UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season

[Akbarkoe]

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But there is Bilbao and some other teams that have played very well and of course Lazio despite the few games that they lost recently, but I think especially those Italian teams are not to be neglected in these competitions.

I think the field of possible favorites is still wide open. Sometimes these competitions develop against all expectations and it happened a couple of times in the last few years.

There are still some great names in there, but this doesn't mean anything. I think a surprise could be possible as well. Before the Europa League started, I think Anderlecht wasn't said to be ranked as highly as they are now.

Lazio and Athletic Bilbao have the same points, namely 16 points with 5 wins and 1 draw, on the other hand both teams are also the teams with the strongest defense so far in the UEFA Europa League, at least from 6 matches. Lazio only conceded three goals, and Bilbao even less, they only conceded two goals. On the other hand in their respective domestic leagues, they are also teams that are quite reckoned with when facing top teams, especially Lazio who were able to stop Napoli's winning record and were able to hold Atalanta to a draw.

and another team that is worth considering this season is E. Franankfurt, they are one of the best teams in the Bundesliga and they also have a reliable striker who is currently on the rise, namely Omar Mamoush. but unfortunately, when the competition towards the last 16 was quite tight, the English club that usually performed impressively, they had to lose their consistency.

[shogun47]

I wonder why not more people are looking to teams like Lazio. They had some bad games too, but still look far more stable than Manchester United in my opinion.

They are one of the favorites for sure.
Lazio and Athletic Bilbao are two of the strongest teams in the league. Manchester United and Tottenham didn't perform like them. In the end it's still in group stage so don't come to conclusions easily. As long as they advance to quarter final there will be no problem.

No absolutely no conclusions at this point and I would rather come up with 7-8 teams than just 2 teams that have good chances to win it. As you said United and Tottenham won't do much in the Premier League, I agree, but in these cup setups, there is so much more possible due to elimination. Like Manchester United playing 2-2 in the Premier League against Liverpool away from home. In the Europa League they would now have a home game and everything would be possible. The league can be an indicator, but it has been misleading in the past. I think it was Sevilla in 2021/22? When they played bad in La Liga and won the title and eliminated Manchester United and Arsenal if I recall correctly.

[hyudien]

No absolutely no conclusions at this point and I would rather come up with 7-8 teams than just 2 teams that have good chances to win it. As you said United and Tottenham won't do much in the Premier League, I agree, but in these cup setups, there is so much more possible due to elimination. Like Manchester United playing 2-2 in the Premier League against Liverpool away from home. In the Europa League they would now have a home game and everything would be possible. The league can be an indicator, but it has been misleading in the past. I think it was Sevilla in 2021/22? When they played bad in La Liga and won the title and eliminated Manchester United and Arsenal if I recall correctly.

I agree with you we can't make a conclusion this quickly, because after all the competition is still long and along the way something surprising could happen. Now the question is who can be more consistent? This is a difficult thing to answer. Because basically the decline and increase in a team's performance cannot be predicted, especially in the European League. You gave a good example of Sevilla when they won the Europa League. In La Liga at that time they played badly, but in the Europa League they managed to come out as champions. Now this is why the competition cannot be predicted with certainty.

[tygeade]

Don't use Manchester United performance in derby to conclude that they're beginning to pick from as they'll disappoint you. Isn't this the same Manchester United that won Manchester city in the last cup finals that both clubs played and some individuals began to think that the old Manchester United are back but immediately the season started, they began to flop from where they stopped last season. Manchester United can still win the Europa club as they're meant to do that as there isn't many teams that should be giving them much trouble since they're the biggest there but they won't instead they'll drop out of the tournament faster than many of us would have predicted.

United must care about their games against City than City cares about their games against United from what I can see. United beat them both at FA, and just recently as well and yet United doesn't look that great. Looking at how they have done with Amorim, they are still not that much better and I am not sure if they could do better neither, it is not looking like there will be that much of a difference, so we need to consider how United could still end up doing badly.

Maybe they will win these two games, maybe they won't, maybe they will play the playoff games or maybe they won't, but in the end I still do not see them as a good team that could win this cup, they are just not looking that strong, at least to me they are not looking that strong at all. I believe the best way they could move forward would be realizing they may win nothing this season, so the best case would be focusing on the league so they could finish top 8 and go to UEFA competitions next season.

[Republikcoin.com]

I believe Amorim knows how to make substitute on where there's laxity or weaknesses on the pitch. I could remember during Liverpool match, after Liverpool equalized the goal, Amorim immediately brought out Mainoo and put in Gnarcho to strengthen the attack force, and it worked. I don't have much doubt on Amorim capabilities because I know he has the potentials in him.

Amorim does have good potential in coaching a team and now he will continue to try new things at Manchester United including in terms of player rotation and also in terms of bringing some new players into the team and selling some old players to other teams. In addition, Amorim is also aware that Manchester United will find it quite difficult to reach the best position in their domestic league this season so that most of his focus must be directed to the Europa League this season so that Manchester United can be a candidate for champions in this competition.

[Fuso.hp]

I agree with you. It isn't easy to fix the problem in the team because of the kind of players in the team. Amorim needs to bring in some new players to add with the ones that will be staying before he can be satisfied with what he is doing on transforming the team. I wouldn't get angry if United is trophyless this season. After all, some big clubs have not being able to win a trophy for the past years.

Winning trophies is majorly among the projects for managers because that's the solid evidence for a club to kick harder. Elite teams have turn to opposing threats for the Red Devils, they now face Manchester United without having frightening faces and with so much confidence of gaining positive results. This is no longer the Red Devils we know back in those days of Sir Alex Ferguson, who realized the weakness of the club and elevated them to be this very standards. Manchester United headcoach, Ruben Amorim is under pressure since accepting the offer of sitting in the managerial position at Old Trafford. He's been really busy handling the affair of the club and we know how everything have played out. He's anticipating in making relevant phase for growth of the team.

I watched Manchester United's last game, it was a game against Liverpool, and I must say that as a Liverpool fan I confess that Manchester United were playing very well, it looked like Manchester United from the days of Sir Alex Ferguson, they played in an organized way, they attacked well and in my opinion if Amorin keeps the same squad that played against Liverpool and the way they play, then they will be able to recover by winning games and if he signs more players, it would make it so that Manchester United would not have much difficulty in winning the Europa League games.

Not losing against the influential Liverpool and not losing away from home can be considered a very good success for Manchester United. I think their understanding of the game seems to have improved with the new manager. Although they still haven't scored many successful goals, they are at least trying to organize themselves as a team. The team, which was far from the game plan under Ten Hag's management, is now playing better, as far as I can see. They can easily score many goals against big teams. Now they need to find the best method to win the Europa League.

Liverpool have been successful in most of the matches they have played so far this season, but despite their best efforts, they could not win against Manchester United. Since Liverpool could not win against Manchester United, there is no chance to say that Liverpool performed poorly in that match. Liverpool have performed as well as Manchester United have, making the competition tough but neither team has won against the other. If Manchester United can compete hard with the best-placed teams in the Premier League and Champions League, they should also compete hard with their Europa League rivals and earn full points. They don't have too many matches left in their hands to secure the next round of the Europa League and that is only possible with a good performance.

[Jatiluhung]

Although Galatasaray is quite strong in this season, surely they must be careful to play against any team in Europa league. Moreover, it is against Ajax Amsterdam which is one of the big teams in Eredivisie league. The match will be held in Ajax home as well. I also think it won't be an easy match for Galatasaray. However, I believe Galatasaray can get points against Ajax if their defense can play solidly. IMO, the weakest part of this team is in the defense line, the coach must apply a proper strategy that can strengthen their defense. Just don't play very offensive which can lead the defense to be difficult to cover all the areas.

Yes, you are right, Galatasaray should not underestimate Ajax just because their current position is better in the European league standings. Because if we look at Ajax's performance in the Eredivisie, it can be said that its performance is quite good. Therefore, I also agree, that Galatasaray really has to play at full strength, so that the results that can be obtained from this match are truly satisfying. Moreover, the match against Ajax is the last match in this preliminary round. So Galatasaray really has to fix the weaknesses it has from now on.

Apart from that, if we look at the head to head record between Ajax and Galatasaray, the result is that Galatasaray is superior. But this certainly cannot be a guarantee that Galatasaray can beat Ajax easily. But even so, it is very likely that Galatasaray has great potential to win this match. So the most important thing is that Galatasaray's players must maintain their physical fitness, so that no one suffers injury. Because if Galatasaray's important players are injured when facing Ajax, I think this will be a bad thing.

[Frankolala]

No absolutely no conclusions at this point and I would rather come up with 7-8 teams than just 2 teams that have good chances to win it. As you said United and Tottenham won't do much in the Premier League, I agree, but in these cup setups, there is so much more possible due to elimination. Like Manchester United playing 2-2 in the Premier League against Liverpool away from home. In the Europa League they would now have a home game and everything would be possible. The league can be an indicator, but it has been misleading in the past. I think it was Sevilla in 2021/22? When they played bad in La Liga and won the title and eliminated Manchester United and Arsenal if I recall correctly.

I agree with you we can't make a conclusion this quickly, because after all the competition is still long and along the way something surprising could happen. Now the question is who can be more consistent? This is a difficult thing to answer. Because basically the decline and increase in a team's performance cannot be predicted, especially in the European League. You gave a good example of Sevilla when they won the Europa League. In La Liga at that time they played badly, but in the Europa League they managed to come out as champions. Now this is why the competition cannot be predicted with certainty.

Of course, Europa League is hard to predict the club that would win the league until the finals. This is why I don't waste my time to come into conclusions on the club that will be the champion this season. Clubs that you hardly put your expectations on might end up winning the league. Let's just watch and see what happens in the long run.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

That is what am seeing ahead of some teams in this competition, because those teams some people think they will get to semi final or final will bring disappointment to their fans at the end, because many small teams are coming up with a strong strength to overtake some teams in this season. Since Manchester United are not yet to be constant in winning in their matches, I don't think they will get to semi final stage, because Tottenham are still showcasing some good performance that will make them to reach final stage. But if you have the experience of the tournament, you can predict in a particular team to win the title and it will come to pass, because you have seen their performance from the beginning of the tournament and their current position in the table, which are some of the keys some people use to consider the team to win the title of the season.

The journey is still long and maybe every team must make sure to qualify for the next round first so that they have a chance to chase the trophy this season. Manchester United's performance in the Europa League does not look bad because so far they still look quite consistent despite having three previous draws and they still have a good chance to qualify for the next round. Talking about trophies might be difficult because there are still many matches to go and I don't have a view on that now because at least we need to see which teams qualify for the semifinals, after that we can see the chances for the team to win a trophy this season.

[Swordsoffreedom]

That is what am seeing ahead of some teams in this competition, because those teams some people think they will get to semi final or final will bring disappointment to their fans at the end, because many small teams are coming up with a strong strength to overtake some teams in this season. Since Manchester United are not yet to be constant in winning in their matches, I don't think they will get to semi final stage, because Tottenham are still showcasing some good performance that will make them to reach final stage. But if you have the experience of the tournament, you can predict in a particular team to win the title and it will come to pass, because you have seen their performance from the beginning of the tournament and their current position in the table, which are some of the keys some people use to consider the team to win the title of the season.

The journey is still long and maybe every team must make sure to qualify for the next round first so that they have a chance to chase the trophy this season. Manchester United's performance in the Europa League does not look bad because so far they still look quite consistent despite having three previous draws and they still have a good chance to qualify for the next round. Talking about trophies might be difficult because there are still many matches to go and I don't have a view on that now because at least we need to see which teams qualify for the semifinals, after that we can see the chances for the team to win a trophy this season.

Manchester United's overall performance in the Europa League has been quite good so far. Despite their poor performance in the Premier League, Manchester United has been able to do well in the Europa League. Manchester United are undefeated in the Europa League so far. However, Manchester United have drawn three matches. If Manchester United's performance improves, they definitely have the potential to dominate the Europa League.

However, Lazio and Athletic Bilbao's performance is the strongest on the Europa League platform. Anderlecht has also been able to perform well in the Europa League. I did not know Anderlecht. I was very surprised to see this team's good performance in this year's Europa League.

[len01]

Of course, Europa League is hard to predict the club that would win the league until the finals. This is why I don't waste my time to come into conclusions on the club that will be the champion this season. Clubs that you hardly put your expectations on might end up winning the league. Let's just watch and see what happens in the long run.

That's why we are here to discuss all of that and although it is difficult to predict but discussing the UEL title holder will be very challenging.
We all must realize that weak teams in the European league can be surprising to become title holders, but all of that can be predicted a little in the group stage. And we can see from the consistency of the results obtained such as the number of scores, goals conceded or the number of wins or losses.
Like last season Atalanta was almost never discussed in this thread but it turned out to get the UEL title. While without us realizing it during the group stage, Atalanta was able to get very consistent results without being defeated in the group stage.

[hahay]

I believe Amorim knows how to make substitute on where there's laxity or weaknesses on the pitch. I could remember during Liverpool match, after Liverpool equalized the goal, Amorim immediately brought out Mainoo and put in Gnarcho to strengthen the attack force, and it worked. I don't have much doubt on Amorim capabilities because I know he has the potentials in him.

Amorim does have good potential in coaching a team and now he will continue to try new things at Manchester United including in terms of player rotation and also in terms of bringing some new players into the team and selling some old players to other teams. In addition, Amorim is also aware that Manchester United will find it quite difficult to reach the best position in their domestic league this season so that most of his focus must be directed to the Europa League this season so that Manchester United can be a candidate for champions in this competition.

If it is like this, then Manchester United remains in the candidate team to win the Europa League trophy this season because indeed, Amorim  has succeeded in building a good mentality in the Manchester United squad. Although several matches were lost  in the Premier League when playing against mediocre teams, but when Manchester United played against top teams such  as Liverpool and Manchester City, in fact Amorim succeeded in making Manchester United get good results. Thus,  for the next competition in the Europa League, Amorim should also be able  to make Manchester United go further.

[Lida93]

Winning their next two Europa League matches is possible because the opponents are not too good; and at the same time, their performance against Liverpool was hell superb, but we can’t judge by just one match.
Nevertheless, the Tottenham I am seeing among the top challengers are not doing well this days, therefore, Manchester United can be the top favorites if they can win their next two matches.

Don't use Manchester United performance in derby to conclude that they're beginning to pick from as they'll disappoint you. Isn't this the same Manchester United that won Manchester city in the last cup finals that both clubs played and some individuals began to think that the old Manchester United are back but immediately the season started, they began to flop from where they stopped last season. Manchester United can still win the Europa club as they're meant to do that as there isn't many teams that should be giving them much trouble since they're the biggest there but they won't instead they'll drop out of the tournament faster than many of us would have predicted.

Manchester United seem to be very proactive during derby matches and at such shouldn't be mistaken for any improvement in the club's ability to win games, against Manchester city they played some exceptional football by coming from behind to snatch a late winner only for then suffer two straight losses after that. I don't think their woes  are over yet, not even because of their heroic performance against Liverpool, I can't imagine picking Manchester United to win in my selections when predicting games and wouldn't advice anyone to do same either until the team is fully fortified with the right players, until that is done I don't think they are on the path to recovery yet.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Lazio and Athletic Bilbao have the same points, namely 16 points with 5 wins and 1 draw, on the other hand both teams are also the teams with the strongest defense so far in the UEFA Europa League, at least from 6 matches. Lazio only conceded three goals, and Bilbao even less, they only conceded two goals. On the other hand in their respective domestic leagues, they are also teams that are quite reckoned with when facing top teams, especially Lazio who were able to stop Napoli's winning record and were able to hold Atalanta to a draw.

Lazio and Athletico Bilboa has been very outstanding in the Europa league games and they are sharing equal points and just like you said, their defense line is perfect such that they don't concede many goals like the other teams in the Europa league. Going six games without a lose in the Europa league games is something only few notable teams can achieve but among Lazio and Athletico Bilbao, Lazio is stronger and their attacking force is Superb. Lazio have been showing good performance in both the Serie A and the Europa league and despite that they don't have upper chance in their domestic league but i feel they can be up to something in the Europa league because the strength they have shown in the Europa league games cannot be measured with that of the other teams. We can't also underestimate the strength of Bilbao; they are doing great in the La Liga and Europa league, so they also deserve praises for their awesome performance so far.

[Docnaster]

Of course, Europa League is hard to predict the club that would win the league until the finals. This is why I don't waste my time to come into conclusions on the club that will be the champion this season. Clubs that you hardly put your expectations on might end up winning the league. Let's just watch and see what happens in the long run.

In my opinion, it's almost impossible to predict who'll win the UEFA Europa League competition during the first round of the competition which is the group stage. For instance, Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen last season were very the best teams in the group stage and were predicted by many as the potential winners but at the end, it was Atalanta who won the the competition. This season, I've vowed to wait till the quarter finals before I can start making a prediction on who is likely to win it ahead of others.

No absolutely no conclusions at this point and I would rather come up with 7-8 teams than just 2 teams that have good chances to win it. As you said United and Tottenham won't do much in the Premier League, I agree, but in these cup setups, there is so much more possible due to elimination. Like Manchester United playing 2-2 in the Premier League against Liverpool away from home. In the Europa League they would now have a home game and everything would be possible. The league can be an indicator, but it has been misleading in the past. I think it was Sevilla in 2021/22? When they played bad in La Liga and won the title and eliminated Manchester United and Arsenal if I recall correctly.

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are the two representatives of the English Premier League in the UEFA Europa League this season and to be honest, I don't think any of them have all it takes to take home the trophy. I don't want to compare any of them with Sevilla who had a poor campaign in the Spanish La Liga the last time they won the Europa League because I don't think the two English clubs possess the mentality of Sevilla.

[Akbarkoe]

Lazio and Athletic Bilbao have the same points, namely 16 points with 5 wins and 1 draw, on the other hand both teams are also the teams with the strongest defense so far in the UEFA Europa League, at least from 6 matches. Lazio only conceded three goals, and Bilbao even less, they only conceded two goals. On the other hand in their respective domestic leagues, they are also teams that are quite reckoned with when facing top teams, especially Lazio who were able to stop Napoli's winning record and were able to hold Atalanta to a draw.

Lazio and Athletico Bilboa has been very outstanding in the Europa league games and they are sharing equal points and just like you said, their defense line is perfect such that they don't concede many goals like the other teams in the Europa league. Going six games without a lose in the Europa league games is something only few notable teams can achieve but among Lazio and Athletico Bilbao, Lazio is stronger and their attacking force is Superb. Lazio have been showing good performance in both the Serie A and the Europa league and despite that they don't have upper chance in their domestic league but i feel they can be up to something in the Europa league because the strength they have shown in the Europa league games cannot be measured with that of the other teams. We can't also underestimate the strength of Bilbao; they are doing great in the La Liga and Europa league, so they also deserve praises for their awesome performance so far.

In their last 2 matches in the qualifying round, Lazio will face a fairly strong team, namely Real Sociedad and Braga. Because usually Real Sociedad can be a very significant threat when facing a stronger team. and indeed they performed quite badly and currently Braga is outside the top 24, but it seems they will fight tooth and nail to be able to win in order to finish in the top 24.

while regarding atletic bilbao it seems they will face opponents who are not too difficult, namely besiktas and viktoria Pzen will be Bilbao's opponents in the two Europa League matches and their last match in the qualifying round. Besiktas was threatened earlier to be eliminated in the qualifying round, they sank to 28th position in the standings, Besiktas has lost its consistency for a long time, both in the Turkish league and in the UEFA Europa League. so I think it will be quite easy for Bilabo to win this match. As for Viktoria Pzen, I don't know the team, but they are currently in 17th place in the standings.

[ShowOff]

Lazio and Athletic Bilbao have the same points, namely 16 points with 5 wins and 1 draw, on the other hand both teams are also the teams with the strongest defense so far in the UEFA Europa League, at least from 6 matches. Lazio only conceded three goals, and Bilbao even less, they only conceded two goals. On the other hand in their respective domestic leagues, they are also teams that are quite reckoned with when facing top teams, especially Lazio who were able to stop Napoli's winning record and were able to hold Atalanta to a draw.

Lazio and Athletico Bilboa has been very outstanding in the Europa league games and they are sharing equal points and just like you said, their defense line is perfect such that they don't concede many goals like the other teams in the Europa league. Going six games without a lose in the Europa league games is something only few notable teams can achieve but among Lazio and Athletico Bilbao, Lazio is stronger and their attacking force is Superb. Lazio have been showing good performance in both the Serie A and the Europa league and despite that they don't have upper chance in their domestic league but i feel they can be up to something in the Europa league because the strength they have shown in the Europa league games cannot be measured with that of the other teams. We can't also underestimate the strength of Bilbao; they are doing great in the La Liga and Europa league, so they also deserve praises for their awesome performance so far.

Lazio and Athletic Bilbao are currently receiving a lot of praise after their impressive performances in the Europa League, both teams currently have a lot in common, they are both ranked fourth in the standings in their respective domestic leagues. One more win for both teams will ensure their progress to the last 16, I think they deserve to be considered as strong candidates to challenge for the trophy this season. The performance they have shown has exceeded anyone expectations, and maybe one of them will succeed in winning the trophy this season.

Learning from last season experience, the Europa League always presents many unexpected surprises. Manchester United and Tottenham who were initially more favored, have not been able to perform to meet expectations. I think the change in the Europa League format has succeeded in making the competition more competitive since the beginning of the season.

[Egii Nna]

I believe Amorim knows how to make substitute on where there's laxity or weaknesses on the pitch. I could remember during Liverpool match, after Liverpool equalized the goal, Amorim immediately brought out Mainoo and put in Gnarcho to strengthen the attack force, and it worked. I don't have much doubt on Amorim capabilities because I know he has the potentials in him.

Amorim does have good potential in coaching a team and now he will continue to try new things at Manchester United including in terms of player rotation and also in terms of bringing some new players into the team and selling some old players to other teams. In addition, Amorim is also aware that Manchester United will find it quite difficult to reach the best position in their domestic league this season so that most of his focus must be directed to the Europa League this season so that Manchester United can be a candidate for champions in this competition.

If it is like this, then Manchester United remains in the candidate team to win the Europa League trophy this season because indeed, Amorim  has succeeded in building a good mentality in the Manchester United squad. Although several matches were lost  in the Premier League when playing against mediocre teams, but when Manchester United played against top teams such  as Liverpool and Manchester City, in fact Amorim succeeded in making Manchester United get good results. Thus,  for the next competition in the Europa League, Amorim should also be able  to make Manchester United go further.

The Europa League presently is hard to predict who will be the champion of the trophy, but Manchester United's performance is getting more better under the leadership of Amorim, but still I don’t think we are still going to have full hope in winning the trophy, although considering their last 3 games in the Europa League, they were able to be the winners, and all is as a result of Amorim's leadership. So let's see if he will be able to take them more further in the game or even to the championship title, even though I know there will be a lot of challenges.

[shogun47]

No absolutely no conclusions at this point and I would rather come up with 7-8 teams than just 2 teams that have good chances to win it. As you said United and Tottenham won't do much in the Premier League, I agree, but in these cup setups, there is so much more possible due to elimination. Like Manchester United playing 2-2 in the Premier League against Liverpool away from home. In the Europa League they would now have a home game and everything would be possible. The league can be an indicator, but it has been misleading in the past. I think it was Sevilla in 2021/22? When they played bad in La Liga and won the title and eliminated Manchester United and Arsenal if I recall correctly.

I agree with you we can't make a conclusion this quickly, because after all the competition is still long and along the way something surprising could happen. Now the question is who can be more consistent? This is a difficult thing to answer. Because basically the decline and increase in a team's performance cannot be predicted, especially in the European League. You gave a good example of Sevilla when they won the Europa League. In La Liga at that time they played badly, but in the Europa League they managed to come out as champions. Now this is why the competition cannot be predicted with certainty.

Thinking about consistency in these competitions, it is actually interesting if you look at it from another angle. Consistency is what you need in the leagues or otherwise you won't have a chance to win it. But how much consistency do you need in knockout rounds of other competitions? You need some degree of consistency of course to reach the knockout rounds obviously. But in my opinion you can afford games that are not at the best level and yet advance to the next round. I don't mean that you can get away with everything, but you can win a game while playing bad and advance to the next round. In the league, winning a game while playing bad can happen a couple of times, but not often enough to win a title. I think this makes these UEFA or national cup competitions interesting for underdog teams as well.

[nelson4lov]

Of course, Europa League is hard to predict the club that would win the league until the finals. This is why I don't waste my time to come into conclusions on the club that will be the champion this season. Clubs that you hardly put your expectations on might end up winning the league. Let's just watch and see what happens in the long run.

True that. Remember how last year's Europa league, everyone was so sure that Liverpool would win right from the start. There were even chatter about Leverkusen winning it but Liverpool always came first on the list of potential winners and we all know how it turned out. Atalanta hammered both title contenders 3-0.

That's why I've and won't make any predictions like you. We might be thinking it's bigger teams like Lazio and Galatasaray and both might not even come close to winning it.