UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[xzone]

Everyone sees Leverkusen as favorites right now as they have an emphatic win against AS Roma. Bayer Leverkusen is completely unstoppable this year. They are playing great and Xabi can make great tactical touches to the game. His ability to read the game is amazing. I think of him in the future with Real Madrid. After Ancelotti, I think he can be the coach of Real Madrid.

But unfortunately Xabi Alonso will remain with Bayer Leverkusen next season and now apart from waiting to see who will win in the second leg between Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma. I'm also a little curious about the Marseille vs Atalanta match because in the first leg they both experienced a draw. So the match will also be more interesting to see who will qualify for the final round of the Europa League this season apart from Bayer Leverkusen because for me Bayer Leverkusen will be more certain to qualify there.

I agree with you on this, to be honest I don't think Roma can beat their opponent in the next match. Leverkusen is playing really well this year, they have a great advantage over their opponents. That's why the result of the Rome match is clear, and the next match will be more exciting for me. After Atalanta beat Liverpool, I think they showed that they are a great candidate for this championship. Marseille looks a little weaker

[Blitzboy]

Bayer Leverkusen put one foot in the Europa League final as Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich scored in 2-0 semi-final first-leg win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Bayer Leverkusen side got an advantage in the first leg of the round at away. The second leg will be held at BayArena next Thursday. Leverkusen's unbeaten run for 2023-24 stands at 47 games across all competitions (39 wins, eight draws).

Because Liverpool failure certainly makes Bayer Leverkusen doesn't seem to have strong competitors in the race for the Europa League trophy this time, because even though the teams in the semifinals are also quite good. But still, the reality is that Bayer Leverkusen at this moment is really at a different level, so it is difficult to stop Bayer Leverkusen's streak of good results at this moment. After all, even though AS Roma has also succeeded in improving its performance and quality since the appointment of De Rossi as AS Roma head coach, but the reality is that AS Roma still failed in the first leg even though AS Roma played at home. With factors like that, I personally am really confident and will not doubt the good chance that Bayer Leverkusen has this season to win lots of trophies.

You are 100% right about Leverkusen. This is a whole new level of play, and now that Liverpool is out, the battle is really fierce. Roma is a good team, but lets be honest: Leverkusen has been the best team this season. As of now, they havent lost a game and are brutal on the field. Their depth makes them scary from every angle. I think they'll win the Europa League. Everything about them is strong, but what makes them really scary is how focused and determined they are. I can see them going in the right direction, and I dont see anyone blocking them.

[Republikcoin.com]

You are 100% right about Leverkusen. This is a whole new level of play, and now that Liverpool is out, the battle is really fierce. Roma is a good team, but lets be honest: Leverkusen has been the best team this season. As of now, they havent lost a game and are brutal on the field. Their depth makes them scary from every angle. I think they'll win the Europa League. Everything about them is strong, but what makes them really scary is how focused and determined they are. I can see them going in the right direction, and I dont see anyone blocking them.

I also doubt that the remaining teams in the semifinals will be a serious obstacle for Leverkusen in winning the Europa League trophy this season. Because Roma will definitely not be able to turn their situation around in the second leg, and one of the teams that will enter the final will not necessarily be able to withstand the abilities that Bayer Leverkusen has this season. Because I also think that there are no more serious contenders for the Europa League title this season except for Leverkusen who will indeed be quite likely to win the title this season.

[Weawant]

You are 100% right about Leverkusen. This is a whole new level of play, and now that Liverpool is out, the battle is really fierce. Roma is a good team, but lets be honest: Leverkusen has been the best team this season. As of now, they havent lost a game and are brutal on the field. Their depth makes them scary from every angle. I think they'll win the Europa League. Everything about them is strong, but what makes them really scary is how focused and determined they are. I can see them going in the right direction, and I dont see anyone blocking them.

I think the exit of Liverpool even made it much more easier for Leverkusen and not been a fierce battle as it should have been because we were looking at a finals where they will both get to meet and then it will be a really fierce one between them both because they are both seen as the two best in the Europa league this season and almost no one expected Liverpool will exit the league at that point by such a team.

Roma isn't such a good team enough to appear as a threat to Leverkusen and that's why I refused to agree to the fact that it's going to be a fierce battle because since they aren't that tough enough they are only going to put up some good form of resistance against Leverkusen but may eventually get penetrated by Leverkusen at some point because the determination in Leverkusen is such that Roma may not be able to completely resist, they may only get to reduce how much of  goals they will get to concede as Leverkusen doesn't even score too many goals aswell but then they always make sure they don't end up loosing the game and they will not in this .

Teams that Leverkusen has won and Also made sure they don't get beaten by are way tougher than Roma and if I may judge by that I think Leverkusen still stands that better chance because they are most definitely not going to become weaker with a team that is weak when compared to teams they have gotten victory over in the bundesliga and even DBF polka and back in the Europa ass, the chances are so much in their favour.

[Palakka]

I also doubt that the remaining teams in the semifinals will be a serious obstacle for Leverkusen in winning the Europa League trophy this season. Because Roma will definitely not be able to turn their situation around in the second leg, and one of the teams that will enter the final will not necessarily be able to withstand the abilities that Bayer Leverkusen has this season. Because I also think that there are no more serious contenders for the Europa League title this season except for Leverkusen who will indeed be quite likely to win the title this season.

Leverkusen this season is unbeaten and the 2-0 victory over Roma certainly makes their chances of reaching the final even greater this season, for now it seems difficult for any team to beat Leverkusen so I think the second leg will also not be too difficult for Leverkusen to beat Roma again at the Bay Arena, this season is certainly the golden era of Leverkusen after 120 years they are only a mediocre team and the revival that occurred this season Of course it surprised all of us, after Liverpool lost to Atlanta of course the Europa League title competition this season has changed, so what you said is quite true if maybe there will be no team that can prevent Leverkusen from winning the Europa League trophy this season.

In addition to Leverkusen which I think has locked a ticket to the final, of course at the moment the competition is still going on between Atlanta and Marseille, previously I make the favorite Atlanta to reach the final after they beat Liverpool, but looking at the game of the two teams in the first leg last week between Marseille and Atlanta it clearly looks like both teams have the same chance to meet Leverkusen in the final round later.

[piebeyb]

You are 100% right about Leverkusen. This is a whole new level of play, and now that Liverpool is out, the battle is really fierce. Roma is a good team, but lets be honest: Leverkusen has been the best team this season. As of now, they havent lost a game and are brutal on the field. Their depth makes them scary from every angle. I think they'll win the Europa League. Everything about them is strong, but what makes them really scary is how focused and determined they are. I can see them going in the right direction, and I dont see anyone blocking them.

I also doubt that the remaining teams in the semifinals will be a serious obstacle for Leverkusen in winning the Europa League trophy this season. Because Roma will definitely not be able to turn their situation around in the second leg, and one of the teams that will enter the final will not necessarily be able to withstand the abilities that Bayer Leverkusen has this season. Because I also think that there are no more serious contenders for the Europa League title this season except for Leverkusen who will indeed be quite likely to win the title this season.

De Rossi's vision and mission to achieve a top four finish in the domestic league is actually more than enough because since Mourinho left, As Roma has performed very well in the domestic league, but unfortunately the challenge is tough, they play in the UEL and have to face Xabi Alonso's team, Leverkusen, who have High determination to be able to win the UEL title this season also because they have high confidence to be able to get a treble winner this season, I also think that As Roma is unlikely to succeed in beating Leverkusen in the second leg.

I think De Rossi must be able to show his team's best in the second leg match to perform optimally so that they can win even though it looks difficult, I'm sure this is a tough job even if it fails. I don't think De Rossi has completely failed because in my opinion he has made As Roma a better and rising from adversity is already good, at least they can focus on catching up and shifting Bologna in 4th place in the domestic league, I think As Roma must catch up and finish in the top four to get a UCL ticket next season because they have that opportunity where Bologna hasn't appeared consistent lately.

[hyudien]

You are 100% right about Leverkusen. This is a whole new level of play, and now that Liverpool is out, the battle is really fierce. Roma is a good team, but lets be honest: Leverkusen has been the best team this season. As of now, they havent lost a game and are brutal on the field. Their depth makes them scary from every angle. I think they'll win the Europa League. Everything about them is strong, but what makes them really scary is how focused and determined they are. I can see them going in the right direction, and I dont see anyone blocking them.

I also doubt that the remaining teams in the semifinals will be a serious obstacle for Leverkusen in winning the Europa League trophy this season. Because Roma will definitely not be able to turn their situation around in the second leg, and one of the teams that will enter the final will not necessarily be able to withstand the abilities that Bayer Leverkusen has this season. Because I also think that there are no more serious contenders for the Europa League title this season except for Leverkusen who will indeed be quite likely to win the title this season.

Yes the chance of AS Roma to be able to reverse the situation in the second leg is quite small, and even I see they are likely to be losing again to Leverkusen. AS Roma's first leg is the host and they must lose, in this second leg they will be guests and here we can already see how their chances of this match.
Assuming we will see Leverkusen in the final round, the opponent they will face is Atalanta or Marseille, and from the two teams I don't see a team that is better than Leverkusen, so Xabi Alonso's troops are really in the upper wind now. It is unfortunate if they have to fail with their big chances. They also had the opportunity to win Treble Winner, one of which was by winning in the European League. I think they will complete their mission this season without any obstacles, and they have shown it when they managed to become champions in the Bundesliga.

[bitgolden]

This is a whole new level of play, and now that Liverpool is out, the battle is really fierce. Roma is a good team, but lets be honest: Leverkusen has been the best team this season. As of now, they havent lost a game and are brutal on the field. Their depth makes them scary from every angle. I think they'll win the Europa League. Everything about them is strong, but what makes them really scary is how focused and determined they are. I can see them going in the right direction, and I dont see anyone blocking them.

It is true that Leverkusen is unmatched and their level of quality is nowhere to be found in all other teams, we just need to realize that we can't really have Leverkusen be any better, they are at the very top right now. If they were playing at UCL right now at semi finals, I would say that they have a chance to beat all the teams there too, depending on who you are replacing them with, they have already managed to beat Dortmund and Bayern, and I think they would have a good chance against PSG as well.

It means that, europa is definitely way too small for them, if they are good enough to maybe win UCL, then they are definitely good enough to beat anyone at Europa as well, they are just that good. It would be a HUGE shock to the world if they lose here.

[Jody.Drummer]

Atalanta got a slight advantage after they will play as hosts in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Marseille. In the first leg they succeeded in holding Marseille to a draw at their own headquarters with a score of 1-1, this was valuable capital for them to be able to be in the final, because now the pressure is on Marseille's side after they will have guest status in the match.

Maybe in the first leg Marseille played a little better than Atalanta, but I can understand that because Marseille played at home. However, Atalanta were actually able to press first and they were even able to take the lead in the 11th minute, before finally 9 minutes later Marseille were able to equalize so that the score ended in a draw and lasted until the end. What percentage of chances do you think Atalanta and Marseille have in the second leg? in my opinion 60/40 is the chance of these two clubs.

[slapper]

Bayer Leverkusen put one foot in the Europa League final as Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich scored in 2-0 semi-final first-leg win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Bayer Leverkusen side got an advantage in the first leg of the round at away. The second leg will be held at BayArena next Thursday. Leverkusen's unbeaten run for 2023-24 stands at 47 games across all competitions (39 wins, eight draws).

Because Liverpool failure certainly makes Bayer Leverkusen doesn't seem to have strong competitors in the race for the Europa League trophy this time, because even though the teams in the semifinals are also quite good. But still, the reality is that Bayer Leverkusen at this moment is really at a different level, so it is difficult to stop Bayer Leverkusen's streak of good results at this moment. After all, even though AS Roma has also succeeded in improving its performance and quality since the appointment of De Rossi as AS Roma head coach, but the reality is that AS Roma still failed in the first leg even though AS Roma played at home. With factors like that, I personally am really confident and will not doubt the good chance that Bayer Leverkusen has this season to win lots of trophies.

I completely understand the excitement surrounding Leverkusen at the moment. And that run of not losing in ANYTHING is no joke. They're on a whole new level this season. Another team is having a hard time reaching the crazy high bar they set. There are teams like Roma that are getting back on track, but they still aren't playing as hard as Leverkusen. It's really possible for Leverkusen to win the Europa League because of how well they work together and how often they win. They've worked hard all season, so it feels right

[QueenVera]

Improvement is always a must to face a competition, regardless they have proven to be the the best. Xabi Alonso has to be aware of the best team being on everyone's eyes. Next season, Every team will see Leverkusen as a team to beat with the best efforts, this will make the next season campaign for next season harder than this season.

The fact that they will play in Champions League is a big consideration to strengthen to squad. They will be lucky if no player to have a move to other club, but they will still need to sign some new good players for next season campaign. Playing in champions League is not as easy as playing in Europa League, they will have to play against many strong teams. Any loss can affect their morale that could have impact on their performances in the league.

Bayern Leverkusen have mow gotten themselves in the history books as they have been able to win their first ever Bundesliga title. The win over Werder Bremen was enough to hell them seal up their place in first place and get them the trophy. Their run to this win of the title has been one that’s been quite fascinating especially as they haven’t recorded any loss in their way up till this moment and also none across all competitions. This performance is real top notch and as such you can imagine how much efforts the boys and Xabi Alonso have put in to the success of this.

 Alonso has very much been impressive in his performances for Leverkusen. He's been watched and observed and in all his games, he's proven to present an outstanding and formidable team. He's just new in the business but yet still has set up a formidable team. I really won't be surprised if he's beckoned up on by bigger clubs to show his abilities. He's proven to be worthy to handle well any team presented to him and definitely I believe he can do well if another team is put in his care. Maybe his strategies work well for him and can still work well with another team. With Leverkusen, he's done well and he's working towards an aim for the club. He's been watched closely to see how well he'd be able to keep up with the games for the team and see how well he can uphold against their biggest threat in the Bundesliga.

 He's just been able to prove himself worthy to take on a higher ranked club. His good at what he's done so far even with a less productive squad as Leverkusen, now one would imagine how enormous he'd achieve with a productive squad with higher player capacity and quality. He's another one amongst many players turn coach that did well both in the pitch and in the manager's box too. I really won't be surprised if he's beckoned up on by bigger clubs to show his abilities.

[Docnaster]

Bayer Leverkusen put one foot in the Europa League final as Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich scored in 2-0 semi-final first-leg win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Bayer Leverkusen side got an advantage in the first leg of the round at away. The second leg will be held at BayArena next Thursday. Leverkusen's unbeaten run for 2023-24 stands at 47 games across all competitions (39 wins, eight draws).

Because Liverpool failure certainly makes Bayer Leverkusen doesn't seem to have strong competitors in the race for the Europa League trophy this time, because even though the teams in the semifinals are also quite good. But still, the reality is that Bayer Leverkusen at this moment is really at a different level, so it is difficult to stop Bayer Leverkusen's streak of good results at this moment. After all, even though AS Roma has also succeeded in improving its performance and quality since the appointment of De Rossi as AS Roma head coach, but the reality is that AS Roma still failed in the first leg even though AS Roma played at home. With factors like that, I personally am really confident and will not doubt the good chance that Bayer Leverkusen has this season to win lots of trophies.

I completely understand the excitement surrounding Leverkusen at the moment. And that run of not losing in ANYTHING is no joke. They're on a whole new level this season. Another team is having a hard time reaching the crazy high bar they set. There are teams like Roma that are getting back on track, but they still aren't playing as hard as Leverkusen. It's really possible for Leverkusen to win the Europa League because of how well they work together and how often they win. They've worked hard all season, so it feels right

With Bayer Leverkusen's win today at Eintracht Frankfurt, they've now gone 48 games in all competition without conceding a defeat a feat that's helped them equal Benfica's record as the European club with the longest unbeaten streak in all competitions. Xabi Alonso's men without doubt is currently one of the best teams in Europe at the moment but the interesting thing about this their impressive run is that Bayer Leverkusen isn't even planning on slowing down with their impressive performances.
Last week in their UEFA Europa League semi final game against AS Roma, the the German champions were able to grab an away victory without even conceding a goal and will now have Italian club in the second leg of that tie this week Thursday. Bayer Leverkusen only needs to avoid any defeat with more than a goal margin in that game to reach the final of the competition. I think it's very safe to say that Bayer Leverkusen are going to play in the final of the UEFA Europa League competition

[Frankolala]

Bayer Leverkusen put one foot in the Europa League final as Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich scored in 2-0 semi-final first-leg win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Bayer Leverkusen side got an advantage in the first leg of the round at away. The second leg will be held at BayArena next Thursday. Leverkusen's unbeaten run for 2023-24 stands at 47 games across all competitions (39 wins, eight draws).

Because Liverpool failure certainly makes Bayer Leverkusen doesn't seem to have strong competitors in the race for the Europa League trophy this time, because even though the teams in the semifinals are also quite good. But still, the reality is that Bayer Leverkusen at this moment is really at a different level, so it is difficult to stop Bayer Leverkusen's streak of good results at this moment. After all, even though AS Roma has also succeeded in improving its performance and quality since the appointment of De Rossi as AS Roma head coach, but the reality is that AS Roma still failed in the first leg even though AS Roma played at home. With factors like that, I personally am really confident and will not doubt the good chance that Bayer Leverkusen has this season to win lots of trophies.

I completely understand the excitement surrounding Leverkusen at the moment. And that run of not losing in ANYTHING is no joke. They're on a whole new level this season. Another team is having a hard time reaching the crazy high bar they set. There are teams like Roma that are getting back on track, but they still aren't playing as hard as Leverkusen. It's really possible for Leverkusen to win the Europa League because of how well they work together and how often they win. They've worked hard all season, so it feels right

If you can remember in the beginning of the season during the group stage was when majority of football fans here said that Leverkusen a dnd Liverpool are favorite to win the competition, this shows that Leverkusen is really worth it after all their unbeaten match that they have played so far.

Roma is still struggling with their matches and that makes it difficult for them to be able to win Leverkusen in the second leg away from home. Leverkusen will also be victorious in the finals against whoever qualifies between Marseille and Atalanta.

[Furious 7]

It means that, europa is definitely way too small for them, if they are good enough to maybe win UCL, then they are definitely good enough to beat anyone at Europa as well, they are just that good. It would be a HUGE shock to the world if they lose here.

The process must still be taken because after all the Europa League is the appropriate thing for now so they have to try to get through it before finally moving on to bigger competitions. Champions League competition for Leverkusen now is feasible but being there is not easy because the level is also higher so in this case they have to try harder if in the end they want to be in a worthy place in the Champions League because after all we cannot forget one thing here, namely the Champions league is a place of champions so that a club of Leverkusen's caliber with an unbeaten record at this time can be very difficult to compete.

It is undeniable that Leverkusen are playing very well right now but next season there is no guarantee that they will do the same if they are too complacent. We can see many examples here such as Napoli in Serie A or maybe Newcastle in the EPL so they still have to continue to work hard from now on because maintaining is more difficult than pursuing an achievement.

[nurilham]

I agree with you on this, to be honest I don't think Roma can beat their opponent in the next match. Leverkusen is playing really well this year, they have a great advantage over their opponents. That's why the result of the Rome match is clear, and the next match will be more exciting for me. After Atalanta beat Liverpool, I think they showed that they are a great candidate for this championship. Marseille looks a little weaker

I also think the same. It is only a small chance that Roma may defeat Leverkusen in Leg 2. Leverkusen plays stronger toward the end of the season, they never show that they are decreasing their performance. The players of Leverkusen still have good motivation to win each remaining match because they expect to win all the trophies in each competition they follow this season. Meanwhile AS Roma, this team showed a small decrease of their performance. The failed to get full points in some matches in Serie A. This is not a good sign for the match against Leverkusen.

Since the next match will be in Leverkusen home, I believe Leverkusen will play with a higher motivation. They are almost reaching the final round and almost achieve the trophy of Europa league. Of course, the players will play all out, they won't let AS Roma to steal the chance of winning the trophy of UEL this season.

For Atalanta vs Marseille, Atalanta is surely the favorite team to win the match. Moreover, the next match will be in Atalanta home. I guess Atalanta will score many goals in their home. They must try to score as quick as possible in the first half of the match in Leg 2.

[Lillominato89]

It means that, europa is definitely way too small for them, if they are good enough to maybe win UCL, then they are definitely good enough to beat anyone at Europa as well, they are just that good. It would be a HUGE shock to the world if they lose here.

The process must still be taken because after all the Europa League is the appropriate thing for now so they have to try to get through it before finally moving on to bigger competitions. Champions League competition for Leverkusen now is feasible but being there is not easy because the level is also higher so in this case they have to try harder if in the end they want to be in a worthy place in the Champions League because after all we cannot forget one thing here, namely the Champions league is a place of champions so that a club of Leverkusen's caliber with an unbeaten record at this time can be very difficult to compete.

It is undeniable that Leverkusen are playing very well right now but next season there is no guarantee that they will do the same if they are too complacent. We can see many examples here such as Napoli in Serie A or maybe Newcastle in the EPL so they still have to continue to work hard from now on because maintaining is more difficult than pursuing an achievement.

Exactly, at the moment Leverkusen, besides never having lost, plays on the wings of enthusiasm and this is the fortune of this club, but nobody can know what will happen next year. Honestly, I am curious to see how they will perform next year in the Champions League, measuring themselves against high-calibre teams is very different from those they have faced so far in the Europa League, although many teams are also very strong in the Europa League. We will see how far Leverkusen can hold out.

[Gencecikmen]

Marseille were held to a 1-1 home draw by Atalanta in a hard-fought Europa League semi-final, first-leg tie in France. Gianluca Scamacca who put the visitors ahead after 11 minutes, 16th goal in all competitions this season. Chancel Mbemba equalised for Marseille nine minutes later with a superb long-range strike. Marseille will travel to Bergamo for the second leg next Thursday. The winners will meet either Roma or Bayer Leverkusen in the final on 22 May in Dublin.

[rendravolt]

~snip~

For Atalanta vs Marseille, Atalanta is surely the favorite team to win the match. Moreover, the next match will be in Atalanta home. I guess Atalanta will score many goals in their home. They must try to score as quick as possible in the first half of the match in Leg 2.

However, if the result is that the two teams play again in a draw then we will see the match last even longer. I mean it could go to extra time or a penalty shootout and in that way it's the mental health of the players that will be at stake. To be honest I didn't want to see it through to 90 minutes and it would have been better if everything had been done quicker.

Atalanta really has the advantage and I think if they can lead on aggregate by 2 goals or more then it's over for Marseille to hope to advance to the European league final. Anyway, I am also favorites for Atalanta to advance to the final and I will bet on them then.

[baeva]

Everyone sees Leverkusen as favorites right now as they have an emphatic win against AS Roma. Bayer Leverkusen is completely unstoppable this year. They are playing great and Xabi can make great tactical touches to the game. His ability to read the game is amazing. I think of him in the future with Real Madrid. After Ancelotti, I think he can be the coach of Real Madrid.

Leverkusen are favorite winner in the semi finals and for the Europa League title too. For potential opponent in the final match, Atalanta or Marseille, I see Leverkusen are stronger than these teams and they have big chance to lift the trophy if they appear in the final match, which I believe they will.

With two goals for difference from the first semi final, Leverkusen in their normal match, will be able to secure it and go to the final. Because they did not have any loss in this season, if they maintain it next week, they will appear in the final, not Roma. Roma can beat Leverkusen but  maybe with only one goal difference, not two.

There is no doubt that it is very likely that Leverkusen can win the Europa League title this season because they were only expected to have difficulties in the semifinal match against Roma, but in reality Leverkusen managed to win in the first leg at AS Roma's home ground so that in the second leg they will play at The home ground means the Leverkusen team will be quite comfortable and in fact I think they will win the game again to make a much bigger Agg.

Against Atalanta or Marseille in the final, I also don't think it will be a difficult opponent for Leverkusen, indeed the final match will be different, let alone the Europa League final match, but realistically, Leverkusen's strength is much stronger than Atalanta or Marseille, so if there are no big surprises then Leverkusen will win the title this season without any significant difficulties.

This will be particularly interesting to watch, as they could set a record for a winless streak and go through the season without a single defeat at all, moreover collecting all the trophies they can at the moment. They have only 2 games left in the Bundesliga and they will certainly not lose them, the opponents are not the strongest. But the Europa League will be very interesting to watch

[imamusma]

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For Atalanta vs Marseille, Atalanta is surely the favorite team to win the match. Moreover, the next match will be in Atalanta home. I guess Atalanta will score many goals in their home. They must try to score as quick as possible in the first half of the match in Leg 2.

However, if the result is that the two teams play again in a draw then we will see the match last even longer. I mean it could go to extra time or a penalty shootout and in that way it's the mental health of the players that will be at stake. To be honest I didn't want to see it through to 90 minutes and it would have been better if everything had been done quicker.

Atalanta really has the advantage and I think if they can lead on aggregate by 2 goals or more then it's over for Marseille to hope to advance to the European league final. Anyway, I am also favorites for Atalanta to advance to the final and I will bet on them then.

If you look at the statistics of the two teams in their domestic league, Atalanta is slightly more consistent at the moment than Marseille, and considering that Serie A is more competitive than Ligue 1, Atalanta is more worthy of being the favorite. Especially if you remember that Atalanta managed to get rid of Liverpool in the previous quarter-finals, they should have been able to beat Marseille easily. A draw in the first leg is not bad, Atalanta can take advantage of the home match in the second leg, on paper Marseille chances are relatively low. However, whoever makes it through to the final round, they are not favorites to win, unless they have great luck to beat Leverkusen. So far no team has been able to make Leverkusen suffer defeat, their second leg match against Roma was also relatively easy because they were already 2 goals ahead from Roma, and Leverkusen vs Atalanta looks like a more ideal final.