The first leg of the Europa League will be played at home to Rome later, Roma so far has a pretty good playing record at home so surely it will make Leverkusen difficult to beat Roma at home, it seems that against Roma of course a draw is a more realistic goal to be achieved by Leverkusen in the first leg later, especially so far we know that most Italian teams often play defense when facing other European teams, So I think De Rossi will of course focus their game a little bit defensively to prevent the sharpness of the Leverkusen attackers in scoring, but even so of course De Rossi will try to find the winning goal in the game by relying on quick counterattacks.
Two teams in good form at the moment will of course make the match exciting, both teams will of course secure every opportunity that exists to be able to ensure the second leg match will be easier for them, my prediction in the match will be Leverkusen will dominate the match but the final score will be a draw for both teams.
At the moment, the UEL this season is left with 4 teams set to battle it all out at the semi finals. The strongest team said to be Leverkusen will be facing the second toughest Roma and I must say it all seems like the UEFA board wants Leverkusen to go home with the trophy. Comparing the probability of the game outcome taking into consideration both teams performances so far, Leverkusen is the better side and they have the greater advantage over Roma. Yes Roma can be competitive and can make the game tough but Leverkusen's record won't let them stay down to be defeated. Really it'll be a game to look out for as in the first and second legs, both teams would put up their best to seeing if they can secure the 3points.
The last two teams aren't much of big strengths as they've had minor records so far in their European cup quests. If either of them wins, it'll be a walkover game for their final opponent because either Roma or Leverkusen would be a better side to them considering experiences gained and domestic league performances this season. Atalanta or Marseille aren't tough teams and if I'm to predict the qualified team to be, I'd go for Atalanta based on they are a little above the average performance of their normal performance. The semi finals won't be an easy battle as anything really can happen on the field of play.
The first leg of this phase will be played tomorrow and I won't be surprised that both teams would hold down themselves to a draw. Even if Leverkusen has an all time higher possibility of winning the game, it's really not a sure odd entirely being that Roma would fight anyhow they can to stay in the competition too. Agreeing to the fact that there's a high chance for a draw in the game, also add that there'll be inflow of goals too.