Bayer Leverkusen are now the odds-on favourites in the UEFA Europa League odds, according to bwin, after Liverpool were knocked out of the competition by Atalanta last week.
bwin has Bayer Leverkusen as the favourites in the latest UEFA Europa League odds, ahead of the likes of Atalanta, who produced a real statement of intent with their trashing of Liverpool away from home, as well as fellow Italian side Roma, who knocked AC Milan out in the last eight.
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Bayer Leverkusen play some of the most attractive football in Europe right now, and a lot of that has to do with their incredibly exciting manager, Xabi Alonso.
Many felt that next season, Alonso would be managing Liverpool in the Champions League next season, but the 2010 World Cup winner has announced that he’ll be staying with the German side for at least another year. Alonso’s focus remains solely on Leverkusen and winning Europa League with the German club, which they’re now the favourites to do, having already secured the Bundesliga title.
Given how well they’ve played this year, it’s also not surprising to see the German outfit, who will played West Ham in the last eight and will play Roma in the last four, priced as the favourites in the UEFA Europa League odds, at 83/100.
Unsurprisingly, up next are Italian side Atalanta, who are in semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League after surprisingly beating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield in the first-leg of their last eight tie. They’ve been in decent form this year domestically too, finding themselves in sixth place in the Serie A.
With odds of 3/1, Atalanta could be an interesting shout to win the Europa League this year, with a relatively easy path through to the final in Dublin with a tie against Benfica, which they’re not expected to lose.
Roma have been a different unit under Danielle De Rossi, with the club legend guiding his side to a win over AC Milan in their quarter-final tie. Roma team have progressed to the final four, where they’ll play Bayer Leverkusen, an admittedly tough tie.
While Leverkusen are a tricky team to play against, Roma have shown that they can beat anyone on their day when they’re at it, so they could be worth a punt for the UEFA Europa League at 9/2.
With Liverpool now not in the semi-finals, Marseille will be licking their lips, seeing their route to the final as a relatively kind one. They were drawn against Benfica in the last eight, and beat the Portugese side to make it to the semis.
They face Atalanta in the last four, and will like their chances of progressing to the final, by which point anything can happen. A bit of a long shot, but at 8/1, there are worst bets to make than Marseille being crowned UEFA Europa League winners come May 22.
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