UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[Ahli38]

I was too focused on the Atalanta vs Liverpool match and I just checked the other matches. And I was surprised that West Ham also managed to score a goal in the 13th minute against Leverkusen. And this will definitely surprise Leverkusen, who now have to maintain the advantage they gained from the first leg. And in the other match, Roma also managed to increase their lead by scoring 2 goals in the 12th minute and 22nd minute. And I think it is certain that Roma will qualify for the semi-finals. Because Milan didn't play as well as I expected. And in fact Roma are still consistent with their sharpness which has managed to improve thanks to De Rossi.

[Ndabagi01]

I was too focused on the Atalanta vs Liverpool match and I just checked the other matches. And I was surprised that West Ham also managed to score a goal in the 13th minute against Leverkusen. And this will definitely surprise Leverkusen, who now have to maintain the advantage they gained from the first leg. And in the other match, Roma also managed to increase their lead by scoring 2 goals in the 12th minute and 22nd minute. And I think it is certain that Roma will qualify for the semi-finals. Because Milan didn't play as well as I expected. And in fact Roma are still consistent with their sharpness which has managed to improve thanks to De Rossi.

All matches tonight have mostly had an early goal to either increase the lead of some teams or cancel the goals of some other teams who are already leading from their first leg matches. The match that I’m more concerned about is the Liverpool’s match against Atalanta. I have always expected a comeback in this match and with one goal lead in the early minutes of the match, it signifies that more will come in this match. Atalanta just equalized few minutes to the end of the first half and the goal was cancelled and disallowed. This goal that was not allowed will breath in some hopes on the fans and players of Liverpool to fight for a comeback in the remaining time left to be played in the match.

[Chilwell]

West Ham 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Aggregate 1-2

West Ham StartXI: 4-2-3-1
Łukasz Fabiański; Vladimír Coufal; Kurt Zouma; Nayef Aguerd; Aaron Cresswell; Edson Álvarez; Tomáš Souček; Jarrod Bowen; James Ward-Prowse; Mohammed Kudus; Michail Antonio

Bayer Leverkusen StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Matej Kovar; Odilon Kossounou; Jonathan Tah; Piero Hincapié; Josip Stanišić; Exequiel Palacios; Granit Xhaka; Alejandro Grimaldo; Nathan Tella; Florian Wirtz; Patrik Schick


Atalanta 0-1 Liverpool
Aggregate 3-1

Atalanta StartXI: 3-4-1-2
Juan Musso; Berat Djimsiti; Isak Hien; Sead Kolašinac; Davide Zappacosta; Éderson; Marten de Roon; Matteo Ruggeri; Teun Koopmeiners; Aleksei Miranchuk; Gianluca Scamacca

Liverpool StartXI: 4-3-3
Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold; Ibrahima Konaté; Virgil van Dijk; Andrew Robertson; Dominik Szoboszlai; Alexis Mac Allister; Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah; Cody Gakpo; Luis Díaz


AS Roma 2-0 AC Milan
Aggregate 3-0

AS Roma StartXI: 4-3-3
Mile Svilar; Zeki Çelik; Chris Smalling; Gianluca Mancini; Leonardo Spinazzola; Lorenzo Pellegrini; Leandro Paredes; Edoardo Bove; Stephan El Shaarawy; Romelu Lukaku; Paulo Dybala

AC Milan StartXI: 4-2-3-1
Mike Maignan; Davide Calabria; Matteo Gabbia; Fikayo Tomori; Theo Hernández; Yunus Musah; Ismaël Bennacer; Christian Pulišić; Ruben Loftus-Cheek; Rafael Leão; Olivier Giroud


Marseille 0-0 Benfica
Aggregate 1-2

Marseille StartXI: 3-5-1-1
Pau López; Chancel Mbemba; Samuel Gigot; Leonardo Balerdi; Amine Harit; Azzedine Ounahi; Geoffrey Kondogbia; Jordan Veretout; Emran Soglo; Iliman Ndiaye; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Benfica StartXI: 4-2-3-1
Anatoliy Trubin; Alexander Bah; António Silva; Nicolás Otamendi; Fredrik Aursnes; Florentino Luís; João Neves; Ángel Di María; Rafa Silva; David Neres; Casper Tengstedt

[swogerino]

Although Liverpool started with the best performance and they scored an early goal they could not score more than 2 goals to be fighting for real for a qualification that they have never achieved since 2007 when they have lost the first leg in an European competition.Atalanta on the other hand was just waiting and it was expected from them to play this kind of game,to wait Liverpool and also had a chance or two in this first half which the Liverpool goalkeeper neutralized and is still keeping Liverpool in hopes for turning things around in the second half,they sure have the firepower to do so against a team which is below their level comparing the quality of the two teams.

[Franctoshi]

Liverpool really needs to score at least 2 goals in this first half to still be alive in this game, else they will find it difficult to score in the second half and Atlanta may resort to going on defense come second half game, The very second opportunity that Liverpool got to score was missed by Mohammed Salah, watching the game so far, they aren't giving me the energy I want to see put in this game, despite continuing mounting of pressure on the opponent team 18 yards box.

[eightdots]

Liverpool really needs to score at least 2 goals in this first half to still be alive in this game, else they will find it difficult to score in the second half and Atlanta may resort to going on defense come second half game, The very second opportunity that Liverpool got to score was missed by Mohammed Salah, watching the game so far, they aren't giving me the energy I want to see put in this game, despite continuing mounting of pressure on the opponent team 18 yards box.

Liverpool leaving the field with an unexpected score in the first match makes their job very difficult in this match. Atalanta will focus more on defense in the second half. Liverpool has to evaluate the positions they find immediately because as time progresses, Liverpool will panic and may face the risk of conceding a goal.

I am sure that we will watch an exciting match in the second half of the match, the first half of which ended with Liverpool leading 1-0. If Liverpool can score a goal in the first 10 minutes of the second half, we can watch a much better match.

[Rengga Jati]

Well seems like if Liverpool fails today and West Ham also fail we are not gonna have any english team in the semifinals of europe tournaments (i dont count conference is low level) i dont know when was the last time this happen.

Liverpool is to be the better team in this matchup and should have proved to everyone that they are the better team from the first leg of the match but they failed to prove it and also made a lot of people to lose trust in them after been beaten by Atalanta with three goals to none. Tonight their fate will be decided, whether they’ll go home like Manchester City and Arsenal did yesterday to focus fully on the Premier League or continue their race in the European competition.

The problem is that they aggregate 3 goals from Atalanta. So, to be honest, it will be very difficult for Liverpool to turn things around. Even if it can, it means that Atalanta is really too bad, to be able to suffer an epic comeback like that. And indeed, currently, Liverpool is 0 - 1 ahead of Atalanta in the first half. There is still the second half and the possibility of extra time. There is still a fourth chance for Liverpool to score another goal. At least, right now they are struggling and they are quite dominating the game. Not only that, Liverpool has also succeeded in carrying out quite significant attacks. Yes, it's just a matter of whether they can optimize the efficiency of their attacks or are they just normal like in the first leg yesterday.

West Ham 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Aggregate 1-2

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West Ham 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Aggregate 1-2
Leverkusen's position was quite attacked this time. In fact, they have not been able to increase their attacks, because West Ham were more offensive this time. Yes, they definitely want to catch up in their first leg. And in the end, it started to break down with them managing to score a goal in the first half. But, we'll see what Xabi's strategy will be for Leverkusen in the second half.

[Jatiluhung]

Although Liverpool started with the best performance and they scored an early goal they could not score more than 2 goals to be fighting for real for a qualification that they have never achieved since 2007 when they have lost the first leg in an European competition.Atalanta on the other hand was just waiting and it was expected from them to play this kind of game,to wait Liverpool and also had a chance or two in this first half which the Liverpool goalkeeper neutralized and is still keeping Liverpool in hopes for turning things around in the second half,they sure have the firepower to do so against a team which is below their level comparing the quality of the two teams.

But Atalanta made a good defense in the first half. and this is what makes it difficult for Liverpool to score goals again. With the first half ending with a score of 0-1, I think Liverpool will still have difficulty scoring goals again even in the second half which will start soon. But if Liverpool can find gaps in Atalanta's defense then scoring 2 more goals in the second half will be a less difficult task for Liverpool. The problem now is that we know that clubs from Italy always have a defense that can be superior. Liverpool controlled the ball throughout the first half but they still couldn't make a more optimal attack. And J.Klopp might come up with a slightly different strategy to break down Atalanta's defense in the second half. Let's wait and see.

[dzungmobile]

The match between Roma and AC Milan goes well for Roma in the first half. They got too quick goals to lead AC Milan 3 - 0 in aggregated result. Even it is only temporary, it is big advantage for Roma but there is a moment in the first half, Celik made a foul to stop Leao and got a direct red card. It is a deserved red card for Celik because a foul like this can destroy career of an attacking player.

This foul reminds me about a foul of Araujo yesterday, fouls are different but both lead to direct red cards. Roma after that did not collapse easily in the first half but AC Milan actually created some big pressure. De Rossi is realistic by sending Dybala off and replacing him by Llorente, a central defender.

AC Milan needs to find an early goal in second half to trigger panic in Roma. If they can not do it, they will lose this match and Roma will have another season with semi finals in Europa League.

[Queentoshi]

West Ham - Bayer Leverkusen

West Ham have been excellent, Bayer Leverkusen are lucky not to have lost the advantage that they came into the game with because West Ham could have scored two goals. West Ham coach will not want his team to be wasteful in the second half because one goal will not be enough to win the game, they need to win this game by like three goals to beat Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen the current German champions will not allow their advantage to go like that, the coach will make sure that even though they are on the defensive against West Ham, that they will try to score at least one goal to make things more difficult for West Ham. It will be big to their history if they can win the Europa, just after winning the Bundesliga in one season.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Liverpool really needs to score at least 2 goals in this first half to still be alive in this game, else they will find it difficult to score in the second half and Atlanta may resort to going on defense come second half game, The very second opportunity that Liverpool got to score was missed by Mohammed Salah, watching the game so far, they aren't giving me the energy I want to see put in this game, despite continuing mounting of pressure on the opponent team 18 yards box.

Yeah right as we expected Atalanta playing defensive and so far they managed to apply it in the first half, Liverpool did control the match and scored one goal but it was through a penalty this means that Liverpool's attacks have not been able to disrupt Atlanta's defense. As I said before Liverpool must be able to provoke so that Atalanta plays with 10 players but of course this is not easy. Liverpool will increase attacks in the second half, they have no other choice although there is a risk of counterattack but that is the best way.

By the way, AS Roma scored 2 goals in the first half but unfortunately one of their players had to get out of the game and we don't know whether they can maintain the defense with 10 players, while AC Milan continues to try to equalize the score unfortunately there are no shots on target, of the 8 shots all out of the target, lol  is really bad.

[snipie]

Liverpool really needs to score at least 2 goals in this first half to still be alive in this game, else they will find it difficult to score in the second half and Atlanta may resort to going on defense come second half game, The very second opportunity that Liverpool got to score was missed by Mohammed Salah, watching the game so far, they aren't giving me the energy I want to see put in this game, despite continuing mounting of pressure on the opponent team 18 yards box.

Liverpool started the game with enthusiasm by scoring an early goal but here we are at the half time and the score didn't change, with Atalanta 0 - 1 Liverpool and Atalanta 3 - 1 Liverpool on aggregate. They need to rush more if they want to qualify while Atalanta needs to ruin the game to win..

In the other matches, Roma are comfy with the three goals advantage on aggregate. West Ham United trying to equalize Bayer Leverkusen. Marseille 0 - 0 Benfica for the moment.

[Chilwell]

HT:

West Ham 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen

XG - Expected Goals: 1.09 - 0.02
Possession: 45% - 55%
Pass Accuracy: 81% - 82%
Accurate Passes: 166 - 211
Total Shots: 10 - 1
Shots On Target: 5 - 1
Shots off Target: 2 - 0
Blocked Shots: 3 - 0
Fouls: 7 - 8
Corner Kicks: 1 - 1
Offsides: 1 - 0
Yellow Cards: 1 - 2
Goalkeeper Saves: 1 - 4
This is just the first half and things are not going straight for Bayer Leverkusen because West Ham are about to end their unbeaten record but this is just the first half, still hope is there for them because second half is on.

HT:

Atalanta 0 - 1 Liverpool

XG - Expected Goals: 0.03 - 1.08
Possession: 31% - 69%
Pass Accuracy: 64% - 81%
Accurate Passes: 89 - 257
Total Shots: 1 - 8
Shots On Target: 0 - 3
Shots off Target: 1 - 3
Blocked Shots: 0 - 2
Fouls: 5 - 8
Offsides: 3 - 0
Yellow Cards: 1 - 1
Goalkeeper Saves: 2 - 0

The expecting champion are really finding it hard to make it through, Liverpool have lose their last two matches and now they are currently leading with one goal.

[skarais]

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It's not about Liverpool having to make 4-0 to qualify, but atleast Liverpool can still try their best to at least be able to win with a score of 3-0 also in normal 90 minutes. If Liverpool can do this, then ofcourse the match will continue to extra time or maybe it will also continue until the penalty shootout. So yes, basically Liverpool still have a chance even though it will certainly be difficult but yes, Liverpool should be able to do it with the quality that Liverpool have because at least, Liverpool also have a good winning mentality. Therefore, this match between Atalanta v Liverpool in the second leg remains a very interesting match, because of course Liverpool will have great efforts to be able to turn things around.

Liverpool had won the first half with a score of 0-1 at home to Atalanta, meaning Liverpool still had to score 2 other goals without letting Atalanta break into the net. If Liverpool manages to score 2 more goals in the second half, then that means Liverpool has succeeded in taking Atalanta into extra time and opening up the opportunity to escape through a penalty shootout. But I think Atalanta will not let that happen, in fact I really believe that Atalanta will completely defend in the second half.

Meanwhile, Roma are increasingly comfortable with qualifying after they led the second leg with a score of 2-0 which gave them a 3-0 advantage on aggregate. Milan will still fight, but they must be able to take full advantage of opportunities because Roma will now only play with 10 players. So far, Milan have been ahead since the 30th minute of the first half, but they are still having difficulty scoring goals.

[Ruttoshi]

The match between Roma and AC Milan goes well for Roma in the first half. They got too quick goals to lead AC Milan 3 - 0 in aggregated result. Even it is only temporary, it is big advantage for Roma but there is a moment in the first half, Celik made a foul to stop Leao and got a direct red card. It is a deserved red card for Celik because a foul like this can destroy career of an attacking player.

This foul reminds me about a foul of Araujo yesterday, fouls are different but both lead to direct red cards. Roma after that did not collapse easily in the first half but AC Milan actually created some big pressure. De Rossi is realistic by sending Dybala off and replacing him by Llorente, a central defender.

AC Milan needs to find an early goal in second half to trigger panic in Roma. If they can not do it, they will lose this match and Roma will have another season with semi finals in Europa League.

Roma is filled with experience players and the red card might not affect them that much to the extend that Milan will win the match. De Rossi knows what he is doing, and I believe Roma will play more of a defensive game than attacking.

AC Milan are pressuring Roma to see if they can break the deadlock but all effort have not brought out any good result. Roma is playing a good football as they just created a beautiful chance that they were unable to convert it to a goal because Milan goalkeeper denied them that one.

[Abu-Naim]

Liverpool really needs to score at least 2 goals in this first half to still be alive in this game, else they will find it difficult to score in the second half and Atlanta may resort to going on defense come second half game, The very second opportunity that Liverpool got to score was missed by Mohammed Salah, watching the game so far, they aren't giving me the energy I want to see put in this game, despite continuing mounting of pressure on the opponent team 18 yards box.

Liverpool is putting much pressure and they have early goal in the match and they look good like they are going to win the match, but can they cover the goals?
Three more goals to go and it already 60 minutes in the game, if Liverpool did not score early this second half, Atalanta might keep defending till the end of the match because even if they lose to Liverpool with such shoreline, they will qualify to the next round.

Roma on the other hand is doing a great job, they are already winning 2-0 to make it an aggregate of 3-0. AC Milan chance of qualifying to the semifinals is almost gone because it will be hard for them to score four goals now.

[beerlover]

I thought it was possible that this second leg match would go to extra time or even a penalty shootout and I think Liverpool could still do it, even with a small chance. We know that Liverpool's mentality in the European Championship is not to play around and they can always do it well. However, this time the situation was a little complicated and they had to put pressure on Atalanta during the match.

The worrying thing, even if Liverpool were able to carry out ball possession, was that they made a mistake which allowed Atalanta to score one more goal and made Liverpool even more desperate with an aggregate of 4 goals. I think it will destroy Liverpool's mentality instantly, but on the other hand, if Liverpool can take the lead first then Atalanta must be prepared for the worst possibility of being eliminated from the quarter-finals. However, this is an exciting match that we should look forward to and can't wait to see the comeback that Liverpool can make.

As we have seen just yesterday, Real and City game went to penalty shootout and the same could happen with Liverpool game too, Liverpool could score 3 goals and then take it to extra time, whatever happens after that is a shocker and totally unpredictable.

One thing I know is that if there is any bets out there for the 90 minutes, then betting on Liverpool to win it would make sense, I do not know if they would be able to score 3 goals, or have 3 goal difference in general, but I am sure that they are going to win the game. That means if you could find any place that offers the first 90 minutes as option and Liverpool win as an option, then betting on Liverpool to win that part of the game would be an easy bet for sure.

[Jatiluhung]

West Ham - Bayer Leverkusen

West Ham have been excellent, Bayer Leverkusen are lucky not to have lost the advantage that they came into the game with because West Ham could have scored two goals. West Ham coach will not want his team to be wasteful in the second half because one goal will not be enough to win the game, they need to win this game by like three goals to beat Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen the current German champions will not allow their advantage to go like that, the coach will make sure that even though they are on the defensive against West Ham, that they will try to score at least one goal to make things more difficult for West Ham. It will be big to their history if they can win the Europa, just after winning the Bundesliga in one season.

Xabi Alonso has turned Leverkusen into an extraordinary club. Even before Xavi Alonso came to Leverkusen, we knew that this team was almost relegated. And then Xabi Alonsi came and sent Leverkusen soaring further up the rankings. And then this season Leverkusen managed to win the Bundesliga. So it would be extraordinary if Leverkusen could also win the European League. And actually Leverkusen must score at least 1 more goal if they want to secure this match. Because if West Ham scores another goal in this match then it will make things difficult for Leverkusen.

[Adams0001]

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It's not about Liverpool having to make 4-0 to qualify, but atleast Liverpool can still try their best to at least be able to win with a score of 3-0 also in normal 90 minutes. If Liverpool can do this, then ofcourse the match will continue to extra time or maybe it will also continue until the penalty shootout. So yes, basically Liverpool still have a chance even though it will certainly be difficult but yes, Liverpool should be able to do it with the quality that Liverpool have because at least, Liverpool also have a good winning mentality. Therefore, this match between Atalanta v Liverpool in the second leg remains a very interesting match, because of course Liverpool will have great efforts to be able to turn things around.

Liverpool had won the first half with a score of 0-1 at home to Atalanta, meaning Liverpool still had to score 2 other goals without letting Atalanta break into the net. If Liverpool manages to score 2 more goals in the second half, then that means Liverpool has succeeded in taking Atalanta into extra time and opening up the opportunity to escape through a penalty shootout. But I think Atalanta will not let that happen, in fact I really believe that Atalanta will completely defend in the second half.

Meanwhile, Roma are increasingly comfortable with qualifying after they led the second leg with a score of 2-0 which gave them a 3-0 advantage on aggregate. Milan will still fight, but they must be able to take full advantage of opportunities because Roma will now only play with 10 players. So far, Milan have been ahead since the 30th minute of the first half, but they are still having difficulty scoring goals.

Liverpool cannot qualify since it will be very difficult to add two more goals in the Atlanta home, but football is unpredictable. Liverpool can win the match, but in my opinion, it will be very difficult for Liverpool because they messed up the first leg at Anfield. What I really think about the match is that Klopp believes Atlanta will be a reason team to defeat, but they didn't give up and they got opportunities and defeated Liverpool in the game. Let's see if Liverpool can add two goals in the second half and get the chance to advance to the next round. Leverkusen will qualify but lose this match, but you can't guarantee they will end up drawing because they will like to continue doing the clean sheet without losing any match. Xabi Alonso as win the league trophy they will try and win the Europa League competition too.

[kawetsriyanto]

Liverpool started the game with enthusiasm by scoring an early goal but here we are at the half time and the score didn't change, with Atalanta 0 - 1 Liverpool and Atalanta 3 - 1 Liverpool on aggregate. They need to rush more if they want to qualify while Atalanta needs to ruin the game to win..

Yep. Liverpool could score in minute 7' but no more goal until now. They looked like not playing very aggressively although they are applying attacking tactic. It is surely not enough to have an average attacking style, Liverpool must play with total attacking style. If they failed scoring 2 more goals, they will be eliminated in this round. Honestly, I am a bit doubtful with Liverpool now, it is almost reaching minute 70' but they only succeed scoring 1 goal.

In the other matches, Roma are comfy with the three goals advantage on aggregate. West Ham United trying to equalize Bayer Leverkusen. Marseille 0 - 0 Benfica for the moment.

Roma is leading 2 goals although one of their defenders got a red card. With 10 players, it seems Roma using a defensive tactic. Lukaku and Dybala have been changed already. They only need to defend the leading until the end of the match. By the way, Leverkusen needs to score 1 goal if they want to secure the ticket for the next round. It seems Xabi using all the key players now.