Last Thursday “Lille” managed to win a control victory, which brought a ticket to the playoffs of the Europe League, while in five rounds of the group stage hosts have never been defeated. In the French championship the “dogs” are only two points behind the first PSG and occupy the third position. Christophe Galatier’s players won six and finished five matches with the world, which brought them 23 points. Following the victory over Lille (4:0), the Red-Blues drew with Saint-Etienne (1:1) on the road. Today Pie, Sanchez and Celik will not be able to enter the field.
Despite all the skepticism, West Ham with David Moyes has significantly improved their results. The Scotsman was not asked to leave after the end of last season, which seemed a strange and risky decision. However, now the Hammers are fifth in the Premier League and are not yet afraid of the struggle for survival. West Ham is approaching this match with a three-league winning streak. Moyes’ players beat Fulham (1:0), Sheffield United (1:0) and Aston Villa (2:1). Team’s results before these three victories are also quite decent. West Ham drew with Manchester City (1:1) and Tottenham (3:3) and lost only to Liverpool (1:2). If the hammermen continue in the same spirit, they will at least get into the Europa League. With the exception of the first two rounds West Ham had virtually no failures. Also, all players of the hammer players are healthy. Questionable is only the participation of Andrei Yarmolenko, who served quarantine.
