This Thursday, Wolverhampton goes to the field of Espanyol on the occasion for the return knockout round of the Europa League. After his rout outward, Espanyol will want to save the honor while Wolverhampton hopes to keep his lead.
Very good during the group stage, Espanyol Barcelona finished at the top of their group ahead of Ludogorets, Ferencvaros and CSKA Moscow. After obtaining 3 successes and 2 draws in the first 5 games, the Catalans were just beaten by CSKA Moscow (0-1). This good course represented a beautiful parenthesis in the dreadful season that crosses Espanyol which is last in La Liga following its last defeat against Valladolid this weekend (2-1). But it should probably end since in the first leg, the men of Abelardo Fernandez were largely defeated (4-0).
For its part, Wolverhampton contented itself with 2nd place in group K, 1 point behind Braga but ahead of Slovan Bratislava and Besiktas. After losing their first match in this group, the Wolves won 4 successes and a draw which did not allow them to return to the top of the rankings. On the other hand, they should undoubtedly rise in 1 / 8th final following their success obtained against Espanyol last week (4-0). Across the Channel, Joao Moutinho’s partners are still quite interesting, just like last year. With 39 points, they are 8th in the ranking with 5 points behind the top 4 following their success obtained last weekend against Norwich (3-0).
The Espanyol should always with the absences of the incumbents Naldo, Vargas and Campuzano and Raul de Tomas and the usual replacement Corchia who are still out of shape.
Wolverhampton should just be deprived of the little used Ruben Vinagre. In the middle, the Portuguese Joao Moutinho and Ruben Neves will probably be aligned while the attackers Traoré and Raul Jimenez could be renewed in attack.
Much superior to Espanyol, the players of Wolverhampton could win again Thursday evening.
Betting Tips: Wolverhampton Victory
Odds: 2.55
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