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.
Knock out matches are very difficult for the big teams because even if the big teams get knocked out by making small mistakes, they can still get knocked out of the knockout stage. I consider Liverpool to be the first finalist in the Europa League. Hopefully Liverpool can make no mistakes and qualify for the final without making any mistakes. If Brighton is Liverpool's opponent in the Europa League, I don't think this game will be easy because Brighton can be a tough opponent for Liverpool.
Most fans are supporting Liverpool in this season of Europa League and everyone wants Liverpool to win the Europa League title for the first time this season.