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Club heritage had already been made for Freiburg before they first kicked a ball in the 2023-24 Europa League, as the Bundesliga powerhouses celebrated back-to-back continental qualifications for the first time in their history, and
Christian Streich‘s men proved too strong for Olympiacos and Backa Tapola a few months ago. 100 percent winning tips
However, owing to a 2-1 home defeat to West Ham and 2-0 beatdown at the London Stadium, Freiburg were forced to be
content with a second-placed finish in Group A, despite racking up a remarkable 17 goals throughout the group stage; only Bayer Leverkusen (19) struck more.
Champions League drop-outs Lens would await Streich’s side in the playoffs, and after a goalless first leg in France,
the Breisgau Brazilians edged an engrossing second leg thanks to a stunning second-half comeback, where Roland Sallai‘s brace cancelled out Elye Wahi and David Costa‘s efforts before Michael Gregoritsch had the final say in extra time.
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By snatching victory from the jaws of elimination, Freiburg are just 180 minutes away from achieving their best-ever run in Europe – they lost to Juventus at this stage of the 2022-23 Europa League – and Streich’s men became the latest team to take points off of faltering Bayern Munich in last Friday’s 2-2 Bundesliga draw.
As laudable as their feats against the champions were, the 3-2 extra-time beating of Lens marks Freiburg’s only win from their last eight matches across all competitions, and the Breisgau Brazilians have conceded at least twice in each of their last five games on familiar territory.
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This fixture will see Villarreal manager Marcelino return to the club where he had just seven matches in charge earlier this season, before resigning amid tension at boardroom level.
The 2021 Europa League champions may have more recent pedigree in Europe, with four semi-finals in under two decades in addition to that success three years ago, but there are doubts as to whether they can do it on the continent without Unai Emery leading the side.
Shortly after Emery departed for Aston Villa last season, Villarreal were knocked out of the Europa Conference League by Anderlecht at this stage.
European qualification has not been on the agenda for the Yellow Submarine domestically this season either, as a seven-game unbeaten run has been required to put distance between themselves and the bottom three.
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Back-to-back wins against Real Sociedad and Granada have very strong tips for today games well and truly put those fears to bed, scoring eight goals in the process, while also recording a 5-3 win at Barcelona just over a month ago.
Their underwhelming league performance throughout the season does mean that their only likely route back into Europe next season is if they can win this competition, though. bet of the day
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Two-legged victories in the 2023-24 Europa League was nothing new for Sparta Prague, who were sent packing by Copenhagen in the preliminary Champions League rounds and had to eliminate Dinamo Zagreb in the final Europa League qualifying phase to even reach the group stage. tipster bet
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Only two points separated Rangers, Sparta and Real Betis in Group C, where the Czech Fortuna Liga champions settled for a runners-up finish to set up a daunting date with Galatasaray, fresh from taking four points from two Champions League affairs with Manchester United.
Priske’s men did not enjoy a memorable stopover in Turkey as they were bested 3-2 in the first leg, but with the reverse fixture tied at 1-1, a remarkable 20-minute flurry saw Sparta Prague make the net bulge on three occasions to seal a thrilling 4-1 win on the night and a 6-4 aggregate success. free betting tips
Now bidding to reach the Europa League quarter-finals for just the second time under its current name – their 2015-16 run ended at the hands of Villarreal in the last eight – Priske’s side host Liverpool on the back of consecutive meetings with bitter foes Slavia Prague, whom they beat in extra time in the Czech Cup before a 0-0 draw in league action.