4 teams which are the favorites to win the Europa League

#1 Arsenal

Arsenal FC v Newcastle United - Premier League

The second English team on this list had a very good run in their group. In a group with Qarabag, Vorskla and Sporting, they only conceded in the first game. Arsenal also just dropped two points in a tie against the Lisbon club. In the knockout stage, they came back two times, after losing the first leg against BATE Borisov and Stade Rennes.

In Unai Emery, Arsenal have the most successful manager of the tournament’s history on their side. He won it 3 times in a row with Sevilla before joining Paris. The North London club also seems to play the best attack of the remaining teams. With Aubameyang, Özil and Lacazette, they have got three insanely talented attackers, that all fall in the bracket “world class”

The Gunners also seem to get into a momentum, where they are able to beat everyone. The team not only conceded once in their last five league games, they also ended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s unbeaten streak at Manchester United.

Their biggest weaknesses, defence and consistency, both seemed to be ruled out, due to a formation change in the last few games.

The only possible aspect, which could make them not win it all, is their consistency against top clubs. Usually, they play good against their opponents and are even the better team, but sometimes Arsenal are unlucky, inefficient or just fall apart. An example is the 5-1 loss against Liverpool, when the Reds destroyed the Gunners.