UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[QueenVera]

Differentiating Real Madrid from other teams can clearly see how much difference there is and indeed Ancelotti has become very good coach for Real Madrid because he knows how to use all his players well when there is an injury crisis.
I have not seen great coach like Ancelotti who can really bring Real Madrid to good condition at any time, no matter what problems they face, they are still very strong team.

But I think the figure of Xabi Alonso who is currently bringing Leverkusen to excellent performance will be able to become great coach like Ancelotti, he is still young and of course he can gain more experience and intelligence in building football team.
Just look at how much talk there has been about Xabi Alonso this season, he will be one of the best coaches of all time if he continues to work well.
Xabi is able to educate and direct all his players to play carefully but still have playing quality that cannot be underestimated.
I know that talking about Leverkusen becoming champions seems premature, but we all need to realize that Leverkusen development is thanks to Xabi hard work as coach and developing all the qualities of his players.

Real Madrid is standing off many top clubs across Europe even Manchester City who are European Champions. This is because, Real Madrid have tried to contain their injury crisis and still maintain winning streaks and that’s one quality of a good team and we must not fail to recognize Head Coach, Ancelotti. This man is good and he’s got vast experience that I’m not sure any coach across Europe and beyond will be able to match. One reason why he was given a new contract, and I believe he’ll win trophies for the team before his time out.

 Xabi Alonso too is one sweet coach that if he calms down and learn from the best, he’ll be able to achieve and probably Some great coaches experience. He would achieve something with this his groomed Leverkusen side this season and would challenge for more and I believe will get more and become better. I see his coaching a top flight European team sooner or later.

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[borovichok]

Roma and AC Milan teams are quite strong on the Europa League platform. And so the road to the Europa League title won't be easy for Leverkusen and Liverpool. Although personally I don't think Liverpool team is favorite for Europa League. Because this team aims to win the Premier League title. The Europa League is their second priority. So I think Leverkusen and Milan are the most qualified teams for the Europa League title. The performance of the Roma team is quite erratic. I doubt if they can survive in Europa League competition.

Listing the club's that are favorite to win the Europa League trophy, we have Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma, any other club, I don't rate them regarding their performance. The Europa League, more or less compare to the UEFA Champions League, those clubs that failed to meet the require points will then settle for lesser competition, were they will fight for their league titles and check if it's deserving for them. AS Roma is strong but talking for AC Milan regarding competing for the Europa League, they're not competitive and they don't possess any consistent actions to further their actions.

[Webetcoins]

EPL is a much more competitive league than the Bundesliga. Even though Liverpool had defeats here, they did a great job. I think they are one of the best candidates for the championship. Bayern Leverkusen, as you said, is a team with very good statistics. In this period, this team gives the image that it can ultimately achieve the best success. Both teams are stronger than each other in this period, so both of them can win. Yes, it is true, there is no more dominant side between the two.

We are talking about Europa League not about Premier League or Bundesliga, so I have been feeling no need to do comparison between these leagues or teams for the title race because of their leagues we have winner those are coming from other leagues and beat teams from the tough leagues without any problems because this is mentality and professionalism which give them advantage does not league or its competitiveness.

Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen both are at the top of their leagues and these both are also best teams in Europa League this season, but we have few more teams which can do good work for the title race and have fair chance for the win as well but due to best shape and performance giving good advantage to these two for having better chance.

[laurenB7742]

Roma and AC Milan teams are quite strong on the Europa League platform. And so the road to the Europa League title won't be easy for Leverkusen and Liverpool. Although personally I don't think Liverpool team is favorite for Europa League. Because this team aims to win the Premier League title. The Europa League is their second priority. So I think Leverkusen and Milan are the most qualified teams for the Europa League title. The performance of the Roma team is quite erratic. I doubt if they can survive in Europa League competition.

Listing the club's that are favorite to win the Europa League trophy, we have Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma, any other club, I don't rate them regarding their performance. The Europa League, more or less compare to the UEFA Champions League, those clubs that failed to meet the require points will then settle for lesser competition, were they will fight for their league titles and check if it's deserving for them. AS Roma is strong but talking for AC Milan regarding competing for the Europa League, they're not competitive and they don't possess any consistent actions to further their actions.

Personally I don't consider Liverpool team as favorite for Europa League because Premier League title is very difficult to win. They have to compete with Manchester City and Arsenal for the Premier League title. If they lose a point in any match, they will be relegated. Liverpool have underperformed in the Premier League in the last three seasons. This is why they will try their best to win the Premier League title this season. And I've seen teams like Barcelona and Liverpool win the Europa League in the past.
  However, Liverpool are still favorites for the Europa League title. Because they have a strong squad. Roma have been favorites for the Europa League for the last few seasons. But they can't win the title. On the other hand, the Leverkusen team is performing well this season. So this team is considered as the hot favorite for Europa League.

[temple]

Roma and AC Milan teams are quite strong on the Europa League platform. And so the road to the Europa League title won't be easy for Leverkusen and Liverpool. Although personally I don't think Liverpool team is favorite for Europa League. Because this team aims to win the Premier League title. The Europa League is their second priority. So I think Leverkusen and Milan are the most qualified teams for the Europa League title. The performance of the Roma team is quite erratic. I doubt if they can survive in Europa League competition.

Listing the club's that are favorite to win the Europa League trophy, we have Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma, any other club, I don't rate them regarding their performance. The Europa League, more or less compare to the UEFA Champions League, those clubs that failed to meet the require points will then settle for lesser competition, were they will fight for their league titles and check if it's deserving for them. AS Roma is strong but talking for AC Milan regarding competing for the Europa League, they're not competitive and they don't possess any consistent actions to further their actions.

Personally I don't consider Liverpool team as favorite for Europa League because Premier League title is very difficult to win. They have to compete with Manchester City and Arsenal for the Premier League title. If they lose a point in any match, they will be relegated. Liverpool have underperformed in the Premier League in the last three seasons. This is why they will try their best to win the Premier League title this season. And I've seen teams like Barcelona and Liverpool win the Europa League in the past.
  However, Liverpool are still favorites for the Europa League title. Because they have a strong squad. Roma have been favorites for the Europa League for the last few seasons. But they can't win the title. On the other hand, the Leverkusen team is performing well this season. So this team is considered as the hot favorite for Europa League.

You guys are not getting tired of talking nonsense about how teams allocate their resources to the various competitions. Now slowly some people here notice how stupid it is to think that Liverpool intentionally neglects the Europa League in order to have more energy to win the Champions League. Then do me a favor and produce the whole breakdown for us. How many percentage points of their energy will Liverpool invest into the Europa League? How many into the Premier League?

But wait, what about Manchester City and Arsenal? Aren't they playing in the Champions League? But is it the same that you say Arsenal gives a damn about the Champions League because they want to win the Premier League? Manchester City, are they going 70% Champions League and 30% Europa League?

Do you realize that something like this doesn't exist and that these teams start the season to win every single cup that has some meaning in football? For English teams that is the Premier League, the FA Cup and a UEFA tournament. They don't skip one for the other.

[Weawant]

Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen both are at the top of their leagues and these both are also best teams in Europa League this season, but we have few more teams which can do good work for the title race and have fair chance for the win as well but due to best shape and performance giving good advantage to these two for having better chance.

Leverkusen stands out the most for me, I know Liverpool isn't doing any bad but going by the records so far Leverkusen still stands out as both team are engaged in two competitive leagues this season, the premier league a d the bundesliga sure appears very competitive this season so I wouldn't be mistaking to compare the strength of both teams starting from their domestic leagues.

This season the bundesliga has turned out very competitive especially with the fact that Bayern Munich seems to be loosing their dominance in the bundesliga and are fighting so hard to get back on it but this hasn't in any way affected how well Leverkusen has performed in both leagues they have been able to maintain good consistency regardless of the competition but then with Liverpool it's different even tho they are currently at the to of the premier league table but they still have a few loss at the Europa although they have qualified already before suffering those losses but it did gave me some sense of possible weakness in the future with Liverpool because they lost to teams which could be considered weak.

[makishart]

Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen are my two favorite teams in the European League this season. If asked to compare Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen, Liverpool would be ahead in all aspects for me. This season Liverpool has become an unstoppable team and they have won most of the matches of the season. They seem to be dominating both the English Premier League or the European League.  Liverpool have been consistent this season and their performances look like they will be able to maintain this consistency until the end of the season. If they can finally stay in the rhythm that Liverpool are in, they will surely win the Europa League title this season.

The way Liverpool is talking about the upcoming season is incredibly impressive to me because they are doing well in both Europe and the Premier League. They maintain their consistency, and I feel that if they can keep it up until the end of the season, they will be able to accomplish good results. They will win the season if they maintain their consistency. Because their performance will determine their victory, and they are currently in good form, my prediction is that they will  be the winner of season.

It's something common for a club like liverpool. When you called your team as one of best team in the world and how can you try to abandon one competition for other competition? City has given the best example if world class player must think about to make sure the club is not exhausted and they can give their best performances in all of the competitions. It seems rather odd that a team renowned for their excellence would opt to abandon one competition in favor of another.

It would never happen. The more trophies the win and the higher praise you got. This is how the world class team is working right now. The club needs to prove its quality by winning any competitions that are available. Liverpool is just trying its best.
It's caused by there were two ways to be qualified for the UCL, through EPL or europa league. So, this totally depends on which way is choosen by liverpool.

My preference is for Klopp's team to emerge victorious in all competitions, without any distinction or effort to differentiate between them.

[shogun47]

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But there are lots of journal that was also talking about this too, like this.

In this research letter, we contributed to the recent scientific literature on determinants of success in professional soccer in general and the impact of playing the second leg of a knock-out confrontation at home in particular. We identified this effect for the most recent data on the most prestigious soccer tournaments for clubs in the world. Our analysis provided no evidence  for  a  second  leg  home  advantage.Thus, the European football association UEFA seems to be wrong when it assumes it rewards teams for their good performance in the group stage by letting these teams play the second leg at home in the round of 32 and the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League

https://core.ac.uk/reader/211074020

Im only saying based on the fact and my logic. That's only a few teams from the total that could make dramatic comeback in the second leg like real madrid or chelsea. Losing in the first leg is obviously gives different nuance for the second leg.
This is the main problem that has been occurring. I strongly agree with the conclusion stated in that journal. No advantage for the club played at home in the second leg.

Being able to win in the first leg will obviously make the situation to be much more easier for the second leg. if i were winning with huge margin in the first leg then i can enjoy the second leg unlike my opponent which has target how many goals need to be made.

I see yes there is some interesting info, but it would probably need more time to look into various papers to get a comprehensive picture what the situation is.

As I said I think that a lot has also changed with the rule change that goals away from home count as single goals and not double. That was tough because winning the first leg at home 1-0 was the best result a team could achieve (of course winning with more goals is better, but zero goals conceded). This result was almost unfair as it gave the leading team so many options in the second leg because one goal away from home was almost the knockout for the other team as it counted twice.

Now this has changed and there might be no advantage at all statistically.

[Fuso.hp]

Among the various league tournaments, of course the English Premier League and Bundesliga are two very competitive leagues and most of the teams in these two leagues are very strong. Despite the strength of most of the teams in this league, Liverpool is currently number one in the English Premier League points table and Bayer Leverkusen is number one in the Bundesliga points table. These two teams are dominating in two different leagues and they are performing consistently in every match. Interestingly, these two teams are at the top of their respective leagues this season and both teams have qualified for the Europa League again. After Bayer Leverkusen's good early performance, I didn't expect this team to perform so consistently but they are performing much better than we expected and their performance is consistent. Due to their consistent performances, it seems that these two teams will do well in their respective leagues and the Europa League this season.

several teams in the playoffs will join in, we can't just talk about Liverpool and Leverkusen even though many fans are surprised by Leverkusen's dominating performance this season. not only in the Bundesliga but also in the European League. Xabi did everything well and measuredly. he has a strategy that works well with the Leverkusen players.
but we still have to be wary of the teams that will soon join in the next round. there is Roma and also Milan. if the two join forces it will make the European League even more interesting.

These two teams must play cautiously at the start of the playoff round because if they make mistakes in the playoff matches, they might be eliminated from the tournament, though the chances of them being eliminated from the tournament are very low. The next rounds of the Europa League will not be difficult for the two teams if they can perform as they are doing in the upcoming matches. If these two teams consider the playoff matches as too much pressure and if they perform under too much pressure, they will not perform well at all.  Expectations are high on these two teams in the Europa League so we can expect these two teams not to make such mistakes.

[Oluwa-btc]

Among the various league tournaments, of course the English Premier League and Bundesliga are two very competitive leagues and most of the teams in these two leagues are very strong. Despite the strength of most of the teams in this league, Liverpool is currently number one in the English Premier League points table and Bayer Leverkusen is number one in the Bundesliga points table. These two teams are dominating in two different leagues and they are performing consistently in every match. Interestingly, these two teams are at the top of their respective leagues this season and both teams have qualified for the Europa League again. After Bayer Leverkusen's good early performance, I didn't expect this team to perform so consistently but they are performing much better than we expected and their performance is consistent. Due to their consistent performances, it seems that these two teams will do well in their respective leagues and the Europa League this season.

several teams in the playoffs will join in, we can't just talk about Liverpool and Leverkusen even though many fans are surprised by Leverkusen's dominating performance this season. not only in the Bundesliga but also in the European League. Xabi did everything well and measuredly. he has a strategy that works well with the Leverkusen players.
but we still have to be wary of the teams that will soon join in the next round. there is Roma and also Milan. if the two join forces it will make the European League even more interesting.

Roma and AC Milan teams are quite strong on the Europa League platform. And so the road to the Europa League title won't be easy for Leverkusen and Liverpool. Although personally I don't think Liverpool team is favorite for Europa League. Because this team aims to win the Premier League title. The Europa League is their second priority. So I think Leverkusen and Milan are the most qualified teams for the Europa League title. The performance of the Roma team is quite erratic. I doubt if they can survive in Europa League competition.

Immediately I saw Ac Milan qualifications, I knew they'd go far because they are also big European sides who you cannot write off completely. They had a poor Champions League but I don't think it'll be same with the Champions League Competition as they fumbled to get good number of points.

Liverpool can't win the Premier League Competition, not the season not at all. They're competing fine but they don't stand a chance in the long run, the Europa League Competition will make them fatigued and Injured if we're being without bias.

[Blitzboy]

Leverkussen is a team in great shape at the moment,the same as Liverpool but for me Liverpool is a bit better because the individual player quality is better than that of Leverkussen.Leverkussen strength is the group as they have not truly distinguished players like Liverpool has Salah and so I don't know what to think about an eventual clash between these teams.Some times the individual quality decide the game some times the group does.Any team winning would not be a surprise result.

Why Liverpool is better? If you checked the stats of the matches, Leverkusen is much better than Liverpool. Leverkusen is still undefeated until now, meanwhile Liverpool already got some loses both in EPL and in UEL matches. Leverkusen finished the group stage perfectly, they won all the matches. But Liverpool already got 2 loses during the group stage, it means Liverpool isn't as strong as people think. They may have Salah and other experienced players but it will be useless if Liverpool can't play consistently. However, it should be great if Leverkusen will play against Liverpool in the final round this season. Both have good chance to win the tittle!

EPL is a much more competitive league than the Bundesliga. Even though Liverpool had defeats here, they did a great job. I think they are one of the best candidates for the championship. Bayern Leverkusen, as you said, is a team with very good statistics. In this period, this team gives the image that it can ultimately achieve the best success. Both teams are stronger than each other in this period, so both of them can win. Yes, it is true, there is no more dominant side between the two.

Lessons from two group stage losses are incomplete. Every team with multiple competitions must strategize, even Liverpool. They prefer matchups when they know their next-round location. This usually involves playing backups, which isnt weak. Its tactical, resting key players and training younger youngsters. This technique may produce mixed results initially, but it strengthens and diversifies the team.

Liverpool has depth and strength in their plan. Instant results may make it easy to miss the big picture. They perform differently with their starting lineup. Their talented players and meticulous approach make them a title threat. Klopp's willingness to try young players reveals his vision for Liverpool's future and makes them threatening.

[Sim_card]

Among the various league tournaments, of course the English Premier League and Bundesliga are two very competitive leagues and most of the teams in these two leagues are very strong. Despite the strength of most of the teams in this league, Liverpool is currently number one in the English Premier League points table and Bayer Leverkusen is number one in the Bundesliga points table. These two teams are dominating in two different leagues and they are performing consistently in every match. Interestingly, these two teams are at the top of their respective leagues this season and both teams have qualified for the Europa League again. After Bayer Leverkusen's good early performance, I didn't expect this team to perform so consistently but they are performing much better than we expected and their performance is consistent. Due to their consistent performances, it seems that these two teams will do well in their respective leagues and the Europa League this season.

several teams in the playoffs will join in, we can't just talk about Liverpool and Leverkusen even though many fans are surprised by Leverkusen's dominating performance this season. not only in the Bundesliga but also in the European League. Xabi did everything well and measuredly. he has a strategy that works well with the Leverkusen players.
but we still have to be wary of the teams that will soon join in the next round. there is Roma and also Milan. if the two join forces it will make the European League even more interesting.

Roma and AC Milan teams are quite strong on the Europa League platform. And so the road to the Europa League title won't be easy for Leverkusen and Liverpool. Although personally I don't think Liverpool team is favorite for Europa League. Because this team aims to win the Premier League title. The Europa League is their second priority. So I think Leverkusen and Milan are the most qualified teams for the Europa League title. The performance of the Roma team is quite erratic. I doubt if they can survive in Europa League competition.

Immediately I saw Ac Milan qualifications, I knew they'd go far because they are also big European sides who you cannot write off completely. They had a poor Champions League but I don't think it'll be same with the Champions League Competition as they fumbled to get good number of points.

Liverpool can't win the Premier League Competition, not the season not at all. They're competing fine but they don't stand a chance in the long run, the Europa League Competition will make them fatigued and Injured if we're being without bias.

I do not see Liverpool as the favorite team to win Europa, neither EPL. We cannot use their present performance as a guarantee to win these two competitions. It is only if their players don't over stress themselves and mess things up as time goes on, that is when they might be able to win one of the competition. This is because we can't see what is ahead of us and if Liverpool key player get injured, it might affect their performance, also we have Bayern Leverkusen in Europa, and Manchester city and Arsenal in EPL as their rivals.

[Weawant]

several teams in the playoffs will join in, we can't just talk about Liverpool and Leverkusen even though many fans are surprised by Leverkusen's dominating performance this season. not only in the Bundesliga but also in the European League. Xabi did everything well and measuredly. he has a strategy that works well with the Leverkusen players.
but we still have to be wary of the teams that will soon join in the next round. there is Roma and also Milan. if the two join forces it will make the European League even more interesting.

These two teams must play cautiously at the start of the playoff round because if they make mistakes in the playoff matches, they might be eliminated from the tournament, though the chances of them being eliminated from the tournament are very low. The next rounds of the Europa League will not be difficult for the two teams if they can perform as they are doing in the upcoming matches. If these two teams consider the playoff matches as too much pressure and if they perform under too much pressure, they will not perform well at all.  Expectations are high on these two teams in the Europa League so we can expect these two teams not to make such mistakes.

I believe both teams may most likely make it pass the playoffs because both teams aren't weak infact AC Milan is in a much more good form enough to help them get pass this stage and into the next stage where the league will become even more interesting although I to hope they will be facing a more tough team at that stage.

Roma for me still looks like they may have problems getting pass the playoffs because they are really inconsistent, it's very possible they will get to they point and probably draw loose their games but then it's expected of them that all things been equal they win with little or no stress, Roma has done well I'm the Europa so far but in their local league they have been showing some kind of inconsistency although they gradually go up the table but not with very impressive moves. If Roma gets pass the playoffs and happen to meet Leverkusen at the semi finals I'm sure they will be knocked out because they don't lookk like they match such strength and that's why I've never seen them with possible potential of the league title this season.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Personally I don't consider Liverpool team as favorite for Europa League because Premier League title is very difficult to win. They have to compete with Manchester City and Arsenal for the Premier League title. If they lose a point in any match, they will be relegated. Liverpool have underperformed in the Premier League in the last three seasons. This is why they will try their best to win the Premier League title this season. And I've seen teams like Barcelona and Liverpool win the Europa League in the past.
  However, Liverpool are still favorites for the Europa League title. Because they have a strong squad. Roma have been favorites for the Europa League for the last few seasons. But they can't win the title. On the other hand, the Leverkusen team is performing well this season. So this team is considered as the hot favorite for Europa League.

You guys are not getting tired of talking nonsense about how teams allocate their resources to the various competitions. Now slowly some people here notice how stupid it is to think that Liverpool intentionally neglects the Europa League in order to have more energy to win the Champions League. Then do me a favor and produce the whole breakdown for us. How many percentage points of their energy will Liverpool invest into the Europa League? How many into the Premier League?

But wait, what about Manchester City and Arsenal? Aren't they playing in the Champions League? But is it the same that you say Arsenal gives a damn about the Champions League because they want to win the Premier League? Manchester City, are they going 70% Champions League and 30% Europa League?

Do you realize that something like this doesn't exist and that these teams start the season to win every single cup that has some meaning in football? For English teams that is the Premier League, the FA Cup and a UEFA tournament. They don't skip one for the other.

I don't agree with you. Liverpool is doing very good currently despite the long injury list. Basically, their main players in the midfield are injured. Mac Allister and Thiago are injured. They called back Carvalho probably to handle the situation. But since the January transfer market started today, I think they will be looking to strengthen their lackings. Klopp won't be sitting around you know. If they can tackle their lackings and fix their injury list, I don't see them losing the Europa League.

Let's see who could be the problem for Liverpool in the Europa League. Bayer Leverkusen, AC Milan, AS Roma, and Villareal probably will be the biggest of their problems. Although Leverkusen is doing pretty good right now, the German league is not that strong. I think Liverpool will be able to deal with them. As for AC Milan, Roma, and Villareal, I think Liverpool will be able to handle the way they are playing right now. They are in the top spot right now in the premier league which is nothing to underestimate.

[Velvet78]

Shakhtar Donetsk actually had a good run in the Champions League and their fate was going to be clear by the final week games in the group stage. As they lost to Porto they are in the Europa League now. But we should keep something in mind definitely that Shakhtar still did good things in the group stage like beating Barcelona in the first place.

Therefore Marseille had better get ready for a fierce competition. I assume Shakhtar would maintain their determined performance against them as well. They have been affected by the war really badly in terms of their squad quality but they are still doing their best.

[marcous]

I do not see Liverpool as the favorite team to win Europa, neither EPL. We cannot use their present performance as a guarantee to win these two competitions. It is only if their players don't over stress themselves and mess things up as time goes on, that is when they might be able to win one of the competition. This is because we can't see what is ahead of us and if Liverpool key player get injured, it might affect their performance, also we have Bayern Leverkusen in Europa, and Manchester city and Arsenal in EPL as their rivals.

I think that applies in general, not just Liverpool. Because all teams are not guaranteed to win the trophy, there are challenges that will be faced in the future, player injuries, card accumulation and so on. The consistency of a club at the domestic level cannot be used as a complete reference, because each competition has very different competition and competitors, especially the European League which is full of surprises. Overall, let see what the chances of each team going forward after the play off round is completed, and who the opponents they will face in the round of 16. On the other hand, if you have to choose which team has the most potential to win the Europa League this season, then Liverpool and Laverkusen are worth considering.

[udidrone]

I do not see Liverpool as the favorite team to win Europa, neither EPL. We cannot use their present performance as a guarantee to win these two competitions. It is only if their players don't over stress themselves and mess things up as time goes on, that is when they might be able to win one of the competition. This is because we can't see what is ahead of us and if Liverpool key player get injured, it might affect their performance, also we have Bayern Leverkusen in Europa, and Manchester city and Arsenal in EPL as their rivals.

I think that applies in general, not just Liverpool. Because all teams are not guaranteed to win the trophy, there are challenges that will be faced in the future, player injuries, card accumulation and so on. The consistency of a club at the domestic level cannot be used as a complete reference, because each competition has very different competition and competitors, especially the European League which is full of surprises. Overall, let see what the chances of each team going forward after the play off round is completed, and who the opponents they will face in the round of 16. On the other hand, if you have to choose which team has the most potential to win the Europa League this season, then Liverpool and Laverkusen are worth considering.

That's right, there are several factors that can have an impact on team performance as you mentioned above, apart from that luck can also help them win matches or even tournaments of course there are many other factors that we never thought about before. For this season Liverpool is one of the main candidates to win this tournament but that is not a guarantee sometimes small things can change every team, I'm guessing Liverpool and Leverkusen will go to the final but we can't determine who the winner is yet.

[arimamib]

Shakhtar Donetsk actually had a good run in the Champions League and their fate was going to be clear by the final week games in the group stage. As they lost to Porto they are in the Europa League now. But we should keep something in mind definitely that Shakhtar still did good things in the group stage like beating Barcelona in the first place.

Therefore Marseille had better get ready for a fierce competition. I assume Shakhtar would maintain their determined performance against them as well. They have been affected by the war really badly in terms of their squad quality but they are still doing their best.

Shakhtar Donetsk indeed showed a commendable performance in the Champions League group stage. While their fate was determined in the final week with the loss to Porto, it's evident that Shakhtar has shown resilience and determination despite facing challenges, including the impact of the war on their squad quality. The fact that Shakhtar Donetsk is now moving into the Europa League suggests that they are still in contention and have an opportunity to showcase their capabilities in a different competition.

Marseille should indeed be prepared for a tough fight againts Shakhtar, because they have ability to maintain a determined performance despite the challenges imposed by the war which is a testament to the character of the team and their commitment to representing their club and supporters on the European stage. Marseille should not underestimate Shakhtar's resilience and should approach the upcoming competition with the awareness that they are facing a team that has proven its competitiveness in the Champions League.

[TelolettOm]

I had a feeling that we might see Brighton in the semifinals, this is their first debuts in the Europa League and they become the 1st in the group B.
The players knew that what they do now will be written in the club history as the highest Brighton achievement ever in the EU competition level.

Why Brighton can be in the semi-final? It is their first season in UEL, I am not sure they will reach the semi-final if they will get a difficult opponent in the next round. Although they can lead the group B, it is no guarantee they will do the same in the knock-out round. It is because the opponent will be harder and even there is the teams from UCL.

Honestly, I don't expect too much on the success of Brighton this season in UEL. I think Brighton just focus on the experience first. They want to get some lessons from UEL. They may target to get bigger achievement in UEL in the next season. It will be always difficult to reach semifinal or final in the first season. We know that it requires a lot of experiences.

[temple]

Personally I don't consider Liverpool team as favorite for Europa League because Premier League title is very difficult to win. They have to compete with Manchester City and Arsenal for the Premier League title. If they lose a point in any match, they will be relegated. Liverpool have underperformed in the Premier League in the last three seasons. This is why they will try their best to win the Premier League title this season. And I've seen teams like Barcelona and Liverpool win the Europa League in the past.
  However, Liverpool are still favorites for the Europa League title. Because they have a strong squad. Roma have been favorites for the Europa League for the last few seasons. But they can't win the title. On the other hand, the Leverkusen team is performing well this season. So this team is considered as the hot favorite for Europa League.

You guys are not getting tired of talking nonsense about how teams allocate their resources to the various competitions. Now slowly some people here notice how stupid it is to think that Liverpool intentionally neglects the Europa League in order to have more energy to win the Champions League. Then do me a favor and produce the whole breakdown for us. How many percentage points of their energy will Liverpool invest into the Europa League? How many into the Premier League?

But wait, what about Manchester City and Arsenal? Aren't they playing in the Champions League? But is it the same that you say Arsenal gives a damn about the Champions League because they want to win the Premier League? Manchester City, are they going 70% Champions League and 30% Europa League?

Do you realize that something like this doesn't exist and that these teams start the season to win every single cup that has some meaning in football? For English teams that is the Premier League, the FA Cup and a UEFA tournament. They don't skip one for the other.

I don't agree with you. Liverpool is doing very good currently despite the long injury list. Basically, their main players in the midfield are injured. Mac Allister and Thiago are injured. They called back Carvalho probably to handle the situation. But since the January transfer market started today, I think they will be looking to strengthen their lackings. Klopp won't be sitting around you know. If they can tackle their lackings and fix their injury list, I don't see them losing the Europa League.

Let's see who could be the problem for Liverpool in the Europa League. Bayer Leverkusen, AC Milan, AS Roma, and Villareal probably will be the biggest of their problems. Although Leverkusen is doing pretty good right now, the German league is not that strong. I think Liverpool will be able to deal with them. As for AC Milan, Roma, and Villareal, I think Liverpool will be able to handle the way they are playing right now. They are in the top spot right now in the premier league which is nothing to underestimate.

I think you misunderstood me and were referring to laurenB7742 who said that Liverpool would give up on one competition to win another competition. But I said that this is not true and Liverpool is on fire. They want to win it all and in fact I agree with you that Klopp will try to solve the problems with injuries as good as he can. The Europa League title starts to mean something to them. The first games were difficult because they were used to play in the Champions League, but the closer they get to the goal to reach the final, the more meaningful the competitions becomes.