Topic: ⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2022/23 | Group Stages - page 5. (Read 15147 times)

I didn't need to see them to think that. Far, far better teams than United in Europa. I did, somehow, still find a way to overestimate them, thinking they'd secure 3 points with a B squad. Credit to Twente, and a sign to others not to let Old Trafford cow you.

Re Gala getting knocked out in the UCL playoffs. That tells you there are better teams than United in Europa

It's a shame that a club like Manchester United that claims to be the biggest in England could win comfortably against Twente, I wonder if this is how they're going to win the Europa League, sometimes I ask myself what's really the problem with the team cause they've got all it takes to win coupled with the new changes Ineos have brought so far but I've thought about it and I've seen that everything falls back to the Coach, Erik Ten Hag's favouritism is getting too much and if he's not seeing that Bruno Fernández is killing their game then I wonder what he's thinking as a coach. Manchester United didn't even play like a team that were eager to win they just did what they could in the first half and relaxed in the second 45mins. If you notice, Twente were much more eager in that game, they defended properly, pressured Manchester United sometimes and even utilised the chance they had due to Eriksen's error properly. The performance from Manchester United in the second 45mins is nothing to write home about, no wonder they're in the 11th position in the EPL, they need to improve and start doing better as for the coach if he doesn't realize that some of his favoured players needs to be rested and would cost him his job if he continues playing them without good results then I don't think he deserves coaching them regardless of his achievement with the club.

Anderlecht managed to defeat their in-form opponent Ferencvaros 2-1. The first half ended goalless and the goals came in the second half. Anderlecht was better than their opponent and deserved to win.
Dynamo Kiev hosted Lazio. Kiev lost 3-0 at home against Lazio. Lazio pulled the plug on their opponent in the first half and won the match with goals in the first half. It was strange that Lazio's Noslin got a red card 3 minutes after he came on.

The result of this match all came as expected but among them I felt disappointed with one game which is Manchester United – Twente, Manchester United disappointed me because they couldn't be able to create any big chances after dominating every side, I was disappointed and this show how weak they still are and I think they can't perform anything good this season with the look of things, they have straight two matches draw which if you talk of Tottenham I will say they are strong but what about Twente that I don't expect anything but goals and they end up drawing against them when  other big teams are collecting the three points with easy.

Manchester United failed to start their campaign in the first Europa League match with maximum results, It wasn't a great result as they were playing in front of their own fans, but it was no surprise that they failed to secure the three points at Old Trafford as their form has been very unstable of late. Twente players managed to do their job well, even though they were playing at the opponent's home, they played pressing and played disciplined when defending. The resistance given by Twente players managed to make it difficult for Manchester United to maintain their lead. This result means Man United have to be satisfied with just one point, they are now in 11th place which is the same position in the Premier League standings.

Manchester united failed to secure their three points against Twente after Ericksen scored in the 35th minutes they could not hold the game till full time. It was really a nice comeback from Twente players after Lammers level the scores 1:1 in the 68th minutes they were able to hold Manchester united full time draw in their home ground. However, I think Manchester united pattern of playing is always unpredictable just last week Saturday they draw with Crystal palace and they are still going to play with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday which is going be a though one for them.

Here are the results of all the matches played.
https://twitter.com/EuropaLeague/status/1839047646004015306?t=CFE4EUnl-qAXWWZmkxUHPg&s=19
I had my interest mostly on the Manchester united - Twente match. I thought they could have given themselves some credit tonight by winning Twente but they were just a bunch of disappointment as they couldn't protect the early one goal they had from the first half. This team is really struggling and I don't see them going far in this competition if they couldn't win Twente on their soil.

Galatasaray also picked my interest since Victor Osimhen is playing there I have always want to know what goes on with them in any of their games. They had a grandslam victory against their visitors PAOK leaving them with a one consolation goal. All the 4 goals in that match came in the second half after a barren tough first half between the two.

Going by the results of this first leg, I am picking Lazio, Galatasaray, Real Sociedad as my top three favourites teams that will make it far in this competition. Manchester united is out of the equation for now.

It is nice to hear that Galatasaray won by 3-1 against PAOK today. Normally they are our rival team of course. But for the sake of country coefficient, I want all Turkish teams in European tournaments to be successful. Tomorrow Fenerbahçe are going to play against Royale Union SG. I hope we can win this match. We should underestimate our opponent. Because they fought really hard against us the last time. I hope we can boost some morale after the derby loss in our domestic league.

Just like in the UEFA Champions League opening matches; the first two games yield almost 10 goals which is very impressive because it shows how well prepared all the teams for the Europa League challenge because there are many teams that we have been underrated and they will prove us wrong in my opinion with this new group stage format since it will be based on accumulated points and goals scored.

Among the remaining games of the night, Lazio is the only team that have scored up to three goals, the remaining games didn't give enough goals, but Manchester United, Slavia Praha, and Midtylland are leading their games, while other teams are playing draw. let's wait and see how the matches will end; can the Europa League bring more goals?

The first games of the day ended with the same score. AZ Alkmaar were heavy favorites against their opponent. They were the more dominant side, but Elfsborg scored every time they attacked.
Bodo Glimt had an unexpected win. With a surprise 3-2 win against Porto, Bodo has already achieved one of the surprise results of the day. Although Porto tried their luck, they couldn't score enough goals to win. At the beginning of the second half, Bodo, with 10 men, lost control of the game, but tried to find a goal and open the gap. I definitely think they deserved it.

Galatasaray played one of the biggest matches in Turkey over the weekend. They won against Fenerbahçe by scoring three goals away. This boosted their morale a lot. There is an hour left for the match and Galatasaray is currently motivated. The Greek team is a strong team, they should not be underestimated. Galatasaray knows how important it is to win three points in this match in Istanbul. If they lose any points in this match, it will make their chances of reaching the next round difficult because they will still have to go away.

The Manchester United team I am seeing currently will not be able to win the Europa league with this performance. Ten Hag have not been able to stabilize the team. They might make it to the quarter finals but if they meet a formidable side, they will be knocked out

I really wanted to see more Turkish teams in the Champions League, but Galastataray lost out in the playoffs. The special one has lots of experience in the Europa League. Jose Mourinho won the silver medal with Roma and might help Fenerbahçe succeed in the competition. But I think Galastataray had a better chance of winning the Europa Cup.

Today in the Europa League, the following matches will take place:

- Ludogorets – Slavia
- Nice – Real Sociedad
- Anderlecht – Ferencváros
- Manchester United – Twente
- Galatasaray – PAOK
- Dynamo Kyiv – Lazio
- Midtjylland – Hoffenheim

Which matches will you be watching, and which ones are the most interesting to you?

AZ Alkmaar vs Elfsborg
AZ Alkmaar (confirmed lineup): Rome Owusu-Oduro, Seiya Maikuma, Wouter Goes, Alexandre Penetra, David Moeller Wolfe, Jordy Clasie, Sven Mijnans, Peer Koopmeiners, Ibrahim Sadiq, Troy Parrott, Ruben van Bommel.

Elfsborg (confirmed lineup): Isak Pettersson, Sebastian Holmen, Ibrahim Buhari, Terry Yegbe, Simon Hedlund, Besfort Zeneli, Timothy Noor Ouma, Niklas Hult, Arber Zeneli, Michael Baidoo, Ahmed Qasem.

Bodo/Glimt vs Porto
Bodo/Glimt (confirmed lineup): Nikita Haikin, Fredrik Sjoevold, Odin Luraas Bjoertuft, Villads Nielsen, Fredrik Andre Bjoerkan, Ulrik Saltnes, Patrick Berg, Haakon Evjen, Isak Dybvik Maeaettae, Kasper Waarts Hoegh, Jens Petter Hauge.

Porto (confirmed lineup): Diogo Costa, Joao Mario, Nehuen Perez, Ze Pedro, Francisco Moura, Nico Gonzalez, Marko Grujic, Stephen Eustaquio, Goncalo Borges, Samuel Omorodion, Ivan Jaime.

This four teams are set to begin the first Europa league 2024/25 season matches which all the team here are ready, I only knew two teams here AZ Alkmaar and Porto, today will be the first time for me to watch the remaining teams which are Bodo/Glimt and Elfsborg, match between AZ Alkmaar and Elfsborg will look so interesting because both teams are in a good shape but AZ Alkmaar strength is far ahead of Elfsborg but it all matters of time we will see who win tonight. While on the other hand Porto and Bodo/Glimt, I believe in Porto because they have strength of winning too despite they are away.

These three Turkish teams are in a good position this season. Galatasaray is currently dominating the Super Lig. Galatasaray occupies the top spot in the table. Galatasaray's players are now more confident after defeating Fenerbahce in the last match. Galatasaray management also added talented players like Osimhen to the squad to strengthen their attack. Osimhen is likely to perform well on the Europa League platform.

Fenerbahce coach is now Mourinho. He is a very experienced coach. In addition, Fenerbahçe's squad is also quite strong. But the problem is that its performance at Fenerbahçe is still not stable. If Mourinho can't stabilize his performance at Fenerbahçe, the team is unlikely to perform well in the Europa League.

It is difficult to predict the performance of Basictas. Last season we saw poor performances from Besiktas. However, this team is playing very well so far this season. No surprise if Besiktas did well in the Europa League.

Europa league begins and it's great opportunity to use waste my free bets that I got from BSFL and prediction pools. Probably won't watch it today as my Barca is playing on the same time, maybe just will tune in simlucast on second screen. Most interesting games for me is Nice - Real Sociedad and Dynamo Kyiv - Lazio.

Mate, show some respect to mighty MU. They're still not bad enough to play in Conference, it's Europa league . According to bookmakers, they're heavy favourites against Twente, but probably nobody won't be surprised if they will struggle

We are not even sure what Eric Ten Hag can actually do with Manchester united in tonight's game against the Netherlands side, Twente as the club doesn't look convincing to be glorified as mighty going by it's performance in recent times or probably you still dwelling on their old glory days.

It's a home game for Manchester united they have some advantage here to steal all three points if they just can play a better game utilizing their chances to get a blossoming start in the European championship. Ten Hag words isn't anything to depend on right now, what I think he should focus on doing is putting in actions, getting results with less talks.

Jose Mourinho is yet to come to a realization that football games has evolved and he has to also follow suit by changing his coaching style of much defending than attacking. He can't remain conservative and expect to be at the top of his game.

Gentlemen! Conference kicks off with the mighty, mighty Manchester United, who take on their illustrious opponents, Twente.

Remember, Ten Hag has promised a big cup final this season. Is he referring to Europa or the Charity Shield next year?!?!


Spoken like a true nationalist. I don't have such hopes for my country but I wish I did, I'd want as many teams as possible to qualify and go high up in our AFC, for the same reason as you. Long term, it's a gain for all the clubs.

The Special One has told us to call him The Foreign One, by the way, and I think the Gala side of Turkey now call him The Crying One. I miss Mou...

It feels really great to have 3 Turkish teams competing in the Europa League this season. Of course my priority is Fenerbahçe's success. But in general our teams can play a significant role in increasing our country coefficient this year. Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş all are going to compete with really qualified squads. Fenerbahçe have "The Special One" in charge as well. I hope we can be competitive for the Europa League trophy.

^^ Like you I forgot all about Chelski being in here.

And now, we can welcome the likes of Galatasaray, Kiev and Malmo so far -- 2 out of 3 who just finished a season ago in Champions League, one beating Man Utd, the other beating Barca. Can't say there's a shortage of firepower or prestige in this season's Europa!

We'll probably welcome some minor prestige again tonight. Qarabag, Red Star, Lille?