Quote from: MarjorieZimmermanGinger on Today at 04:40:05 PM

Quote from: iamsange on Today at 01:08:42 PM

Don't worry about that because I am quite confident that Manchester United can make it to the Europa League final this season, the team will fight hard to win the Europa League this season regardless of who they face. I am also not underestimating Tottenham and Bodo who have also looked good in the Europa League, but Manchester United will be fully focused on the Europa League competition this season to get the trophy. So for Manchester United fans, stay calm and support their favorite team to continue to perform well in the Europa League until they reach the final.

This is quite a tough challenge for Manchester United because they will face a much more solid team. In my opinion, the result in the first leg will be the determinant of whether or not one of the teams advances to the final because if Manchester United loses by a big score then they will definitely fail to advance to the final. However, if Manchester United manages to draw or win in the first leg then I am sure they will advance to the final.

Tottenham is slightly more advantaged because they are facing a team that is not so responsible even though so far Bodo has qualified for the semifinals because of the hard work they have done. If you look at the quality of both players then Tottenham should be a strong candidate to qualify for the final but if their performance is bad it is not impossible that Bodo can beat them.

Simply put, the team that wins the first leg will have a greater chance of advancing to the final, because psychologically they will enter the second leg more comfortably. Actually, the four teams currently in the semifinals have the capacity and deserve to win the trophy, they have fought hard to get to this point. What distinguishes them is their experience playing in European competitions, regarding their performance and consistency in domestic competitions I don't think it can be used as a complete benchmark.

Man United gets more attention because of their reputation as an elite Premier League team, and once triumphed in the Sir Alex Ferguson era. But we must not forget that, the Europa League is where unreasonable surprises often occur. Like Atalanta victory last season, many people did not believe Leverkusen lost in the final where they were highly favored. Bodo/Glimt is a team that is not really considered, it could be that this season they silence many predictions.