UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread - page 179.

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Quote from: cryptofrka on December 09, 2021, 02:53:46 PM

West Ham really came through, their lineup is full of players I never even heard of before. A logical move by Moyes, but Dinamo still has to do its part.
I feel much more confident now though, a draw is enough for us and if we don't get it against such a team, we don't deserve to go through anyway.

Leicester is out after losing to Napoli, but the real drama happened in Poland. Legia had a penalty in the 98th minute put Pekhart missed - if he scored Spartak would not have gone through.

A very good performance from dinamo zagreb today especially on the first half they controled the game and created many chances even if west ham team played mostly with players that they are not used to be in the lineup but still a well deserved win for dinamo.

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Who coud have thought that Spartak will finish 1st in the group. What a finish of game when Spartak goalkeeper saved penalty. Well, this season in Europe is very solid for them, despite unstable performance in local league. BTW, it's likely that Spartak coach Rui Vitoria will be sacked despite 1st place in group because of poor results in local league. It would be a bit strange.
While Napoli won against Leicester and foxes will have to play just in Conference league.
Crvena Zvezda survived game with Braga. Braga dominated game, but it ended 1:1 and both teams go to next round.
Congratulatios to Dinamo Zagreb fans. They won against West Ham youngsters and went to next round.
I'm surprised about big Real Sociedad win against PSV. I didn't watched game, but from stats it looks that it wasn't that easy for Sociedad.
There wassome upsets in meaningless games which costs me money. Like Sturm draw with Monaco or Ferencvaros win against Bayer. Lesson for me not to bet on teams on last round when they already have guaranted 1st or 2nd place.

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What a performance by Real Sociedad! They had to defeat PSV to leave PSV behind in the group and take the second position. And it looked really difficult to me. But Real Sociedad showed things easier than it seems. They got a decent 3-0 win against PSV and moved them out of their way in the Europa League. PSV already had missing players and maybe this was one of the reasons why they couldn't resist their opponent here.

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Frankfurt, lyon, napoli, west ham, betis and lazio. These are the teams that I am going to wager and assume that they will win. I do not wager too much on europa games and that is why I feel like it is not going to be sure thing at all, I am not even sure if these teams are 100% favourites in this situation.

I mean just take lazio for example, they are the best team in that group if you ask me, and Galatasaray was seen as a team that will be eliminated very easily, and yet GS needs just one tie and they will be finishing the group at the top. These type of things matter the most to me when betting but I am still seeing lazio as the winner there.

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It was a really unfortunate day for Leicester. They played a really tough game against Napoli and lost it by 3-2 at the end. I didn't have an expectation in this way so I can say that I'm surprised by this score. But as I bet on both teams to score, at least my bet has won. Legia - Spartak Moscow game was also very exciting. Spartak Moscow led the game for a long time. But Legia found a very big opportunity to score the equalizer by a penalty in the last minute. But they missed it and this result ended Leicester's hopes for this tournament too.

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I'm shocked... Congratulations to all the Spartak and Napoli fans. Out of the group of death for Legia and Sparta, second place went to the play-offs. Leicester qualified for the Conference League thanks to a penalty saved by goalkeeper Alexander. Everyone in my country is buzzing and rejoicing over Spartak's win, well done, really, there's nothing more to say...

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Quote from: notblox1 on December 09, 2021, 10:50:15 AM

Tricky matches to predict in Europa league and I expect to see some surprise results.
West Ham secured first place in their group and they are coming out with mixed squad resting out many players, so we can see draw or even away win for Dinamo Zagreb.

This is what I was afraid of ... because in my last multi bet I turned on West Ham before I saw the line-up for the game (this was a necessary measure since the game with Napoli was a couple of hours earlier). And now, after the first half, Dinamo Zagreb is leading by one goal, damn it even Saïd Benrahma is on the bench. In short, I am now a little upset, because knowing West Ham that in its more than a century history has won only one trophy, the thought came to me that United will play with their main team (after all, in the Premier League, they have not so difficult opponents in the next round). Undecided

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Leicester couldn't benefit from their last opportunity to stay in the EL as they lost to Napoli by 3-2 in the away game. It was a very competitive game though and Napoli became victorious. Leicester gave a big hope to their fans after turning the game around and equalizing the score. But they still couldn't prevent Napoli from scoring the third goal and finishing the job. If Legia didn't miss the penalty in the last minute, we would have seen Leicester in the next round and S. Moscow out of this tournament.

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Quote from: cryptofrka on December 09, 2021, 02:53:46 PM

West Ham really came through, their lineup is full of players I never even heard of before. A logical move by Moyes, but Dinamo still has to do its part.
I feel much more confident now though, a draw is enough for us and if we don't get it against such a team, we don't deserve to go through anyway.

Leicester is out after losing to Napoli, but the real drama happened in Poland. Legia had a penalty in the 98th minute put Pekhart missed - if he scored Spartak would not have gone through.

West Ham United is already top of the group. It creates an opportunity for the manager to try new players and test out strategies that could be vital in other games too. Let alone, giving other players on the bench some play time and a sense of importance as part of a team. Though as it is now, Dinamo Zagreb have capitalised on the opportunity presented by this vacuum and have earned themselves a goal. Perhaps they could make it 2 goals before any tactical changes come into play.
Leicester on the other hand is out of the league with this loose, though they delivered a beautiful performance but, it wasn't enough to undo Napoli.

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Quote from: Trofo on December 09, 2021, 11:12:56 AM

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Today is a big day for Leicester and Napoli. We see them fighting for their way to the next round of the tournament. Leicester are in a little better situation as they are the leader and one point ahead. Leicester must keep their big advantage by not losing this game. Because it is going to be enough for them as they would end this stage at the second position in the worst case. And I think they will succeed in this.

It will be tough for Leicester to keep that spot in Napoli since Napoli is in very good form and I am sure they will score a couple of goals on their own turf. Leicester will have to match them in order to progress so my bet goes on goals, more specifically on both to score.

Could be a lot of strange results in other games since lot of teams are playing for nothing. Maybe goals could be good bets but I will skip them, no luck for me in Europa League usually so just picking one game for now.

Leicester made good performances today. There able to stress Napoli to an extent although the lost but the goal difference wasn't too bad and they was no chance for Napoli to oppress Leicester even though they were better but we're unable to do much as Leicester created chances also to win

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West Ham really came through, their lineup is full of players I never even heard of before. A logical move by Moyes, but Dinamo still has to do its part.
I feel much more confident now though, a draw is enough for us and if we don't get it against such a team, we don't deserve to go through anyway.

Leicester is out after losing to Napoli, but the real drama happened in Poland. Legia had a penalty in the 98th minute put Pekhart missed - if he scored Spartak would not have gone through.

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Napoli - Leicester game is going on just superbly. Napoli got 2-0 ahead first but Leicester made a very nice comeback and brought the score to 2-2. But still, Napoli got ahead by 3-2 again. And as Spartak Moscow are also 1-0 ahead against Legia away, Leicester will lose their place and be out of this tournament. We will continue to watch them in the Europa Conference League. I wonder if Leicester will manage to upset Napoli. Even drawing with Napoli will be enough for them.

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Quote from: BALIK on December 09, 2021, 01:15:42 PM

Napoli needed a win and Leichester needed a draw to qualify for the next round. Both teams is playing attacking. However, Napoli is now leading 2-1. Competitive enough match. Adam Ounas and Eljif Elmas scored twice for Napoli in the 4th and 24th minutes of the match. Jonny Evans scored for Leicester in the 27th minute. Hopefully we can see many more goals in this match.

Yes 3rd goal has come up from E Elmas to Napoli. Yes its his 4th Goal in 6 matches. The pass directly came to him and yes he made use of his opportunity. Just got the ball on his right leg and yes hit to goal with his left leg. Was quick and stunning to watch. His second goal in this match. Adam as well had a fine shot to the goal. Napoli is leading now. Just few minutes away. Hope Napoli holds its lead today.

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Quote from: BALIK on December 09, 2021, 01:15:42 PM

Napoli needed a win and Leichester needed a draw to qualify for the next round. Both teams is playing attacking. However, Napoli is now leading 2-1. Competitive enough match. Adam Ounas and Eljif Elmas scored twice for Napoli in the 4th and 24th minutes of the match. Jonny Evans scored for Leicester in the 27th minute. Hopefully we can see many more goals in this match.

Leicester scored their second goal at the 33th minutes, and the first have ended with 2-2. But, if seems Napoli really want to win the game. However, Napoli are presently leading, as they scored their 3rd goal 8 minutes into the 2nd half. I think Leicester won't be able to draw the match, because Napoli are seriously playing more defensively. But, anyway this is Football and anything can happen. Maybe, Leicester can probably score and end the game with 3-3 draw.

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Quote from: BALIK on December 09, 2021, 01:15:42 PM

Napoli needed a win and Leichester needed a draw to qualify for the next round. Both teams is playing attacking. However, Napoli is now leading 2-1. Competitive enough match. Adam Ounas and Eljif Elmas scored twice for Napoli in the 4th and 24th minutes of the match. Jonny Evans scored for Leicester in the 27th minute. Hopefully we can see many more goals in this match.

It's hard for Leicester when there are lot of players sidelined due to Covid illness. Manager is left out with limited options, even training sessions are suspended or not held properly so not a proper preparation so I would say Leicester came unprepared due to circumstances but still I must say they are fighting up well so far.

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Quote from: BALIK on December 09, 2021, 01:15:42 PM

Napoli needed a win and Leichester needed a draw to qualify for the next round. Both teams is playing attacking. However, Napoli is now leading 2-1. Competitive enough match. Adam Ounas and Eljif Elmas scored twice for Napoli in the 4th and 24th minutes of the match. Jonny Evans scored for Leicester in the 27th minute. Hopefully we can see many more goals in this match.

Napoli 3-2 Leicester. Stressful moments there for both teams since any goal could change their fate especially that Spartak is leading with 1 goal vs Warsaw. Group C is on fire right now..

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Napoli needed a win and Leichester needed a draw to qualify for the next round. Both teams is playing attacking. However, Napoli is now leading 2-1. Competitive enough match. Adam Ounas and Eljif Elmas scored twice for Napoli in the 4th and 24th minutes of the match. Jonny Evans scored for Leicester in the 27th minute. Hopefully we can see many more goals in this match.

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Quote from: KTChampions on December 09, 2021, 12:08:30 PM

The main problem with predictions in the europa league is that the teams have no obvious motivation to participate in this tournament, at least it is not a priority. If we compare it with the Champions League (where even the first and second places in the groups were actually distributed in strict accordance with the strengths of the teams), then the situation in the Europa League is simply chaotic.

Although it seems true, but I'm starting to think that the focus of teams failing in the Champions League at the moment is starting to turn towards the Europa League because this is a tournament they have to win if they want to win European competitions. title this season. This is their second chance to win a title in a European tournament other than the Champions League, so they need to be focused and motivated to take it.

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Quote from: SquirrelJulietGarden on December 09, 2021, 12:02:28 PM

Napoli is not in good shape. They are not. They were defeated by Atalanta last weekend in Serie A. They have some star players who were injured and have yet recovered or been ready for this match. In other words, they are in most difficult time since beginning of season.

Last but not least, I don't feel that Napoli consider Europa League as their priority in this season. They are spending more resources and concentration in Serie A. With this approach and current injury conditions of star players, Napoli will not begin this match against Leicester City with intention to win. Leicester City can beat Napoli because they are too good at counter attack.

I think Napoli will not stop at last step before reaching the play-off, especially since the club will receive decent prize payments for entering the playoffs. Therefore, Napoli will fight at full strength. Napoli is not in the best condition it is, but I will say that Leicester is in a similar situation, they also play with varying degrees of success in the Premier League. the difficulty is that a draw is enough for Leicester to get out of the group, while Napoli only needs a victory. Based on this, I think that bet for this match can be, Napoli with a handicap (0).

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Quote from: cryptofrka on December 09, 2021, 06:10:07 AM

I really hope West Ham will rotate heavily today. They have nothing to play for and they have a small core of players so Moyes will hopefully look to give them a rest.
Genk will probably win against Rapid so Dinamo needs a point. Their recent performances have been horrible against much weaker opposition, so they will hope that West Ham will not take the game seriously.

Even if they do progress from the group today, the standard they have been playing at is inadequate - so they will have to improve drastically to have any chance of further progression.

This gonna be a trap one to bet ...

i mean when west ham that statistically has nothing to play hard as they qualified already and at the other side zagreb need to secure a place to the next round as genk still has a chance.
i will avoid this one and look for the other matches though.

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