UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[nurilham]

Many people think both teams can make it to the final this season, but somehow I'm not sure Leverkusen will make it to the final. This is still the quarter-final stage and all teams will fight, even if Leverkusen can qualify for the semifinals then I am sure the competition will be even more difficult. I'm only optimistic about Liverpool's performance and chances in the Europa League, the rest is not.

Why do you doubt Leverkusen to be in the final round?
Although Leverkusen didn't play very impressive in the match against Qarabag, they finally eliminated Qarabag and keep the record of unbeaten in all competition during this season. Don't you think Leverkusen deserve to play against Liverpool in the final with this unbeaten record? In my own opinion, I even believe that Leverkusen deserve to win this competition. You can see the fact that Liverpool got 2 loses in the group stage but Leverkusen played perfectly with 100% win. So, it is quite strange if you don't trust Leverkusen to be in the final match. 

Liverpool may score many goals but the performance of Liverpool didn't very impressive. If Liverpool plays against a team that has a strong defense, I'm not sure Liverpool can win it easily. We must be aware that Liverpool will play against Atalanta, it is one of the teams from Serie A (Italia league). They must be careful because a team from Serie A always has a great defense.

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[bbigtart]

Many people think both teams can make it to the final this season, but somehow I'm not sure Leverkusen will make it to the final. This is still the quarter-final stage and all teams will fight, even if Leverkusen can qualify for the semifinals then I am sure the competition will be even more difficult. I'm only optimistic about Liverpool's performance and chances in the Europa League, the rest is not.

Why do you doubt Leverkusen to be in the final round?
Although Leverkusen didn't play very impressive in the match against Qarabag, they finally eliminated Qarabag and keep the record of unbeaten in all competition during this season. Don't you think Leverkusen deserve to play against Liverpool in the final with this unbeaten record? In my own opinion, I even believe that Leverkusen deserve to win this competition. You can see the fact that Liverpool got 2 loses in the group stage but Leverkusen played perfectly with 100% win. So, it is quite strange if you don't trust Leverkusen to be in the final match. 

Agree. It is very difficult not to put a team like Leverkusen in the final, they have been very consistent this season and have not even been beaten and Leverkusen have set new records in the Bundesliga and Europe. Indeed, in football anything can happen, especially in European competition, the team at the top can lose to the team below, but looking at Leverkusen's progress this season, it seems very difficult to stop them. When fighting against Qarabag, their struggle was very visible. They do not give up easily and continue to try as hard as they can until they achieve victory. So I hope Leverkusen progresses to the final.

Liverpool may score many goals but the performance of Liverpool didn't very impressive. If Liverpool plays against a team that has a strong defense, I'm not sure Liverpool can win it easily. We must be aware that Liverpool will play against Atalanta, it is one of the teams from Serie A (Italia league). They must be careful because a team from Serie A always has a great defense.

Liverpool's record against Serie A representative teams is quite good so there is no reason Liverpool cannot win this match. Liverpool will now try hard to win the Europa League and EPL League for Klopp's farewell.

[Alpha Marine]

If you watch Milan last game, you will know that Rome will not have their way to beat Milan because they have defenders that will hodl that defense strong until they achieve their goal in this season and, their coach still have more skills to impact to his players to continue performing through out the season.

To me, that is a 50/50 match. I do not like that two Italian teams are facing each other, but since it's like this it's going to be a tough match. Roma have been playing better recently and I don't believe they don't stand a chance against Milan. Milan is good but they're not good to the extent of walking through Roma easily.
The fact that they're in the same league makes things very complicated. They're two teams that know and understand each other with a lot of rivalry. It's not going to be easy for both teams but I'm going to go risky and bet on Roma.

Liverpool's record against Serie A representative teams is quite good so there is no reason Liverpool cannot win this match. Liverpool will now try hard to win the Europa League and EPL League for Klopp's farewell.

If Liverpool underrates Atalanta they might get punished, but knowing Liverpool, they're a team that doesn't underrate any team so they're going to play that match like their lives depend on it. I see Liverpool winning that one. They might have it difficult in Italy, but at Anfield, Liverpool will surely win. It's not going to be a simple walk over but Liverpool will qualify.

[OcTradism]

To me, that is a 50/50 match. I do not like that two Italian teams are facing each other, but since it's like this it's going to be a tough match. Roma have been playing better recently and I don't believe they don't stand a chance against Milan. Milan is good but they're not good to the extent of walking through Roma easily.
The fact that they're in the same league makes things very complicated. They're two teams that know and understand each other with a lot of rivalry. It's not going to be easy for both teams but I'm going to go risky and bet on Roma.

Have matches in Europe between two Italian clubs can make their matches very boring because they understand each other very well and their traditional tactics from Italy.

Change in Roma coach position shows that they are playing more attacking football with De Rossi and it gives me hope that their quarter final matches might not be boring. Just my hope and I could be wrong if De Rossi will force his players to play more defensive football and play more carefully against AC Milan. Playing more defensive and carefully against a stronger opponent, is nothing wrong but will Roma coach use this tactic for his team?

In 2000s (2003 - 2004) season maybe, there is a Champions League final match between AC Milan and Juventus and it is a very boring final match.

[Uruhara]

Rome is looking better with De Rossi as a coach and they are clearly on a upgrading path, but if you ask me i dont really trust on them, they ahve very bad games were they can make anything as planed.

Maybe they can beat Milan but nothing more after that.

If you watch Milan last game, you will know that Rome will not have their way to beat Milan because they have defenders that will hodl that defense strong until they achieve their goal in this season and, their coach still have more skills to impact to his players to continue performing through out the season.

I know that game can change at anytime but it will be difficult for this game to change for the favour of Rome because I know it will not be easy for Rome strikers to make their coach happy in this game and the Rome players will know that they meet strong team.

Actually, for the first leg I feel that if Roma feel unable to beat Milan at the San Siro then they just need to hold Milan to a draw and Roma just have to try to win in the second leg when they are the hosts. Milan is a difficult opponent who has even had a higher level of consistency than Roma this season. So even if Roma loses in this match, I feel that it is normal and De Rossi will not be blamed at all. Because Milan is indeed a strong enemy who is currently ranked 2nd in Serie A. It's just that if Roma manages to win then De Rossi's name will really get more attention. And his reputation will increase greatly.

[klidex]

If Liverpool underrates Atalanta they might get punished, but knowing Liverpool, they're a team that doesn't underrate any team so they're going to play that match like their lives depend on it. I see Liverpool winning that one. They might have it difficult in Italy, but at Anfield, Liverpool will surely win. It's not going to be a simple walk over but Liverpool will qualify.

Whoever the opponent Liverpool will face is a big challenge for Liverpool, there is no such thing as underestimating it because clubs that are not so favored are usually able to provide unexpected surprises, therefore Liverpool remains focused and must be careful so as not to be careless and make mistakes that cause them experienced a defeat, Liverpool has a higher chance of winning at Anfield but when competing away Liverpool might experience difficulties but I think Atalanta cannot create a large aggregate in breaking into Liverpool's goal because Liverpool has a very strong defense.

Well, coincidentally Liverpool's first leg will be played at home, Liverpool must win with a big score if they want to be sure of qualifying for the semifinals and it looks like Liverpool will do that so that in the second leg Liverpool won't try harder to beat Atalanta. Even a draw in the second leg is enough to bring Liverpool qualify because I am very confident that Liverpool will get rid of Atalanta in this round, even though the Serie A representative is not an ordinary club, Liverpool's performance in the Premier League is enough to prove Liverpool's impressive abilities at the moment.

[wiss19]

Actually, for the first leg I feel that if Roma feel unable to beat Milan at the San Siro then they just need to hold Milan to a draw and Roma just have to try to win in the second leg when they are the hosts. Arsenal is a difficult opponent who has even had a higher level of consistency than Roma this season. So even if Roma loses in this match, I feel that it is normal and De Rossi will not be blamed at all. Because Milan is indeed a strong enemy who is currently ranked 2nd in Serie A. It's just that if Roma manages to win then De Rossi's name will really get more attention. And his reputation will increase greatly.

First leg is going to be vital for the both sides with AC Milan also improved their performance in last few weeks which is good sign for them and with this improvement we can expect they could be big threat for the hot favourite teams in coming matches but for the next round game they are going to host AS Roma which is currently having impressive run have never won any game at the San Siro which is surely advantage for the AC Milan which needs to hold them with some good difference of goals because this could be give them good advantage for the second leg game which will be played at the Roma.

Until now, we have impressive strategy and performance from the De Rossi, and he surely deserved praise for this all with now in case of lost surely it's not all about his failure with he was at his best and bringing changes like these surely never been easy in quick time.

[Jatiluhung]

If you watch Milan last game, you will know that Rome will not have their way to beat Milan because they have defenders that will hodl that defense strong until they achieve their goal in this season and, their coach still have more skills to impact to his players to continue performing through out the season.

I know that game can change at anytime but it will be difficult for this game to change for the favour of Rome because I know it will not be easy for Rome strikers to make their coach happy in this game and the Rome players will know that they meet strong team.

Maybe before De Rossi came to Roma I would have thought that Roma was not comparable to AC Milan. But after De Rossi arrived, I think the game shown by AS Roma was no less good than Milan. It could even be said that AS Roma's attack line has become sharper at this time. So I think Milan actually have to be alert when they face Roma. Because even though Milan does have a fairly strong defense. but we also have to see that Milan's defense sometimes has gaps in several other matches. It's just that the attacks that Milan always build can actually be more dangerous than the attacks built by Rome. I think the match will be quite fierce. And maybe will create more than 2 goals in this one match. And both teams will probably score.

[HajiBagi]

Rome is looking better with De Rossi as a coach and they are clearly on a upgrading path, but if you ask me i dont really trust on them, they ahve very bad games were they can make anything as planed.

Maybe they can beat Milan but nothing more after that.

If you watch Milan last game, you will know that Rome will not have their way to beat Milan because they have defenders that will hodl that defense strong until they achieve their goal in this season and, their coach still have more skills to impact to his players to continue performing through out the season.

I know that game can change at anytime but it will be difficult for this game to change for the favour of Rome because I know it will not be easy for Rome strikers to make their coach happy in this game and the Rome players will know that they meet strong team.

Yes, you are right about AC Milan and Roma, and I agree with you. Based on the way the two teams are currently playing, I don't even think Roma has a chance to win the match. While Roma has good players, their play hasn't been particularly strong even in their home league of serie A. Although games always change and it's possible that Roma will outperform Milan in the match, that will be extremely difficult for Roma given their poor season-long performance. As a result, I believe Roma will not perform as they would like in the Champions League. Instead, Roma will play in the Europa League the following season.

When Roma hired a new coach, I thought they would perform well and be in a good position to play in the Champions League because of how well they performed under the previous coach. However, after a few days, their performance deteriorated. As I have previously stated, sometimes players are to blame for a team's poor performance rather than just the coach because sometimes players are out of form and cannot even play well.

[fullhdpixel]

Liverpool's record against Serie A representative teams is quite good so there is no reason Liverpool cannot win this match. Liverpool will now try hard to win the Europa League and EPL League for Klopp's farewell.

If Liverpool underrates Atalanta they might get punished, but knowing Liverpool, they're a team that doesn't underrate any team so they're going to play that match like their lives depend on it. I see Liverpool winning that one. They might have it difficult in Italy, but at Anfield, Liverpool will surely win. It's not going to be a simple walk over but Liverpool will qualify.

I also believe in most chances we are going to have this match as boring because both top Serie A sides understand each other and their tactics which are going to have not good action in these both leg games hopefully we will have qualifier will be gone into next round through penalties or extra time or if we have any advantage for the AC Milan in first leg game then surely this could be interesting because they are doing good even now Roma is also having much better performance which is allowing them for having good success and chance for the qualification but still things are looking not interested and most of the fans are expecting this match is going to be one of the most bore games in this round.

[BlackBoss_]

I also believe in most chances we are going to have this match as boring because both top Serie A sides understand each other and their tactics which are going to have not good action in these both leg games hopefully we will have qualifier will be gone into next round through penalties or extra time or if we have any advantage for the AC Milan in first leg game then surely this could be interesting because they are doing good even now Roma is also having much better performance which is allowing them for having good success and chance for the qualification but still things are looking not interested and most of the fans are expecting this match is going to be one of the most bore games in this round.

Italian clubs don't play much attacking and they are more carefully and pay more focus on their defense in knock out matches. These matches between AC Milan and AS Roma only can become attacking if Roma proactively play attacking and score goals first. Then AC Milan will have nothing to lose and have to accept more risk, change to play attacking too.

If De Rossi lets Roma play defensively, AC Milan will not too hurry for chasing goals and they won't play attacking aggressively because they see dangerous counter attacks from Roma. Dybala is injured and Roma needs his returns for two quarter final matches against AC Milan. Without Dybala, attacking power of Roma will drop considerably.

[Inwestour]

Italian clubs don't play much attacking and they are more carefully and pay more focus on their defense in knock out matches. These matches between AC Milan and AS Roma only can become attacking if Roma proactively play attacking and score goals first. Then AC Milan will have nothing to lose and have to accept more risk, change to play attacking too.

If De Rossi lets Roma play defensively, AC Milan will not too hurry for chasing goals and they won't play attacking aggressively because they see dangerous counter attacks from Roma. Dybala is injured and Roma needs his returns for two quarter final matches against AC Milan. Without Dybala, attacking power of Roma will drop considerably.

Where do you get the idea that Italian teams pay little attention to attack in the playoffs? Milan scored a total of 7 goals in two matches with Prague, 4 goals in the first match and 3 goals in the second match. Roma scored 4 goals in the first match, and it is clear that the strategy for the return match was simply to maintain the winning score. So, the attack of these teams is all right, when Mourinier was a coach, Roma would definitely play from defense, and with De Rossi, Roma became an attacking team, especially since their attacking potential allows them to be such a team.

My opinion is that Milan is probably stronger if we compare these two teams, but this is the playoffs, and Roma has a chance to resist such an opponent, since the matches with Prague showed that Milan’s defense is not so ideal.

[Distraction]

Milan - Roma is really a matchup that we have seen thousands of times so far. Each one of them knows their opponent very well so we wouldn't see a process like weighing each other during a match. It is really not easy to predict the winner of this one also.    Because Roma are playing way better with De Rossi now.

Even though Milan are favoured I think it would be sensible to give Roma a chance here. I know Milan defeated them twice in the Serie A this season but there wasn't De Rossi those times.

My doubt here is Roma's not being solid in big matches with De Rossi in the Serie A yet. The point losses against Inter and Fiorentina make me think about if they would be eliminated by Milan also because of that.

[SmartCharpa]

Rome is looking better with De Rossi as a coach and they are clearly on a upgrading path, but if you ask me i dont really trust on them, they ahve very bad games were they can make anything as planed.

Maybe they can beat Milan but nothing more after that.

Roma's performance has improved since Danielle De Rossi took over as manager, they have only lost two of their previous ten games, but this is not enough to trust their performance at this time. Milan and Roma's last two meetings were not good for Roma because Ac Milan defeated Roma this season both at home and away. Ac Milan's last games showed that they are in better form than Roma, and their last two meetings demonstrated that Roma will be unable to compete with Ac Milan in their next Europa game. Though Roma qualified for the quarterfinals after having a chances to scored plenty goals against Brighton in their first leg.

Paul Dybala missed their last game against Sassuolo, while Roma struggled to win, I believe De Rossi should hope that Dybala will return before their next meeting against AC Milan, as he is the only player capable of scoring many goals for them. Ac Milan will host the first leg, I believe their aim is to score as many goals as they did against Sparta Prague. If Roma concedes many goals in their first leg, Ac Milan will have an advantage in qualifying because they will not win the second leg.

[Alpha Marine]

Have matches in Europe between two Italian clubs can make their matches very boring because they understand each other very well and their traditional tactics from Italy.

In recent years when has an Italian league match between two top Italian teams ever been boring?
Last season in the Champions League, Milan played Napoli in the quarter-finals, neither of the fixtures were boring matches. Then Milan qualified and played Inter in the final, it was not also boring.
I don't believe a match between Milan and Roma will be boring. They're two very attacking teams that are set up properly.

Italian teams are not as defensive as they used to be in the past. Now they're playing more attacking football. They're just set up in a way that they attack together and defend together, that's why they are difficult to score.
With the way Milan and Roma play, there may not be too many goals in the match, but that match would be far from boring.

[dezoel]

Why do you doubt Leverkusen to be in the final round?
Although Leverkusen didn't play very impressive in the match against Qarabag, they finally eliminated Qarabag and keep the record of unbeaten in all competition during this season. Don't you think Leverkusen deserve to play against Liverpool in the final with this unbeaten record? In my own opinion, I even believe that Leverkusen deserve to win this competition. You can see the fact that Liverpool got 2 loses in the group stage but Leverkusen played perfectly with 100% win. So, it is quite strange if you don't trust Leverkusen to be in the final match. 

Liverpool may score many goals but the performance of Liverpool didn't very impressive. If Liverpool plays against a team that has a strong defense, I'm not sure Liverpool can win it easily. We must be aware that Liverpool will play against Atalanta, it is one of the teams from Serie A (Italia league). They must be careful because a team from Serie A always has a great defense.

Bayer Leverkusen in this season giving record-breaking performance and things are well under control for them even still this is not guaranteed about their win in this title, but they already make their mark and bringing themselves to this point which was not expected after their last season start Xabi Alonso and his players currently in limelight with no doubt they struggle against Qarabağ but at the end they were able to defeat them and having progress into next round.

Liverpool is currently at his best, and they are playing against strong teams with their performance is also at the peak which is giving them good advantage for the title race, and it's surely not easy to face them at any level now their next challenge is Atlanta which was doing good in Serie A but sadly in last few games they are struggling and have not good time which is surely creating some doubts about their progress in this event.

[joniboini]

Atlanta which was doing good in Serie A but sadly in last few games they are struggling and have not good time which is surely creating some doubts about their progress in this event.

Are you referring to their recent draw results? I wonder if a change of motivation will change how they play in the Europa League. I believe I see a lot of comments that suggest a team like Atalanta who probably doesn't have a good shot at the Champions League or winning their domestic league would rather focus on cup competitions or the Europa League. They did manage to win against Liverpool in the past, didn't they? But it is hard to tell if that happens because they become more clinical or other factors affect them. At the end of the day, the recent break is one of the best chances for the coaching team to find a suitable game plan to win against Liverpool.

[QueenVera]

In the ongoing Europa competition, the team I have the utmost confidence in reaching the final is Leverkusen. Their consistent and outstanding performances throughout this season provide ample evidence of their capability to advance to the final stage. Leverkusen has maintained an unbeaten streak since the commencement of the Europa competition, showcasing exceptional form and skill on the field. Their current form is truly remarkable, making them a formidable force to reckon with.In the ongoing Europa competition, the team I have the utmost confidence in reaching the final is Leverkusen. Their consistent and outstanding performances throughout this season provide ample evidence of their capability to advance to the final stage. Leverkusen has maintained an unbeaten streak since the commencement of the Europa competition, showcasing exceptional form and skill on the field. Their current form is truly remarkable, making them a formidable force to reckon with.

Moreover, it's worth noting that Leverkusen seems to have already secured victory in their domestic league, evident from the significant points gap between them and the second-placed team in the league table. This suggests that Leverkusen will have ample time to devote to the Europa competition, further enhancing their chances of success. However, as football often proves to be unpredictable, it remains to be seen what unfolds in their upcoming matches. Nonetheless, based on Leverkusen's consistently strong performances and statistical analysis, they undoubtedly possess a significant advantage in their quest to reach the final stage of the Europa competition.

The EPL is competitive too and so focus should be put in it but the UEL trophy to me would actually have more worth than the EPL. The UEL journey may not necessarily be stressful for them as Liverpool tends to be better than the teams in the tournament, their tough counterpart will definitely be Leverkusen because they've had more or less same domestic league results as Liverpool and the team is everly eager to strive to win games and they're aiming for the trophy. It's good that the both of them are in the same condition and then also have the same goal and target in the domestic and continental tournaments too.

  I believe that Liverpool has everything it takes to be champions in this season's UEL, their only challenge may be Leverkusen though but they're definitely up for a competitive game. They've got the players and skills with both teams having the same goal and vision ahead of the competitions too. They're the two strongest and toughest team in the contest and I won't be surprised if they conquer all their opponents till the final stage.

 In the Europa League, there's been top contending teams from the start till the current stage of the contest. Even though days back, the playoffs stage was concluded and there we saw few teams earn advancement tickets. Well from the beginning of the tournament, we know that it'll only be the tough teams that'd survive. Also predicting the winner this season would be hard as there are a number of tough teams to pick from.

 The highest we can do is to just analyze these teams based on their overtime performances this season and bringing that in the picture, the highest probable winner would be Leverkusen, then Liverpool and any other team behind. In essence it's safe to say that if the draws are favourable, then Liverpool would battle with Leverkusen in the final game of the tournament. For me, I'll really love to see the heated game between Leverkusen and Liverpool in the UEL soon though and I have a feeling they'd be made to play against themselves.  

[Palakka]

Have matches in Europe between two Italian clubs can make their matches very boring because they understand each other very well and their traditional tactics from Italy.

The Europa League quarterfinal match is like an ordinary Serie A match because it brings together two big teams from Italy, but I think it will actually be a special attraction for us not to miss the match, currently AC Milan does dominate the victory over Roma in Serie A, but believe me it will not apply in the quarterfinal match later because indeed both teams have greater motivation to be able to Go as far as possible in the race for the Europa League trophy title this season.

So far the development of Serie A football has increased dramatically where we no longer see teams that score goals and try to defend, now Serie A also begins to enter the era of modern football where coaches no longer often apply slow play and focus on defense, AC Milan and Roma so far have much in common with the way they play openly,  So I think later we will tend to see both teams will attack each other to be able to score as many goals as possible at home, if you say the game of the Serie A team is getting boring of course you are wrong guys, because after all we can see the history of Milan, Juventus and Intermilan in providing strong enough resistance when they play in European competitions so far.

[yudi09]

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My opinion is that Milan is probably stronger if we compare these two teams, but this is the playoffs, and Roma has a chance to resist such an opponent, since the matches with Prague showed that Milan’s defense is not so ideal.

I cannot confirm that Milan was stronger when they met AS Roma in this competition because AS Roma under De Rossi is really different now. They have been more convincing so far in every match I have watched in two different competitions.

In fact, these two Serie A teams will beat each other in the quarter-finals to qualify for the semifinals.
AC Milan has not been stable lately.