MARSEILLE VS RB LEIPZIG PREVIEW & PREDICTION
The most exciting return match in the quarter-finals of the Europa League will take place on Thursday in France. The 1: 0 Leipzig in the first leg was the only result with a maximum of one goal difference. Gold goalkeeper for the Germans Timo Werner was just before the break whistle. During the week, both teams did not have a good dress rehearsal for the second leg.
While Olympique Marseille did not beat Montpellier to a 0-0 win, RB Leipzig suffered a bitter home defeat by Bayer Leverkusen with a 1: 4 loss. For Leipzig a bitter setback in the fight for a Champions League place. With this defeat, the team of Ralph Hasenhüttl slipped back to sixth place and would have to settle for the moment with the Europa League. The French have high hopes for a possible use of Topscorers Florian Thauvin. Can l’OM still play the match in their own stadium? Kick-off at the Stade Velodrome is at 20:05.
Marseille:
In 1993, Olympique Marseille won the Champions League. It was the only international title in club history so far. This will change the squad of coach Rudi Garcia this season and win the Europa League title. But in the second leg you need better chances than in the first leg. In the last league game Marseille remained in 0-0 against Montpellier without own goal. The top scorer Florian Thauvin was missing everywhere. With 16 league goals, he not only clearly leads the internal scorer list, but with 11 assists he is the best assistant to his team. However, it could possibly be a return bet in the second leg.
In the league l’Om slipped from the third to fourth place after the 0-0 draw against Montpellier, which would mean now Europa League Champions League. From 32 league games Marseille took 63 points and is now tied to the third Olympique Lyon. After zeroing against Montpellier, midfielder Morgan Sanson said: “It’s a match similar to last Thursday. We dominated, but could not take advantage of our opportunities.
We had two or three great options. We need to improve the conclusion, we have to take our chances and then the games will also be easier. “For the second leg Marseille can build on a good home statistics. In the league Marseille had to take only two home defeats and scored 35 goals in 16 league games. Only Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco scored more often in home games. Even more impressive is the home statistics in the Europa League. From seven home games on the international stage Olympique Marseille won six games and played once draw. The goal balance in these seven games is 16: 4.
RB Leipzig:
The first leg result is certainly a good result for the red Bulls from Leipzig. Especially in view of the fact that the Leipzig hardly came to good opportunities and found the better opportunities rather Marseille. The starting position for the second leg is now a very good without a away goal. Not exactly motivating, however, is the result in the league on the weekend. In a very important match for a Champions League starting place, Leipzig lost in their own stadium against a direct competitor high with 1: 4. It was the Austrian Marcel Sabitzer in the 17th minute lead before Kai Havertz was able to equalize shortly before the break.
The second half then clearly belonged to the guests and they scored deserved to three points, as Lukas Klostermann had to admit: “The game was in the first half pretty balanced and intense. Both teams had their chances. But in the second half, we could not stand it that way anymore, we did not have the necessary grip anymore. Then of course we also concede too easy goals. At the same time, we were a little bit out of luck at the front. “Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team has a lot of problems, especially away from home. In the league, the Bulls from Leipzig managed only five times a victory in stadiums and also have a negative goal balance of 16:21 in 14 games.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.54
