UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[Volgastallion]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

[khiholangkang]

If you look at these two teams by comparing their performance in the domestic league I don't think it's fair because we don't know how tough the competition is in the league, it will definitely have a difference in the tension of the competition. I agree that Bayern Leverkusen have been amazing this season both in the domestic league and in other leagues, likewise Roma haven't really given their best performance in the league, but overall I think they are pretty evenly matched and both have their own style of play so maybe they won't be too aggressive and pay attention to each other's matches first.

It can't be like that, but maybe what can be different is the mentality will definitely be affected if Roma have a losing streak.

I would say that while it is not possible to calculate the league difficulty difference, we could say that a team that has been unbeaten for 40+ games and won the league above Bayern Munich is still by far better than a team that failed to beat out Bologna in the serie A to be in the top four.

If we had like Inter winning the title but Roma being second or something like that then we could maybe argue, then we would say if Inter is better or Bayern (even in that case Bayern is better for me) but we are talking about fifth of Serie A versus the team that did not lose for 40+ games in a row now, including their domestic cup, their league and europa all together. So they could end up with three titles in a single season and already guaranteed one, the other seems quite easy and all they have left is this one.

Yes it is natural to say that if you look at it from your point of view structure, I would not also argue if that was the case, because indeed if you look at the domestic league standings As Roma are much worse than their best and Roma's defeat this season in Serie A is much more than Bayern Leverkusen, as well as Leverkusen who have outstanding achievements this season in the Bundes League and pressing Bayern Munich not to get the title this season is an extraordinary achievement, so yes if you look at it from this point of view I would definitely say the same thing as what you said.

[reagansimms]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

Of course this game is one of the most important for Daniele De Rossi since being appointed as Roma coach, he also does not close his eyes to the strength that Leverkusen currently has because they still hold the record as the only team unbeaten this season in all competitions. De Rossi has determined a powerful strategy to damage Leverkusen playing system and at the same time give the team coached by Xabi Alonso their first defeat. He may instruct several players to monitor the movement of opposing players who have been the driving force behind the attack.

Guarding several opposing players in particular is a powerful strategy to limit movement and damage the opponent's game plan. De Rossi is a little relieved because before this match starts, several important players are starting to take part in training sessions, Lukaku, Chris Smalling and Leandro Paredes will probably be included in the line up used against Leverkusen. It is very likely that a surprise will happen in this game, maybe Roma will give Leverkusen their first defeat or vice versa, Leverkusen will achieve a big win at Roma headquarters.

[dzungmobile]

Of course this game is one of the most important for Daniele De Rossi since being appointed as Roma coach, he also does not close his eyes to the strength that Leverkusen currently has because they still hold the record as the only team unbeaten this season in all competitions. De Rossi has determined a powerful strategy to damage Leverkusen playing system and at the same time give the team coached by Xabi Alonso their first defeat. He may instruct several players to monitor the movement of opposing players who have been the driving force behind the attack.

Roma have only three more matches to win Europa League that will help them to participate in Champions League 2024 - 2025. They are in a very tight race with Bologna, Atalanta and even Lazio for fourth and fifth positions in Serie A. Nothing to be sure that Roma will complete this season in Serie A with a fourth or fifth position and Europa League can be their plan B for Champions League ticket.

De Rossi will have next two weeks with four big matches and coming days will be very headache for him and Roma players. Two weeks will decide their season, successful or failed.

Guarding several opposing players in particular is a powerful strategy to limit movement and damage the opponent's game plan. De Rossi is a little relieved because before this match starts, several important players are starting to take part in training sessions, Lukaku, Chris Smalling and Leandro Paredes will probably be included in the line up used against Leverkusen. It is very likely that a surprise will happen in this game, maybe Roma will give Leverkusen their first defeat or vice versa, Leverkusen will achieve a big win at Roma headquarters.

I saw some of their players returned to training like Smalling, Lukaku, and Paredes like you shared. They are all important players for Roma squad and if they can join two semi finals with Leverkusen, Roma will have a stronger squad and appearances of the important players will increase Roma chance to win against Leverkusen.

It's necessary to mention that these players are important from defense system, midfield to attacking front line.

[bering]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

Leverkusen is very strong but don't mean they cannot be defeated because everything is still possible to happend and about this match i think this is good challenge for Alonso because since he was handle Leverkusen he was failed to bringing Leverkusen to beat Roma because last season he had to be disappointed that Leverkusen were eliminated in the semifinals by Roma with narrow aggregate 1-0 and now he want to taking revenge from Roma but it won't be easy because Roma under De Rossi is very impressive so this match will be so tight and hard to predicted

Both teams basically in the good shape because their performance at their domestic league and at Europa League is quite stable but because Leverkusen is still unbeated so people has starting to wondering how far they can able to managed their records but this is interesting to find out who will be the winner of this match but recently i have checked the odds for both teams although this is home match for Roma but the bookmakers placing them as underdog team and Leverkusen as the favourite and for Roma if they want to advances to the next round then win result is mandatory for them

[Oluwa-btc]

Parking the bus is a must for italian club. How good or bad the gameplay from the team doesn't even matter. The history is always writting the winner from the league. It doesn't really matter what gameplay to get the trophy as long as you get a trophy and you were a winner. There's no need to feel parking bus is shameful strategy to be used.
Think about how to win the competition. It will be shameful if your team is always playing football without even winning the trophy. The value from the big club was when it was winning a trophy.

Roma is gonna destroy leverkusen soon. Lukaku can play alone at upfront since he has very good physic to be one on one or even two on one.

Lmao! I don't even understand what your analysis says clearly, all it says is, park the bus, and depend on Romelu Lukaku. I can remember last season Champions League Finals he bottled a clear chance of scoring.

I have nothing to say about parking the bus, if it's your best chance used to win a game, then make sure you utilize it at all cost same way Real Madrid did to contain Manchester City and Pep Guardiola's side. I feel like it's also part of the game of football and it's one of the ways to win a trophy, solid defending.

As for Bayern Leverkusen, the closer we get to the finals, the more I see them winning the treble this season going unbeaten. I see a fulltime draw game tommorow and for Bayern Leverkusen to trash up As Roma when they play at home.

[Palakka]

Regardless of whatever strategy the coach uses, the most important thing is the final result, as you said, there is nothing embarrassing about defensive strategy.

However, destroying Leverkusen is not an easy thing because many teams have tried it throughout this season and none have succeeded.
Leverkusen is a strong team, we have to admit that and Roma is actually also a strong team when managed by De Rossi but in their last few matches in the domestic league we can see that their performance is a little bad so this is a benchmark for the first leg match they played Leverkusen.

I still favor Leverkusen, I think that's realistic because in terms of overall strength we can see from the start of the season that Leverkusen is much stronger and more consistent.

If you look at the performance of the two teams that are currently quite good, of course it is very likely that whatever the strategy of the two coaches will be destroyed by itself in the match, because indeed both teams are currently at the peak of their best performance, in my opinion it is difficult to say who the team will win in the match because I think both of them must have known each other's weaknesses,  So maybe their chances of winning are 50/50, but even so it is certainly not an easy job for Roma to destroy Leverkusen even though they will play in Olympico later, Roma will certainly prepare their defense well because indeed the mentality possessed by the Leverkusen attacker is extraordinary in terms of scoring goals.

In the match later, of course, the mentality factor and also never giving up will be an important factor for both teams in winning, so I think one of the teams that is able to continue to maintain that factor will of course be able to win, in terms of ability and performance, of course the two teams are quite even, so that's why I say if the coach's strategy will self-destruct if the match will be balanced and also fierce, So at a crucial time, of course, the spirit and unyielding attitude of the players will be a very important factor.

[Hvdv]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

The match to be played in Italy tomorrow is of great importance. Bayer Leverkusen wants to remain undefeated, while Roma wants to make its fans happy by winning. They achieved great success in the Italian league under De Rossi's management. The players need to play great and they must definitely win because they will be the home team in tomorrow's match. If they can't win, an away miracle is needed.

[wmaurik]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

If AS Roma can lose the home match in the first leg with Bayer Leverkusen, of course it could be a surprise and also an extraordinary record for Leverkusen because so far the team has never lost at all in any match. However, I don't think that AS Roma will be so weak when playing at home in the first leg which will be held tomorrow, because Roma will definitely try to win even though it will be quite difficult due to Leverkusen's consistency which is still quite high up to now.

[hahay]

Parking the bus is a must for italian club. How good or bad the gameplay from the team doesn't even matter. The history is always writting the winner from the league. It doesn't really matter what gameplay to get the trophy as long as you get a trophy and you were a winner. There's no need to feel parking bus is shameful strategy to be used

It is true that history is always marked the winners, champions, not the losers and runner-ups. Leverkusen are playing impressively and they are going to the final match. Only one more barrier along their way to the final, Roma which beat Leverkusen in the last season.

Roma will play defensive but less serious like with Mourinho and De Rossi will try to choose good time within a match to force his players do attacking and find a win at home.

Roma is gonna destroy leverkusen soon. Lukaku can play alone at upfront since he has very good physic to be one on one or even two on one.

From parking a bus to destroying Leverkusen, there is no logic and solid foundation for your belief. Roma can win against Leverkusen but destroy the German opponent, sounds unrealistic.

The status of Lukaku is unknown and he is very important for Roma because two other strikers, Abraham and Azmoun are not good enough to replace Lukaku.

I'm sure De Rossi will not implement a bus parking strategy because as far as I know, that De Rossi is more inclined or more interested in implementing an attacking strategy whatever the situation occurs. But anyway, if for example AS Roma play more defensively in the match against Bayer Leverkusen later, I think the bus parking strategy is unlikely to be successful against Bayer Leverkusen. because after all, sofar also Bayer Leverkusen is quite often behind with a score of 1-0 and also 2-0 and then the opposing team defends the victory but anyway, in the end Bayer Leverkusen still always manages to make an equalizer score or maybe also manages to turn things around. Therefore,whatever the situation and whatever strategy AS Roma uses later, I personally still believe Bayer Leverkusen still has a very good chance to advance to the final match and get the Europa League trophy this season.

[Oneandpure]

If AS Roma can lose the home match in the first leg with Bayer Leverkusen, of course it could be a surprise and also an extraordinary record for Leverkusen because so far the team has never lost at all in any match. However, I don't think that AS Roma will be so weak when playing at home in the first leg which will be held tomorrow, because Roma will definitely try to win even though it will be quite difficult due to Leverkusen's consistency which is still quite high up to now.

First leg Europe League semifinal match, AS Roma will be host and should take advantage for winning match to make easily on second leg match, actually Bayern Leverkusen is the unbeaten teams all competition match have reach above 45 matches. Its very difficult opponent team for AS Roma and consistent performance until 90 minutes although last several matches Leverkusen had conceded early but success make come back few minutes left before match ended.
 
If can scoring goals early, AS Roma should focus and defend the winning goals until last minutes because Leverkusen always scoring goals and make come back without few minutes left match ended.

[Dzigie]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

Daniele De Rossi and Xabi Alonso will battle tomorrow. Both coaches are among the best coaches of the last period. Both coaches have played their teams well in league matches and got good results this season. Xabi Alonso has a better level and has won the Bundesliga title with his team. Like you, I see Bayer Leverkusen as the favorite in this match. Xabi Alonso is a manager who has the ability to win this trophy. Daniele De Rossi is also a good manager but I don't think he is as experienced as Xabi Alonso.

[Weawant]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

The match to be played in Italy tomorrow is of great importance. Bayer Leverkusen wants to remain undefeated, while Roma wants to make its fans happy by winning. They achieved great success in the Italian league under De Rossi's management. The players need to play great and they must definitely win because they will be the home team in tomorrow's match. If they can't win, an away miracle is needed.

Actually it's the desire of Avery team to be of their best performance especially when they are playing at home because been beaten in front of your supporters can be very disheartening and has got some psychological impact on the players at some point which some times actually gets to be obvious in their performance and productivity and that's why it's always seen that playing form home could be considered an advantage.

AS Roma ever since been taken over by de Rossi has actually been doing great in the Italian league and their performance has undeniably improved and a reflection of that has been seen in the Europa too and that could be associated to the reason they are able to get to the point they have gotten to in the Europa but then so far the caliber of teams they have encountered and have been able to achieve the kind of results they have achieved is very much different from the team they will be facing tomorrow in Spain and that's why i would rather nurse some doubts about their performance.

Leverkusen will not only want to maintain their unbeaten streak but will aswell want to make sure the finals of the Europa cup doesn't get to elude them because they are actually gone too far to exit at this point and I'm very optimistic about their firm and strength as it's been a really wonderful such that they have this as their biggest opportunity to archiving as much as they can before the season comes to an end.

[GiftedMAN]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

I think the yesterday game didn't surprise me because after the performance of Bayern Munich against Arsenal in England in the first leg of the quarter finals, I believed that Bayern Munich is not a team to be underrated in the championship league match again even though they are not ib their best form. And in the game against Real Madrid yesterday Bayern Munich had a superb performance especially in the first 20 minutes of the game just that they were unable to get a goal which if they did then it would have been difficult for Real Madrid to have taken over the game after that minutes and getting the first goal of Real Madrid by V. Junior wouldn't have been that easy.

Now for the game involving AS Roma and Bayer Leverkusen, Roma winning the first leg of the game at home won't be the surprise here because right now AS Roma are in their best form as clearly seen in their previous matches both in the league and the Europa competition but yet again the Xabi Alonso team Bayer Leverkusen may be defeated at away but winning them to qualify will be difficult unless Roma is able to score up to 4 goals at home without them replying any if not we may live to witness another fantastic coming back of 4:4 then Leverkusen winning in extra time to qualify to the finals cause the team has got the good energy, good performance and plyers that are never saying never till the end of the game and the Leverkusen team is ready to equalize at any given time and end up winning the game. This is the conclusion of it all, I doubt if Bayern Leverkusen will even lose a game this season so I think they may get a draw at away then secure the Europa finals spot when the host Roma in Germany.

[indah rezqi]

Well we already see yesterday some surprises in the game from Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich so we can expect also in this tournament some surprise between the teams, and i feel like the surprise on this one is gonna come from the As ROme beating Bayern Leverkusen and cutting the undefeated run from the german team.

Daniele De Rossi and Xabi Alonso will battle tonight. Both coaches are among the best coaches of the last period. Both coaches have played their teams well in league matches and got good results this season. Xabi Alonso has a better level and has won the Bundesliga title with his team. Like you, I see Bayer Leverkusen as the favorite in this match. Xabi Alonso is a manager who has the ability to win this trophy. Daniele De Rossi is also a good manager but I don't think he is as experienced as Xabi Alonso.

De Rossi journey in charge of Roma reminds us of the beginning of Xabi Alonso career with Leverkusen, although in many ways the two teams have striking differences, but at first the two managers have a tough task, namely lifting the team performance from downturn. So far, De Rossi has managed his squad well, and has almost achieved his target in Serie A and is still on track in the Europa League. By successfully bringing Roma to the semifinals, De Rossi work deserves praise, considering this is his first season. But when we compare it with Leverkusen, it can be said that Roma is not at the same level.

Xabi Alonso succeeded in building a squad that is so strong, that Leverkusen does not know what it feels like to experience defeat until now, therefore Leverkusen deserves to be the favorite. But the possibility of a surprise remains, because Roma also have a good mentality, we certainly don't forget that they were finalists last season. I predict that the best result that Roma can possibly get is a draw, because we have seen how Leverkusen this season is very unwilling to accept defeat. Roma is a little lucky because they act as hosts, but I don't think it will have a big influence on Leverkusen.

[QueenVera]

The first leg of the Europa League will be played at home to Rome later, Roma so far has a pretty good playing record at home so surely it will make Leverkusen difficult to beat Roma at home, it seems that against Roma of course a draw is a more realistic goal to be achieved by Leverkusen in the first leg later, especially so far we know that most Italian teams often play defense when facing other European teams,  So I think De Rossi will of course focus their game a little bit defensively to prevent the sharpness of the Leverkusen attackers in scoring, but even so of course De Rossi will try to find the winning goal in the game by relying on quick counterattacks.

Two teams in good form at the moment will of course make the match exciting, both teams will of course secure every opportunity that exists to be able to ensure the second leg match will be easier for them, my prediction in the match will be Leverkusen will dominate the match but the final score will be a draw for both teams.

At the moment, the UEL this season is left with 4 teams set to battle it all out at the semi finals. The strongest team said to be Leverkusen will be facing the second toughest Roma and I must say it all seems like the UEFA board wants Leverkusen to go home with the trophy. Comparing the probability of the game outcome taking into consideration both teams performances so far, Leverkusen is the better side and they have the greater advantage over Roma. Yes Roma can be competitive and can make the game tough but Leverkusen's record won't let them stay down to be defeated. Really it'll be a game to look out for as in the first and second legs, both teams would put up their best to seeing if they can secure the 3points.

 The last two teams aren't much of big strengths as they've had minor records so far in their European cup quests. If either of them wins, it'll be a walkover game for their final opponent because either Roma or Leverkusen would be a better side to them considering experiences gained and domestic league performances this season. Atalanta or Marseille aren't tough teams and if I'm to predict the qualified team to be, I'd go for Atalanta based on they are a little above the average performance of their normal performance. The semi finals won't be an easy battle as anything really can happen on the field of play.

 The first leg of this phase will be played tomorrow and I won't be surprised that both teams would hold down themselves to a draw. Even if Leverkusen has an all time higher possibility of winning the game, it's really not a sure odd entirely being that Roma would fight anyhow they can to stay in the competition too. Agreeing to the fact that there's a high chance for a draw in the game, also add that there'll be inflow of goals too.

[Altryist]

Daniele De Rossi and Xabi Alonso will battle tonight. Both coaches are among the best coaches of the last period. Both coaches have played their teams well in league matches and got good results this season. Xabi Alonso has a better level and has won the Bundesliga title with his team. Like you, I see Bayer Leverkusen as the favorite in this match. Xabi Alonso is a manager who has the ability to win this trophy. Daniele De Rossi is also a good manager but I don't think he is as experienced as Xabi Alonso.

The match will be played tomorrow, today there will only be a Champions League match. And with how experienced De Rossi is, we can argue that he is just starting his coaching career, but his start is definitely very good. By the way, Alonso’s career as a coach is also not very long, so it’s difficult for me to give anyone an advantage here. I don’t think that Bayer’s chances of winning are much higher, at least I think that Roma will not lose tomorrow.

[jaberwock]

Regardless of whatever strategy the coach uses, the most important thing is the final result, as you said, there is nothing embarrassing about defensive strategy.

However, destroying Leverkusen is not an easy thing because many teams have tried it throughout this season and none have succeeded.
Leverkusen is a strong team, we have to admit that and Roma is actually also a strong team when managed by De Rossi but in their last few matches in the domestic league we can see that their performance is a little bad so this is a benchmark for the first leg match they played Leverkusen.

I still favor Leverkusen, I think that's realistic because in terms of overall strength we can see from the start of the season that Leverkusen is much stronger and more consistent.

I agree that whatever strategy you use, Leverkusen is a team that will not be beaten that badly. I feel like the yare going to be doing quite well here as well, too many people are talking about the possibilities and I understand that because we have seen stuff that we thought wasn't possible, even the most recent Atalanta and Liverpool game is a great example of that, so people are saying what if Leverkusen loses like that as well? We thought Liverpool wouldn't, so why would it be different for Leverkusen, there is a possibility. But I believe that Liverpool isn't as good as Leverkusen when it comes to taking it seriously, I am not talking about talent here, I am just saying Leverkusen takes this more seriously than Liverpool ever did.

[LUCKMCFLY]

This season in Serie A can be nightmare for Roma if they will finish it at the 7th position after next five matches.

It is very true, being so close, but at the same time so far , Roma is a team that will always have many chances to win but we will Always have the option to fight, in the best of chaos Roma would have to win everything that he has left, but it will not be enough, it is already something he has to improve for next season, now things may be different in other championships, the Europa League, something like that, only because the commitment he has is that they can generate a football with more goals, I think that if Roma continues like this, they will be Outstanding in the next season of Serie A, what I see is that they have had bad luck.

De Rossi: ‘Roma have everything to fear against Bayer Leverkusen’

Speaking in a press conference via TMW, De Rossi first discussed the condition of Romelu Lukaku and his choices in defence.

“Lukaku has done very little training, but he’s been out for a little while. We’ll take another day to evaluate. He seems to be doing quite well, maybe today we’ll push him a little more and then we’ll decide. I still have some doubts.

Source:https://football-italia.net/de-rossi-roma-fear-leverkusen/

[BlackBoss_]

De Rossi: ‘Roma have everything to fear against Bayer Leverkusen’

Speaking in a press conference via TMW, De Rossi first discussed the condition of Romelu Lukaku and his choices in defence.

“Lukaku has done very little training, but he’s been out for a little while. We’ll take another day to evaluate. He seems to be doing quite well, maybe today we’ll push him a little more and then we’ll decide. I still have some doubts.

Source:https://football-italia.net/de-rossi-roma-fear-leverkusen/

With this information from De Rossi, Lukaku has very little chance to be chosen for Roma debut squad for the upcoming match with Leverkusen.

I think the striker probably will be used some time in the match and his chance will be in second half of the match. De Rossi will use Abraham or Azmoun in the first half and if Lukaku is ready, he will be sent in the second half to help Roma creating more pressure on Leverkusen's defense system and finding goals.

De Rossi and Roma have everything to fear against Leverkusen, I agree with the coach about this but it can be his boycott psychological warfare to mislead Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen players before the important match.