UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[Distraction]

It is rematch day! Galatasaray are going to Prague to finish the job which won't be very easy as it looked from the first leg.    I wonder if Galatasaray will be able to improve their defending here. Because their biggest vulnerability was this in the first leg which caused them to concede 2 goals. It could have been worse if it weren't for Muslera's crucial saves.

I'm thinking of adding both teams to score @1.48 to my parlay. Because I don't think this will be a one-sided match this time also. What do you think? 

[HajiBagi]

The journey to become europa league champion is still far away. who knows there are surprise matches because it could be that strong teams like liverpool leverkusen or milan lost to the middle of nowhere and unpopular teams.
But if we talk about the biggest opportunity, it's still Livepool and Leverkusen.

I agree with you. I think everyone will bet on Liverpool or Leverkusen to win the european league this season. Both teams are the current leaders in their leagues and they have also had very good performances this season. As Roma and Ac Milan are also favorite teams but they are placed in second place. I see that there is a big difference in level and strength between Liverpool/Leverkusen and the other contestants this season. They are already at Champions League level. And that's true if you look at their position in the current standings.

My favourites to win this league are Liverpool and Leverkusen, and they can win with their current level of play. How about AC Milan or Roma? I don't think any of those teams will win the Europa League because even after watching them play, you will think they are incapable of winning. I can even have some faith in AC Milan, but when it comes to Roma, I have no faith at all because of their poor performance, which has continued even after they hired a new coach. Now that they are in the knockout stages, I believe this is where Roma will end because of their play.

I shouldn't judge teams based solely on their performance in this league, but the way they play right now doesn't impress me in any way. There are many excellent teams in this league that are still playing, including Liverpool and Leverkusen, who have a strong track record in their home league and this league as well. For this reason, I believe Liverpool and Leverkusen will prevail.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

It is rematch day! Galatasaray are going to Prague to finish the job which won't be very easy as it looked from the first leg.    I wonder if Galatasaray will be able to improve their defending here. Because their biggest vulnerability was this in the first leg which caused them to concede 2 goals. It could have been worse if it weren't for Muslera's crucial saves.

I'm thinking of adding both teams to score @1.48 to my parlay. Because I don't think this will be a one-sided match this time also. What do you think? 

We played well in the first game, but we gave Sparta Prague too many scoring chances. And we had big weaknesses in defense, as you said. I think Okan Buruk also saw our problems. He will take action for these problems in today's match. He is a good coach. I think we will get a score that will be enough for us in this match. I mean, at worst we will manage to get a draw from this match. But our first target in this match should be to win. Because we saw in the first match that we can do it.

[kro55]

Yes, thats right, based on the current performances of Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, it seem that they are the only ones who are considered strongs enough to compete for the UEL title. Meanwhile, the performance of AC Milan and AS Roma cannot be said to be completely stable in competing but they still have the opportunity to go further if their performance is surprising in the match they will face, but I don't think it's as good as Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen.
I also agree with you hopefully Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen don't meet before the final so the competition between the two will be very interesting to watch.

If you look at the strength of the Roma and AC Milan teams, they are not much different from Liverpool and Leverkusen, it's just that the consistency is different, so Liverpool and Leverkusen are still quite favorites up to now.
However, I believe there will be big surprises in the Europa League and this is something that often happened in previous seasons, so we'll just have to wait and see which team will make a big surprise this season.

I have no doubt that Milan is a strong team. As the team has no chance of winning the Serie A title. So Milan will try their best to win the Europa League title. But I have enough doubts about the performance of the Roma team. Although the new coach managed to perform well in the first few matches, the team's performance is erratic at the moment. And they are not performing well against the big teams. Roma drew the away match against Feyenoord. Whether they will be able to dominate the home matches is not certain.

I see Leverkusen and Milan as the favorites for the Europa League title. Leverkusen is playing very well this season. The team is still unbeaten in the Europa League and Bundesliga.

[ingiltere]

Milan is the favorite in the match-up, even a 2-0 loss could be enough for them in this away game. I don't think they will take too many risks, their priority will be to play a controlled game without conceding goals today. After a very bad start in their league, Rennes surprised everyone with 6 wins in a row and suddenly they are back on higher places. Against such an in-form team Milan will naturally be more defensive. They wouldn't blow a 3-0 lead.

As for Benfica, I think they will be more attack-minded and looking for goals. 1 goal from Benfica will let Toulouse guard down completely. Things are not going well for Toulouse this season. As long as they stop Dallinga, Benfica will have no problem. They will pass this round by winning both games.

It's very difficult to predict a side bet for Freiburg and Lens. Freiburg have had bad results recently, they can't win matches. Lens is doing well but their chances of winning away are not very high. First game was 0-0, maybe we can see another draw and extra time here.

It's interesting that there are 4 French teams in the last 16 play-off round. Let's see how many will pass the round.

[boltz]

Very hard for me to predict today's games as some of them are almost impossible to read.

Games like : Qarabag - Braga , Marseille - Shaktar , Toulouse - Benfica could end in all the possibles ways because after we saw last game , personally I do think Qarabag will qualify and same goes for Marseille.

I also can't see Roma beating Feyernoord but I can see this game going extra time and maybe even penalties...

[rdluffy]

It is rematch day! Galatasaray are going to Prague to finish the job which won't be very easy as it looked from the first leg.    I wonder if Galatasaray will be able to improve their defending here. Because their biggest vulnerability was this in the first leg which caused them to concede 2 goals. It could have been worse if it weren't for Muslera's crucial saves.

I'm thinking of adding both teams to score @1.48 to my parlay. Because I don't think this will be a one-sided match this time also. What do you think? 

Galatasaray have scored in their last 12 matches, while Sparta have scored in their last 18 matches
I think it's a good bet

What makes me think that both teams can score goals is that qualification isn't easy for either team, nothing guaranteed yet
Sparta have a one-goal deficit but are playing at home, which I believe will be a match in which both teams will play to win. Galatasaray shouldn't sit back and wait for a draw because it's dangerous to concede goals and then have no way of reacting

[Velvet78]

Barcelona vs Napoli UEFA Champions League knockout leg-1 match had a tense game due to which the match ended in a draw. Due to the abundance of attacks between the two teams, neither side managed to secure a win and neither side managed to score a 1-1 draw due to which the two teams currently participate in a draw. But if Leg-2 presents a more exciting game between the two teams, then we will certainly be very happy to see the game. Although the second match is at Barcelona's home ground so they will definitely play well to win, and I think Barcelona will win. But Barcelona must change their game and improve or risk losing the match as Napoli is a strong team. However, I think the game will be very exciting as both teams will want to go to the quarter-finals as both teams are currently in a draw so it will be the toughest game for both teams.

This is the Europa League thread mate. You can check out this thread for Champions League discussion  : UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season


I still can't believe how Braga got a huge defeat against Qarabag home in the first leg. After a 4-2 loss I'm curious about what Braga will do. Technically they are still a way stronger team on paper but it doesn't look like they give enough importance to the Europa League. I think this is still a matchup that they can be the winner of but let's see. I won't place a bet on their win of course after that poor result. It is really hard to predict this one too.

[Tony116]

It is rematch day! Galatasaray are going to Prague to finish the job which won't be very easy as it looked from the first leg.    I wonder if Galatasaray will be able to improve their defending here. Because their biggest vulnerability was this in the first leg which caused them to concede 2 goals. It could have been worse if it weren't for Muslera's crucial saves.

I'm thinking of adding both teams to score @1.48 to my parlay. Because I don't think this will be a one-sided match this time also. What do you think? 

Galatasaray have scored in their last 12 matches, while Sparta have scored in their last 18 matches
I think it's a good bet

What makes me think that both teams can score goals is that qualification isn't easy for either team, nothing guaranteed yet
Sparta have a one-goal deficit but are playing at home, which I believe will be a match in which both teams will play to win. Galatasaray shouldn't sit back and wait for a draw because it's dangerous to concede goals and then have no way of reacting

I am interested in this match today. Sparta Praha is not a weak team. Opponents Galatasaray are also in good form. Galatasaray won the home match. Galatasaray won the match 3-2. It is difficult to say which team will win the away match. As Galatasaray lead by only 1 goal. So it is not yet known whether the team will qualify for the next round. However, Galatasaray is an experienced and strong team. Galatasaray can qualify for the next round only if the match is drawn. That's why I consider Galatasaray as the favorite. The match is more likely to be a draw.

[Volgastallion]

Good matches ahead for today.

Lets see when this round of play off ended, how much of original Europa League teams remains or we are gonna see mayority of Champions league dropers teams in the round of 16?

Lets see how much BRaga can do today, after a bad result in the home game.

[Lannakosa]

AC Milan will be very confident going into this match, they are already ahead by 3 goals, of course this means they will be more relaxed about playing this second leg and seeing that their quality is much better so no one doubts that they can win the match again.

Benfica against Toulouse will be a fierce match in this second leg, Benfica, which is only 1 goal ahead, cannot play safe because the second leg will be played at home to Toulouse, making the home team have huge motivation to be able to turn things around.

Benfica won the first game, but this was done with the help of the referee, who gave Benfica the chance to take two penalties. And given that this will be a home match for Toulouse, it may be difficult for Benfica to maintain this score today. But Benfica is a higher class team, they are leading the Portuguese championship, while Toulouse is below the middle of the table and perhaps this is a natural result.

[LGD2Business]

Lets see how much BRaga can do today, after a bad result in the home game.

Braga needs to win by 3 goals, it's not impossible but it doesn't seem likely. Maybe they can win by 2 goals and take the match to extra time. If Qarabag close down and finish the first half without conceding a goal, Braga will panic. Qarabag players can make good use of the gaps created by Braga in defense and score goals. In this case, Braga's chances decrease even more. I think this match is very logical to play for over 2.5 goals.

[Plaguedeath]

Braga needs to win by 3 goals, it's not impossible but it doesn't seem likely. Maybe they can win by 2 goals and take the match to extra time. If Qarabag close down and finish the first half without conceding a goal, Braga will panic. Qarabag players can make good use of the gaps created by Braga in defense and score goals. In this case, Braga's chances decrease even more. I think this match is very logical to play for over 2.5 goals.

Yeah I think we will see many score in this match, Braga will try to pressure Qarabag in order to score at least 2 goals, they might don't care with their defense. So this could give a chance Qarabag to score a goal when Braga don't really care with their defense.

The odds for over 2.5 goals seems too low, over 3.5 goals is more worth to bet.

[rdluffy]

Good matches ahead for today.

Lets see when this round of play off ended, how much of original Europa League teams remains or we are gonna see mayority of Champions league dropers teams in the round of 16?

Lets see how much BRaga can do today, after a bad result in the home game.

I don't believe in Braga's classification anymore, after losing at home in their own stadium 2 x 4 to Qarabağ

But I believe in a match with goals, possibly more than 3 goals, and I've even placed my bet including this match
Perhaps if Braga manage to score a goal quickly, the match could get interesting and more open, but with a two-goal advantage and playing at home, Qarabağ shouldn't expose themselves so easily, they will possible focus to counter atack
Braga's team has no choice, they have to play totally focused on attack, which can lead to some mistakes and possibly conceding goals

[Swordsoffreedom]

Braga needs to win by 3 goals, it's not impossible but it doesn't seem likely. Maybe they can win by 2 goals and take the match to extra time. If Qarabag close down and finish the first half without conceding a goal, Braga will panic. Qarabag players can make good use of the gaps created by Braga in defense and score goals. In this case, Braga's chances decrease even more. I think this match is very logical to play for over 2.5 goals.

Yeah I think we will see many score in this match, Braga will try to pressure Qarabag in order to score at least 2 goals, they might don't care with their defense. So this could give a chance Qarabag to score a goal when Braga don't really care with their defense.

The odds for over 2.5 goals seems too low, over 3.5 goals is more worth to bet.

Braga players can't perform well in home matches, do you think they can play well against Qarabag in away matches?
I know everything is possible in football. However, the Braga team conceded a 4-2 defeat in the home match. Their overall performance was not good, and the defense was very weak. Now in Qarabag's home match, I think the chances of a big win against them are low. Qarabag are in good enough form. And a draw in today's match is enough for them. So I don't think Qarabag will have any problem in qualifying for the next round.




The Toulouse vs Benfica match looks set to be a rivalry game. Benfica won the home match. But they cannot win by a big margin. The team won 2-1. Therefore, in today's home match, Toulouse will definitely want to win the match, although the performance of the Toulouse team is irregular, I cannot consider this team to be weak. They have the ability to beat Benfica.

[bering]

I still can't believe how Braga got a huge defeat against Qarabag home in the first leg. After a 4-2 loss I'm curious about what Braga will do. Technically they are still a way stronger team on paper but it doesn't look like they give enough importance to the Europa League. I think this is still a matchup that they can be the winner of but let's see. I won't place a bet on their win of course after that poor result. It is really hard to predict this one too.

Just like i said previously this is surprising result because on the paper Braga is stronger than Qarabag and mostly people will thought this is easy match for Braga but unfortunately Qarabag was displayed outstanding performance at that time and Braga have to lost at their home ground and conceded 4 goals is not good situation for them because their mission to qualified to round of 16 will be very hard and for second leg today Braga have to win at least 3 goals margin

Qarabag in the comfortable position and they almost to make a history in this competition because if today Qarabag can eliminate Braga then this is could be the first time for Qarabag to reach to round of 16 and i think Braga should beware of Juninho because this player was very impressive this season Juninho was able to scores 21 goals in all competitions even in the first leg Juninho was scored goal and according to the squad update between these teams i can see all of Qarabag main players will be available including Marko Vesovic who return to play again after got suspension and about betting options i will assume Qarabag will targetting draw results from this match and this option has good odds @3.80 or both teams to scores could be good as safe bet

[alankasman]

Yeah I think we will see many score in this match, Braga will try to pressure Qarabag in order to score at least 2 goals, they might don't care with their defense. So this could give a chance Qarabag to score a goal when Braga don't really care with their defense.

The odds for over 2.5 goals seems too low, over 3.5 goals is more worth to bet.

Odds talks are always interesting to discuss. Choosing an over 2.5 score is too risky because my prediction of the second match of Qarabag FK vs Braga will not give birth to a big score considering that Qarabag will play survive instead of maintaining the opportunity to qualify by chasing victory again.
The success of Braga who is able to score 2 goals will not continue in Baku.
The most possible scenario series occurs in this fight. I assume like that.

[fzkto]

I still can't believe how Braga got a huge defeat against Qarabag home in the first leg. After a 4-2 loss I'm curious about what Braga will do. Technically they are still a way stronger team on paper but it doesn't look like they give enough importance to the Europa League. I think this is still a matchup that they can be the winner of but let's see. I won't place a bet on their win of course after that poor result. It is really hard to predict this one too.

Just like i said previously this is surprising result because on the paper Braga is stronger than Qarabag and mostly people will thought this is easy match for Braga but unfortunately Qarabag was displayed outstanding performance at that time and Braga have to lost at their home ground and conceded 4 goals is not good situation for them because their mission to qualified to round of 16 will be very hard and for second leg today Braga have to win at least 3 goals margin

Qarabag in the comfortable position and they almost to make a history in this competition because if today Qarabag can eliminate Braga then this is could be the first time for Qarabag to reach to round of 16 and i think Braga should beware of Juninho because this player was very impressive this season Juninho was able to scores 21 goals in all competitions even in the first leg Juninho was scored goal and according to the squad update between these teams i can see all of Qarabag main players will be available including Marko Vesovic who return to play again after got suspension and about betting options i will assume Qarabag will targetting draw results from this match and this option has good odds @3.80 or both teams to scores could be good as safe bet

I can't say Braga is much better than Qarabag. They finished second in their group in the Europa League, but they were unlucky because the first place was unbeaten Bayer. Braga couldn't do anything in the Champions League and got only 4 points in the group. It seems to me that these clubs play about the same way. It is possible that Qarabag will win again.

[FanEagle]

Roma and Milan duo of course looks to be strong candidates and I do agree that they are good teams that could end up winning the Europa cup if they can get lucky in few games, they have nobody else than these three teams that can beat them, or of course they could be unlucky and lose to anyone as well.

However, we should not consider them to be all that different, not all that difficult but not all that easy neither. There is a reason why everyone thinks Liverpool or Leverkusen will win, because they are just by far the best and that is why people will end up supporting them all the way through, there is nothing else to be done about this for sure. We just need to consider them to be the leading candidates because they are so good.

[hahay]

Roma and Milan duo of course looks to be strong candidates and I do agree that they are good teams that could end up winning the Europa cup if they can get lucky in few games, they have nobody else than these three teams that can beat them, or of course they could be unlucky and lose to anyone as well.

However, we should not consider them to be all that different, not all that difficult but not all that easy neither. There is a reason why everyone thinks Liverpool or Leverkusen will win, because they are just by far the best and that is why people will end up supporting them all the way through, there is nothing else to be done about this for sure. We just need to consider them to be the leading candidates because they are so good.

Milan and AS Roma at this moment do not have the same quality as Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen so ya, even though if Milan and AS Roma managed to qualify but of course there is still no definite guarantee for Milan and AS Roma to be able to advance to the final match. After all, at this moment at least only Milan can certainly qualify because Milan have won big in the first leg with a score of 3-0. But about AS Roma, of course AS Roma still have to make good efforts in this second leg because yes, in the first leg AS Roma only got a 1-1 draw . But the point is, I personally believe that Milan and AS Roma are not entirely appropriate if they are used as title candidate teams because after all, the fact is they still don't fully have consistent performance and results so far this season.