Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 281. (Read 58994 times)

With a promising victory in the first leg, of course it will open up the enthusiasm of the AC milan players to be able to win again in the second leg. In terms of strength, of course AC milan is stronger than their opponents, so Pioli must be able to maximize their strength to fully focus on the European league.
Rennes has experienced a less than impressive rally this season so there is very little chance for Rennes to stop AC milan in the second leg. It is quite appropriate that AC milan is so focused on the European league because they have been absent from this competition for quite a long time so this season it is their target to be able to go further in the European league.

If you look at the performance of Roma and Feyenoord, they still have the same 50|50 chance of qualifying for the next round. Because in the first leg the two teams played to a draw so the second leg was a life and death match for these two teams. For Lukaku, this is the best opportunity to show his sharpness in scoring goals and he must help Roma to beat feyenoord in the second leg.

After Jose Mourinho was sacked as the manager of AS Roma, Daniele De Rossi was appointed as the club manager and in his first three league games as the new manager of Roma, Daniele De Rossi was able to win all before the played Inter Milan at home but were unable to get a decent result from that game not even a draw.  It was after that game the club fans who had initially thought that De Rossi have finally improved the team came to the reality that he still have more works to do in other to make them competitive again.
However, Roma did not allow their defeat in the hands of Inter Milan to stop them from putting out a goof performance against Feyenoord yesterday in the UEFA Europa League competition. They made sure they didn't lose that game but instead played out a draw with the home team and I'm very hopeful that come next week at the Stadio Olympico, Roma are going to eliminate Feyenoord and progress to the next round of the competition

AC Milan is one step towards the next round when compared to the Rennes team. winning the match in the first leg with a margin of 3 goals, will make it difficult for Rennes to beat AC Milan in the second leg match. even though the match will be held at Roazhon Park, Rennes headquarters. it's not an easy matter for the home team, especially since their opponent is AC Milan, which incidentally has a big name.
but I cannot confirm the statement or assumption you made regarding AC Milan's current performance. the problem is, Rennes is a mid-table team in Ligue 1.

But at least AC Milan has a big enough chance of going to the next round, after all, Stefano Pioli's team only needs a draw. just a draw, that alone was enough for Milan to qualify for the next phase. so, the match between these two teams will be very tough for the home team Rennes. apart from that, Milan has been quite impressive in their last 6 matches in 2 different competitions without defeat. even more than that, Milan also has a statistical gap compared to Rennes. but there is a little something strange for me, when referring to the temporary betting exchange. the point is, there is no difference based on odds. If it doesn't change, there's a big possibility that this match could potentially end in a draw. but however, as I said, only a draw from AC Milan has the right to move on to the next phase.

Indeed, it is a fact that cannot be denied, that Roma has not been able to achieve the consistency that was expected. We understand that De Rossi still lacks experience, unlike Mourinho who has had success in various competitions. I think De Rossi can bring Roma to develop even better in the future, we'll see how the second leg turns out.

On the other hand, Mourinho also had difficulty stemming excessive expectations from fans, where fans hoped he could deliver success in Serie A and the European League. Now De Rossi looks like he will experience the same thing, but it is more difficult for him to do so because he is just starting his career.

I think Roma decision to fire Mourinho cannot be blamed, they understand better what the team needs, and appointing De Rossi is also not wrong, it's just that fans need to be a little patient waiting for De Rossi performance.

Though I predicted they'd share points with the french club Rennes but they proved stubborn and said hell No. That they're big European sides when it comes to European Competitions.
Three goals in the first leg is already go ahead in the next leg they're to play ahead. They must have struggled in the Champions League, not consistent in the Italian Scudetto Competition but can they just make things better in the Uefa Europa League Competition?

They have a good squad what I don't like or who I don't understand and like at same time is them coach. My guess is the management are giving him grace until the season ends.

AS roma only won against weak teams in the Italian league. when against strong teams inter milan despite competing at home lost.
And in the Europa League against a weak team like feyenord rotterdam was unable to win again.
So this team is still an ordinary team, there is no progress to become a strong team as you said.

Really?  It turns out that this season Roma should not only reach the final but also win it, right? 
You are drawing any conclusions too early. Roma lost the only serious match in Serie A after Mourinho left, conceding 4 goals at home. Yesterday they played with Feenoord 1-1 and this is obviously far from reaching the 1/8 - all the work is still ahead. Now they have a slight advantage since the decisive game will be at home to Roma, but I wouldn’t risk it and bet money on them winning.

AC Milan will definitely pass this knockout round and will then fight with teams from the European league in the next round. AC Milan failed in the UCL, but that means they are a bad team. And indeed, if you look at the last few matches, especially in the Europe League yesterday, it seems like the confidence and solidity of the players has started to return and increase again. It cannot be denied that AC Milan's performance has declined quite a bit in the past, even in Serie A. but in the end they were able to find their track again and started climbing again with pretty good progress. So, they are really ready to compete against top teams in the Europe League such as Leverkusen and Liverpool.

Roma hasn't been really bad neither have they been excellent but I must commend their quick adaptation with their coach because earlier we did taught that they may need much more than the time they had uses already to adapt to their new coach both his style and tactics but then it has turned out thst they adapted quickly.

But one thing I can't put much confidence upon is about the fact that Roma will be able to win the Europa title this season, I see that as almost not really happening well enough because the Europa has got really tough teams who are contending so well to get the trophy and the likes of Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen isn't such that Roma can really just get ahead of and their coach may not have what it takes to carry on such task as it was seen in their performance against inter Milan so I'm like it to them facing bigger team which is definitely going to be more challenging.

Galatasaray's journey is not over yet because this is a narrow aggregate advantage over Sparta Prague and in the second leg, which is Sparta Prague's home ground, the challenge will be even more difficult. Sparta Prague will definitely avenge this defeat and at the same time eliminate Galatasaray from the European league. Just a 2-0 win will enable Sparta Prague to advance to the next round.

On the other hand, it might be quite difficult to beat Galatasaray considering that the depth of their squad is far superior and here it will be like a life and death match for Galatasaray so they can pressure Sparta Prague at their own home. I hope Mauro Icardi and Ziyech, who are the spearheads of Galatasaray's attack, can score again in the second leg. The lesson from the Champions League is that Galatasaray must continue to maximize it and there is no way they will give up so quickly after winning at home.

Not to belittle Mourinho in this regard but when Roma sacked Mourinho and replaced with De Rosi now it actually proves that Mourinho is not that big now.
Indeed he is a good coach but in the end Mourinho's prime has now run out which makes the situation uncontrollable for Roma which makes Roma look for other options by firing Mourinho as coach as for his current replacement De Rosi indeed this is a condition that can be considered a gamble because Roma are bravely looking for a new coach who does not really have big experience because De Rosi is a new coach. De Rosi is a new coach who lacks experience but when Roma has determined then they realize what they are doing now because in the end some new coaches who lack experience are also sometimes very good because they know what he has to do especially Roma and De Rosi is nothing new because De Rosi is one of the living legends in Rome.

When talking about this match I think the draw at Feyenoord stadium is not a bad thing because after all this is a good thing because the first leg match and it is away is still very good especially when looking at h2h when Roma was coached by Mourinho the results were not much different from this time.
Regardless of whether or not Roma is doing it right now, I think it depends on a matter of time and perspective because after all, by looking at what is happening now, Roma's performance under De Rosi is still quite good if you look at the results of the match.

Roma getting a tie at an away game is definitely great, next game will be at their home so they could have a better result, which would mean quarter finals for them and there are few smaller teams that could be a good chance for them, they could still end up with a win at quarter finals and go to semi finals as well. Milan, Liverpool and Leverkusen are the only teams that would be hard, aside from that most teams would be easier for Roma and they could just beat them and go to semi finals.

We need to wait and see how it goes for now, it is going to be a tough game but it should be fine for them to win. Milan while we are at it, got a 3-0 win, that is actually quite good, they basically guaranteed quarter finals with just one game.

Let’s just continue seeing how the matches in the Europa League will turn out to be. To me, let’s not give the hope out for Roma so soon after seeing their good performance in the Europa League matches under a new manager. The manger could turn things around for them and they can be a big contender for the Europa League title this season. Bayern Leverkusen and Liverpool are great clubs that will likely win the Europa League title, but I also have some hope on Roma. Until then, I will keep them all on the same level and competitive advantage to win the Europa League title.

Both teams were in great form. Both teams had consecutive wins in their leagues. I think it was a match between two good teams.

I think we were the side that deserved to win from the beginning to the end of the match. I breathed the atmosphere we had in UEFA 2000 in this match. Okan Buruk won this cup as a football player. He can also win this cup as a coach. Galatasaray's squad is good enough to achieve this. I know I'm exaggerating a bit and I'm not objective enough because I'm a Galatasaray fan, but I think we are one of the strongest favorites for this cup.

Milan really managed to maximize this first leg to win with a very good score, with a victory at home like this, it will certainly be difficult for Rennes to be able to turn things around in the second leg later. Because anyway, even if for example MIlan loses only with a thin score like 1-0 or 2-0 in the second leg later, it is clear that Milan will still advance to the next round. But indeed, even though Milan is in a safe position, I am still confident that Milan will not lose in the second leg later, because it seems like Milan still has good quality compared to Rennes.

So yes, a 3-0 victory in the first leg is clearly a result that makes Milan position very safe to qualify. Also, in the match, Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two goals and thus, Ruben Loftus-Cheek was the best player in the match, while Rafael Leao only scored one goal.
But apart from that, I also bet on Milan in that match but unfortunately, I included Milan in the parlay bet which made me lose.

Yes, I also hope for an interesting match in their second meeting, because even though Galatasaray has the advantage, this match will be played at Sparta Prague's headquarters. In this match alone they were able to provide tough resistance to Galatasaray, this was a signal for Galatarasay that Sparta might appear more attacking when playing at their own base.
I am very sure that Sparta will go all out, as will Galatasaray. But the question lies with Galatasaray, will they play like this and play openly or will they try to secure their lead more, as I said before.
There are many considerations that they have to make which are definitely with the aim of minimizing the risk for them in the second meeting.

as long Milan can appear consistent like now and qualify to reach the semi finals I'm sure their chances are almost the same as Leverkusen and Liverpool even though currently the two strongest teams in the european league are still favorites for most people but we have to see how Milan performs really strong and maybe Milan will be a surprise after Sevilla was able to surprise last season.
currently, Milan has received a higher aggregate score than Rennes and the score that Milan has obtained is part of the sign that Milan will become the strongest challenger to Liverpool and Leverkusen.

I never doubted the teams I mentioned but only said facts that we actually have to look at from the other side.

If you look at the strength, Liverpool and Leverkusen are above average, but it is absolutely true, as you said, that AC Milan cannot be underestimated and in my opinion, not only Milan but several other teams in the Europa League that are still left at this time should be taken into account. , as has happened in the last few seasons, on the Europa League stage there have been many big surprises that have occurred, as well as this season.
Even though Liverpool and Leverkusen are very strong in terms of strength, I think they are still not very favorites.

A brilliant performance in the first leg. Milan played a great match and made the fans happy. So close to a fourth, but Mandanda makes a brilliant double save And Rafael Leão is in the running for Europa League Goal of the Week.

In this match, I saw a more concentrated Milan game the players did not lose the ball in possession. Let's see if it is a coincidence or a real improvement.

R. Loftus-Cheek really did a great job for AC Milan yesterday by scoring a brace that helped his team win Rennes in a 3:0 victory and this winning was a welcome achievement for AC Milan due to the fact that they didn't do well in the champions league of which they were moved to the Europa league but with this impression they've created in the first leg of the knockout stages will actually give them an edge to be more focused on the trophy and considering the fact that AC Milan has a good European competition records means they can win the Europa league if they are determined to achieve the trophy and give in their best in other to get good results from the rest of their Europa league matches.