Europa League 22/23

Group A:

Arsenal
PSV Eindhoven
Bodo/Glimt
FC Zurich

Group B:

Dynamo Kyiv
Rennes
Fenerbahce
AEK Larnaca

Group C:

Roma
Real Betis
Ludogerets
HJK Helsinki

Group D:

Braga
Malmo
Union Berlin
St. Gilloise

Group E:

Manchester United
Real Sociedad
Sheriff
Omonoia

Group F:

Lazio
Feyenoord
Midtjylland
Sturm

Group G:

Olympiacos
Qarabag
Freiburg
Nantes

Group H:

Crvena Zvezda
Monaco
Ferencvaros
Trabzonspor

Matchday 1:

We're back this week 🤩

Which game are you most excited for? #UEL pic.twitter.com/MoDQAyHBtg

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) September 5, 2022

United vs Sociedad the only decent game on paper

And that's because you are a United fan. Same for me.

Can't see how this is decent from a neutral perspective. Could be incredibly boring and is of no important relevance in the bigger picture of Europe's football.

oh shit we play like in an hour... lemme go run and then shower, hopefully Vieira starts tonight

Roma really shouldn't be getting outplayed by Ludogorets, but here we are.

great to see Marquinhos scoring on his debut for us, but honestly i really couldn't give a shit about this competition lol was scrolling my phone throughout the entire 1st half

knockouts are generally a good time but yeah group stages are trash

Sociedad haven't had a sniff of a goal all evening then get one of the dumbest penalty calls in their favour I've seen in a while ffs

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Firenze wrote:Sociedad haven't had a sniff of a goal all evening then get one of the dumbest penalty calls in their favour I've seen in a while ffs

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Yeah such a shame when the “big boys” can’t cut it in the lowly EL, beaten by a low level team in la liga! And then blaming loss on refs! What happened to all the scoring might of the ‘big boys’

Firenze wrote:Sociedad haven't had a sniff of a goal all evening then get one of the dumbest penalty calls in their favour I've seen in a while ffs

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That was such a boring match to watch. I wish I could take back those minutes of my life

Watching the comments on ESPN pundits, ya same here is the biggest memory from the game was CR on his way to the GK n being caught by the defenders, n then a couple of headers thats it, hes absolutely finished as a player apart from being a old fashion tall no.9 in the box

Oh ya n Man U prolly get top 4 this season, unless Chelsea rebound or Spurs beat them out, but maybe they belong to Conference actually?

Ronaldo is 37, pushing 38 and playing in a shit team in a competition he doesnt care about. Of course he is finished, this is not a surprise

BarcaLearning wrote:Watching the comments on ESPN pundits, ya same here is the biggest memory from the game was CR on his way to the GK n being caught by the defenders, n then a couple of headers thats it, hes absolutely finished as a player apart from being a old fashion tall no.9 in the box

Oh ya n Man U prolly get top 4 this season, unless Chelsea rebound or Spurs beat them out, but maybe they belong to Conference actually?

He's not that tall, but he has an insane jump. Probably also benefited from Real Sociedad having some of the shortest defenders in the league. I don't think he's "finished", personally, but he seems to be playing without the motivation that he normally has, and I think he's beyond the point where anyone would want to build their team around him. He may be very physically fit for his age, but he's not fit enough to sustainably compensate for the tactical sacrifices that teams seem to make in order to make him tick.

Having Harry Maguire play as a striker and not instructing the team to actually cross the ball into the box was magnificent to watch

It's set! 🤩

Which tie are you looking forward to most?#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/OvquVAv4rL

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) November 7, 2022

Man United - Barca clearly the marquee match up of the round, but wow. It's surreal to think that just over a decade ago these 2 were consistently appearing in CL finals. Woof.

As for Roma, RB Salzburg is nothing to sniff at. Tough fixture.

Nantes have been good this season so that's not an easy at all for Juve.

Monaco - Leverkusen should be an interesting tie as well.