UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

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Galatasaray is a good team; they are very strong and one of the best teams in the Europa League. However, I think Galatasaray doesn’t have any problems in Europe because they have good players that are performing excellently in the competition right now, and I don't think they have any other opponent that will be a challenge for them. Even Liverpool can not be a threat to them in my opinion because they are strong in the Europa League after they were eliminated from the Champions League. They now comeback and secure their performance here. Sparta Prague can not even be a challenge for them because Galatasaray are stronger than them.

Galatasaray are better than Sparta Prague, I admit that but Galatasaray are not better than Liverpool. Galatasaray's challenge is to beat Sparta Prague to qualify for the next round, but I think the match will not be as easy as you imagine. A team like Sparta Prague will make their best effort to win the match so that their chances of qualifying for the next round remain good, but considering that Galatasaray has been quite good in several previous Champions League matches, Galatasaray can be considered the favorite.

Some of the matches in this qualifying round are quite interesting, Roma vs Feyenoord and Marseille vs Shakhtas are two good examples, but Milan vs Rennes is no less good. Milan, Galatasaray, Roma and Marseille are some of the favorites who will probably progress to the next round, while I'm not sure who is worthy of being the favorite in some of the other matches.

[CryptoBuds]

In the Champions League group phase, Galatasaray was the favorite when compared to Copenhagen and many thought that Galatasaray was able to qualify for the next rounds with Bayern Munich, but in reality Copenhagen was able to qualify for the next round of the Champions League with Bayern Munich and prove that they were stronger. If we compare Galatasaray, we cannot judge just because we see that Galatasaray is stronger than Slavia Praha because Galatasaray and Slavia Praha still have a chances to qualify and proved which club is more worthy of qualifying.

Actually, if we re-watch the Galatasaray vs Copenhagen match we can see that statistically Galatasaray performed quite well. But it seems they are out of luck. I don't underestimate Copenhagen but if I think about it that night Copenhagen was lucky to score a goal by Lerager which meant that Galatasaray had to play in the European league. It was a shame that Lerager received a red card in that match so he couldn't play in the first leg.

I agree with you. I watched Galatasaray's players perform in the Champions League group stage. This team has performed quite well in the Champions League. Galatasaray's performance was good enough in all 4 matches against Copenhagen and Manchester United. But the team failed to qualify for the knockout round due to tactical weaknesses and minor mistakes. However, I consider Galatasaray as the favorite in the Europa League. And I'd say this team can be considered favorites for the Europa League title as well. Even if they don't win the title, I think Galatasaray can continue their winning streak until they face Leverkusen, Liverpool and Roma.

[hahay]

In the Champions League group phase, Galatasaray was the favorite when compared to Copenhagen and many thought that Galatasaray was able to qualify for the next rounds with Bayern Munich, but in reality Copenhagen was able to qualify for the next round of the Champions League with Bayern Munich and prove that they were stronger. If we compare Galatasaray, we cannot judge just because we see that Galatasaray is stronger than Slavia Praha because Galatasaray and Slavia Praha still have a chances to qualify and proved which club is more worthy of qualifying.

Actually, if we re-watch the Galatasaray vs Copenhagen match we can see that statistically Galatasaray performed quite well. But it seems they are out of luck. I don't underestimate Copenhagen but if I think about it that night Copenhagen was lucky to score a goal by Lerager which meant that Galatasaray had to play in the European league. It was a shame that Lerager received a red card in that match so he couldn't play in the first leg.

I agree with you. I watched Galatasaray's players perform in the Champions League group stage. This team has performed quite well in the Champions League. Galatasaray's performance was good enough in all 4 matches against Copenhagen and Manchester United. But the team failed to qualify for the knockout round due to tactical weaknesses and minor mistakes. However, I consider Galatasaray as the favorite in the Europa League. And I'd say this team can be considered favorites for the Europa League title as well. Even if they don't win the title, I think Galatasaray can continue their winning streak until they face Leverkusen, Liverpool and Roma.

In essence, I think Copenhagen are clearly still better than Galatasaray and I admit that. Although indeed, in terms of quality at least Galatasaray look better than Copenhagen . But ya, the fact is not the case because after all, the fact is that Copenhagen also managed to be unbeaten by Galatasaray in the last group phase . Because ya, in the first meeting Copenhagen managed to hold Galatasaray to a draw with a score of 2-2 and in the last match of the group stage, in fact Galatasaray still lost by Copenhagen with a score of 1-0.

So yes, with that results Galatasaray has like that at least it is not too impressive either, when Galatasaray plays against a team that at least has a quality that is not much different . So at least,playing against Sparta Prague in the Europa League play off this time also does not seem to fully guarantee for Galatasaray to win. Because ya, it seems that Galatasaray maybe not have a good enough mentality for a decisive match like this.

[Distraction]

Milan - Rennes could also be a nice matchup by the way. Milan are technically the favourite side of the matchup to advance to next round. However Rennes have had a really good Europa League phase so far. They lost only to Villarreal in the group but in both matches at the same time. However the losses weren't by a big score difference either.

Milan are shown as the 3rd biggest favourite team to win the Europa League championship. But they can be quite inconsistent just like they were in the Champions League.

Rennes can be a really dangerous opponent for them in case of such situation. I would expect Milan to win home by a small margin but who knows what would happen in France.   

[tusandii]

Milan - Rennes could also be a nice matchup by the way. Milan are technically the favourite side of the matchup to advance to next round. However Rennes have had a really good Europa League phase so far. They lost only to Villarreal in the group but in both matches at the same time. However the losses weren't by a big score difference either.

Milan are shown as the 3rd biggest favourite team to win the Europa League championship. But they can be quite inconsistent just like they were in the Champions League.

Rennes can be a really dangerous opponent for them in case of such situation. I would expect Milan to win home by a small margin but who knows what would happen in France.  

Predicting when the match time is still a bit long seems a little difficult because of course a lot will change, but if it's just a temporary prediction, maybe Rennes could be a strong opponent for Milan, but I never doubt Milan's performance because this club is also very experienced and very it is easy to beat Rennes and I am very confident that Milan can easily beat Rennes.
But what you need to pay attention to is that Rennes has a very strong attack line. We can compare the statistical results of the two clubs from different competitions because Rennes can score 13 scores in European league matches while Milan can only score 5 scores in the Champions League.
Even though it's not fair to compare the two competitions, for me this is the only way we can predict because comparing with performances in the domestic league very difficult and for me less accurate.

[BITCOIN4X]

Milan - Rennes could also be a nice matchup by the way. Milan are technically the favourite side of the matchup to advance to next round. However Rennes have had a really good Europa League phase so far. They lost only to Villarreal in the group but in both matches at the same time. However the losses weren't by a big score difference either.

Milan are shown as the 3rd biggest favourite team to win the Europa League championship. But they can be quite inconsistent just like they were in the Champions League.

Rennes can be a really dangerous opponent for them in case of such situation. I would expect Milan to win home by a small margin but who knows what would happen in France.   

Basically Rennes is not too strong compared to Milan this season in their respective domestic leagues, so personally I think Milan has a big chance to qualify with a good goal difference to the next round of the Europa League. Milan are too good to fail to progress to the next round, but I hope they don't lose a bit of focus this season after failing in the Champions League too quickly.

Rennes is a team that is in the top 10 in Ligue 1, their defense is not very strong and their goal productivity is also not that extraordinary. I'm sure Milan can beat Rennes in their two meetings this season in Europe, but something different could also happen considering that Milan is not very consistent in terms of performance.

[MK-74]

Galatasaray was matched with Sparta Prague. Galatasaray is the favorite of this game.
As a Galatasaray fam myself, I think we will beat Sparta Prague.
There's still a long time until the first game, I hope we can play better and get a comfortable win.

[Spack17]

Milan are really one of the top favourites for bookies now but I don't think so honestly. I mean there are more effectively playing teams until things come to Milan. I didn't like Milan in the Champions League much. Because they were supposed to perform better and collect more points technically. They were a very experienced team with a decent squad.

I know that their group was a group of death but they should have been able to be more competitive while even PSG were struggling. They even made it to the Europa League thanks to a comeback in their last match against Newcastle. If I don't see any more improvement from them I wouldn't get surprised in case of an early elimination of them. 

[DanWalker]

Milan - Rennes could also be a nice matchup by the way. Milan are technically the favourite side of the matchup to advance to next round. However Rennes have had a really good Europa League phase so far. They lost only to Villarreal in the group but in both matches at the same time. However the losses weren't by a big score difference either.

Milan are shown as the 3rd biggest favourite team to win the Europa League championship. But they can be quite inconsistent just like they were in the Champions League.

Rennes can be a really dangerous opponent for them in case of such situation. I would expect Milan to win home by a small margin but who knows what would happen in France.   

Basically Rennes is not too strong compared to Milan this season in their respective domestic leagues, so personally I think Milan has a big chance to qualify with a good goal difference to the next round of the Europa League. Milan are too good to fail to progress to the next round, but I hope they don't lose a bit of focus this season after failing in the Champions League too quickly.

Rennes is a team that is in the top 10 in Ligue 1, their defense is not very strong and their goal productivity is also not that extraordinary. I'm sure Milan can beat Rennes in their two meetings this season in Europe, but something different could also happen considering that Milan is not very consistent in terms of performance.

Milan is and should be the favorite to win that matchup between them. The Milan team is more experienced and is not doing badly in their league either. But they were supposed to be doing better than this in Serie A. Rennes on the other hand are doing very bad in their league. Although Rennes did well in the Europa League, I don't think it's enough to beat AC Milan. AC Milan can and will win the match in my opinion.

Ligue 1 is not even that competitive and Rennes are struggling. So it's fair to say they are not in their best form. AC Milan, although struggling, are far better than Rennes.

[rahmad2nd]

Galatasaray was matched with Sparta Prague. Galatasaray is the favorite of this game.
As a Galatasaray fam myself, I think we will beat Sparta Prague.
There's still a long time until the first game, I hope we can play better and get a comfortable win.

If we refer to the options provided by bookmakers, it is clear that Galatasaray is superior to Sparta Prague. even though it is still temporary, remember that Galatasaray is able to put up quite a good fight in the Champions League. it would be very natural if Galatasaray were superior in this knockout stage match, rather than their opposing team. even though it is true that Sparta Prague cannot be underestimated, in the first leg Galatasaray had the opportunity to overthrow Sparta at Rams Park, Galatasaray's home ground. also, it is supported by the odds provided by the bookie. actually, I don't dare speculate too far. moreover, I don't really follow Sparta Prague's developments, but they also cannot be underestimated. in football, anything can happen. however, ideally, Galatasaray should be able to qualify for the next round. considering that they previously played at a higher level of competition than the Europa League, Galatasaray has the conditions to qualify for the next phase. unfortunately, this is only a temporary assumption, because the meeting between these two teams still has a time lag. at least, Sparta Prague will prepare themselves for the meeting against Galatasaray later. I haven't checked the other playoff round matches, but the Galatasaray match should provide an exciting spectacle for us to enjoy when the match is held.

[TelolettOm]

Some betting odds show that AC Milan is one of the favorites to win the UEL, while Roma has nearly double the odds. I'm not sure why this is the case since Milan is not playing that well in the domestic or Champions League either. If we're talking about forms and ratings, they're quite similar. Is it simply because AC Milan is going down from the Champions league?

They are free to choose which team to be the champion of UEL. I can understand if they think AC Milan may have the chance to win UEL because AC Milan performance in UCL last season. AC Milan could reach the semi final round, it proved that AC Milan is a strong team. However, I think AC Milan is no longer as strong as the last season, there is some changes in AC Milan squad. If we compare the stats of all teams in UEL, Leverkusen is simply the most favorite team to win the UEL.

Stats-wise, Roma is considered better since they don't have any apparent weaknesses, while Milan has too many weaknesses for their opponent to exploit[1]. Not sure if they can even improve or fix it within a few games. On the other hand, betting odds can change depending on which source you use, so I wouldn't be surprised if people bet on Roma more than Milan. CMIIW.

Both AC Milan and Roma have weaknesses. If Roma has a little weakness, they must be among the top 3 teams in Serie A standings. 
In my humble opinion, there is 1 fatal weaknesses of AS Roma that may lead them to eliminate in the knock-out round, it is the bad mentality of the players. If you checked some of the match of AS Roma, they even got defeats from small teams.

[arimamib]

Milan are really one of the top favourites for bookies now but I don't think so honestly. I mean there are more effectively playing teams until things come to Milan. I didn't like Milan in the Champions League much. Because they were supposed to perform better and collect more points technically. They were a very experienced team with a decent squad.

I know that their group was a group of death but they should have been able to be more competitive while even PSG were struggling. They even made it to the Europa League thanks to a comeback in their last match against Newcastle. If I don't see any more improvement from them I wouldn't get surprised in case of an early elimination of them. 

I think Milan being favorites for bookies doesn't solely rely on their current form but also factors in historical performance, squad strength, and overall reputation. Bookmakers consider various aspects beyond recent results. While Milan might not have performed as expected in certain instances, the game's nature is such that even favorites face obstacles, and surprises are inherent to football tournaments.

The comeback against Newcastle to secure a place in the Europa League emphasizes Milan's ability to fight back and turn unfavorable situations in their favor. Comebacks often showcase a team's mental strength and determination and also qualities that can be crucial in knockout stages where resilience is highly valued. The ability to bounce back from setbacks are all factors that contribute to Milan's status as favorites.

[FanEagle]

Galatasaray is the favorite in this playoff match, and it seems that almost all bettors believe that the one who will qualify for the last 16 of the European league is Galatasaray, who even when in the champion league had a chance to qualify from the group phase but the last match belonged to Copenhagen, which was the home team in the last match, the thing that could make this team from the Turkish league fail is if they are careless about the ability of opponents who, although not seeded, still have a chance to turn things around. If they win in the playoffs, Galatasaray will be a team that can give a threat to any team because they have the ability to do it.

Enough to agree that the European League this season is quite interesting because there is Liverpool, a team who used to compete in the Champions League and European competed they were quite good and if Sevilla could be in the European League would be even more interesting whether there would be a team that could break their dominance in the European League final.

I still think that they did something awful by losing that last game. They have spent as much money as the entire value of Copenhagen to build this team in the last two seasons, and yet they managed to still lose. That shows that they didn't spend their money well enough, or for that single game they were not good enough. They should have won that game, if they did then they would have been at the last 16 of the UCL and would have made 10+ more million dollars.

In any case, because they didn't, they are at a place where they have more chances to make more money, and they could go as far as semi finals without facing a tough opponent, doesn't mean they won't, it just means it is possible and they should be getting a win here for sure.

[Republikcoin.com]

I think Milan being favorites for bookies doesn't solely rely on their current form but also factors in historical performance, squad strength, and overall reputation. Bookmakers consider various aspects beyond recent results. While Milan might not have performed as expected in certain instances, the game's nature is such that even favorites face obstacles, and surprises are inherent to football tournaments.

The comeback against Newcastle to secure a place in the Europa League emphasizes Milan's ability to fight back and turn unfavorable situations in their favor. Comebacks often showcase a team's mental strength and determination and also qualities that can be crucial in knockout stages where resilience is highly valued. The ability to bounce back from setbacks are all factors that contribute to Milan's status as favorites.

Mentality really has a big influence and the AC Milan team has that.
However, basically the performance or strength of the AC Milan team is quite strong this season, but they are often unable to maintain consistency and being favored by them is quite natural in my opinion because they have the strength of the team and also the AC Milan team has a pretty good mentality when playing on the European stage.

[Weawant]

Predicting when the match time is still a bit long seems a little difficult because of course a lot will change, but if it's just a temporary prediction, maybe Rennes could be a strong opponent for Milan, but I never doubt Milan's performance because this club is also very experienced and very it is easy to beat Rennes and I am very confident that Milan can easily beat Rennes.

There's no need of doubting how well Milan is going to perform and probably get victory over Rennes, like you rightly stated, Rennes isn't as experienced as Milan and they don't match in strength and in squad depth, Milan has a better squad than that of Rennes and even their performance is way better than that of Rennes so far this season.

Except for uncertainties which may occur on the the pitch such as injury or red card or maybe some defensive error, Milan almost look unbeatable to Rennes but if any of that which I did mentioned earlier happens, Rennes may have an edge over Milan and if utilized they could win but then the probability of such happening is almost close to impossible as I believe Milan will not be that carefree to allow such happen and I even foresee a very good future with Milan in the Europa this season as they have so far been brilliant in their performance both in their domestic leagues and in their UCL before they were relegated to the Europa.

[klidex]

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Galatasaray being compared to Slavia is one comparism that will hold many arguments especially as both teams are doing quite well in their league but the issue is that Galatasaray could make mistakes which are mostly costly. If you take a glance at the UCL for Galatasaray, they made silly mistakes which threw them to the UEL but for the match against Slavia, I think it’ll all be determined when we see how the 1st leg fixtures goes.

 Slavia has been unbeaten in the league and are very good in the UEL and they must not be underrated because they could cause Galatasaray some worry. Well like I said for this fixture, we’ll most likely know the preferred team to qualify after the 1st leg, however based on Slavia's good form in the tournament already, i believe they've got more advantage than Galatasaray, despite the fact that Galatasaray came from the UCL.

That's what makes it difficult for us to predict the match easily, the domestic league can be a benchmark for which club is stronger, but in reality both clubs have both achieved good results in the domestic league, making it even more difficult for us bettors to bet on which club is appropriate. won, if you look at it, Galatasaray seems to be the favorite, but sometimes Galatasaray makes mistakes which cause disappointment like in the Champions League because they failed to qualify so they have to take part in the Europa League play off round.

Yes you are right we can see in the first leg later and maybe Galatasaray will have an advantage in the first leg because they will play at home while Slavia Praha will play away if Galatasaray is able to win this match maybe in the second leg Galatasaray can win it again but if it is a draw then Slavia Praha still has a chance to qualify in the 2nd leg if you can achieve victory.

[Juggy777]

Predicting when the match time is still a bit long seems a little difficult because of course a lot will change, but if it's just a temporary prediction, maybe Rennes could be a strong opponent for Milan, but I never doubt Milan's performance because this club is also very experienced and very it is easy to beat Rennes and I am very confident that Milan can easily beat Rennes.

There's no need of doubting how well Milan is going to perform and probably get victory over Rennes, like you rightly stated, Rennes isn't as experienced as Milan and they don't match in strength and in squad depth, Milan has a better squad than that of Rennes and even their performance is way better than that of Rennes so far this season.

Except for uncertainties which may occur on the the pitch such as injury or red card or maybe some defensive error, Milan almost look unbeatable to Rennes but if any of that which I did mentioned earlier happens, Rennes may have an edge over Milan and if utilized they could win but then the probability of such happening is almost close to impossible as I believe Milan will not be that carefree to allow such happen and I even foresee a very good future with Milan in the Europa this season as they have so far been brilliant in their performance both in their domestic leagues and in their UCL before they were relegated to the Europa.

@Weawant when it comes to Europa matches nothing really is guaranteed because you may have the best team and yet may end up losing to an inferior side hence don’t underestimate Rennes. Furthermore how this match will go will depend on the injuries, morale of the team and there’s no way to predict what shape these two will be in so for now I won’t pick a side and rather wait till we get closer to the match.

[samuraijin]

Galatasaray was matched with Sparta Prague. Galatasaray is the favorite of this game.
As a Galatasaray fam myself, I think we will beat Sparta Prague.
There's still a long time until the first game, I hope we can play better and get a comfortable win.

February 16th is where this match will start at the same time as several other important matches. There is quite a long time for Galatasaray to face Sparta Prague, playing at home is advantageous for Galatasaray to beat Sparta Prague and advance to the next round, of course we should not underestimate Sparta  Prague, because Sparta Prague are in their best form even though they only suffered 2 defeats and finished in 2nd place in group C, that can be a benchmark when facing Galatasaray that they will definitely provide quite difficult resistance, even though playing as a guest, Sparta Prague only  hoping for a draw so that in the second leg they can look for victory at home, that's what Galatasaray must be wary of in football game tactics, because they know that they are not the favorite team for this match, but they are trying to prove it in the next match in the leg  second in the Europa League.

[Hirose UK]

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Both Leverkusen and Liverpool are 2 teams that have real improved based on their last season’s performance and you can see from their match performance in Europe and also their respective leagues. The sweetest is that they’re both in the UEL and it’ll be one sweet thing if they’re both in the final. Cause it would be more interesting, propably one of the most interesting UEL finals there could be.

 Yes, it’s quite hard predicting their fate at this early stage but based on current form I think Leverkusen has the upper hands but when you go with experience Liverpool will be taking the trophy home. If Xabi Alonso would be able to lead this team to another final, I think he’ll go down with gold as one of their best coaches and that’s what he’s gunning for with the performance his boys.

Of course, it would be very interesting if Liverpool and Leverkusen could meet in the final match because we will see how two team with full strength fight for victory in order to bring home the Europa League championship trophy this season.
Will it be Xabi Alonso with the squad he has or Klopp with Mohammed Salah and his colleagues who can win this competition in the final if only both team can continue to survive in good condition.
No matter how good Liverpool performance is this season, I will still make Leverkusen the favorite, maybe some people say that making Leverkusen the favorite is too early decision, but I see the potential that all Leverkusen players have, indeed they deserve to be champions.

Liverpool does have the mentality and experience of being champion, but for now all of that will be meaningless because Leverkusen quality of play is still far superior to Liverpool.
Leverkusen has two opportunities, namely to win the Bundesliga and the Europa League, if Leverkusen can win both titles, wouldn't this be Xabi Alonso greatest achievement.
This will give Xabi Alonso an award that might become history in the future.

[QueenVera]

Of course, it would be very interesting if Liverpool and Leverkusen could meet in the final match because we will see how two team with full strength fight for victory in order to bring home the Europa League championship trophy this season.
Will it be Xabi Alonso with the squad he has or Klopp with Mohammed Salah and his colleagues who can win this competition in the final if only both team can continue to survive in good condition.
No matter how good Liverpool performance is this season, I will still make Leverkusen the favorite, maybe some people say that making Leverkusen the favorite is too early decision, but I see the potential that all Leverkusen players have, indeed they deserve to be champions.

Liverpool does have the mentality and experience of being champion, but for now all of that will be meaningless because Leverkusen quality of play is still far superior to Liverpool.
Leverkusen has two opportunities, namely to win the Bundesliga and the Europa League, if Leverkusen can win both titles, wouldn't this be Xabi Alonso greatest achievement.
This will give Xabi Alonso an award that might become history in the future.

Well these are the two consistent teams in the UEL and I think injury will be the only thing to stand against any of this team this season. It’ll really pretty to see a final where they both battle it out. Well Leverkusen plays better no doubt but Liverpool have the experience and all to win the trophy but would Leverkusen let it slip a 2nd time.

 Leverkusen enjoys their play and build progressively from the back but Liverpool prefers to get the ball straight to the attack from the flanks.Well if Leverkusen gets the UEL and Bundesliga then I think Xabi will go down as their coach of all time and that’ll be a great thing, but definitely there's a possibility of them losing him if that happens cause I'm pretty sure, other top clubs would come running after him an offer he can't reject, especially Real Madrid that's in search of a good replacement for Ancelotti when he leaves their team.