Zorya Luhansk and Espanyol meet in Slavutych ‑ Arena, in a second leg of this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs), after in the first leg the Espanyol have won at home by (3‑1).
Zorya Luhansk:
The home team comes to this second leg with a 2-goal disadvantage, but with the advantage of having scored 1 goal as a visitor in the first leg. The team arrives at this match after a victory away with Karpaty Lviv by (0-1). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Zorya Luhansk won 5, drew 2 and lost 3. His attack has scored regularly, as he always scored at least one goal in the last 5 games for this competition.
Zorya is motivated for this match, after a 0-1 victory against Karpaty, in a match for the Ukrainian Championship. It should be noted that the Ukrainians lost their first match against Espanyol 3-1, however, the goal as a visitor allows the team to dream of the group stage of the Europa League. Despite playing with the support of his fans, coach Viktor Skripnik must present a defensive team, waiting for his rival in his defensive midfield. For this game, the local coach can count on all the players.
Espanyol:
The away team comes to this second leg with an advantage of 2 goals, but suffered 1 goal at home in the first leg. In the last game he played, for the First Division, he tied with Deportivo Alavés away by (0-0). In its last 10 away games, Espanyol records 6 wins and 4 draws.
In this competition, he won the last 5 games he played. His attack has scored regularly, as he always scored at least one goal in the last 5 games for this competition.
Espanyol comes for this match after a goalless draw, against Alavés, in a match for the Spanish championship. We remember that the Spaniards are in a good position to advance in the Europa League, beating Zorya in the first game 3-1: the goals were scored by Facundo Ferreyra, Javi López and Matías Vargas. In this decisive game, coach David Gallego must keep the team in a 4-3-3, with Facundo Ferreyra being the most advanced man of the visiting team: this athlete is a predator in the area. All equipment is available for this game.
