Europa League is a competition which was formed as a result of the rebranding of the UEFA Cup, which was first conducted in 1971. Ever since the introduction of the UEFA Cup, it has played second fiddle to the Champions League.
This resulted in the introduction of the Europa League with enhancements like the Europa League 2017 winners being provided a space in the next season’s Champions League. These changes have had a positive effect. The key stages of the competition do not begin until the last 32 round, which marks the first of the knockout stages.
Here are some of the key matches in the second leg of the Europa League last 32 round:
A 1-0 loss in the first leg sees Fenerbahce’s hopes of making it to the latter stages of the Europa League in a difficult situation. The Turkish outfit will be hoping to make the most out of home support for this crucial second leg. Europa league odds will favour Fenerbahce as Krasnodar are struggling even to enter the top three of the Russian league.
Fiorentina were able to secure a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg. Having the crucial second leg at home will be a massive advantage for the Italian outfit, according to football betting tips. Filippo Bernardeschi scored the only goal of the game in the 44th minute.
Lyon are clear favourites to progress into the last 16 of the Europa League after a convincing 4-1 win over AZ Alkmaar. However, the Dutch outfit may be able to take advantage of any complacency within the French club’s ranks, according to Europa League predictions.
Athletic Bilbao have been able to find form in the Spanish league once again, but they have found themselves in a spot of bother after the first leg against APOEL. Despite achieving a 3-2 win, the Spanish club will be concerned after having given two away goals to the Cyprus club.
Tottenham suffered a major setback in the Europa league last 32 after a 1-0 loss against Gent. Perbet winning the Europa League is an important priority for Mauricio Pochettino’s men given that it would give them access to the Champions League straight away next season. The second leg at home should prove to be a decisive factor, according to Europa League tips.
Roma can be backed to win the Europa League competition at 12/1, yet they face a very tough test against Villarreal (who are 25/1 to win the tournament).
Zenit seem to have given a fairly nice draw as they go against Anderlecht. The Russians have plenty of strength in their super squad and are backed at 14/1 to win this season.
Schalke is next in the markets, odds being 14/1 to lift the Europa League trophy, they have a stern test in this round vs PAOK (Greece).
Shakhtar Donetsk have played quite a lot of times in Europa League in the past few years, and the Ukrainian team is a tough nut to crack. They will go against Celta Vigo in the round of 32. Shakhtar are 14/1 to win the Europa League, and their contender Vigo are 40/1 to win.
Athletic Bilbao have done pretty well in the competitions in the past few years, seeing odds of 16/1 for them to win the amazing trophy of Europa League. This is alluring given they've got Aritz Aduriz in their ranks. Another fixture which involves two big sides sees Borussia Monchengladbach of Germany take on Fiorentina of Italy. In case that you actually fancy choosing a winner, then Fiorentina is 22/1 to win, while Gladbach is 28/1.
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