UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[ShowOff]

Roma is indeed a strong team, they have made quite positive progress since being handled by De Rossi and indeed the possibility of Roma being able to beat Bayern Leverkusen as you said is still there, especially in the Europa League semifinal match, the team will definitely give their best performance.
However, I look at this realistically and the percentage of Roma being able to beat Bayern Leverkusen is quite small, Bayern Leverkusen has everything better than Roma so I think there will be no surprises, Bayern Leverkusen is still the team that is the favorite this season to win the title .

If you look at how they play and what a winning mentality they have I think it's hard not to choose Leverkusen in that match. I agree with what you said that Roma is a good team but I think Leverkusen has the capacity to win the game. IMHO I see Alonso implementing tiki-taka with some changes that put a lot of players in the attack line. This will put strong pressure on the opponent's defense. You can see their match against Dortmund. I thought Dortmund would give Leverkusen their first defeat with a goal scored in the 81st minute. But they remained optimistic and were able to score a goal in the 97th minute. I think that shows their mental quality.

This has been the most fantastic season for Leverkusen with Xabi Alonso. Leverkusen appeared dynamic from the start of the season and they were really able to maintain consistency in performance, the greatest thing I have seen over the last few seasons from a team that ended last season with 12 defeats in 32 matches in the Bundeliga.

Leverkusen is the favorite team in the Europa League at the moment after several other strong teams were knocked out by surprise. Previously there were Liverpool and Milan, but both teams ultimately failed to meet expectations. Leverkusen have a tough match against Roma, but as the favorite team they are really expected to qualify for the final and win the title.

[Docnaster]

Roma is indeed a strong team, they have made quite positive progress since being handled by De Rossi and indeed the possibility of Roma being able to beat Bayern Leverkusen as you said is still there, especially in the Europa League semifinal match, the team will definitely give their best performance.
However, I look at this realistically and the percentage of Roma being able to beat Bayern Leverkusen is quite small, Bayern Leverkusen has everything better than Roma so I think there will be no surprises, Bayern Leverkusen is still the team that is the favorite this season to win the title .

If you look at how they play and what a winning mentality they have I think it's hard not to choose Leverkusen in that match. I agree with what you said that Roma is a good team but I think Leverkusen has the capacity to win the game. IMHO I see Alonso implementing tiki-taka with some changes that put a lot of players in the attack line. This will put strong pressure on the opponent's defense. You can see their match against Dortmund. I thought Dortmund would give Leverkusen their first defeat with a goal scored in the 81st minute. But they remained optimistic and were able to score a goal in the 97th minute. I think that shows their mental quality.

Considering how improved AS Roma have been since the arrival of  Daniele De Rossi at the club, eliminating will be absolutely difficult fir Bayer Leverkusen. The two clubs will meet each other in their semi final two-legged encounter starting from next week Thursday and because of the performance of both clubs since the start of the season when compared, many people including bookmakers are backing Bayer Leverkusen to eliminate their Italian opponents.
For me, I'm of the opinion that Bayer Leverkusen will win the tie but considering the performance of Roma against a big traditional European club like AC Milan in the quarter finals of the competition, I think Roma also stands a good chance of progressing to the final at the expense Bayer Leverkusen if the German club by any chance underestimate them.

[uchegod-21]

Bayer Leverkusen set a record in the Bundesliga as they went undefeated this season to win the title. But this record of theirs is not so easy because there are 38 matches in a season. In these thirty-eight matches, the big team, the small team, their own home field, the home field of other teams have to go through many challenges, but losing in some matches is a very normal thing. Although this is normal, Bayer Leverkusen has not lost any match in the Bundesliga, it must be said that it is a great team achievement.

It's obviously amazing result for leverkusen. The club was not only winning trophy and improve its performance. It's also recording a new record that has ever reached by xabi alonso. No doubt that i called him as a new goat consider how alonso took only less than two seasons to help leverkusen in winning the competition. Things have been changing a lot for leverkusen. so many its players being targeted by various big clubs. xabi was not only helping club to push its level to go even higher bur whole players in the club are also getting snow ball effect from what xabi alonso has done to the leverkusen.

I think Xavi Alonso deserves all the eulogies he is getting. I have always believed that most great players do not make great coaches. Except in the rear cases of Zidane. If you check some of other big names especially those who played in the middle of the field like Gerard and Lampard you will understand that Xavi Alonso is proven to be better than them. It seems that good coaches emanate from the midfield because the ball allows them to see what happens at the front. I am watching out for Michael Carrick, it seems he will definitely make a good coach like Alonso. Alonso has left an indelible mark in the soil of Leverkusen. I pray that as he choose not to leave the club, he should still try to perform great coming season.

[xzone]

Bayer Leverkusen set a record in the Bundesliga as they went undefeated this season to win the title. But this record of theirs is not so easy because there are 38 matches in a season. In these thirty-eight matches, the big team, the small team, their own home field, the home field of other teams have to go through many challenges, but losing in some matches is a very normal thing. Although this is normal, Bayer Leverkusen has not lost any match in the Bundesliga, it must be said that it is a great team achievement.

They played really well in the Bundesliga, and I wouldn't be surprised if they also become champions in the Europa League. I think they are superior to Rome anyway. On one side there is Germany's undefeated best team, and on the other side there is the 5th ranked team in Serie A. Even just looking at such statistics, it is possible to say that Rome will lose in this match. Of course, you may have to be a little lucky in European matches, maybe they will play very well against Leverkusen

[AYOBA]

Bayer Leverkusen set a record in the Bundesliga as they went undefeated this season to win the title. But this record of theirs is not so easy because there are 38 matches in a season. In these thirty-eight matches, the big team, the small team, their own home field, the home field of other teams have to go through many challenges, but losing in some matches is a very normal thing. Although this is normal, Bayer Leverkusen has not lost any match in the Bundesliga, it must be said that it is a great team achievement.

Yeah, Bayern Leverkusen have set an unforgetable record this season in the Bundesliga league since no other team is able to beat them their undefeated, and this has proved that they are the favorite to win the title this season due to the way they put much effort into every one of their matches. With their steady performance, I don't think they will have any challenges again in the remaining matches that they have to play.

Because they have already dominated the season, the only thing that remains for them now is for them to continue maintaining their position well and making their consistency stronger than before to make the remaining teams afraid of them when it time to meet with them.
 

[Oluwa-btc]

Bayer Leverkusen set a record in the Bundesliga as they went undefeated this season to win the title. But this record of theirs is not so easy because there are 38 matches in a season. In these thirty-eight matches, the big team, the small team, their own home field, the home field of other teams have to go through many challenges, but losing in some matches is a very normal thing. Although this is normal, Bayer Leverkusen has not lost any match in the Bundesliga, it must be said that it is a great team achievement.

They played really well in the Bundesliga, and I wouldn't be surprised if they also become champions in the Europa League. I think they are superior to Rome anyway. On one side there is Germany's undefeated best team, and on the other side there is the 5th ranked team in Serie A. Even just looking at such statistics, it is possible to say that Rome will lose in this match. Of course, you may have to be a little lucky in European matches, maybe they will play very well against Leverkusen

My pick to win the UEFA European Europa League Competition would be no other club than Bayern Leverkusen. Do we need to debate on it further?
Jokes aside, As Roma are no match to Bayern Leverkusen, I can't wait to see the game next week Thursday. Yeah, football can change on the pitch but this is a much different case. The consistency they have had this season already speaks for them. Even in the last minutes of the game they could make things happen.

I'm excited for how far they've come this season, the main aim was to win the Bundesliga League Competition. Right now, it's the changed for the treble.

[Ndabagi01]

Bayer Leverkusen set a record in the Bundesliga as they went undefeated this season to win the title. But this record of theirs is not so easy because there are 38 matches in a season. In these thirty-eight matches, the big team, the small team, their own home field, the home field of other teams have to go through many challenges, but losing in some matches is a very normal thing. Although this is normal, Bayer Leverkusen has not lost any match in the Bundesliga, it must be said that it is a great team achievement.

They played really well in the Bundesliga, and I wouldn't be surprised if they also become champions in the Europa League. I think they are superior to Rome anyway. On one side there is Germany's undefeated best team, and on the other side there is the 5th ranked team in Serie A. Even just looking at such statistics, it is possible to say that Rome will lose in this match. Of course, you may have to be a little lucky in European matches, maybe they will play very well against Leverkusen

Those statistics is some case would have just been what will define the outcome of this match. Looking more into that statistical comparison, we can see that they’re not playing in the same league and their strength can’t be quantified as regards to that but overall Bayern Leverkusen is still the better team here and will try their best to uphold the unbeaten run they’ve started this season. Roma have come this far also because they were good and also eliminated all of their opponents, so they shouldn’t be looked down on but be feared and played a game of caution with them in order for Leverkusen to achieve victory against them.

[arimamib]

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I think Xavi Alonso deserves all the eulogies he is getting. I have always believed that most great players do not make great coaches. Except in the rear cases of Zidane. If you check some of other big names especially those who played in the middle of the field like Gerard and Lampard you will understand that Xavi Alonso is proven to be better than them. It seems that good coaches emanate from the midfield because the ball allows them to see what happens at the front. I am watching out for Michael Carrick, it seems he will definitely make a good coach like Alonso. Alonso has left an indelible mark in the soil of Leverkusen. I pray that as he choose not to leave the club, he should still try to perform great coming season.

I think many great players become great managers, like Ancelotti and Guardiola, but they were just not the best and not popular due to their role as defensive Midfielder, but still great players. There are many other names like Capello, Rijkaard, Enrique, etc. Midfielders have role to read the game intelligently that makes them easier to see tactical flow in the game.

Xabi Alonso has been doing remarkable job for Leverkusen. He learned the tactics since he was a player under great coaches like Mourinho and Guardiola. I remember that he said that Mourinho discussed the tactics with him when the prepare an el clasico game. Guardiola is also known to discuss his tactics with his players, including with Alonso during their time at Bayern. It feels glad to see Alonso succeeding to use his experience in his managerial career. They are other names that I think they will make great managers like Xavi, De Rossi, Thiago Motta, and maybe Busquet, Modric, Kroos and Kimmich. Beside their tactics Capability, they also need opportunity to succeed.

[QueenVera]

I don't see Bayer Leverkusen having any difficulty getting into the semifinals now, in fact they have still managed to maintain an unbeatable record throughout this season in all competitions.
We must not only look at a few matches, but we must measure the overall strength of the team from the matches they play.

Roma is indeed a strong team, they have made quite positive progress since being handled by De Rossi and indeed the possibility of Roma being able to beat Bayern Leverkusen as you said is still there, especially in the Europa League semifinal match, the team will definitely give their best performance.
However, I look at this realistically and the percentage of Roma being able to beat Bayern Leverkusen is quite small, Bayern Leverkusen has everything better than Roma so I think there will be no surprises, Bayern Leverkusen is still the team that is the favorite this season to win the title .

  At the moment, the UEL this season is left with 4 teams set to battle it all out at the semi finals. The strongest team said to be Leverkusen will be facing the second toughest Roma and I must say it all seems like the UEFA board wants Leverkusen to go home with the trophy. Comparing the probability of the game outcome taking into consideration both teams performances so far, Leverkusen is the better side and they have the greater advantage over Roma. Yes Roma can be competitive and can make the game tough but Leverkusen's record won't let them stay down to be defeated. Really it'll be a game to look out for as in the first and second legs, both teams would put up their best to seeing if they can secure the 3points.

 The last two teams aren't much of big strengths as they've had minor records so far in their European cup quests. If either of them wins, it'll be a walkover game for their final opponent because either Roma or Leverkusen would be a better side to them considering experiences gained and domestic league performances this season. Atalanta or Marseille aren't tough teams and if I'm to predict the qualified team to be, I'd go for Atalanta based on they are a little above the average performance of their normal performance. The semi finals won't be an easy battle as anything really can happen on the field of play.

 Leverkusen's qualification to the semi finals of this season's UEL was also historic as they kept their unbeaten record still in play after drawing to West ham. This season they've been an undaunted team and they really have all it takes to finish the season with the unbeaten record intact and two trophies in their shelf. Their next UEL opponent is competitive but it's not really a big deal for them based on the fact that they have gained enough confidence and have even being in tougher encounters which they've at thesame time comfortably come out from victoriously. Roma themselves know that they won't be up for a joke game in the semi finals stage.

[Weawant]

Those statistics is some case would have just been what will define the outcome of this match. Looking more into that statistical comparison, we can see that they’re not playing in the same league and their strength can’t be quantified as regards to that but overall Bayern Leverkusen is still the better team here and will try their best to uphold the unbeaten run they’ve started this season. Roma have come this far also because they were good and also eliminated all of their opponents, so they shouldn’t be looked down on but be feared and played a game of caution with them in order for Leverkusen to achieve victory against them.

When trying to make statistical comparison of both teams, it's better to always bee doing such with teams in the same league even if it's not their domestic leagues because trying to compare their performance in the domestic league and that which they are performing in the league wherein they are currently playing may actually not be a perfect enough comparison because they may have a different performance all together.

I have witnessed in this season some teams getting to be able to even perform much more better in the champions league but that still didn't stop them from been able to do well in their domestic league although they were actually not of their Best form at some point but then they can be sure that they are not going to perform so worse that it's a problem to their productivity in the league., They usually do make sure they play better especially with team wherein they are attaching priority and then they will be able to get much points accumulated and aswell been able to maintain a good position in the league.

Roma have been able to eliminate some opponent in the Europa this season and that's because they were able to prioritize the Europa this season and making sure they get every of the best they can get from it before the end of the season but then i still believe they may not be able to face Leverkusen at any point and be able to get victory more over them because they . Roma is definitely not going to be the reason Leverkusen Miss the Europa this season.

[TelolettOm]

They played really well in the Bundesliga, and I wouldn't be surprised if they also become champions in the Europa League. I think they are superior to Rome anyway. On one side there is Germany's undefeated best team, and on the other side there is the 5th ranked team in Serie A. Even just looking at such statistics, it is possible to say that Rome will lose in this match. Of course, you may have to be a little lucky in European matches, maybe they will play very well against Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen is surely the favorite to win Europa League title. Bayer Leverkusen is still unbeaten in all competitions, they deserve to win the title in Europa League. Since the middle of the competition, most people favor Leverkusen to play in the final round and be the champion. So, it totally won't be surprised if Leverkusen becomes the champion of Europa League this season.

I don't deny the luck factor in football competition. However, Leverkusen looks much better than AS Roma. Xabi has managed Leverkusen for 2 seasons, he managed Leverkusen since 2022. He built Leverkusen gradually, he knows well every player on Leverkusen squad. It is different with AS Roma, De Rossi just managed the squad since the early of this year. It is not easy to optimize the performance of AS Roma just in few months. So, in theory, Leverkusen is more established team and stronger. Xabi Alonso also is more experienced in managing the team. In this matter, the chance of Leverkusen to win should be higher.

- https://www.transfermarkt.com/xabi-alonso/profil/trainer/63052
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/daniele-de-rossi/profil/trainer/90748

[OcTradism]

Xabi has managed Leverkusen for 2 seasons, he managed Leverkusen since 2022. He built Leverkusen gradually, he knows well every player on Leverkusen squad. It is different with AS Roma, De Rossi just managed the squad since the early of this year. It is not easy to optimize the performance of AS Roma just in few months. So, in theory, Leverkusen is more established team and stronger. Xabi Alonso also is more experienced in managing the team. In this matter, the chance of Leverkusen to win should be higher.

- https://www.transfermarkt.com/xabi-alonso/profil/trainer/63052
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/daniele-de-rossi/profil/trainer/90748

Xabi Alonso has many advantage against De Rossi at the head coach position. Because Xabi had many seasons to work with best coaches through his player career and also had some seasons to be an assistant coach for Pep Guardiola. Abundant experience as player and assistant coach is very helpful for Xabi Alonso and it's big different compares to De Rossi.

De Rossi used to be a legendary player too but he has less chances to work with world class coaches like Xabi Alonso and he did not have experience as an assistant coach for Pep Guardiola.

It can help two coaches to make difference for their teams in two semi final matches but players and coaches on field, can make big unpredictable surprise.

[abhiseshakana]

Xabi has managed Leverkusen for 2 seasons, he managed Leverkusen since 2022. He built Leverkusen gradually, he knows well every player on Leverkusen squad. It is different with AS Roma, De Rossi just managed the squad since the early of this year. It is not easy to optimize the performance of AS Roma just in few months. So, in theory, Leverkusen is more established team and stronger. Xabi Alonso also is more experienced in managing the team. In this matter, the chance of Leverkusen to win should be higher.

- https://www.transfermarkt.com/xabi-alonso/profil/trainer/63052
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/daniele-de-rossi/profil/trainer/90748

Xabi Alonso has many advantage against De Rossi at the head coach position. Because Xabi had many seasons to work with best coaches through his player career and also had some seasons to be an assistant coach for Pep Guardiola. Abundant experience as player and assistant coach is very helpful for Xabi Alonso and it's big different compares to De Rossi.

De Rossi used to be a legendary player too but he has less chances to work with world class coaches like Xabi Alonso and he did not have experience as an assistant coach for Pep Guardiola.

It can help two coaches to make difference for their teams in two semi final matches but players and coaches on field, can make big unpredictable surprise.

Xabi Alonso started his first season with Bayer Leverkusen with less impressive results because he couldn't get a single trophy and Bayer Leverkusen only managed to finish in 6th place (just get a ticket to the Europa League). However, in his second season, Xabi Alonso began to show his skills and he managed to write a new history for Leverkusen. This is the first Bundesliga trophy for Leverkusen since the team was founded in 1904. Apart from that, Bayer Leverkusen also has the opportunity to win the European League trophy because they have quite good performance in those competitions. I think if Leverkusen can get rid of Roma in the semifinals, then their path to getting the trophy will be even wider.

[slapper]

Bayer Leverkusen set a record in the Bundesliga as they went undefeated this season to win the title. But this record of theirs is not so easy because there are 38 matches in a season. In these thirty-eight matches, the big team, the small team, their own home field, the home field of other teams have to go through many challenges, but losing in some matches is a very normal thing. Although this is normal, Bayer Leverkusen has not lost any match in the Bundesliga, it must be said that it is a great team achievement.

They played really well in the Bundesliga, and I wouldn't be surprised if they also become champions in the Europa League. I think they are superior to Rome anyway. On one side there is Germany's undefeated best team, and on the other side there is the 5th ranked team in Serie A. Even just looking at such statistics, it is possible to say that Rome will lose in this match. Of course, you may have to be a little lucky in European matches, maybe they will play very well against Leverkusen

Your Leverkusen analysis is exactly in line. They've been killing it all season; not just in wins, but in play. This unbeaten run? It's not random. These guys are well-drilled, play together, and Alonso has made them into a machine these last two years. They're much ahead of Roma in game knowledge and consistency. Though the leagues are different, Leverkusen is performing well overall. It's possible they'll win the Europa League this year due to their expertise, tactics, and passion. Roma has quality but is still learning under De Rossi. A legend as a player, he's new at coaching. Leverkusen? They're the clear favorite for me

[klidex]

Xabi Alonso started his first season with Bayer Leverkusen with less impressive results because he couldn't get a single trophy and Bayer Leverkusen only managed to finish in 6th place (just get a ticket to the Europa League). However, in his second season, Xabi Alonso began to show his skills and he managed to write a new history for Leverkusen. This is the first Bundesliga trophy for Leverkusen since the team was founded in 1904. Apart from that, Bayer Leverkusen also has the opportunity to win the European League trophy because they have quite good performance in those competitions. I think if Leverkusen can get rid of Roma in the semifinals, then their path to getting the trophy will be even wider.

If you know the developments and positive impacts since Xabi Alonso coached the Leverkusen club, perhaps you would not now say that in his first season Xabi Alonso did not appear impressive at Leverkusen, even though in fact it was with the arrival of Xabi Alonso that this coach was able to save Leverkusen last season, which was almost relegated at that time. Leverkusen is ranked 17th in the standings so the club was forced to fire the previous coach Gerardo Seoane and was replaced by Xabi Alonso who gradually raised Leverkusen to 6th place, not an easy task for a coach who doesn't have much experience but can perform well in the Bundesliga where Xabi Alonso at least can give 1 international competition ticket.

And this season Xabi Alonso was able to give Leverkusen the Bundesliga trophy that Leverkusen had never experienced while in the Bundesliga this is Leverkusen's biggest achievement in their history. They trusted Xabi Alonso from the start until finally Xabi Alonso proved his skills, it is not impossible that Xabi will also give the European League title for the first time because now Leverkusen have reached the semifinals and will face an experienced club in the Europa League but I think Xabi can handle it.

[Bobrox]

Xabi has managed Leverkusen for 2 seasons, he managed Leverkusen since 2022. He built Leverkusen gradually, he knows well every player on Leverkusen squad. It is different with AS Roma, De Rossi just managed the squad since the early of this year. It is not easy to optimize the performance of AS Roma just in few months. So, in theory, Leverkusen is more established team and stronger. Xabi Alonso also is more experienced in managing the team. In this matter, the chance of Leverkusen to win should be higher.
Xabi Alonso has many advantage against De Rossi at the head coach position. Because Xabi had many seasons to work with best coaches through his player career and also had some seasons to be an assistant coach for Pep Guardiola. Abundant experience as player and assistant coach is very helpful for Xabi Alonso and it's big different compares to De Rossi.

De Rossi used to be a legendary player too but he has less chances to work with world class coaches like Xabi Alonso and he did not have experience as an assistant coach for Pep Guardiola.

It can help two coaches to make difference for their teams in two semi final matches but players and coaches on field, can make big unpredictable surprise.

Talking about experienced, Bayern Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has much experienced than Daniele De Rossi as the first time become senior team manager last several months ago and Alonso have one season half more and winning Bundesliga tittle. But Daniele De Rossi success giving positive impact and perform well for AS Roma since first time become manager after replacing Jose Mourinho position.
Xabi Alonso get short way to be senior team manager after becoming Real Sociedad junior team head coach with one season and accepting Bayern Leverkusen offering.

Actually both manager have good perform in this season with AS Roma success lead to semifinal round and De Rossi helped Roma's current standings until near close with top fourth position. I think difficult for predicting who will win the match between AS Roma vs Leverkusen in semifinal round of Europe League.

[len01]

Talking about experienced, Bayern Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has much experienced than Daniele De Rossi as the first time become senior team manager last several months ago and Alonso have one season half more and winning Bundesliga tittle. But Daniele De Rossi success giving positive impact and perform well for AS Roma since first time become manager after replacing Jose Mourinho position.
Xabi Alonso get short way to be senior team manager after becoming Real Sociedad junior team head coach with one season and accepting Bayern Leverkusen offering.

Actually both manager have good perform in this season with AS Roma success lead to semifinal round and De Rossi helped Roma's current standings until near close with top fourth position. I think difficult for predicting who will win the match between AS Roma vs Leverkusen in semifinal round of Europe League.

IMO, the two coaches are no different and are the same as having a brilliant career at the same time as in a very positive condition and I will say if the two coaches are as great.
It's just that the difference is in the quality of the players who are very clearly different while Leverkusen has a player who is much better in terms of maintaining cooperation and maintaining consistent team performance, while Roma is still in the lack of players because Roma management truly very limiting in terms of recruiting players in the season yesterday so the difference was in Leverkusen and Roma players but in the case of both coaches, they both had good intelligence in managing the team.

and related to who will qualify for the final round can actually be predicted not too difficult to see from the consistent players and strong performance owned by Leverkusen who provides a great opportunity to be able to qualify for the final round.

[CryptoBuds]

Bayer Leverkusen set a record in the Bundesliga as they went undefeated this season to win the title. But this record of theirs is not so easy because there are 38 matches in a season. In these thirty-eight matches, the big team, the small team, their own home field, the home field of other teams have to go through many challenges, but losing in some matches is a very normal thing. Although this is normal, Bayer Leverkusen has not lost any match in the Bundesliga, it must be said that it is a great team achievement.

They played really well in the Bundesliga, and I wouldn't be surprised if they also become champions in the Europa League. I think they are superior to Rome anyway. On one side there is Germany's undefeated best team, and on the other side there is the 5th ranked team in Serie A. Even just looking at such statistics, it is possible to say that Rome will lose in this match. Of course, you may have to be a little lucky in European matches, maybe they will play very well against Leverkusen

Your Leverkusen analysis is exactly in line. They've been killing it all season; not just in wins, but in play. This unbeaten run? It's not random. These guys are well-drilled, play together, and Alonso has made them into a machine these last two years. They're much ahead of Roma in game knowledge and consistency. Though the leagues are different, Leverkusen is performing well overall. It's possible they'll win the Europa League this year due to their expertise, tactics, and passion. Roma has quality but is still learning under De Rossi. A legend as a player, he's new at coaching. Leverkusen? They're the clear favorite for me

Leverkusen's players are very hardworking. I wouldn't say their squad is too strong. There are no star players in the squad. Still, Leverkusen is playing great. And this is possible because of the strong bonding between the players, as well as because the players are very hard working. In every match we see a better performance from Leverkusen.

While Leverkusen are in great form, Roma are also in a strong position right now. And Roma are hard to beat at the moment. I would say that between Roma vs Leverkusen the team that qualifies for the final will be this year's Europa League champions. However, it cannot be said for sure that Leverkusen will qualify for the final.

[Xcode7]

Leverkusen's players are very hardworking. I wouldn't say their squad is too strong. There are no star players in the squad. Still, Leverkusen is playing great. And this is possible because of the strong bonding between the players, as well as because the players are very hard working. In every match we see a better performance from Leverkusen.

While Leverkusen are in great form, Roma are also in a strong position right now. And Roma are hard to beat at the moment. I would say that between Roma vs Leverkusen the team that qualifies for the final will be this year's Europa League champions. However, it cannot be said for sure that Leverkusen will qualify for the final.

Xabi Alonso built Leverkusen's squad this season without relying on just a few players, they have fairly even quality across all lines and the strong chemistry of the players makes Leverkusen's performance quite strong and consistent, from what they have shown since the start of the season is clear proof .

Nothing is certain, Roma is a difficult opponent for Leverkusen, but we also have to see overall that Leverkusen's percentage of getting to the final is slightly greater than Roma.
Leverkusen has everything better than Roma, so it's natural that Leverkusen is a little favorite.

[emrecemsan]

Jurgen Klopp said that their elimination from the European league would help them focus on the English Premier League, but still losing to Atalanta, especially at Anfield, was quite difficult for fans to accept, especially as their fate in the English Premier League currently really depends on the results from the two competing teams.

Klopp might have said that which doesn't make me surprised. The Premier League championship has been their main target as always.

However now they have lost their chance for that championship as well.    I mean of course there is a mathematical chance but there is Manchester City on the other side. Klopp lost both championship chances while trying to focus mainly on one of them.

Last season, Roma managed to beat Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals and it even seemed that at that time Bayer was unable to provide tough resistance to Roma, but everything was different.
Roma is no longer with Mourinho, a coach who has quite good statistics in European competitions, but it cannot be denied that with De Rossi, currently good changes can be seen in Roma, as well as Bayer Leverkusen, which is even much better than last season and is the only one a team that is unbeaten in their local competition this season and that is an incredible statistic

Yes, I remember that one. Xabi Alonso was managing Leverkusen back then too but their golden age didn't start yet. It was still a close one at the end by 1-0 though.

Now Leverkusen have become a really scary team for the others. Roma are better with De Rossi too of course but can they eliminate this Leverkusen? I don't think so.