiacos' end will also be similar to Royale Union SG. The odds shared for the first leg is really close but I still find it worth to give Fenerbahçe win a try @2.55. 

- There is a serious power gap between Plzen and Fiorentina. I expect Fiorentina to win the first leg away already and @2.02 odds are really attracting.

- Aston Villa - Lille is probably the most interesting one as I mentioned before. I expect Lille to be more resistant than Ajax but I think they would also be eliminated at the end of the day. @1.65 for Aston Villa win home in the first leg could be a pretty good option.

- Club Brugge - PAOK... In fact this is also interesting in a way. PAOK's effort in the second leg against D. Zagreb was amazing! - 5 goals. But my favourite for the first leg will be Club Brugge anyway as I think they would make use of home advantage @1.99.

[joniboini]

- Aston Villa - Lille is probably the most interesting one as I mentioned before. I expect Lille to be more resistant than Ajax but I think they would also be eliminated at the end of the day. @1.65 for Aston Villa win home in the first leg could be a pretty good option.

That's not surprising. Their form at the Conference League is very good, although by stats alone they don't seem to dominate their games and rely on outperforming their xG[1]. Their xGA is not that big though, so we can say they are quite effective at scoring goals while being able to defend quite well, although they rarely have clean sheets. They lose aerial duels quite often though, so their opponent can probably try to score through set pieces or aerial passes. I can see them winning this competition, so I'd also prefer them to win the next matches and reach the final.

[1] https://fbref.com/en/squads/8602292d/2023-2024/matchlogs/c882/misc/Aston-Villa-Match-Logs-Europa-Conference-League

[temple]

- Aston Villa - Lille is probably the most interesting one as I mentioned before. I expect Lille to be more resistant than Ajax but I think they would also be eliminated at the end of the day. @1.65 for Aston Villa win home in the first leg could be a pretty good option.

That's not surprising. Their form at the Conference League is very good, although by stats alone they don't seem to dominate their games and rely on outperforming their xG[1]. Their xGA is not that big though, so we can say they are quite effective at scoring goals while being able to defend quite well, although they rarely have clean sheets. They lose aerial duels quite often though, so their opponent can probably try to score through set pieces or aerial passes. I can see them winning this competition, so I'd also prefer them to win the next matches and reach the final.

[1] https://fbref.com/en/squads/8602292d/2023-2024/matchlogs/c882/misc/Aston-Villa-Match-Logs-Europa-Conference-League

And they have been some wird ups and downs. Sometimes they can win a game 4-0 and they are by far the superior team and out of a sudden they concede three goals the next game and lose without any chance. I think for Aston Villa a lot depends on the shape they are in on a particular day. They do have a solid basic performance level, but they are still not stable enough to avoid crushing defeats. Though I don't think that in the Conference League they will have one of these blackouts that they had a couple of times in the Premier League. I expect them to advance to the next round against Lille.

[Pulsar77]

That's not surprising. Their form at the Conference League is very good, although by stats alone they don't seem to dominate their games and rely on outperforming their xG[1]. Their xGA is not that big though, so we can say they are quite effective at scoring goals while being able to defend quite well, although they rarely have clean sheets. They lose aerial duels quite often though, so their opponent can probably try to score through set pieces or aerial passes. I can see them winning this competition, so I'd also prefer them to win the next matches and reach the final.

[1] https://fbref.com/en/squads/8602292d/2023-2024/matchlogs/c882/misc/Aston-Villa-Match-Logs-Europa-Conference-League

Aston Villa have been like a rising star in the EPL as well since Emery took over. I believe he is such a special coach because of his impressive records for a long time.    I mean wherever he goes he has been able to save that team from a bad condition they are in. This hasn't changed for like many years.

Recently I was wondering whether we would see inconsistencies in the Conference League while fighting for a Champions League place in the EPL. But here they are, in the quarter finals. Aston Villa should be able to win the Conference League this year especially thanks to this huge scoring capability.

[puloweh555]

First of all I think the probable semi final draws will be like this:

- Fenerbahçe - Aston Villa
- Fiorentina - Club Brugge

- If we see the same determination from Fenerbahçe in this round I think Olympiacos' end will also be similar to Royale Union SG. The odds shared for the first leg is really close but I still find it worth to give Fenerbahçe win a try @2.55. 

- There is a serious power gap between Plzen and Fiorentina. I expect Fiorentina to win the first leg away already and @2.02 odds are really attracting.

- Aston Villa - Lille is probably the most interesting one as I mentioned before. I expect Lille to be more resistant than Ajax but I think they would also be eliminated at the end of the day. @1.65 for Aston Villa win home in the first leg could be a pretty good option.

- Club Brugge - PAOK... In fact this is also interesting in a way. PAOK's effort in the second leg against D. Zagreb was amazing! - 5 goals. But my favourite for the first leg will be Club Brugge anyway as I think they would make use of home advantage @1.99.

If you look at the predictions, this will be an interesting match in the semifinals. It could be said that this semifinal will bring together great teams, in other words the final match is still too early because it will bring together the winner of the Aston Villa vs Lille match and the winner of the Olympiakos vs Fenerbahce match. In other matches, the winner of the Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina match will be pitted against the winner of the Club Brugge vs PAOK match.

However, there are two interesting matches that could take place in the final, namely the two favorite teams facing each other, namely Aston Villa vs Fiorentina and or two clubs from Greece, Olympiacos vs PAOK. Or maybe what happens in the final match which will be held at the Agia Sophia Stadium will be the moment for Fenerbahce, Club Brugge or Viktoria Plzeň to win their first European trophy? This is very interesting for us to see, I will follow some of your predictions to place a bet.

[MK-74]

First of all I think the probable semi final draws will be like this:

- Fenerbahçe - Aston Villa
- Fiorentina - Club Brugge

- If we see the same determination from Fenerbahçe in this round I think Olympiacos' end will also be similar to Royale Union SG. The odds shared for the first leg is really close but I still find it worth to give Fenerbahçe win a try @2.55. 

- There is a serious power gap between Plzen and Fiorentina. I expect Fiorentina to win the first leg away already and @2.02 odds are really attracting.

- Aston Villa - Lille is probably the most interesting one as I mentioned before. I expect Lille to be more resistant than Ajax but I think they would also be eliminated at the end of the day. @1.65 for Aston Villa win home in the first leg could be a pretty good option.

- Club Brugge - PAOK... In fact this is also interesting in a way. PAOK's effort in the second leg against D. Zagreb was amazing! - 5 goals. But my favourite for the first leg will be Club Brugge anyway as I think they would make use of home advantage @1.99.

I agree with your predictions, the semi-final will be like this.
If Fenerbahçe beats Aston Villa in the semi-finals, I believe they will most likely win the cup.
The winner of the Fenerbahçe - Aston Villa match will win this cup.
I hope Fenerbahçe wins this cup and brings it to our country.

[marcous]

Talking about Aston Villa and their manager Unai Emery, let's not forget that the Spanish manager is well experienced when ot comes to European competitions. Unai Emery is the most successful manager in the history of the UEFA Europa League competition as he won the competition in four different occasions. He first won three in a row with Sevilla from 2013/14 season to 2015/16 seasons before winning it again with Villarreal in 2020/21 season. Since the start of the current season he's significantly improved the performance of Aston Villa not just in the UEFA Conference League competition but also in the English Premier League. His Aston Villa side is currently sitting in the fourth position of the English Premier League table ahead of big teams like Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and even Manchester United.
The improved performance of Aston Villa this season under Unai Emery is the reason why many are rooting for them to win the UEFA Conference League trophy at the end of the season. Without doubt, it'll be a very difficult task for Aston Villa but because they have a manager who's very good when it comes to European competitions, I think they stand a good chance of winning the trophy ahead of the other teams

Aston Villa apart from having a coach who is quite experienced, they also have quality players this season so their steps to becoming champions are of course wide open. Of the several teams competing in the quarter-finals, of course Aston Villa was a stronger team compared to the other teams. I don't think it will be difficult for Aston Villa to beat Lille in the quarter-finals, especially in the first leg, Aston Villa is the host so they can use the first leg to bring down their opponent's mentality.

The coach, Unai Emery, of course has a pretty good record in European conference league. So, with the advantages they have, of course they have to be able to prove it to become champions. Apart from that, if Unai Emery succeeds in bringing Aston Villa to the championship this season it will certainly make his coaching record even more impressive. Indeed, other teams should not be considered weak because in football there are always surprises that happen.

[bering]

If you look at the predictions, this will be an interesting match in the semifinals. It could be said that this semifinal will bring together great teams, in other words the final match is still too early because it will bring together the winner of the Aston Villa vs Lille match and the winner of the Olympiakos vs Fenerbahce match. In other matches, the winner of the Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina match will be pitted against the winner of the Club Brugge vs PAOK match.

However, there are two interesting matches that could take place in the final, namely the two favorite teams facing each other, namely Aston Villa vs Fiorentina and or two clubs from Greece, Olympiacos vs PAOK. Or maybe what happens in the final match which will be held at the Agia Sophia Stadium will be the moment for Fenerbahce, Club Brugge or Viktoria Plzeň to win their first European trophy? This is very interesting for us to see, I will follow some of your predictions to place a bet.

The scenario is similar to Europa League final match because on that competition people want to see Liverpool fight at the final match against Leverkusen even so for the Conference League that it could be very fantastic if Fiorentina met Aston Villa at the final match later and talking about Olympiakos vs Fenerbahce i think the strength for these teams is equal because both teams impresively and they can able to beat their opponents with very well but just like i said before Olympiakos has made epic comeback when they playing against Maccabi Tel Aviv because in the first leg Olympiakos lost but surprisingly Olympiakos can able to win with big scores and qualified to the quarterfinal match

I think Fenerbahce should beware of Olympiakos because they have strong mentally and cannot be underestimate moreover Fenerbahce journey from group stages to quarterfinal also not so impressive because Fenerbahce has suffering several loses even at group stages Fenerbahce have to lost 6-1 from Nordsjælland and Fenerbahce were lucky because in the last matches of group stages Nordsjælland lost from Ludogorets so this makes Fenerbahce can able to occupy first position at the end of group stages and for the match Olympiakos vs Fenerbahce first leg will be held at Olympiakos home ground and if Fenerbahce want to qualified i think they have to beat Olympiakos or at least gets draw result from this match

[Hirose UK]

~snip~

I agree with your predictions, the semi-final will be like this.
If Fenerbahçe beats Aston Villa in the semi-finals, I believe they will most likely win the cup.
The winner of the Fenerbahçe - Aston Villa match will win this cup.
I hope Fenerbahçe wins this cup and brings it to our country.

Olympiakos is team that is not too strong and in this quarter-final match it can be confirmed that Fenerbahce will qualify for the semifinals, but if later Fenerbahce actually plays Aston Villa in the semifinals, that is very good opportunity to win the title.
But I not sure whether Fenerbahce will actually have draw that brings them together with Aston Villa because it not certain that LOSC can be beaten by Aston Villa, we can wait for what will happen in the semifinals after this quarter-final is over.
It just that Fenerbahce is the team with the greatest chance of winning the Conference League title this season because considering that all the remaining team can be said to be all below Fenerbahce in terms of playing performance level.
If what you say about Fenerbahce vs Aston Villa in the final match really happens then it is clear that Fenerbahce is the favorite and I will also take the risk of making Fenerbahce the favorite in betting.

[MK-74]

~snip~

I agree with your predictions, the semi-final will be like this.
If Fenerbahçe beats Aston Villa in the semi-finals, I believe they will most likely win the cup.
The winner of the Fenerbahçe - Aston Villa match will win this cup.
I hope Fenerbahçe wins this cup and brings it to our country.

Olympiakos is team that is not too strong and in this quarter-final match it can be confirmed that Fenerbahce will qualify for the semifinals, but if later Fenerbahce actually plays Aston Villa in the semifinals, that is very good opportunity to win the title.
But I not sure whether Fenerbahce will actually have draw that brings them together with Aston Villa because it not certain that LOSC can be beaten by Aston Villa, we can wait for what will happen in the semifinals after this quarter-final is over.
It just that Fenerbahce is the team with the greatest chance of winning the Conference League title this season because considering that all the remaining team can be said to be all below Fenerbahce in terms of playing performance level.
If what you say about Fenerbahce vs Aston Villa in the final match really happens then it is clear that Fenerbahce is the favorite and I will also take the risk of making Fenerbahce the favorite in betting.

We will watch and see, I am really hopeful for Fenerbahçe and I think they will win the cup this year.
They deserve it with the quality of their squad and the way they play. Very soon everything will be clear and we will be the ones on the winning side.

[Palakka]

Aston Villa apart from having a coach who is quite experienced, they also have quality players this season so their steps to becoming champions are of course wide open. Of the several teams competing in the quarter-finals, of course Aston Villa was a stronger team compared to the other teams. I don't think it will be difficult for Aston Villa to beat Lille in the quarter-finals, especially in the first leg, Aston Villa is the host so they can use the first leg to bring down their opponent's mentality.

The coach, Unai Emery, of course has a pretty good record in European conference league. So, with the advantages they have, of course they have to be able to prove it to become champions. Apart from that, if Unai Emery succeeds in bringing Aston Villa to the championship this season it will certainly make his coaching record even more impressive. Indeed, other teams should not be considered weak because in football there are always surprises that happen.

Aston Villa is a strong candidate as conference champion this season, their current position in the league is indeed in a slumped condition after they continue to suffer defeats and make Aston Villa's position very threatened in the top 4 position, but even so their performance in the conference league is of course still very perfect so far and I think with the experience possessed by Unai Emery, of course Aston Villa will be able to have a greater chance of winning.

Unay Emery's experience in European competition is beyond doubt when he managed to win many trophies with the teams he has coached before, I think now Aston Villa make the Conference League their main target to win trophies, as well as give their chances to play in the Europa League if they fail to end the season in the European zone next season,  Aston Villa will face Lille and I think the match will be very interesting because Lille is currently also impressive in Ligue 1, but even so I personally favorite Aston Villa will win in the two legs of the match and of course Unai Emery's experience and tactics will be a factor in Aston Villa's victory later.

[Silence Scream]

Quarter final draw is here:


https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1768629269050065156/photo/1

Tell us your favorites in this round.

The favorite team in the remaining qualifiers in the conference league is Aston Villa, but there are other teams that can be shown as favorites. Fiorentina and Fenerbahçe may have opportunities from these teams. What a turnaround Olympiacos made. I guess everyone except the team thought they were eliminated, but Olympiacos was the side that eliminated.

Olympiacos is a great success, maybe they can continue it in the remaining qualifiers of the cup, why not, they did what seemed impossible once.

Could be Aston Villa, could also be Fiorentina, but it depends when these teams play against each other. OSC Lille can't be underestimated. Don't forget that it is still two games to be played in both home stadiums and Aston Villa is not the strongest team away from home. Lille has regained strength over the past few months and if they play a final, I think their underdog role would be at a minimum at most. Fenerbahce is strong and if they make it into the final, I don't think it is a pleasure to play against them.

But in general I agree that Aston Villa is the team with the highest chances even though as I said I don't see them ahead of anyone else by a lot.

I think the most balanced match will be Lille - Aston Villa. I think both teams will prepare very well against each other. If Lille is lucky, they can eliminate Aston Villa, even though they are given little chance. Considering the other matches, it will be a competitive match between Fenerbahçe and Olympiakos and there is a possibility that both teams will advance to the next round.

[Docnaster]

Quarter final draw is here:


https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1768629269050065156/photo/1

Tell us your favorites in this round.

The favorite team in the remaining qualifiers in the conference league is Aston Villa, but there are other teams that can be shown as favorites. Fiorentina and Fenerbahçe may have opportunities from these teams. What a turnaround Olympiacos made. I guess everyone except the team thought they were eliminated, but Olympiacos was the side that eliminated.

Olympiacos is a great success, maybe they can continue it in the remaining qualifiers of the cup, why not, they did what seemed impossible once.

Could be Aston Villa, could also be Fiorentina, but it depends when these teams play against each other. OSC Lille can't be underestimated. Don't forget that it is still two games to be played in both home stadiums and Aston Villa is not the strongest team away from home. Lille has regained strength over the past few months and if they play a final, I think their underdog role would be at a minimum at most. Fenerbahce is strong and if they make it into the final, I don't think it is a pleasure to play against them.

But in general I agree that Aston Villa is the team with the highest chances even though as I said I don't see them ahead of anyone else by a lot.

I think the most balanced match will be Lille - Aston Villa. I think both teams will prepare very well against each other. If Lille is lucky, they can eliminate Aston Villa, even though they are given little chance. Considering the other matches, it will be a competitive match between Fenerbahçe and Olympiakos and there is a possibility that both teams will advance to the next round.

Aston Villa have been very impressive in both the English Premier League and in the UEFA Europa League competition and for a team that started the Europa League this season from the group stages, I didn't expect them to reach this stage of the competition while delivering great results in the English Premier League as well. Their quarter final opponent Lille have also been impressive this season both in the league and in the UEFA Europa League competition as well and that's I think their tie in the quarter finals is the strongest in this stage of the knockout stages.
It's difficult to predict which of them will eliminate the other to progress to the semi finals but considering the performance of both teams since the start of the season, I think Aston Villa stands a better chance of reaching the semi finals. Aston Villa to me aren't just the favorite to eliminate Lille and progress to the semi final of the competition but also the favorite to win the UEFA Europa League trophy at the end of the season if you ask me.

[Palakka]

Aston Villa have been very impressive in both the English Premier League and in the UEFA Europa League competition and for a team that started the Europa League this season from the group stages, I didn't expect them to reach this stage of the competition while delivering great results in the English Premier League as well. Their quarter final opponent Lille have also been impressive this season both in the league and in the UEFA Europa League competition as well and that's I think their tie in the quarter finals is the strongest in this stage of the knockout stages.
It's difficult to predict which of them will eliminate the other to progress to the semi finals but considering the performance of both teams since the start of the season, I think Aston Villa stands a better chance of reaching the semi finals. Aston Villa to me aren't just the favorite to eliminate Lille and progress to the semi final of the competition but also the favorite to win the UEFA Europa League trophy at the end of the season if you ask me.

So far we have seen Aston Villa perform quite brilliantly in the Europa Conference League and that is why we can say they are strong candidates to win the Conference League title this season, I see Aston Villa will now focus more on getting the Conference League trophy while still maintaining their chances of ending the season in the Europa League.

Eliminating Lille, of course, will be the beginning of Aston Villa's journey to be able to advance to the final and among the teams that are currently in the quarterfinals of course Aston Vila and Fiorentina are my favorite teams to reach the final, after Roma and Westham who have won the trophy for the first time, of course Aston Villa also seems to have a great opportunity to bring the trophy back to England and of course return by facing the team From Italy in the final later, I think Fiorentina will certainly be an interesting opponent for Aston Villa later in the final, especially previously Fiorentina had entered the final against Westham but unfortunately they were not as lucky as Roma who could bring home the Conference Trophy in the second season to Italy at that time because they lost to West Ham.

[Volgastallion]

Aston Villa is by far the favorite right now to win the competitions but i dont fully backed them because they are gonna be playing super hard for Premier League spots on the next Champions LEague and maybe they have to save some players for that, and plus Lille is a super strong team not a easy one to beat.

[Sunderland]

Fiorentina definitely will win against Plzen but in the semifinals they will have to face the winner of Brugge vs PAOK.
Many people predict that Fiorentina will reach the final easily, but my prediction is that Brugge or PAOK will advance to the final.


I think Aston has a 99% chance to advance to the final, Aston have not won any trophy in Europe since 2001, winning the UEFA Conference League will definitely be their main priority, also Emery is a master in Europa League:
He won the Europa League with Sevilla in the 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons.
Then became a runner up in the Europa League in the 2018/2019 season with Arsenal.
And he won the Europa League in the 2020/2021 and managed to reach Champions League semifinals in the 2021/2022 season with Villarreal.

[MK-74]

The first game between Olympiacos and Fenerbahçe will be played on Thursday, Fenerbahçe is the favorite and everyone thinks they will win.
We support Fenerbahçe, the only team that represents our country in Europe, I hope they will get a comfortable win and advance to the semi-finals.
All we want is for Fenerbahçe to win this cup.