UEFA Europa League 2026/27 Season

[Davidloki]

I'm not going to pull any strings here because some teams have barely know their stands in the competition and defeats have started coming in. If you're supporting a team and they're not just having the best performance you expect, just know one thing, it's either they're not prepared enough or they're just not good enough with poor performance displayed. The Europa League is going to be extremely challenging and only the best team will be able to duck in points in the tournament this season.

At this stage of the UEFA Europa League competition, it's always difficult to spot the team that actually mean business or are going to win the trophy. Looking at the teams participating in this season's UEL campaign, it's difficult to predict who among them can actually go all the way. It'll be a very challenging battle for the teams like you rightly said but I'm of the opinion that it might be won by yet another English team.

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

[Lucius]

Yes, I can agree with you.
Boban is a Croatian football legend, but after the end of his magnificent football career he never managed a football club, except for a short and unsuccessful period in Milan 6 years ago.
In my opinion, Boban should have found an older and more experienced football coach to lead Dinamo, especially in important European club matches where it is obvious that Kovačević does not have enough experience.
Perhaps the return of Bjelica, who is currently free and available and knows the situation at the club well, could help as a shock therapy.
~snip~

I'm not one of those who think it's smart to solve new problems with old solutions, and in my opinion, Bjelica is just one of a number of average football coaches who wouldn't change the situation in the club in the long term. Boban sat very high in UEFA, and the fact that he ended up at Dinamo ZG speaks volumes about his managerial qualities.

The only effective solution is privatization by real professionals with enough money to strengthen the club in all positions, from management to players.

[W Jr.]

I'm not going to pull any strings here because some teams have barely know their stands in the competition and defeats have started coming in. If you're supporting a team and they're not just having the best performance you expect, just know one thing, it's either they're not prepared enough or they're just not good enough with poor performance displayed. The Europa League is going to be extremely challenging and only the best team will be able to duck in points in the tournament this season.

At this stage of the UEFA Europa League competition, it's always difficult to spot the team that actually mean business or are going to win the trophy. Looking at the teams participating in this season's UEL campaign, it's difficult to predict who among them can actually go all the way. It'll be a very challenging battle for the teams like you rightly said but I'm of the opinion that it might be won by yet another English team.

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

Juventus, Milan, Benfica, Crystal Palace, Leverkusen, Lyon, and Sunderland are the strongest teams I would bet on in the Europa League. Of course, all of these teams have a chance to reach the finals, and if they do, the team that best utilizes that advantage will be closer to winning the trophy. I think Juventus can reach a better level once their injured players return. Juventus is one of the most serious contenders to win the Europa League.

[Freeveto]

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

The English Premier League sides has taken control of the Europa League two seasons in a row, Tottenham won it and last season it was Aston Villa; both of these teams are not among the top three of the premier league in the two season. Tottenham won it when the team was battling relegation in the premier league, yet they won the Europa League, and last season, Aston Villa won the Europa League under United Emery while they finished fourth in the premier league table, this shows that the premier league teams are Very good in the European competition.

This season, the Italian sides like AC Milan and Juventus looks solid even though Milan lost their first match, but I am also seeing Sunderland and Crystal Palace as good teams from the EPL. Furthermore, Leverkusen from Bundesliga is also a strong team that can win the Europa League under.

This season of the Europa League will be tough, we have big teams with experience that are trying to win the Europa league for their respective teams.

[Daniel91]

Yes, I can agree with you.
Boban is a Croatian football legend, but after the end of his magnificent football career he never managed a football club, except for a short and unsuccessful period in Milan 6 years ago.
In my opinion, Boban should have found an older and more experienced football coach to lead Dinamo, especially in important European club matches where it is obvious that Kovačević does not have enough experience.
Perhaps the return of Bjelica, who is currently free and available and knows the situation at the club well, could help as a shock therapy.
~snip~

I'm not one of those who think it's smart to solve new problems with old solutions, and in my opinion, Bjelica is just one of a number of average football coaches who wouldn't change the situation in the club in the long term. Boban sat very high in UEFA, and the fact that he ended up at Dinamo ZG speaks volumes about his managerial qualities.

The only effective solution is privatization by real professionals with enough money to strengthen the club in all positions, from management to players.

Privatizing the club is not a realistic solution at the moment and I don't think it will happen in the long term either.
Just look at what happened to Hajduk after the partial privatization and when the fans, through their association, practically took over the club.
Yes, I already said that Boban doesn't have much experience in running a club, in fact he worked much longer as a sports commentator and advisor for FIFA and UEFA.
As for this competition, Dinamo really has strong opponents and a very difficult schedule.
The match against Hapoel, at least on paper, should have been the easiest for them and with a possible win they would have increased their chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the competition.
Considering this setback, the team's current form and upcoming opponents, I think Dinamo's chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the competition are now less than before.

[paco92x]

Privatizing the club is not a realistic solution at the moment and I don't think it will happen in the long term either.
Just look at what happened to Hajduk after the partial privatization and when the fans, through their association, practically took over the club.
Yes, I already said that Boban doesn't have much experience in running a club, in fact he worked much longer as a sports commentator and advisor for FIFA and UEFA.
As for this competition, Dinamo really has strong opponents and a very difficult schedule.
The match against Hapoel, at least on paper, should have been the easiest for them and with a possible win they would have increased their chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the competition.
Considering this setback, the team's current form and upcoming opponents, I think Dinamo's chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the competition are now less than before.

Privatization at GNK Dinamo will never happen. They saw the mistake Hajduk made, and I don't think they will follow that path. Boban was introduced as a savior, and maybe in some sort of way he was, because Mamić has very little power in Dinamo now. But honestly, in the short term, I'm not sure that he is the right choice. Dinamo are now buying more and more players, and there aren't as many Dinamo talents on the pitch as there were years ago. I honestly think that the club is slowly sinking, but that's just my perspective. Maybe I'm wrong.

[programmer3666]

Yes, I can agree with you.
Boban is a Croatian football legend, but after the end of his magnificent football career he never managed a football club, except for a short and unsuccessful period in Milan 6 years ago.
In my opinion, Boban should have found an older and more experienced football coach to lead Dinamo, especially in important European club matches where it is obvious that Kovačević does not have enough experience.
Perhaps the return of Bjelica, who is currently free and available and knows the situation at the club well, could help as a shock therapy.
~snip~

I'm not one of those who think it's smart to solve new problems with old solutions, and in my opinion, Bjelica is just one of a number of average football coaches who wouldn't change the situation in the club in the long term. Boban sat very high in UEFA, and the fact that he ended up at Dinamo ZG speaks volumes about his managerial qualities.

The only effective solution is privatization by real professionals with enough money to strengthen the club in all positions, from management to players.

Boban is the best thing that could happen to the team he is a legend in his own right and I don't know why people talk bad about his management skills. The man has a deep connection across the global footballing federations and his name alone will echo respect to the dressing room. He surely understands how high pressure European football works and the mere fact that he stands in solidarity with the current coach speaks more about the type of person he is. Rather than rushing to fire the coach, he is more interested in building a stable and lasting system.

[puloweh555]

Juventus, Milan, Benfica, Crystal Palace, Leverkusen, Lyon, and Sunderland are the strongest teams I would bet on in the Europa League. Of course, all of these teams have a chance to reach the finals, and if they do, the team that best utilizes that advantage will be closer to winning the trophy. I think Juventus can reach a better level once their injured players return. Juventus is one of the most serious contenders to win the Europa League.

The teams you mentioned are all big teams with the potential to have a long run in the Europa League this season, and some of them are even predicted to reach the final. But the Europa League is always full of surprises, and even when a team performs poorly in their domestic league, they can still win the trophy, like Tottenham did, even though at the same time they were almost relegated. Likewise, when a team performs really well in the domestic league, like Leverkusen even going unbeaten they can still fail to win the Europa League after losing to Atalanta.

I mean, the big teams you mentioned also don't have a guarantee to go further in the European league because, of course, the European league is full of surprises, especially since the matches are only played once. So it's also possible that teams like Crystal Palace and Real Sociedad can cause an upset this season because teams like these usually have a high spirit to fight for the championship title.

[Ruttoshi]

The English Premier League sides has taken control of the Europa League two seasons in a row, Tottenham won it and last season it was Aston Villa; both of these teams are not among the top three of the premier league in the two season. Tottenham won it when the team was battling relegation in the premier league, yet they won the Europa League, and last season, Aston Villa won the Europa League under United Emery while they finished fourth in the premier league table, this shows that the premier league teams are Very good in the European competition.

This season, the Italian sides like AC Milan and Juventus looks solid even though Milan lost their first match, but I am also seeing Sunderland and Crystal Palace as good teams from the EPL. Furthermore, Leverkusen from Bundesliga is also a strong team that can win the Europa League under.

This season of the Europa League will be tough, we have big teams with experience that are trying to win the Europa league for their respective teams.

I like it that the competition looks tougher this time with these big teams from Italy though, unpredictable as usual. I cannot say which team is the favorite to win Europa League this season because we have good quality teams that are going to fight to win the competition.

I am going to rule out England teams because, they don't look promising to me even though, a weak team from England have come from behind to win the competition before. I think, it's time for a Laliga team to win it.

[MorganaX]

I'm not going to pull any strings here because some teams have barely know their stands in the competition and defeats have started coming in. If you're supporting a team and they're not just having the best performance you expect, just know one thing, it's either they're not prepared enough or they're just not good enough with poor performance displayed. The Europa League is going to be extremely challenging and only the best team will be able to duck in points in the tournament this season.

At this stage of the UEFA Europa League competition, it's always difficult to spot the team that actually mean business or are going to win the trophy. Looking at the teams participating in this season's UEL campaign, it's difficult to predict who among them can actually go all the way. It'll be a very challenging battle for the teams like you rightly said but I'm of the opinion that it might be won by yet another English team.

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

I don't know what makes you feel the Italian teams like Juventus and AC Milan are favorites to win this competition, if you are currently following the trend and power of Europe competition like this then you would know that Italian teams don't actually do well that much in these competitions, I mean it's been long I even saw an Italian team make it up very far to the finals, I think apart from Inter Milan who have been excellently doing well in the champions league, can't really pick out another.

[Shadiq]

I like it that the competition looks tougher this time with these big teams from Italy though, unpredictable as usual. I cannot say which team is the favorite to win Europa League this season because we have good quality teams that are going to fight to win the competition.

I am going to rule out England teams because, they don't look promising to me even though, a weak team from England have come from behind to win the competition before. I think, it's time for a Laliga team to win it.

I don't think the title is going to an English club or a Spanish club. Maybe the title is going to an Italian or a French or a Portuguese club. If I were to name specific clubs, I would consider teams like Juventus, AC Milan, Lyon and Benfica as favorites. Although the Spanish club Real Sociedad has a chance, I don't see that possibility as big.

This is just my guess, we will have to wait until the end of the season for the final result. I expect the competition to be very intense, there are several teams that can surprise us.

[Btcdeybodi]

I don't think the title is going to an English club or a Spanish club. Maybe the title is going to an Italian or a French or a Portuguese club. If I were to name specific clubs, I would consider teams like Juventus, AC Milan, Lyon and Benfica as favorites. Although the Spanish club Real Sociedad has a chance, I don't see that possibility as big.

This is just my guess, we will have to wait until the end of the season for the final result. I expect the competition to be very intense, there are several teams that can surprise us.

I don't know why you said that the English teams won't be able to win the Europa League but you should know that the English teams have won the title in the last two seasons and looking at the performance of the 3 teams that played their first matches, they all played well and won their matches which is a kind of telling us that the English teams will not relent until they win it for 3 consecutive times.

Your guesses of teams that can likely win the Europa League title is not bad at all but Lyon doesn't suppose to be listed as one of the teams capable of winning the Europa League.

[EL MOHA]

I don't know why you said that the English teams won't be able to win the Europa League but you should know that the English teams have won the title in the last two seasons and looking at the performance of the 3 teams that played their first matches, they all played well and won their matches which is a kind of telling us that the English teams will not relent until they win it for 3 consecutive times.

Your guesses of teams that can likely win the Europa League title is not bad at all but Lyon doesn't suppose to be listed as one of the teams capable of winning the Europa League.

One thing we need to understand that most of the premier league teams can beat any of these teams in the Europa league and this is because the quality of players arriving at premier league has seriously improved. Even lower ranked teams can actually manage to get good player and while we look at this things as maybe they have more money we should consider it’s a threat against other leagues.

Yes on paper most of the teams that Shadiq listed are better than the three premier league club participating in this years premier league competition but let’s be honest this comparison are simply just based on past glory and nothing more because even recent performances I don’t think of this teams have anything on even Bournemouth who are debuting for the first time. For crystal palace they haven’t had a great start to the season but it will be bad to rule out a conference league champions. And Sunderland are simply Sunderland, like their name the black cats they can hurt just anyone whenever they choose to do that

[Balmain]

I don't think the title is going to an English club or a Spanish club. Maybe the title is going to an Italian or a French or a Portuguese club. If I were to name specific clubs, I would consider teams like Juventus, AC Milan, Lyon and Benfica as favorites. Although the Spanish club Real Sociedad has a chance, I don't see that possibility as big.

This is just my guess, we will have to wait until the end of the season for the final result. I expect the competition to be very intense, there are several teams that can surprise us.

I don't know why you said that the English teams won't be able to win the Europa League but you should know that the English teams have won the title in the last two seasons and looking at the performance of the 3 teams that played their first matches, they all played well and won their matches which is a kind of telling us that the English teams will not relent until they win it for 3 consecutive times.

Your guesses of teams that can likely win the Europa League title is not bad at all but Lyon doesn't suppose to be listed as one of the teams capable of winning the Europa League.

English teams are among the best in Europe, and the Premier League is the top league consequently, English teams often have the highest probability of winning the Europa League and other competitions. Aston Villa won last season, but the reality is that there isn't a standout English team in the Europa League this season or at least, the current Aston Villa doesn't seem to be at the same level as last year's squad. It is very difficult to make a prediction this season. Milan and Juventus also catch my eye, but they are a far cry from their glory days.

[Cryptoprincess101]

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

I don't know what makes you feel the Italian teams like Juventus and AC Milan are favorites to win this competition, if you are currently following the trend and power of Europe competition like this then you would know that Italian teams don't actually do well that much in these competitions, I mean it's been long I even saw an Italian team make it up very far to the finals, I think apart from Inter Milan who have been excellently doing well in the champions league, can't really pick out another.

Juventus used to be the only Italian team that progresses in the Champions League but ever since they lost their direction, Inter Milan has been acting in replacement but it is not also easy for Inter Milan. You are right that Italian teams finds it difficult to advance in European competitions.

Anyways, Juventus can be break many qualifying stages but I don't think they can win the Europa League.

[Franctoshi]

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

The English Premier League sides has taken control of the Europa League two seasons in a row, Tottenham won it and last season it was Aston Villa; both of these teams are not among the top three of the premier league in the two season. Tottenham won it when the team was battling relegation in the premier league, yet they won the Europa League, and last season, Aston Villa won the Europa League under United Emery while they finished fourth in the premier league table, this shows that the premier league teams are Very good in the European competition.

This season, the Italian sides like AC Milan and Juventus looks solid even though Milan lost their first match, but I am also seeing Sunderland and Crystal Palace as good teams from the EPL. Furthermore, Leverkusen from Bundesliga is also a strong team that can win the Europa League under.

This season of the Europa League will be tough, we have big teams with experience that are trying to win the Europa league for their respective teams.

Sure no doubt, The English teams are one of the best performance team when it comes to European competition, I could remember the season that 4 English Premier League teams made it two Europa League finals, Chelsea and Arsenal, and while in the Champions League, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, where Liverpool won the Champions League and Chelsea won the Europa cup.

[ingiltere]

Juventus used to be the only Italian team that progresses in the Champions League but ever since they lost their direction, Inter Milan has been acting in replacement but it is not also easy for Inter Milan. You are right that Italian teams finds it difficult to advance in European competitions.

Anyways, Juventus can be break many qualifying stages but I don't think they can win the Europa League.

Before Kenan Yıldız got injured, I considered them strong favorites. However, we don't know how he'll return from the injury. If he quickly regains his form, Juve will once again be one of the top contenders. Alajbegovic could also really shine in this tournament.

The English teams will be in the running until the end. They showed in their first matches that they take this tournament seriously.

Aside from them, I think Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen have a good chance. There are already 7 or 8 favorite teams, it would be a surprise if any other team won the trophy. I wish Beşiktaş could make it to the semi finals, but that's a low possibility for now. Maybe after the Winter transfer window signings, they could become a stronger contender.

[Black Mbaye]

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

The English Premier League sides has taken control of the Europa League two seasons in a row, Tottenham won it and last season it was Aston Villa; both of these teams are not among the top three of the premier league in the two season. Tottenham won it when the team was battling relegation in the premier league, yet they won the Europa League, and last season, Aston Villa won the Europa League under United Emery while they finished fourth in the premier league table, this shows that the premier league teams are Very good in the European competition.

This season, the Italian sides like AC Milan and Juventus looks solid even though Milan lost their first match, but I am also seeing Sunderland and Crystal Palace as good teams from the EPL. Furthermore, Leverkusen from Bundesliga is also a strong team that can win the Europa League under.

This season of the Europa League will be tough, we have big teams with experience that are trying to win the Europa league for their respective teams.

Sure no doubt, The English teams are one of the best performance team when it comes to European competition, I could remember the season that 4 English Premier League teams made it two Europa League finals, Chelsea and Arsenal, and while in the Champions League, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, where Liverpool won the Champions League and Chelsea won the Europa cup.

This year's Europa League might be different because strong European teams like Juventus, Milan, and Benfica are participating. These teams are generally Champions League winners and have very strong squads. Crystal Palace and Sunderland, who qualified for the Europa League from the Premier League, could be eliminated by these teams. We might even see matches in the Europa League this year that are similar to those in the Champions League.

[AYOBA]

The Europa league this season have strong contenders for the title and could likely come from any league. But in my opinion, the Italian league with Juventus and AC Milan are looking like the strongest team amongst others this season and should be my favorite to win the competition.

That means we should be expecting the league to be a tough. Because when it come that the league is full with strong contenders the only thing that we should be expecting from both sides challenges, all the teams will find the league so difficult since all will like to win the title, they will too much pressure on both teams. To me Juventus is my favorite to win the title, even the AC Milan I don’t think they can able to compete with Juventus.

Amongst them, we have the England teams too which will be a strong contender as well, considering their performance in the league matches. Their first game should give some sort of hint as to which club are favorites, and Juventus are definitely in that race.

The England team’s are about three Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Sunderland, and among of those three teams is only Crystal Palace I have a little bit confidence that they can able to compete with the juventus, others ones I didn’t expect much from them in this title.

[Daniel91]

Yes, I can agree with you.
Boban is a Croatian football legend, but after the end of his magnificent football career he never managed a football club, except for a short and unsuccessful period in Milan 6 years ago.
In my opinion, Boban should have found an older and more experienced football coach to lead Dinamo, especially in important European club matches where it is obvious that Kovačević does not have enough experience.
Perhaps the return of Bjelica, who is currently free and available and knows the situation at the club well, could help as a shock therapy.
~snip~

I'm not one of those who think it's smart to solve new problems with old solutions, and in my opinion, Bjelica is just one of a number of average football coaches who wouldn't change the situation in the club in the long term. Boban sat very high in UEFA, and the fact that he ended up at Dinamo ZG speaks volumes about his managerial qualities.

The only effective solution is privatization by real professionals with enough money to strengthen the club in all positions, from management to players.

Boban is the best thing that could happen to the team he is a legend in his own right and I don't know why people talk bad about his management skills. The man has a deep connection across the global footballing federations and his name alone will echo respect to the dressing room. He surely understands how high pressure European football works and the mere fact that he stands in solidarity with the current coach speaks more about the type of person he is. Rather than rushing to fire the coach, he is more interested in building a stable and lasting system.

OK, it's true that Boban is a football legend, a man with a lot of experience and very good connections in world football and no one disputes that. However, the fact is that he actually has very little experience in managing football clubs, he only managed Milan for 1 short period and that was unsuccessful.
Yes, I agree, it's important to support the coach and the team and have your own vision, but at the end of the day what's most important is the football result and the club's success in all competitions in which the club participates, especially the result in European club competitions.
From these results, the club as Dinamo lives and survives financially, and good results increase the value of the team and individual players so that more can be earned from selling players.
At the moment, it doesn't seem to me that Dinamo is going in the right direction, they have already entered a long series of bad games and results and it doesn't seem that the current coach has a solution to get out of the crisis and raise the team.
In this competition they have already lost 2 very important points against probably the weakest team they will play against in the group stage and have already significantly reduced their chances of progressing to the knockout stage of the competition. Time will tell if coach Kovacevic is the best choice to lead a club like this.