Inter are the favorites to win the Europa League: Andreas Brehme


Inter are the favorites to win the Europa League: Andreas Brehme

inter milan 1 scaled

Andreas Brehme feels Inter and Bayer Leverkusen are bigger and more powerful than Manchester United in the Europa League. He also claims Inter are most likely to win the competition.

ADVERTISEMENT

Manchester United continued their progressive run in Europa League after a 2-1 victory over LASK at Old Trafford. The Red Devils confirmed their progress to the quarter finals 7-1 on aggregate.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United already had one leg in the quarter-finals as they defeated LASK 5-0 in March. Brehme has voiced his conviction that if Inter can defeat Leverkusen then the Nezarurri can win the competition.

Brehme told Gazzetta dello Sport:

“I have no doubt, for me it’s Inter. The Nerazzurri are a great team, although Bayer Leverkusen are strong and have an excellent forward like Havertz, but Conte’s squad takes the lead.

ADVERTISEMENT

“I’d say, whoever wins this game has a great chance of raising the Europa League [trophy]. The semi-final against either Shakhtar Donetsk or Basel is winnable.

“On the other side of the bracket, I think Manchester United will qualify for the finals. But both Inter and Bayer are stronger than the English club.”

The former Manchester United legend Paul Scholes cautioned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Romelu Lukaku facing against his old club would be a major motivating factor for the Belgian striker and Antonio Conte’s side as a whole.

Paul Scholes on United facing Inter told BT Sport:

“This Europa League is a really big opportunity for them now.

ADVERTISEMENT

“There’s some decent teams left in there, you can’t dismiss the likes of Sevilla, who won it three times on the trot at one stage.

“Roma obviously will have quality – Italian teams are always difficult to play against.

“But the biggest threat to Man Utd winning this Europa League to me is Inter, I think they’re along with United the best team in it.

“There’s motivation on each side, especially from Inter players. Look at Lukaku, the way he left the club, that could be a big story.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Also read: “Inter will Give everything” – Conte on Europa League pursuit