Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 241. (Read 58988 times)

Winning with a 90+2 goal is cool and all but you can't rely on those goals if you want to keep your unbeaten run. I wouldn't be surprised if the narrative changed to "Leverkusen failed to continue their winning run due to overconfidence" if they lost last night. On the other hand, they deserve the point considering how dominant they were in that match. I also want them to go through since it will give a more interesting lineup, but who knows if Qarabag will surprise us again.

I believe they have many chances to score, but Kelleher made a lot of saves to deny them. So yeah, I think they got a bit unlucky while at the same time having worse end products. If they have better finishing and a bit of luck, I'm pretty sure they can score two goals or so. Fair play to Kelleher though, he stepped up a lot while Alisson is not playing, which helped his confidence and improve his reflex in real matches.

This is what happens when you're playing an away match and experimenting with your team selection. The coach benched more than 3 players from the first team. Fortunately, the home team took the lead first, but unfortunately, they couldn't hold onto it until the end of the match. I believe Bayer Leverkusen doesn't know how to lose; their comeback against Qarabag proved that. I bet on them to come back in the second half, and it worked out. Their fighting spirit has reached another level, and I'm confident this team will qualify for the quarter-finals by winning the second leg match.
Their unbeaten run continues; it looks like they won't rest just yet.

Sparta needed a miracle to qualify for the quarter-finals after being humiliated by Liverpool with a score of 5-1. Chasing down the goal deficit in the second leg was not an easy job for Sparta because in terms of quality, Sparta strength was still far below Liverpool. Liverpool was still too strong for Sparta, Liverpool offensive game did not give them the opportunity to develop their game. Now Liverpool have stepped one foot into the quarter-finals of the Europa League after closing the match with that lead, they only have to wait another 90 minutes in the second leg which will be played at Anfield to secure a ticket to the quarter-finals.

Without a doubt, Liverpool's performance yesterday has advanced them to the next round of the Europa League. However, to be honest, I didn't think they would play as well as they did. Given how the game began and how aggressively Sparta was playing, I thought Liverpool would struggle to score goals. However, after they scored their first goal and were awarded a penalty, Liverpool's performance picked up, and they attacked Sparta so strongly that they were unable to score many more. I also have to thank Liverpool's goalie, who played incredibly well and made numerous saves to keep Liverpool's opponents from scoring.

Darwin Nunez, who is currently in his prime, will likely score more goals before the season ends, based on his performance yesterday. Let's just say that Liverpool is capable of winning the Europa League this season. The players for Liverpool have improved, and I hope they continue to perform like this against Manchester City in their Premier League match.

Well I had no doubts about Liverpool being a much better team and I knew they would win simply because there is a huge difference in quality between the leagues.I though did not think that they would go and totally destroy Sparta since the first leg,I thought may be they would win 0-1 or 0-2 but never 1-5.

I can only imagine what they will do in the return leg in Liverpool where most likely they will win with even a higher result.

Liverpool got a big win in the awya match of the first leg. And we didn't expect Liverpool to win by a huge margin of 5-1. Players of Sparta praha could not launch any attacks in this match. Liverpool players have performed very well. From the start of the match, their attacks were eye-catching.
I agree with you that we should be careful betting on the second leg match. Because Liverpool got a big win in the first leg. Now Liverpool's aim is to perform well in the Premier League. At the same time, Liverpool is also trying to win the FA Cup title. So Liverpool will not give full effort to win the second leg match. Even key players in the squad are likely to be rested by Klopp for this match.

If I'm not mistaken Bayer Leverkusen's prematch odds against Qarabag are around @ 1.50 so it's true that many will immediately choose Bayer Leverkusen on the money line because Qarabag doesn't look like a balanced opponent for Bayer, but apparently not because the home team managed to take the lead first, and maybe those who like live match betting will immediately place a new bet with more attractive odds, but I didn't check what the 1X2 odds were when Qarabag was leading 2-0.
This is indeed a bad result but usually Bayer Leverkusen will perform better when the previous match was quite disappointing, and because the second match will be played at home to Bayer Leverkusen, I still believe that this team will qualify for the quarter-finals, by winning the second match even though with a narrow score.

All six goals scored in this match were scored by Liverpool players  because Connor Bradley made a mistake which makes their opponent score one goal.
Agree that the second match will be very relaxed for Liverpool unless they continue to try to set a record, but bringing back their young players like in the Carabao Cup final is very possible for Klopp, especially since the English Premier League matches will be more important for the time being because they still have to maintain their position at the top of the standings.

However, of all the matches that were quite surprising were the AC Milan vs Slavia Prague match and Benfica vs Rangers.
Slavia Prague were still able to score two goals with only 10 players even though their final result was a loss but AC Milan did not show superiority in this match, and Benfica who were held to a draw by Ranger will make it easier for Ranger in the second match later, and AS Roma scored four goals without reply which is very impressive. and they have the chance to qualify because Brighton has to score five goals without replying in the second match and that is quite difficult in my opinion, even though sometimes Brighton can play very aggressively, of course Roma will try to thwart every Brighton attack later.

The result of the Liverpool vs Sparta match does not surprise us too much, because before the match starts 99% of us here are sure that Liverpool will win easily even though playing at Sparta home, Liverpool performance in the Premier League is a reference for all of us to make it a favorite in the match, but not so with Leverkusen who actually get results beyond our expectations,  Before the match started, I personally was especially sure that Leverkusen would also win like Liverpool, but it turned out that Xabi squad almost got embarrassed from the team from Ajerbaijan because they were 2 goals behind in the first half even though Leverkusen finally managed to rise in the second half by ending the match with a score of 2-2, although Qarabag is at the top of the domestic league standings but I think the quality possessed by Leverkusen is certainly far above them, but it turns out Leverkusen must have another tough match later in the second leg to get their passage to the next round.

Other matches that surprised me were other Premier League teams such as Brighton vs Roma and Freiburg vs Westham, the two Premier League teams had to lose in the first leg and even I did not expect that Roma could embarrass Brighton with 4 goals and I think Brighton hopes have been dashed at this time even though they will play at home in the second leg later,  While Westham still has hope because maybe they can perform well to chase 1 goal on aggregate at home in the second leg later.

Yes, of course Liverpool have been favorites from the start because even without the presence of Mohamed Salah, Klopp still has other options to rely on all the players to play an important role in the match so that it is not only Nunez who performs perfectly but all Liverpool players work together very solidly so that the match away can secure 5 aggregate scores and with results like this Liverpool certainly have a guarantee that when playing at home they don't need to spend a lot of energy but to bet on the second leg match you have to be careful because Liverpool have secured 5 aggregate scores so it could be in the leg match the second match will only end in a draw because Klopp doesn't want the players to waste too much energy if it is safe to qualify for the next round.

Liverpool really gave a very encouraging performance with a big score which can provide a guarantee of qualifying and even other clubs will definitely be a little depressed by the results Liverpool get because with a performance like this other clubs will definitely be more careful when they enter the quarters final while later Moh Salah will also return soon to help Liverpool win the UEL trophy this season and receive a gift from Klopp before he leaves his club.
Sparta Prague can only surrender because no matter how hard they try they will not be able to catch up with Liverpool's aggregate score unless a ridiculous miracle can give Sparta Prague a big score but it will never happen.

It was a good game for Liverpool apart from the injury of Ibrahima Konate. They are not at best but they got the best result. The medical team would have to do a check on the player to ascertain the extent of the injury. It will be a big blow if the Frenchman doesn't feature in the important game against Manchester City this weekend. With a four-goal advantage, it is 85% certain that Liverpool would qualify for the quarter-finals because it is unlikely that Sparta Prague will be able to overturn the goals they conceived in England.

It was a spectacular display from Darwin Nunez where he scored a classic brace. This is one of the benefits of being patient with players. He was not at his best in the first season he came to Liverpool but we have seen great improvement in his recent performance. 16 goals and 11 assists this season is an exceptional statistic for the Uruguayan striker.

This result gives Liverpool a lot of advantage in the second leg because they are playing as hosts. This also gives Liverpool the ability to focus on several important matches in the League. Klopp started Salah off the bench and I think it was absolutely the right decision. Currently Salah is recovering from injury and he must be fit for the match against City this week. I think Liverpool will also play by not playing several key players in the second leg because they are focused on fighting for the EPL title where City is only 1 point behind.

Liverpool's players have performed well without Salah. Liverpool's players have been able to dominate since the beginning of the match. Especially Nunez, Diaz and Mac Allistar played very well. Nunez scored two goals in the first half. Due to such a great performance of Nunez, we could not appreciate the absence of Salah in the match. Apart from Salah, Liverpool's players are now able to play well. I am looking forward to watching Liverpool's next match. Both Liverpool and Manchester City are in very good form. So it is now impossible to predict which team will win the match. Both teams have a 50-50 chance of winning.

Even though he didn't play with the best squad, in fact they are also very solid in whatever match they face. Cooperation between players is the key to success. Relying on top players alone is not enough to bring success, all Liverpool players have really proven their respective abilities in creating attacks and maintaining their defense, thus making Liverpool achieved a big victory without a little difficulty, with Liverpool's current performance it is only natural that their chances of winning the Europa League title are very big and many people are favoring Liverpool this season considering Liverpool impressive performance in whatever competition they are in, to go through Liverpool second leg is no longer are under pressure because they have locked in their victory in this match.

Jurgen Kloop will ensure that his departure will make a good impression and Liverpool will get the title they want Liverpool current extraordinary performances is thank to the tactic provided by Jurfen Kloop in building the squad so far. Liverpool young players are slowly getting motivation and a winning mentality has begun to emerge so that Liverpool will fight as hard as they can to achieve their goals. In two days, Liverpool will face Manchester City at home. I think Liverpool will play very well again, although not as well as now. Both clubs have good attacking power and if Liverpool manages to wins the gap with Manchester City will be 4 points.

It's really surprising to see Qarabag FK can give a fight to Leverkusen, after I check their domestic league, it's make sense how they can play very well. They completely dominating the domestic league, they're the only one team that has almost double points than the others.



With the first leg results, Liverpool, Roma and Marseille will qualify for the next rounds, so it's not good to bet on the second leg as they can qualify without need to win.

There are three matches that ended in draw e.g. Leverkusen vs Qarabag, Sporting vs Atalanta, and Rangers vs Benfica, so they will try to win in the second leg. I will bet Leverkusen, Atalanta and Rangers because the match will held in their respective homes.

Leverkusen nearly lost the match and their unbeatable streak was nearly broken but finally Schick helped them to equalize the match and avoid a loss. Leverkusen will play a second match as a host in Germany. It will be their advantage but through this first match, Qarabağ actually warned Leverkusen that they won't easily accept a loss in Germany.

Playing home away without a best squad because of player injuries, Liverpool still destroyed Sparta Prague and they will have an easy second leg match at home. This big win will help Liverpool to more easily prepare for a second match and they will have more focus on Premier League matches which are more important for them.

Klopp is going to have a good season with Liverpool but still titles at the end will decide it is a successful season and happy ending for him in Anfield. Anyway, Klopp with his years in Anfield and in this season, actually contributes a lot to grow up many young players in Liverpool. These young players will be future of Liverpool when they will no longer have Klopp as their coach.

Liverpool always shows performance that exceeds everyone's expectations. Although everyone was worried that Liverpool might be a little weaker because Salah might not play in that match. But it turns out Liverpool remained strong even before Salah played. I was also happy to see Salah able to play again even though he only played for approximately 16 minutes. But it could be preparation for him for a tougher match against Man City in the EPL. In the European League, it seems Liverpool is safe. Because in the second leg Liverpool will definitely play without any emotional burden. Because they can play more comfortably and it is even possible that Liverpool will score more goals when they host the second leg.

Very spectacular results were shown by Liverpool despite playing away Liverpol was able to win Sparta Prague 5-1. with 2 goals scored by Daren Nunez.
that way when playing at home at Anfield will be more relaxed. because with a 5-1 victory has guaranteed Liverpool qualify for the quarter-finals.

This is a negative result because the majority of individuals gambled on Leverkusen to win the game, resulting in a disastrous result. When we are viewing this through different perspective and it will have different result. It has helped the club improve, and they are all improving by drawing away games.
Qarabag performed better in this game, which was an unexpected result. That is why I do not underestimate a squad like Qarabag. It is capable of surprising us even though it was not so popular. Things are looking up now that Xabi's team's next game is away.

It will not be funny if Leverkusen loses to Qarabag in the second leg.

Anyway, the match between Liverpool and Arsenal ended with Liverpool completely crushing their opponent. It was incredible to watch Liverpool get so many aggregates in just one match. Klopp has decided to allow several vital players to start from the bench. This is a wonderful result for Liverpool.
The opponent will find it extremely difficult because the club plays poorly in this game.  Liverpool was playing an away game, which was great to witness.

I'm going to say that if Liverpool does a great job in this match, the next game will be easy for them.

First leg was finish with some of teams can able to beat their opponents with big scores and i have been notice some of Liverpool players were return from their injured just like Mac Allister and Szoboszlai and both players has good contribution for the team because they can scores and this is fantastic because i never thought Liverpool will be able to win with big scores and i didn't watching this match but based on Liverpool statistics they are clearly very dominate the match and after this result certainly Liverpool will advances to the quarterfinal stages because second leg Liverpool will playing as a host and it's impossible for Sparta Prague to win 5-0 at Anfield

Positive trend for Marseille is still resumes today that Marseille also can win with final scores 4-0 from Villarreal and they are in the comfortable position too similar to Liverpool and indeed one of the most surprising results is between Qarabag vs Leverkusen because before this match begin we all know Leverkusen was very fantastic in all competitions and most of us has been predict Leverkusen will be able to overcomes Qarabag without any problem but clearly we are wrong because Qarabag is very impressive and they almost win this match but luckily Florian Wirtz came as supersubs and equalized the scores but Leverkusen still has big chances to advances to the quarterfinal because for second leg they only required win at least 1-0 from Qarabag

Liverpool won the most comfortable match of the night, they beat Sparta Prague 5-1. Another favorite team, Bayern Laverkusen, was drawn for the qualification rounds. Nunez continues at full speed in Liverpool, his self-confidence has come and he looks unstoppable, they were very good with the goals he scored today. Liverpool started in Prague with Mac Allister's penalty kick in the 5th minute.

It would be very meaningful if Klopp wins this cup as well.