There are quite a few interesting matches today and the focus will be on Roma against Athletic Bilbao and the match between Tottenham and Qarabag, two matches the world will be interested in seeing how Roma will be able to face the Spanish side and how Tottenham will be able to represent England since Manchester United was unable to win their match yesterday. I have the feeling that both teams will be able to win their respective matches but Tottenham have higher chances of winning today than Roma who have not been doing so great this season probably due to management challenges.
Fenerbahçe SK is also another team people will pay close attention to because of Jose Mourinho. Expectations will be high that he will be able to defeat the Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise just like Galatasaray won their match against PAOK.
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Manchester United 1-0 Twente after first half
Today against Twente we saw Manchester United players perform well. Manchester United lead 1-0 at the end of the first half. However, in this match, Manchester United team is considered as the favorite. First of all Twente team is not in good form, besides it is Manchester United's home match.
Christian Eriksen's goal in the 35th minute of the match gave Manchester United the lead. In the first half, Manchester United's players have 54% of the ball position. And managed to make a total of 8 shots. Only one of these shots was on target. So there is no chance to say that Manchester United dominated the first half. However, Manchester United's overall performance was quite good. And United's chances of winning are also high in this match.
Manchester united would have conceeded number of goals during the first half, both sides are fair in their performance so far ,but Manchester united had their very own opportunity and utilized it. It now looked as they are playing pass their visitors, their game is very much balanced, and if you could check the stats of the game, possession and ball on target is 52%- 48%, whereas ball/shots on target is one to one [ 1-1]Today against Twente we saw Manchester United players perform well. Manchester United lead 1-0 at the end of the first half. However, in this match, Manchester United team is considered as the favorite. First of all Twente team is not in good form, besides it is Manchester United's home match.
Christian Eriksen's goal in the 35th minute of the match gave Manchester United the lead. In the first half, Manchester United's players have 54% of the ball position. And managed to make a total of 8 shots. Only one of these shots was on target. So there is no chance to say that Manchester United dominated the first half. However, Manchester United's overall performance was quite good. And United's chances of winning are also high in this match.
Since Manchester United played very well in the first half, I thought that maybe Manchester United could win by a small margin until the end. But Manchester United failed to win the match. The match was drawn 1-1. Manchester United may have been able to attack more. At the same time, the players of Manchester United have been able to create a lot of scoring opportunities. But the team could not score any goals in the second half. At the same time, Twente's players were able to equalize the match despite attacking less. I don't know when we will see good performances from Manchester United players again. I'm sick of seeing United perform like this.
Galatasaray played well but had difficulty finding clear positions in the first half. Paok found the clearest position of the match at the end of the first half, but goalkeeper Günay did not allow a goal in this position. In the second half, Osimhen headed the ball from the corner, the ball went around Baba Rahman's feet and he scored his own goal. This is kind of a lucky goal. After this goal, Galatasaray made counter attacks but could not convert them into goals.
Although Paok made the score 1-1 in the 67th minute, Galatasaray responded to this goal 8 minutes later with Yunus Akgün and made the score 2-1.
In a parenthesis, Icardi should be mentioned. The man is a true striker and his quality is unquestionable. The ball came to his feet once and he made the score 3-1 in extra time. He scored with a perfect in-foot shot. I guess he has family problems, if he didn't go through things like that, he would be a striker at a very different level. Of course, Osimhen's arrival also affected him positively.
Although Paok made the score 1-1 in the 67th minute, Galatasaray responded to this goal 8 minutes later with Yunus Akgün and made the score 2-1.
In a parenthesis, Icardi should be mentioned. The man is a true striker and his quality is unquestionable. The ball came to his feet once and he made the score 3-1 in extra time. He scored with a perfect in-foot shot. I guess he has family problems, if he didn't go through things like that, he would be a striker at a very different level. Of course, Osimhen's arrival also affected him positively.
I wasn't convinced by Galatasaray's first-half performance. But they looked much better in the second half. This was caused by them making some great subs that gave them instant impact. Their defense looked solid very with Jakobs at left back. He was amazing in both defense and attack in this game.
Their midfield were improving with Sara. He helped their ball circulation. He made them look more structured.
I could not deny that the budget gap was the main difference between them and PAOK. It makes them superior to their opponent.
It was quite surprising how Manchester United could not get a win against Twenty, the previous week before the match was held I said it was impossible for Manchester United to lose or draw when compared to the strength they have that we know so far, but it seems Manchester United has fallen deeper than that, Twenty is not a club that can be equal to Manchester United but they proved themselves that they were able to keep up with Ten Hag's team, I am increasingly doubtful how Manchester United in the Europa league.
Ten Hag really can't compete in this match well, it's better not to keep him anymore or if I insist I have to see Manchester United's decline even deeper.
This is quite embarrassing for Manchester United especially when they are playing at their home ground, in terms of overall team strength, Twente is clearly not an opponent that can be troublesome for Manchester United, but in fact now they have managed to draw at Manchester United's home groundTen Hag really can't compete in this match well, it's better not to keep him anymore or if I insist I have to see Manchester United's decline even deeper.
This proves a significant decline in quality for the Manchester United team and to be honest I do not have high expectations for Manchester United this season to be able to compete fiercely for the Europa League title, the Manchester United team is experiencing many problems now and Ten Hag cannot solve them, 3 seasons have proven that Ten Hag has failed.
It was quite a surprise to see Man United have to draw with FC Twente. They started the game quite well, but somehow it seems they ran out of motivation and energy after the second half, and as before, the goals conceded always started from mistakes made by the players. It seems that Man United always gets into trouble and tends to make blunders.
FC Twente deserved that 1 point because they have spirit and never stop moving. Even though they didn't have as many chances as Man United but, they showed that they had better effectiveness than Man United.
I'm so glad to trust Galatasaray with my bet. Yeah, I should admit something. They worried me in a part of the match. Especially after that equalizer by PAOK. 
But still I didn't lose my belief because they were really dangerous in the attacking area. After that 2nd goal, it wasn't too difficult to seal the deal. By the way both teams to score would also be a nice choice just as it happened.
Meanwhile there were 2 surprising results like the loss Porto got and Manchester United's draw. In the Europa League it is really harder to pick the more credible bets compared to the Champions League.
But still I didn't lose my belief because they were really dangerous in the attacking area. After that 2nd goal, it wasn't too difficult to seal the deal. By the way both teams to score would also be a nice choice just as it happened.
Meanwhile there were 2 surprising results like the loss Porto got and Manchester United's draw. In the Europa League it is really harder to pick the more credible bets compared to the Champions League.
Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
It was quite surprising how Manchester United could not get a win against Twenty, the previous week before the match was held I said it was impossible for Manchester United to lose or draw when compared to the strength they have that we know so far, but it seems Manchester United has fallen deeper than that, Twenty is not a club that can be equal to Manchester United but they proved themselves that they were able to keep up with Ten Hag's team, I am increasingly doubtful how Manchester United in the Europa league.
Ten Hag really can't compete in this match well, it's better not to keep him anymore or if I insist I have to see Manchester United's decline even deeper.
This is quite embarrassing for Manchester United especially when they are playing at their home ground, in terms of overall team strength, Twente is clearly not an opponent that can be troublesome for Manchester United, but in fact now they have managed to draw at Manchester United's home groundTen Hag really can't compete in this match well, it's better not to keep him anymore or if I insist I have to see Manchester United's decline even deeper.
This proves a significant decline in quality for the Manchester United team and to be honest I do not have high expectations for Manchester United this season to be able to compete fiercely for the Europa League title, the Manchester United team is experiencing many problems now and Ten Hag cannot solve them, 3 seasons have proven that Ten Hag has failed.
Among the matches played yesterday, we saw 3 matches ending in 1-1 draws.
The first one was between Manchester United and Twente, who were heavy favorites against their opponents. United led at half time through Eriksen's goal but couldn't prevent Lammers' goal. From the beginning to the end they dominated the game, even though they had the advantage of playing at home, but they struggled to win the game.
It was quite surprising how Manchester United could not get a win against Twenty, the previous week before the match was held I said it was impossible for Manchester United to lose or draw when compared to the strength they have that we know so far, but it seems Manchester United has fallen deeper than that, Twenty is not a club that can be equal to Manchester United but they proved themselves that they were able to keep up with Ten Hag's team, I am increasingly doubtful how Manchester United in the Europa league. The first one was between Manchester United and Twente, who were heavy favorites against their opponents. United led at half time through Eriksen's goal but couldn't prevent Lammers' goal. From the beginning to the end they dominated the game, even though they had the advantage of playing at home, but they struggled to win the game.
Ten Hag really can't compete in this match well, it's better not to keep him anymore or if I insist I have to see Manchester United's decline even deeper.
Manchester United seem to be making new records every year. FC Twente is themselves a good team and were the third placed team in Eredivisie last year, yet this is one of the lowest performance by Manchester United. If they continued their current performance, they'll make sure they won't even qualify for the Europa League next year. Not only were United left with a draw with a counter goal, the whole game was competitive.
Diogo Dalot had been the only player consistently staying on Manchester United and performing well every year otherwise the team lacks any proper players.
This was supposed to be considered a very vital game for Manchester united such that they wouldn't have considered messing up but its so sad they still didn't see a reason not to because if they did, such mistake wouldn't have been allowed especially when they know they are a goal ahead and are not have a very solid defense line they can count upon on at almost any time but then it turned out they where carefree about it and had to share points with a team they would ordinarily get complete points from.
I talked about this yesterday. This was supposed to be a game that Manchester United should have won. They had no reason not to win Twenty. They were at home and they were the bigger team.
I mentioned how Twenty should not be underestimated because they do not concede many goals. manchester United should have won that game and given themselves the advantage to be among the top 8.
Ten Hag really can't compete in this match well, it's better not to keep him anymore or if I insist I have to see Manchester United's decline even deeper.
It's as simple as this. No matter the team Ten Hag get at Manchester United, he can't perform better than this. He is not going to bring back the glory days of Manchester United. With the players Manchester United have currently, they shouldn't be struggling this much. These are games Ole would have won easily, but these days, every game looks like a big game for United because they can get outplayed and beaten by anybody.
Among the matches played yesterday, we saw 3 matches ending in 1-1 draws.
The first one was between Manchester United and Twente, who were heavy favorites against their opponents. United led at half time through Eriksen's goal but couldn't prevent Lammers' goal. From the beginning to the end they dominated the game, even though they had the advantage of playing at home, but they struggled to win the game.
It was quite surprising how Manchester United could not get a win against Twenty, the previous week before the match was held I said it was impossible for Manchester United to lose or draw when compared to the strength they have that we know so far, but it seems Manchester United has fallen deeper than that, Twenty is not a club that can be equal to Manchester United but they proved themselves that they were able to keep up with Ten Hag's team, I am increasingly doubtful how Manchester United in the Europa league. The first one was between Manchester United and Twente, who were heavy favorites against their opponents. United led at half time through Eriksen's goal but couldn't prevent Lammers' goal. From the beginning to the end they dominated the game, even though they had the advantage of playing at home, but they struggled to win the game.
Ten Hag really can't compete in this match well, it's better not to keep him anymore or if I insist I have to see Manchester United's decline even deeper.
I had such hopes for PAOK and I even bet on their victory at odds of 5.2 and when PAOK equalized the score I was happy and thought that maybe PAOK could score one more goal and keep the victory, but unfortunately Galatasaray managed to get back and at the very end Icardi buried PAOK's hopes for a good outcome.
Twente is probably the main sensation of yesterday and Twente is Ten Hag's hometown, so he will probably remember this match for a long time.
Regarding the match, statistically PAOK's ball possession can match it, it's just that in terms of opportunities they lost, the attack line looked blunt, on the other hand Galatasaray had many opportunities, counting 25 attempts and 9 on target, they really took advantage of playing at home.
Another thing from the Man United vs Twente match, I'm a little surprised that Ten Hag's squad couldn't add to the number of goals, but I admit Twente played well in the match.
Of course Ten Hag will not forget this result being held to a draw by the Eredivise representative, a bad result and I'm sure Ten Hag will get a lot of criticism.
Among the matches played yesterday, we saw 3 matches ending in 1-1 draws.
The first one was between Manchester United and Twente, who were heavy favorites against their opponents. United led at half time through Eriksen's goal but couldn't prevent Lammers' goal. From the beginning to the end they dominated the game, even though they had the advantage of playing at home, but they struggled to win the game.
The first one was between Manchester United and Twente, who were heavy favorites against their opponents. United led at half time through Eriksen's goal but couldn't prevent Lammers' goal. From the beginning to the end they dominated the game, even though they had the advantage of playing at home, but they struggled to win the game.
This was supposed to be considered a very vital game for Manchester united such that they wouldn't have considered messing up but its so sad they still didn't see a reason not to because if they did, such mistake wouldn't have been allowed especially when they know they are a goal ahead and are not have a very solid defense line they can count upon on at almost any time but then it turned out they where carefree about it and had to share points with a team they would ordinarily get complete points from.
The FC Twente defense in this fight was statistically better than Manchester United. But before that I also considered that Manchester United were very often or weak in maintaining excellence until the match was over. It can be said that there is the weakness of Manchester United despite playing at Old Trafford.
The second half of Manchester United also dominates the game in summarized statistical numbers and the average Manchester United player rating is above 7 while twente players are below 7.
When the final results can only get a draw, they must be satisfied and prepare for challenges against Spurs in the Premier League.
This was supposed to be considered a very vital game for Manchester united such that they wouldn't have considered messing up but its so sad they still didn't see a reason not to because if they did, such mistake wouldn't have been allowed especially when they know they are a goal ahead and are not have a very solid defense line they can count upon on at almost any time but then it turned out they where carefree about it and had to share points with a team they would ordinarily get complete points from.
One of the most plausible reasons for the draw that Manchester United just achieved was because their players did not show their best performance throughout the match. The home team had a number of chances to score more goals, but they failed to capitalize on them. Ten Hag and his players have just been punished for their own mistakes, they must be more consistent in the next match because the new format used in the Europa League no longer stipulates the Home Away system. Next, Ten Hag will be challenged by Tottenham in the sixth matchday of the EPL, if he fails to deliver a win in that game, perhaps his position will be even more shaky.
Huge congrats to Galatasaray on that satisfying win! They really deserved it and for once I thought they were going to lose points. 
Because you know they were wasting a lot of goal opportunities while dominating the game in general. PAOK punished them for once but couldn't do more which resulted in a 3-1 victory for the Turkish side.
By the way Galatasaray have a really great rotation in the attacking area. While Osimhen is subbed off, Icardi enters in his place.
And he scored a lovely goal right after it.
Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
Why am I not surprised... Just like I said before it was a risky score and it helped Twente keep their hopes. Manchester United are still in a horrible shape. Just because they got impressive wins against Barnsley and Southampton, I'm not going to praise them. Those were already very easy opponents to beat.
I had such hopes for PAOK and I even bet on their victory at odds of 5.2 and when PAOK equalized the score I was happy and thought that maybe PAOK could score one more goal and keep the victory, but unfortunately Galatasaray managed to get back and at the very end Icardi buried PAOK's hopes for a good outcome. Because you know they were wasting a lot of goal opportunities while dominating the game in general. PAOK punished them for once but couldn't do more which resulted in a 3-1 victory for the Turkish side.By the way Galatasaray have a really great rotation in the attacking area. While Osimhen is subbed off, Icardi enters in his place.
And he scored a lovely goal right after it.Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
Why am I not surprised... Just like I said before it was a risky score and it helped Twente keep their hopes. Manchester United are still in a horrible shape. Just because they got impressive wins against Barnsley and Southampton, I'm not going to praise them. Those were already very easy opponents to beat.
Twente is probably the main sensation of yesterday and Twente is Ten Hag's hometown, so he will probably remember this match for a long time.
Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
Too many people have talked about the attackers and how they've failed to convert chances but pay close attention to the image and you'll see how well they have improved from last season. They need to be more clinical ànd direct when making attacking decisons. I don't think Manchester United can win the Premier League Competition if they don't bring in replacement for Marcus Rashford already.
At some point in the game, Manchester United did well but I ain't see nobody crediting em the flowers they deserve. 
Huge congrats to Galatasaray on that satisfying win! They really deserved it and for once I thought they were going to lose points. Because you know they were wasting a lot of goal opportunities while dominating the game in general. PAOK punished them for once but couldn't do more which resulted in a 3-1 victory for the Turkish side.
By the way Galatasaray have a really great rotation in the attacking area. While Osimhen is subbed off, Icardi enters in his place. And he scored a lovely goal right after it.
Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
Why am I not surprised... Just like I said before it was a risky score and it helped Twente keep their hopes. Manchester United are still in a horrible shape. Just because they got impressive wins against Barnsley and Southampton, I'm not going to praise them. Those were already very easy opponents to beat.
Because you know they were wasting a lot of goal opportunities while dominating the game in general. PAOK punished them for once but couldn't do more which resulted in a 3-1 victory for the Turkish side.By the way Galatasaray have a really great rotation in the attacking area. While Osimhen is subbed off, Icardi enters in his place.
And he scored a lovely goal right after it.Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
Why am I not surprised... Just like I said before it was a risky score and it helped Twente keep their hopes. Manchester United are still in a horrible shape. Just because they got impressive wins against Barnsley and Southampton, I'm not going to praise them. Those were already very easy opponents to beat.
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Twente's quick and deadly counter-attack allowed them to finally steal points from Manchester United's headquarters, Old Trafford. It was also the result of a mistake by Manchester United players who were late in making decisions so that the ball was successfully won and Twente was finally able to create an equalizer.
I am not surprised by the draw they achieved in this match, because Manchester United is always like this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I have tried to avoid betting on them in the last few seasons, none other than because their consistency from one match to another is still bad in my opinion.
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