Honestly , Leverkusen is playing so smooth that I wouldn't be surprise to see them in the finals or even winning it because right now they seem to be one of the first candidates alongside Liverpool to win the trophy this year.
It would be great if we could see the final between Bayern Leverkusen vs Liverpool, right? I know it's still too early because when enter the knockout round everything can change a lot, and in that round teams can't make mistakes that could result in them being eliminated, but if the two favorite teams continue to perform well then this will be an ideal final and very interesting to watch, but I still favor Liverpool to win the European League this season, maybe the feel not the same when winning the champions league but at least it's better because ending the season without a title is very unpleasant.
Although indeed, this moment Bayer Leverkusen has a chance to reach the Europa League final this season. But at least, I think we aslo should realize that Bayer Leverkusen also still does not have enough about winning mentality. Therefore, if Bayer Leverkusen reaches the knockout stage later and cannot handle the pressure, then it is possible that Bayer Leverkusen maybe will also fail. But for now I think it's clear that Bayer Leverkusen really have a good chance this season to reach the final and maybe also have a good chance to win the trophy, who knows.