Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Lokomotiv Moscow
Match Time & Date:
16/09/2021
18:45
Prediction: 1-1
Marseille
RZD Arena will host Thursday’s Europa League game between Lokomotiv Moscow and Olympique Marseille, the two teams who have never met before in European competitions. Lokomotiv have been producing fine displays in the new Russian Premier League campaign, and they have yet to suffer a loss in the national championship. Guinea international Francois Kamano, who scored a brace in the 2-0 win over Krylya Sovetov, is pushing for a start, while Dmitri Barinov returns from a domestic ban.
Both Ze Luis and Miranchuk, on the other hand, are likely to miss the game with injuries. OM made a promising start to the new Ligue 1 season, but beating Lokomotiv in Moscow is easier said than done. The good news for the visitors is that experienced attacker Dimitri Payet returns from suspension. Arkadiusz Milik, though, remains in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (François Kamano):
Guinea international Francis Kamano is a flamboyant attacking midfielder who plays for the Ligue 1 side Bordeaux. Best fitted hugging the touchline on the left side of the pitch, Kamano is a versatile asset who covers a wide area and takes part in both defensive and attacking duties.
Francois Kamano likes to cut inside and break opposition lines with one-twos and short passes. Kamano started his career at Bastia in 2014 and moved to Bordeaux two years later. A Guinea international since 2015, Francois Kamano is a technically astute player who enjoys taking on players and dribbling his way through opposition.
Still a young footballer, Kamano has emerged as one of the key players for Bordeaux. He hit the ground running in the 2018/19 campaign and hopes to maintain it throughout the season to possibly secure a big-club move at the end of the term.
Highlighted Team (Marseille):
Olympique de Marseille are considered one of the best French football clubs. Les Olympiens won their ninth Ligue 1 title in 2010, but winning of the 1992/1993 Champions League trophy is seen as the club’s biggest success. Marseille defeated Italian giants Milan in the title game, with Basile Boli scoring the winner (1-0) in the Olympiastadion showdown.
It has to be noted, though, that the Stade Velodrome outfit were banned from defending the title in the 1993/1994 season after being involved in a match-fixing scandal. To make things even worse for the fans, the club suffered enforced relegation to the Ligue 2. Olympique de Marseille participated in the Europa League final on two occasions (1998/1999, 2003/2004), but they were beaten by Parma and Valencia respectively in the title games. OM’s home ground Stade Velodrome was opened on June 13, 1997 and the capacity of the stadium is 67.394.
The likes of Franck Ribery, Didier Deschamps, Didier Drogba, Laurent Blanc, Fabien Barthez, Samir Nasri, Fabrizio Ravanelli and Djibril Cisse all played for Marseille in the past.
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