DBasia.news – The European League event season 2019/2020 officially completed the group phase, Friday, December 13, 2019, early morning Western Indonesian Time. Two big teams, namely Arsenal and Manchester United, made it into the top 32 of the European League this season.
The Europa League top 32 sweepstakes 2019-20 will be held Monday (16/12) along with the last 16 of the 2019-20 Champions League. Arsenal, finalists of the Europa League last season, qualified as the top of Group F standings above Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege, and Vitoria SC.
The Gunners directed by Freddie Ljungberg are ranked ninth in UEFA and the position of the domestic league (Premier League) is ninth.
According to data from the official UEFA website, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang et al potentially met with: APOEL, AZ Alkmaar, Bayer Leverkusen, CFR Cluj, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Getafe, Ludogorets, Olympiacos, Rangers, Rome, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, and Wolfsburg.
While rivals Arsenal in the Premier League, Manchester United escaped the L group stage with top status in the standings above AZ Alkmaar, Partizan Belgrade, and Astana. In the last group match against Alkmaar, United won 4-0.
Ranked 11th in UEFA and currently in fifth place in the Premier League standings, Man United has the potential to fight APOEL, Bayer Leverkusen, CFR Cluj, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Getafe, Ludogorets, Olympiacos, Rangers, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Wolfsburg.
Among these opponents, Shakhtar, Leverkusen, Olympiacos, are the teams that have played in the Champions League group phase this season and rank third in the standings. The potential match against Roma is also interesting because it will be Chris Smalling’s comeback moment.
The England defender was loaned by Man United to Rome this season and his performance has improved there. But, there is a chance Smalling can not play against the parent club.
Another interesting thing is waiting for Inter Milan opponents, who are eliminated from the Champions League group F, finishing under Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund. The Nerazzurri directed by Antonio Conte has a squad that is good enough to win the Europa League this season.
The Serie A standings while 2019-20 have the potential to fight APOEL, AZ Alkmaar, Bayer Leverkusen, CFR Cluj, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Getafe, Ludogorets, Olympiacos, Rangers, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Wolfsburg, Wolves, at the last 32 of Europa League.