Predicting the Remaining Fixtures of the 2019/20 Europa League
Thanks to football's COVID-19 enforced break, the 2019/20 Europa League has been going on for an eternity.
It's been so endless, the draw for the qualifying stages of next season's competition is has already taken place. Wolves' run to the quarter-finals started more than a year ago.
Before we find out who will come out on top when the mighty Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar take on the even mightier Prishtina of Kosovo, the winners of the current competition need to be crowned.
Everything is set to be decided in a mini, World Cup style tournament in Germany next week and 90min has had a go at predicting how everything is going to turn out.
Quarter-Finals
Sergio Romero has been preferred to David de Gea in the Europa League thus far
Kicking off proceedings on Monday is Manchester United vs Copenhagen in Cologne. This reeks of a 2009 Champions League group stage tie but with both clubs' stock falling considerably in recent times, they'll have to settle for a meeting in Europe's second-rate club competition.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will be desperate to win the competition and are likely to pull out all the stops against the Danish giants. It won't be an easy task but a full strength Red Devils side should find a way to progress.
Next up, it's the tie of the round - Inter vs Bayer Leverkusen. Two sides teeming with attacking talent, although you get the feeling this will be the best chance Peter Bosz's side get to lift some European silverware in some time, with Kai Havertz's exit looming. It's going to be tight but after ending the Serie A season in flying form, Antonio Conte's side are favourites.
Inter defeated Getafe in the Round of 16 earlier this month
From the standout game of the quarter-finals to the ugly duckling, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Basel is unlikely to attract much of a television audience outside of Ukraine and Switzerland. Shakhtar once again won their domestic league at a canter this season while their opponents faltered, eventually finishing third.
As well as leading the form table, the Ukrainian side also have a far superior squad and should dispatch of FCB fairly comfortably. You never know with one-off games though.
Finally, Wolves - who started their Europa League campaign against Belfast-based Crusaders over a year ago - face the tough task of a game against competition specialists Sevilla. The La Liga side have won the Europa League a record five times but Nuno Espirito Santo's side have all the tools required to best them on the night.
Manchester United vs Copenhagen - Manchester United progress
Inter vs Bayer Leverkusen - Inter progress
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Basel - Shakhtar Donetsk progress
Wolves vs Sevilla - Wolves progress
