UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[Weawant]

The match was very tough for leverkusen tonight,at first I was thinking leverkusen will drop the unbeaten record tonight,but to my greatest surprise they dominated the second half with 2goals that's to make it 2:2 what a great come back for leverkusen tonight there performance in the second half of the game was overwhelming.

I never expected Leverkusen would struggle with quara berg that much, for me I saw it as a game Leverkusen has won already even before the kick off, because I considered Leverkusen's performance all along and how they have performed facing even rough clubs, so against quara berg was looking like a game they would have dominated well enough especially with goals but then it turned out otherwise that quara berg turned out tough.

I think this is a lesson for Leverkusen to understand that they shouldn't play or joke with any team as they may get surprised and get their first loss this season from a weak team or a team we generally considered weak especially here in the Europa, let's hope that in their second meeting Leverkusen would be able to do much better and not allow this Small team become so much of a problem to them that they will struggle again, underestimating any team will be the weakness of such a team because they will be thinking they don't need much to be able to win their opponent until it's game over.

This draws is going to exert some kind of pressure on Leverkusen because they will definitely try to cope with this alongside with that which will be coming from bundesliga, they will now have  to make sure to win their second meeting in the Europa if they must be able to retain their position, because Leverkusen cannot afford to be loosing to such a team where they are considered much more better and it's just knock out stage not even yet at semi or quarter finals.

[letteredhub]

OMG, have just finished typing this post, and Slavia Praha also scored a goal.  
Milan - Slavia Praha
    1    -      1
in minute 40

Slavia Praha were very good, started the game very well, they were able to force AC Milan into defending, but after the red card to one of their players, the deficit reduced their advantage. AC Milan were able to make sure that they take good advantage of the ten men and score enough goals before the coach of Slavia will have the opportunity to make the halftime changes. AC Milan are very good scoring with their head.

A red card has the capacity of destabilizing a team initially intended playing pattern and form thereby forcing the deficit team to fall back to a defensive position with a less attacking moves. And this is what Slava Prague is experiencing tonight and AC Milan on their part has capitalized on the advantage to take a lead with a 2 goals difference. What Prague can do best in this game is to tighten it defence to avoid conceiving more goals because they don't have business in winning this game tonight counting on the pressure Milan is mounting on them due to their one mad down disadvantage.

[ginsan]

When Slavia Prague was down to 10 men, it was clear that Milan would win. Although they reacted immediately to Milan's first goal, they conceded two more in quick succession before the end of the first half and their morale collapsed. Slavia Prague will now try to defend and avoid conceding more goals. Even this score is enough for Milan, but they want to score more goals and secure the round in this match. Giroud and Loftus-Cheek's contribution is enormous. I played over 1.5 goals for this game and to be honest the game was boring until the red card, but in the second part of the first half the game suddenly changed. The bet came easily.

Ac milan played openly, sometimes they were too busy attacking and were not ready when there was a counterattack. Ac milan has a big advantage in this match because they are playing at home and are also superior in number of players. The current score was 3-2 where Prague was able to reduce the deficit in the second half. I think Ac milan should be able to take advantage of the situation to continue scoring goals because in terms of play they are able to dominate it well.

Instead, they also have to be careful in this game because Prague are really able to balance the game even though they are playing with 10 people. I think it's the same where Ac milan will emerge victorious in this match but they need to score more goals to secure a big score win. But if Prague manages to balance the position then Ac milan can be said to have wasted a golden opportunity in today match.

[Gencecikmen]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

[nurilham]

De Zerbi got destroyed by Roma.
Wasn't he supposed to be the new Guardiola

I can understand if De Zerbi could be destroyed by AS Roma.
The quality of his squad isn't as well as the AS Roma squad quality. And De Zerbi may use the wrong tactic in the match against AS Roma.
De Zerbi manages an average team like Brighton, it is different with Guardiola was managing a big team like Barcelona.
Anyway, I don't think De Zerbi needs to be the next Guardiola.  

Ac milan played openly, sometimes they were too busy attacking and were not ready when there was a counterattack. Ac milan has a big advantage in this match because they are playing at home and are also superior in number of players. The current score was 3-2 where Prague was able to reduce the deficit in the second half. I think Ac milan should be able to take advantage of the situation to continue scoring goals because in terms of play they are able to dominate it well.

I don't see they are playing too openly. They just forget to focus on their defense, they are too busy attacking.  
It is funny that AC Milan conceded a goal again, it was already 2 conceded goals. Although they already scored 3 goals, it will be nothing if Prague scores again a goal. It can be 3 goals made by Prague if AC Milan defenders play carelessly.

[Rengga Jati]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

Qarabag's performance has been quite impressive so far. But, in the second leg, I'm not sure Xabi will just let it go. Based on the results of this match, Xabi will definitely have a lot of tactical evaluations for the future. At least, the full first team must be deployed from the start. There are no trivial words in this UEFA Europe league match. There will be many possibilities for everything, and this is quite a valuable lesson for Xabi.

Ac milan played openly, sometimes they were too busy attacking and were not ready when there was a counterattack. Ac milan has a big advantage in this match because they are playing at home and are also superior in number of players. The current score was 3-2 where Prague was able to reduce the deficit in the second half. I think Ac milan should be able to take advantage of the situation to continue scoring goals because in terms of play they are able to dominate it well.

This is quite dangerous for Milan. They might think that a score of 3 - 1 is safe. But this is a match, as long as the whistle has not been blown for the end, there is no calm. especially in these conditions, with only 10 players, Slavia Prague could break through Milan's goal with 2 goals. This is not luck, but this is the effort of the Slavia players to play as optimally as possible even with only 10 players.

On the other hand, this is a lesson for Milan, however, they must not only focus on attacking, but their defense must also be maintained. Meanwhile, from the match statistics, especially their attacks, they missed many chances to score goals.

[ShowOff]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

Roma, Liverpool, Milan, Freiburg and Marseille ultimately managed to win today's first leg. Leverkusen, who were the favorites, actually drew against Qarabag, as did Atalanta. Liverpool and Roma don't seem to have any trouble expecting a quarter-final after big wins in the first leg, Milan and Marseille are no different.

I was a little surprised about the result of the Leverkusen match, but Qarabag was probably just lucky to be able to end the match with a score of 2-2. Leverkusen played well and had many opportunities, but unfortunately Leverkusen could only score 2 goals from 4 shots on target. There is still a second leg that Xabi can maximize, it is a home match that I think Leverkusen will dominate.

[rdluffy]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

We have to recognize the great game Qarabağ played today against Leverkusen
Eliminating Braga was a big step for the team, and today they managed to play a good game against Leverkusen
It's a pity they conceded a late goal and that goal could be the most important factor in the German team's qualification. It would be great for the team to play in Germany with a one-goal lead, but it's going to be very, very difficult to beat Leverkusen in Germany the way they've been playing in Bundesliga

But there's hope, Qarabağ already showed that they will fight for classification

[youdacapt]

Roma, Liverpool, Milan, Freiburg and Marseille ultimately managed to win today's first leg.

Huge win for Roma, Liverpool, AC Milan and Marseille as they defeated their opponent s in the first leg of the tie with over 3 goal margin; incredible efforts by the team!!

Freiburg got a slim win and their tie is very much open as a 1 nil victory isn’t enough to secure qualification, so you think they can scale through ? Or west ham can fight back ?

[imamusma]

Recap of European League Match Results Round of 16 Leg 1 of 2

Sporting CP 1 vs 1 Atalanta

AS Roma 4 vs 0 Brighton

Sparta Praha 1 vs 5 Liverpool

Qarabag 2 vs 2 Leverkusen

AC Milan 4 vs 2 Slavia Praha

Freiburg 1 vs 0 West Ham

Benfica 2 vs 2 Rangers

Marseille 4 vs 0 Villarreal

In my opinion, the most dramatic match was Qarabaq versus Leverkusen, where Xabi fleet almost suffered their first defeat of the day. However, before the match ended, they managed to equalize after being 2 goals behind in the first half.

[odunybiz]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

Roma, Liverpool, Milan, Freiburg and Marseille ultimately managed to win today's first leg. Leverkusen, who were the favorites, actually drew against Qarabag, as did Atalanta. Liverpool and Roma don't seem to have any trouble expecting a quarter-final after big wins in the first leg, Milan and Marseille are no different.

I was a little surprised about the result of the Leverkusen match, but Qarabag was probably just lucky to be able to end the match with a score of 2-2. Leverkusen played well and had many opportunities, but unfortunately Leverkusen could only score 2 goals from 4 shots on target. There is still a second leg that Xabi can maximize, it is a home match that I think Leverkusen will dominate.

Bayer Leverkusen is playing Qarabag at home in the second leg. I believe Leverkusen will maximize this home opportunity to win the match to secure a space to the next stage.

[snipie]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

Qarabag 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen. It was good to see Qarabag leading with 2 goals against big Leverkusen up to two third of the game but they failed to maintain that score and Leverkusen were able to get the draw. I think Bayer are superior and they will score more in their home in the second leg.
Otherwise, Liverpool, Roma and Marseille ended their games with 4 goals difference making them almost qualifying to the next round. AC Milan are favourite too with their two goals difference advantage in front of Slavia Praha.

[adultcrypto]

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And once again they were able to atleast maintain their unbeaten run and salvage the game at almost end of the match and this is definitely the characters of a team that's going to be champions. Bayern Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso have achieved such a great feet by maintaining this unbeaten run this long and i believe if they continue like this they will definitely be champions of the Europa league and I think the only that can contest with them would be the English side LIVERPOOL.

Not far off from the prediction that Bayern Leverkusen did well in the remaining time of the match, they managed to equalize the 2 goal deficit in the 70th and 90+2 minutes.
Their enthusiasm in every match does not hesitate if their position is behind. They managed to do it also in the previous match.

I almost felt disappointed by their performance tonight if they hadn't display that come back at the second half. Indeed they have proven once again that they cannot be taken for granted. There was no way a team at the top of the German Bundesliga will fail to deliver. Qarabag FK will not face the wrath of Leverkusen when they travel to Germany for the return leg, I am optimistic it will not be anything less than serious annihilation. I have the expectations that Bayern Leverkusen have a chance at the trophy this season, they have all that is required to fight for it. They have been hardened by  their domestic league and have remained resolute till date.

[bitzizzix]

Ac milan played openly, sometimes they were too busy attacking and were not ready when there was a counterattack. Ac milan has a big advantage in this match because they are playing at home and are also superior in number of players. The current score was 3-2 where Prague was able to reduce the deficit in the second half. I think Ac milan should be able to take advantage of the situation to continue scoring goals because in terms of play they are able to dominate it well.

I don't see they are playing too openly. They just forget to focus on their defense, they are too busy attacking.  
It is funny that AC Milan conceded a goal again, it was already 2 conceded goals. Although they already scored 3 goals, it will be nothing if Prague scores again a goal. It can be 3 goals made by Prague if AC Milan defenders play carelessly.

And finally AC Milan won the first leg against Slavia Prague with a score of 4-2. I think AC Milan is fine and if AC Milan is busy attacking that's right, because AC Milan will dominate throughout the match.
And AC Milan played too much on the wings, maybe that was one of their strategies but it worked, plus Slavia Prague only played with 10 players and they had to take advantage of it.

[Docnaster]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

Qarabag 2 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen. It was good to see Qarabag leading with 2 goals against big Leverkusen up to two third of the game but they failed to maintain that score and Leverkusen were able to get the draw. I think Bayer are superior and they will score more in their home in the second leg.
Otherwise, Liverpool, Roma and Marseille ended their games with 4 goals difference making them almost qualifying to the next round. AC Milan are favourite too with their two goals difference advantage in front of Slavia Praha.

Before I talk about Bayer Leverkusen come back in their game against Qarabag, I'll want to first talk about the home team's performance in the game and how they were very close to beat Bayer Leverkusen in that game. For a team that's been very strong and consistent since the start of the season like Bayer Leverkusen, I was expecting them to win their game against Qarabag even when they were playing away but the home surprised me when they first scored the first two goals of the game and even had to protect their one goal lead until the stoppage time goal the game.
However, Bayer Leverkusen were still able to end the game with a draw and extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 35 games without a defeat.
In the other games of the Europa League tonight, Liverpool as well as Roma and Marseille all won with four goals margins against their opponents to take full control of their round of 16 ties and I don't think there's anything that's gonna stop any of them from reaching the final quarter final of the competition this season

[Amphenomenon]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

Roma, Liverpool, Milan, Freiburg and Marseille ultimately managed to win today's first leg. Leverkusen, who were the favorites, actually drew against Qarabag, as did Atalanta. Liverpool and Roma don't seem to have any trouble expecting a quarter-final after big wins in the first leg, Milan and Marseille are no different.

I was a little surprised about the result of the Leverkusen match, but Qarabag was probably just lucky to be able to end the match with a score of 2-2. Leverkusen played well and had many opportunities, but unfortunately Leverkusen could only score 2 goals from 4 shots on target. There is still a second leg that Xabi can maximize, it is a home match that I think Leverkusen will dominate.

Bayern Leverkusen will definitely win if I can remember currently I don't think they have had any lost this season, only draw and wins while the match against Qarabag are not the first match we were expecting a win for them only for them to draw but we can say in the second leg they will be victorious since winning is needed to move to the next stage

De Zerbi got destroyed by Roma.
Wasn't he supposed to be the new Guardiola

I can understand if De Zerbi could be destroyed by AS Roma.
The quality of his squad isn't as well as the AS Roma squad quality. And De Zerbi may use the wrong tactic in the match against AS Roma.
De Zerbi manages an average team like Brighton, it is different with Guardiola was managing a big team like Barcelona.
Anyway, I don't think De Zerbi needs to be the next Guardiola.  

The fact that Brighton couldn't get a goal is dissappointing and we can't really call Brighton a small team base on stat in last 2 seasons, even if it was expected for Romans to win we were not expecting results like against Brighton.

Recap of European League Match Results Round of 16 Leg 1 of 2

Sporting CP 1 vs 1 Atalanta

AS Roma 4 vs 0 Brighton

Sparta Praha 1 vs 5 Liverpool

Qarabag 2 vs 2 Leverkusen

AC Milan 4 vs 2 Slavia Praha

Freiburg 1 vs 0 West Ham

Benfica 2 vs 2 Rangers

Marseille 4 vs 0 Villarreal

In my opinion, the most dramatic match was Qarabaq versus Leverkusen, where Xabi fleet almost suffered their first defeat of the day. However, before the match ended, they managed to equalize after being 2 goals behind in the first half.

Marseille, Iiverpool and As Romans have already qualified to the next round since they are leading with a goal difference of 4 against their respective opponents, Ac Milan ad less to worry about in comparison with the others. In the second leg west ham, bayern Leverkusen and benfica would be hoping to qualify for the next round though

[Stepstowealth]

Freiburg 1 vs 0 West Ham

In my opinion, the most dramatic match was Qarabaq versus Leverkusen, where Xabi fleet almost suffered their first defeat of the day.

Talking about drama, how about the dramatic ending to West Ham and Freiburg game where West Ham were almost awarded a penalty in the final minutes of the extra time of the game for something that looked like a handball. It was a close call that the officials had to debate for a while before sending the referee to the VAR screen, I think the referee got it right. West Ham officials may argue the decision for long. I was scrolling through the channels for the games and that last incident caught my attention. I also thought Leverkusen's late equalizer was dramatic, but last situation in the West Ham game won the drama.

[Alpha Marine]

I can understand if De Zerbi could be destroyed by AS Roma.
The quality of his squad isn't as well as the AS Roma squad quality. And De Zerbi may use the wrong tactic in the match against AS Roma.
De Zerbi manages an average team like Brighton, it is different with Guardiola was managing a big team like Barcelona.
Anyway, I don't think De Zerbi needs to be the next Guardiola.  :

Excuses. The premier league is just not as difficult as people mae it seem. Everybody said Roma didn't stand a chance against Brighton. I remember saying here that both teams stand a chance to win. Even I didn't expect it to be so easy for Roma.
This further proves the misconception that the premier league is harder than other leagues.

Aston Villa couldn't score against struggling Ajax and West Ham too couldn't get a goal against Freiburg. But these are teams from the league that premier league fans say isn't good enough. Although Aston Villa and West Ham still have a slim chance to qualify, I think this is the end of Brighton's journey.

De Zerbi can't be the next Pep Guardiola. The next Pep Guardiola shouldn't be conceding 4 goals against Roma in the knockout stage of a European competition.
Arsenal too is another English team that should be careful in Europe. The fact that they're tearing things up in England doesn't mean they'll do the same in Europe. If they get overconfident Porto might just surprise them.

[macson]

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

i couldn't believe what i saw, even Qarabag had a 2 goal lead in the first half, luckily Alonso changed his strategy and in the end it was effective so 2 goals were scored in the 70th and 92nd minutes.  from the match statistics for 90 minutes, Qarabag even managed to make 6x shots on goal, this was really unexpected, Qarabag are truly an enemy that looks small but in fact they are very tough.

[Asiska02]

The only two matches I wanted to see today were the headline ones featuring Liverpool and Leverkusen. It's interesting how everyone thought Liverpool will have a hard time against the Czech Republic current league leaders only for those quick goals to go in and put a strain in Sparta's performance. Another fun fact, Liverpool players scored all 3 goals including the Sparta goal which was scored by Bradley after coming up for just a minute.

Liverpool was the better team to have win this match and I think this was not a surprise to see them beating Sparta Prague with five goals to one. They can’t match their form and as such they needed to just concede those goals at a very early time in the game. Liverpool are doing it in the premier league and also doing their best in the Europa League also. They have the very big chance to win both competitions if they continue with this good form. Congratulations to them for having Mo Salah back from injury, it will definitely improve their performance in the pitch.

Qarabağ made a surprise by eliminating Braga in the previous round. Can Qarabağ make another surprise? Bayer Leverkusen earned a 2-2 draw in the Round of 16 first leg away to Qarabag. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on course for a first Bundesliga title, 10 points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table.

This is not the end of the game as they still have the second leg to be played. In as much as they remain the favourites for the Bundesliga title, I am sure they will not allow the opportunity to also win the Europa League title pass them by by being totally focused on the Bundesliga only. Qarabag is not a small team or new to the European competition but I still feel that Bayern Leverkusen can win them in this stage of the Europa League and advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.