This season is set to come to its end in the following weeks, meaning European Leagues and competitions are reaching their final stages. Thursday hosts two of these competitions as three semi-final second legs from the UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League are set to take place, with the fourth taking place the day before.
All of these semi-finals are still hanging in the balance, with all the teams able to fight their way into the final of their respective competitions. This leaves the three matches likely to be hugely dramatic and entertaining, and we’ve picked out our top tips and booking codes for the upcoming semi-finals:
Atalanta vs Marseille
Gianluca Scamacca has been in brilliant form upon his return to Italy from West Ham United this season, scoring a career-high 17 goals in 34 matches this season.
Some of his best form has come in recent weeks with the striker netting a fantastic 10 goals in his last 12 appearances for the club, while he has also scored in every round of the Europa League so far.
Atalanta are set to play at home in this second leg and we believe that they will be on the front foot for the majority of the game. With this, we believe that Scamacca will get on the scoresheet once again and continue his fine form in front of goal.
Gianluca Scamacca to score anytime, 2.60
Bayer Leverkusen vs Roma
Bayer Leverkusen’s season has been one of the best we have seen in history as they still remain unbeaten after 48 games across all competitions, already winning the Bundesliga and well on their way to winning the Europa League and DFB Pokal.
They ran out as comfortable 2-0 winners in the previous leg with Roma, dominating the game despite playing on Italian soil. They are now set to host the second leg in Germany, and we expect a similar performance to happen with Leverkusen exerting their dominance from the first minute.
With this, we believe that Xabi Alonso’s men will extend their unbeaten season one game further with a victory.
Bayer Leverkusen to win, 1.52
Olympiakos vs Aston Villa
Olympiakos went into this tie against Aston Villa as severe underdogs but a phenomenal 4-2 victory in the first leg at Villa Park has put them in a strong position to secure their place in the Europa Conference League final in this second leg in Greece.
While Villa were the dominant side, Olympiakos were able to create plenty of quality chances allowing for Santiago Hezze to score one and Ayoub El Kaabi to net a hat-trick.
This second leg will serve as a difficult task for Aston Villa, who now have to travel to a hostile environment in Greece and come from two goals behind to have any chance of making a final. This will allow for Olympiakos to counter attack even more effectively with Villa having to push plenty of men forward to try and claw the game back, and we think this will eventually result in the Greek side qualifying for the final.
Olympiakos to qualify, 1.26
Booking Codes:
6L69XM7, 6L6B2PM
