Quote from: bastisisca on Today at 05:14:08 PM

Quote from: slapper on July 31, 2024, 07:21:41 AM

Europa League is no consolation prize anymore, guy. These elite teams: Roma, Man U, among others are failing out of the Champions League? Their displeasure from this. This redemption arc is their opportunity to show they still have power to be reckoned with. They are going all in, every single match; they are not playing about

Big team? That is transforming the entire freaking game, bro. These teams are driven for the victory, not only for a participation prize. That strength? It stinks over, guy. You got smaller clubs; they might not be able to stay up, but the major guys? They define the tone and transform every game into a struggle. It's erratic, fascinating, and that's what makes the competition hellful

How i can blame you? You're absolutely right, it's not a consolation prize at all, it's a real championship, even a difficult one, where teams of a certain caliber compete.
I wouldn't really say it's a smaller cup, the earnings will certainly be smaller, but in my opinion it's a very tough tournament.

But, in the Europa League that the top team is also unable to guarantee its success in getting the Europa League trophy. After all, the fact also happened last season about Bayer Leverkusen who was very impressive without defeat and also,Liverpool who became a strong candidate to win the Europa League trophy last season. But anyway,the reality is that the team also failed and even, if we compare Liverpool with Manchester United, of course Liverpool is also a better team, but the reality is that Liverpool also still failed last season.

Thus, although the Europa League trophy is not just a consolation prize but still, in the Europa League even the teams that are not favorites are also able to succeed in getting the trophy. So, in this case, it's not about the consolation prize and it's not about the top teams that seem to be your only reference for trophywinning teams. Because after all, the favorites and the top teams in the Europa League have failed more often.