In the blink of an eye, this season's Europa League has entered the final stage, after most of the season's fierce fighting, has entered the semi-final stage, and this week there will be two first leg matches in the round of 4, two teams from the Bundesliga RB Leipzig and Frankfurt, will meet with two British Isles teams, Glasgow Rangers and The Upper Middle and Upper Premier League team West Ham United, in the final four to compete for a place to advance to the final. Will this season's Europa League final be a "civil war" between two Bundesliga teams, two by two Isles teams, or will RB Leipzig be able to take advantage of the strong second half of the season to reach the final to face West Ham United led by Moyes, or Frankfurt, who eliminated La Liga powerhouse Barcelona in the round of 8, to advance to the final, Glasgow Wanderers, who was coached by former Dutch international Van Bronckhorst? I believe it will be the attention of many fans. The following is a preview of the two clashes in this Europa League's final four and a small analysis of the strength and recent situation of several teams, to see which two teams have a greater chance of advancing to the final!
RB Leipzig (Germany)
Promotion Process:
Champions League group stage
Away to Manchester City (England) 3-6
Home defeat to Bruges (Belgium) 1-2
Away to Paris Saint-Germain (France) 2-3
Home draw with Paris Saint-Germain (France) 2-2
Away win over Bruges (Belgium) 5-0
Home win over Manchester City (England) 2-1
6 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses and 7 points, the 3rd place in the group moved to the Europa League
Europa League play-offs
Home and Real Sociedad (Spain) 2-2
Away win over Real Sociedad (Spain) 3-1
The combined score of the two times won 5-3
Round of 16
Originally the opponent of the Russian Super League team Sparta Moscow was banned by the UEFA due to the Russo-Ukrainian war, and RB Leipzig was able to automatically advance to the quarterfinals
Top 8
Home draw Atalanta (Italy) 1-1
Away win over Atlanta (Italy) 2-0
The combined score of the two times won 3-1
Glasgow Wanderers (Scotland)
Promotion Process:
Champions League Qualifier Round 3
Away to Malmö (Sweden) 1-2
Home loss to Malmö (Sweden) 1-2
The combined score of the two times was 2-4, and it was transferred to the Europa League qualifiers
Europa League Qualifier Play-offs
Home win over Eraskit (Armenia) 1-0
Guest ping erraskt (Armenia) 0-0
The combined score of the two times was 1-0
Europa League group stage
Home loss to Lyon (France) 0-2
Guest loss to Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 0-1
Home win over Brondby (Denmark) 2-0
Guest Of The Pinblon derby (Denmark) 1-1
Home win over Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 2-0
Guest Lyon (France) 1-1
6 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses and 8 points, the group qualified second
Europa League play-offs
Away win over Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 4-2
Home draw with Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 2-2
The combined score of the two times was 6-4
Round of 16
Home win over Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 3-0
Away defeat to Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1-2
The combined score of the two times was 4-2
Top 8
Guest negative Braga (Portugal) 0-1
Home win over Braga (Portugal) 3-1 (extra time)
The combined score of the two times won 3-2
Last season, only after Bayern Munich became the runner-up of the Bundesliga RB Leipzig, this season can be regarded as experiencing ups and downs, last summer there was the original coach Nagelsmann because of the transfer to coach Bayern Munich and left the team, the team appointed the United States coach Jesse Mahi to take over the post of manager, but under the coaching of the former Salzburg Red Bull manager, the start of the season was extremely unstable, and it could only float in the middle of the league table. In the Champions League group stage, not only did manchester City and Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain, the two richest teams, but even lost at home to the Belgian team Bruges, which was regarded as the weakest opponent in the same group, and finally could only become the 3rd place in the group, failed to qualify for the Champions League knockout round, and could only "downgrade" to the Europa League knockout play-off.
The sluggish record led Jesse Mahi to hastily lose his position at the end of last year. After the current Schalke 04 manager Domenico Tedesco took over the reins of the post, RB Leipzig gradually returned to the right track in the second half of the season, and by the end of the season, it is more and more courageous, and is currently ranked 4th in the league table, and is in a dominant position in the competition for the Champions League in the next season. After the arrival of Domenico Tedesco, the team maintained the usual efficient midfield pressing, but at the same time made the attack more fluid, the defense was further consolidated, which was the main factor in the team's recovery in the second half of the season, and the team did not see much test in the Europa League, including the final 16 due to the disqualification of the original opponent Sparta Moscow and automatically advanced to the top 8, and then eliminated the Serie A team Atalanta to reach the top 4, heading for the first European championship in the team's history.
As for the Soviet Super League powerhouse Glasgow Wanderers, under the coaching of former Liverpool captain Gerrard last season, he regained the lost 10-year Soviet Super League title with an unbeaten attitude in the whole season, but the team failed to continue the courage of last season this season, at the beginning of the season, he lost to the Swedish team Malmö in the Champions League qualifiers and could only turn to the Europa League, and faced the step-by-step attack of the sworn enemy Celtic in the domestic league, and in the middle of the season, Gerrard turned to coach the Premier League team Aston Villa and left the team, in exchange for Van Bronckhorst, who had played for the team, to take over the coaching seal. However, after the former Netherlands international took office, the team's record has not been further improved, in the league has lagged behind the Celtics, the chance of defending the title is passive, but in the Europa League knockout round, the elimination of Bundesliga powerhouse Borussia Dortmund is more surprising; but in terms of strength and European experience, RB Leipzig is more superior, so it is also very reasonable to be seen as a high line.