AC Milan and AS Roma could be other candidates who have a chance to stop Leverkusen or Liverpool from reaching the final. AS Roma is now also a team that has experienced significant improvement after being managed by Daniel De Rossi, these two teams deserve to be considered a tough test for anyone who has the ambition to win the Europa League trophy this season. Liverpool deserves to be considered the strongest candidate among all the contestants, because it comes from the Premier League which is known as the most competitive league. Leverkusen is the most ideal team to be their opponent in the final match this season, because he has never been defeated.
Yes, this Italian duo will be a surprise for Leverkusen and Liverpool, who are currently favorites to win the UEL trophy. What's interesting to watch is As Roma, since being coached by De Rossi, As Roma has always scored a goal in every match. As Roma's goal productivity can be said to have increased compared to when they were coached by the previous coach.
However, it feels like As Roma's journey to become a challenger for the UEL trophy is still difficult because until now De Rossi has not proven capable of beating strong teams in either the domestic league or the UEL league. The reason is that in the UEL this season Brighton didn't play too well, in the group phase you could say Brighton got lucky because of Ajax's poor performance at the start of the season, practically Brighton's only big rival was Marseille, Brighton even lost to AEK Athens. So in other words, As Roma's ability to beat Brighton is nothing special. De Rossi still has a lot to prove for AS Roma.