UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season

[ShowOff]

Roma managing to beat Athletic Club (Bilbao) is the craziest score of the night. I understand they played at home, which made it possible for them to have a better approach to this, but that doesn't mean the result was expected. Roma had a terrible season until they hired Ranieri, and now with Ranieri they are finally recovering and doing better, but nobody assumed they would be able to beat Bilbao, even with red card, people would assume Bilbao would just defend and not lose, and just keep it a tied game.

In this case, next game will be very important, Bilbao will play very offensively, and I mean overloading on offense and they will hope to find some early goals, if they fail and Roma takes advantage of this for a counter attack, we could actually see one of the leading candidates for the title end up losing before quarter finals.

Slowly but surely, AS Roma is gradually showing consistent performance under Claudio Ranieri management. The victory over Athletic Bilbao, in my opinion, has shattered the assumptions of those who doubted his return from retirement. Claudio Ranieri has changed many things since his arrival, now they look more organized and dangerous. When AS Roma managed to reach the round of 16 by defeating Porto, it seemed like luck. But the recent victory over Athletic Bilbao signals that AS Roma strength must now be reckoned with.

Athletic Bilbao certainly still has a chance to turn things around in the second leg, but it won't be an easy task. Finishing as runner-up in the League Phase standings is not enough to make their journey in the knockout stage easier, Athletic Bilbao must work hard to maintain their status as a favorite team. In Serie A, AS Roma is unbeaten in their last 11 matches, they are on the rise.

[Mate2237]

Roma managing to beat Athletic Club (Bilbao) is the craziest score of the night. I understand they played at home, which made it possible for them to have a better approach to this, but that doesn't mean the result was expected. Roma had a terrible season until they hired Ranieri, and now with Ranieri they are finally recovering and doing better, but nobody assumed they would be able to beat Bilbao, even with red card, people would assume Bilbao would just defend and not lose, and just keep it a tied game.

In this case, next game will be very important, Bilbao will play very offensively, and I mean overloading on offense and they will hope to find some early goals, if they fail and Roma takes advantage of this for a counter attack, we could actually see one of the leading candidates for the title end up losing before quarter finals.

Slowly but surely, AS Roma is gradually showing consistent performance under Claudio Ranieri management. The victory over Athletic Bilbao, in my opinion, has shattered the assumptions of those who doubted his return from retirement. Claudio Ranieri has changed many things since his arrival, now they look more organized and dangerous. When AS Roma managed to reach the round of 16 by defeating Porto, it seemed like luck. But the recent victory over Athletic Bilbao signals that AS Roma strength must now be reckoned with.

Athletic Bilbao certainly still has a chance to turn things around in the second leg, but it won't be an easy task. Finishing as runner-up in the League Phase standings is not enough to make their journey in the knockout stage easier, Athletic Bilbao must work hard to maintain their status as a favorite team. In Serie A, AS Roma is unbeaten in their last 11 matches, they are on the rise.

Roma is improving really good under Claudio Renairi because before he came to Roma the club was struggling and was in a very bad condition especially in the Italian seria A because they where very far from even the top five teams in the seria A table, currently Roma is in a winning run of matches and has really improved even in the domestic league

Am not too surprised about this win because I expected Roma to win this game the results is not even a good one for Roma going into the second leg in spain because Bilbao playing at home is one team that can win any team so Roma has to be more careful going into the second leg in spain, but this is a nice win because I was thinking that the game was going to end in a draw

[adultcrypto]

Real Sociedad has a fantastic and dynamic team that are capable of turning the results around to their favour considering the weak defense line of Manchester United which makes it not hard for any team to get passed them to get a goal. I think Real Sociedad would come back in full force in the second leg and  Ruben Amorim side have to be well prepared for that because it's going to be a tough game from what am seeing.

I'll put my money on Real Sociedad for the second leg. People don't watch them enough so they write them off easily but I watch them and I know they can get a win from Old Trafford because Man United is not a team that can be relied on to win that game.
United played better than Sociedad in the first leg but that was because Zubimendi was not available, but still Manchester United could not make use of the opportunity. If Zubimendi will be available for the second leg then Manchester United are gong to have a lot of problems because he knows how to control the game. There's no CM in United that can control a game better than Zubimendi. 

Your analysis could be right but don't fail to consider the effect of old Trafford. Forget the shit Manchester United players do, in an important matches like the one between Manchester United and Real Sociedad, the aura of Manchester United will definitely come to play. So, do not risk it. It is true that Zubimendi is a better midfielder that the present Manchester United midfielders, but if Amorim decides to play Erikson, possession would definitely tilt towards the Manchester United side. For gamblers who has watched the first leg, I don't think it is wise to go for Real Sociedad in this meeting.

I.am more confident when Manchester United played away than when they play at home. The results is there to show that they don't know how to use home advantage so I don't want to give anyone any form of home that they will start using home advantage now. So I agree with Alpha Marine that Real Sociedad can win them at Old Trafford. As it stands, luck is not on the side of Manchester United as we have seen in many of their matches. They might still be going through a natural difficult times since their problems does not look like one that has solution. Until they are out of the woods, I won't take them too serious irrespective of who they meet.

[Renampun]

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I.am more confident when Manchester United played away than when they play at home. The results is there to show that they don't know how to use home advantage so I don't want to give anyone any form of home that they will start using home advantage now. So I agree with Alpha Marine that Real Sociedad can win them at Old Trafford. As it stands, luck is not on the side of Manchester United as we have seen in many of their matches. They might still be going through a natural difficult times since their problems does not look like one that has solution. Until they are out of the woods, I won't take them too serious irrespective of who they meet.

Manchester United's performance in the Europa League is quite good, of all the teams, they are the only team that has not been defeated, holding Sociedad to a draw at their home ground is a good opportunity for Man Utd, later in the second leg they must be able to perform optimally and win the match smoothly. Garnacho and Hojlund must perform optimally in the second leg because in the first leg yesterday, both of them did not appear to play to their full potential.

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This guy is always the center of attention wherever he is stay. After embarrassing loss at home on Europa League, Mourinho seemed to be lazy to answer all the questions because fatique reason. As we know, Fenerbahce lost when meet underdog team, Rangers playing defensive with effective counter attack. Fenerbahce have the momment by create 2 goals, but VAR disallowed goal, this prove if Fenerbahce still have chance to reverse situation on leg 2. But I thing it's look hard for Mourinho, because Rangers is not team who will make it easy on their home. They have Dessers, a player who is in the top scoreboard on Scottish Premiership, He also scored the first goal, who made mourinho overwhelmed, and made a mess Fenerbahce afterward.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

This guy is always the center of attention wherever he is stay. After embarrassing loss at home on Europa League, Mourinho seemed to be lazy to answer all the questions because fatique reason. As we know, Fenerbahce lost when meet underdog team, Rangers playing defensive with effective counter attack. Fenerbahce have the momment by create 2 goals, but VAR disallowed goal, this prove if Fenerbahce still have chance to reverse situation on leg 2.

Jose Mourinho has his habit to be less ready for press conference after a match if his team got a defeat. This press conference is one of such, and it has happened many times in his coach careers and past press conferences, so I am not surprised with his reaction after a shock defeat of Fenerbahce.

They did not play too bad and the third conceded goal came as a consequence of their total attacks for finding an equalizing goal. Perhaps, Jose Mourinho is responsible for this third conceded goal too as he can accept a 1-2 defeat and wait for a second leg. 1-2 is better than 1-3 defeat as with this big defeat at home, Fenerbahce will have big difficulty in a second match to win with at least two-goal difference at Rangers' stadium.

But I thing it's look hard for Mourinho, because Rangers is not team who will make it easy on their home. They have Dessers, a player who is in the top scoreboard on Scottish Premiership, He also scored the first goal, who made mourinho overwhelmed, and made a mess Fenerbahce afterward.

Jose Mourinho has a long career and he is a master in cups so I believe challenge in a second match with Rangers. It will be very hard for them, but Jose Mourinho is not a kind of coach that accepts a loss too early. He and Fenerbahce will fight seriously in a second match as they have nothing to lose. Fighting and winning big to go to quarter final or go home. A defeat or a big defeat in Rangers will not be too important with them, as they only aim at a big win there.

[3meek]

Real Sociedad has a fantastic and dynamic team that are capable of turning the results around to their favour considering the weak defense line of Manchester United which makes it not hard for any team to get passed them to get a goal. I think Real Sociedad would come back in full force in the second leg and  Ruben Amorim side have to be well prepared for that because it's going to be a tough game from what am seeing.

I'll put my money on Real Sociedad for the second leg. People don't watch them enough so they write them off easily but I watch them and I know they can get a win from Old Trafford because Man United is not a team that can be relied on to win that game.
United played better than Sociedad in the first leg but that was because Zubimendi was not available, but still Manchester United could not make use of the opportunity. If Zubimendi will be available for the second leg then Manchester United are gong to have a lot of problems because he knows how to control the game. There's no CM in United that can control a game better than Zubimendi. 

Your analysis could be right but don't fail to consider the effect of old Trafford. Forget the shit Manchester United players do, in an important matches like the one between Manchester United and Real Sociedad, the aura of Manchester United will definitely come to play. So, do not risk it. It is true that Zubimendi is a better midfielder that the present Manchester United midfielders, but if Amorim decides to play Erikson, possession would definitely tilt towards the Manchester United side. For gamblers who has watched the first leg, I don't think it is wise to go for Real Sociedad in this meeting.

I.am more confident when Manchester United played away than when they play at home. The results is there to show that they don't know how to use home advantage so I don't want to give anyone any form of home that they will start using home advantage now. So I agree with Alpha Marine that Real Sociedad can win them at Old Trafford. As it stands, luck is not on the side of Manchester United as we have seen in many of their matches. They might still be going through a natural difficult times since their problems does not look like one that has solution. Until they are out of the woods, I won't take them too serious irrespective of who they meet.

To use home advantage, they need to start by playing well, something Manchester United are not showing this season... If they played the first away draw in Spain, it is no guarantee that they will win the return match at home... Real Sociedad is not a weak club and can easily win away...

[Ale88]

This guy is always the center of attention wherever he is stay. After embarrassing loss at home on Europa League, Mourinho seemed to be lazy to answer all the questions because fatique reason. As we know, Fenerbahce lost when meet underdog team, Rangers playing defensive with effective counter attack. Fenerbahce have the momment by create 2 goals, but VAR disallowed goal, this prove if Fenerbahce still have chance to reverse situation on leg 2. But I thing it's look hard for Mourinho, because Rangers is not team who will make it easy on their home. They have Dessers, a player who is in the top scoreboard on Scottish Premiership, He also scored the first goal, who made mourinho overwhelmed, and made a mess Fenerbahce afterward.

Mourinho's carrier is over, actually it's been over for years, he's lucky to still find some team who believes he's some sort of magician when in reality he's just a comedian. He did great things in the past but his way of doing things is old-fashioned, he always needs to have some "enemy" to blame when things go south, after years of doing that it really becomes predictable and annoying.

[Uruhara]

Even though a draw at home to your opponent is already a pretty good result. But still, in the second leg, when Man United is the host, it cannot be a guarantee that Man United will play better. And yes, it could be Real Sociedad who makes a surprise at Old Trafford. But I hope that in the second leg Man United can take advantage of their home advantage to win the match and advance further in the Europa League. because this season Man United really needs a title in the European League to be able to improve their reputation in the world of European football. Because if Man United even fails in the Europa League then it will be really bad for this team.

A draw is not a bad result either, considering that this was an away game and there were quite a few injured players, so Ruben Amorim did not have many options in player selection. I think Man United have a better chance than Real Sociedad because they will have the advantage of playing at home in the second leg, and most likely Maguire and Ugarte will be able to play again (they did not play in the first leg due to injury). Maybe what they need to pay attention to is the match against Arsenal, so that no more players get injured.

Well, I hope so, that is, Man United can be more favored in the second leg in the last 16 of the European League. And yes, for now what must be a concern is that Man United must not lose tomorrow's match in the Premier League against Arsenal and at the same time Man United must also avoid re-injury to one of their players which could make this squad even weaker in the second leg of the European League later. And actually Man United's position is really bad at the moment in the Premier League. Because currently Man United is also ranked 14th in the Premier League, which means they also have to prioritize winning in the Premier League. Otherwise they could get closer to the relegation zone which could be their worst nightmare. Amorim's task will now be even more difficult, especially in the next match against Arsenal in the Premier League. But I hope Man United can make good use of their position as hosts.

[Fuso.hp]

The Arsenal game makes things tricky, though. Feels like they’re stuck between a rock and a hard place—risk the league or risk Europe. Either way, this next week is going to be huge for them.

Manchester United is at a very tight spot but I'd expect Amorim to know which to give priority. If he can get a defeat against Arsenal and a victory against Real Sociedad, looks to me like a good result. They need the Europa trophy badly because it's their golden ticket to the champions league. So I don't expect him to give much importance to the Arsenal game and to hand Chido Obi and Harry Amass their first premier league start in other to rest other players for the Real Sociedad 2nd leg game.

I think Manchester United don't need much to plan for Premier League now, they should plan more for Europa League matches. Manchester United drew in the first leg match so the second leg match is really important for them. If Manchester United cannot enter the field with full strength in the second leg match, they will be far behind Real Sociedad. This season Manchester United is performing somewhat well in the Europa League so we expect Manchester United to have a good chance of winning the Europa League title at least this season. Now if Manchester United plan equally on both the Premier League and the Europa League and take both more seriously then a good performance in either one will surely have a negative impact.

[hyudien]

I think Manchester United don't need much to plan for Premier League now, they should plan more for Europa League matches. Manchester United drew in the first leg match so the second leg match is really important for them. If Manchester United cannot enter the field with full strength in the second leg match, they will be far behind Real Sociedad. This season Manchester United is performing somewhat well in the Europa League so we expect Manchester United to have a good chance of winning the Europa League title at least this season. Now if Manchester United plan equally on both the Premier League and the Europa League and take both more seriously then a good performance in either one will surely have a negative impact.

I can't say whether they have performed better in the Europa League or not, all I can say is that they have always had a mixed performance and even that was a very bad performance. They drew the first leg, but that's an advantage because in the second leg they will be playing at home. But the problem is, sometimes for Manchester United, whether they are playing at home or not, when their game is in disarray, they will play badly. I can't say what will happen in the second leg.

[Derekfunds]

I think Manchester United don't need much to plan for Premier League now, they should plan more for Europa League matches. Manchester United drew in the first leg match so the second leg match is really important for them. If Manchester United cannot enter the field with full strength in the second leg match, they will be far behind Real Sociedad. This season Manchester United is performing somewhat well in the Europa League so we expect Manchester United to have a good chance of winning the Europa League title at least this season. Now if Manchester United plan equally on both the Premier League and the Europa League and take both more seriously then a good performance in either one will surely have a negative impact.

I can't say whether they have performed better in the Europa League or not, all I can say is that they have always had a mixed performance and even that was a very bad performance. They drew the first leg, but that's an advantage because in the second leg they will be playing at home. But the problem is, sometimes for Manchester United, whether they are playing at home or not, when their game is in disarray, they will play badly. I can't say what will happen in the second leg.

Well if not for the penalty they committed I will say they really did well to some point but they really need to improve on that, the way Manchester united use to play and seeing them draw from away against Real sociedad was a great result and I want to believe they will do even more better In there home else Real sociedad will knock them out of the Europa league and I think this is the only hope Manchester united have this season so it will be nice if they utilize it because there is no hope of qualifying for Europa or conference league.

[Velvet78]

The most favoured teams by bookmakers for the Europa League title already got bad results.    Not surprising though. None of Tottenham and Manchester United showed us great performances during league phase.

Statistics can be misleading for the ones who haven't watched any of their games. Things get more serious in the playoffs and you can't maintain the same poor performance.

I think Tottenham are likely to get eliminated now. About the Red Devils, I'm not sure. It ended 1-1 in the first leg so let's see. Real Sociedad are also a mess this season.

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https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1897782026641547491

This guy is always the center of attention wherever he is stay. After embarrassing loss at home on Europa League, Mourinho seemed to be lazy to answer all the questions because fatique reason. As we know, Fenerbahce lost when meet underdog team, Rangers playing defensive with effective counter attack. Fenerbahce have the momment by create 2 goals, but VAR disallowed goal, this prove if Fenerbahce still have chance to reverse situation on leg 2. But I thing it's look hard for Mourinho, because Rangers is not team who will make it easy on their home. They have Dessers, a player who is in the top scoreboard on Scottish Premiership, He also scored the first goal, who made mourinho overwhelmed, and made a mess Fenerbahce afterward.

Mou has to realized that his old pattern is not working anymore. He did nothing to the Fenerbahce, and the lost from Ranger proved it all. There's enough evidence for the club to say no in continuing him as a head coach.

I must also admit how his club was really messed up with their pattern. They conceded stupid goals, and unable to utilized all their chances. It's terrible to watch their gameplay these days.

It's also a wake up call for him to do better when doing subs. His subs gave terrible result, which i believe it could be draw if he didn't do that.

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https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1897782026641547491

This guy is always the center of attention wherever he is stay. After embarrassing loss at home on Europa League, Mourinho seemed to be lazy to answer all the questions because fatique reason. As we know, Fenerbahce lost when meet underdog team, Rangers playing defensive with effective counter attack. Fenerbahce have the momment by create 2 goals, but VAR disallowed goal, this prove if Fenerbahce still have chance to reverse situation on leg 2. But I thing it's look hard for Mourinho, because Rangers is not team who will make it easy on their home. They have Dessers, a player who is in the top scoreboard on Scottish Premiership, He also scored the first goal, who made mourinho overwhelmed, and made a mess Fenerbahce afterward.

Mourinho, man… This man creates a big damned show wherever he goes; he is a walking headline. That was a classic press conference. “Too tired” to listen but not too tired to watch his team get destroyed at home. Though Fenerbahce had possession, chances, VAR drama, they were outmatched by a Rangers side who arrived with a solid plan and executed it ruthlessly

Dessers has been shredding it in Scotland, and Mourinho's defense found zero answers for him. That early goal set the tone. While the second leg is not impossible, Rangers at Ibrox shows more difficulty. He can whine all he wants, Fenerbahce is done if their defensive system is not improved and find a way to actually convert. This kind of "backs against the wall" scenario interests Mourinho. Not shocked if he somehow gets above this. But after that first leg, I would not bet on it

[Adbitco]

I.am more confident when Manchester United played away than when they play at home. The results is there to show that they don't know how to use home advantage so I don't want to give anyone any form of home that they will start using home advantage now. So I agree with Alpha Marine that Real Sociedad can win them at Old Trafford. As it stands, luck is not on the side of Manchester United as we have seen in many of their matches. They might still be going through a natural difficult times since their problems does not look like one that has solution. Until they are out of the woods, I won't take them too serious irrespective of who they meet.

Same thing as what I have being saying, they even seem weaker at their home stadium in front of their fans. Even in the league, this season they have played a total of 14 games at home so far in EPL and accumulated 19 points in the process. From calculations they have lost 23 points at Old Trafford which is actually a bad record because a big team is supposed to be stronger at home. But Manchester United own case seems to be different as compared to other big teams from the same league.

[Distraction]

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1897782026641547491

This guy is always the center of attention wherever he is stay. After embarrassing loss at home on Europa League, Mourinho seemed to be lazy to answer all the questions because fatique reason. As we know, Fenerbahce lost when meet underdog team, Rangers playing defensive with effective counter attack. Fenerbahce have the momment by create 2 goals, but VAR disallowed goal, this prove if Fenerbahce still have chance to reverse situation on leg 2. But I thing it's look hard for Mourinho, because Rangers is not team who will make it easy on their home. They have Dessers, a player who is in the top scoreboard on Scottish Premiership, He also scored the first goal, who made mourinho overwhelmed, and made a mess Fenerbahce afterward.

Mourinho started to do a great job at Fenerbahçe in the recent a few months however his usual plan didn't work in the Rangers match. Mourinho cooked the team with the changes he made in the second half of the match. I think Fenerbahçe still have a chance to get past this stage however I need to say that their job isn't easy at all.

[Kristiyana]

I think Manchester United don't need much to plan for Premier League now, they should plan more for Europa League matches. Manchester United drew in the first leg match so the second leg match is really important for them. If Manchester United cannot enter the field with full strength in the second leg match, they will be far behind Real Sociedad. This season Manchester United is performing somewhat well in the Europa League so we expect Manchester United to have a good chance of winning the Europa League title at least this season. Now if Manchester United plan equally on both the Premier League and the Europa League and take both more seriously then a good performance in either one will surely have a negative impact.

I can't say whether they have performed better in the Europa League or not, all I can say is that they have always had a mixed performance and even that was a very bad performance. They drew the first leg, but that's an advantage because in the second leg they will be playing at home. But the problem is, sometimes for Manchester United, whether they are playing at home or not, when their game is in disarray, they will play badly. I can't say what will happen in the second leg.

Well if not for the penalty they committed I will say they really did well to some point but they really need to improve on that, the way Manchester united use to play and seeing them draw from away against Real sociedad was a great result and I want to believe they will do even more better In there home else Real sociedad will knock them out of the Europa league and I think this is the only hope Manchester united have this season so it will be nice if they utilize it because there is no hope of qualifying for Europa or conference league.

You're right, I think manchester united will want to capitalize on that. Because there's no any other title they are competing apart from this Europa league so therefore they will always want to bring thier best performance to see if they can win the title. Because that's the only hope they have this season, however I think their performance in the Europa league isn't that bad at all. Moreover if they can be able to maintain this their performance, I think they May likely win the Europa league this season.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Tottenham have to play much better in the second leg. Also, the fans have a big role to play here. The fans have to put pressure on AZ Alkmaar in the second leg and influence them. If they don't get their full support, Tottenham may be eliminated in this round. I thought they were a team with the quality to go to the final, but when I saw how they played, my thoughts started to change.

The match that will take place at Tottenham's home ground is decisive because they can achieve a bigger victory if they are able to take advantage of the conditions. Tottenham did not play badly in the first leg, it's just that they were unable to create chances to score because even though they had several chances, Tottenham had problems in the finishing stage. The momentum of playing at home must be used by Tottenham and they must not take it easy if they don't work hard to get the win.

[pusaka]

Tottenham have to play much better in the second leg. Also, the fans have a big role to play here. The fans have to put pressure on AZ Alkmaar in the second leg and influence them. If they don't get their full support, Tottenham may be eliminated in this round. I thought they were a team with the quality to go to the final, but when I saw how they played, my thoughts started to change.

The match that will take place at Tottenham's home ground is decisive because they can achieve a bigger victory if they are able to take advantage of the conditions. Tottenham did not play badly in the first leg, it's just that they were unable to create chances to score because even though they had several chances, Tottenham had problems in the finishing stage. The momentum of playing at home must be used by Tottenham and they must not take it easy if they don't work hard to get the win.

Tottenham must be able to get a quick goal to equalize first, because if they can't score a quick goal or even have to fall behind again then it will be very bad for them. It is feared that they will be frustrated and that can make them lose focus and maybe the opponent can take advantage of it. They will play as the host, they must be able to maximize it by relying on the pressure that can be done by the fans. Their mentality will be tested in this match, and there is no choice for them but to play out attacking to be able to steal a goal that can turn things around.