Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 264. (Read 58914 times)

I think this year's champion will be Liverpool or B.Leverkusen.
B.Leverkusen is playing really well this year.
Xabi Alonso is a really good coach and he coaches his team very well.
I hope they win two championships this year.

Leverkusen is also in the cup as well, which means that they could end up the season with three cups. Not the treble we are used to, we usually get treble winners to be UCL winners and not Europa winners, but it's possible. To be fair same goes for Liverpool as well, they are still in FA cup right?

Leverkusen could end up winning their league, which looks more than likely at this point and Bayern is not even close anymore and looks like it will be easy win for Leverkusen, Cup doesn't even have Bayern anymore, so Leverkusen really doesn't have any big opponents at all, and we are talking about Europa, which has Liverpool as their biggest rival, but aside from that not many other teams that can rival them at all.

Liverpool, Leverkusen and Milan are considered to be the favorites this season. Roma, Atalanta and Brighton are not considered favourites. Because the performance of these teams is quite erratic this season.

Leverkusen are unbeaten in the Europa League and Bundesliga so far. Despite several key players in their squad injured, Leverkusen's overall performance is still strong. So I consider Leverkusen as the favorite for the Europa League title. Liverpool team on the other hand is very strong. But I think Liverpool's main goal is to do well in the Premier League. Big teams like Liverpool have little interest in winning the Europa League title.

You shared it wisely, I completely agree with the choice you made. For Leverkusen, Xabi fleet is currently the only team untouched by defeat in Europe top five leagues, placing them at the top of the list is a must. Even though Liverpool have experienced defeats, maybe I would put the two teams on an equal footing, because we have to assess the competitive level of their domestic league too.

Overall, there is no guarantee that the final scenario will be like the initial prediction, it could be that everything changes drastically and so on. Milan cannot be completely trusted, their performance this season is very difficult to predict, and it would be very risky to bet on every match they play, I think they deserve to be below Leverkusen and Liverpool.

I hope both will be in the final and it will be a great attraction when teams of equal strength compete in the final.
whether it's Xabi or Klopp, it would be an incredible achievement. I hope these two don't meet before the final. even though all the teams that finally entered the final were good-quality teams. but if they meet before the final, maybe it will disprove many fans' predictions.
there may be surprises. we also have to be prepared for that possibility. Sometimes when we are too confident in one match, we usually experience the biggest defeat there.

I do not think there is actually any team that will be able to stop Leverkusen in the Europa League. Well, I guess except for Liverpool.

Is there any chance for both of them to meet in the finals?
Or are they going to meet each other before that?

It is really going to be a loss for everyone if they actually meet before the final. If they actually play each other before the final, it is almost certain that whoever wins that match is going to win the Europa League competition. And personally I will be happy with either of them winning.

If Leverkusen wins, it is going to be a great achievement for them and the coach Xabi Alonso.
If Liverpool wins, klopp will have a good memory before leaving Liverpool.

I didn't expect that surprise to happen. Leverkusen and Liverpool are very strong and are favorites this season for the Europa League. and I'll back both as favorites. Regarding other teams and the possibility of surprises, I still believe Leverkusen and Liverpool are the best teams.
I believe there is a possibility of surprises from unexpected teams. that's common in Europe's top competitions. but hopefully not this season. Xabi started the season very well. Hopefully, there will be no obstacles for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga or the European League.

For Leverkusen and Liverpool to date are indeed strong candidates to become champions in the Europa League because looking at the quality of players in the club and with the performance they have at this time, the difference is very visible as for other clubat this time Milan and Atalanta are indeed one of the good challenger club especially  they have won quite a landslide in the first leg but for Villarreal and Roma actually I think it's too soon to include them in the list at this time.

The reason is quite simple because they are still not certain to qualify in the play off phase even though they are favorites to win in contrast to Milan and Atalanta. for Roma's first meeting they only won a draw against Feyenoord. Its still fifty-fifty at the end of the day because of the situation we find ourselves in now with De Rosi in the domestic competition they are still quite good but there is still nothing to be proud of in terms of performance so Roma is still hanging in the balance when talking about qualifying and not in the playoff.
But for the Europa League there is a wild hope for me when there is a surprise club just like in the previous 2 seasons like Sevilla last season or Frankfurt in the last 2 season who became champions and that's what I hope in the Europa League.

After the draw for the round of 16 was completed, I didn't focus too much on who would face who. What's most interesting for me is that Liverpool and Leverkusen are in different pots, the potential for an ideal final is huge if these two teams both qualify. Liverpool and Leverkusen are still able to maintain their performance well, in the domestic league they are still able to maintain first position in the standings list.
Apart from having to focus on maintaining their position, they also need to maintain their performance in the Europa League. The potential for getting into the final is huge for these two teams based on their current performance, I really hope the Europa League final has an atmosphere like the Champions League final.

Yes, this season's European League looks like it will be interesting and if you look at the remaining teams, maybe we will see a fairly balanced final later, so far the big teams like Liverpool, Leverkusen, Milan, Villarreal have the opportunity to advance to the final, I personally also hope Leverkusen will be able to meet Liverpool in the final and of course this match will be quite a tense match because both of them are the top teams in their respective leagues, looking at the performance of the two teams, of course it is not impossible for Liverpool and Leverkusen to be able to overcome their opponents and in the end the Uefa League trophy will be they competed for in the final.

There are many strong teams in the Europa League this season so there will definitely be interesting surprises before the final if they can all meet each other early. But for now I prefer Liverpool to become champions in the European League this season because the team has also proven itself in the Premier League so far where Liverpool is still at the top of the standings. However, if Leverkusen can succeed in the Europa League it won't be so bad because in the Bundesliga Leverkusen is also very good this season.

Yes, it was luck and the answer to your question is that Roma will not be able to continue the match after playing Brighton.
Just look at how Roma had a really hard time facing Feyenoord even though the club actually had a performance that should have been below Roma but De Rossi troops almost lost in performance against Feyenoord while the next match Brighton is one of the clubs that I admit has quite strong defensive players even though Roma have striker Lukaku who has a big body but I don't think it will be that easy to break down Brighton's big wall.
Meanwhile, as you said, Roma will not be able to maintain consistency in 2 competitions at once, while De Rossi has just managed Roma players and this is really a very difficult job for Roma and actually I just hope Roma will focus more on Series A and improve performance in the next season with better preparation.

I laughed at the penalty shootout seeing Lukaku confident style when he kicked the ball in the penalty round but failed to score.  

Leverkusen will gets easy opponent on round of 16 because they only fight against underdog team Qarabag and although Qarabag was dramatically can eliminate Braga on play off matches but i don't think it will enough for them to beat Leverkusen because we all know currently Leverkusen is champion candidate in this competition and at group stages Leverkusen has gets 6 wins which is they can able to win all of the matches on group stages and among all of the participant in Europa League only Leverkusen who can collect 18 points and this proven Leverkusen has strong balanced to attack and defense so they are really deserved to called as strong candidate in this competition

I have been notice Qarabag and Leverkusen has been met on group stages because this season they are in the same group and Leverkusen is too strong for Qarabag because they can gets 2 consecutive wins even on the first meeting Leverkusen can able to win with big scores 5-0 and for this match too i am sure Leverkusen without any problem will be able to overcomes Qarabag again and for the first leg Qarabag will be playing as a host but the bookmakers give low odds for Leverkusen @1.45

Sparta Prague are in a difficult situation because they have to play Galatasaray. People thought Team Türkiye would qualify. They even lost 2-3 to Galatasaray in the first leg. But then they played very well at home and won the match with a score of 4-1. But now they have to face Liverpool who can be considered the strongest team in the UEFA league at the moment. I think their luck runs out here. They will not be able to repeat something they did against Galatasaray. But I respect those who have managed to fight their way to the last 16 of the UEFA League.

With good gap in Bundesliga, Leverkusen will be able to focus on Europa League and it's different than Liverpool as the competition in Premier League among Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal are very tight.

Atalanta and Roma will belong to Tier-2 of candidates to go far and win Europa League. Roma is a runner up last season but now they no longer have Jose Mourinho and they will have to beat Brighton in Round of 16. That opponent is capable of beating Roma as they can play well against strongest clubs in Premier League.

Liverpool have very strong and experienced team and their coach is experienced too. Leverkusen are rising and making big surprise in this season and they are strong but lack of experience from their coach can be their weakness in knock out matches. AC Milan looks to be good not only with their tradition in Europe but their coach is experienced too.

I agree to put these clubs as best candidates to win Europa League but don't know will they have to meet each other in quarter finals if they go through round of 16.

They stand out domestically. In the Bundesliga, Leverkusen has dazzled, exceeding even Bayern Munich. For this season, they seem determined to win both their league and Europe. Since Liverpool dominates the Premier League, I agree that its hard to predict who will win the trophy.

Although Milan, Atalanta, and Roma are charming, I doubt they're consistent. Leverkusen and Liverpool seem at a different level. I agree with your quarter-finalists, but football is unpredictable. While Leverkusen and Liverpool look expected to dominate, the game's charm resides in its ability to surprise.

I agree with you about Leverkusen and Liverpool, both teams are at a higher level than the others
Liverpool are leading the Premier League as well as being one of the greatest traditions in European leagues, and Leverkusen look unbeatable at this stage

But I'd put Sporting on your list too, maybe in mid and low chances, the team has been playing very well, scoring a lot of goals and Viktor Gyökeres is playing well, he's scored 31 goals this season and can help the team achieve a good position in the Europa League

And Milan, despite not being at their best, have a lot of tradition in difficult continental championships, so I won't be surprised if they reach the final

By the way are the quarter finals matchups also determined?    I hope we don't see an early finale like Leverkusen - Liverpool. Because I think it would be the best kind of final match for the Europa League now.   

When it comes to my opinion about the last 16 draw, Roma - Brighton look like one of the toughest matchups. I think that Brighton are more dangerous than Feyenoord. It will be another difficult test for De Rossi. I'm glad to see Sparta Prague playing against Liverpool. After Galatasaray's elimination I was expecting for this. First Copenhagen vs Manchester City and now this. 

We will see what Marseille will do with their new manager as well after sacking Gattuso. Villarreal are a really tough team to eliminate in such tournaments.

Let's make it clear which clubs that potentially owning europa league this season.

I personally divided it into some tiers.

Highest potential

Leverkusen
Liverpool

Mid potential.

Acmilan
Roma
Atalanta
Westham

Lowest potential

Benfica
Duo praha
brighton

I don't even think the rest have bigger chance than lowest potential to get the trophy this season. It semed to me that if there will be very strict competition to get into the right score. We have experienced many troubles and i think that if some clubs will be fully dominating the competition.

Leverkusen is still unbeatable in the bundesliga and this is a sense reason to put this club as highest potential along with liverpool which is also still competing at the top of european competition (EPL).

Others may have different opinion and im very welcome with it. Levrkusen is really convincing me to think it will be winning europa league.

With the current level of performance and quality we can say Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan are not strong candidates for the win but as we all know UEFA Europa League has never been easy to predict because we have history of surprises and shocking results, so any team can create surprise with teams which are capable of doing anything shocking are Sporting Benfica and West Ham even many will go against them because few are not doing good but still we are having good things in these teams and their experience and quality are good which are needed for the win in this event but for the better predictions about who is going to win we have to wait for the quarterfinals because then things will be better and teams which will be hot surely going to be at the top.