Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 398. (Read 58914 times)

Xavi Alonso has done a remarkable work at Bayer Leverkusen. I wasn't really expecting that he will be this good for the club when he signed for them. No doubt he has transformed the team and has taken them to the submit of their table. But I will advise him not to rush into bigger clubs like Real Madrid or others, because the expectations of those clubs are far higher than his current club and such expectations might be too much for him at this early stage of his career. I will advise him to continue with his present club for two to three seasons.

Lens still have opportunity qualify to Champion League if can beat Sevilla on last match and Arsenal success beat PSV, I am not optimistic with Sevilla chance for participating in Europe League trough finish on 3rd standing in Champion League group stage. Sevilla have two points on current standing and beat Lens on last away match is one possibility for qualifying to Europe League.

I think Lens will not miss great opportunity if can qualify to next round in Champion League they will defend 3rd standing and get appearance for participating in Europe League. Under 20% chance for Sevilla will play on Europe League because they have many poor performance in Champion League and not winning match yet from 5 matches in Champion League group stage.

West Ham United which is going to stay at the top of the group having good time under David Moyes in last few years as they won Conference league and now good performance in Europa Cup things looking impressive even they are still lacking quality players which can make good difference but David Moyes work is amazing with available limited sources.

Now as we are heading for the second half of this season West Ham performance improved, and they are doing their best for the staying into better spot which will give them good reward in coming weeks but in UEFA Europa Cup knockout round could be not easy for them because they are not having enough quality to face top ranked European clubs and go through but still things are impressive for them in both leagues.

After Liverpool were comfortably beaten by Toulouse in their fourth game in the UEFA Europa League competition, they needed a convincing win against LASK to still be considered as one if the favorite teams that can potentially win the trophy this season and they did exactly what was needed of them by thrashing the Austrian club by four goals to nil. Jurgen Klopp's side had a bad season last season needs to make up for their bad outing last season by winning as many trophies as possible this campaign and which the Europa League trophy is one of the important trophies that the fans of the club would be very happy if the club eventually win it.

The rate at which Bayer Leverkusen has improved since the start of the season is absolutely surprising but what's even more surprising is how they've been able to maintain good results both in the German Bundesliga as well as in the UEFA Europa League competition. Winning and keeping a clean sheet away at swedish club BK Haecken further tells how good of a side they've been all season. Xabi Alonso without doubt will make a good manager in any big European club at the moment and I hope Real Madrid president Fiorentino Perez is keeping a close eye on him to replace Carlo Ancelotti when the Italian manager leaves the Santiago Bernabeu next summer.

Last I saw Liverpool's odds given by the bookies @1.12 this is clearly too small but I didn't bet because it was small what I got but I already guessed that Liverpool would win more easily against LASK.

Some of them may bet on this match but I am looking for higher odds but of course there is a risk but choosing Liverpool they can return the money but not big and if you bet with a little money then it will not mean anything unless you bet with a large amount.

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Speaking of which, Leverkusen is the only team to win this time without a loss, could this team be a candidate for the championship? We know Xavi Alonso brought Leverkusen so quickly to the top that they are standing first in both the Bundesliga and Europa League.

The way Sevilla is playing right now worries me. Watching them have so much trouble in the Champions League seems almost impossible. Watching them fight just to get into the Europa League seems strange for a team with a long past. This match against Lens is very important for Diego Alonso because he has a lot of work to do. A win is important for them, but their play has been all over the place lately, making it hard, especially at Lens' home field.

Dont forget that Lens only needs a tie to move on, which makes things worse for Sevilla. So that they can win, they have to do everything they can. Going to the Europa League isnt the only reason for this game; they also need to show how good they are on the European stage. I hope they win, but I know it will be tough.

No doubt they were worst in early part of this season with their performance, and they have no chance for the knockout round but still they can jump into Conference league with their improved performance bring them to better spot in Dutch league which is also positive news for them and their fans, but things are looking for good changes specially after departure of ten hag and many quality players they are having nothing in their performance and currently just because of this misery they are suffering badly.

Ajax and few more clubs are having their business having new players and after development selling them but sometime this brings big problems like currently they are facing and hopefully with good investments they can bring good players which will help them for having better results in coming matches.

Sure that's true because that was there greatest mistake by selling most of there key players thinking is not going to affect there performance, perhaps they are facing the penalty of there actions because in as much as a team is very good in times performance but selling the key players is never an option.

Because I remember clearly when Ajax was performing very well especially in there last season they had a lot of winings but it was quite unfortunate for them to have not been able to perform the way they use to. But however even with there poor performance I think they have an upper chance of wining Athens on there next Europa League match.

In this season we have good improvement in Liverpool performance which is surely going to help them for staying at the top in both leagues even they are having some problems, but Jürgen Klopp know how to handle things in quick for the improvement in performance their last few games were completely different which are giving impression they are strong contenders for the titles against big clubs with most chances they could be brought few players in January as well which will improve their performance for the title.

Bayer Leverkusen is also amazing in this season without losing any game they are leading their group and Bundesliga as well which is making things more interesting and if they are able to keep moment at this level then surely we can expect good results from them in coming weeks and this could be threat for the many others those are looking for the competed with them in coming matches Xabi Alonso is surely one of the best new generation coach which have bright future in top European clubs.

Huge? you're totally wrong about that. Liverpool's odds were very small. You can also check it through https://oddspedia.com/football/lask-linz-liverpool-1202290#odds how much money people made from the event liverpool vs lask.

Mostly, bookies were giving 1.10 -1.11. People only got 1/10 from what they have been betting on. that's very small odds but it's easy money. It was not a huge amount of money and it's all depending on how much you bet on it.

Not a lot of profits but that's good enough coz it's ez money from betting on liverpool.

Sevilla were not the favorite to win it last season because it was obvious they were in a very bad form but they kept winning one match at a time till they got to the final. People expected teams like Juventus and Arsenal to make it to the final but they didn't
Same with Villarreal the season before that.
So teams like Leverkusen and Liverpool are very good but it doesn't mean they're the ones to get to the final or win the competition. . It's a very fierce competition.
If Sevilla somehow manages to make it to the Europa by beating Lens, all eyes would be on them because everybody knows how they are in the Europa. One thing I would never do is underrate Sevilla when it comes to the Europa league.

Last season on champion league Sevilla can able reach to 3rd place on group phase and automatically Sevilla playing at Europa league through an play off matches and at that time they are not the favourite because there was other team who being an champion candidate instead of them just like Arsenal but in fact Sevilla can able reach to the final match and beat Roma so although currently Liverpool or Leverkusen is the favourite team for the trophy but if Sevilla can finish at 3rd place on champion league group then this team cannot be underestimate
Sevilla position currently at the bottom of group standing on champion league with 2 points from 5th matches but they still have any chances to finish at 3rd place if in the last match Sevilla can able to beat Lens but this won't be easy for them because from their recent meeting both team only able to playing draw

Sevilla is having the worst time in this season with no win in any Champions League game and also having troubling season in La Liga which can hurt them in future as well but here they are going to play last game against Lens in France and in case win they could be in Europa Cup otherwise they have to stay out of this event this year which could be surely disappointing for them and their fans.

Lens is also having poor run but still they have done good job against Arsenal and PSV at home which is giving them advantage for the place into Europa Cup in this season after having poor run in Champions League against top European teams but still they have done good work in this event specially win against Arsenal.

Currently, Bayer Leverkusen is impressive as only team entering into next round without losing any point with Atlanta and Marseille are having 2 draws each, and we have few clubs which suffer unexpected one defeat into their campaign but still having good time in coming games.

Ajax is the is the cost of their own problem, they sold most of their star players during the last transfer window so am not shocked that they are struggling this season. When a team becomes more of a selling club they are definitely going to struggle.

AS Roma only drew against Servette which was a big loss for the Serie A team, they could only score one goal and even though they controlled more than 60% of ball possession, they had very few chances, only two were on target, it can be seen that Roma's front line played bad and their opponents performed quite well because they could have more shots on target.
Roma's position in the European league is not safe, next they will face Sherrif, they have to win, but their fate will be determined by another team's match, so Roma will likely go through the play-off round to be able to play in the knockout round, and if they are eliminated, this will be a bad result compared to last season where last season they made it to the final only losing to Sevilla.

Jurgen Klopp would be glad to see the lads drilling four goals pass their opponents last night to claim a place in the knockouts. One more fixture during the stages to close it up, they'll play with that game I know since they've already qualified. A win from Toulouse won't even displace them from the top. Good game from Liverpool, now they'll go home to face Fulham.

Ajax poor start brought about all this downing for them in the table, they've been knocked out completely from the Europa League as Per Emerick Aubameyang helped his side with three goals to see them go top of the league.

Marseille - Ajax match promised a lot. I had bet on over 2.5 goals for the match and was ready to watch. However, I couldn't watch the match because I had urgent work to do, and it made me sad to see what I missed later. There were 7 goals in the match and it was very exciting. Ajax equalized three times, but Marseille eventually managed to escape again. With this result, Marseille maintained their leading position with 11 points. Ajax was in last place with only 2 points. It's a very bad season for them. They cannot get the results they want in the local league, and on the other hand, they are having a disgraceful season in the Europa League. This season, Ajax already has no claim left. I wonder what they will do in the remaining 6 months.

I was very satisfied to see Liverpool performance of winning the match with a big score against Lask and I really enjoyed the very good performance of the several goals that were scored which made me scream when I saw the goal and the quick goal scored by Luis Diaz made me comfortable and confident that Liverpool could won and finally Liverpool position became stronger in group E.
I have admitted that Liverpool were able to appear consistent even though they experienced one defeat, but that was not a problem because Liverpool were able to correct these mistakes and still get 3 points in yesterday match, even though I was worried that Liverpool would lose, but in fact Liverpool was able to perform spectacularly.

Regarding Roma, a draw was enough for them to qualify for the next stage, perhaps because of this factor they were not so ambitious to beat Servette. However, in the context of squad and coach depth, I agree with what you say, something is missing from Roma. They should be able to qualify with the status of group G winners, and not be complacent with the runnerup position.

Regarding Ajax, their previous victory at domestic level over Vitesse apparently cannot be used as a complete reference, even though they won with a score of 5-0. However, I think their efforts to pursue their first win in European Leaguehave been maximal, Marseille are indeed tougher to beat, so far the Ligue 1 representatives have not been touched by defeat.

Regarding Atalanta, after being slaughtered by Napoli, they tried to improve the situation by beating Sporting, as well as to confirm their position as winners of Group D. However, it seems that the draw is quite fair for both of them, because both clubs have confirmed themselves to qualify for the round of 16.

The only club to have recorded a perfect win in the Europa League group phase so far is Laverkusen, Xabi Alonso squad managed to sweep 5 matches with a win. Laverkusen statistics are quite good, they only conceded 2 goals and have scored 14 goals. Only less productive than Liverpool who managed to record 16 goals, but Klopp squad has conceded 5 goals.

Some games yesterday had results that surprised me. I'll start by talking about Roma's game against Servette, in this game Roma managed to dominate the game and scored a goal in the 1 half, I hoped that with this goal I would see Roma managing to score more goals and win the game with some ease. , something that Roma was unbelievably unable to do even though they had all the necessary resources to come out of this game with victory, I see that Roma, even with good players, cannot be a great team, a team capable of fighting for the title, a team capable of fighting for get very far in European competitions. I don't know what's missing in Rome. They have a good coach and good players but they still haven't been able to be a dominant team

Another game in which I had expectations of seeing some change was the Ajax game against Olympique. ajax has been a poorly performing team in the local league this season, until some time ago they were struggling to leave the relegation zone, something they achieved and were improving in performance and as olympique is also not doing well in the league1 this season, so I saw that Ajax would at least get a win in this game, because so far Ajax hasn't managed to win any in this group, but unfortunately in this game Ajax lost. It seemed to me that a lot of things still needed to be improved in this Ajax team.

Another game that I also had expectations of seeing a positive result was the Sporting game against Atalanta. I saw Sporting managing to win this game, they are having a good campaign in the Portuguese league, they had to at least show their strength by winning this game, but I see that Sporting is still not at a very high level capable of competing with the other teams medium level and high level in Europe. I don't know what's happening with the Portuguese teams that have been very weak in European competitions lately.