Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 220. (Read 58988 times)

Why do you think Liverpool get the easiest opponent? I think the team from Italia, can't be underestimated because they have a strong defense. Atalanta looks quite well in Europa league this season although they are not really impressive in Serie A. In the group stage, Atalanta could be the leader of group D and they never got a single lose. In round of 16, they performed well when they played against Sporting in the Leg 2.

In my opinion, it won't be easy to beat Atalanta. Although Liverpool becomes one of the most productive teams that could score many goals, they can get a difficulty when they play against a team with a strong defense like Atalanta. Please don't underestimate Atalanta!!

Leverkusen vs West ham is going to be another tough Europa fixture we will be witnessing soon as both team are quite a good team although Leverkusen looks much more better, going by their results and performance so far but west Ham has a relatively fair results as they have lost only one of their last five games, drew one and won the rest which I see as not been to bad a result but one to be considered fair.

Leverkusen in their last meeting against west ham won them with a quiet good margin with about four goals and west ham was unable to get a single goal in that match, which somehow could imply that Leverkusen most likely has got a better team strength and capacity than west ham, even in the Europa, so far west ham has got a fair performance tho but they are not anywhere compared to that of Leverkusen who's yet to be beaten by any Europa team even until this stage they have gotten to in the Europa this season with their performance.

West ham may not really stand chance to win Leverkusen but they have got a grace of two meetings so they should be able to utilize the opportunities they will be getting fr both chances and see what they can get but most likely this may be how far they can go in the Europa as Leverkusen is not looking like they would want to suffer a loss playing against west ham nor in the Europa league as t this time.

The quarter-finals are here and the club's that fights really hard will qualify for next phase. The Europa League is entertaining because there's more presence of elite teams that are having impressive performance this season. They will continue to fly for amazing results despite their poor form. AS Roma is tougher than before because the new coach is trying his best to suits into the system. Daniele De Rossi is a prominent coach and he's able to enchanced the performance of the club. Don't underestimate any club that have reach crucial stage because they're capable of hitting harder in matches.

Regarding Liverpool who will meet and or play against Atalanta in the quarterfinals, I am sure Liverpool will still win. Because, apart from Liverpool's good trend this season, at the sametime, Atalanta always experiences a decline in performance as the end of the season approaches. Therefore, I personally am veryconfident that Liverpool will not face any big obstacles in qualifying for the semifinals by beating Atalanta in the quarterfinals. Also, regarding other teams that have a chance to qualify for the semifinals, I personally have differences with you regarding Milan and Marseille. Because yes, I think AS Roma and Benfica are still teams that have the potential to qualify for the semifinals and as such, I prefer Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma and Benfica.

there is no need to doubt Leverkusen and Liverpool because these two teams are very lucky not to meet in the quarter finals so their chances of qualifying for the semi finals will be greater and I still hope that in the semi-
 finals these two favorite teams will not meet in the semi finals, so that you can compete in the final round.
guarantee for Leverkusen and Liverpool to qualify is very clear because the opponents they face are not strong opponents and are not very consistent and for the Benfica vs Marseille match, it looks like Benfica will qualify because looking at the depth of the performance of these two teams, Benfica is stronger.
and for Milan vs Roma, it looks like De Rossi has a tough job this time, he has to be able to hold on stronger not to concede a big score when playing away from home, but if Roma in the first leg concedes a big number, Roma will definitely not qualify.
IMO, Roma and Milan chances are almost equal, so it is difficult to determine which team will qualify and we can only predict after the results of the first leg.

Finances are major factor in the development and progress of football team, if the team experiences difficult conditions such as large debt burden then this is clearly an obstacle to success.
Roma is experiencing conditions like this with no good solution, we know that many team have financial problems and also have debts but if it is large amount then the impact is very significant.
It just that some time ago there were rumors circulating about the sale of the Roma team to Saudi Arabian investors, it was reported that there were two parties interested in this purchase, if this really happened, perhaps Roma financial problems would be resolved.
It just that I don't know how it will go because there has been no official statement regarding the sales agreement that has been made, I tried to look for some information regarding this but it also didn't produce any results.

If Mourinho previously failed in his efforts to transfer players as expected, that is normal considering that Roma finances are not stable, but for De Rossi we don't know whether he can carry out player transfers well or not at the end of the season.
If the agreement to sell Roma with Saudi Arabian investors really takes place, I sure that De Rossi will have sufficient resources and will fully support what he wants in terms of player transfers at the end of the season.

Liverpool got the easiest of the draws, they will not have hard time against Atalanta at all, or at least they shouldn't that's much is for sure but you never know, an underdog story could be written there since nobody really expects them to do anything like that. All in all, I am assuming that the best we could do right now would be watching the games and assuming that you are going to bet the well way.

I think Liverpool will win, the rest is not that easy but I think Milan may win, Leverkusen could still win even after the last leg, and Marseille could win too. These are all assumptions I have now, but I will need to wait a bit more before I can make my last judgement, I could be wrong and make changes on my decisions.

I think italian federation of football or Serie A team are not gonna be so happy with this draw, because they are gonna eliminate themselves, between Milan and Rome, Milan is clearly one step above but Rome in head to head games plays good and they seems to have more internal fire than Milan in fact for Rome is most important this tournament than what is for Milan.

Bayern Leverkusen and Liverpool certainly have the best chance of beating their opponents in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, however, as football does not consider past statistics, both teams must perform well on the field. 

In the Europa League if we see Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen in the final this match will be one of the most interesting and I think the highest number of people in the history of the Europa League will watch and appreciate this match. We may be able to match these stats easily but the two teams we are trying to match the stats for will only have a chance of meeting in the finals if they do well. If these two teams face each other in the final then this match will be one of the toughest.

Even in this last 16 phase Liverpool is one of the clubs with the biggest aggregate record which must be a little difficult for any club to break.
The situation that is happening now is indeed very favorable for Liverpool but looking at the current situation for the quarter-finals also seems like this will not be too troublesome.

At the quarter final Liverpool will face Atalanta, one of the dark horse clubs whose performance has declined a bit in the last few seasons but indeed they are quite troublesome. It's just that with the strength that Liverpool have now it doesn't seem like it will be too much of a problem because there is indeed a considerable difference in strength and with the spirit that Liverpool have now I still feel that they will win easily for the quarter-finals this time.

I still remember the match Liverpool Milan, then to be honest more sympathized with Milan, then they had one of the best teams in Europe, for Milan played the best players of the Italian national team Gazuzzo, Maldini, Pirlo, Nesta, as well as unstoppable then Shevchenko and gaining momentum Kaká and it seemed that such a Milan no one can stop, but Benitez, Gerrard, Alonso and Jerzy dudek managed almost impossible and since then I like to watch Liverpool, there is almost no one who has such a passion for the game as Liverpool, and although before Klopp Liverpool did not win trophies, but Liverpool games were always a pleasure to watch, and with Klopp's arrival Liverpool has turned into one of the strongest clubs in the world, and even after experiencing a couple of years ago a slump, now Liverpool is again smashing everyone in the European arena.

In general, this year's Europa League looks no weaker than the Champions League and the teams that made it to the 1/4 finals really look the strongest in the Europa League at the moment - Liverpool, Roma, Bayer.

Liverpool has so far advanced to the quarterfinals quite smoothly and even they scored a big victory over Sparta Prague with an aggregate of 11-2, the victory certainly shows us the real quality of Liverpool who are indeed strong candidates to win the Europa League this season besides Milan and Leverkusen, for the next match of course it is worth waiting whether Liverpool can beat Atlanta which actually I think also has quality that may be below Liverpool however they are a few notches above Sparta Prague.

Facing Atlanta, Liverpool is clearly favored in performance and also in terms of quality of players, Liverpool certainly has a more qualified squad compared to Atlanta at this time, but it should not be for Liverpool to underestimate Atlanta, because so far Atlanta has also played very well in the Europa League and even they have a sharp attacking line in breaking into the opponent's goal, so far Atlanta I think is quite successful in destroying its opponents in Europe with almost Scoring 15 goals in the competition, the game against Atlanta is certainly a difficult game for Liverpool and the only way for Liverpool to overcome Atlanta is to score as many goals as possible in the first leg when playing at Anfield.

Xabi Alonso will learn a lesson from his team difficulty in achieving an easy win against Qarabag in the round of 16, so that when they face West Ham all their plans can run smoothly. 37 unbeaten matches is clear proof that the team that will be Leverkusen opponent should be more worried when facing them. Leverkusen ambitions this season are very big, they are stronger than last season when they were eliminated by AS Roma in the semifinals, it is clear that Xabi Alonso will try to maintain his team performance to reach the final match this season.

Apart from that, this season European League has become more competitive, because several other teams also have the potential to create surprises. AC Milan, AS Roma, are teams that should be taken into account, Liverpool is a team that is highly favored to reach the final. Overall, it is still very difficult to predict the final result of the quarter final match at this time, because the chances of each team can change again. The ups and downs of performance in the Domestic League can affect their chances of having a much say in the quarter finals, especially if unexpected things such as injuries happen to their key players.

THere will be many obstacles to come up in the near future for liverpool and leverkusens but im sure these clubs will able to pass it, they will face each other in the final. It all starts with winning the quarterfinal match. Leverkusen, like Liverpool, will be a fast and easy team. Liverpool's path to the final appears to be straightforward because they are always up against a weak team. Liverpool has a strong squad, but it is constantly facing weak opponents, which provides opportunities for Liverpool to win the Europa League trophy much more easily and yeah liverpool is also getting better in any matches. Liverpool has no impressive starts but things are moving forward so fast. the club was able getting more benefits from continuously played in the europa league, they are getting better in any matches. Benfica and Marseille are equal, which makes the situation unpredictable. There will be a lot of surprises coming soon. I believe that even Leverkusen and Liverpool are the strongest teams, but they must not underestimate their opponents.
It is obvious that the first leg will be played at home for both Leverkusen and Liverpool. It means we must bet on total over/ liverpool & leverkusen win because I am confident Liverpool and Leverkusen will be able to get three points shortly. We saw how perfect Leverkusen and Liverpool are and it keep continue till the last match in europa league.

I don't doubt with these club performance because they'll be up against middle-tier clubs like Atlanta and West Ham. Atalan is far stronger than West Ham, but I believe Liverpool will be able to get good aggregates when they face Atalanta soon consider the club is getting even better.
Liverpool and Leverkusen have very good odds, and I'm very happy with it. We'll get another ez win soon from betting on Leverkusen and Liverpool. I believe these clubs will advance to the semi-finals without having to play a tough game against their opponents.

A bad performance in the round of 16 doesn't mean they will replicate the same performance again this round because Bayern Leverkusen are a strong side and are the only team that has not been defeated in all competition and this is a good record so they might definitely adjust and suit up for the next round and although Liverpool are more stable when it comes to performance but I bet they will definitely give Liverpool a run for their money if the two are to be paired.

I think the result will be a little different, Atalanta is not a weak team like Sparta Prague and even though we know Liverpool's quality is still far above Atalanta, at least this will be a fierce match. Maybe Atalanta could force Liverpool to finish over two legs and not like Sparta Prague who finished from the first leg. Liverpool cannot underestimate Atalanta in the slightest and they must face it with full strength.

The first leg will start at Anfield and from here we know Liverpool don't want Atalanta to steal the lead at home and they have to at least complete their mission to get rid of Atalanta from then on. It doesn't take much, a win by 2 goals or 3 goals can make Liverpool's progress towards the semifinals easier and if the opposite happens where Atalanta can win at Anfield then it will be a nightmare. Don't worry, this isn't actually a problem for Liverpool because in the second leg they will still be able to make up for the difference in aggregate. That's just a possibility from me and as we know Liverpool will definitely be in the European league final.

AC Milan vs Roma is quite an interesting match because both teams are from Serie A so it will be a quite crucial match for both teams. Indeed, Roma cannot be underestimated because last season they managed to advance to the final round. So, the opponents they faced were also stronger than them, so the courage of the Roma players was really tested in this match. The first leg will take place at the Sansiro Stadium, which gives AC Milan a greater chance of securing victory in the first leg.

For this reason, I want to see how consistent Roma is under the guidance of De Rossi, can he bring Roma to the final this season like Mourinho did last season. Indeed, in the record of the meeting between the two, AC Milan certainly has a better record, but in the European league of course this can be reversed.

Perhaps, but don't you agree that such teams have some advantage in refereeing, would a Bayer Leverkusen player get a red card in the same situation? These teams attract an audience, and even if at some point they don’t succeed, they can get help. I will give my preference to Liverpool, it’s a pity that they are not playing in the Champions League this season, but even a victory in the EL will be highly valued, especially if Liverpool can win all the tournaments in which they participate.

Besides Roma is in a really big debt now. According to a source below their gross debt in 2023 reached 497.4 million euros from 355.9 million euros in 2022.  



Source: https://swissramble.substack.com/p/as-roma-finances-202223

As long as this team doesn't improve their financial condition significantly there is no way they can build a much stronger squad. The board can't give their coach a proper transfer budget. Mourinho couldn't make the transfers he would like. It would be the same for De Rossi as well. In this way it is quite challenging for Roma to achieve big successes.

Liverpool and Leverkusen are strong but they don't have reserved spots for semi finals. In football, there are always chances for surprises and Leverkusen nearly were beaten by Qarabag in round of 16. It's big lesson for Leverkusen before quarter final matches and between Liverpool and Leverkusen, I believe more in Liverpool chance to win and go to semi finals.

Leverkusen with bad performances in round of 16 matches, makes me feel they have risk to lose in quarter finals. West Ham have better chance to beat Leverkusen than Atalanta in their matches with Liverpool.