I think that Roma is not strong enough to compete with Athletic Bilbao, for them this is a special EL, because the final will be held at home and they really want to win. Manchester United were also unlucky with the opponent, in the state they are in now, I do not believe that they are capable of beating Real Sociedad. Fenerbahce can compete with Rangers, but then they will get to Bilbao, it is unlikely that they will beat them, I think Mourinho understands this well.
Roma and Atletico Bilbao have a fairly large gap from the match victory obtained in the UEFA Europa League this time, from the standings it is also quite far, namely Bilabaoo is in second place while Roma is in 15th place, of course it is very far when compared, even Bilbao is competing with the first position, namely Lazio, only a goal difference with the first position that makes it not get it.
Regarding Manchester United, I am still quite confident in being able to beat Real Sociedad even though it takes a very hard struggle, unfavorable conditions do not mean they can stop them at this point and I think Manchester United can do it all, because the biggest hope this season for Man United is in the UEFA Europa League.
The teams that finish in the top eight of the League Phase standings are certainly more favored, but the Europa League is always full of surprises, where the more favored teams are sometimes eliminated earlier. AS Roma, although they had to struggle to reach the round of 16 and were not favored, they also deserve to be considered as trophy contenders. In addition, it is very natural that Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester United and Tottenham get more attention, because they have better consistency than the other contestants.
The intensity of the competition in the round of 16 will be much more competitive, the consistency of each team in domestic competitions must also be seen to predict their chances in the Europa League. Especially for Manchester United, their reputation as one of the elite Premier League clubs is not enough to place them as strong candidates for the trophy. Ruben Amorim must work harder than before, they must learn from Liverpool experience last season.
Yes, the UEFA Europa League always gives us interesting surprises every season, like in the previous season which we thought would be won by Leverkusen with its consistency in the two leagues ended in defeat by Atalanta which we did not predict would get a full victory, hahah a dark history for my bet.
Man United should have been better but indeed their situation is very unfavorable in the current situation, after all Ruben Amorin has fought hard but the results he got are only like now in the domestic league, he will focus on the UEFA Europa League, nothing is more likely than that, right?