UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season

[BlackBoss_]

Fenerbahçe defeated Anderlecht very easily. I thought it would be difficult, but it wasn't like that. After taking a 1-0 lead, Anderlecht tried to attack. Even though Anderlecht had the ball more, they could not make a dangerous attack.

Jose Mourinho join Fenerbahce to help them playing well in Champions League and he possibly joined them because of Champions League too. He failed in Champions League but now is going to help them winning in Europa League playoffs. It's interesting if Fenerbahce meet AS Roma in a next phase, because Roma have advantage with draw in Dragao.

What is wrong with this Galatasaray team this season, Galatasaray looks like Tottenham club to me because they can play well today and tomorrow they will start playing like a team that doesn't know what they are doing, just because Victor Osimhen is not in the game means that no one to score a goal in the team, It a shameful thing to see a small team like Az Alkmaar defeating Galatasaray and with 4 goals, even in the second leg of the game I don't think Galatasaray can equalize and qualify for another stage of Europa League.

Time when Galatasaray and their home stadium gave many clubs in Europe including biggest ones kind of fear of playing there, already gone a long time ago. They are considerable worse than themselves years ago, and this big defeat is a shock for them, and only magic can help them beat AZ Alkmaar in aggregated result. It's nearly impossible mission for Galatasaray in the second leg match.

[Republikcoin.com]

A very surprising result in my opinion because previously Galatasaray was one of the top teams in the play-off round, the defeat at AZ Alkmaar headquarters made it difficult for Galatasaray to qualify for the last 16. Although there is still a second match to be held at their home base, Galatasaray must work hard to catch up on the goal deficit in order to eliminate Alkmaar, at least they need a 3-0 win to force extra time and then a penalty shootout.
On the other hand, Alkmaar, who are back in European competition after a five-year absence, only need a draw to qualify for the last 16, although losing 1-0 or 2-0 could still see them through to the knockout round.

The defeat by that score at AZ Alkmaar's home ground has made Galatasaray's chances even more difficult to qualify for the next round in the Europa League this season because it was like an unexpected disaster for Galatasaray so it will not be easy to win by many goals in the second leg even though the next match will be at Galatasaray's home ground itself. I also regretted Galatasaray's condition, losing by that many goals in yesterday's match at AZ Alkmaar's home ground because it was an unusual defeat for Galatasaray.

[rdluffy]

I'll bet in under 2,5 goals, 1.94 odds
Pretty hard to bet in a victory of any team

I finally ended my losing streak 
It's the second bet I've won in a row after several losses hahaha

This bet was on the Porto vs Roma match
It wasn't such a bad game, but both teams are in a not so good phase, they need to improve a LOT if they want to reach the semi-finals or even the final. I don't see them as favorites at the moment, although together with Ajax, they are the 3 teams with the most tradition among the qualifiers

[3meek]

Yesterday was a great matchday... I was lucky and guessed that AZ Alkmaar beat Galatasaray... Many thought that Turkish team will be stronger because they have more experience, but it was not Galatasaray but Fenerbahce... Looking forward to the return games...

[Accardo]

A very surprising result in my opinion because previously Galatasaray was one of the top teams in the play-off round, the defeat at AZ Alkmaar headquarters made it difficult for Galatasaray to qualify for the last 16. Although there is still a second match to be held at their home base, Galatasaray must work hard to catch up on the goal deficit in order to eliminate Alkmaar, at least they need a 3-0 win to force extra time and then a penalty shootout.
On the other hand, Alkmaar, who are back in European competition after a five-year absence, only need a draw to qualify for the last 16, although losing 1-0 or 2-0 could still see them through to the knockout round.

The defeat by that score at AZ Alkmaar's home ground has made Galatasaray's chances even more difficult to qualify for the next round in the Europa League this season because it was like an unexpected disaster for Galatasaray so it will not be easy to win by many goals in the second leg even though the next match will be at Galatasaray's home ground itself. I also regretted Galatasaray's condition, losing by that many goals in yesterday's match at AZ Alkmaar's home ground because it was an unusual defeat for Galatasaray.

The Galatasaray defense was poor and AZ came prepared with strong strikers, they have been warming up to defeat Galatasaray from their previous performances. More over, Kaan Ayhan who gained red card made a terrible attack despite holding a yellow card, he only got things worse for the team. Had the game ended 2:1 or even 3:1 they would be changes in the second leg with the likes of Osihmen in play. But, with what's on the table, Galatasaray have a thin opportunity of ranking up.

[mammusu]

Yesterday was a great matchday... I was lucky and guessed that AZ Alkmaar beat Galatasaray... Many thought that Turkish team will be stronger because they have more experience, but it was not Galatasaray but Fenerbahce... Looking forward to the return games...

The defeat from AZ Alkmaar really surprised us and even I think no gambler might think that galatasaray will lose the match, because not only in the domestic league but they also actually has showed quite an impressive performance in the European league, especially with the support of quality and better players from AZ Alkmaar which made them lean more favorites in the match, but what we see is the opposite of what we thought before, Galatasaray who came with high confidence but without some of his mainstay players actually have to get bad results, although they still have a chance in the second leg later but with a big defeat it seems that it will be difficult for them to turn the situation around in the second leg later.

[wmaurik]

Manchester United's performance in the Europa League is still quite good and they are one of the favorites considering their performance in the Europa League, even though their performance in the Premier League is so bad because it is inconsistent. Manchester United's focus is on winning the Europa League because it is their best chance and losing momentum in the next game will cost them their chance of reaching the final. Amorim knows it will be much harder in the next game and there may need to be changes or better team performance so they can continue to win.

Amorim is already quite aware of Manchester United's current condition so that Amorim will focus more on the Europa League than on the Premier League where it is much more difficult to reach a higher place such as in the top four zone. But if Manchester United is able to win the Europa League this season, of course Manchester United will have the opportunity to be in the Champions League next season so the focus path applied by Amorim for Manchester United players is not wrong because this is a more logical opportunity for Manchester United this season.

[giorgione]

I had predicted that it would be a harsh hapering for my Rome, but so so no ahah, in fact the news of Dybala shocked me Roma must deal with an important injury that can really penalize the next game, which is of vital importance to pass the turn and qualify now in these conditions I don't know if it can make it sincerely

[ndutndut]

Fenerbahçe defeated Anderlecht very easily. I thought it would be difficult, but it wasn't like that. After taking a 1-0 lead, Anderlecht tried to attack. Even though Anderlecht had the ball more, they could not make a dangerous attack.
They tried to be most dangerous with corner kicks.
Fenerbahçe was relieved when they made the score 2-0 in the last minutes of the first half.  In the second half, En Nesyri headed Kostic's cross from the side and made the score 3-0. En Nesyri is very effective in aerial balls. The man's mind is really working 😄
Fenerbahçe will go to Belgium with an advantageous score.

Jose Mourinho's influence was very much felt in Fenerbahçe, Fenerbahçe played very epic both in defense and attack so that they were able to win by a landslide over Anderlecht and even managed to keep a clean sheet. Of course this is thanks to Jose Mourinho's genius in compiling the squad and strategy with the players he has. It can be said that Jose Mourinho is back in European competition, even if you look at the composition of his squad Fenerbahce should be able to enter the semifinals and even win the Europa League.

In this match Fenerbahce appeared tough in defeating the visiting team Anderlecht, this was an important victory in an effort to advance to the knockout phase. This landslide victory will certainly be a good capital for Fenerbahce when visiting Anderlecht's headquarters in the second leg later with high confidence I am sure Fenerbahce will qualify easily. ​​For now Fenerbahce can be said to have one foot in the last 16 of the Europa League, they only need to get a draw to qualify.

[Hvdv]

I had predicted that it would be a harsh hapering for my Rome, but so so no ahah, in fact the news of Dybala shocked me Roma must deal with an important injury that can really penalize the next game, which is of vital importance to pass the turn and qualify now in these conditions I don't know if it can make it sincerely

Although he hasn’t been very good this year, Paulo Dybala is one of the most important names for Roma. His injury will negatively affect Roma. It is also unfortunate for them to draw despite taking the lead against Porto. Still, a draw away from home is a good score. They will try to win the match in Italy. Porto is a difficult team and can make things difficult for them in Italy, so Roma needs to be much more careful in the second match.

[3meek]

The defeat from AZ Alkmaar really surprised us and even I think no gambler might think that galatasaray will lose the match, because not only in the domestic league but they also actually has showed quite an impressive performance in the European league, especially with the support of quality and better players from AZ Alkmaar which made them lean more favorites in the match, but what we see is the opposite of what we thought before, Galatasaray who came with high confidence but without some of his mainstay players actually have to get bad results, although they still have a chance in the second leg later but with a big defeat it seems that it will be difficult for them to turn the situation around in the second leg later.

Look at the stats more often... AZ Alkmaar beat Roma, Ajax, drew with PSV in their last matches... Galatasaray lost to Ajax and drew with Dynamo Kyiv... Especially it was known that some key players could not play... I was sure that Fenerbahce would destroy Anderlecht and that Galatasaray would not be able to show anything... And so it happened...

[Frankolala]

I had predicted that it would be a harsh hapering for my Rome, but so so no ahah, in fact the news of Dybala shocked me Roma must deal with an important injury that can really penalize the next game, which is of vital importance to pass the turn and qualify now in these conditions I don't know if it can make it sincerely

Although he hasn’t been very good this year, Paulo Dybala is one of the most important names for Roma. His injury will negatively affect Roma. It is also unfortunate for them to draw despite taking the lead against Porto. Still, a draw away from home is a good score. They will try to win the match in Italy. Porto is a difficult team and can make things difficult for them in Italy, so Roma needs to be much more careful in the second match.

The second leg is 50-50 and Roma needs to be very careful and take the match serious if they really want to qualify to the next round. However, a draw at home is good but if not for the red card, maybe, Roma would have succeeded in winning the match. Dybala injury is a big problem to Roma, because it will affect their performance since he is among their mainstay players.

[shinratensei_]

I had predicted that it would be a harsh hapering for my Rome, but so so no ahah, in fact the news of Dybala shocked me Roma must deal with an important injury that can really penalize the next game, which is of vital importance to pass the turn and qualify now in these conditions I don't know if it can make it sincerely

Roma could win it, but the referee ruined it. I saw the game and watched how terrible the referee was. That's unbelievable to see them conceded from weird goal like that.

I also mention referee's weirdest decision for Kone, Baldanzi, and Paredes. They're all getting yellow card by doing non serious foul. It's also a shameful when Kone's tackle was hitting the ball instead of opponent's foot, and referee saw it as serious foul.

The referee was just another Anthony Taylor.

[adultcrypto]

I think their situation was made worse by the red card at the beginning of the second half, after that they missed two more years and almost deprived themselves of the chance to continue the fight. Galatasaray miss too many goals, their weak defense has always been their weak link, but in some games they managed to compensate for this with good play in attack, but Ayhan made it impossible when he received a red card.

I don't think that there is any magic Ayhan alone can do in this match because their opponents looks smarter than them and took advantage of their porous defense and injured players who were absent in the match to win the game.

Galatasaray will not be able to survive in the second leg because how will they be able to score four goals without AZ Alkmaar scoring any. I never expected that Galatasary will be in play offs, talk more of not qualifying to the round of 16, because they started the competition in a grand style.

Galatasaray will have the advantage of playing at home in the second leg, but even so, it will be difficult to win by a margin of 3 goals because AZ Alkmaar is not a weak team and they will certainly tend to play defensive football, which means AZ Alkmaar will wait for the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and if you look at how Galatasaray plays defense, it looks like the counter-attack could have resulted in a goal.

I think Galatasaray will only have a good chance if AZ Alkmaar makes the same mistakes as Galatasaray in the first leg, which is getting a red card (especially if it happens early in the match).

I never knew that Galatasaray could be as terrible like they showcased yesterday. That match between them and AZ Alkmaar should be the worst match I have seen Galatasaray play. I saw the signs weeks ago because it started with a sharp decline in the number of goals being scored by Galatasaray as they were practically finding it hard to win their matches and the few they did win was with just few goals unlike before when they were scoring so many goals in their matches. Now it becomes clear that they are not among the teams fighting for the Europa trophy this season because that team I saw yesternight will not go far unless a major change is implemented in the club.

[Rampagoe004]

I had predicted that it would be a harsh hapering for my Rome, but so so no ahah, in fact the news of Dybala shocked me Roma must deal with an important injury that can really penalize the next game, which is of vital importance to pass the turn and qualify now in these conditions I don't know if it can make it sincerely

Although he hasn’t been very good this year, Paulo Dybala is one of the most important names for Roma. His injury will negatively affect Roma. It is also unfortunate for them to draw despite taking the lead against Porto. Still, a draw away from home is a good score. They will try to win the match in Italy. Porto is a difficult team and can make things difficult for them in Italy, so Roma needs to be much more careful in the second match.

AS Roma needs to give more time to Paulo Dybala, he is an important player for the team. If his injury persists, then AS Roma will have a big problem in the next match. A draw at home to the opponent is not what Roma wanted, but this result is not too bad considering that Porto is a strong team that is not easy to beat.
Roma still has a chance in the second match. The hope of winning is already visible, but it could be that Porto makes things difficult in the next match.

[bangjoe]

I had predicted that it would be a harsh hapering for my Rome, but so so no ahah, in fact the news of Dybala shocked me Roma must deal with an important injury that can really penalize the next game, which is of vital importance to pass the turn and qualify now in these conditions I don't know if it can make it sincerely

Ended with a draw, maybe it's much better than the defeat that Roma had to accept because so far their meetings Roma have a bad history when meeting Porto especially the match held at Porto's home ground, a draw is better than losing even though it only adds 1 point. What is surprising is that AZ was able to conquer Galatasaray with a score of 4-1, this is beyond the predictions of many people where AZ is in the relegation zone of the standings but can conquer Galatasaray with a score that cannot be chased plus Galatasaray received 1 red card so that their losses increased in this match.

[Jody.Drummer]

I had predicted that it would be a harsh hapering for my Rome, but so so no ahah, in fact the news of Dybala shocked me Roma must deal with an important injury that can really penalize the next game, which is of vital importance to pass the turn and qualify now in these conditions I don't know if it can make it sincerely

Ended with a draw, maybe it's much better than the defeat that Roma had to accept because so far their meetings Roma have a bad history when meeting Porto especially the match held at Porto's home ground, a draw is better than losing even though it only adds 1 point. What is surprising is that AZ was able to conquer Galatasaray with a score of 4-1, this is beyond the predictions of many people where AZ is in the relegation zone of the standings but can conquer Galatasaray with a score that cannot be chased plus Galatasaray received 1 red card so that their losses increased in this match.

The result they have to accept. They were ahead first, but they could not maintain it until the match was over. Maybe in terms of results they still have an advantage here, because in the second leg they will play as the host.
However, they suffered a loss after their players got red cards and their players had to suffer injuries. That is a loss they have to accept because in the next match they will not play with their mainstay players.
I hope that does not make their mentality fall apart, because if that happens, then it is a very big loss for them that can lead to defeat.

[Adbitco]

I think Fenerbahce deserve the win tonight after a wonderful display from them, they took the home advantage and ran their opponent down without allowing them to score an away goal I think they are sure of going to the next round because 3:0 lead in the 1st leg should be able to see them winning the return leg when they play from away.

For the game between AZ Alkmaar and Galatasaray, I think the red card that was given to the Galatasaray player affected their performance but they should have played more of defense instead of allowing the home team to score plenty goals. I hope they fight back to regain their place in the second leg.

Yeah, red cards do affect games most of the time but in thsi case AZ Alkmaar utilised the opportunity of red card and used it for their own advantage and netted two goals in the process. Now Galatasary has a mountain to climb when Az Alkmaar visits them next week. On paper AZ Alkmaar has already qualified because they are 3 goals ahead as it stands. Galatasary has to score 3 goals without reply from AZ to at least force extra time and I don't think Galatasary can score that much without AZ replying them.

The red card affected Galatasaray and made them to become vulnerable and  AZ Alkmaar having great strikers made good use of the opportunity to punish them by scoring good number of goals which keeps them in a better advantage to progress to the next stage. This is football the 3 goals advantage of  AZ Alkmaar can be cancelled by Galatasaray if they are able to score 2 goals before 45 minutes in the returning leg, let's not conclude before the final leg football is unpredictable.

Why exactly are you sounding as if AZ Alkmaar didn't score any goal at before the red card? Yes red cards affects teams in some way. Before the red card, AZ already scored two goals. So you saying the red card made Galatasary to be vulnerable to AZ. I don't think Galatasary can actually score three consecutive goals against AZ without any reply from them, Alkmaar is a high scoring team, even though Galatasary wins, AZ will still score.

[sokani]

Amorim is already quite aware of Manchester United's current condition so that Amorim will focus more on the Europa League than on the Premier League where it is much more difficult to reach a higher place such as in the top four zone. But if Manchester United is able to win the Europa League this season, of course Manchester United will have the opportunity to be in the Champions League next season so the focus path applied by Amorim for Manchester United players is not wrong because this is a more logical opportunity for Manchester United this season.

I think Amorim knows how important winning the Europa league is to United because it's their only ticket to playing in the champions league next season. I really want them to win it and I will be rooting for them to win but let's not get ahead of ourselves because the finishing line is still far ahead. It's step by step and there are other good teams fighting for the same trophy. Let's hope they can keep their fine form and if they can get to the finals, they might have a chance.

[Mate2237]

I think Fenerbahce deserve the win tonight after a wonderful display from them, they took the home advantage and ran their opponent down without allowing them to score an away goal I think they are sure of going to the next round because 3:0 lead in the 1st leg should be able to see them winning the return leg when they play from away.

For the game between AZ Alkmaar and Galatasaray, I think the red card that was given to the Galatasaray player affected their performance but they should have played more of defense instead of allowing the home team to score plenty goals. I hope they fight back to regain their place in the second leg.

Yeah, red cards do affect games most of the time but in thsi case AZ Alkmaar utilised the opportunity of red card and used it for their own advantage and netted two goals in the process. Now Galatasary has a mountain to climb when Az Alkmaar visits them next week. On paper AZ Alkmaar has already qualified because they are 3 goals ahead as it stands. Galatasary has to score 3 goals without reply from AZ to at least force extra time and I don't think Galatasary can score that much without AZ replying them.

The red card affected Galatasaray and made them to become vulnerable and  AZ Alkmaar having great strikers made good use of the opportunity to punish them by scoring good number of goals which keeps them in a better advantage to progress to the next stage. This is football the 3 goals advantage of  AZ Alkmaar can be cancelled by Galatasaray if they are able to score 2 goals before 45 minutes in the returning leg, let's not conclude before the final leg football is unpredictable.

Why exactly are you sounding as if AZ Alkmaar didn't score any goal at before the red card? Yes red cards affects teams in some way. Before the red card, AZ already scored two goals. So you saying the red card made Galatasary to be vulnerable to AZ. I don't think Galatasary can actually score three consecutive goals against AZ without any reply from them, Alkmaar is a high scoring team, even though Galatasary wins, AZ will still score.

AZ Aikmaar was the better side in their encounter with Galatasaray in the Europa League playoffs yesterday at home Galatasaray has been struggling to get results both at home and away in the Europa League from the group stage so it should not be blamed on red card because they where poor in front of goals and even in their play there was no coordination it was mainly individual performance that they were playing, with the caliber of players in Galatasaray am disappointed that this is the way they ended up in the Europa League because it is really inbarassing to see Galatasaray lose like this to AZ Aikmaar 4:1 lose is something will be hard for their to over turn going into the second leg of this game

Galatasaray should change their maneger because the coach is not a good coach with the kind of results that they have been recording in the europa league this season they have been struggling to get results both at home and away and lossing with such a massive score line in this playoff zone has really shown that he is not fit to lead a team like Galatasaray that has a good amount of world class players in the team