Finally, we don't see the top winners of the European League title this season and yes, that's because Sevilla lost against Lens in the last match of the Champions League group stage so they couldn't come to the European League again. This is certainly very pleasant news for any team that is still surviving or has already qualified for the last 16 of the European league because they will not meet Sevilla.
Sevilla was eliminated out of European competition yesterday by Lens, they could have qualified if they win their last match yesterday, but unfortunately, they are not on form and they couldn’t win any away match which lead them to being eliminated.
The absence of Sevilla should not be something other teams should be happy about, because there are teams that are very good that will be coming to challenge Bayern Leverkusen and Liverpool, let’s just wait for the last match today.
It is clear that the strongest candidates will still be Liverpool and Leverkusen to win the European League this season and that will allow both of them to progress without any obstacles. Sevilla often used the same method in previous seasons to maintain their chances of winning this competition, but unfortunately they failed to do the same thing this season and this meant they had to return their focus to the domestic league.
Yes for now, they remain the strongest teams to win the Europa League, but Galatasaray will be a strong opposition to them together either Newcastle United or AC Milan.
Indeed, Sevilla has a good history in the Europa League but ya, that does not mean Sevilla will continue to get the same success every season. So ya, even though for example Sevilla still managed to play in the Europa League this season but still, there is no chance for Sevilla this season to be able to repeat its success like last season. Therefore, I think whether or not Sevilla exists, it actually will not pose any threat to Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen this season in the Europa League.
But yes, regarding the strong candidates for the Europa League title this season, of course, we will agree that Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen will remain the strongest candidates. Thus, it seems that there is no longer any need to doubt the chance and quality of Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen this season in the Europa League because they still have a very good trend so far this season.