Top 5 favourites to win the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League

#3 Napoli

, Marek Hamsik is a very influential leader in this team

A point clear at the top of the Serie A at this stage of the season, is an achievement in itself considering the dominance of Juventus in Italy over the last number of years. This Napoli team is rightfully considered one of the favourites to win the Europa League this season, however might they consider domestic more important to the club than European success in this competition?

Despite being in a difficult Champions League group, the team will be extremely disappointed to go out the way they did. Manager Maurizio Sarri is winning lot of plaudits for the style of football played by Partenopei Gli Azzurri, but he is also gaining a lot of attention from other clubs, given the current position of the club.

The last 32 round for Napoli is a significant test for the Italian club against RB Leipzig. The first leg at the Stadio San Paolo is where Napoli will want to win this tie, and use their passionate support to an advantage.

Marek Hamsik, the club captain, is instrumental to this team and will be a key figure to what success this Napoli team will have. Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne are two world class players, and can be match winners. José Callejón, Elseid Hysaj and Jorginho, to name a few, shows the quality this Napoli team have.

With the Europa League as strong as it is, winning this competition will take a big effort, whether Napoli have enough depth to compete both domestically and in Europe will be the biggest challenge facing Maurizio Sarri.