In the just-concluded Europa League 1 8 final play-offs, the two top teams in Serie A, AC Milan and Roma, successfully advanced to the round of 16 of this season's Europa League, and so far the top 16 of the Europa League have all been released! There are many giants in the round of 16 of the Europa League, especially the Bundesliga leader Bayer Leverkusen and the Premier League leader Liverpool, which will make this season's Europa League very competitive and the final winner will be very high.
Analyzing the strength of the 16 teams and their own league situation, Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool and AC Milan will be the biggest favorites to win the title!
1. Bayer Leverkusen: Under the leadership of Alonso this season, he has become more and more courageous, not only leading the Bundesliga giant Bayern by 8 points in the league, but also winning 18 wins and 4 draws in 22 Bundesliga games, scoring 57 goals and conceding 15 goals. Both the offense and defense are very good, and the overall combat effectiveness is very strong. Alonso, the team's manager, is currently the hottest coach in Europe, and is rumored to have become the most desired manager for Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Alonso will leave the team at the end of this season, and now that the Bundesliga title is "nine out of ten", Alonso will definitely do his best to compete for the Europa League and complete the perfect end to his Bayer Leverkusen coaching career!
2. Liverpool: currently leading the Premier League by a slight margin, Manchester City and Arsenal are chasing very urgently, and no one wants to fall behind in the Premier League championship this season. The Liverpool squad are desperate to win all the trophies they can compete for this season and bid farewell to the team's decorated manager Jurgen Klopp. However, injuries are Liverpool's biggest problem, and too many injuries are not enough for Liverpool to be at their best in both the Premier League and Europa League! Perhaps at a critical moment, in order to avoid two empty heads, Liverpool has to choose whether to focus on the Premier League or the Europa League.
3. AC Milan: After 25 rounds of Serie A, AC Milan ranks third in the league with 52 points, 11 points behind the top Inter Milan and 7 points ahead of the fifth place Bologna. Coach Stefano Pioli is currently the second-most manager in the Europa League, just four behind Carlo Ancelotti's 16 in 12 games, and would surpass Carlo Ancelotti's number of Europa League games if he could go further this season. Stefano Pioli certainly wants to win the Europa League and become the team's "best coach" in the competition!