AC Milan was unlucky because although they had made epick comeback and win important match against Newcastle but it doesn't make them to qualified to the round of 16 and after group stages ended Milan have to satisfied with their current position because Milan finish at 3rd place and this make Milan will playing at Europa league soon and Milan is a big team who failed to displayed good performance and now they have to fight at this competition
But i am not really sure if we called Milan as the favourite or not because their recent achievement in this competition is not really impressive and last time they were playing at Europa league on 2021 and at group stages Milan indeed can able to finish at first place but their journey have to stopped at round of 16 because at that time they have to eliminated by Manchester United moreover this season Milan performance in all competitions is not stable so i doubt Milan can able to performing well in this competition
It shouldn't be a big problem for Milan to become one of the favorites in the European League. Even though they haven't appeared consistently enough this season in Serie A, I still think Milan will be able to compete with the strong teams that first got through the Europa League group stages. but Milan must try hard to compete with Roma, Atalanta, Liverpool, and Leverkusen. In terms of quality, Milan should be able to compete. but we'll see how prepared they are for the Play off match.
Ac millan are not in good form to compete with Liverpool and Leverkusen this season in Europe League because their match against Newcastle is just a luck, I wish is Newcastle that qualify to Europa League, because if you compare Newcastle and Ac millan performance this season, you will notice that Newcastle are better than them and I don't think ac millan can win the trophy, because in this Europa League I can say Bayern Leverkusen will win the trophy because they are in good form in both the league and Europe competition, topping the league table, and I feel they can win the league this season, since I don't think they will drop any points in the competition except when they play Bayern Munich, because is the only team that can stop them from dropping points in the league. They will undoubtedly eliminate Ac Millan in the Europa League round of 16 if they unite them with Liverpool or Leverkusen, as I believe only them can win the competition this season.
It is undeniable that Milan is in poor condition, Pioli squad has been unstable this season. previously I also hoped that Newcastle could finish in third place in group F, but in fact Milan succeeded and continued their progress to the play off round. I think Milan luck lies in their big name and history, which is why Leverkusen and Liverpool need to be wary of the Serie A representative in the future.
I admit that Leverkusen and Liverpool are two of the favorites for now, and we haven't seen either of them make many mistakes so far. we know that both clubs have already secured their tickets to the round of 16, and Milan must first compete to get one slot to the round of 16 by playing against one of the teams that finished as runners up.
It is certainly difficult to include Milan in the favorite list, as Milan reputation is not yet promising. Galatasaray is also quite tough and must be taken into account, but it is clear that we will see who will be able to speak up until the final this season. all possibilities and surprises are open to happen, who knows Milan could be consistent in the future.