UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season

[rahmad2nd]

After nearly eight months of coaching Leverkusen, Alonso managed to lift his team from the second-bottom position to 6th in the Bundesliga standings. He also managed to put his team in the semi-finals of the Europa League after impressing in the knockout stage.

Now he is in the spotlight because of his pretty good performance. Interestingly, in the semi-finals, Xabi will face his former boss, Jose Mourinho, who also managed to bring AS Roma to appear in the last four of the Europa League. The match between Roma and Bayern Leverkusen is a match that will get the attention of many people and also because of the meeting of Jose Mourinho and Xabi Alonso of course.

Leverkusen's success in reaching the Europa League semi-finals this season has come as a shock, but they really were in for it. Leverkusen have a lot of dangerous players who will threaten Roma's chances of making it to the final, so Mourinho will have to anticipate whatever mistakes his team make so they can win the match.

I'm sure Rome is better, but Leverkusen can't be underestimated. I remember Frankfurt (Germany) doing very well last season, so I think Leverkusen can do it too. The first leg is played at the Stadio Olimpico, so it should be an advantage that Roma can take advantage of. There is still plenty of time for preparation, both teams are focused on finding the best solution because it seems that both of them are very ambitious to qualify for the final and win the Europa League title this season.

In this match, Roma is more favorite and I think it is very reasonable. because in the first leg, the match will be held at the Stadio Olimpico, headquarters of AS Roma. but referring to their matches in the Domestic League, Roma experienced 3 matches with unsatisfactory results. ahead of the semifinal match against Leverkusen, Roma will host against Inter and this match is also quite crucial. because, Roma needs full points to move up to 4th place in the standings occupied by Inter. that means, Mourinho will be busy with two crucial matches. moreover, currently AS Roma is experiencing a decline in performance.

On the other hand, Leverkusen put in quite an impressive performance in 14 unbeaten matches in all competitions, which is quite an impressive achievement. if there are many who favor AS Roma, then I will prefer Leverkusen. I think this team has the potential to qualify for the final phase, so the one who needs to be more vigilant is Jose Mourinho. because Leverkusen will not be easily conquered even though the first leg is played at the Stadio Olimpico.

[Leviathan.007]

So yes, playing against Juventus will in fact still give Sevilla a chance to win, but that doesn't mean I consider Juventus weak because in fact Juventus' performance seems to be steadily declining. Thus, Juventus and Sevilla have a different trend where Juventus is becoming unstable, but Sevilla seems to be more consistent and stable in this moment.

The conditions are still possible for both teams because regardless of anything the opportunity is still there.
The first leg Juventus will play at home is clearly favorable for them but with this in mind, I feel that Sevilla will still follow the same strategy by trying to draw the game and make a splash for the second leg at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.

With Sevilla's current standing, it will be hard for Juventus to beat them at home easily and if I am to predict the match, I will say the percentage of Sevilla beating Juventus in the game is higher even though Juventus is playing at home.

But then this is football it predictions can be hard to do and at that, we must have to wait for the clubs to play out the time but my judgement is based on SSevilla'scurrent games trends and they have done well above Juventus in recent games.

If we were talking about the Sevilla we saw a few weeks ago I could surely say Juventus can win the game especially if you consider the performance of Juventus a few weeks ago but since recently Juventus is not performing well and Sevilla got a better situation after they beat Manchester United I think there is a higher chance for Sevilla in this game.

[emrecemsan]

One of the great things I see about Roma is that there are no great players to accompany Paulo Dybala. I think that if this team adds two more players who will play great matches with Paulo Dybala, then I think that Roma team will become one of the strongest teams.

I agree that Roma have a bigger potential for next season with the right additions to the squad. But I wonder if Mourinho will be there for next season at the same time. It feels like it will depend on their success rate at the end of the season. If they fail in finishing the Serie A in top 4 and don't win the Europa League title as well then I don't feel like Mourinho will be permanent here. In that case Roma would need to find a solid coach to make the right transfers for this team. They can really be competitive for the Serie A title if they strengthen the lineup in the right way.

As for Mourinho his next team might be Chelsea if that happens. I don't know there have just been some rumours linking him as well with the job there.

[izsara]

One of the great things I see about Roma is that there are no great players to accompany Paulo Dybala. I think that if this team adds two more players who will play great matches with Paulo Dybala, then I think that Roma team will become one of the strongest teams.

I agree that Roma have a bigger potential for next season with the right additions to the squad. But I wonder if Mourinho will be there for next season at the same time. It feels like it will depend on their success rate at the end of the season. If they fail in finishing the Serie A in top 4 and don't win the Europa League title as well then I don't feel like Mourinho will be permanent here. In that case Roma would need to find a solid coach to make the right transfers for this team. They can really be competitive for the Serie A title if they strengthen the lineup in the right way.

As for Mourinho his next team might be Chelsea if that happens. I don't know there have just been some rumours linking him as well with the job there.

Roma's current problem is that they still have difficulty scoring goals and of course this will be very dangerous because indeed something like this can make them a little at a loss against Leverkusen with new enthusiasm and their performance is still very uphill even they have not lost for the last 2 months .
I think if in the end their chances of scoring goals are still difficult this could be a real problem for Roma in the semi-finals later.

[kawetsriyanto]

On paper, Juventus are the main favorites in this match and that is clear after Sevilla can't perform well in La Liga, but what will be difficult to predict in this match is when Sevilla can perform well in the Europa League. A tough task is definitely in front of Juventus, don't let them underestimate the club that will be their opponent in this semifinal, because if they underestimate it too much then they will be defeated by the Spanish club. But I believe, Juventus is not a club that will underestimate its opponents, they are a big club that is more experienced at the European level.

Of course, Juventus is the favorite team to qualify for the final round. Juventus has a stronger squad and they are a more established team. While Sevilla still can't perform well constantly, especially in La Liga. But they can surprise us when they eliminated Man United in the previous round of the Europa League. However, everyone must be aware that Man United was defeated because they made their own big mistakes. Man United defenders performed very badly, they even made 2 scores for their opponent (Sevilla).    While Juventus looks like a more solid team, their defenders seem much better than Man United. So, I think it is a very different situation now, Sevilla won't get goals easily anymore. So, ideally, Juventus will qualify for the next round if they can play as expected.

[Awaklara]

On paper, Juventus are the main favorites in this match and that is clear after Sevilla can't perform well in La Liga, but what will be difficult to predict in this match is when Sevilla can perform well in the Europa League. A tough task is definitely in front of Juventus, don't let them underestimate the club that will be their opponent in this semifinal, because if they underestimate it too much then they will be defeated by the Spanish club. But I believe, Juventus is not a club that will underestimate its opponents, they are a big club that is more experienced at the European level.

Of course, Juventus is the favorite team to qualify for the final round. Juventus has a stronger squad and they are a more established team. While Sevilla still can't perform well constantly, especially in La Liga. But they can surprise us when they eliminated Man United in the previous round of the Europa League. However, everyone must be aware that Man United was defeated because they made their own big mistakes. Man United defenders performed very badly, they even made 2 scores for their opponent (Sevilla).    While Juventus looks like a more solid team, their defenders seem much better than Man United. So, I think it is a very different situation now, Sevilla won't get goals easily anymore. So, ideally, Juventus will qualify for the next round if they can play as expected.

yes, Juventus has a bigger chance of qualifying for the final. but they have to learn from MU defeat. they are also very optimistic to beat Sevilla. but they were crushed by Seville.
Juve cannot underestimate Sevilla, it could be a match that is quite difficult for Juventus to win. although I also believe Juve will qualify, maybe it won't be easy. they will require more effort.

[skarais]

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yes, Juventus has a bigger chance of qualifying for the final. but they have to learn from MU defeat. they are also very optimistic to beat Sevilla. but they were crushed by Seville.
Juve cannot underestimate Sevilla, it could be a match that is quite difficult for Juventus to win. although I also believe Juve will qualify, maybe it won't be easy. they will require more effort.

I wouldn't put Juventus as the favorites to make it to the final, but they have a chance. While I thought Sevilla could beat Juventus to secure a place in the final, I didn't expect Sevilla to feel too proud after beating Manchester United. Sevilla has character in the Europa League, it's like Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Sevilla vs Roma, those are the two teams that I predict will be in the Europa League final this season. Of course those are just my predictions and hopes, so I think anyone can disagree with my predictions as long as they have a make sense reason.

[Ndabagi01]

If we were talking about the Sevilla we saw a few weeks ago I could surely say Juventus can win the game especially if you consider the performance of Juventus a few weeks ago but since recently Juventus is not performing well and Sevilla got a better situation after they beat Manchester United I think there is a higher chance for Sevilla in this game.

Sometimes it just doesn't make sense to compare league games to the Europa league. Just consider Sevilla, who is currently playing in the semifinals of the Europa League but is still not among the top 5 teams in their league. Although Juventus is a bigger team with more successful results, could Juventus benefit from that in the semifinals? Or could Sevilla win this game despite not yet being at Juventu’s level despite having a ton of success in the Europa League? The side that can seize control of the game and eventually make it to the finals will have the final say in the matter.

[Docnaster]

People think Xabi Alonso is the reason for Bayer Leverkusen they have good performances in Europa League and Bundesliga, this team could even beat Bayern Munich a few weeks ago in Bundesliga and to be honest, I couldn't expect to see Leverkusen getting these results they get recently, I think if you continue this performance and based on the previous games they had, Leverkusen can beat Roma in Europa League.

Bayern leverkusen was actually changing into the new form when xabi was coming to the club. Xabi has been changed the play style from the club. he was also making the club to adopt the playstyle from spanish club as well that used tiki taka as the main strategy.
It's very hard to accept the truth but xabi is the main reason why bayern leverkusen was able performing so well like this time. I don't even think if bayern leverkusen will achieve this stage without xabi on its side.
So many clubs were also hunting his signature in summer. Xabi is such a good guy. He was able transforming the mediocre club in less than a half of season. His impact is really big for the club.
Im feeling so confidence with leverkusen rather than roma.

After nearly eight months of coaching Leverkusen, Alonso managed to lift his team from the second-bottom position to 6th in the Bundesliga standings. He also managed to put his team in the semi-finals of the Europa League after impressing in the knockout stage.

Now he is in the spotlight because of his pretty good performance. Interestingly, in the semi-finals, Xabi will face his former boss, Jose Mourinho, who also managed to bring AS Roma to appear in the last four of the Europa League. The match between Roma and Bayern Leverkusen is a match that will get the attention of many people and also because of the meeting of Jose Mourinho and Xabi Alonso of course.

It's not all great footballers that ends up as great managers but Xabi Alonso has joined the league of former world class players who are doing exceptionally well in their managerial career and I'm sure that even Jose Mourinho who managed him as a player in his Real Madrid days and whose team is gonna face Alonso's Leverkusen is very happy for Alonso's little achievements so far as a manager.
One thing that is sure in that tie is that no matter the kind of mutual respect they share and desire to see each other succeed, those two managers are surely gonna do anything possible to make their respective teams progress to the final of the UEFA Europa League competition

[arimamib]

I wouldn't put Juventus as the favorites to make it to the final, but they have a chance. While I thought Sevilla could beat Juventus to secure a place in the final, I didn't expect Sevilla to feel too proud after beating Manchester United. Sevilla has character in the Europa League, it's like Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Sevilla vs Roma, those are the two teams that I predict will be in the Europa League final this season. Of course those are just my predictions and hopes, so I think anyone can disagree with my predictions as long as they have a make sense reason.

I'm more inclined to juventus in the match against sevilla.  Juventus can secure victory in their first leg on the back of a good situation after what happened to them recently.  They have achieved their target in the domestic league with a of qualifying for the ucl next season so one of their next targets is to focus on the Europa League match against Sevilla, the first leg of which will be held at the Juventus Stadium.

Juventus and sevilla are both strong teams and they only need an early victory that can differentiate their chances of qualifying for the final. Maybe Sevilla have a long experience in the Europa League but if they fail to put in a good performance then they won't reach the final.  Juventus are better than them so far if I compare their rankings in their respective leagues

[kro55]

One of the great things I see about Roma is that there are no great players to accompany Paulo Dybala. I think that if this team adds two more players who will play great matches with Paulo Dybala, then I think that Roma team will become one of the strongest teams.

If this strategy is implement, the Roma midfield will feel empty because several player have to accompany Paulo Dybala on the front lines. We know that especially in the Europa League, Jose Mourinho tends to focus on press opponents starting from the midfield, Roma players are free to move with this strategy and it seems successful with Roma's success in enter the semifinals of the Europa League.
I much prefer to see what Jose Mourinho is doing for AS Roma at the moment

I have no doubt that Mourinho is a very experienced coach. However, Roma's squad is not strong enough. If the Roma management had made a bigger fund and given Mourinho full freedom to build his squad with the players of his choice, the Roma team would have been stronger.
However, Roma's performance this season has been quite good. Their opponents in the Europa League semi-finals are Leverkusen. This team is in pretty good form right now. But their defense is weak. If Mourinho is able to identify Leverkusen's weaknesses and create a good match strategy, Roma should be able to win against Leverkusen.

[asriloni]

I have no doubt that Mourinho is a very experienced coach. However, Roma's squad is not strong enough. If the Roma management had made a bigger fund and given Mourinho full freedom to build his squad with the players of his choice, the Roma team would have been stronger.

Roma is not having a lot of funds. That's why mourinho has limitation to build the dream team. It's also the main reason why mou was also offering himself to the another club like chelsea or PSG which have very big amounts of money to bt spent in the football.
Mourinho must be using the available player to win against leverkusen soon. I do know that how good the performance from leverkusen in the domestic league.

However, Roma's performance this season has been quite good. Their opponents in the Europa League semi-finals are Leverkusen. This team is in pretty good form right now. But their defense is weak. If Mourinho is able to identify Leverkusen's weaknesses and create a good match strategy, Roma should be able to win against Leverkusen.

As roma is able competing with the top clubs to be qualified for UCL next season, which is good. Belotti may be able to play against leverkusen as he is also coming back in the training session before the match against intermilan soon.
The problem is as roma had many players who injured.

These players may not be able to perform against intermilan and leverkusen

Dybala
Wijnaldum
smalling

it's a big loss for as roma to play against leverkusen without the best squads.

[kro55]

I have no doubt that Mourinho is a very experienced coach. However, Roma's squad is not strong enough. If the Roma management had made a bigger fund and given Mourinho full freedom to build his squad with the players of his choice, the Roma team would have been stronger.

Roma is not having a lot of funds. That's why mourinho has limitation to build the dream team. It's also the main reason why mou was also offering himself to the another club like chelsea or PSG which have very big amounts of money to bt spent in the football.
Mourinho must be using the available player to win against leverkusen soon. I do know that how good the performance from leverkusen in the domestic league.

Mourinho's squad lacks the necessary star players. And so Mourinho's match strategy must be good if he wants to defeat the Leverkusen team. If the match strategy is not good, it is not possible to beat the Leverkusen team. The Leverkusen team is unbeaten in the last 14 matches. Such a team cannot be easily defeated. Roma's squad is not strong enough but Mourinho is experienced enough as a coach. I consider Roma as my favorite.

However, Roma's performance this season has been quite good. Their opponents in the Europa League semi-finals are Leverkusen. This team is in pretty good form right now. But their defense is weak. If Mourinho is able to identify Leverkusen's weaknesses and create a good match strategy, Roma should be able to win against Leverkusen.

As roma is able competing with the top clubs to be qualified for UCL next season, which is good. Belotti may be able to play against leverkusen as he is also coming back in the training session before the match against intermilan soon.
The problem is as roma had many players who injured.
These players may not be able to perform against intermilan and leverkusen

Dybala
Wijnaldum
smalling
it's a big loss for as roma to play against leverkusen without the best squads.

Are you sure that Dybala and Wijnaldum will miss Roma's next two matches due to injuries? I have not seen any news regarding this. But it will be a big loss for Roma if Dybala and Wijnaldum are not with the squad due to injuries. Dybala and WIjnaldum are two important players in Roma squad.

[OcTradism]

I have no doubt that Mourinho is a very experienced coach. However, Roma's squad is not strong enough. If the Roma management had made a bigger fund and given Mourinho full freedom to build his squad with the players of his choice, the Roma team would have been stronger.
However, Roma's performance this season has been quite good.

They have better performance than the past season but it seems they are starting to be exhausted in ending weeks of season. Many players are injured and Roma squad as we all know, is not deeply enough to have replacement but still maintain their general strength.

Roma attacking system depends on Dybala a lot and it is worse as they temporarily have many defenders injured recent weeks and have yet recovered. Their success in Serie A and Europa League will be decided by alternative defenders in some rest matches.

Their opponents in the Europa League semi-finals are Leverkusen. This team is in pretty good form right now. But their defense is weak. If Mourinho is able to identify Leverkusen's weaknesses and create a good match strategy, Roma should be able to win against Leverkusen.

Roma will surely play carefully and defensively with intention to block Leverkusen attacking and wait for chances from counter attacking. They will have to hope that Dybala will be ready for those semi finals with Leverkusen. Without Dybala, their attacking system will have less creativeness that decreases their ability to score goals.

Are you sure that Dybala and Wijnaldum will miss Roma's next two matches due to injuries? I have not seen any news regarding this. But it will be a big loss for Roma if Dybala and Wijnaldum are not with the squad due to injuries.

Dybala will play in a first semi final as he was recovered and was on bench in latest two matches in Serie A. I am just unsure how many minutes he can play in that match with Leverkusen.

Wijnaldum is no longer in the list and he is likely recovered already.

Dybala and WIjnaldum are two important players in Roma squad.

Matic is important for their midfield too in both defensive and attacking ability. He can help Roma to block opponent attacks and change from defense to attacking very quickly.

[TheGreatPython]

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yes, Juventus has a bigger chance of qualifying for the final. but they have to learn from MU defeat. they are also very optimistic to beat Sevilla. but they were crushed by Seville.
Juve cannot underestimate Sevilla, it could be a match that is quite difficult for Juventus to win. although I also believe Juve will qualify, maybe it won't be easy. they will require more effort.

I wouldn't put Juventus as the favorites to make it to the final, but they have a chance. While I thought Sevilla could beat Juventus to secure a place in the final, I didn't expect Sevilla to feel too proud after beating Manchester United. Sevilla has character in the Europa League, it's like Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Sevilla vs Roma, those are the two teams that I predict will be in the Europa League final this season. Of course those are just my predictions and hopes, so I think anyone can disagree with my predictions as long as they have a make sense reason.

I also have same feeling about Juventus because recently they are having not good performance in Serie A and Sevilla is surely not easy opponent in UEFA Europa Cup specially after beating Manchester United badly at home things looking favourable for them history is now also favouring them for having spot in final but still we can expect any result because Juventus is trying to rebuild themselves which can create problems for the Sevilla.

Even mostly are feeling we will have final between Sevilla vs Roma but as we have all teams here we also can go with Juventus vs Leverkusen because Leverkusen performance is impressive and their win against Bayern Munich surely give them good confidence for the win here and go through for the Champions League as well Alonso is surely showing great character as coach his hard work can give them good results.

[tulusikhlas]

One of the great things I see about Roma is that there are no great players to accompany Paulo Dybala. I think that if this team adds two more players who will play great matches with Paulo Dybala, then I think that Roma team will become one of the strongest teams.

If this strategy is implement, the Roma midfield will feel empty because several player have to accompany Paulo Dybala on the front lines. We know that especially in the Europa League, Jose Mourinho tends to focus on press opponents starting from the midfield, Roma players are free to move with this strategy and it seems successful with Roma's success in enter the semifinals of the Europa League.
I much prefer to see what Jose Mourinho is doing for AS Roma at the moment

I have no doubt that Mourinho is a very experienced coach. However, Roma's squad is not strong enough. If the Roma management had made a bigger fund and given Mourinho full freedom to build his squad with the players of his choice, the Roma team would have been stronger.
However, Roma's performance this season has been quite good. Their opponents in the Europa League semi-finals are Leverkusen. This team is in pretty good form right now. But their defense is weak. If Mourinho is able to identify Leverkusen's weaknesses and create a good match strategy, Roma should be able to win against Leverkusen.

I agree with you that currently the squad led by Jose Mourinho is still not strong enough, they still have to bring in a few more players to complete positions that have so far been considered to have not given their best performance. True, there is no doubt that Jose Mourinho is a coach who cannot be doubted about his abilities, but still it must be supported by players who can implement their strategies properly.

[Leviathan.007]

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It's not all great footballers that ends up as great managers but Xabi Alonso has joined the league of former world class players who are doing exceptionally well in their managerial career and I'm sure that even Jose Mourinho who managed him as a player in his Real Madrid days and whose team is gonna face Alonso's Leverkusen is very happy for Alonso's little achievements so far as a manager.
One thing that is sure in that tie is that no matter the kind of mutual respect they share and desire to see each other succeed, those two managers are surely gonna do anything possible to make their respective teams progress to the final of the UEFA Europa League competition

There were many other great players who couldn't be great managers, Lampard in Chelsea is one example of these managers but Xabi Alonso proved he can also be a good manager and we see his team is performing well in both Bundesliga and Europa League, we still can't be sure if Leverkusen will achieve something in Eropa league or not but because of the performance of Leverkusen on Europa league I can be a high chance for them to win the title, they just need some more stability and luck.

[Frankolala]

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yes, Juventus has a bigger chance of qualifying for the final. but they have to learn from MU defeat. they are also very optimistic to beat Sevilla. but they were crushed by Seville.
Juve cannot underestimate Sevilla, it could be a match that is quite difficult for Juventus to win. although I also believe Juve will qualify, maybe it won't be easy. they will require more effort.

I wouldn't put Juventus as the favorites to make it to the final, but they have a chance. While I thought Sevilla could beat Juventus to secure a place in the final, I didn't expect Sevilla to feel too proud after beating Manchester United. Sevilla has character in the Europa League, it's like Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Sevilla vs Roma, those are the two teams that I predict will be in the Europa League final this season. Of course those are just my predictions and hopes, so I think anyone can disagree with my predictions as long as they have a make sense reason.

I also have same feeling about Juventus because recently they are having not good performance in Serie A and Sevilla is surely not easy opponent in UEFA Europa Cup specially after beating Manchester United badly at home things looking favourable for them history is now also favouring them for having spot in final but still we can expect any result because Juventus is trying to rebuild themselves which can create problems for the Sevilla.

Even mostly are feeling we will have final between Sevilla vs Roma but as we have all teams here we also can go with Juventus vs Leverkusen because Leverkusen performance is impressive and their win against Bayern Munich surely give them good confidence for the win here and go through for the Champions League as well Alonso is surely showing great character as coach his hard work can give them good results.

Sevilla is the league favorite and for this everyone will be expecting them to win Juve. Though Juve is in a poor form in their local league but this shouldn't be used to judge their performance in the upcoming match between them and Sevilla. Sevilla won Manchester united in Spain,which wasn't expected by anyone. This shows that they know how to play this league better than any club due to their experience.

On the other hand Juventus will want to win this match,which I think has made them not taking their domestic league  games serious,because all their concentration is on this league. If it is so,then probably we should expect to see the best from them in the game. Juve shouldn't be underestimated because they are among the strong club in Italy and might want to prove that to the world in the semifinals.

[slapper]

One of the great things I see about Roma is that there are no great players to accompany Paulo Dybala. I think that if this team adds two more players who will play great matches with Paulo Dybala, then I think that Roma team will become one of the strongest teams.

If this strategy is implement, the Roma midfield will feel empty because several player have to accompany Paulo Dybala on the front lines. We know that especially in the Europa League, Jose Mourinho tends to focus on press opponents starting from the midfield, Roma players are free to move with this strategy and it seems successful with Roma's success in enter the semifinals of the Europa League.
I much prefer to see what Jose Mourinho is doing for AS Roma at the moment

It's wild how we've got these contrasting views on Jose Mourinho's game plan for Roma, right? I mean, the man's a tactical wizard, dropping knowledge bombs and crafting winning squads. But, yeah, I feel you on that midfield dilemma.

Still, let's not forget that Mourinho ain't just about that offensive life. Word on the street is, he's been beefing up the backline too, which is straight-up vital for Europa League success. I'm betting his holistic strategy will find that sweet spot between attack and defense.

Now, I ain't claiming it'll all be smooth sailing. We gotta stay woke and fret about our rivals, especially in the Europa League. The latest intel says Leverkusen's on a hot streak, but their defense ain't all that. If Mourinho sniffs out their weak spots and whips up a killer game plan, Roma's gonna snatch that W, no doubt

[Velvet78]

Sevilla are my favourite for the Europa League title as well. I think like this even in a season that Sevilla have had big difficulties in general. Because their recent performance has started to get more interesting. There is some good level of improvement as it can be clearly seen from their recent results. They don't lose games easily most of the time from now on.

I remember how good they played against Manchester United in the second leg as well. This must be a warning for Juventus to defend them well in their matchup. Juventus need to be more capable of scoring multiple goals in a game as well. If they perform similar to the one against Sporting then their job will be really difficult.