Pre-tournament favourites Aston Villa have strengthened their position in bwin’s Europa Conference League winner odds following an impressive start to their campaign. With two matchdays remaining, Unai Emery’s side are sitting second in Group E on virtue of their head-to-head record with Polish side Legia, who they face in their next fixture.
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There are still three Scottish teams in Europe ahead of the group stages of the three continental competitions. Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Hibs both failed to make it through qualifying in the Europa Conference League but Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen continue to fly the flag for Scotland.
Fiorentina and West Ham have been the stand-out teams throughout this season’s Europa Conference League and clash in the Prague final. Both teams have looked strong going forward, scoring plenty of goals, but the Hammers may have the edge in defensive resilience.
West Ham were below par when drawing 1-1 away to Gent in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final tie. However, the Hammers had previously rattled off 10 straight wins in this competition and have generally been playing well in the Premier League of late.
AZ Alkmaar have given themselves a mountain to climb after losing 2-0 at Anderlecht in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals. However, the Dutch outfit hit form with a 3-0 Eredivisie win at Fortuna Sittard on Sunday, whereas their opponents were thrashed 5-2 at Genk.
Nice’s Europa Conference League quarter-final tie with Basel is in the balance following an entertaining 2-2 draw at St Jakob Park. The French outfit are now favourites to progress with home advantage but FCB will come to play in the return fixture at Allianz Riviera.
Fiorentina made a statement of intent when beating Lech Poznan 4-1 in Poland in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals. Vincenzo Italiano’s side are the leading scorers in this competition, averaging almost three goals a game, and are also doing well in Serie A.
The quarter-final draws for the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League have been made. We have previewed each tie and analysed past results in a comprehensive guide of what to expect from now until the trophies are handed out.
West Ham are holding all the aces in their Europa Conference League tie with AEK Larnaca following a 2-0 first-leg win in Cyprus. The Hammers will now look to make it 10 straight wins in this competition this term, with just one goal conceded in the last five games.
The group stages of the Champions League, the Europa League and the Europa Conference League are over and the first set of European knockout draws have been made. We have analysed how the balls came out and what the pairings mean for each team’s prospects.
The group-stage matches for all of UEFA’s continental club competitions have now been confirmed following last week’s draws. Here, we break down the Europa League and Europa Conference League draws and analyse what they mean for the teams involved.
Leicester and Roma played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium and another close encounter is on the cards in their rematch. However, if the Foxes can cope with a hostile atmosphere at Olimpico, we reckon they have an edge in energy which can see them through.
Marseille trail Feyenoord 3-2 from the first leg in Holland but showed enough to suggest they can turn things around on home turf in France. Les Phoceens have won at Stade Velodrome in each of the past three rounds and look to have the creative flair to come through this tricky test.