Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 215. (Read 58988 times)

We have never thought like that. What made you think Liverpool were unbeatable? They have been knocked out of the Europa League many times in the past in matches where they were considered favorites. They are a good team but not the strongest favorite. I think they can play the final and I have said that, but if they are eliminated before then it won't be a surprise for me. We can say that Bayer Leverkusen is the biggest favorite at the moment.

Liverpool were knocked out of the FA CUP two days ago, and were eliminated by Manchester United, who are only 6th in the Premier League and are distant from their good times

This makes me think that Liverpool are not as unbeatable as we thought
We've already commented here that the final would be Liverpool vs Leverkusen, and the English team's defeat could be a warning sign that the team could struggle in an important game. Perhaps Atalanta will be able to see what worked for Manchester and try to get a good result in a few days

In any case, I think I see Leverkusen as more likely to win the title than Liverpool right now, and you guys? Am I right or Liverpool didn't care so much about FA Cup?

Initially I even thought Leverkusen was comparable to Liverpool. At that time I had that thought because Leverkusen was playing very well in the Bundesliga and was able to beat Bayern. But after seeing Leverkusen's performance in the round of 16, I think I was wrong because I thought Leverkusen was comparable to Liverpool. Because in fact Leverkusen even had difficulty in the round of 16. In contrast to Liverpool, who actually won quite easily in the round of 16. But things are still uncertain. and now I am most interested in the Milan vs Roma match. Because these two clubs from Serie A will face each other and let one of them go further. I am curious about Roma under coach De Rossi whether they will be able to make good achievements in the Europa League like the good achievements when Roma was coached by Mourinho.

Several injured players have recovered. Salah and Nunez have recovered, they have no problem anymore with the injury. There are few players only who have injured, some of them aren't the main players, so Klopp won't feel so worried. I see Alisson, Arnold, and Thiago are the main players with injury problem. But I'm sure they will return soon. Even if they are still injured, Liverpool has enough players to replace them. It is lucky that Liverpool has a big squad with many quality players. So they still can keep a good performance although some players are injured.

It is clear that Liverpool has a better squad, they are stronger than Atalanta. Liverpool also has a better history in international competition over Atalanta. So, I no doubt that Liverpool can beat Atalanta to qualify for the next round. Even if there is no one knows the score in Leg 1 and Leg 2 but I'm optimistic that Liverpool is likely to win in both Leg. Klopp won't miss any chance, he won't lose the opportunity again like in FA Cup.

Yes indeed, I also have considerations that Liverpool really is a team that is very likely to win the European League trophy this season. Because after considering the results obtained by Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16, even though Bayer Leverkusen only played against Qarabag, but it seems that at least it not be easy for Bayer Leverkusen to beat Qarabag. Moreover, other teams such as AS Roma, Milan, West Ham and also Marseille managed to win with big scores, so it seems that it is still not easy and there is no strong guarantee for Bayer Leverkusen to get the Europa League trophy. But indeed, with the final results with very good scores in the round of 16 that several teams managed to achieve, then of course the quarter-final competition will clearly not be easy for all teams, and it will be very interesting of course.

Atalanta actually cannot be underestimated but yeah I quite agree that Atalanta is still not comparable to Liverpool. And in the end Liverpool will indeed be the favorites to win and advance further in the Europa League. And regarding Leverkusen they will definitely do the same. Although I was disappointed with Leverkusen's performance which was quite different from their performance in the Bundesliga. Because previously Leverkusen seemed to have difficulty getting through from the round of 16 to the quarter-finals. West Ham, who will be Leverkusen's opponent, may not be the top team in the Premier League. But let's see, Leverkusen will definitely have the same difficulties as in the round of 16.

Playing Atlanta wouldn't be the problem for Liverpool, because Liverpool is mean for this game and they are in their super form, due to the way that they displayed their strengths in the round of 16. I don't think that Atlanta would be a problem that can hinder Liverpool from qualifying to the semifinals.

Atlanta is also strong but they don't have the quality of players that would be able to outsmart Liverpool players, and take advantage of the game. However, that does not mean that Atlanta should be underestimated, because we might see a different drama from them in that day.

To be honest, I don't really follow developments in the Serie A competition. Atlanta's style of play, the tactics and systems they apply, but at least some of the teams are very familiar, such as AC Milan, Inter Milan and several others. however, I have the data and statistical information. referring to the match against Liverpool, the most vulnerable is in the Domestic League competition. Before hosting Atlanta's match in the quarter-finals, Kloop had to prepare his team's squad when they visited Old Trafford. so, this match can drain the energy of Liverpool players.
however, if we refer to the Leverpool vs Atalanta match, on paper Liverpool has a high probability of overthrowing the opposing team. whether it's a home or away match, Liverpool are far favorites based on several factors. whether it's in terms of team, performance, and based on the betting market. even though it is temporary, Liverpool is far superior to Atalanta. Currently Liverpool is at odds @1.37, while Atalanta is at @7.60. well, there is a quite significant gap. theoretically, Liverpool can win this match easily. Moreover, the first leg will be held at Anfield. so, I'm sure there are many who favor Liverpool over their opposing team.

As for Leverkusen, just like Liverpool, Leverkusen is more favored than the opposing team West Ham. We can refer to the temporary odds presented by bookmakers, especially as one of their pure strikers, Victor Boniface, can be sure that he will soon return to the main squad of Xabi Alonso's team. So, how did these two teams go about their match? Let's just make sure, when they play match after match, both in domestic competitions and the European League. Regarding the trophy, that's another matter because we can't confirm it at this time.

Milan may have that type of past, but can we say that the yare as good now? I am not so sure about that, yes they have won a title in the recent years, and they have done well, but that doesn't mean that they are good this season, they are not that great this season if you ask me, which is why we should be careful about it.

I think it's clear that they are going to have a problem if they are not careful and could lose out. I think Liverpool and Leverkusen looks like a much better duo for this title and I think they may win it. Milan didn't just come here from league position, they battled it out with Dortmund and PSG if I remember correctly, both of which are at quarter finals. I think that's a lot more important part of it.

I think that's a very wrong approach any team would have in going into any competition because thinking less of the opposite team can actually do you bad because you might just end up being surprised of how the game might just end up and with the experience that jorgen kloop have gotten through his long experience as a coach he will know better not to go down this lane because they will certainly be shocked of what Atlanta might have up their sleeve.

Even though several of Liverpool's important players are sidelined due to injuries, the team continues to excel without them. Despite this setback, I strongly believe that Liverpool remains the favored team to triumph over Atalanta. This assertion is based on their remarkable performance in the league thus far. Comparing the strengths of the two teams, it is evident that Liverpool still holds the edge over Atalanta. However, the outcome of the first leg and second leg matches remains uncertain.Nonetheless, Liverpool stands a good chance of emerging victorious in both encounters. It will be intriguing to witness how the first leg unfolds, as Atalanta could potentially present a formidable challenge to Liverpool's dominance. In essence, while Liverpool's injury concerns may raise doubts, their current form and squad depth suggest that they are well-equipped to secure positive results against Atalanta.

Yes, it's true that Qarabag makes things difficult for Leverkusen, but you also need to remember that Liverpool also failed because they lost to Manchester United yesterday in the FA Cup, so it's only natural that some teams are tired because of a schedule that might be busy, I also don't underestimate Liverpool's strength, but you also need to remember that Leverkusen become a serious threat in UEL even though seeing their match against Qarabag as difficult does not mean Leverkusen is unable to win and beat them. Leverkusen is unbeaten in the domestic league and maybe in the UEL.

Liverpool must prepare for that and try to make it to the UEL final because they are worried that Liverpool will have difficulties in the middle of the road which means they won't make it through to the final, hopefully Liverpool and Leverkusen's meeting will happen in the UEL final this season, I will be happy to watch them even though I'm not a supporter from one of the two teams, but I like Leverkusen's game and tactics created by Xabi as well as Klopp, the meeting between the two will bring together these two great coaches, I'm not saying Leverkusen is better than Liverpool, but Leverkusen will be their toughest challenger in the UEL final if the two meet. 

Liverpool is a top team that has quality players in all its lines and I think there are enough star players at Liverpool so that they can maintain the consistency of their best performance in the last few seasons.
Regarding the number of injured players, I don't think it's a big problem because we have seen throughout this season that quite a lot of Liverpool teams rotate players because several of their main players are injured and that doesn't make their performance decline.

Against Atalanta it is not easy for Liverpool, but we also have to look realistically at the strength of these two teams, that Liverpool is a little stronger and they have a slightly greater percentage of being able to qualify for the semi-finals.

I have been discuss about this before because i don't know what happend to Benfica because their performance in Champion League is really opposite compared to their performance at domestic league because in Portugal League Benfica performance is really stable they even still compete for race title with Sporting but in Champion League Benfica only able to gets 1 win from 6 matches and i think they are lucky because they can able to finish at 3rd place on group standings after in the last match of group stages Benfica can gets important win from Salzburg

On round of 16 i thought Benfica will be eliminate by Rangers because in the first leg Benfica only able to playing draw but surprisingly Benfica can able to overcomes Rangers with narrow score and it makes them can advances to the quarterfinal stages and for Marseille although for second leg they have to lost from Villarreal but basically Marseille performance is really impressive especially for first leg they already gets big win from Villarreal so i have to says Marseille will being an strong opponent for Benfica

About the first leg apparently this is the first time for both teams to met at European Competitions because previously Marseille and Benfica only met at friendly match once and they have to playing draw at that time but obviously this statistics cannot be used as the reference to predict the outcomes of this match but Marseille under new manager is really showing they can able to bounce back and indeed if Marseille can able to playing draw in the first leg then there is a chance for them to qualified and with their current condition i am sure Marseille can able to do that

There is no major star in the Liverpool team, but with the combination of all the players, Liverpool is performing well this season. Liverpool's current team combination is very good and if there are injury problems and some players are missing in the upcoming games due to injury problems, their plans will definitely be disrupted. As they have a chance to win several titles ahead, the players must stay fit and play cautiously even if no player gets injured because injuries are totally unwanted. Even though the injury is unwanted, they have to play with as much caution as possible so that the plans they have made this season are implemented.

After what we see in the last round is clearly who is the favourite contender to win the tittle and is not other than Liverpool before this round we may think Leverkusen can stand a chance for his magnificent invictus and campaing in Bundesliga but we cant no longer think that after how much they need to work to surprase a weak team like Qarabag.

Yes Liverpool are very close to the current trophy in the league even though they have to compete with Manchester City and Arsenal, but even so of course the Europa League will still be their main focus at the moment, I think juxtaposing two trophies will of course be a sweet farewell gift for Liverpool fans from Klopp later,  Even during this time when Liverpool were competing in the league, I never saw them underestimate another trophy that even had less prestige than the Premier League trophy so far.

If you look at the match between Manchester United and Liverpool in the FA Cup yesterday, then you will see how enthusiastic Klopp is to welcome the game and even almost all of Liverpool's main players played in the FA match which is one of the English domestic cups that is smaller than the current Europa League, then why can you think if Liverpool will not play their main squad in the game against Atlanta later?
I think if we compare of course the Europa League probably has the prestige that is indeed equivalent to the current domestic league trophy, and honestly I strongly disagree if you say Liverpool are not serious about winning the Europa League trophy just because they are currently in the competition for the Premier League trophy.

Bayer Leverkusen is doing historic job under the coaching of Xabi Alonso which is having his early days in this field, and he is currently one of the best new generation coaches with his quality and performance specially the best thing which happen to him is he is achieving success without spending huge funds for the quality players and in these both games they have done amazing stuff because both time we have Qarabag at the top with 2 goals lead, but sadly they fail to keep things at their best and both time they have to give up in this season these teams faced each other four time with 3 wins and 1 draw for the Bayer Leverkusen is realistically amazing.

Now things are another level and Bayer Leverkusen is going to face another best team from the Premier League which won conference league in last season and now having best results despite struggling time, so things are going to be entertaining and surely both have to give their best if they want to have spot into last four of this event.

In my opinion, this is not a difficult match for Liverpool because Atalanta is not a team that is worthy of playing against Liverpool. I am sure that Liverpool will beat Atalanta with a landslide score like Liverpool did before in the UEL and also in the EPL. There is no doubt that I will not favor Liverpool. in this match because Liverpool deserved to win. And for Bayer Leverkusen, in my opinion, the opponent is quite comparable to him, but still Bayer Leverkusen will continue its unbeaten record because Xabi has the ambition to get the Bundesliga title and also the UEL, just like Kloop this season who wants to get 2 prestigious trophies.

Both teams are coming from completely different conditions with different opponents and levels which is surely not comparable because things like these has never been easy while we have Bayer Leverkusen is giving their best after years and now achieving new highs of their quality and performance with West Ham which is having terrible time in Premier League, but their performance in Europa League is completely at the different level which is impressive and this could be surely one of the best match for the Bayer Leverkusen as well which is now heading for the double in this season.

Most chances we will have these both matches full of action but still home matches are going to be good for both teams as we have in last round and no team will be tried to underestimate opponent because now we have only 8 teams with all are surely done good job and now achieve this success which is not easy and surely this could be challenging as well for all teams.