UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season

[Velvet78]

But, partially due to Tottenham playing with 10 men from the 60th minute, they did their job pretty well and jumped to third place in the table.

Galatasaray performed much better when Tottenham still had all 11 players on the pitch and closed the first half with a 3-1 lead. Osimhen once again showed everyone why he’s one of the world’s top strikers.After the 60th minute, even though Tottenham was down to 10 players, they managed to reduce the deficit to 1 and had chances to earn points in the match.

[Amphenomenon]

But after all, in reality Erik ten Hag still failed and even though he managed to make Manchester United get a trophy but Erik ten Hag was still fired.

The thing is that TenHag did practically nothing, just look at the results that MU has now in comparison to how it developed in the PL, it got to 14th place, and that was enough for the board to react so that they wouldn't continue their decline, practically what Ten Hag won is not something really significant, he only saved his ass for a while, then his time to leave finally came because for me they prolonged it too much and they paid for it with the position they have now, the good thing is that any coach that arrives will do much better than Ten Hag.

The ironic thing is that Manchester United was too desperate to win a trophy that they became ignorant from the truth even when Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about Ten Hag, at that time he was hated by some of the fans but I guess we can say now, they all see the truth. Ruud van Nistelrooy has been doing well getting their first European league win after a long while. Though there are still much work to do here and Ruben Amorim will be having a difficult tasks.

[Richbased]

Galatasaray performed much better when Tottenham still had all 11 players on the pitch and closed the first half with a 3-1 lead. Osimhen once again showed everyone why he’s one of the world’s top strikers.After the 60th minute, even though Tottenham was down to 10 players, they managed to reduce the deficit to 1 and had chances to earn points in the match.

Everyone is just giving Galatasaray all the appraisal without caring about how the Tottenham team also tried their best in the match just that their effort was not enough to at least earn them a draw. Tottenham still managed to score a goal even when they were reduced to 10 men after W. Lankshear got a red card in the 60 minute and if not for the red card, they would have ended in draw but the red card really affected them a lot. Tottenham's defense disappointed them in the first half so it was difficult for them to turn things around in the second half and due to the pressure from the Galatasaray team led to the red card W. Lankshear got. However, Victor Osimhen was very active for Galatasaray and i must say the club is lucky to have such a great striker in their squad even though he may not play in the team for long considering the fact he is there on a loan deal.

[iBaba]

But, partially due to Tottenham playing with 10 men from the 60th minute, they did their job pretty well and jumped to third place in the table.

Galatasaray performed much better when Tottenham still had all 11 players on the pitch and closed the first half with a 3-1 lead. Osimhen once again showed everyone why he’s one of the world’s top strikers.After the 60th minute, even though Tottenham was down to 10 players, they managed to reduce the deficit to 1 and had chances to earn points in the match.

Take it or leave it, Osimhen is a clinical finisher and a key player to watch out for in the couple of years to come. I hope his coming to Galatasaray was the best decision to his career for now. I wish to see him in top European or Spanish clubs soon. His impact would have been felt the more especially to the world. In yesterday's match, I gave him the man of the match for his ability to always capitalize on errors coming from the defense and scoring two goals in less than 10 minutes.

First goal was in the 31st minute while the second one was scored in the 38th minute securing the club with 3 goals over 2 at the end of the match. Although Tottenham Spurs were strong enough to cancel two goals even when they later got minus one player. It wasn't just an easy ride for the Galatasaray side.

[Juse14]

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The way they are perform and the way they are in matches they will win this UEFA cup with any hope.  Although I used to favor Manchester United, their current poor perform and record has weak them. I don't give importance to the coach because Manchester United can play this game, any weakest coach can tell them how to play because of which they can be smart and strong.  But it also involves the hard work of the player who are not using it.

We are also wait for them to come soon and play good matches to see us because other teams like Manchester United are not make us happy by watch them play poorly. It is an improvement because they must have thought about it. That why they are take so much time but I do not think anyone else should do it. It will be difficult because it is not a quick job but they will try to fix it as soon as possible.

Manchester United's results have picked up since the departure of Erik ten Hag. Still plenty of room for development, but at least very positive work is in progress. And when Ruben Amorim arrives, the optimism for Manchester United to get back to winning ways has increased even more. He is recognized as a coach capable of consolidating the mindset and quality within the team—the one to confirm that with great performance registered at Sporting CP.

If Amorim can put in place a style of play that is strong and tactical and bring out the best from every individual, United stands a great chance of getting back to its glory days. Success in the Premier League or Europe may not come immediately, but a strong foundation can be laid under his guidance. I am sure supporters of United hope that this change will bring some stability and with it confidence, making the club a top contender.

[irhact]

I think Tottenham are in a good form but I don't think Postecoglou will rest some of his key players in this match so I still picked Tottenham to win my bet. And yes, the result was a loss for my bet, if I had known and realized Postecoglou would play such second string players then of course I might have avoided betting on this match or maybe just went for the over 2.5 goals option but yes, the result has happened, I just didn't expect Tottenham to lose this match. Because statistically Galatasaray also has good dominance, so it is indeed appropriate for Galatasaray to win at home.

I didn't expect the match to finish in the way it did, Tottenham actually tried as when I was watching the game, it was Galatasaray that was dominating and had lots of attempts at the goal. At the end of the match and I saw that Tottenham were able to score 2 goals and almost equalized the game then I knew that Tottenham have really improved from the way they use to be. Lankshear getting that red card and Tottenham going down to 10 men while there was still few minutes left to play contributed to Tottenham not being able to complete their comeback. If the game ended with Tottenham having equal players, we might have seen Tottenham score another goal at least.

[ginsan]

But, partially due to Tottenham playing with 10 men from the 60th minute, they did their job pretty well and jumped to third place in the table.

Galatasaray performed much better when Tottenham still had all 11 players on the pitch and closed the first half with a 3-1 lead. Osimhen once again showed everyone why he’s one of the world’s top strikers.After the 60th minute, even though Tottenham was down to 10 players, they managed to reduce the deficit to 1 and had chances to earn points in the match.

There were several things that Tottenham could not apply in this match, especially for defense and poor passing which in the end it was detrimental to themselves and indeed Galatasaray appeared with a better scheme in this match.

In addition, the inclusion of Solanke was actually too late in my opinion even though he could be a good thing if Tottenham entered him earlier because indeed their momentum was still there but it was slowly lost when they lost 1 player which made their intensity in pursuing the goal margin hampered.
The first defeat for Tottenham in the league phase but it does not make their position uncomfortable because after all the good starting capital in the previous 3 wins keeps them in a favorable position even though this defeat is a bit regrettable.

[Furious 7]

Looking at the line-up that has come out now there is no De Ligt and Rashford because it looks like van Nistelrooy still wants to try to optimize Lindelof and Garnacho but actually this will not be a problem because these two players are also still quite good especially in flexibility issues.

Manchester United's target should be 3 points for now because looking at the 3 matches they have played the draw in the end did not bring them towards a good thing so it is quite important for Manchester United at this time to get 3 points so that their conditions can still be in a fairly good zone.

Van Nistelrooy's debut match also against Leicester was still quite good so there is a big hope of course that van Nistelrooy is currently carrying even though his position is still only interim but I think the responsibility given to him is still able to answer with 3 points because after all this is still important for the continuation of van Nistelrooy's career.

It seems that Ruud van Nistelrooy wants to experiment with formations, so he no longer uses the starters like in their last match against Chelsea. However, considering the tight schedule, this could also have been done simply to rotate the squad, so that the players have more time to rest, and also minimize the potential for injury.

Man United have never won in the Europa League and all three of their matches ended in a draw. This time they have a good chance to win for the first time. This time they have a good chance to win for the first time as their opponent is not a big team and they will also be playing at home. Besides that, Man United also seems to have good motivation (the impact of Ten Hag's dismissal).

Instead of saying experimenting I prefer to say that this is part of the rotation carried out by van Nistelrooy because after all the busy schedule will clearly make the situation uncontrollable especially Manchester United's current performance is not doing well so he tries more by maximizing backup players who are better prepared so that victory can be obtained and players are not too shortened.

But this rotation seems quite successful even though there are indeed some things that van Nistelrooy still needs to fix but in the end 3 points they managed to get and this is the first 3 points after 4 matches taking place in the Europa League which makes Manchester United's hopes a little open.

2 matches with 2 wins obtained by van Nisterlrooy is a good result because now they only need to focus on the EPL considering this is an important thing because their focus is certainly still in the EPL to make their position more feasible in the standings.

[SatoPrincess]

This is a very good opportunity for the Red devils to get their very first convincing winning in the UEFA Europa League this season as you said, let's watch and see what will play out in that match however am expecting Manchester United to win this match without any stress.

The Old Trafford public can be confident that Manchester United have a chance to win. On paper, yes, Manchester United are predicted to win but PAOK come to Manchester United not to lose. That's what the coach has instilled in the PAOK players.
Nistelrooy wants to help Manchester United to get points while he is leading Manchester United. In the Europa League against, Nistelrooy really wants to prove that he is worthy of being a coach and against PAOK is not an easy job because in Super League 1, PAOK is a team that is very productive in scoring goals.

This was a great opportunity for Manchester United and Ruud Van Nistelrooy to secure their first convincing win in the UEFA Europa League this season, and I had a strong feeling it would be an easy victory for them, especially with the match being played at Old Trafford. I was right: Manchester United dominated the game from the first half. Although they were slightly sluggish in the second half, it didn’t impact the outcome, as they emerged victorious with a 2-0 scoreline in favor of the Reds.

[MrEazyLife]

Looking at the line-up that has come out now there is no De Ligt and Rashford because it looks like van Nistelrooy still wants to try to optimize Lindelof and Garnacho but actually this will not be a problem because these two players are also still quite good especially in flexibility issues.

Manchester United's target should be 3 points for now because looking at the 3 matches they have played the draw in the end did not bring them towards a good thing so it is quite important for Manchester United at this time to get 3 points so that their conditions can still be in a fairly good zone.

Van Nistelrooy's debut match also against Leicester was still quite good so there is a big hope of course that van Nistelrooy is currently carrying even though his position is still only interim but I think the responsibility given to him is still able to answer with 3 points because after all this is still important for the continuation of van Nistelrooy's career.

The problem is that I would understand no rashford and instead using garnacho, that makes sense and I am fine with that. But is De Ligt really an issue? Whenever he plays, he plays very well and I believe he is a great player, there is really no reason that would not happen. I believe instead of Lindelof he can use De Ligt and it would still work fine, doesn't feel like it would be a wrong decision.

In any case, United has a brighter future, they are going to get Amorim and when they get him they will do better, Ruud is meaning well and trying his best but he is just not as good of a manager as Amorim, obviously. So when the time comes and Amorim arrives, we are going to see United do better, only a few days left now, of course early games may not be that great but with time we are going to see him settle in and see all players and make better decisions and improve the team for sure. We will see United finish top ten once again, and next season will be much better.

To be honest I feel Van Nistelrooy wants everyone to play football and not just using same set of players in every match. That is the reason he rotates some of the players. Something ten hag didn’t do. He only rotates players base on a player’s injury. Van rotating the players will also help him know whom to put in the starting lineup and who to use as substitute. And the players are really enjoying it.

With Amorim I know there’ll be so much excitement with the players. And any player who doesn’t fit his style of play and isn’t having playing time should be sold then get in players who are needed

[nelson4lov]

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The first half of Manchester United's match against POAK was quite boring because goals weren't scored. I was irritated with Manchester United's attackers from the start of the match because they could score a lot of goals against POAK, who haven't been playing well this season and lost two of their league games to weak teams. In the Europa League, they looked stronger against Manchester United, and if it were Chelsea, I'm sure they would score a lot of goals against POAK. However, Amad Dialo's two goals for Manchester United in less than 30 seconds helped them turn this around and win the game in the second half.

It looks like I'll take a few weeks off. I was quite disappointed with this week's Champions League results, and after seeing how many big teams lost, I'm thinking maybe we're just watching a match that was fixed. Unexpectedly big teams lose in the biggest tournament.

If you're going by that narrative that some of those matches were fixed, you have to also talk about how Man City and Real Madrid's recent games have been fixed. Last weekend, all of the teams in the top 3 of the EPL were down 0-1 by teams they were not fit enough to win them — in that time, there were rumors being spread about that weekend games being fixed. Arsenal and City ended up losing while Liverpool turned it around.

I know there's match fixing, but sometimes, these big teams are just struggling, nothing more.

As for Man Utd's game — I slept off in the first half due to how boring it got. A team like that (POAK) shouldn't be able to hold them off but United lately pulled off a win and I think that matters.

[Weawant]

This was a great opportunity for Manchester United and Ruud Van Nistelrooy to secure their first convincing win in the UEFA Europa League this season, and I had a strong feeling it would be an easy victory for them, especially with the match being played at Old Trafford. I was right: Manchester United dominated the game from the first half. Although they were slightly sluggish in the second half, it didn’t impact the outcome, as they emerged victorious with a 2-0 scoreline in favor of the Reds.

Manchester United actually did won the game and had their first victory in the Europa and for Van Nestelroy, literally Manchester united is going to be able  gradually do well in the performance and they will have a potential chance at the trophy by the end of the season especially as they have got this new improvement and the new coach  they are getting is gradually showing the will do better. in the game against PAOK  Manchester united wasn't doing sluggishly in the second half they did better and even dominated.

[snipie]

But, partially due to Tottenham playing with 10 men from the 60th minute, they did their job pretty well and jumped to third place in the table.

Galatasaray performed much better when Tottenham still had all 11 players on the pitch and closed the first half with a 3-1 lead. Osimhen once again showed everyone why he’s one of the world’s top strikers.After the 60th minute, even though Tottenham was down to 10 players, they managed to reduce the deficit to 1 and had chances to earn points in the match.

Yeah indeed Galatasaray played quite well comparing to Tottenham Hotspur regardless of the number of players in the field.
Spurs couldn't hold the draw more than 13 minutes before Osimhen knocked them out by two successive goals. I think finding Galatasaray playing in UEFA Europa League is more interesting than having them in UEFA Champions League where even the top clubs struggle to collect points.
By the way even Europa League is hard when you see the names of the teams playing there

[Hirose UK]

At first I didn't expect Ajax to get win like this because even though I believe Ajax can play well, their chances of winning are still not that big, but they managed to do it and made everyone happy to see them beat Maccabi.
Most surprising thing for me is their good performance in the Europa League and now they are in second place in 4 match showing 3 win with 1 draw, yesterday big win 5 - 0 from Maccabi was quite fun game to watch.

[tusandii]

But, partially due to Tottenham playing with 10 men from the 60th minute, they did their job pretty well and jumped to third place in the table.

Galatasaray performed much better when Tottenham still had all 11 players on the pitch and closed the first half with a 3-1 lead. Osimhen once again showed everyone why he’s one of the world’s top strikers.After the 60th minute, even though Tottenham was down to 10 players, they managed to reduce the deficit to 1 and had chances to earn points in the match.

I see the statistics Galatasaray is more dominant in attacking compared to Tottenham and that makes the opposing team exhausted to withstand the attacks from the home team and Galatasaray was able to create a 3 goal advantage first in the first half, even so I do not say Tottenham played badly they also played quite well even though one of their players got a red card they were able to reduce the difference by adding 1 goal after Will Lankshear left the field and the score ended 3:2 I think Tottenham's first defeat in the UEL will be an evaluation to perform better in the future.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Unfortunately with the advantage of the number of players from the 60th minute could not make Galatasaray add goals in the second half. they played well but the advantage of players actually made Galatasaray's game open some gaps in their defense. Tottenham played quite badly, they often lost the ball in short passes and that also happened in several previous matches.
There was no significant change from Tottenham's game. they sometimes played well, but sometimes played not well. Galatasaray deserved the victory.

Galatasaray did not take advantage of the advantage in the number of players and they did not take advantage of several good opportunities to increase their lead in the second half because if you look at it, there were many attacks that were not used to score goals. Losing the ball in short passes and mistakes in anticipating the movement of Galatasaray players became a weakness of Tottenham so that they were unable to stop the attacks that were successfully converted into goals.

There has been no major change because sometimes they play well and in the next match they play badly so they lose points in the match. Even though if you look at the match against Manchester City in the Premier League, their ability to attack and defend is very good.

[hyudien]

At first I didn't expect Ajax to get win like this because even though I believe Ajax can play well, their chances of winning are still not that big, but they managed to do it and made everyone happy to see them beat Maccabi.
Most surprising thing for me is their good performance in the Europa League and now they are in second place in 4 match showing 3 win with 1 draw, yesterday big win 5 - 0 from Maccabi was quite fun game to watch.

Ajax played very well in this match, they were comfortable to play so they could create many goals. Apart from their opponent who is also one of the teams that has never tasted victory in the Europa League this season, but they were able to take advantage of it very well so that they could create 5 goals and that brought them to 2nd position in the Europa League standings.
They managed to create 3 goals in the first half and 2 others they managed to create in the second half so that the victory they got was very convincing. Now they have a very big chance to be able to qualify directly without going through the play-off round, they just need to keep their game good.

[bitgolden]

To be fair, United didn't even play any different formation or strategy or even players. Most of those players did played there and I believe most of the players are the same as well. This is why I believe the players are just playing better because they just like the manager better. I am still on belief that ETH talked about players badly, and that is why players played bad knowing that if they play bad, ETH would be fired and that's why they lost so many games.

United was never this bad, they were always good enough to win, they were good enough to be at a better place than this as well. I just believe that they ended up playing badly to get him fired. Not that ETH is a good manager, he sucks and part of the reason is he lost the locker room and that's why he got fired.

[Swordsoffreedom]

At first I didn't expect Ajax to get win like this because even though I believe Ajax can play well, their chances of winning are still not that big, but they managed to do it and made everyone happy to see them beat Maccabi.
Most surprising thing for me is their good performance in the Europa League and now they are in second place in 4 match showing 3 win with 1 draw, yesterday big win 5 - 0 from Maccabi was quite fun game to watch.

Ajax played very well in this match, they were comfortable to play so they could create many goals. Apart from their opponent who is also one of the teams that has never tasted victory in the Europa League this season, but they were able to take advantage of it very well so that they could create 5 goals and that brought them to 2nd position in the Europa League standings.
They managed to create 3 goals in the first half and 2 others they managed to create in the second half so that the victory they got was very convincing. Now they have a very big chance to be able to qualify directly without going through the play-off round, they just need to keep their game good.

I have been very surprised by Ajax's performance in the last few matches. This team is playing great this season. In the last two seasons we have seen poor and erratic performances from Ajax. But this season's scenario is completely different. This team is able to perform well. Ajax have won their last two matches in the Eredivisie against Feyenoord and PSV. PSV is dominating the Eredivisie this season. Even then Ajax team managed to win against PSV.

Ajax's players were very confident after the win against PSV. I think this is the main reason why Ajax players were able to perform so well against Tel-Aviv. Tel-Aviv's players do not give much advantage to Ajax's players. Tel-Aviv's players could launch some powerful attacks, but they could not break through Ajax's defense.

Ajax won three out of four Europa League matches. And at the moment the second place in the table is occupied by Ajax. Ajax has scored the most goals in the Europa League so far. Ajax scored 13 goals in 4 matches and conceded only one goal.

[Frankolala]

To be fair, United didn't even play any different formation or strategy or even players. Most of those players did played there and I believe most of the players are the same as well. This is why I believe the players are just playing better because they just like the manager better. I am still on belief that ETH talked about players badly, and that is why players played bad knowing that if they play bad, ETH would be fired and that's why they lost so many games.

United was never this bad, they were always good enough to win, they were good enough to be at a better place than this as well. I just believe that they ended up playing badly to get him fired. Not that ETH is a good manager, he sucks and part of the reason is he lost the locker room and that's why he got fired.

As a manager, there is how you will talk and motivate your players in order for them to bring out the best in them or have the passion to win matches, but Ten Hag lacks that quality. Instead, he would come to the media and put all the blame on the players, do you think they will be happy to have someone that criticize them as their coach. I think that a good, and successful coach is not only by his experience and skills on the field, but also by having a good relationship with his players and motivate the players at the right time for them to play with passion and zeal so that they can win the game.