Serie A leaders Napoli take a break from their domestic exploits to host one of Russia’s best-supported clubs Spartak. The Moscow club arrived to Naples knowing that their number one task will be to keep in-form striker Victor Osimhen as quiet as possible.The Nigerian striker has already got four goals in five Serie A games, as well as two goals from Napoli’s 2-2, draw at Leicester City two weeks ago. Such a strong start to the season made Victor one of Europe’s most sought-after players already. Legendary Italian attacker Gianfranco Zola praised the 22-year-old native of Lagos and compared him to Romelu Lukaku.”Napoli are really strong in every department. They have Victor Osimhen, Lorenzo Insigne and Matteo Politano upfront, the quality in midfield, a solid defence with Kalidou Koulibaly and two reliable goalkeepers. I can’t see weak points in their team. I didn’t know Osimhen when he arrived to the club last year, but I’ve studied him a little and I’ve discovered a talented player. His movements are so good, and his athletic strength can be devastating. He is Lukaku’s heir, he is still young and with room for improvement.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victor Osimhen (@victorosimhen9) Osimhen has already been compared to the legendary Didier Drogba in recent months. His progress has been remarkable since he arrived from LOSC Lille last year and playing in the Europa League is set to raise his profile further – especially if he continues his scoring run.The Russians lost against Polish champions Legia in the first matchday and will have a difficult task to try and make up for the unexpected defeat. Spartak dominated Legia for 90 minutes, but were unable to find the net. As it often happens, they were dealt a cruel blow in the added time as the Poles walked away with a 1-0 win.Yet another Osimhen masterclass yesterday1 goal1 penalty won6goals in 4matches pic.twitter.com/hdqiJCCbOv— HxH👽 (@AfcKols_) September 27, 2021 Leicester City will test Legia’s luck in Warsaw in the other Group C game. Brendan Rogers’ side will have to make do without striker Kelechi Iheanacho after the Nigerian’s been denied entry to Poland due to a paperwork problem. The Foxes are yet to hit some sort of consistent form this season, but the same can be said about Legia as well. It’s hard to predict what will happen at the noisy Stadion Wojska Polskiego. Fenerbahce and Olympiacos meet in Istanbul in a Group D matchup. Teams from Tukey and Greece are always involved in heated affairs due to their history of rivalry and straight-up animosity. It’s not unusual to see ultras from these countries involved in violence in and outside stadiums. Not to mention there are some quality players in these teams. Mesut Ozil, Mathieu Valbuena, Youssef El-Arabi, Sokratis Papastathopoulos – to name a few.Leo pia yaweza kuwa siku yako.Fanya Uamuzi!Tovuti👉 https://t.co/aSqVztqOgu#UEFAEuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/XBPkZ5wrG2— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) September 30, 2021 Marseille will entertain another Turkish club Galatasaray at their Stade Velodrome. They succumbed to a shocking Ligue 1 defeat against Lens a few days ago and will have to work hard to bounce back and return to winning ways. Galatasaray lost two of their last three matches and are notoriously difficult to predict.Elsewhere in the competition, there will be tests for West Ham United, who host Austrian club Rapid Vienna and for Lazio, who will face Lokomotiv from Russia. Besides Marseille, three other former European champions are in action tonight as well. Celtic are at home against Bayer Leverkusen, Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) make a trip to Bulgarian champions Ludogorets and PSV Eindhoven travel to Sturm Graz in Austria.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUEGroup stage, matchday 2Thursday19.45: (1.28) Olympique Lyon (6.50) Brondby (11.0)19.45: (2.90) Sparta Praha (3.20) Rangers (2.70)19.45: (2.05) Sociedad (3.50) Monaco (3.90)19.45: (4.40) Sturm (3.70) PSV (1.88)19.45: (5.70) Legia (3.80) Leicester (1.70)19.45: (1.23) Napoli (7.00) Spartak Moscow (14.0)19.45: (3.80) Antwerp (3.60) Eintr.Frankfurt (2.05)19.45: (2.45) Fenerbahce (3.30) Olympiakos (3.15)22.00: (1.65) Olympique Marseille (3.80) Galatasaray (6.25)22.00: (2.25) Braga (3.30) Midtjylland (3.60)22.00: (2.70) Ludogorets (3.10) Crvena Zvezda (3.00)22.00: (4.20) Celtic (3.60) Leverkusen (1.95)22.00: (4.60) Ferencvaros (3.70) Betis (1.85)22.00: (2.15) Genk (3.40) Dinamo Zagreb (3.70)22.00: (1.27) West Ham (6.75) Rapid (11.0)22.00: (1.38) Lazio (4.90) Lok.Moscow (10.0)***odds are subject to change
