No one is calm after the first legs of the Europa League quarter-finals ahead of the second leg tonight at 21pm. The derby will be played at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Lyon - the French avoided defeat in the first leg with a last-gasp draw (2:2) and are hoping to bring down the giants in the second leg.
Eintracht showed its strength and experience playing European matches in London, so in Frankfurt, with the roar of its fans, they will hope to win against Tottenham and advance to the semi-finals, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
A draw was also seen in Glasgow, in the Rangers-Bilbao match, and in the goalless game the home team was a man down from the 13th minute. At San Mames, Athletic will have a special motive, because the final of the second qualitative UEFA tournament will be played at the new, magnificent stadium in the heart of the Basque Country.
The only game that produced a winner in the first leg was played in Norway, where Bode/Glimt won 2-0 against Lazio, so the host will have to chase down a big deficit at the Olympic.
Meanwhile, the Romans played well in the "Derby della Capitale" and drew with Roma (1:1). Adam Marusic played his first match, he is expected to be in the team today Mark Baroni.
- What do I want? To play a match after which we won't regret anything - said Baroni.
Lazio believes in a big turnaround.
- This is our 46th match of the season. We have given everything all year and I trust my team. We are playing a key match of the season. Although the conditions in the first match were unusual, we learned a lot from that match. We will have to show great presence, physical and psychological attitude - Baroni emphasized.
The focus, however, is on the clash at Old Trafford, because of Manchester United - the club with the highest international rating among the quarter-finalists.
- We have a big game coming up, a European night from which we have high expectations. The game is important because the Europa League is the only trophy we can win in what has been a disappointing season for us. We played inconsistently, but in Europe everything went well and we have to take more responsibility in key aspects of the game and take the game to our side. We have lost many times in matches where we were equal rivals - said the "Devils" defender Harry McGuire.
Bonus video:
