UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season

[GiftedMAN]

Don't be surprised by the results of the UCL match that has been played by Arsenal with Real Madrid because everyone knows how Arsenal players scored three goals against Real Madrid. As for teams like Lyon, I don't think that they can be equated with Arsenal because it will be very different and Manchester United themselves also do not have to be considered bad in this competition because Manchester United are also not easily defeated by other teams in the English League as they have happened when they face Manchester City last weekend.

I don't know, however, I see United's performance is also unstable. They can play well, but also vice versa, they can disappoint us. Lyon is also not a weak team, they can give a surprise to United. But I also hope Amorim has prepared his players with the best strategy to face Lyon.
Will not be an easy match for United, but if they can get an advantage in the first leg, United can get a better chance in the second leg to qualify for the semi-finals.

The performance of both teams have been seen in their previous matches and  United is not to be trusted because of their inconsistent performance but in the Europa League games they have performing above average just that they find it difficult to win consistently and that's the area they need to work on if they must defeat Lyon because their opponent Lyon knows their weak points and they will definitely want to punish them by attacking them hard so that they can commit errors for them to score. Amorim should be ready to prepare his boys to go head to head against Lyon and the first leg should be where they need to prove that they want to qualify for the semi finals they need to defeat Lyon and get ready to battle them in the second leg.

[Lida93]

You already underestimated Lyon in this match by what you said and measuring them by the standard of their league to that of Manchester United who are not quite doing better in their own domestic league. I think Lyon had  a well decorated team that can withstand Manchester United and am saying this because they have really fought hard just as United did to get to this stage of the competition. Hence, I see both teams of being of equal strength and I don't see Manchester United beating Lyon so simple as you think.

To me, United is the weaker team on this matchup. Sure they are more expensive and all, and they "should" be better, but we have seen them play before so we can easily see how United is not stronger. Lyon on the other hand has done well within their league and done well with Europa so far which means that they are the stronger team, to me at least.

I can see many people not agreeing with me on this and I can see that as being very reasonable, but that doesn't mean I have to be wrong, we have to wait for the game before we can see what happens. Thursday will be a very action packed day and there will be some other games as well but this one will be the one I will watch closely because I believe it won't be easy game.

Nobody can say who is right or wrong until the match is over. I will not say anything again on who is the favorite on this match, because football is full of surprises. Imagine how Arsenal dealt with Madrid. Lyon might be in form but that is not a guarantee that they'll win the match. Manchester United might be weak in EPL, they might also be the best in UEL. No one can tell.

Yes, we are not certain of what the outcome of the match might be just as it was in the match between Arsenal Vs Real Madrid, nobody saw Arsenal beaten RM 3-0. But we must make analysis still, and in analyzing any game we have to use the available data's as yardsticks to qualify our predictions on what we think the probability of a game could be. At this stage of the UEL we can't underestimate any team irrespective of the domestic league they play.

[Adbitco]

The performance of both teams have been seen in their previous matches and  United is not to be trusted because of their inconsistent performance but in the Europa League games they have performing above average just that they find it difficult to win consistently and that's the area they need to work on if they must defeat Lyon because their opponent Lyon knows their weak points and they will definitely want to punish them by attacking them hard so that they can commit errors for them to score. Amorim should be ready to prepare his boys to go head to head against Lyon and the first leg should be where they need to prove that they want to qualify for the semi finals they need to defeat Lyon and get ready to battle them in the second leg.

I think I even trust Manchester United more in this competition than Lyon. You know they have a record of not yet losing a match so far and just like you said, their performance in the Europa League is above average. I'm not really interested in the teams league performance because these are totally two different competitions. Coming to this very game, I see Lyon as the under dogs to Manchester United simply because the English team has done better than the French side in the competition this season in my opinion.

[AirtelBuzz]

It can be a very difficult decision for us to consider which team will be the most qualified for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League because yesterday I enjoyed a match where Arsenal proved to be a truly worthy team. Although we are not comparing Arsenal Football Club to the Lyons Club here, it seems that the statistics may be heading in the same direction.

In my opinion Manchester United's biggest achievement this week was their draw against Manchester City in the Premier League. However here Manchester United will have to face a different team, meaning they will have to face a different force.

[el kaka22]

The game is too close to call, we really do not have any idea what will happen, we are just trying to make assumptions but we have no clue what is going to happen. I can see why this would be very important to most people because they rather bet on a game with great odds but those odds also mean that you have no idea who could win because nobody has any idea.

We are just making speculations at the moment and making stuff up, but the reality is that both teams are quite close to each other. United could win this game if they play with their 100%, we have seen them be great at times, very few games, if they play like that then they would be great, but if they play in disorganized manner like they played so many times this season, then they will lose.

[aylabadia05]

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On performance level,  Manchester United is the favorite, i won't stand solid on my prediction because Arsenal vs Real Madrid taught us bigger lessons when preferring the favorites for any game.

1.56 odds for Olympique Lyon, draw 2.35 and 1.76 for Manchester United.
Head yo head in their last 5 meetings, the chances are more towards a draw considering the 1st leg in France. 2.35 odds for a draw in my opinion are fair enough, but it's up to you what decision you want to make in betting on the Lyon vs Man. United match.

The odds I mentioned are sourced from BC.game and can be seen for yourself. If you are in doubt about the three choices, there are other options that can be placed on under or over bets.
The Arsenal vs Real Madrid match can really be used as an experience for betting on the Lyon vs Man. United match.

[ndutndut]

Nobody can say who is right or wrong until the match is over. I will not say anything again on who is the favorite on this match, because football is full of surprises. Imagine how Arsenal dealt with Madrid. Lyon might be in form but that is not a guarantee that they'll win the match. Manchester United might be weak in EPL, they might also be the best in UEL. No one can tell.

Don't be surprised by the results of the UCL match that has been played by Arsenal with Real Madrid because everyone knows how Arsenal players scored three goals against Real Madrid. As for teams like Lyon, I don't think that they can be equated with Arsenal because it will be very different and Manchester United themselves also do not have to be considered bad in this competition because Manchester United are also not easily defeated by other teams in the English League as they have happened when they face Manchester City last weekend.

Both of your opinions are right, there is nothing wrong because in my opinion in football nothing is impossible, anything can happen, especially when the whistle is blown, the team's confidence and the player's mentality greatly affect the final result. Arsenal can beat Real Madrid, because they play with more enthusiasm and motivation while Real Madrid does not, that's why they lose. Because if we talk about the squad, Real Madrid is better than Arsenal's squad, but this does not matter because in football sometimes motivation and mentality are very important to win.

Lyon vs Man United if we want to talk about the squad, Man United is better than Lyon. However, it does not guarantee that Man United can win because as I said the match will depend on the motivation of the players and mentality. Moreover, playing in European competitions, there will definitely be many surprises so that Lyon and Man United have the same chance to win, what makes the difference is the mentality during the match and motivation, besides the influence of the strategy of the coach of each team.

[Nheer]

Nobody can say who is right or wrong until the match is over. I will not say anything again on who is the favorite on this match, because football is full of surprises. Imagine how Arsenal dealt with Madrid. Lyon might be in form but that is not a guarantee that they'll win the match. Manchester United might be weak in EPL, they might also be the best in UEL. No one can tell.

Exactly football is full of surprises so no matter how strong a team might be the outcome might not go as expected sometimes so until the end of the game before anything can be said. Yesterday everyone was surprised even Arsenal fans didn't expect that they could win Madrid is such manner that they did. As for Manchester United game against Lyon I don't think United is much batter them in performance because they have a more consistent performance than Manchester United but United reputation is what makes people think that they are much better than Lyon. I won't be surprised if Lyon should display an unexpected performance and I am sure they won't make it easy for them at all.

As for teams like Lyon, I don't think that they can be equated with Arsenal because it will be very different and Manchester United themselves also do not have to be considered bad in this competition because Manchester United are also not easily defeated by other teams in the English League as they have happened when they face Manchester City last weekend.

True Lyon can't be compared to Arsenal but against a team like Manchester United in this stage of the competition I think Lyon shouldn't be written off just easily because they are performing well in the Ligue 1.

[Renampun]

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Don't be surprised by the results of the UCL match that has been played by Arsenal with Real Madrid because everyone knows how Arsenal players scored three goals against Real Madrid. As for teams like Lyon, I don't think that they can be equated with Arsenal because it will be very different and Manchester United themselves also do not have to be considered bad in this competition because Manchester United are also not easily defeated by other teams in the English League as they have happened when they face Manchester City last weekend.

when facing man city some time ago, i saw man utd had started to improve themselves, especially man utd's back line (maguire, yoro and mazraoui) appeared very compact and tough, i am sure amorim will field the best squad to face lyon in francis.

Regardless of all that, I agree with what you said here, Manchester United is really different when facing a team from outside the EPL. Lyon may have to fight hard in this match to be able to hold Man Utd, because Man Utd will target full points in this first leg.

[jaberwock]

The target of winning is a difficult result but it is not wrong if Manchester United targets a win in France.
A draw is also not necessarily something they can get if you compare how Lyon and Manchester United perform in their respective domestic leagues.

In the UEFA Europa League, Manchester United is better than the Premier League because during away games in the Europa League, Manchester United has never lost. They were able to bring home 8 points from the 4 matches they played.
This might be a consideration for choosing a draw.

Draw is not that bad for United, if they want advantage, first game draw would be good for United, but not sure how it would be later on. The current situation both teams are in is management problems, both have that, Lyon almost got relegated, and United has been terrible for years even with a ton of income, so we could say whoever is less mismanaged will end up with the win.

Amorim doesn't have much left to show the world he can do this, he has been not so good so far, and everyone hoped he would be much better. So if he really wants to show the world that he can do this, then winning Europa league is his only option, to make sure United could go to UEFA next season. If they can do that, then it would be a good scenario for him.

[Woodie]

I know we expected Borussia Dortmund to lose, but comeon 4goals to nil is unacceptable and Barca should have left them with a little respect for the big team they are   but wait a second having seen Barca get Humiliated by huge score lines by Bayern..I don't think they will be taking any chances, better secure that safe passage at all cosi.

Well played Barca, if you keep up with this you might be getting PSG in the finals.

[CroverNo01]

I know we expected Borussia Dortmund to lose, but comeon 4goals to nil is unacceptable and Barca should have left them with a little respect for the big team they are   but wait a second having seen Barca get Humiliated by huge score lines by Bayern..I don't think they will be taking any chances, better secure that safe passage at all cosi.

Well played Barca, if you keep up with this you might be getting PSG in the finals.

Hansi Flick simply pocketed his oppositions. Borrusia Dortmund is simply one of the inconsistent club and they've been reluctant in performance. They're actually going to be eliminated because what more hope could they rely on in the second leg? Why are we even surprised to see Borrusia Dortmund conceding 4 goals against Barcelona tonight? Its common and well deserved performance from the club, its been a long run for both sides.

[Dailyscript]

The performance of both teams have been seen in their previous matches and  United is not to be trusted because of their inconsistent performance but in the Europa League games they have performing above average just that they find it difficult to win consistently and that's the area they need to work on if they must defeat Lyon because their opponent Lyon knows their weak points and they will definitely want to punish them by attacking them hard so that they can commit errors for them to score. Amorim should be ready to prepare his boys to go head to head against Lyon and the first leg should be where they need to prove that they want to qualify for the semi finals they need to defeat Lyon and get ready to battle them in the second leg.

No amount of changes will give Manchester United victory tomorrow. If you want to bet on them then you should prepare to take anything as the result. I know you wouldn't want to waste your time betting on a team that dont know what they will do tomorrow. Actually i have marked out this season for United. Amorim needs more time to improve on the team, in the summer we will be waiting to see the signings that will come to the team and how those signings will recover the strength of Manchester United. I cant believe a prestigious team in England almost went out for relegation.

[Kristiyana]

The performance of both teams have been seen in their previous matches and  United is not to be trusted because of their inconsistent performance but in the Europa League games they have performing above average just that they find it difficult to win consistently and that's the area they need to work on if they must defeat Lyon because their opponent Lyon knows their weak points and they will definitely want to punish them by attacking them hard so that they can commit errors for them to score. Amorim should be ready to prepare his boys to go head to head against Lyon and the first leg should be where they need to prove that they want to qualify for the semi finals they need to defeat Lyon and get ready to battle them in the second leg.

I think I even trust Manchester United more in this competition than Lyon. You know they have a record of not yet losing a match so far and just like you said, their performance in the Europa League is above average. I'm not really interested in the teams league performance because these are totally two different competitions. Coming to this very game, I see Lyon as the under dogs to Manchester United simply because the English team has done better than the French side in the competition this season in my opinion.

 Of course is either manchester united win or draw because this are the  only thing they have been experiencing in the Europa this season they have not experience any lose right from day one of this competition, i guess we know how difficult it was for manchester united this season. You know I'm still surprised to see that manchester united have been playing  unbeaten in the Europa league even till this time, because thier performance was very poor more especially when playing in their domestic league. Moreover, I'm still having this feeling that they will keep maintaining thier unbeaten record till the final stage.

[irhact]

Hansi Flick simply pocketed his oppositions. Borrusia Dortmund is simply one of the inconsistent club and they've been reluctant in performance. They're actually going to be eliminated because what more hope could they rely on in the second leg? Why are we even surprised to see Borrusia Dortmund conceding 4 goals against Barcelona tonight? Its common and well deserved performance from the club, its been a long run for both sides.

Barcelona will at the moment be very thankful they made Flick their head coach, when he first arrived Barcelona because people didn't believe so much in him, much wasn't expected of him but it's really pleasing to see that he's now getting the team to the place they have desired to be all the while,  their brilliance in today's performance was a good display of so much exceptionality Dortmund will and cannot be able to match this not even in tbhe retuning leg, seeing Barcelona in the finals is my biggest anticipation.
But this is the europa thread and not the champions league thread

[kawetsriyanto]

No amount of changes will give Manchester United victory tomorrow. If you want to bet on them then you should prepare to take anything as the result. I know you wouldn't want to waste your time betting on a team that dont know what they will do tomorrow. Actually i have marked out this season for United. Amorim needs more time to improve on the team, in the summer we will be waiting to see the signings that will come to the team and how those signings will recover the strength of Manchester United. I cant believe a prestigious team in England almost went out for relegation.

Of course, we must be ready to lose money if we want to bet on any team, including betting on Man United. Sure, there is no guarantee that Man United will win against Lyon although Man United has more popular players. Man United has complicated problems, they often perform inconsistently. Even, Man United performed badly in EPL during this season. So, it is not really surprising if Man United may perform worse in Europa League. However, I see Man United can beat Lyon if they play as a solid team. Lyon is actually not a too strong team, they are also not experiencing a nice season. Well, Man United looks a bit better, they may win with a narrow score.

[SmartCharpa]

Nobody can say who is right or wrong until the match is over. I will not say anything again on who is the favorite on this match, because football is full of surprises. Imagine how Arsenal dealt with Madrid. Lyon might be in form but that is not a guarantee that they'll win the match. Manchester United might be weak in EPL, they might also be the best in UEL. No one can tell.

I agree with you, at this point, no one can predict whether Manchester United or Lyon will win since football has become a game of surprises. We may assume that Manchester United is struggling in the Premier League, but that doesn't mean that we can compare the challenges of leagues. Lyon might also be doing well in their major league, but that cannot mean Manchester United is weak because this is a competition that every team wants to win.

In addition, the same Arsenal that destroyed Real Madrid struggled to draw in their last game against Manchester United, which makes me assume that Manchester United can be compared to Real Madrid this season because that team's performance cannot be trusted after what happened against Arsenal. I hope Onana can save Manchester United against Lyon without conceding any unnecessary goals.

[Mame89]

No amount of changes will give Manchester United victory tomorrow. If you want to bet on them then you should prepare to take anything as the result. I know you wouldn't want to waste your time betting on a team that dont know what they will do tomorrow. Actually i have marked out this season for United. Amorim needs more time to improve on the team, in the summer we will be waiting to see the signings that will come to the team and how those signings will recover the strength of Manchester United. I cant believe a prestigious team in England almost went out for relegation.

Of course, we must be ready to lose money if we want to bet on any team, including betting on Man United. Sure, there is no guarantee that Man United will win against Lyon although Man United has more popular players. Man United has complicated problems, they often perform inconsistently. Even, Man United performed badly in EPL during this season. So, it is not really surprising if Man United may perform worse in Europa League. However, I see Man United can beat Lyon if they play as a solid team. Lyon is actually not a too strong team, they are also not experiencing a nice season. Well, Man United looks a bit better, they may win with a narrow score.

Bartruh must certainly be ready to lose, this is important so as not to get stressed.  

Manchester United have indeed performed poorly in recent weeks, in fact Manchester United have only won one of their last five matches in all competitions, but even so, Manchester United have never lost in the Europa League, of course this will be a good capital to increase confidence before facing Lyon.
In terms of the meeting of the two teams, Manchester United is also superior to Lyon, maybe this will also motivate Lyon in this match to make new history. Lyon is in their best form even in the last few matches they have been very productive in scoring goals of course this will be a deadly attack for Manchester United.
So if my prediction is this match will be fierce because both teams definitely want to show their best, and I am sure this match will end under goal but I predict this match will have many goals. Over goal bets might be a good choice, because the first leg usually has many goals like in the UCL league the last two days, all matches ended with over goal.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Manchester United have indeed performed poorly in recent weeks, in fact Manchester United have only won one of their last five matches in all competitions, but even so, Manchester United have never lost in the Europa League, of course this will be a good capital to increase confidence before facing Lyon.
In terms of the meeting of the two teams, Manchester United is also superior to Lyon, maybe this will also motivate Lyon in this match to make new history. Lyon is in their best form even in the last few matches they have been very productive in scoring goals of course this will be a deadly attack for Manchester United.

In the last decade, both Manchester United and Lyon have had dramatical decreasing quality and competitiveness in their domestic leagues and in Europe from Champions League to Europa League. In this season, they are at very opposite situations in domestic league but generally they are not in best forms. Lyon are at the fifth position in Ligue 1 but with only 4 points less than Marseille at the second position so Lyon potentially can take over that high position in Ligue 1. In contrast Manchester United are at a 13th position in Premier League, with 14 points less than Manchester City at the sixth positon. They no longer have any chance to join Champions League with a high rank in their domestitc league, not like Lyon.

So if my prediction is this match will be fierce because both teams definitely want to show their best, and I am sure this match will end under goal but I predict this match will have many goals. Over goal bets might be a good choice, because the first leg usually has many goals like in the UCL league the last two days, all matches ended with over goal.

Player quality and experience can play important role and Manchester United have more star players with better quality and experience than Lyon. If their players actually intend to stay with the club in a next season, and are ambitiously aiming at UEFA Champions League, they will fight as hardest as they can, to beat Lyon, and go farther with only one ultimate task, winning UEFA Europa League title. By many reasons I believe Manchester United will be able to beat Lyon after two quarter final matches.

[Derekfunds]

Nobody can say who is right or wrong until the match is over. I will not say anything again on who is the favorite on this match, because football is full of surprises. Imagine how Arsenal dealt with Madrid. Lyon might be in form but that is not a guarantee that they'll win the match. Manchester United might be weak in EPL, they might also be the best in UEL. No one can tell.

Don't be surprised by the results of the UCL match that has been played by Arsenal with Real Madrid because everyone knows how Arsenal players scored three goals against Real Madrid. As for teams like Lyon, I don't think that they can be equated with Arsenal because it will be very different and Manchester United themselves also do not have to be considered bad in this competition because Manchester United are also not easily defeated by other teams in the English League as they have happened when they face Manchester City last weekend.

Well is not like Manchester city could not defeat Manchester united, Manchester united use to defeat them but some season ago Manchester united were like nothing to Manchester city and so the reason why Manchester united played well against them was because Manchester city is not inform this season else we all know what would have happened but as for Lyon they can not even be compared to Manchester city whether they are inform or not because the English league is more stronger than any other league