Topic: UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread - page 57. (Read 34287 times)

In the semi finals, West Ham are going to take on Frankfurt and it can be a really interesting matchup too. Frankfurt would have a quite improved self-confidence after eliminating Barcelona in last round. I don't expect them to give up easily against West Ham too. But this can be a really competitive one as West Ham are very determined to move on. I will be seeing West Ham as one step ahead in this.

Failures make them stronger, I think that is true because Barcelona was very painful to watch at the beginning of the season and it seemed that they were not even in the top 5 at the end of the season. and with the arrival of Xavi not everything was working out at once, but gradually, which proves that the coach has really worked on the team

The start of this season was clearly the worst one for them as there were views about them, they will end out of top four, and they have early exited from Champions League as well, but after having some good changes things happened very positively for them, and now they are at second spot in La Liga and lost against Frankfurt in quarter-final is still something better. Their current form is indicating they can bring some amazing run in next season with their aggressive approach and form.

This season is going to end without any trophy is not good for them but still this transition is good and for their long run success the best thing happened to them, they settle things very quickly and positively as many big clubs in Europe are feeling big troubles even they are much better in finances and having some good resources but fail which is big question mark for them but here Barcelona is amazingly fights back.

This is unexpected for those who are new to football  In their golden years at the peak of their form, when Tiki Taka was relevant (and not outdated as it is now), Barcelona regularly lost to teams that understood what kind of anti-strategy to play and there were not only top clubs like Real, Inter and others, but also such as, for example, Rubin (Kazan). I remember it all well. Xavi tries to return the past, but he will not succeed.

With their current achievements they are actually still quite good now when compared to their performance at the beginning of the season clearly their performance is very much different.
Now they are in transition and indeed they won't be able to get a trophy for this season but it won't be too much of a problem as Xavi is still under development to coach Barcelona at the moment

Everything has become difficult to predict after Barcelona were knocked out by Frankfurt. But this makes the Europa League even more
interesting, because the 4 teams that are in the semifinals have the same opportunity. Because the strengths of the 4 teams are not
much different, but I support your prediction that West Ham and Leipzig will advance to the final. Because compared to Frankfurt and Rangers,
it must be admitted that the quality of West Ham and Leipzig players is slightly better. So most likely Frankfurt and Rangers should be eliminated
in the semifinals, although I know Frankfurt can beat Barcelona who have much better quality players, but surely West Ham have learned
from Barcelona's mistakes.

After all like Premier League teams, West Ham's game was faster in making the transition. So West Ham's style of play is much different
from Barcelona's, which is Barcelona more concerned with a combination of short passes. I agree West Ham apart from the possibility of
beating Frankfurt, West Ham still have a chance to win the Europa League trophy too. Although I think Leipzig are performing slightly better
than West Ham, but teams from the Premier League cannot be underestimated, because until now the Premier League is still the best league
in the world.

Good results have clearly been seen at Barcelona this season even though they have lost in the European Champions League and also can't necessarily win in their own league this season and I think it's true that it is a very natural thing to struggle in every game, so it is not a problem as long as Barcelona is still able to fight to be better next season.

It is so difficult to choose between them, all of the teams are evenly matched, well that is going to make things a whole lot interesting. I would personally be rooting for West Ham to go all the way and win the trophy, i like the way they play and have gone about their business, not just in the Europa League, but also in the EPL, thus i think they deserve to finish the season with 'something', and maybe that might just be the Europa League trophy, who knows.

Having said that, if West Ham do win it, it is going to be absolutely huge for their club, they will be winning a trophy that will mean they will play in the CL next season, their fans will be beside themselves if this does happen. Fingers crossed till the very end anyway.

That's right, Frankfurt's strategy is very good, so Barcelona is having a hard time there. There was nothing wrong in the game they did but indeed Oliver Glasner had expected something like this and he had anticipated from the start that they managed to beat Barcelona in his own game.
This was something that was unexpected but the possibility of something like this happening did exist and now it's proven because Barcelona failed in this round

There is no denying that Barcelona needs every penny that they can get. It actually doesn't matter how small it is.

So, I absolutely agree that the winning amount in the Europa League would certainly have helped Barcelona considering the current financial situation of the club.   

But I think it is not something that is going to absolutely make  Barcelona go broke again. They would certainly have used the earnings from the UEFA Europa League title win, now they have to make do.

I think for Barcelona this season is over and they will be looking to make things right in the next season and I actually think they will be able to play in lot better in the next season.

After Barcelona reach an agreement with their new sponsor next season Barcelona's financial condition is expected to be better and that will allow them to return to being good competitors in Europe. This season they have been very chaotic, but Xavi managed to take steps to make it more stable especially about the way he recruits players so that Barcelona's expenses are not too big.

For now, I don't think the Europa League will still get much attention among football fans considering there are no real favorites in the semifinals. Obviously the fan base of the team in the semi-finals is much lower on this forum than the fan base of Barcelona. Unfortunately, Xavi ultimately failed in the Europa League.

This is fine. Some even think that now Barcelona could be competitive in the Champions League 
In fact, Barcelona really could have won the trophy, given that the level of the remaining teams in the draw is low and everyone has a chance. It was just unlucky that the Eintracht coach fully calculated their game and used an effective counter-strategy.

I think RB Leipzig and West Ham should be the finalists of this Europa League. At least that's my prediction and it can obviously be wrong. to be honest it is really hard to predict anything at the moment because All the unbelievable things are happening right now.

Rb Leipzig has certainly shown a lot of improvement in their performance. they are in a good respectable position in the Bundesliga also. So, I do prefer them to be the winners in the Europa League and advance to the finals.

About West Ham, I think they have played really well this season also, at least judging by their standards. So I think they should also be in the finals for the Europa League. they have certainly shown good performance in the English Premier League via the competition is really good in my opinion. Actually, I think they might be the winners of the Europa League this season because now they don't have to worry about Barcelona.

I think we have to understand that whatever Barcelona did at the end of the season was the best that they probably could have done in this season.

If you just look at the start of the season and compare that to the end I think we will find significant improvement in the team. I agree that the club is in Big Debt but I think the financial situation is going to stabilize and they will be able to come out of that.

Barcelona has a lot of other income outside of the Champions League and Europa League and I think even though it would have helped a lot, it's not something that good absolutely break or make the economy of Barcelona.

Why are you trying to downplay the loss in the CL and UL? A successful club logically generates more profits in all sections, including marketing, than an unsuccessful club. Therefore, not only are the profits lost through the UL, but in general the income will be reduced.

Of course, deals like Spotify are great, but that doesn't change the points witch I already explained.

Earnings from marketing are perhaps even more important, and that includes TV rights, selling stadium names, advertising on player equipment etc.
Just to get an idea, here's the news on how much Barcelona will earn from a new sponsorship deal with music streaming giant Spotify:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2022/03/15/fc-barcelona-announce-spotify-sponorship-deal/?sh=561cdd513312

Barcelona has financial problems but we all know that.
Much more important, however, is the club's reputation and the interest of sponsors, which is still very high.
Xavi has stabilized the team, finances are improving, the club still has very talented players and there is no need to worry about the future of the club.
Barcelona played a very bad match with Frankfurt in a strange atmosphere where at their own stadium their fans were in the minority, which affected the players.
Next season it will be a completely different story, and Barcelona will once again fight for all the trophies, including the Champions League trophy.

In my opinion, why Rangers were able to advance to the semifinals, that's because since the round of 16 Rangers were lucky to get a mediocre
team opponent. So it's understandable why Rangers can enter the semifinals, but the possibility of Rangers advancing to the final seems
very unlikely. Because Rangers finally got a strong enough opponent, Rangers had to get rid of Leipzig in the semifinals to qualify for
the Europa League final. But unfortunately Leipzig is a strong team from the Bundesliga, so Leipzig will most likely get rid of Rangers.

What's interesting is that Rangers have eliminated Dortmund in the Europa League, even though Dortmund are much stronger than Leipzig.
Knowing this fact there is still a chance for Rangers to advance to the final, although I doubt Rangers can beat Leipzig. Because it is now approaching
the end of the season, Leipzig's performance has improved very rapidly to be much different from Leipzig at the beginning of the season.
Even among the 4 teams that qualified for the semifinals in my opinion the strongest is Leipzig, so I favor Leipzig to win the Europa League trophy.

It would be reckless and ignorant to say that Barcelona can only make money from UEFA. If you know that currently Barcelona's financial condition is improving with the increase in the income sector. Not relying on just one sector, Barcelona still have some other income which for sure won't make them too worried about buying 1 or 2 players next season.

Barcelona needs money seriously to get good players  the lack of funds has been affecting Barcelona seriously,  maybe the only way they can solve their problems get good players is to take loan from a bank. Barcelona can't continue to be striving with their performance,  Barcelona needs to be strong.

Barcelona is in a lot of financial crisis. And they need more money to make their team stronger next season. I don't know how they will meet these needs. Perhaps Barcelona will think of a bank loan again. If Barcelona can win La Liga or the Champions League next season, then maybe Barcelona's financial problems will be solved. But it is very difficult.