Quote from: Jatiluhung on Today at 01:42:30 PM

Quote from: Distraction on February 25, 2024, 10:09:13 AM

Some small teams are quite likely to make surprises in the Europa League. It has always been like this but it happens until a point. I can't say Qarabag have much chance to move on from now on. I must appreciate their fighter character against Braga. That amazing effort resulted in achieving a big victory at the end.

But is there anyone who really thinks Qarabag can do the same against Leverkusen? The best I can expect from Qarabag is to show some resistance home in the first leg.

But Leverkusen are just one of the biggest title contenders here. No way they are saying goodbye in this round.

Just like you said, there's a possibility of smaller teams shocking the entire world of football by winning against teams that they weren't given a chance of winning but that I don't think is ever gonna happen in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie between German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and Azerbaijan club Qarabag. Bayer Leverkusen I think is the most consistent team in the competition at the moment as they've gone 32 games in all competitions without suffering a defeat so I don't think beating Qarabag to progress to next round of the competition will be a difficult task for Bayer Leverkusen.

Quote from: KTChampions on Today at 04:52:59 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on Today at 03:35:43 PM

I think Roma are quite likely to be eliminated from the Europa League quite early. Because Brighton are a really challenging opponent for them. You know how good Brighton were in the group stage as well. They have a squad including quite talented players. I must admit the drop in their form in the Premier League recently but they are still a big threat to Roma.

Roma are trying to get better after a manager change. However we saw how bad they were against Inter for example. They aren't very good especially defensively when it comes to big games. Thinking Brighton have effective attackers I don't see their chance low at all.

Even in the first game, which will be held in Rome, Roma will only be a formal favorite:

2.45 - 3.28 - 2.80

Despite the fact that Brighton performs worse in the Premier League than Roma in Serie A, the difference in the level of the leagues apparently has an effect. The Premier League is rated much better. It seems to me that under Mourinho, Roma would have had more chances to win against Brighton, since in closed football there are always chances, but now, most likely, we will see BTTS in both games, and Brighton will go further.

As far as the history of European football is concerned, Brighton is simply not in the same level with Italian club AS Roma and despite the fact that Roma have been inconsistent since the start of the season, I think they're going to eliminate Brighton from the UEFA Europa League competition. The odd given to the both teams by bookmakers I think is disrespectful to Roma's standard however, it is based on the current form of both teams. Roma have more number of players with the experience of European than Brighton does and that's what I think gives them the edge against the English club because I European club competitions experience plays a major role.