UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[TelolettOm]

Currently, the opportunities are still very equal between one team and another in the European League, but when we look at the strengths of each team, of course there are many people who do not doubt the quality of the players that Liverpool has. However, we also shouldn't forget about the strength that Leverkusen currently has because in general the players at Leverkusen are still quite united and enthusiastic in fighting for victory in whatever league they play in this season.

It cannot be denied that Leverkusen's performance this season has really improved drastically, even becoming top of the Bundesliga standings. So, it is not surprising that Leverkusen is also one of the favorite clubs to hold the Europe League title, apart from Liverpool and also several other big clubs. So, the competition will be much tougher here. Moreover, several big clubs from UCL also have to continue to compete, although only a few can be said to be able to compete quite well. So, I really can't wait for this Europe League to take place.

Milan are a very unpredictable team this season. Their Champions League performance is a good example for that. And I can't say they are very good at maintaining a title race in the Serie A either. 

Their performance this season has really dropped and is very sad. From being the top club in their league, Milan was even able to enter the semi-finals of the UCL last season, but currently, Milan is a very ordinary club and its performance is actually decreasing. Luckily they still have a chance to be in the European League after they failed in the UCL.

[rahmad2nd]

But a match is never a comparison of two teams being written on a piece of paper next to each other and then see who is going to win. It depends on the shape they are in on that day, which of the players can reach their maximum performance level, who is available at all because of injuries or health deficits otherwise, luck plays an important part in those games, too.

If it was the comparison on paper only, Manchester City would have won five Champions League titles by now and Sevilla would have won less Europa League titles by now.

Right, I agree with what you said. in football it is not only based on data and statistics. both on paper, and theoretically. in the end, the final result is determined when the match is held. moreover, the two teams only had two meetings to advance to the next phase, the team that is the most prepared and consistent has the potential to advance to the next round. however, if one of the players underperforms. or let's say one of them makes a mistake, then the result can have a big impact on the team.
for now, Liverpool and Leverkusen are the favorite teams. however, when these two teams play the match, it is possible that they will be defeated by the Underdog team. there are many factors that cause this, it could be because several players are injured, tight schedules and luck.

Apart from that, there are other teams that are able to match the play of these two teams, one example could be Brigthon. the reason is, De Zerbi's squad always puts up fierce resistance when faced with teams that are above their level. it could also be that Galatasaray provides a tough competition for teams that are quite strong in this competition. or, AC Milan finds its playing rhythm in this competition and becomes a strong team again. in essence, as long as this competition has not yet reached its final stage, there are many possibilities that could happen. in fact, it is possible that Liverpool and Leverkusen will eventually collapse along the way.

[arimamib]

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These two teams are really being taken into account this season because both Leverkusen and Liverpool are equally strong this season. If we look at their performance in the domestic league, we can see that both teams are leading the standings. Even Leverkusen have so far not lost in the Bundesliga and also in the European league they have been able to get full points in every match they have played. So, we have to see how consistent Xabi Alonso and Jurgen Kloop are in bringing their team to go far in the European league this season.

Liverpool does have better quality players compared to Leverkusen because we know that Salah is the best player at the moment and he has quite good skills compared to other players in the European league this season. Thus, Liverpool may have a better chance of winning the title compared to Leverkusen this season.

Arguing that Liverpool has a better chance of winning the title based on individual player quality may oversimplify the dynamics of football. While Salah is undoubtedly a key player for Liverpool, Leverkusen's success may be attributed to their collective team effort, tactical approach, and the cohesion displayed by the entire squad. Leverkusen's unbeaten record in the Bundesliga and perfect performance in the European league suggest a well-rounded and formidable team.

They might  like Salah, but Leverkusen could compensate the lack of a standout players with a more balanced and cohesive team, with multiple players contributing to their success. one other important thing is their priority that implies their attitude facing the competition. It's well-known that Liverpool might not see UEL as a prestigeous trophy.

[Belarge]

Arguing that Liverpool has a better chance of winning the title based on individual player quality may oversimplify the dynamics of football. While Salah is undoubtedly a key player for Liverpool, Leverkusen's success may be attributed to their collective team effort, tactical approach, and the cohesion displayed by the entire squad. Leverkusen's unbeaten record in the Bundesliga and perfect performance in the European league suggest a well-rounded and formidable team.

They might  like Salah, but Leverkusen could compensate the lack of a standout players with a more balanced and cohesive team, with multiple players contributing to their success. one other important thing is their priority that implies their attitude facing the competition. It's well-known that Liverpool might not see UEL as a prestigeous trophy.

A prestigious trophy is based on the top clubs, every one wants a win and who would settle for more lesser results? A winning is determined by a team, the players and the coach, normally it's called uniform club that possesses good chances of winning unlike a team that doesn't have unity and struggle in every single game. I'm craving to watch an European final that we will see the top fixtures, the crucial match that would be on everyone lips this season, Bayer Leverkusen vs Liverpool in the final. It will be one of the best fixtures this season and more specifically, in the final.

[Richbased]

If you look at the current point difference, it is only 4 points behind. I think it's only a matter of time until Munich returns to chasing these points and even becomes champion. I don't doubt the performance of Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso, but we are aware that Munich is truly a candidate to win number one in the Bundesliga. And when it comes to the European league, I think everyone agrees that many people talk about Liverpool's best chance of becoming champions. This is not who the champion is, but this is who has the greatest chance of becoming champion.

Currently, the opportunities are still very equal between one team and another in the European League, but when we look at the strengths of each team, of course there are many people who do not doubt the quality of the players that Liverpool has. However, we also shouldn't forget about the strength that Leverkusen currently has because in general the players at Leverkusen are still quite united and enthusiastic in fighting for victory in whatever league they play in this season.

But a match is never a comparison of two teams being written on a piece of paper next to each other and then see who is going to win. It depends on the shape they are in on that day, which of the players can reach their maximum performance level, who is available at all because of injuries or health deficits otherwise, luck plays an important part in those games, too.

In football luck do happen at times but a teams performance is vividly centered at the ability of the teammates to understand each other and bring forth their best in other to achieve a favourable result and it's also dependent on the qualities of players such a club has like if you take a look at some of the bigger teams like, Manchester city, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG and others you will observe that they do excellently well as a result of the tactical and quality players each club has so players quality also improves club's performance. Injury also is a factor that affects club's performance because when some of the key players are injured the club normally finds it difficult for a replacement that will suit such a position.

[FinePoine0]

Arouca played on their home ground but they did not have any attacking success. Benfica team is one of the most powerful and rich clubs which is why they keep the best performing players of the season in their club. Peter Musa and Rafa Silva are very experienced and expensive players who can attack and score very easily. Arouca's goalkeeper and defense are not strong enough to stop the attacks, only 6 shots on target were made but three of them were successful by Benfica players. So in the dying moments the match ends with a score of 0-3 and the Benfica team wins three points.

[klidex]

Milan are a very unpredictable team this season. Their Champions League performance is a good example for that. And I can't say they are very good at maintaining a title race in the Serie A either. 

But when it comes to Roma I think that they have more potential in the Europa League. I'm saying this depending on their last performances in the Europa Conference League and Europa League in the recent seasons. They are really a competitive team in these tournaments. They reached the finale with Mourinho in the Europa League last year and it wouldn't be surprising to see them there again this year.

The fact that AC Milan where able to convincingly best a strong team like Paris Saint Germaine this season tells how good they play on their days and that's why I don't think it's a good idea to write them off in this season's UEFA Europa League competition. I think they have all it takes to have a good campaign in the competition.

Talking about AS Roma, the Italian Serie A club is been coached by a manager that's very experienced when it comes to European football and that I think gives them a slight edge over other teams in the competition. Jose Mourinho was able to guide them to the final of the competition last season before they were beaten by Seville in the final and I think if they continue to perform to their full strength, they can still reach the final again this season.

I think Milan performance in the Champions League and in the European league cannot be compared because basically these two competitions are different and have more weight in the Champions League so it is not surprising if Milan does not qualify because it is in a fairly competitive and strong group, but his toughness in beating PSG and Newcastle deserves to be appreciated, after all, he only had a goal difference with PSG. If only the goal difference had been greater, Milan might have been able to qualify for the round of 16, but it turned out that Milan had to end up in the play-off round of the European League. But I think Milan can get through this play-off round and enter the last 16 because their opponents are not too tough.

Roma has a coach who is very experienced in his field even though Roma is not very consistent in the domestic league but Roma is still quite stable in the European league, it's just that he is unlucky because he has to repeat himself in the play off round like last season, but I am quite sure that Roma can qualify in this round because it looks like Jose Mourinho has prepare a good strategy to break his opponent.

[Jatiluhung]

Milan are a very unpredictable team this season. Their Champions League performance is a good example for that. And I can't say they are very good at maintaining a title race in the Serie A either. 

But when it comes to Roma I think that they have more potential in the Europa League. I'm saying this depending on their last performances in the Europa Conference League and Europa League in the recent seasons. They are really a competitive team in these tournaments. They reached the finale with Mourinho in the Europa League last year and it wouldn't be surprising to see them there again this year.

But with Milan joining the Europa League play-offs after they were eliminated from the UCL. This means that competition in the European League will certainly be much more difficult than last season. Liverpool will probably still be the favorites. Because even now I believe Liverpool is still superior to all the teams in the European League at the moment.

Meanwhile Roma and Milan may be almost evenly matched. And even though AC Milan is clearly superior in Serie A, we can expect more from AS Roma in the European League. Because Mourinho always proves that Roma always play well and can achieve good things in the Europa League as he has proven in previous seasons.
Meanwhile, AC Milan seems like they haven't given up on the title race in Serie A. Even though they are already quite far behind on points from Juventus and Inter Milan.

[makishart]

Currently, the opportunities are still very equal between one team and another in the European League, but when we look at the strengths of each team, of course there are many people who do not doubt the quality of the players that Liverpool has. However, we also shouldn't forget about the strength that Leverkusen currently has because in general the players at Leverkusen are still quite united and enthusiastic in fighting for victory in whatever league they play in this season.

Liverpool may experience a little set back when one of their key player will be leaving for the African cup of nations, he happens to be that one person who gives their game a different effect when he's present but then I'm hoping Liverpool will get an adaptive mechanism to solving that as it may in a way affect their chances at the Europa.

Leverkusen may use that opportunity to further strengthen their dominance this season in the Europa and this doesn't mean I'm trying to underestimate Liverpool but then I'm looking at possible chances of such happening if things goes otherwise, regardless of such, it will be really foolish for Leverkusen or AC Milan to undermine Liverpool because if they do then they may be giving more edge to Liverpool to winning the league unknowingly to them because Liverpool knowing that they are already behind will do much to get ahead.

It is worse that what you mentioned here. It is not only one or two of their key players. Leverkusen is quite unlucky about all the players that have to leave the team for the African Cup. I think it is a handful of players, maybe five or six and all of them are important. This is really not the best timing for Leverkusen as they have had a wild ride during the first half of the season. I am curious to see how Leverkusen will cope with this situation, but if they can handle this, I think they are ready to handle all the problems they could be facing during the season.

There will be so many players to join in AFCON soon. The main problem if leverkusen is going to face bayer munich as the main problem soon. This match is very important for the club caused by leverkusen will be playing without the main squad.
Im concerning about how strong the munich's squad. It will be a hard match for leverkusen and i expect the team to lose against bayern caused by it will able to perform with the best line up soon.

There is still problem happened in the leverkusen and xabi is very confusing to get the best replacement for the club. Im wondering what line up that is going to be used by him. Im not expect leverkusen to win against bayern munich with  huge margins.
Playing at home is going to be the opportunity for leverkusen and the match in europa league will be also very important as well. There will be so many rotations to happen in leverkusen due to the AFCON.

There are so many clubs were also losing their best players to play at AFCON.

[Blitzboy]

If you look at the current point difference, it is only 4 points behind. I think it's only a matter of time until Munich returns to chasing these points and even becomes champion. I don't doubt the performance of Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso, but we are aware that Munich is truly a candidate to win number one in the Bundesliga. And when it comes to the European league, I think everyone agrees that many people talk about Liverpool's best chance of becoming champions. This is not who the champion is, but this is who has the greatest chance of becoming champion.

Currently, the opportunities are still very equal between one team and another in the European League, but when we look at the strengths of each team, of course there are many people who do not doubt the quality of the players that Liverpool has. However, we also shouldn't forget about the strength that Leverkusen currently has because in general the players at Leverkusen are still quite united and enthusiastic in fighting for victory in whatever league they play in this season.

Liverpool has more potential, notably Salah, who is amazing. Liverpool benefits greatly from his superior skills. We shouldnt underestimate Leverkusen. Unanimity and excitement often decide close contests.

Football is more than player quality on paper, though. It depends on their performance, team relationships, and luck. Injuries, form, and teamwork matter. Leverkusen's perseverance and teamwork may match Liverpool's individual skill. Sometimes the team with the most stars loses to the one that plays well.

[W Jr.]

If you look at the current point difference, it is only 4 points behind. I think it's only a matter of time until Munich returns to chasing these points and even becomes champion. I don't doubt the performance of Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso, but we are aware that Munich is truly a candidate to win number one in the Bundesliga. And when it comes to the European league, I think everyone agrees that many people talk about Liverpool's best chance of becoming champions. This is not who the champion is, but this is who has the greatest chance of becoming champion.

Currently, the opportunities are still very equal between one team and another in the European League, but when we look at the strengths of each team, of course there are many people who do not doubt the quality of the players that Liverpool has. However, we also shouldn't forget about the strength that Leverkusen currently has because in general the players at Leverkusen are still quite united and enthusiastic in fighting for victory in whatever league they play in this season.

Liverpool has more potential, notably Salah, who is amazing. Liverpool benefits greatly from his superior skills. We shouldnt underestimate Leverkusen. Unanimity and excitement often decide close contests.

Football is more than player quality on paper, though. It depends on their performance, team relationships, and luck. Injuries, form, and teamwork matter. Leverkusen's perseverance and teamwork may match Liverpool's individual skill. Sometimes the team with the most stars loses to the one that plays well.

Football is a sport that requires effort for 90 minutes and is not played on paper. We can only make predictions on paper. During these predictions, we ignore the personal problems of the players, the psychological conditions they experience, the situation they are in on the match day, and make an average prediction. Leverkusen and Liverpool are currently very good in their respective leagues, but if it comes to meeting in the tournament, I'm sure both teams will approach cautiously. I think they have a high chance of going to the next rounds, but as you said, football is played on the field.

[bering]

Milan are a very unpredictable team this season. Their Champions League performance is a good example for that. And I can't say they are very good at maintaining a title race in the Serie A either. 

But when it comes to Roma I think that they have more potential in the Europa League. I'm saying this depending on their last performances in the Europa Conference League and Europa League in the recent seasons. They are really a competitive team in these tournaments. They reached the finale with Mourinho in the Europa League last year and it wouldn't be surprising to see them there again this year.

Milan performance on champion league was dissapointing because they have to lose twice at group stages and although Milan has same points with PSG but they have to finish at 3rd place because they lose head to head from PSG and this makes Milan have to fight at play off match against Rennes but just like i said before Milan is the favourite so eliminate Rennes is not hard task for them and in the first leg Milan will playing as a host and i am sure they will utilized this match to gets the winning result even if possible win with big scores

About Roma i think Mourinho has successfully to managed the consistency of this team at european competitions because after won European Conference League trophy Roma still able reach to the final match of Europa League although at that time Roma was failed to gets the trophy but i think this is good achievement from them especially Mourinho has been build this team with low budget and with lack of star players and this season Roma will fight against Feyenoord at play off stages and this is hard match because although from meeting statistics Roma was more better than Feyenoord but from recent performance Feyenoord was much better than them

[mamesso]

~Snip~

Liverpool has more potential, notably Salah, who is amazing. Liverpool benefits greatly from his superior skills. We shouldnt underestimate Leverkusen. Unanimity and excitement often decide close contests.

Football is more than player quality on paper, though. It depends on their performance, team relationships, and luck. Injuries, form, and teamwork matter. Leverkusen's perseverance and teamwork may match Liverpool's individual skill. Sometimes the team with the most stars loses to the one that plays well.

It is very difficult to predict the final result in a football match, what is predicted on paper can change 100% with what happens on the field. Liverpool have played well so far, I also do not exclude Bayer Leverkusen who have made a big surprise this season. These two teams play by prioritizing good cooperation between players, this factor is what makes Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen bring them luck.

Other factors that were never expected before can become obstacles for them in maintaining their performance, player injuries, fatigue due to busy schedules, internal rifts in the team and poor communication can cause a team to fail to achieve maximum results. Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have managed to reach a level that no other team has been able to surpass in the Europa League, they deserve to be among the favorite teams to win the Europa League trophy this season.

[imamusma]

Milan are a very unpredictable team this season. Their Champions League performance is a good example for that. And I can't say they are very good at maintaining a title race in the Serie A either. 

But when it comes to Roma I think that they have more potential in the Europa League. I'm saying this depending on their last performances in the Europa Conference League and Europa League in the recent seasons. They are really a competitive team in these tournaments. They reached the finale with Mourinho in the Europa League last year and it wouldn't be surprising to see them there again this year.

Milan performance on champion league was dissapointing because they have to lose twice at group stages and although Milan has same points with PSG but they have to finish at 3rd place because they lose head to head from PSG and this makes Milan have to fight at play off match against Rennes but just like i said before Milan is the favourite so eliminate Rennes is not hard task for them and in the first leg Milan will playing as a host and i am sure they will utilized this match to gets the winning result even if possible win with big scores

About Roma i think Mourinho has successfully to managed the consistency of this team at european competitions because after won European Conference League trophy Roma still able reach to the final match of Europa League although at that time Roma was failed to gets the trophy but i think this is good achievement from them especially Mourinho has been build this team with low budget and with lack of star players and this season Roma will fight against Feyenoord at play off stages and this is hard match because although from meeting statistics Roma was more better than Feyenoord but from recent performance Feyenoord was much better than them

I think the reason Milan failed in the Champions League group stage is understandable, because they were in a difficult group and had very balanced opponents. I even think Milan is more worthy of qualifying for the round of 16 than PSG, we can judge for ourselves what PSG reputation is in the 6 group phase matches, but they are lucky to have a goal difference that helps them to qualify. Milan journey in the Europa League play-off round is no less interesting, I think Rennes will not be a stumbling block for Pioli and his troops.

A team success last season cannot be considered completely relevant to their current opportunities, which is not to underestimate Roma. Jose Mourinho is a key factor for Roma, but I feel that Liverpool and Laverkusen are more favorites at the moment, it is possible that after the play off round is played, Roma might be on a par with these two teams.

[Velvet78]

It is a really important season for Mourinho for sure as he is in his last year of his contract with Roma. If there is no proper improvement then he will probably get sacked.

Therefore the Europa League is also extra important for Mourinho. Roma reached the finale in the previous season but got eliminated dramatically against Sevilla. Mourinho was really angry with the referee Anthony Taylor as well as you can remember. Mourinho must be seeing it as an incomplete job now so he would be ambitious for the title here. But to be able to reach the finale again they need to play much more extra than now. 

[Jody.Drummer]

It is a really important season for Mourinho for sure as he is in his last year of his contract with Roma. If there is no proper improvement then he will probably get sacked.

Therefore the Europa League is also extra important for Mourinho. Roma reached the finale in the previous season but got eliminated dramatically against Sevilla. Mourinho was really angry with the referee Anthony Taylor as well as you can remember. Mourinho must be seeing it as an incomplete job now so he would be ambitious for the title here. But to be able to reach the finale again they need to play much more extra than now. 

Yes Mourinho will probably decide his own fate whether he will be retained by AS Roma or not, based on what he can do and give to AS Roma this season. Last season they reached the final and were beaten by Sevilla in the process.
In Serie A they are still very difficult to compete at the top, even to break into the top 4 will be something difficult for them. It seems that Mourinho has not found the right formula for this club, because repeatedly he always shows inconsistency which ultimately makes it difficult for them to compete.
I think the time given to him is enough, I admit there are changes, but the changes are not enough to make them on the path to becoming champions, especially in Se

[boltz]

It is a really important season for Mourinho for sure as he is in his last year of his contract with Roma. If there is no proper improvement then he will probably get sacked.

Therefore the Europa League is also extra important for Mourinho. Roma reached the finale in the previous season but got eliminated dramatically against Sevilla. Mourinho was really angry with the referee Anthony Taylor as well as you can remember. Mourinho must be seeing it as an incomplete job now so he would be ambitious for the title here. But to be able to reach the finale again they need to play much more extra than now. 

Yes Mourinho will probably decide his own fate whether he will be retained by AS Roma or not, based on what he can do and give to AS Roma this season. Last season they reached the final and were beaten by Sevilla in the process.
In Serie A they are still very difficult to compete at the top, even to break into the top 4 will be something difficult for them. It seems that Mourinho has not found the right formula for this club, because repeatedly he always shows inconsistency which ultimately makes it difficult for them to compete.
I think the time given to him is enough, I admit there are changes, but the changes are not enough to make them on the path to becoming champions, especially in Se

I think Mourinho already achieved more with Roma than he had in his mind when he came here but his desire is still to win Scudetto with Roma as this team kinda forgot how it feels to become champions and same goes for the other team Lazio ....because somehow neither of these two has won Serie A in the last decade... . However , I think Roma needs some fresh players here and there in order to have a proper team who could fight for title next year but until then they need to find a way to save this season and catch at least a top 6 for European spots ( even if it is Conference League it will be great for them ). 

[shogun47]

It is worse that what you mentioned here. It is not only one or two of their key players. Leverkusen is quite unlucky about all the players that have to leave the team for the African Cup. I think it is a handful of players, maybe five or six and all of them are important. This is really not the best timing for Leverkusen as they have had a wild ride during the first half of the season. I am curious to see how Leverkusen will cope with this situation, but if they can handle this, I think they are ready to handle all the problems they could be facing during the season.

There will be so many players to join in AFCON soon. The main problem if leverkusen is going to face bayer munich as the main problem soon. This match is very important for the club caused by leverkusen will be playing without the main squad.
Im concerning about how strong the munich's squad. It will be a hard match for leverkusen and i expect the team to lose against bayern caused by it will able to perform with the best line up soon.

There is still problem happened in the leverkusen and xabi is very confusing to get the best replacement for the club. Im wondering what line up that is going to be used by him. Im not expect leverkusen to win against bayern munich with  huge margins.
Playing at home is going to be the opportunity for leverkusen and the match in europa league will be also very important as well. There will be so many rotations to happen in leverkusen due to the AFCON.

There are so many clubs were also losing their best players to play at AFCON.

Correct me if I am wrong but the way I see it is that Bayer Leverkusen will have all of their players available for the game against Bayern Munich, which is on February 10th, but all those international games in the Asia and Africa Cup will be over by January 22 - 25 or so. I am not sure why you think that Bayer Leverkusen would be in trouble becaus of players missing for longer than the end of January?

As far as I know the Europa League will continue by the end of February for Leverkusen or maybe mid February, but not before that as they are also not playing any play-offs in this competition. I think they should be ok. They will just miss the players during the first Bundesliga games.

[Volgastallion]

It is a really important season for Mourinho for sure as he is in his last year of his contract with Roma. If there is no proper improvement then he will probably get sacked.

Therefore the Europa League is also extra important for Mourinho. Roma reached the finale in the previous season but got eliminated dramatically against Sevilla. Mourinho was really angry with the referee Anthony Taylor as well as you can remember. Mourinho must be seeing it as an incomplete job now so he would be ambitious for the title here. But to be able to reach the finale again they need to play much more extra than now. 

Yes that is true, but we ahve to think As Roma before him was a total mess, always not reaching high level football, i know a lot of tifossis are feeling not so good because they think this season with this team with big names is gonna be diferent, but seems like they can be lucky if win some title.

[Xxmodded]

Yes that is true, but we ahve to think As Roma before him was a total mess, always not reaching high level football, i know a lot of tifossis are feeling not so good because they think this season with this team with big names is gonna be diferent, but seems like they can be lucky if win some title.

I pick AS Roma one team has potential lead to final round in Europe League, learned with Jose Mourinho success made Roma lead until final last season seems with the same opportunity has chance with Roma get good result in Europe League.
Last season not any one can predicted with AS Roma success lead to final round have many top teams but Roma reach to final and success defeat many top or favorite teams from 16 round until semifinal round.