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Interestingly in recent years no team have consistently won the Europa several times in a row, the fact that the Europa keeps coming with surprises especially with who turns out to be the champions is one thing that keeps it really lively and interesting, the Europa is now even more competitive then some of the domestic leagues in Europe, defeating Liverpool and Leverkusen by Atlanta happens to be one of the highlights of the Europa league last season.
This is definitely a good thing for the Europa League because at least no one can say that there is no competition in the Europa League. A different team winning the European League title every season means every team is competing hard with each other every season. If we talk about last season then clearly we will say that last season liverpool was the most favorite and second favorite team was leverkusen. In other words, we said that either of these two teams would win the title, but a team won the title that was not much discussed during the season.
Atalanta are the champions of the Europa League this season but if they play the Champions League next season then surely a new team is going to win the Europa League title again next season.
Last season Atalanta broke all predictions, the Serie A representatives surprisingly eliminated Liverpool, then silenced all public assumptions by beating Leverkusen in the final. Leverkusen are on a historic run, Atalanta came to destroy everything, a journey we have rarely seen in a long time.
The competitive atmosphere in the European League could change last season, if Sevilla manages to finish in third place in Group B of the Champions League and continues its journey to the European League via the Play Off route. But that didn't happen, and other favorite teams such as Milan and Roma couldn't do much. Atalanta has provided a valuable lesson for bettors, that anything can happen in football.
Meanwhile, for next season, among all the teams that have confirmed themselves to play in the European League, United looks very dominant among all the other contestants. Then there are Tottenham, Roma, Real Sociedad, and also Porto, without ignoring the strength of the other contestants, I think these teams will dominate the competition and will become many people favorites.