Marseille vs Atalanta Prediction, Tips & Odds – 02.05.2024

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Marseille vs Atalanta Prediction 02.05.2024. When Marseille and Atalanta face off for the first time in European competition, both teams will be aiming to gain a key advantage in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, set to take place on Thursday at 9:00 PM.

A spot in the final against either Roma or the new German champions, Bayer Leverkusen, is on the line, so both teams will give their all at the famous Velodrome stadium.

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Marseille Team News

Marseille has a rich history in European competitions, having reached three finals and winning the 1993 European Championship. Now, they’re aiming for their fourth final in the Europa League or its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. However, in 1999, 2004, and 2018, they failed to win the trophy. They were recently eliminated by Feyenoord in the semi-finals of the 2021/22 Conference League. This season, despite injuries and having to rely on youth players, Marseille dramatically reached the Europa League semi-finals.

After losing five consecutive games, they secured a 1-0 victory over Benfica in the second leg of the quarter-finals, leading to extra time and then a penalty shootout win. The hero was Faris Moumbagna, who came off the bench to score a crucial goal. Jean-Louis Gasset became Marseille’s third coach of the season after Marcelino and Gennaro Gattuso left. He has stabilized the team, but it’s not perfect yet. A 2-1 win over Lens ended a five-game winless streak in Ligue 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Pape Gueye scored key goals to keep the team in the hunt for European positions.

Winning the Europa League would grant Marseille direct entry into the Champions League next season, but they must defeat Atalanta to make that happen. Given they’ve won their last five home games in UEFA competitions but struggle away, gaining an advantage in the first leg is crucial before heading to Bergamo.

Faris Moumbagna is returning from suspension, but Marseille will be without Samuel Gigot due to a UEFA ban. Chancel Mbemba, Quentin Merlin, Ismaila Sarr, Bamo Meite, and Valentin Rongier are injured. Luckily, Marseille still has Jonathan Clauss and Amine Harit, the leading assist-makers in the competition, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the current top scorer in the Europa League with 10 goals to his name.

Atalanta Team News

After a 2-0 win against Empoli, secured by Mario Pašalić from the penalty spot and Ademola Lookman in the second half, Atalanta has won 11 out of their last 14 home games across all competitions. Marseille might be feeling anxious ahead of the return leg, as the Italian team hasn’t lost in their last nine European away games, setting the stage for their upcoming trip to Provence.

La Dea already made headlines by defeating Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield in the quarterfinals, indicating that the Velodrome’s intimidating atmosphere might not rattle them too much. Atalanta has been on the rise since their Round of 16 victory over Sporting, after a shaky start to the season. They have just secured a spot in the Coppa Italia final and are also competing for a Champions League spot in Serie A.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s team is currently in sixth place in Serie A, with five games remaining. Serie A now has five Champions League spots for next season, partly thanks to Atalanta and Roma reaching the Europa League semi-finals, which boosted the national coefficient. For Gasperini, leading La Dea to their first European final would be a significant career achievement, as their biggest success to date was winning the Coppa Italia in 1963. This is now their second time reaching a UEFA tournament semi-final.

They might face Roma in Dublin, as both teams are competing for that fifth spot in Serie A, and Atalanta could become the first Italian team to win the Europa League. But before those dreams become reality, they have to face Marseille in two challenging matches.

Atalanta’s top European scorer this season is Gianluca Scamacca, with five goals, and after an impressive performance in the Coppa Italia semi-final against Fiorentina, he is contending for a spot in the lineup alongside Charles De Ketelaere, Ademola Lookman, and El Bilal Toure. Atalanta has one suspended player for the first leg, and with Isak Hien’s enforced absence, Sead Kolašinac will rejoin Gasperini’s defensive trio. Italian international Giorgio Scalvini returned last weekend after recovering from a hamstring injury and is set to be part of La Dea’s lineup. However, Emil Holm and Rafael Toloi remain unavailable.

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Marseille vs Atalanta H2H

It’s interesting to note that these two teams have never faced each other in their history.

Injuries and suspensions

Marseille: Samuel Gigot, Chancel Mbemba, Quentin Merlin, Ismaila Sarr, Bamo Meite i Valentin Rongier

Atalanta: Isak Hien, Emil Holm, Rafael Toloi

Expected Lineups

Marseille (3-5-2): Lopez; Murillo, Gueye, Balerdi; Clauss, Harit, Veretout, Kondogbia, Garcia; Aubameyang, Moumbagna

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Scalvini, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners, Lookman; Scamacca