UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season

[ndutndut]

In the Europa League Manchester United has improved slightly after Amorim became their coach but there are still many changes that need to be made because so far Manchester United's performance has not been stable. Amorim's motivation may be very high in the Europa League because in almost all competitions they have lost the opportunity to achieve a trophy so that only the Europa League is the only hope they can realize when they are able to play much better in the future.

Another challenge is only in this competition the opportunity for Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League and will give them one ticket to qualify for the Champions League. The tight competition in the Premier League makes it difficult for them to break into the top four, making it difficult for them to catch up with the points collected by several teams in the top five.

It makes sense as you said. Amorim's motivation is currently only focused on the European league, because by focusing on the European league, besides getting trophies, they can also enter the UCL league next season. Isn't this season Man United entered the European league because they managed to win the FA Cup trophy so they automatically entered the European league. Maybe this is what is on Amorim's mind right now, focusing on the European league might be much better than the EPL league, especially since Man United's performance in the European league is still good, they have not lost in 6 matches and are currently ranked 7th in the European league standings.

Coach Amorim is actually a great coach, what happened to Man United is not entirely Amorim's fault. He just needs a process and support if there is criticism, it should be constructive criticism. Just look at Liverpool, why is it getting better even though the coach is new, because at the beginning Liverpool was good when coached by the previous coach, so when the new coach came, Liverpool was still good. It's a different story with Man United, since Sir Alex left, Man United has often changed coaches, as a result Man United has become chaotic. So how can Man United be like before? We must be patient and give support to Amorim.

[bitgolden]

Galatasaray may look good, but they are not given the same chance in most betting places. There are plenty of other teams that is looking like they may win it as a whole, Bilbao, Lazio, Tottenham, even United while they are doing so badly, some even think Roma has a bigger chance, which makes no sense to me considering how Roma is doing terrible this season.

So it's true that Galatasaray is a great team and it's true that they are doing alright, but we need to remember that the yare not considered favourites in any place, not even in top five anywhere at all, they are seen as a team that will most probably lose either at playoff stage or at last sixteen, that's what the odds are saying. When I watch the games, that doesn't look like the case, they look like easily a top five team, but oddmakers apparently do not agree with me. So when that's the case, betting on them is harder, sure they can beat Kyiv if nothing big happens, but Ajax game looks a bit tough.

[Abu-Naim]

I feel this league would be in favor of United because this is their only hope to qualify to UCL if they can win the league. However, when the transfer window will open, Amorim will get some new players to strengthen the team and that should bring more hope for them to go far in this competition.

Just because it can be their only hope didn’t mean they can get it easily, all these trophies do come a team through teamwork and hard work, but for a team like Manchester United in their current state, I don’t think they deserve to win the Europa League because there are teams that are far better than them unless if the management spend a lot of money to sign players, and the players they can sign at this moment will not be world class players because players do consider team and where they are at the point of going there; however, there are other options for Manchester United to qualify to the Champions League next season, which can be through top four, and achieving that is only possible if they can do better in the second phase of the Premier League.

Amorim should focus more on this league and not EPL but I believe if he can improve the team's performance with the additional players, he can do better in both competitions.

Amorim need to diversify his attention because he is not sure of winning the Europa League either because there are better teams that can outplay his team in the competition; the reality will be after the group stage, but if Manchester United is able to sign more players, they can go far in the competition.

[sokani]

I feel this league would be in favor of United because this is their only hope to qualify to UCL if they can win the league. However, when the transfer window will open, Amorim will get some new players to strengthen the team and that should bring more hope for them to go far in this competition.

It is their only shot at playing in europe next season but there are other good teams like Galatasaray, Lazio, Tottenham, Porto etc, fighting for the same trophy. So it's not going to be easy for United to get pass them. It's one step at a time and Amorim has done well to get them back to a nice spot in other to qualify for the next stage of the competition. It is how United perform in the next stage that would determine if they actually stand a chance. I want to see them in europe next season and I hope they win it.

[bangjoe]

I feel this league would be in favor of United because this is their only hope to qualify to UCL if they can win the league. However, when the transfer window will open, Amorim will get some new players to strengthen the team and that should bring more hope for them to go far in this competition.

It is their only shot at playing in europe next season but there are other good teams like Galatasaray, Lazio, Tottenham, Porto etc, fighting for the same trophy. So it's not going to be easy for United to get pass them. It's one step at a time and Amorim has done well to get them back to a nice spot in other to qualify for the next stage of the competition. It is how United perform in the next stage that would determine if they actually stand a chance. I want to see them in europe next season and I hope they win it.

Great hopes are always shown by loyal supporters of the Red Devils, but Manchester United have many problems, they have not been disciplined and consistent in terms of game In the UEFA Europa League standings, but there are many teams that have the opportunity to be able to get this trophy in the current season, Lazio is the strongest challenger in this league they are better than the other teams with Bilbao and that is not an easy thing for Amorin, the transfer will Open, but whether he really can change the situation 180%, this will not necessarily happen with the new players they recruit because other teams will also do the same thing.

[Richbased]

Roma is a good team and indeed must still be watched out for by all other teams in the Europa League this season because if in the two remaining matches in this standings Roma can win it by getting full points, of course their position will be much better and even Roma can be very dangerous when going through the playoffs. So underestimating a team like Roma can sometimes be a fatal mistake even though Roma's own performance is still not good when competing in their domestic league this season.

Their position is slowly starting to improve, so their hopes of qualifying for the next round are still wide open, although their biggest possibility is through the playoffs first. However, there are still two more matches, if AS Roma is able to sweep the two matches, there is a possibility for Roma to enter the top 8 at the end of the qualifying round.

AS Roma will face two important matches, namely facing AZ Alkmaar and Eintracht Frankfurt. Facing AZ should be a match that is not too difficult for AS Roma to win, considering the strength between the two teams, it is clear on paper, Roma is the most favored. But in the last match in the qualifying round, Roma will face Eintracht Frankfurt, this will be a match that is quite difficult for Roma to win, Eintracht Frankfurt is a fairly strong team.

Roma has made some improvements after they sacked Ivan Juric and brought in Claudio Ranieri who have been making efforts to revive the team since he became the head coach on 14th November 2024 and i think with the current performance of Roma, they are likely to secure the top 8 position but it will depend on their hard work because the Europa league games has gotten to a very tough stage when every teams fight to secure the top 8 positions in the table.

Just like you said about Roma's game against AZ Alkmaar and Eintracht Frankfurt, i share same sentiment as you because despite that AZ Alkmaar is a strong team in the Netherlands Eredivisie but i feel Roma can get a win against them but for Eintracht Frankfurt, it will be a hard game for Roma because even if they will manage to win E. Frankfurt it will be a narrow win because E. Frankfurt is doing quite well in the Bundesliga and they can continue with same energy in their Europa game with Roma.

[Egii Nna]

Galatasaray may look good, but they are not given the same chance in most betting places. There are plenty of other teams that is looking like they may win it as a whole, Bilbao, Lazio, Tottenham, even United while they are doing so badly, some even think Roma has a bigger chance, which makes no sense to me considering how Roma is doing terrible this season.

So it's true that Galatasaray is a great team and it's true that they are doing alright, but we need to remember that the yare not considered favourites in any place, not even in top five anywhere at all, they are seen as a team that will most probably lose either at playoff stage or at last sixteen, that's what the odds are saying. When I watch the games, that doesn't look like the case, they look like easily a top five team, but oddmakers apparently do not agree with me. So when that's the case, betting on them is harder, sure they can beat Kyiv if nothing big happens, but Ajax game looks a bit tough.

I don’t think Ajax will be a big deal for them as you think. We all know that Galatasaray is one of the teams that has not been defeated in the Europa League this season, even though I know they had 3 draw games out of the 6 they played, but still, with Osimhen in their mix, they will have a higher chance of winning more games. Don’t forget, a couple of months back, I think early November, Galatasaray won against Tottenham in this same Europa League, so why will you have doubts about them that they will not be able to win Ajax? We all know that Tottenham performs better than Ajax, so I don’t think they will even lose any game this month due to the way I am seeing their opponents.

[rahmad2nd]

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Great hopes are always shown by loyal supporters of the Red Devils, but Manchester United have many problems, they have not been disciplined and consistent in terms of game In the UEFA Europa League standings, but there are many teams that have the opportunity to be able to get this trophy in the current season, Lazio is the strongest challenger in this league they are better than the other teams with Bilbao and that is not an easy thing for Amorin, the transfer will Open, but whether he really can change the situation 180%, this will not necessarily happen with the new players they recruit because other teams will also do the same thing.

Right, there is no guarantee at all even if Amorim brings in some new players to strengthen his squad. even so, it is possible that Amorim will do it to try to improve his team's performance. maybe also by refreshing some players can bring Manchester United in a better direction, although as we agree that there is no guarantee at all. what is certain is that hope will always be there but it must be accompanied by hard work, togetherness, and playing as a team, unfortunately Amorim has not found the best formula so that his team can be consistent and play at a much more competitive level of performance. Manchester United's progress in this competition is still quite long, Manchester United is the same as other teams that must finish the remaining matches in the qualifying phase, win the remaining matches and advance to the next round. no exception with Lazio, Àthletico and several other teams, they are quite strong teams in the competition for the Europa League trophy. well, let's just see how Manchester United performs in their two remaining matches later.

[beerlover]

Galatasaray is still slightly favored over Ajax, I think Ajax is indeed quite strong but maybe Galatasaray will be more dominant.
Even if they can't get a win from Ajax, a draw is also not bad for Galatasaray's current position. But if you want to qualify then winning the remaining 2 matches is the choice that must be taken and a draw is the worst possibility for Galatasaray. Ajax's position also allows them to put in all their efforts to win the remaining 2 matches.

If Galatasaray is seen as one of the candidates for the title, then it is a must for them to beat Ajax as well, they can't refrain from Ajax and play defensively and still expect to win the entire thing. Kyiv game is of course not even a question, they have to win that game without a doubt, they have to make a big win out of that, like with plenty of goals, like maybe 4-0 or something, so that they could have a higher morale, and after that, Ajax game has to be at least a draw, and that's the minimum they could get, there is no chance they could lose this game, and if it is possible they have to win that one as well.

It is not really impossible for them, they have managed to beat Tottenham, so beating Ajax could be something they can do. If they didn't end up getting a tie against such a team as RFS, they would have guaranteed already, but unfortunately they had a bad tie there, no idea why they were that bad on that game but they really disappointed everyone and now they need to beat both teams to go up.

[ShowOff]

I feel this league would be in favor of United because this is their only hope to qualify to UCL if they can win the league. However, when the transfer window will open, Amorim will get some new players to strengthen the team and that should bring more hope for them to go far in this competition.

It is their only shot at playing in europe next season but there are other good teams like Galatasaray, Lazio, Tottenham, Porto etc, fighting for the same trophy. So it's not going to be easy for United to get pass them. It's one step at a time and Amorim has done well to get them back to a nice spot in other to qualify for the next stage of the competition. It is how United perform in the next stage that would determine if they actually stand a chance. I want to see them in europe next season and I hope they win it.

The January transfer window offers a solution for Ruben Amorim, who I think should be used to revamp the depth of Manchester United squad. This move would give Manchester United the chance to win the Europa League trophy this season, which would lead to them appearing in the Champions League next season, the hope of getting a ticket to the Champions League through the Premier League is currently almost impossible to realize. The defense is an area that Ruben Amorim must improve, because the number of goals they concede is currently very high.

The Europa League always presents many unexpected surprises every season, teams that appear more dominant often fail here, even if they come from highly competitive leagues like the Premier League. I think, initially, Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, and Anderlecht were not teams that were considered likely to be at the top of the standings with an undefeated record. This performance clearly puts all three of them on the list of favorites to win the Europa League this season along with several other strong candidates.

[Akbarkoe]

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Right, there is no guarantee at all even if Amorim brings in some new players to strengthen his squad. even so, it is possible that Amorim will do it to try to improve his team's performance. maybe also by refreshing some players can bring Manchester United in a better direction, although as we agree that there is no guarantee at all. what is certain is that hope will always be there but it must be accompanied by hard work, togetherness, and playing as a team, unfortunately Amorim has not found the best formula so that his team can be consistent and play at a much more competitive level of performance. Manchester United's progress in this competition is still quite long, Manchester United is the same as other teams that must finish the remaining matches in the qualifying phase, win the remaining matches and advance to the next round. no exception with Lazio, Àthletico and several other teams, they are quite strong teams in the competition for the Europa League trophy. well, let's just see how Manchester United performs in their two remaining matches later.

I am quite curious about what actually made Amorim decide to take over Manchester United. This is too bold indeed, if Amorim is able to return Manchester United to the path of victory and win the title especially in the English league and European competitions, then he will be one of the best coaches in the world whose name will be recorded in football history. but if he fails then his coaching career could be ruined.

Actually what is the background of Amorin choosing to handle Man United, even though he performed brilliantly with Sporting CP and even currently Sporting is appearing in the UCL. he actually chose Man United which only competes in the second caste of the European league, choosing a club that has quite complex problems, which are difficult to find a way out. making major improvements and changes could indeed bring the team in a better direction, because there are indeed several players who have high salaries, but it is not comparable to the contribution given to the club when on the field.

[AirtelBuzz]

Every team in the European League is almost equal, so competition is always high in the European League. Even if the big team can separate here, it cannot be said that the big team will win the title in the end. Liverpool were probably the biggest team in the Europa League last season and everyone was saying that Liverpool would win the Europa League title last season but Liverpool couldn't do it. Far from winning the title, they exited the tournament before qualifying for the semi-finals.  
Like last season, Manchester United is considered as a worthy contender to win the title this season but Manchester United may not be able to win the Europa League title.  
Maybe we'll see another team win the Europa League title.

A small number of people only see the results of the group stage but they forget that the most difficult competition is not in the group stage but when entering the round of 16, big teams can lose their performance when they get an equal opponent.
On the one hand, several popular teams in the group stage have their own strategies such as only competing with a performance that is not too strong to save the players' energy and when they have qualified for the round of 16, big teams will improve their performance to be stronger.
So in each round we will continue to see many changes and even teams that look weak at this time will experience a very high increase.

You may not forget that the group stage is also tough competition because if a team does not perform well in the group stage i.e. if they do not win the group stage matches then they may not reach the second round. So any round is important for every team. There are many coaches who give the most importance to the group stage matches because they feel that if they lose in these matches, their team will never reach the right place. We have seen this season that Liverpool are playing seriously in every match of the group stage, So they became the best team. The best teams in the group stage reach the second round, So it is natural that the second round will be more competitive than the group stage.

[Iranus]

I don’t think Ajax will be a big deal for them as you think. We all know that Galatasaray is one of the teams that has not been defeated in the Europa League this season, even though I know they had 3 draw games out of the 6 they played, but still, with Osimhen in their mix, they will have a higher chance of winning more games. Don’t forget, a couple of months back, I think early November, Galatasaray won against Tottenham in this same Europa League, so why will you have doubts about them that they will not be able to win Ajax? We all know that Tottenham performs better than Ajax, so I don’t think they will even lose any game this month due to the way I am seeing their opponents.

Galatasaray is a team that has not lost a single match so far this season. They have drawn three matches in the Europa League and won three. At the same time, the team has continued its excellent performance in the Super Lig. The top spot in the Super Lig table is occupied by Galatasaray. Galatasaray has not yet lost a single match in the Super Lig. Galatasaray is in quite good form in the Europa League. Being in the top 8 of the table is not a difficult task for Galatasaray.

On the other hand, the performance of the Ajax team is quite irregular. Although the Ajax team is strong, the team is not in good form this season. A few days ago we saw that Ajax also lost against Lazio by a margin of 3-1. Ajax lost against Real Sociedad and Lazio in the last two matches of the Europa League. Ajax will play against RFS in the next match. Ajax may win this match. However, being in the top 8 of the point table is still quite difficult for Ajax.

[hyudien]

I don’t think Ajax will be a big deal for them as you think. We all know that Galatasaray is one of the teams that has not been defeated in the Europa League this season, even though I know they had 3 draw games out of the 6 they played, but still, with Osimhen in their mix, they will have a higher chance of winning more games. Don’t forget, a couple of months back, I think early November, Galatasaray won against Tottenham in this same Europa League, so why will you have doubts about them that they will not be able to win Ajax? We all know that Tottenham performs better than Ajax, so I don’t think they will even lose any game this month due to the way I am seeing their opponents.

Galatasaray is a team that has not lost a single match so far this season. They have drawn three matches in the Europa League and won three. At the same time, the team has continued its excellent performance in the Super Lig. The top spot in the Super Lig table is occupied by Galatasaray. Galatasaray has not yet lost a single match in the Super Lig. Galatasaray is in quite good form in the Europa League. Being in the top 8 of the table is not a difficult task for Galatasaray.

On the other hand, the performance of the Ajax team is quite irregular. Although the Ajax team is strong, the team is not in good form this season. A few days ago we saw that Ajax also lost against Lazio by a margin of 3-1. Ajax lost against Real Sociedad and Lazio in the last two matches of the Europa League. Ajax will play against RFS in the next match. Ajax may win this match. However, being in the top 8 of the point table is still quite difficult for Ajax.

The match will take place in the 8th match, that means there will be 1 match that they have to play in the 7th match before they actually meet. Well now Galatasaray has not been able to lock their position to be able to qualify directly to the next round, so maybe if in the 7th match they can win and can lock their position in the top 8 of the standings, maybe that will affect their game later. Yes, even though it is difficult because the points gap is still very close and it is almost impossible to lock the top 8 position in the 7th match. So maybe it will also be a match that feels like a final match to fight for a safe position in the top 8.

[Fara Chan]

The Europa League always presents many unexpected surprises every season, teams that appear more dominant often fail here, even if they come from highly competitive leagues like the Premier League. I think, initially, Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, and Anderlecht were not teams that were considered likely to be at the top of the standings with an undefeated record. This performance clearly puts all three of them on the list of favorites to win the Europa League this season along with several other strong candidates.

However, the three teams are also still not necessarily able to have high consistency in the next round so that all three still have the opportunity to fail in the last 16 or even in the last eight later in the Europa League. Because several teams that do not directly qualify for the last 16 can also be a threat to them so that the level of surprises that can occur in the Europa League can always be unpredictable more clearly. Moreover, for most teams that take advantage of the transfer market to make their strengths more different, they can appear more dominant after winning the playoffs.

[Egii Nna]

I don’t think Ajax will be a big deal for them as you think. We all know that Galatasaray is one of the teams that has not been defeated in the Europa League this season, even though I know they had 3 draw games out of the 6 they played, but still, with Osimhen in their mix, they will have a higher chance of winning more games. Don’t forget, a couple of months back, I think early November, Galatasaray won against Tottenham in this same Europa League, so why will you have doubts about them that they will not be able to win Ajax? We all know that Tottenham performs better than Ajax, so I don’t think they will even lose any game this month due to the way I am seeing their opponents.

Galatasaray is a team that has not lost a single match so far this season. They have drawn three matches in the Europa League and won three. At the same time, the team has continued its excellent performance in the Super Lig. The top spot in the Super Lig table is occupied by Galatasaray. Galatasaray has not yet lost a single match in the Super Lig. Galatasaray is in quite good form in the Europa League. Being in the top 8 of the table is not a difficult task for Galatasaray.

On the other hand, the performance of the Ajax team is quite irregular. Although the Ajax team is strong, the team is not in good form this season. A few days ago we saw that Ajax also lost against Lazio by a margin of 3-1. Ajax lost against Real Sociedad and Lazio in the last two matches of the Europa League. Ajax will play against RFS in the next match. Ajax may win this match. However, being in the top 8 of the point table is still quite difficult for Ajax.

That is what I am saying: Ajax has no chance of winning against Galatasaray because if you look at their performance, you will know that they are still not stable, although you have also said it, viewing their previous games and how they all lost the game. If I am not mistaken, the last game that they were able to win in the Europa League was the game they played against one of the underperformed teams. Moreover, even the 3 games that they were able to win out of the 6 they played were all with underperforming teams, so I will repeat myself: I don’t think they will have a chance to win against Galatasaray.

[Jody.Drummer]

The Europa League always presents many unexpected surprises every season, teams that appear more dominant often fail here, even if they come from highly competitive leagues like the Premier League. I think, initially, Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, and Anderlecht were not teams that were considered likely to be at the top of the standings with an undefeated record. This performance clearly puts all three of them on the list of favorites to win the Europa League this season along with several other strong candidates.

However, the three teams are also still not necessarily able to have high consistency in the next round so that all three still have the opportunity to fail in the last 16 or even in the last eight later in the Europa League. Because several teams that do not directly qualify for the last 16 can also be a threat to them so that the level of surprises that can occur in the Europa League can always be unpredictable more clearly. Moreover, for most teams that take advantage of the transfer market to make their strengths more different, they can appear more dominant after winning the playoffs.

The round of 16 will be a very tense round, because there are only 2 matches that will determine whether they can go further or not. However, with the capital of playing well in the league round, it certainly makes them more confident to be able to play well too. In addition, the draw results will also be very influential, because we never know who will be their opponents in the round of 16. So this will also depend on luck, and indeed in a round like this, especially when the draw is made to determine the opponent, many clubs hope for luck for their opponents who are expected to be easy, although there are no opponents who are really easy.

[Adiljutt156]

Roma is a good team but have turned to something else which keep surprising me, but their weak side always show in the home league, they tend to have a fair performance in Europa league because they have had one defeat since the start, three draws and two wins. Roma can still improve in the performance if they make use of this coming transfer window, so no hope is lost. I have hope in them in winning the title, I only considered home league has the most difficult title to win because it takes a huge chance to win it, it not made for the weak team.

I think Roma football team is not of that kind which could win the title because they lost 1 match in last 5 matches and one match was draw in last 5 matches which give the information,that is not best team for the title but for the title the team should be which is doing excellent effort and giving hundred percent to win every match . That team need to work on their mistakes but at that time I will not bet on that team because that is not best team to win the tournament and players should work hard and after they will win the title and they have very low  position on the table and they have only 20 points on the table. The need to win all next matches which will give the message,that is best team and that should be winner of this tournament but so far there are no chances of win that team.

[Juse14]

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Roma has made some improvements after they sacked Ivan Juric and brought in Claudio Ranieri who have been making efforts to revive the team since he became the head coach on 14th November 2024 and i think with the current performance of Roma, they are likely to secure the top 8 position but it will depend on their hard work because the Europa league games has gotten to a very tough stage when every teams fight to secure the top 8 positions in the table.

Just like you said about Roma's game against AZ Alkmaar and Eintracht Frankfurt, i share same sentiment as you because despite that AZ Alkmaar is a strong team in the Netherlands Eredivisie but i feel Roma can get a win against them but for Eintracht Frankfurt, it will be a hard game for Roma because even if they will manage to win E. Frankfurt it will be a narrow win because E. Frankfurt is doing quite well in the Bundesliga and they can continue with same energy in their Europa game with Roma.

Although the changes made by Claudio Ranieri are not too significant, we can see that their position is slowly starting to improve, both in Serie A and the UEFA Europa League. One thing that Claudio Ranieri needs to do is to improve their consistency so that they can achieve more wins.

And speaking further about AZ, indeed in the domestic league, they appear quite consistent. Unlike AS Roma's performance in Serie A, but we all know that the competition in Serie A is more competitive compared to the Eredivisie, so even though AS Roma's position in the domestic league is not as good as AZ, AS Roma is still the favorite team in this match.

and facing E. Frankfurt I think targeting a draw is more realistic.

[armanda90]

I think Roma football team is not of that kind which could win the title because they lost 1 match in last 5 matches and one match was draw in last 5 matches which give the information,that is not best team for the title but for the title the team should be which is doing excellent effort and giving hundred percent to win every match . That team need to work on their mistakes but at that time I will not bet on that team because that is not best team to win the tournament and players should work hard and after they will win the title and they have very low  position on the table and they have only 20 points on the table. The need to win all next matches which will give the message,that is best team and that should be winner of this tournament but so far there are no chances of win that team.

Current standings, AS Roma have 21 points remaining awhile from Atalanta on the first standings place and its quit difficult talking about Roma opportunity for keep in the Scudetto race. AS Roma's inconsistent performance not only at domestic league but also have downtrend performance in UEFA Europe League after won 2 of 6 matches and current standings not comfortable yet for qualifying to knock out round trough directly or playoff round way.
Looking difficult opportunity for playing at Europe League next season after dropping standings in domestic league, Roma should perform well and reach the UEFA Europe League trophy if want get participants in Champion League for next season.

Roma have two matches left two secure their position qualify to knock out round if can beat AZ Alkmaar and Frankfurt, both teams looks not easy for defeating because still have opportunity reach the knock out round exactly for Frankfurt on 5th current standings position just need one winning match left get directly qualifying.