Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 267. (Read 58914 times)

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FULL EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW:

🇨🇿 Sparta Prague v Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🇫🇷 Marseille v Villarreal 🇪🇸
🇮🇹 Roma v Brighton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🇵🇹 Benfica v Rangers 🇬🇧
🇩🇪 Freiburg v West Ham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🇵🇹 Sporting v Atalanta 🇮🇹
🇮🇹 AC Milan v Slavia Prague 🇮🇹
🇦🇿 Qarabag v Leverkusen 🇩🇪

Some very interesting fixtures for the British clubs!
https://x.com/footyaccums/status/1760988469529116956


Sparta Prague it is, could have been worse.

There are two big candidates for this cup; Bayern Leverkusen and Liverpool. Both teams are better quality than other teams. And their current performance is very good. Both teams have very qualified coaches. Also, Xabi Alonso could become Liverpool's coach next season. I aasume that ıt will be very enjoyable to watch the final match of these two teams.

After first leg match I was expecting exit of Galatasaray because their performance was not at the top level which is required for having win in these events even they are doing good in Super League but still they need to work on their improvement as they are heading for the win and again having chance for the Champions League in next season in this game in first half Galatasaray done good job but still ended with draw and in second half red card done his job and after this they conceded 3 goals which give them exit from this competition and now have to done work for the domestic league which is also at his best.

In few other games, we have interested results as Roma eliminate Feyenoord on penalties and AC Milan also qualify even they lost in France Marseille and Freiburg also qualified after winning their home games.

well, before these games started I already imagined that I would see some surprises, such as the Galatasaray game against Sparta Prague, it was a game in which I suspected that Slava Prague would be able to win the game, this is because in the first leg game the slava praga showed to be a dangerous team in attack and that in the second leg game they could improve a lot, just 8 minutes into the game sparta praga was already winning, but galatasaray were very quick and managed to score the equalizing goal in the 8th minute After conceding a goal, it seemed like Galatasaray wouldn't let them lose in that game and the 1 half ended. when the 2 half arrived it became a nightmare for Galatasaray, in the 74th minute Galatasaray conceded a goal, 6 minutes later Galatasaray conceded a goal again, the game was already 3 - 1 with Galatasaray losing, to make matters worse Galatasaray is playing with only 10 players since the 70th minute

In my opinion, the red card that the Galatasaray player received in the 70th minute was decisive for Sparta Prague to win the game, I highly doubt that if Galatasaray had all their players ready until the end of the game they would lose like that, unfortunately in the game Sometimes these types of things happen and there's no way to blame the player who got a red card. but it is something very bad that Turkish teams do very badly in European competitions constantly

another game that surprised me was the game between sporting and young boys, in that game sporting was lucky that in the first leg game they won with a comfortable goal difference, if they had lost in the first leg game then they in that game with that tie would have been eliminated, the funniest part is that Sporting scored an early goal and then dominated possession of the ball but they were unlucky to have suffered a penalty in the 86th minute and with that they conceded a goal, I think that in the next phase it will be much more complicated for sporting because they have strong teams like liverpool and leverkusen in the next phase

I think AS Roma's penalty win over Feyenoord showed their resilience and mental power. Playing at home provided them an edge, and football fans usually like luck. I wasnt surprised by their growth; they've proved they can dig deep when it counts. AC Milan fell to Rennes, but their first-leg lead sent them through. It shows that football is unpredictable, but quality and strategy usually win. Italian teams deserve praise for injecting drama to the competition.

The round of 16 draw will be intriguing. Im intrigued if the big clubs will clash early or meet later. Either scenario guarantees fascinating matchups, but I want early surprises. It keeps competition interesting and tests favorites in ways subsequent stages may not. The Europa League this season is going to be amazing, and I cant wait.

I lost my bet because I thought Sporting would score more goals in this match.
There were 2 goals in total and I had bet on 3

Qarabag vs Braga I thought would be a high-scoring match like I said HERE


Did you place the bet?
If so, congratulations, both teams scored goals
But I didn't think it would be 4x1 to Sparta, it was a great victory

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Sporting and Benfica are still in the competition and I'm very excited about Sporting, they just can't face Liverpool or Leverkusen in the next round hehehe

I really had no faith in As.Roma to actually qualify further in competitions but the luck was on their side on penalties and a great goalkeeper on a great day who made 2 saves and won the qualification for them.

Feyernoord really played good and for first time in a couple of years we had another team besides Ajax who has a decent run in Europa League. 

My prediction is that the very tight matches will be between Roma vs Brighton, Marseille vs Villarreal and Freiburg vs West Ham, while the matches that might be uneven are between Bayer Leverkusen vs Qarabag FK and Liverpool vs Sparta Prague.
The two favorite teams are very lucky to face teams that can be said to be weak in this competition, especially Bayer Leverkusen facing Qarabag, of course they will face a match that can be predicted easily, and in my opinion Roma is one of the teams that is less fortunate because they face Brighton, even though Brighton doesn't have much experience in this competition European league but they cannot be underestimated and they are quite a solid and productive team and this is a battle between two Italian coaches and Roberto De Zerbi looks more solid with his current squad and their chances are quite big to qualify.

Roma once again face a difficult test, but at this stage there are almost no weak teams left. Perhaps Bayer is lucky, because Karabakh is still the dark horse of this playoffs, and it seems to me that Bayer will not have problems with this opponent. Atalanta got Sporting as a contender and it seems to me that this will be the end of their path to EL, Sporting will become an insurmountable obstacle for them, and Marseille most likely will not be able to beat Villarreal either. Sparta will play with Liverpool, well, Sparta is not an easy opponent, but Liverpool must beat them, for Klopp the first away match will be an advantage.

Having Sparta Prague in the last 16 of the Europa League did not make Liverpool underestimate the team from the Czech Republic. The leaders of the Czech League standings are not a weak team that is easy to beat because Sparta Prague showed how strong they are yesterday in the 2nd leg, beating Galatasaray with an aggregate of 6-4.

There are still around 14 days or two weeks left for Liverpool to prepare the energy to complete the mission of qualifying from the round of 16 with all the challenges.
Salah and several other players must immediately recover 100% in order to maintain the hopes of the Anfield public.

The red card received by Galatasaray players in the 71st minute made everything end and it must be admitted that Sparta Prague's performance was quite good. They have given resistance since the first leg even though they lost in the first leg and in this second leg, Prague has higher self-confidence because of the support of their supporters.

Even though this result is quite disappointing for Galatasaray, personally I don't see this as a big surprise because the Sparta Prague team throughout this season has had quite an impressive performance.

#UELdraw

Which one the game is the most toughest among the draw

To be honest, I was very disappointed with Galatasaray's performance. The team won the home match. I assumed galatasary would qualify for the next round. Even if they do not win the away match, they can draw the match. But their performance was very poor. They don't play well in the away match. Defeated by a huge margin of 4-1.

Galatasaray's defense was badly broken. The team conceded the goal in just 8 minutes of the first half. Despite performing well in the first half, their performance worsened after Kaan Ayhan received a red card. And the team conceded three consecutive goals. I considered Galatasaray to be one of the contenders for this year's Europa League title. But they completely failed to perform well.

After having draw in the Netherlands I was not sure about AS Roma to go through into next round but against all odds they have done historic job and now having really amazing results under De Rossi which take charge after exit of José Mourinho and things were not favourable for the win but now in last few games they have only one defeat and now spot into round of 16 which is impressive job and this performance is surely indicating exit of former coach by management were right decision for the improvement of the team.

In first half of the match we have aggressive approach by the Roma but in second half Feyenoord done good job and tight their defense which not allowed them to have another goal and game ended on penalties which is surely still a good win for them and now things can go better for them in remaining part of this season which was looking too bad early.

Roma qualified through the penalty shootout; despite the fact they played at home, I knew that Roma will not have an easy time winning the match. Feyenoord is not a team that is easy to beat. When Feyenoord scored in the first five minutes of the game, I thought Roma would lose because of the early goal, but L. Pellegrini leveled the score in the fifteenth minute. Roma have many opportunities but the Feyenoord goalkeeper, Wellenreuther, made several saves to prevent goals from being scored. The qualified clubs will not be easy to beat in the following round, I think Roma should build up their defense in the next round.


Galatasaray is the worst team I have seen in this competition so far, they performed very bad in this round, but performed well in the Champions League group stage. However, they seems to have lost their strength in the Europa League. If it weren't for the red card, I think Galatasaray could have been able to hold onto their one goal advantage. In the first leg, one of their player was sent off, in the second leg, K. Ayhan repeated the same thing, and they conceded more goals to get eliminated from the competition.

De Rossi finally brought new hope to As Roma after qualifying for the next round. This match was very intense. Feyenoord is not an easy team to beat because they have a strong defense. In my opinion, De Rossi was lucky to be able to bring AS Roma to the round of 16 because the current AS Roma squad is the squad left by Mourinho, De Rossi just continued, aka instant. We'll see who De Rossi wants to recruit next season and whether they are able to compete at the top or not. In my opinion, De Rossi's plus point in this match was that as a Roma goalkeeper, he had more confidence in Mile Svilar and was successful in the penalty shootout.

Playing relaxed but the game was very bad, Milan lost but still qualified for the next round. However, from the last two matches against Monza and Rennes, which conceded a total of 7 goals, this is AC Milan's poor performance which Pioli must immediately improve.

It seems the lucky one replaced the special one. Daniele De Rossi might not have all the credentials of Jose Mourinho but it seems mother luck is on his side. He has recorded five wins in seven games and has now helped the club qualify for the Europa League round of sixteen. The coach seems to have the backing of the players and the management this is why the players are doing their best. The hero of the day was goalkeeper Mile Svilar who saved some penalties.

Coach De Rossi was happy with the player's performance but he stated in his match post-match interview that more work needs to be done. They had greater ball possession which is good but they created lesser goalscoring opportunities. Lukaku seems to be another lucky player because his decision to join Roma is becoming beneficial. He is contributing massively to the team and is gradually on his way to playing in European finals after leaving Inter Milan. However, Inter Milan is doing more better because they have the chance to win the Seria A and the UCL. Maybe he would have remained with the Nerazzurris.

As expected. The only team that failed to progress to the next round after winning the first leg was Galatasaray. They managed to win 3-2 in the first leg but then they lost 1-4 in the second leg. The team that gets a draw passes according to my prediction. And the team that wins the first leg successfully advances to the next round.

My favorite teams are Liverpool and Leverkusen. Both are in the seeded teams. The non-seeded team that is my favorite is AC Milan. Interesting to look forward to the next matches.

It is really upsetting that we don't have Galatasaray in it anymore.    They should have been there instead of Sparta Prag however I think they are fully responsible of their poor result in the rematch at the same time.

Galatasaray players were like they didn't care about qualifying for next stage at all. They had many more dangerous attacks in the first leg at least but we couldn't even see that in the rematch. I don't even want to talk about their defending in detail. Because it was simply terrible. Muslera can't save this team all the time and this team definitely need their new transfers for left-back and right-back positions on the pitch in every single match.

It's time for Round of 16! Are you excited?

Which team is your favorite?


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