There are only 16 teams left alive in the Europa League. The route to the Sánchez-Pizjun final on May 26 is beginning to clear up and three LaLiga clubs are still in contention after Real Sociedad was left out against RB Leipzig.
Sevilla, Betis and Barcelona will be in the round of 16 draw in Nyon. Second, third and fourth in LaLiga are still in a tournament in which they are three of the coconuts. But the ogre is Barça.
Xavi’s men are scary outside their Champions habitat. The resounding victory in Naples was a blow for a Bara that with the arrivals of Aubameyang, Adama and Ferran is another. Due to history and resources, he is the great favorite to lift the Cup.
A trophy that Sevilla has won six times. He is the king of the Europa League and he has the final at home. Lopetegui’s men have plenty of quality and incentives to fight for the title… like Betis. Winning a trophy at Pizjun, in the home of the eternal rival, is a piece of candy for Pellegrini.
The three Spanish teams surpassed the playoff in which they fell, for example, Haaland’s Dortmund. They will not be seeded in the draw, playing the second leg away from their stadium. They have had to play an extra cross to reach the round of 16.
The West Hamsixth in the Premier with rocks like Rice and Antonio, the desired Tchouamni’s Monaco and the top scorer Ben Yedder, the scorer Schick’s Bayer Leverkusen and the promising Wirtz and Diaby and an Olympique Lyon come down with classics like Dembl and Paquet are the most uncomfortable rivals for Bara, Betis and Sevilla.
Mourinho’s Roma looks for a rival in the Conference
It is also celebrated (1:00 p.m.) the Conference League round of 16 draw with Jos Mourinho’s Roma as the big favourite. The Italian team, eighth in Serie A, will be in the seeding pot, those who have not played the playoffs, along with LASK, Ghent, Copenhagen, Rennes, AZ, Feyenoord and Basel and could face some difficult rival . Leicester, Olympique Marseille and PSV are the most difficult opponents for the ‘giallorossi’. Vitesse, Bodo, Partizan and PAOK complete the second pot.
