English, Spanish and Germans will share two cups.
United come back after 0-7
It was lucky they were playing at Old Trafford and didn’t fly to Sevilla. But Betis are a dangerous opponent. Griezmann is doing his best to prevent Real Sociedad and Real Betis from finishing third in La Liga, but Pellegrini’s side are fighting for a Champions League ticket. As Manchester Unitedbecause it’s indecent Liverpool win does not mean that all previous ten Hag successes are erased. The English have expelled Barcelona from the Europa League. Remained among the favourites. It is interesting to observe the work of De Gea’s defence. There will probably be changes on the wings. Casemiro can be spared, even if Carlos knows and understands Betis. Defeat at Anfield Road made the match THE much more interesting. Lose again Manchester United it is forbidden.
Cherchesov vs. Azmun in Germany
Bayer deprived Golovin of European cups, but the team of Lunev and Azmun remained. But the goalkeeper is injured and Serdar can rest in the Europa League, although he became the main one in the Bundesliga and helped defeat Sandro Schwartz’s Hertha. But is Xabi Alonso so confident in the new team that he allows them to play at home against Ferencváros Cherchesov without some key players? Let’s look at the choice of Spanish. And we will see Stanislav Salamovich at the edge. The Hungarian team leads the national league by a huge margin of 14 points. They will throw all their strength into a duel against a German club in Europe. Wirtz, Ta, Frimpong and Hradecky should win, but this is a tournament where they like surprises, so the Hungarians are in the mood for a good fight.
Strong-willed “Arsenal” in a cage with the “lions”
Ronaldo didn’t get into the Gunners, even though he could. And now his native Sporting will play against Arsenal. In the worst moment for the Portuguese, after another strong-willed victory of the English team in Premier League. Arteta has found people who don’t give up even when he loses by two balls. On the other hand, it is evident that there is less strength than a couple of months ago. The bench at Arsenal is not the longest, especially for one of the leaders of the rich Premier League. Perhaps Arteta will release a number of substitutes in the Europa League. He will have the chance to play Tomiyasu, Kivior, Smith-Row, Vieira and the hero of the last round Premier League – Wing Nelson. Sporting are in good form, with four wins in a row and a smart manager Amorim, so Arsenal need to prove their status as away favorites.
Max Allegri nerve test
Juventus has found excellent lawyers. They have studied all the documents on the case, they are hoping for the indifference of the Italian officials. If the sports attorney’s office violated the procedure considering the violations of Torino, then they will try to bring the points back to Serie A. Or at least not get a new punishment. It is no coincidence that Agnelli represents a powerful Italian clan. He wants to get out of the water. Allegri plays his part, he is responsible for the football component. Juventus play in his style and have accumulated seven consecutive games without defeat (6 wins and 1 draw). But on the eve of the match against the Freiburg coach, where Streich has been working since 2011, the Italians lost to another team, where the coach surpasses, Roma Mourinho. Juventus believes in the quality of the players. He bets on Rabiot, Di Maria, Kostic, Cuadrado and Vlahovic, but the Germans have nothing to lose, so this is an interesting pair.
Formal favorites play at home
The Europa League has a strong squad for the playoffs. And many teams that have a slightly better chance of advancing often start at home. German “Union” versus Belgian “Union”. Leverkusen vs Cherchesov, Mourinho vs Real Sociedad. However, right here the teams are closest to parity, as in the pair Shakhtar and Feyenoord. But Manchester United, Sevilla and Juventus, who start at home, are the favorites in their duels. In principle, only Sporting can be called a team that ran into a more solid opponent in the first home game. Let’s see if the famous clubs can realize the advantage of their field. Away goals are no longer compensated like they used to be, so hosts can play more aggressively without worrying about a conceded goal breaking everything.
In the Conference League, everyone believes in a miracle
Of course, the third European Cup is much more modest in terms of the composition of participants. But that means the favorites won’t be spared. On Tuesday AZ beat Lazio in Rome. Sarri didn’t smoke a winning cigarette after the match, even though he also “smokes” in training. The example of the Dutch dream to follow AEK extension against West Ham. The British celebrated March 8 with special T-shirts, where many of them had “mom” written on their backs, and Antonio had the name of a famous athlete. “Anderlecht” to fight against “Villarreal”. “Sheriff” will test the strength of “Nice”. As you can see, in many couples there is a formal favorite, such as Basel, Ghent or Fiorentina, but they all have toothy rivals. The Conference League has brought together sixteen clubs, each of which can win the long-awaited European Cup. At the very least, everyone is looking forward to the final. On this list, no one is spoiled by big victories like Sevilla in the Europa League, everyone wants to repeat Roma’s success.
It is a pity that there is no special day for each of the European competitions, but on Thursday the distribution of matches is more competent than on Wednesday and Tuesday in Champions League. In the first slot you can watch the fights of Cherchesov, Mourinho or Arteta, and in the second – ten Haga, Sampaoli or Allegri. The demanding public will not be left without good football on Thursday.
