In the first season, in which the Champions League teams no longer fall into the Europa League, the second-stage club competition of European football with a high roll of semi-finalists.
Despite their domestic fights, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur remain undisputed Premier League giants, while the Athletic Club together with Barcelona and Real Madrid one of three teams that have never relegated from La Liga.
Bodo/Glimt offer the only contrast point. The lateral thinkers from the Arctic circle are hardly historical power plants in the context of Norwegian football, let alone the rest of the continent. As was repeated before the conclusion of the Europa League, the entire population of Bodo (53.259) could fit into each stadium of the three other semi -finalists in the competition.
In connection with a game that is indelible to the moody fate of simple assets, everything could happen. Opta‘S Supercomputer has drawn on all available data to offer a somewhat clearer insight into what is most likely.
Rank | team | Opportunities to finally achieve | Opportunities to win the Europa League |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tottenham | 66.6% | 34.9% |
2. | Athletic Club | 53.8% | 28.5% |
3. | Man utd | 46.2% | 24.2% |
4. | Bodo/Glimt | 33.4% | 12.4% |
“Is Manchester United’s name on this trophy?” Rio Ferdinand wondered when he calmed down after a 5: 4 victory against Lyon on Thursday evening after a 5: 4 victory against Lyon. “After today it is difficult to argue against it.” Opta Supercomputer would not agree.
United are only considered a third fiber to raise the trophy in May. Athletic get a slightly better chance to anticipate, while this dilapidated iteration of Spurs emerged as a shock favorite.
The leading theory found that Poseteclou was on the edge of the sack before his Tottenham team traveled to the intimidating surroundings of Eintracht Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park. Spores, which was robbed by her captain’s son Heung-Min, bravely fought a 1-0 win to achieve a semi-finals against Bodo/Glimt.
Kjetil Knutsen’s Norwegian supporters managed to lose in Rome, pull and win against Lazio. Tijjani Noslins 93.-Minute efforts achieved a 2-0 victory for the Italian outfit at night to achieve Bodo’s home win in the first leg. Boulaye Dia had the hosts forced a penalty shootout in the extension of Andreas Helmersen’s header, which his team claimed.
“I don’t believe in miracles, I believe in our journey,” breathed out knuties at the end of a night to enjoy. “Today the magic was with us.” Based on Opta Predict that it will still need some magic against Spurs to send Bodo/Glimt to the first European final of the club.