The UEFA Europa League is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.
Predictions:
Arsenal and Yes @ 5/2 vs Benfica
Arsenal will be aiming to put the missed opportunities of the first leg behind them when they travel to Athens for their ‘home’ tie against Benfica in the last 32 of the Europa League.
The two sides played out a 1-1 stalemate in the first leg in Rome, with Bukayo Saka cancelling out Pizzi’s penalty in the second half.
Pep Guardiola recently claimed that his former protege Mikel Arteta would turn Arsenal into Premier League title contenders. However, if their performance against Manchester City is anything to go by, it will be a long time before that happens.
Benfica’s recent form is nothing to write home about either, as the Portuguese giants have only won three of their last 11 in all competitions and a Primeira Liga title charge is seemingly out of the question.
Manchester Utd and Yes @ 9/4 vs Real Sociedad
Barring a complete catastrophe, Manchester United will aim to ease into the last 16 of the Europa League when they welcome Real Sociedad to Old Trafford for the second leg of their last-32 battle.
The Red Devils are 4-0 up from last week’s first leg and are expected to advance to the next round with minimal difficulty, even with a much-changed team.
Manchester United finally appear to be heading in the right direction again after a turbulent few weeks, although they were certainly given a scare by Newcastle United in the early stages of their Premier League encounter on Sunday evening.
Sociedad were considered genuine contenders for the La Liga title in the first half of the season, but in a tale as old as time, they struggled to keep pace with the big guns while juggling domestic and European commitments.
Leicester @ 4/7 vs SK Slavia Prague
Leicester City play host to Slavia Prague on Thursday evening with the two teams locked at 0-0 after the first leg of their Europa League last 32.
Each team will be relatively satisfied with the outcome of the game in the Czech Republic, keeping the tie in the balance ahead of the fixture at the King Power Stadium.
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