Saint-Etienne to win
Tipped at: 1.80 - 29th Aug 14:40
This is the first time in the last 5 seasons the St Etienne participates in European competitions and so will want to extend their participation in the Europa League to the group stage. The top three winners in the French league have access to the Champions League but with teams like Marseille , Monaco , PSG or Lyon certainly will primarily aim to return this season to qualify for the Europa League .
In the last round of the French championship went to St Etienne field Lille 1-0 in a game where they lost deservedly for Lille who dominated almost the entire game and could have won by a more comfortable margin , although the goal of the Lille has been the penalty .
Now St Etienne returns for the 2nd leg of the tie of the Europa League , after losing 4-3 in Denmark in a crazy game , where they've been 3 times in front reply, but allowed the twist of Esbjerg already in the last 15 minutes of play . A major low for this game and now will be available was the tip -forward Brandao , that will certainly be a great asset to the game today . Against Lille team seemed a little too relaxed and without great intensity , perhaps already thinking about this game and certainly more important.
For this game the St Etienne will be without the injured longstanding , the Ivorian Gradel , Pogba . Baysee Diomande and should also not be present in the game .
After a Super League reasonable last season, the Esbjerg seems committed to further improve their performance in the league domestica and maybe win a place in the Champions League next year , this time is in 4th place 1 point one of the qualifying places . For now the team that won a little edge to secure 4-3 St Etienne will try to score in the group stage place in the Europa League , the first time participating in the competition since 2005 .
In this round 1st leg in the Esbjerg was great to beat the French 4-3 in a game, " crazy " , including having been missing for 3 times , but came around the end of the game to the surprise of most people , it certainly would not expect a replica as good of a team of Danish League , even when playing on their parents.
However, this result left the tie wide open , and is approaching a very difficult task for the Danes with a loss even if the minimum margin are out of the group stage , but the victory in the first game against St Etienne is nonetheless be a great achievement in a game where they were clearly underdogs . The team comes into this game after a defeat in the championship domestic field of Viborg 3-1 , one can not draw too many conclusions from this result because the team was clearly in decompression already thinking about this game .
For this game the only low note is the medium of Anderson , the rest of the coach should have the same team that played the 1st leg
I think the St Etienne has everything to qualify for the group stage of the Europa League , the difference in quality between the teams is evident , the French coach has come to ensure that this competition is the main goal this season , and with the return of the tip -forward Brandao think the French with an early goal , forced the Danes to have to go after the result, and with his lightning-fast attack St Etienne could kill the game , so I will handicap in the team .