UEFA Cup

Will Sevilla prevent all-English semi-final?

Wolves will be keen to set up an all-English semi-final against rivals Manchester United when they take on Spanish side Sevilla in the last eight in Duisburg. Victory for the Midlands outfit will thus ensure the presence of one English team in the final in Cologne on the 21st.

This is Wolves’ first European quarterfinal in 48 years and that in itself is testimony to how Nuno Espirito Santos has turned things around. When the Portuguese gaffer arrived at Molineux in 2017, they were 15th in the Championship. He got them promoted to the Premier League, ensured qualification for Europe and the club now know that they are effectively three wins away from a potential Champions League place-the winner of the Europa League automatically qualifies for next season’s CL.

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Predicted Lineup Inter Milan vs Bayer Leverkusen Europa League Quarterfinal 2020 from the Italian newspapers

Inter Milan and Bayer Leverkusen, the last remaining sides from their respective countries left in the Europa League, will clash in a quarterfinal tonight. Here are the predicted lineups (possible starting XI) for Inter vs Leverkusen from the Italian newspapers. The game will be played in Dusseldorf.

Corriere dello Sport predicted lineups Internazionale vs Bayer 04

CdS expect Inter to lineup in a 3-5-2 formation, with Leverkusen in a 4-2-3-1.

Predicted lineup Inter Leverkusen CDS

Gazzetta dello Sport predicted line up for Inter-Leverkusen

Inter again in a 3-5-2 in Gazzetta (the exact same XI to be precise), but they expect Leverkusen to be in a 4-3-3. However some major differences between CdS and Gazzetta, especially in the Leverkusen midfield and upfront. Wirtz and Volland feature in the CdS lineup, but not in Gazzetta, who have Baumgartlinger and Bailey starting.

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Predicted Lineups Basel vs Eintracht Frankfurt Europa League 2020- Swiss newspapers give their starting XI

Here are the predicted lineups for FC Basel vs Eintracht Frankfurt tonight in the Europa League courtesy two different Swiss newspapers (Basler Zeitung and 20 Minuten). Both of them seem to pretty much concur on the composition of both the teams- check them out below.

Edit- 7pm UK on 6 August, 2020- Here are the actual lineups for both teams.

Basel Eintracht

Basler Zeitung newspaper predicted starting XI FC Basel Frankfurt

Predicted Lineup Basel Eintracht Frankfurt Europa League 2020

20 Minuten predicted lineup FCB Eintracht Frankfurt

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