Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 246. (Read 58988 times)

Well we are finally here.

In the first turn of games of the day we have for me the better games, Rome- Brighton and Sparta Prague Liverpool, i dont know why but i feel like we can expect a surprise on the Prague game, maybe the locals can do something like grab a draw.

Benfica Rangers another interesting one in the second turn.

Taking into account the fact that the game with City will be on March 10th (and this may be the central game of the whole season), I think Liverpool will play with a semi-reserve squad in the game with Sparta. Sparta can cause trouble for Liverpool and even take advantage of the situation to win today, but for Liverpool the priority is the Premier League. Today, the most important thing for them is not to lose big in order to achieve the desired result in the return game. Even a minimal defeat is quite acceptable.

I have to say it should not really be a problem for Liverpool to just go easy on Sparta and still win. I know that many think that Sparta could be a great team, well not great but at least dangerous team if you are reckless, they have amazing counter attacking players, but it's quite obvious that it would not be all that confusing.

I just think that the best thing to do in this case would be something we can all do very well given Liverpool betting seems like a good odd. Europa is usually quite risky because it's not always best team wins situation, but this doesn't mean that we are going to end up with a shocking result on this one too, it feels like we could make it work one way or another. It should not be a problem at all.

People here were discussing about this match before that Liverpool was targetting the trophy from this competition especially Klopp will leave after this season ended and it could be sweet memory if Klopp ended his final season with some trophies including Europa League trophy and about today match against Sparta Prague indeed from squad conditions Liverpool is very unfavourable because they facing storm injured but Klopp has successfully to solved losing some players with using young players on Liverpool squad and so far his method was successful to managed Liverpool consistency

Although Liverpool has important match on Premier League against Manchester City but i don't think Klopp will be rotated Liverpool squad so i am sure today Liverpool will playing with all of their best players they have and indeed Klopp has been confirmed Salah was return to train again and today for the match against Sparta Prague Salah probably will be into Liverpool substitution players but Klopp still not sure whether Salah will be played or not because Klopp don't want to taking risk and about this match it's not easy so beat Sparta Prague at their home ground because during this season on Europa League Sparta Prague still unbeatable with gets 3 wins and 1 draw and for this match i was thinking possibility will ended to draw or for betting options both teams to scores is good

The first meeting between these two teams is difficult to predict but I think the result of the draw was an early final. In terms of the current performance of the two teams, Roma should be favored, Paolo Dybala is currently in quite impressive condition, I predict that in this first leg the Giallorossi will be able to beat their opponents. Meanwhile, Brighton is also one of the best teams in the Premier League, but their performance this season has dropped slightly. Maybe this cannot be a benchmark because the atmosphere in the European League is a little different.

Last few matches: Brighton lose 3 from 5 games, while Roma is unbeatable.
Place: The match will held on Roma's home.
Players: Brighton lost Mitoma, Pedro and March, they're important for Brighton. While Roma will play with full squad.

Can you tell me what's the reason Brighton is the favorite in this match, I must say there's no factor they can be a favorite except they're from England.

Roma VS Brighton.

What is certain is that Brighton will not underestimate the home team in this match. because after all, this match will be held at the Stadio Olimpico, AS Roma's home ground. playing in an away match, plus several Brighton players being absent due to injury, will mean De Zerbi has to adjust his strategy so that his team does not lose momentum to achieve victory over Roma. unfortunately, this will not be easy at all. Moreover, Brighton's performance is not in a stable condition in its domestic league.

Well, although De Rossi is still highly doubted by many football fans. However, the home team has a chance to overthrow Brighton at the Olimpico, AS Roma's home ground. Let's see how Roma handles their opposing team at their own home. This match is also a crucial match for De Rossi in handling AS Roma. IMO, what will be difficult is De Zerbi's squad in this match. So, this match is an opportunity for AS Roma to take advantage of the momentum at home by stealing victory first. If I refer to the betting market, in this match AS Roma is slightly superior with odds @2.19 and Brighton @3.30. meaning, Roma has a chance to win this match and also has the potential for the match to end in a draw. For me, there are two options that can be used as a bet. Over by 2.5 goals @1.82. or, AS Roma with 2.19. Well, let's just wait for this match to be held to find out the results.

The first leg will be held at the Stadio Olimpico, and of course, AS Roma will maximize the match to achieve victory.
Brighton will be a troublesome opponent for AS Roma because Roberto De Zerbi is familiar with Italian football.
But this match is the first meeting between the two. I will bet AS Roma will win and AS Roma will qualify for the next round.

Olimpico prepares to teach Brighton a lesson...

Liverpool will face a crucial match against City this weekend. It was a very important match because they were competing for the league title. So I think Liverpool will rotate their players in the first leg. Salah will likely be played at the start of the match before being replaced midway through the match. They will also try to gain a goal advantage in that match. Liverpool should have won that match but we know that Sparta Prague managed to make a comeback when they beat Galatasaray. I think Liverpool will win with a score of 1-0 or 2-1 in that match.

Even though the percentage is very small, Sparta has a chance to hold Liverpool to a draw at their own home because as we have seen throughout this season, Sparta's performance is quite impressive.
And we also have to look at it realistically that the Liverpool team this season is very strong so it would be a very big surprise if Sparta managed to get rid of Liverpool and I think that's a very small percentage.

Liverpool is currently in high self-confidence and this is proven by the positive trend that they continue to show even though there is a lot of player rotation in this squad and this indicates that the strength of the Liverpool team is quite even.
And Klopp, who will leave at the end of the season, will definitely present a title for the team so that his departure will be even more beautiful, so I really really favor Liverpool to win the Europa League and quite hope that.

I have to be agreed with you about this with it's never been guaranteed to be have placed into next round but if we check overall Atlanta were in good shape and in throughout match they were dominating which is good for them and if they are able to play like this surely things can go into their favour because they are better team and their current form is also impressive but as we all know they are unpredictable and mostly have problems near the end of the season because after giving good they usually lost points as they are doing in last few weeks but their Europa League journey is looking better hopefully we will have them at better in coming weeks after having performance like this in away game.

Sporting Lisbon which is currently leading into Portuguese league were not able to hold their lead and ended after first half, then in second half we have good game but not goals from both teams.

Sparta plays quite well at home, and if they have a chance to confront Liverpool, it will only be possible in a home match. I doubt that they are capable of beating Liverpool, but I also very much doubt that a draw will be enough for them to call this result positive, since Sparta simply will not have a chance at Anfield. Liverpool is an opponent from the top league, and in my opinion Sparta has not yet faced such an opponent, so it is very difficult to predict what the result will be, most likely Liverpool can win both matches.

Sparta Praha vs Liverpool, this match will belong to Liverpool, because after all Liverpool is much better than Sparta from any point of view. For me there is no reason for Liverrpool not to win this match, because they have everything including they are one of the teams that are highly favored to win the Europa League this season.

It is possible for Sparta to top the table in the domestic league they play, as well as Liverpool. But the difference is the competitive level of the league they play in. Liverpool are in the Premier League which is clearly the best league in the world today. And we cannot deny that the state of a league will greatly affect the game and also the mentality of a team. I don't mean to belittle the other leagues, but I'm just looking at it from a realistic point of view. Because for me there will be many ways to predict a match, including which league they come from. so far it has been effective, except when 2 teams that have a domestic league level that is not much different.

But to me, Atlanta is doing well and stronger than Sporting because from all indications in the game, I think Sporting is quite weak, although Sporting dominates the game and they play well too. But with the performance of Atlanta in the first leg of the match, if they continue that way, I think they will even do more than these, but seriously, they still do well against Sporting. Furthermore, for Atlanta to win 1-1 in the first leg doesn’t mean they will win the second leg 2-1 in the second leg because it's just like you are trying to guarantee them winning, which is not supposed to be like that. It’s a football and everything can change. So let see how their second leg result will be, we can’t guarantee any of them winning yet.

Roma VS Brighton

What do you guys think about this one?
I believe Roma will have quite a lot of difficulties in this match. Actually, I believe they will have a lot of difficulty in both the legs, to be honest. Brighton is a better performer at this moment in my opinion. And I think Roma is also a lot more interested in improving their performance in the domestic clinic instead of the European competition. I am not saying it is impossible for them to win. But Brighton looks like the favorite one in this match.

The last time Klopp played him too early, he aggravated his muscle injury.

That's why he brought the kids with the rest of the team on the plane to Prague. Too bad Jayden Danns had a concussion,  this kind of game would've been perfect for him to start. But the other U21s will do just as well against Czech opposition.

In my opinion, there is no reason for Salah to even play in this fixture. He needs to be rested for the City game.

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I am actually shocked that the poll above does not include Leverkusen as an option. They have become heavy favorites to win it all.

Usually players who have just recovered from injury will not be given more playing minutes and it is possible that in the match against Sparta Prague, Mohammed Salah will only come on as a substitute in the second half. I think Jurgen Klopp can still rotate his players well, especially since in the last few matches in fiercer competitions he has used some of his academy players to overcome this.

I have never doubted Jurgen Klopp's genius in managing his players and remember that the first leg will be an away match so Liverpool doesn't need to rush to use their key players. I think they will be more relaxed in securing a win even with a score of 0-1 or even 1-2 and in the second leg when they play at Anfield they can beat Sparta Plague with a landslide score. Liverpool will definitely advance to the quarterfinals and with the current squad they are still capable of doing so.

His return is a good supplementary power for Liverpool attacking system but they need Salah for a Super Sunday with Manchester City than this match. The match with Manchester City is a big one and important to decide who will get advantage in Premier League title race. I believe Liverpool will try to reserve Salah for that match in Premier League than in Europa League.

They can beat Sparta without Salah and even will aim at a draw in the first leg before handling this opponent in the second leg. Using Salah too soon will bring more risk than benefit for Liverpool and with one more match to play against Sparta, Liverpool have very little reason to use Salah in this match. Their alternative players can help them to beat Sparta too.

There is no doubt this is good news for the Liverpool and all soccer fans things are coming back to normal for the Mohammad Salah and hopefully in today game we will have his spot into Liverpool side even this will be not for long time but still most chances he will be able to play which will give good confidence to him and his side as well before big game against Manchester City which is also coming in few days and this will be also very important for the title race because these both are having just one point difference and this match's result will give better view how things will be gone.

Mostly peoples are feeling Sparta Prague will be not tough team but for me, they are not easy team with their performance level is also good, and they can give shock to any team at this level which will be interesting hopefully Liverpool will be not taken them easily and will give their best for this year's title as they are good but still need to be good for any team.

This result is good for Atalanta because in the second leg they will play as hosts, and that works in their favor. In terms of play, both teams have a game that is not much different, and even Atalanta can play better in this match, this is a good capital for them in the second leg later. Actually at the beginning I also predicted the match would end with a draw, but I didn't have that much courage to bet on this match, yes maybe I was unlucky because I didn't dare to bet on the predictions I made myself.
As the host, Sporting should be able to take advantage of this match better to win the match, but in fact they are unable to do that. Although they were able to take a quick lead in the 17th minute, they could not maintain their lead even until the end of the first half, because before the first half ended Atalanta could equalize. Sporting must prepare for the second leg, at least they must try hard to play better and try everything to beat Atalanta, maybe they can force a draw and force a step to the penalty round.