Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season (Read 46346 times)

Of course, people must be very surprised if Atalanta really can beat Leverkusen. Everyone must favor Leverkusen to win the final UEL this season because Leverkusen looks much stronger than Atalanta. We know that Leverkusen is still unbeaten until now, they only need to win 3 matches again to complete this season without a single lose at all. I'm sure Leverkusen won't be defeated in the matches against Augsburg and Kaiserslautern (FCK). The only match that Leverkusen must be very careful is the final match in UEL against Atalanta.

Anyway, I think Atalanta may be a tough opponent for Leverkusen if Leverkusen doesn't use their main players since the early match. I see that Xabi sometimes keeps few key players on the bench, he will let them play in second half of the match. I really hope this won't happen because Leverkusen must try to beat Atalanta since the early of the match.

The way Liverpool started the Europa League this season and the way they performed in the Premier League, we were convinced that Liverpool could win the title for the first time by qualifying for the Europa League for the first time. Liverpool were as strong as the other teams in the Europa League but not as strong but still lost in the quarter-finals of the Europa League against relatively easy opponents. Perhaps they will play in the Champions League next season, but this season they had the chance to win the Europa League title. Created enough chances but despite creating enough chances, Liverpool are not doing well in the Premier League and they are also out of the Europa League long ago. Liverpool's end could probably have been better.

That press tactic that he has seems to be one of the best that I have seen. Klopp used to have that with gegenpress, he was pressing the other team a lot and that made them so good, but at this point Xabi does even further than that, they are literally pressing all the way to goalkeeper and doing it with multiple players to wherever the ball is constantly.

Normally if the opponent was good enough they could have just passed their way out, that is the thing about getting rid of press, just pass around and tire the other team, but Xabi makes his team press so well that no team has ever managed to do that. Which is why I think they are doing a much better improved version of it without a doubt, 49 unbeaten games is a proof of that.

There is no doubt that Leverkusen has been very consistent this season, so it will be very difficult for Atalanta to win in a match like this. Some people even say that this match is not ideal, because the two teams that will meet are not in the same condition.
Honestly, I imagine that when Real Madrid faces Leverkusen, who will win? On paper, Real Madrid is slightly more favored, of course, but we know how Leverkusen is this season, I'm sure this will be a very interesting match.
However, they have the opportunity to meet if Real Madrid and Leverkusen succeed in becoming champions, they will meet in the UEFA Super Cup. I hope that will happen, and that both teams will be successful in the Champions League (Real Madrid) and in the European League (Leverkusen). I want to see who will win when they meet with their outstanding performance.

It shouldn't be a surprise because both teams have an equal chance of winning the title. Atalanta are a pretty good team so far in Serie A and the Europa League, otherwise they would never have made it to the final by beating so many tough opponents. Leverkusen are certainly expected to win the title after they managed to hold the longest unbeaten streak, but it is never a guarantee that they can win the title.

Leverkusen has a higher chance than Atalanta in the final, of course. I've watched quite a few of their games so far this season in both the Europa League and Bundesliga, so I think it's natural that many users feel safer picking Leverkusen to win over Atalanta. But it is clearly unfair if we underestimate either of the two in the final match.

And it will surprise many people if Atalanta can beat Leverkusen in a match that is truly crucial and important for both teams. Because everyone has seen how Leverkusen has gone through this season without any team being able to beat them so far, so if in the final match Leverkusen loses to Atalanta, of course everyone will be surprised and will even continue to talk about Atalanta until the end of the season. The final match is a match that is quite important for any team to win so that the team losing will definitely affect the fighting spirit they currently have even though it is the last match in the Europa League competition this season.

In my view, Atalanta's success defeated Liverpool because at the same time Liverpool experienced a decline in performance as well. Because after all, the bad results experienced by Liverpool also did not only occur in the Europa League, because Liverpool also experienced bad results in the Premier League. Perhaps, with so many problems facing Liverpool about difficult competition in the Premier League and injured players making it difficult to make the right rotation.

Therefore, Liverpool experienced a decline in performance and lost to Atalanta but apart from these factors, I personally basically did not believe Liverpool would qualify for the final match. Because anyway, as far as I remember, Liverpool lose quite often in phases like this in the Champions League and also in the Europa League. So yes, Atalanta's success in beating Liverpool is certainly not a guarantee that Atalanta will be able to beat Bayer Leverkusen too, because of course Bayer Leverkusen at this moment is at a very perfect level.

In my opinion, head to head is no longer relevant now, because the performance of the two clubs is different, especially Leverkusen who have managed to record without defeat to date. In the previous season, when Atalanta was able to win against Leverkusen, Leverkusen had not shown such an extraordinary performance as it is now.

This season Leverkusen have not been beaten, and it is still a question mark whether any club can beat them or not. Maybe they will end this season without a single defeat in all competitions, and to be honest that opportunity is very wide considering that the potential opponents are no better compared to their performance this season.

Xabi will definitely be targeting that too, Xabi has taken Leverkusen this far and I'm sure he'll be eager to finish on a high as well. There is no reason in my opinion that could make him not think about finishing the season without a loss, because he is only a few games away from achieving that.

Looking at the Head to Head of these two clubs, Atalanta still has a big chance to beat Leverkusen and get the UEL title, but the Head to Head was several seasons ago, meaning the conditions of the two clubs are different and currently Leverkusen is far from invincible because they have consistent performance and the players which is very complete without having any problems.
I don't doubt Atalanta because this club is a terrible club because the attacks are always unpredictable by the opponent.
Atalanta's playing pattern usually uses faster attacks and attacks more often from the middle and Leverkusen must be aware of this.
Whatever the result in this match, I still support Leverkusen and I would also say that Atalanta is one of the great clubs that can surprise.

Bayer Leverkusen are good in turning things around for their good, which are some of the things we saw from the semi-final to locked Roma out not to allowed them to qualified for the final game.

Bayer Leverkusen has been my favorite team, and I have made plenty money from my prediction because it hard for them to lose any game in this UEFA champions Europa league competition, and they have talented players that have so much strength to take victory from any team.

Atalanta beat Liverpool doesn't mean they will beat Bayer Leverkusen in this game, and if you look at their performance in this season, you will know that Bayer Leverkusen have the strength to finish Atalanta in this final game to lift the trophy.

Leverkusen can continue to maintain their winning record so there is no doubt that they can be favorites in the final match, going unbeaten in 49 matches this season is of course an extraordinary achievement for a team that last season was just struggling to be in the European league zone, leverkusen revival has of course surprised many people this season and the most surprising thing for me is that not a single team has been able to beat leverkusen so far, Atlanta is the only big team remaining and it is our hope to be able to break Leverkusen unbeaten record this season, Atlanta, who managed to beat Liverpool, of course shouldn't be underestimated in the final match because after all, both teams have the same chance of winning.

Both teams of course have high motivation to beat each other in the final, so I think it is very difficult to say that Leverkusen will be able to beat Atlanta easily, especially since the final match is a crucial match so the players will give all their abilities in that the match, even though Leverkusen have so far been unbeatable with their consistency, of course everything could happen in this match, including the possibility of Atlanta beating Leverkusen.

I don't think Atalanta's players/manager will care too much about Leverkusen's luck and they will approach the game the same way they do for any other team.
Becoming overly offensive in an attempt to gain a multiple goals advantage before the full-time whistle would expose them to counter-attacks, so pretty reckless strategy.


Leverkusen haven't lost any game this season, their last defeat was to Bochum on 27 May 2023, largely due to a red card given to Leverkusen's player at the beginning of the game. So it's not like they want to have "the fewest" defeats, they want to remain undefeated for as long as possible.

Luckily for Atalanta, even if we believe that by some divine power, Bayer simply can't lose a game, they could still win by penalties. In such case, I don't think Leverkusen's record would be affected.

Atalanta have been an improving side overtime. They've had some rough edges but their performance in the league is still seen. Even though they may not be top trophy contenders, they're trying to stay in the domestic league instead of relegating. They'll be playing against Leverkusen in the final phase of the UEL and goodnews is they've been able to gather enough confidence and momentum for the game which still puts them in and advantageous spot of finishing with a tangible result regardless.

 It would be quite disappointing if Leverkusen flops on this opportunity to win the European League as even their manager  Xabi Alonso has been able to ensure they have an upper hand over other opponents. Well it's something that's more than impossible. Hopefully they could make winning easier for themselves by scoring more goals in the 1st half.
 
 Leverkusen team generally, both players and the managerial board have done well in implementing quality style of play on the pitch and this makes for the profound confidence they've built in the football world on them being capable of lifting the UEL trophy alongside the already lifted Bundesliga title. The final game of the UEL will be heated up and no team should be underrated as anything can happen. The best of the two teams would definitely win.

Leverkusen are often lucky at the end of matches of more than 90+ minutes so Atalanta should not play defensively, they must be able to score lots of goals to focus on continuing to attack until the match is over but if that is not done, don't ever hope that Atalanta can win, I'm sure Leverkusen certainly won't Let Atalanta beat them because they want to make new history as a team that is difficult to beat and has suffered the fewest defeats this season, of course Leverkusen could win over Atalanta if they played defensively.

The final is the final round where players must be able to play optimally and continue to play attacking to be able to score goals, so Atalanta must be able to control the match and read Leverkusen's style of play, especially as long as Xabi Alonso is there, Leverkusen will definitely continue to play full of surprises and they will always be lucky in the final minutes. scored goals, even though Leverkusen is the favorite to win the UEL Cup this season, Atalanta has the opportunity to become champions this season as well as breaking Leverkusen's unbeaten record which this season has been maintained well and consistently.

With their success in beating Liverpool, it shows that they can do something very surprising and that could happen in their match against Leverkusen, so Xabi Alonso should not underestimate Atalanta in this final match. If they underestimate Atalanta then maybe they will suffer the same fate as Liverpool this season.

After all, this is the final match, where they will play as well as possible. They will not miss the opportunity that is before their eyes to achieve victory and become champions in the European League this season.

Even though Leverkusen are very favorites to become champions, they have to work hard to be able to realize what many people have pinned on them. They are close to the treble winner this season, they can create history for Leverkusen as long as they are in this football competition.

Leverkusen is a hard nut to crack, and none of the clubs that they have played with this season whether underdogs or professionals have been able to crack them after tasting a bite of them. This is what I see as more motivation to the players because they are not scared of any club, and they are also aware of what Atalanta did to Liverpool which will make them take the final match more serious than expected.

Atalanta is a dangerous team, and they are currently on their winning streak which makes it very challenging for Leverkusen to win them. However, the strongest and the best among the two clubs will be known on that day but I still believe more in Leverkusen players than Atalanta when it comes to survival of the fittest.

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Atalanta has taught Liverpool a lesson. There isn't a tiny reason for them to doubt that they can beat Leverkusen in a Europa League final. Even the thought is ridiculous, to say that they should not give up before the game started because Leverkusen has never lost. We are discussing professional football players who have a once in a lifetime chance and the fact that Leverkusen has lost not a single game this season is rather more motivation for Atalanta to beat them than less. They could beat the one unbeaten team in Europe and lift the EL trophy. I think that would be an even bigger dream for a player than beating some mediocre underdog who got lucky a couple of times. Leverkusen is crazy hard to beat, but if these players win a trophy, I bet they say let's do it against the best. Victory tastes so much better then.

Atalanta has indeed been an unexpected club so far and they have an impressive record both in the European league and in the domestic league. Everyone is in pretty good form and you will definitely be curious about how they will make things difficult for Leverkusen in the final.

Apart from that, perhaps what Atalanta should emphasize is that they should not just give up after going through all the difficult rounds up to this stage and just because Leverkusen have never lost should not make them mentally weak. I think Atalanta must fully study how Leverkusen develops and know when it can make Xabi Alonso's squad find it difficult. I think Atalanta should take Leverkusen to extra time or penalties because otherwise they will lose in 90 minutes.

No one actually gets to the finals only to want to loose it, both team in the finals regardless of strength and form definitely hopes to win the game and lift the trophy and it's very normal for them both to want to wish for such as they have been able to get that far with the league game, I don't want to believe either team is wishing to loose the final game at any point but then I believe strong one team is definitely going to win ahead of the other.

The chances this game may not end in a penalty shoot out is quiet unpredictable because both team are exhibiting a different kind of form and strength in the Europa , Atlanta actually got lucky with the elimination of Liverpool and since then it has been a boost that has strengthen their mind in the Europa and their domestic league, I say with every form of surety that Atalanta was lucky with Liverpool because in their second meet it became very obvious that Atlanta got lucky in the first leg because Liverpool was resting players for the premier league as they were in the title race then and were putting all their best to it already.

Atlanta in the second meeting were all defensive so they will not concede much goals that will get their goals scored earlier cancelled and they will be unable to make it to the semi finals so I think basically it's in the fact that Atlanta took advantage of their opportunity but then since Leverkusen is likened to Liverpool in the Europa especially strength wise I think it will be fair to say let's see the measure of their strength in how they will be able to fave Leverkusen in the finals I'd they will be able to hold this game to get to a penalty shoot out or Leverkusen is getting an outright victory.