RB Leipzig take on the visitors Marseille at “Red Bull Arena” in the first-leg fight of the UEFA Europa League quarter-final. The match will be played in Leipzig on Thursday, April 5th.
RB Leipzig prefer to show a spectacular attacking football, having scored in 23 out of 28 encounters played within the Bundesliga, moreover, it has scored in all 14 home battles of this season in the German elite division. At the same time, the team cannot boast with a solid defense, having conceded in 22 out 28 Bundesliga tackles played on the road. This season is a bow one for the German club in the Eurocups and RB Leipzig has started it in the major clubs competitions. But then “Die Roten Bullen” appeared in the UEFA Europa League Play Offs because they have managed to occupy only the third place in the UEFA Champions League group in a tough rivalry against FC Porto, Besiktas and another representative of the French Ligue 1 – Monaco. It should be noted that RB Leipzig scored goals in five out of six clashes played on the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and in three out of four battles conducted in the UEFA Europa League against Napoli and Zenit Petersburg . However, the side has not deserved a single clean sheet in the Eurocups so far, having conceded goals in all 10 encounters. And that unpleasant situation in defense is worsened on the eve of the Thursday fight by a suspension of the main team’s centre back - Willi Orban.
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In their turn, Marseille also belong to the attacking sides and scored at least one goal nearly in all matches played within the French elite division. The club has rather strong attackers who have already recorded 29 goals for in 31 clashes conducted. In regard to the UEFA Europa League, on the previous stage of the tournament “Les Phoceens” passed over the tough Athletic Bilbao, having scored on overall five goals in two head-to-heads. Usually an away goal is very important for the team which plays the first-leg game on the road. Taking into account the hosts’ weakness in defense, the French will probably focus all their efforts on attack. Still, Marseille may also face additional problems in defense as their main goal keeper Steve Mandanda was injured in the recent fight of the Ligue 1 against Dijon while his backup is not so strong.
Both teams in this pair have equal chances for further promotion in the tournament as they have common traces: like RB Leipzig, like Marseille have serious attacking capabilities while defense is their weak spot. Thus, the upcoming fight must please the football fans with a bulk of goals combined.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
