Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 235. (Read 58988 times)

With a 4:0 defeat, it seems impossible for Brighton to turn things around in the second leg even though the match is more favorable for them because they are playing at home, but this is not a guarantee because Roma have created a fairly large aggregate in the first leg without conceding a goal even from the opposing club, so I think Brighton has ended since the first leg because if they use the second leg to win I don't think Brighton will be able to create more aggregate than what Roma created. I'm sure Brighton's current situation is not good because they have to prepare an effective attacking strategy to be able to break into more goals against Roma, but what is certain is that Roma is a little relaxed in the second leg and I think Roma will only prepare a defensive strategy, making it difficult for the home club.

Brighton's performance in competitions other than the domestic league is indeed poor because Brighton does not have more experience than Roma, who appeared strong in the European League, so Roma is confident enough to compete here. However, initially I also favored English clubs because usually English clubs are stronger than any club, but it turns out that this has not been fully proven, many English clubs have been disappointing in big competitions this season, such as Newcastle and Manchester United, who failed to qualify for the Champions League and I think Brighton too will experience something similar, their struggle only reached this round.

Oppositions will continue to hits the main clubs but they're threats that should be comprehended. Roberto De Zerbi is looking for a way to enact winning principles that would retrace the path of his team back to streak winnings, we know it's not going to be easy but they're actually looking at potential epic comeback. Brighton should consider themselves out of the Europa League because they've failed to meet up the required standard of performance. For crying out loud, the seagulls allowed AS Roma to humbled them with 4-0 in the first leg and that's huge score.

Agree. It is almost impossible to qualify for the next round. Brighton got 4 conceded goals, it is so difficult to score 5 goals in Leg 2 and expect to have no conceded goals at all. Even if Brighton can win the match in Leg 2, I'm sure they will be winning by a narrow score. As Roma isn't a small team and they are experienced enough in international match. Under De Rossi's management, AS Roma players also have good mentality. So, I don't doubt if AS Roma can qualify for the next round to keep their hope to reach the final. Well, Brighton seems unlucky to play in UEL this season.

By the way, for the match Brighton vs AS Roma, I predict each team trying to play very carefully.
The final score may be Brighton 2 vs 3 AS Roma. 

But I saw that Salah was now back and he was in an acceptable shape. Of course he is still lacking some practice to get back to full strength, but I have to say that it's almost hard to believe that this team is not the best eleven. All their offenders have developed so well over the last few month that they deserve their place in the first squad. Even better for Liverpool when they now have additional options and the backups turned out to be real winners as well. It's often bad to have a first eleven that is set in stone and the other players are only filling up the bench. That's why I see an advantage for Liverpool if all players will now soon be recovered and any of the players in the team has an important role to play until the end of the season. You can see that the possibility to rotate makes quite a difference. Aston Villa doesn't have that, Tottenham doesn't have that, but Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City have a bench with great players and they can compensate for injuries.

In fact, for now not only is it not difficult but for Brighton but we can say if it is impossible for Brighton to be able to turn things around in the second leg later, if the first leg match ends with 1 or 2 goals, surely Brighton still has a chance to qualify for the next round, but by having to chase 5 goals on aggregate, it will certainly be very difficult for the Brighton squad to do it even at home,  For the second leg I think De Rossi will still field their best squad in the match to ensure their passage to the last 8.

Even if later Brighton is able to score in the game is not very impossible for Roma if they just stand still without putting up a fight, it is possible that Roma will try to defend completely in the match but still De Rossi will have other options in terms of surprising the Brighton defense who may be busy with helping the attack so that without them knowing it Roma's counterattack might actually add to Roma's advantage at home to Brighton later,  The only way for Brighton in that match is to make 100% attacks on Roma but with the risk Roma could have gained the upper hand by relying on counter-attacks.

Bayer should not have any problems with Karabakh in the return game. In the end, in the group stage (where Bayer and Karabakh were in the same group lol) Bayer beat them twice with a total score of I think 6-1. Taking into account the fact that Bayer has the Bundesliga title in their pocket, I would now call them the favorite of the Europa League, and not Liverpool, since Liverpool has a super hot battle in the Premier League and there they must give 110% to get the title.

It will be very difficult for Brighton to reverse this situation in the second leg this week because Brighton must be able to win by more than four goals at home. Apart from that, Roma, who is currently in quite impressive condition in every important match, will also continue to try to score goals in the second leg so that they can ensure they qualify for the next round. So a difficult day is coming for Brighton in the Europa League this season as they are facing the wrong opponents this season.

The 4 goals aggregate is enough to send Brighton out from the league, because I don't know why they will concede such amount of goals in Rome. There is no miracle that can happen to England, because Roma will not accept defeat, and they are becoming stronger as the time passes by. Let me call say that Roma have already qualify to the quarter final stage ready, because there is no way that Brighton will win them by scoring 5 goals, since that is what Brighton needs to be able to qualify to the next round. I was thinking that Roma will lose that game, but I was shocked to see the poor performance of Brighton on that day, I was so disappointed in them.

An aggregate of 4-0 has really put Roma in a safe and comfortable position. Meanwhile, for Brighton, it will only make them lose enthusiasm even in the second leg. After De Rossi became coach for Roma, we can see the progress at the Roma club. But I didn't expect that Brighton would lose so painfully. Because Brighton doesn't play like a top club in the EPL. But this is also very normal because Brighton's performance this season is very different from Brighton's performance last season. In the second leg, Roma could even score another goal. So for me it is certain that Roma will qualify for the next stage. Unless Brighton achieves a miracle by scoring 5 goals and not allowing Roma to score a single goal in the second leg. But yeah that would be really hard for us to believe. Because realistically we can see that Brighton has lost sharpness in their front line.

This result was beyond my expectations. I think Brighton will make it difficult for Roma to win, or the game will end in a draw. But Brighton completely lost hope after losing 0-4 to Roma. It is a mission impossible for Brighton to qualify for the next round.

Another English team, West Ham, also lost 0-1 to German team Freiburg. It's not a big difference and West Ham will play at home in the second leg. But I see that the English teams except Liverpool are having difficulty competing in the European league. Liverpool has a team level from the Champions League. I mean, for teams at European league level, I see that English teams often have difficulty competing with teams from other leagues. Even though the English league is known as the league with the best level of competition in the world. Cmiiw.

Roma managed to achieve a very comfortable victory in the first match, I doubt that Brighton will be able to beat them by 4 goals at home. Even if we remember the recent match between Roma and Inter, when they lost 2-4, this could be an indicative result, because it was a match against a strong team. And it seems to me that De Rossi will not play simply to maintain the score, Roma began to score more with his arrival, I assume that in the return match they will score again, and thereby close the question of the winner. I think if De Rossi can be in the top four (in Serie A), he will have a chance to extend his contract with Roma.

I agree with you, realistically Brighton's chance of surviving in the European League is no longer there, because the goal distance they have to chase is too far, that is the 4 goals they have to score in the second leg. Meanwhile, AS Roma has also been improving recently, so the possibility of Brighton surviving is very small or even impossible. In my opinion, only luck will allow them to survive in the European League and I myself am not sure that luck will come to them.

Now AS Roma's task is very comfortable, they only need to get a draw, or even if they lose as long as there are no more than 3 goals that will be fine. In this way, they actually don't have any significant pressure, but they also shouldn't be complacent with the superiority they currently have, because if they become complacent it might make them underestimate their opponents and that will be very dangerous for themselves. I hope AS Roma can perform as usual, because they have only put one leg in the quarter-finals, it's not completely safe.

I agree with you regarding Brighton's volatility this season, and that 4-0 loss makes Europa League advancement unlikely. Thinking about the mountain they must climb against Roma in the second leg is discouraging. The unpredictable character of football must be remembered. Brighton's performance against smaller teams has been inconsistent, so its a long shot. This sport is beautiful because of its unpredictability. Who knows, Brighton could be the next miracle?

You're right about English teams outside the big 6 performing poorly abroad. Squad depth and international focus differ from the domestic league. However, every encounter is a chance for Brighton to prove themselves. Lets be optimistic. Even if they dont advance, this Europa League experience will help the club improve in future European events.

England teams that are middling teams, except for the big 6, like brighton, they are only very good in England. Their performance drops when they leave the country. They don't care about international games because they do not have enough squad depth maybe, I guess they care about the PL much more. If they play 5 games in the PL, they get more money than the winner of the Europa League. In any case, the Premier League is currently a pivotal league in terms of viewing pleasure and pioneering current football. Although Roma had a very overwhelming and superior win, their league and cup experience are different things. Roma is a club that played in the final last year and has won trophies in European arenas for many years and has feet with that experience. 

Experience is a good teacher for Brighton, European competition is always not easy for teams who have just experienced it, reaching the round of 16 is a matter of pride for Brighton. Turning things around with a 4 goal deficit is very unlikely, Roma will definitely want a win to continue their momentum, reducing the aggregate might sound more realistic for Brighton.

However Roma were finalists in the Europa League last season, their mentality and experience is much higher than De Zerbi fleet, an understandable defeat. The competitiveness of the Premier League does not necessarily make Brighton stable in the European League, because in essence experience plays a very important role in determining opportunities to go further.

Roma have found their rhythm again since De Rossi took over leadership from Morinho, they are predicted to be able to talk a lot like last season if they continue to maintain their performance level. Still Liverpool and Leverkusen are more favorites, but Roma deserve respect from all contestants because they were finalists last season.

A draw will be to the detriment of Brighton but the advantage of Roma and Roma has been really trying with their performance when they come across teams such as this which shares almost equal strength with them, except for teams that are much stronger than they are then they would now struggle with such team with the hope for a draw and if they be lucky they could win but most recent they have lost to stronger team.

It's very likely that Roma will make it to the quarter finals because they have got the broad edge which can cushion any mistake if they eventually make any at this point but if they make the mistakes of conceding UpTo four goals which I don't think will happen than they may not be able bro further proceed to the next stage of the tournament. Brighton isn't in a very much bad form but generally they have got an average team strength of which their results too will rest within such corridors so I'm expecting that they get a fair play and the best team qualifies.

Even in the premier league Brighton has got a really good position that could bring them back to the Europa next season. Beyond the round of sixteen I think Roma may actually find it really tough getting pass unto the semifinals but then if they do they may stop at the third place because meeting the likes of Leverkusen bor Liverpool or AC Milan is more like a stop for them as they seem not to have the capacity to handle any of those.

Roma is guaranteed to qualify for the next round if we compare the two clubs without looking at the aggregate score, of course the quality of Roma's performance is far superior to Brighton so even without a large aggregate score Roma will still qualify because in terms of strength the two clubs are different.
Meanwhile in the domestic league we can see how the performance of these two clubs is really better than Roma because the consistent results they have been able to maintain and this is all thanks to De Rossi, the new coach who is able to revive the club's performance to continue to gain a positive reputation with the public.

Whatever the result in the 2nd leg match, Roma will definitely go through because it is impossible for Brighton to be able to catch a big score which is very impossible for Brighton to achieve, but anyone who bets on this match would be better off not betting on one of the clubs winning because a surprise will come in on the other hand, Roma will not work hard enough to get a draw or a narrow defeat, Roma can already qualify for the next round.

I agree if you say maybe Brighton's chances this season in Europe are over because it will be difficult for them to chase goals on aggregate in the second leg despite playing at home, but I think the motivation and spirit must remain with the Brighton squad to hope that miracles happen in that game, I think Brighton should play with high motivation and not be burdened with the aggregate number of goals so that they can play to the maximum regardless of the final result that is in line with their expectations, at least they have not given up and have tried their best for the fans and the club.

If you look at Roma impressive prformance at the moment it is difficult to say if Brighton will be able to turn things around in the second leg, but I think the Brighton players will still be looking for victory in the game at least to reduce the aggregate goals even if they eventually have to say goodbye to the Europa League this season sooner.
Although they failed to go further in the Europa League, at least this season is quite valuable for Brighton because they can qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League in the club history and allow them to make this season failure to be better in the future.

If we look at Brighton's overall journey this season, it is not very good, as time goes by, Brighton's performance is decreasing compared to the start of the season, not increasing and this indicates that this team is not making any progress.
Regarding the possibility that Brighton will be able to survive in the Europa League this season, it is no longer there, Roma is currently experiencing a quite significant increase in performance and this is inversely proportional to Brighton and also Brighton is already behind Agg 4 goals, so it really needs a miracle and a big surprise to be able to reverse this situation, personally I think it is impossible.

The problem is not as easy as you think and considering that Roma has a strong defense, it is impossible for Brighton to break into their goal. The number of two goals is too many and even if they could they could only score one goal against Roma and if they could do it more they should have done it in the first leg. What we saw was that Brighton couldn't do that in the first leg and they lost badly by 4 goals.

Roma don't need to work hard in the second leg and even though it's an away match, they don't need to be tired to ensure they qualify for the next round. All Roma needed to do was defend or score one more goal while punishing Brigton with impossibility. De Zerbi knew it was very unlikely to turn things around with 5 goals and talking about the result it was certain that Roma would again embarrass them in front of their fans.