UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Season

[DiMarxist]

The reason why English clubs have not been doing well in the Europa League is that they have been tactically good enough when going to Europe for some times now and so they got knocked out when it gets to the knockout stages of the competition, last season I can say that it was even due to luck that both Manchester United and Tottenham got to the finals this is because other teams too where not that informed

This season might be different from last season, where teams from leagues other than the Premier League weren't as competitive. However, this season seems to be different because English teams will also try to dominate the Europa League this season, although I personally have more confidence in Italian teams like AS Roma and others. I hope that in this Europa League season, one English team can reach the final, and the other will be from another league.

Italian teams can do well and can even win, as Atalanta have already shown, having deservedly won the tournament and it can happen again. You mentioned Roma rightly because they have Gtasperini as a coach, who can do really well by leading Atalanta to win the cup. He has already done it once and can do it again.

If there is a league where teams from any league have competed the most in the local leagues of the past season, then that league is the Italian league. Every team in the Italian league has finished the season with a tough competition against every other team. Maybe one team has finished the season ahead of another team by a point or two, but there was full competition in this league. Since several teams from the local league perform well and several teams from this Italian league qualify to play in the European league, we can expect to see two Italian teams in the final of one of the Italian league seasons and we can also see one of the Italian teams become champions. However, some teams from the English Premier League have always been a problem for these Italian teams. If the Italian league teams can defeat all these English Premier League teams, they can achieve something good in the European league.

You are right, the Italian league this recent season is now very very competitive it's not even about AC millan or Juventus top clubs like that now we are seeing clubs like Napoli, Atalanta and the rest coming up with wonderful performance, in every of their game's.
Just like you said English clubs have not been doing well but they actually have more financial power in terms of financial aspect, which actually gives them a stand. But to me if serie A clubs can continue improving In their games with great tactics, I have this strong belief that if they continue we Will soon see Italian clubs lifting up European trophy again. They are capable of doing it it just to stay focus and work on it.

[dezoel]

The reason why English clubs have not been doing well in the Europa League is that they have been tactically good enough when going to Europe for some times now and so they got knocked out when it gets to the knockout stages of the competition, last season I can say that it was even due to luck that both Manchester United and Tottenham got to the finals this is because other teams too where not that informed

What does this even mean?
They are not doing well in the Europa League because they are doing well and and those two got into the finals because the other teams were not informed the matches were played and they missed them, or what? 

I think English teams will do a lot better when it comes to this time, and that is an important part. So there is a good idea that they are not doing greatly in general, when you look at it, but usually the problem is that they are playing way too many games. Because we are talking about teams that play 50+ games outside of UEFA already, and then they end up playing more there, they end up with 60+ games a season every season.

Between premier league, and EFL, caraboa, FA whatever and all that, they end up with so many games and they end up getting tired. So they end up with players who are beyond fatigued at the end and that would not be an easy decision for them. We have to realize it is not an easy thing to play that many games.

[Frankolala]

The reason why English clubs have not been doing well in the Europa League is that they have been tactically good enough when going to Europe for some times now and so they got knocked out when it gets to the knockout stages of the competition, last season I can say that it was even due to luck that both Manchester United and Tottenham got to the finals this is because other teams too where not that informed

What does this even mean?
They are not doing well in the Europa League because they are doing well and and those two got into the finals because the other teams were not informed the matches were played and they missed them, or what? 

I think English teams will do a lot better when it comes to this time, and that is an important part. So there is a good idea that they are not doing greatly in general, when you look at it, but usually the problem is that they are playing way too many games. Because we are talking about teams that play 50+ games outside of UEFA already, and then they end up playing more there, they end up with 60+ games a season every season.

Between premier league, and EFL, caraboa, FA whatever and all that, they end up with so many games and they end up getting tired. So they end up with players who are beyond fatigued at the end and that would not be an easy decision for them. We have to realize it is not an easy thing to play that many games.

Other clubs from various leagues who are participating in UEL also have their own domestic competitions that they are also involved in and not only EPL clubs. Any club that can stay strong for so long in a good forn will perform better than the rest. Fatigue is a norm for players due to the unlimited matches that they play during the season.

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Other clubs from various leagues who are participating in UEL also have their own domestic competitions that they are also involved in and not only EPL clubs. Any club that can stay strong for so long in a good forn will perform better than the rest. Fatigue is a norm for players due to the unlimited matches that they play during the season.

This is where the coach of each team must play a truly effective role, rotating players and ensuring key players are injury-free throughout the season. With the sheer volume of matches required for all teams, fatigue inevitably leads to fatigue. A brilliant coach will surely implement a precise strategy to ensure their team remains consistently strong until the end of the season. However, for this season's Europa League competition, I want to see several teams compete fiercely, including Roma and others, to continue to grow in interest in this competition.

[emrecemsan]

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are also two Premier League teams among the favorites in this tournament.

Forest were the most favoured one according to bookies before the league phase draw started. But after it finished they've immediately gone down to the 6th favoured with 12.00 odds. 

Aston Villa are at the top with 7.00 for now. But I must add that they've started the PL horrible... Currently one of the worst teams there. If they don't recover I won't think the same as bookies to tell the truth.

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Other clubs from various leagues who are participating in UEL also have their own domestic competitions that they are also involved in and not only EPL clubs. Any club that can stay strong for so long in a good forn will perform better than the rest. Fatigue is a norm for players due to the unlimited matches that they play during the season.

Fatigue cannot be considered a norm because if it does, then there will be no need to bother about it enough to want to rest player so as to prevent it from happening too often.  Most times some teams will even put in measures and not let their players who are key to them to embark on such so they do not get to suffer injury back at their national team and coming back to their club to take it.

[doomloop]

We all know that Italian teams are the favorites in the Europa League. Roma are one of the favorites in this tournament as well. They're a truly strong team and one you wouldn't want to face. Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are also two Premier League teams among the favorites in this tournament. Could we see another Premier League final, or could we see an early elimination?

I would say Villa isn't an empty threat. They are a great team and Unai Emery is one of the greatest managers we have in the world right now. Just because he doesn't manage a huge team, doesn't mean that he is a bad manager. We have seen him do great stuff with his teams before and we should be making sure that they are doing the great thing again.

This is why I believe Aston Villa could win the whole thing and they have a serious chance of it. I get why people think that this isn't easy, but it can be done. So we are going to see what kind of team they are, and what kind of return we are going to get. I hope that it can be done in a better way, and we can see how this could change for us on the long run. Villa is my bet.

[xzone]

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are also two Premier League teams among the favorites in this tournament.

Forest were the most favoured one according to bookies before the league phase draw started. But after it finished they've immediately gone down to the 6th favoured with 12.00 odds. 

Aston Villa are at the top with 7.00 for now. But I must add that they've started the PL horrible... Currently one of the worst teams there. If they don't recover I won't think the same as bookies to tell the truth.

The season has just started, and teams aren't yet performing to their full potential. They may not be playing very well right now, but the squad is high-quality and has great potential. We'll probably start to see the true strength of the teams in the next two to three weeks, otherwise, Aston Villa's record of only one point in three matches is truly appalling. They're a team at the bottom of the Premier League, yet they don't need to be successful in the Premier League to be successful in Europe. We've seen that before

[verdinio]

The reason why English clubs have not been doing well in the Europa League is that they have been tactically good enough when going to Europe for some times now and so they got knocked out when it gets to the knockout stages of the competition, last season I can say that it was even due to luck that both Manchester United and Tottenham got to the finals this is because other teams too where not that informed

What does this even mean?
They are not doing well in the Europa League because they are doing well and and those two got into the finals because the other teams were not informed the matches were played and they missed them, or what? 

I think English teams will do a lot better when it comes to this time, and that is an important part. So there is a good idea that they are not doing greatly in general, when you look at it, but usually the problem is that they are playing way too many games. Because we are talking about teams that play 50+ games outside of UEFA already, and then they end up playing more there, they end up with 60+ games a season every season.

Between premier league, and EFL, caraboa, FA whatever and all that, they end up with so many games and they end up getting tired. So they end up with players who are beyond fatigued at the end and that would not be an easy decision for them. We have to realize it is not an easy thing to play that many games.

Other clubs from various leagues who are participating in UEL also have their own domestic competitions that they are also involved in and not only EPL clubs. Any club that can stay strong for so long in a good forn will perform better than the rest. Fatigue is a norm for players due to the unlimited matches that they play during the season.

There are teams that play fewer matches and this is a great advantage, not everyone has the privilege of playing so little, but there are these championships and they must be respected, the fact is that all these more important clubs participate in so many different competitions and then it leads to player fatigue, it's a normal thing, the number of matches must be reduced.

[Frankolala]

Other clubs from various leagues who are participating in UEL also have their own domestic competitions that they are also involved in and not only EPL clubs. Any club that can stay strong for so long in a good forn will perform better than the rest. Fatigue is a norm for players due to the unlimited matches that they play during the season.

Fatigue cannot be considered a norm because if it does, then there will be no need to bother about it enough to want to rest player so as to prevent it from happening too often.  Most times some teams will even put in measures and not let their players who are key to them to embark on such so they do not get to suffer injury back at their national team and coming back to their club to take it.

Why I said fatigue is a norm is because if a player features in all the matches, there is a high probability that he will be affected by fatigue. However, this is not true for all players. Some are use to play more matches than the other. To overcome the problem of fatigue, players need to be rotated. This is why it's important to have enough players on the bench for easy rotation.

[GiftedMAN]

Fatigue cannot be considered a norm because if it does, then there will be no need to bother about it enough to want to rest player so as to prevent it from happening too often.  Most times some teams will even put in measures and not let their players who are key to them to embark on such so they do not get to suffer injury back at their national team and coming back to their club to take it.

Fatigue is never a normal thing and it can not be regarded as a norm because it affects the performance of players at such that you get to see a very good player struggling to perform well for his team, clubs don't often let some of their key players to go to represent their national team because they are scared of the players becoming too tired and some being unable to perform for the club due to tiredness which is also associated with fatigue, clubs have a way of managing the players because it they get affected by fatigued it could cost the team a major loss of points.

[imamusma]

I wish Fenerbahçe good luck here by the way. Türkiye has 1 team left competing in the league phase of each European competition now.

The EL winner odds are also out finally. Top 3 contenders:

Aston Villa : 8.00

Nottingham Forest: 10.00

Roma : 10.00

What do you think? Is there any team that should be more favoured than these teams?

I think all three of these teams deserve to be considered favorites this season, and several other candidates appear to have a chance that is close to theirs. Real Betis, Porto, Bologna, and Lyon seem to have the potential to be dark horses, at the very least, they will make the competition for the trophy more competitive.
Looking at Aston Villa performance in the Premier League this season, they have struggled to win in their first three matches. Perhaps Aston Villa could produce a different performance in the Europa League. Unai Emery squad will immediately face a tough opening match against Bologna.

[stompix]

I think English teams will do a lot better when it comes to this time, and that is an important part. So there is a good idea that they are not doing greatly in general, when you look at it, but usually the problem is that they are playing way too many games. Because we are talking about teams that play 50+ games outside of UEFA already, and then they end up playing more there, they end up with 60+ games a season every season.

They play the same number till that date except for the cups and usually one team fails in one cup and goes brrrr in the other, plus their schedule is not that bad as they play the extra games while the others play friendlies during the December holidays with their stupid schedule on playing right after New Year's Eve, I doubt that fatigue is the main problem and more the perception that they started strong becuase it was with low adversaries while at the end in the semi and fianls they get teams taht are matched right!

Maybe, maybe, fatigue can play a role, but when you're out in the R16, then there is no excuse!

I wish Fenerbahçe good luck here by the way. Türkiye has 1 team left competing in the league phase of each European competition now.
The EL winner odds are also out finally. Top 3 contenders:
Aston Villa : 8.00
Nottingham Forest: 10.00
Roma : 10.00

Where did you get those odds, and why do you call them top3?
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/europa-league/winner

[ShowOff]

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are also two Premier League teams among the favorites in this tournament.

Forest were the most favoured one according to bookies before the league phase draw started. But after it finished they've immediately gone down to the 6th favoured with 12.00 odds. 

Aston Villa are at the top with 7.00 for now. But I must add that they've started the PL horrible... Currently one of the worst teams there. If they don't recover I won't think the same as bookies to tell the truth.

So far, Aston Villa has only managed to collect one point in the Premier League, and in my opinion, this will affect their chances of winning the Europa League trophy. Nottingham Forest performance is slightly better than Aston Villa, and if they continue to play consistently, they are more deserving of being favorites. AS Roma and Real Betis are also on the list of favorites, but AS Roma is more reliable in terms of experience.

On the other hand, even though some teams are performing poorly in their respective domestic competitions, honestly, that can't be a complete benchmark for measuring their strength in the Europa League. I mean, last season, Manchester United and Tottenham were nearly relegated from the Premier League, but both teams managed to become finalists in the Europa League. I think that could happen again.

[Adiljutt156]

And the result was, not only convincing themselves of victory, but also a 5-0 thrashing of Rijkea. This gave PAOK a 5-1 aggregate victory and their place in the next round of the UEFA Champions League.

PAOK had already led by three goals before Rijeka received a red card in the 71st minute, allowing PAOK to add two more goals.

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PAOK is was just amazing in this particular game and yes I did not expect any less of them, they are a team that does deliver when needed, they may I initially want to link Like much should not be expected of them but be rest assured  they have the ability to deliver except they are playing against a team that is Considered way above them but for a team in their range and their their kind of strength, they are very much going  to make sure to make the most of such fixtures one of which was this so even if with or without  the red card, they would have still stayed ahead with victory in this particular game and congratulations to them on their victory.

The performance of PAOK football team was excellent in the last match as that team did 5 goals in this match and opponent team could not do any goal in this match. 5 different persons did goals in this match and no one was dominant person in this match because he they played collectively to win this match. The shots of that team were more in number and these were 17 and 11 shots were on target. The possession percentage of PAOK football team was excellent and that was 64 percent . But opponent team performance was very weak as their shots were less in last match and these were 6 and only 3 shots were on target. The possession percentage of that team was very low in this match which was 36 percent and that team performance was very low in this match and that team lost this match.

[Alpha Marine]

I would say Villa isn't an empty threat. They are a great team and Unai Emery is one of the greatest managers we have in the world right now. Just because he doesn't manage a huge team, doesn't mean that he is a bad manager. We have seen him do great stuff with his teams before and we should be making sure that they are doing the great thing again.

Villa at the moment are in a bad form, so unless they can pick themselves up and get back to being a good side, I don't expect much from them this season. In the first three matches so far, they've not won any, and they've been able to score only one goal. That doesn't look like a team that can win the Europa League.
I understand it's still in the early stages of the season, and teams can pick up form after the international break, but it's not always that easy.

Unai Emery is a good coach, and they've made some last-minute signings, so let's see what those signings can do for them. I'm not expecting much because what can Sancho and Harvey Elliot do? They might make the team better, but they're not lead raisers. I hope they prove me wrong and turn into a fearsome team.

[boltz]

Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are also two Premier League teams among the favorites in this tournament.

Forest were the most favoured one according to bookies before the league phase draw started. But after it finished they've immediately gone down to the 6th favoured with 12.00 odds. 

Aston Villa are at the top with 7.00 for now. But I must add that they've started the PL horrible... Currently one of the worst teams there. If they don't recover I won't think the same as bookies to tell the truth.

I don't think Villa will stay with those odds for long right ? They lost 2 important players and didn't make any big transfers in return + awful start in Premier League makes me think they will have a tough season ahead and they should start recover as soon as possible because Premier League has no mercy and they can wake up in December being in top 6-10.

[emrecemsan]

Where did you get those odds, and why do you call them top3?
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/europa-league/winner

I got them from Stake.com. They've got changed a little now though. Like Nottingham Forest is no longer that favourite. 

I called them top 3 according to bookies' odds in fact. My opinion isn't the same as them exactly.

I don't think Villa will stay with those odds for long right ? They lost 2 important players and didn't make any big transfers in return + awful start in Premier League makes me think they will have a tough season ahead and they should start recover as soon as possible because Premier League has no mercy and they can wake up in December being in top 6-10.

They've 7.00 odds now, even more favoured. Really interesting... Some teams can surprise us with their performance in such competitions of course despite doing bad in their local league. Like Sevilla did in the past. But we'll see...