Europa: Leicester City vs Sparta Moscow
Europa: Marseille vs Lazio
Leicester City vs Sparta Moscow
Leicester City
Leicester City started the season poorly, but recently has gradually entered a good situation, the last round of Europa away to Save Moscow, in the last round of European clubs against Sparta Moscow, still won 4-3 in the case of some of the main players in the rotation, including substitute striker Dhaka senior, the state is bursting, he is also a goal, his state recovery can share the pressure of Vardy's goals. In addition, the team is also back on the winning track in the league. Leicester's performance this season can be said to be very unstable, often taking advantage of the final can not get points, the last away game against Crystal Palace, the team in the two-goal lead by the opponent was equalized, 2-2, three points into one point. The core is that the quality of foxes' defense this season is much worse than before, especially the average loss of 1.71 goals per game on the defensive end is extremely unstable, although the offensive end of the goal is still strong, but the fragile defensive line makes Leicester City difficult. The Leicester City owners played a 4-4-2 formation, the midfield built around Tillemans, Barnes and Madison, with good passing and delivery capabilities, and the offensive end of the line Isinajo and Vardy were extremely lethal. The team desperately needs a rebound.
Personnel: But from the paper lineup, the Blue Foxes have greater potential to rebound. The Squad of the Blue Foxes in the new season is not weak, substitute defender Fuchs leaves the team, the loan-based Yundale returns on loan, the team has almost no main players lost, and the reinforcements team brought in Salzburg Red Bull striker Dhaka, who scored 27 goals in the Austrian Premier League last season, which is the Golden Boot of the Austrian Super League, and the team also signed Lille midfielder Sumare, signed The European Cup defender Westergaard from Southampton and defender Bertrand, before closing the window the team loaned Lukeman from Leipzig last season to play for Fulham, The squad is even steady and rising, but it still needs to be run-in. Leicester's biggest problem was injury, with Falfana and Justin continuing to recover, Ndidi and Albreton also injured, and Castagne, Perez and Tillermans were in doubt.
Sparta, Moscow
Due to the dominance of Zenit St. Petersburg in recent years, many of the old Russian Super League teams, including Sparta, CSKA, Lokomotiv, Krasnodar, etc., only compete for the second place, but Mossbada, which won the second place in the league last season, also played the best result since the 16-17 season, but the beginning of the game was affected by the multi-line operation of the European qualifiers, and the beginning of the season could not find the state, Mossbad's play was unstable, and it has been in the middle of the league. Europa's away match against Napoli is also a 3-2 reversal, Mosbada's morale has been significantly improved, the new season results have plummeted, the biggest problem of Sparta Moscow is the lack of attack, this season the team's attack is worse than the Mo Army, the goal is more dependent on Argentine goalscorer Ponce, but the team's two top scorers Sobolev and Jordan Lasson are not performing well.
Personnel: The new season team retained the basic main framework of last season, but changed the head coach, and the new coach Rui Victoria officially took over the team in July. Judging from the card face, the current Moscow Spartan army is strong, with 6 players in the squad for the Russian active international, and 6 players are Russian u21 internationals, and the degree of tacit cooperation is beyond doubt. However, due to the fact that the players have not yet adapted to the tactical play of the new coach, as well as the impact of participating in European games, the schedule is more intensive and too expensive, and the Czech midfielder Carral was also bought by West Ham United before the summer window closed, which is also a big loss for the team. The team has only recently won the relegation teams Khimki and Ural, the gold content is very insufficient, the rest of the games are either drawn or lost, very sluggish, this season the team has not performed well under the leadership of new coach Rui Victoria. In this campaign, the team's defender Maslov, forward Melkadze, midfielder Zobnin is likely to continue to be injured, and hendricks in midfield is in doubt, the only good news is that the main scorer Sobolev can return.
Marseille vs Lazio
Europa Group Stage E Group Event. This group is currently 1st in Galatasaray with 7 points, Lazio 2nd with 4 points, Marseille 3rd with 3 points, and Mo Lokomotiv at the bottom with 1 point. Lazio and Marseille are the strongest teams in this group in terms of strength, Galatasaray's hell home and the ice-cold Moscow home are also powerful, so the competition in this group is more fierce, there are more variables, and today's strong dialogue is very critical.
Marseilles
Marseille has also been a regular in European competitions in recent seasons, and this season they are also recruiting, which can be seen as a more ambitious team. Several new signings like Guendouzi and Yundale have played highlights before. Head coach Sampaoli is also an old acquaintance in the eyes of fans, leading the National Teams of Chile and Argentina to good results. After taking over from Marseille last season, the team also quickly changed its style. This season, Marseille is still the formation of the main three center-backs, and the defensive end is very focused on integrity, basically the defensive line and the midfield line will be recycled to participate in the defense. With the return of high school striker Millick, the team has a pivot point on the offensive end as a support, and the offensive options are more abundant. Paye is still the absolute core of Marseille, he has a large range of activities in the front court, his passing ability is also more prominent, and Marseille's attack is basically initiated by him. In the previous two rounds of group matches, Marseille was not very neat, coupled with the pressure of the league, the team basically played with a half-rotated lineup. Unfortunately, there is a slight lack of details. Their defensive system of three centre-backs is more stable than Lazio's at the beginning of the season, which is an advantage for them in this game. And physically, Marseille has less to burn out in the weekend league. The team is good at high pressing, and the counterattack is also relatively fast, which is the characteristic and playing style that Lazio is more afraid of.
The two teams also met in Europa League three years ago, when Lazio won marseille home and away, and of course the team has changed a lot now. Both coaches are more focused on high pressing in terms of playing style, but Sampaoli's team on the defensive end emphasizes the whole, while Sarri's team usually relieves the pressure on the back line in a pressing way on the defensive end, which is also more risky. Squad strength Lazio should have the upper hand slightly. Marseille has been playing very poorly in Europe since Garcia left, with Garcia leading the team with a runner-up from Europa. Last season, the team won 1 win and 5 losses in the Champions League group stage and directly exited, and the first two Europa League group matches this season were two consecutive handshakes, and it felt that this team was not too concerned about playing European games.
Personnel: Gondozi Marseille has been directly involved in five goals in his 9 Ligue 1 appearances, surpassing his previous 89 appearances in the top five leagues. Payette has also scored a hat-trick, having already made 123 assists in the five major leagues, surpassing his French compatriots Zidane and Henry, who have 122, and currently have 123 with Ribery. Payette has been a brave man this season and the league 15+15 season is very promising if he can maintain the following efficiency.
Lazio
In the 18/19 season, Europalazio won Marseille home and away. According to the latest news from the football market website, The index of Inmobile, who has won his fourth Serie A Golden Boot in this tournament, has dropped to 3.25. Interestingly, Lazio officially announced a suspension for Falconer Juan before the game. In the Bernabeu position, Spanish falconer Bernabeu made an irregular Roman gesture when interacting with fans in the match against Inter Milan. The club believes that Benau's actions are an affront to the values of the club, the fans and society, which is a zero-tolerance behaviour for the club. In addition, Alberto missed Lazio's training, although he has resumed training, but some people in Lazio suspect that Alberto's absence is due to dissatisfaction with his failure to start against Inter. For Sarri, if such behaviour is confirmed, he will be extremely disappointed in Alberto. According to Lazio's latest financial report, the loss in the 20/21 season was 24.2 million, plus the loss of 15.8 million in the 19/20 season, and Lazio lost a total of 40 million euros in the two seasons affected by the epidemic, which is considered to be "healthy" in the Serie A team.
Personnel: Lazio has a certain amount of capital to compete in the European game, and if europa can successfully get 3 points in this round, the probability of their group qualifying will increase greatly. Although Lazio has not been able to enter the Champions League this season, their squad is also coveted by many European giants, especially the combination of midfield double stars Inmobile and Savage, whose combined value has exceeded 100 million pounds. The former has already contributed nine goals in all competitions this season, and with only 11 rounds in Serie A, this efficiency has been able to rank among the top strikers in Europe. The latter Savic also has 3 goals and 4 assists, this all-round midfielder from Serbia can attack and defend, and his performance will greatly affect the overall performance of the team.
After taking over the team at Sarri this season, Lazio paid more attention to the control of the ball, insisting on a kick from the backfield to complete the advance. In the no-ball stage, actively pressed in the front field, forming a defensive opportunity to decisively complete the counterattack. Such a set of playing methods met the drowsy Inter in the second half did have an effect, Inter's first line of defense was basically located near the midfield, Lazio's weakest link, but also the biggest hidden link in the midfield, did not feel too much pressure at all. After Alberto came on, Lazio's midfield had another connecting point, which completely led to Inter's loss of control of the situation on the pitch. This game was a great boost to Lazio's morale, but the problems exposed by the team's previous games were really not reflected in this game. This opponent, Marseille, is also a team that often uses high-pressure play, so Lazio's goal in the backcourt will once again encounter a relatively big test in this game. Head coach Sarri also said before the game that the team's current schedule is very difficult, but at this stage, the team's squad depth also makes him not have much room for rotation, and the team's playing style is more physically draining, requiring a large number of midfield players to run without the ball, so the physical fitness of Lazio players in this game may have some problems in the second half. Lazio's team has always played Europa as a semi-main player or even a full substitute, and the attitude towards Europa Is to play where it counts and never pays attention. This season' squad is thin, and head coach Sarri has shelled the Italian Football Association for two consecutive rounds, complaining that the schedule is too bitter, and has to play 7 games in the last 21 days. Originally, Lazio's custom of playing Europa had to rotate, but now the schedule is so bitter, then this season's Europalazio is even more to be rotated. Judging from the lineup of Lazio playing Europa in the first two games, it was a semi-substitute appearance, and it should be the same today.