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Bayer Leverkusen vs. Olympique de Marseille preview: Team news and predicted lineups

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Bayer Leverkusen will host Olympique de Marseille on Thursday, hoping to continue their winning start in Europe, while Marseille is looking to bounce back from their initial losses in the competition. Leverkusen has struggled with inconsistent league form, dropping to sixth place after back-to-back losses to Hoffenheim and Stuttgart.

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Bayer Leverkusen will host Olympique de Marseille on Thursday, hoping to continue their winning start in Europe, while Marseille is looking to bounce back from their initial losses in the competition. Leverkusen has struggled with inconsistent league form, dropping to sixth place after back-to-back losses to Hoffenheim and Stuttgart. Marseille, on the other hand, has improved in the league since the start of last month, winning four successive Ligue 1 matches. Leverkusen and Marseille have a history of friendly matches, with Leverkusen winning at Velodrome three years ago.

Leverkusen have won seven of their 15 meetings against French clubs, but their last encounter with PSG in the Champions League ended in a 7-2 loss. Marseille's last encounter with a German club was a loss to Eintracht Frankfurt home and away in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage. Leverkusen is expected to field a strong side despite some long-term absentees, with Janis Blaswich potentially keeping his place between the sticks.

Loic Bade and Nathan Tella are expected to return to Leverkusen's matchday squad, while Facundo Medina will face the club he left in the summer. Marseille's Emerson is a doubt after being substituted early against Toulouse on Sunday. The predicted lineups for Leverkusen and Marseille have been named, with Leverkusen potentially featuring Flekken in goal and Marseille featuring De Lange.

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Bayer Leverkusen will hope to continue their winning start in Europe when they host Marseille on Thursday. The French club lost all the first three games in the competition, although their results improved in the league since the start of last month. In contrast, Carles Martinez's side lost back-to-back Bundesliga games by conceding seven goals to Hoffenheim and Stuttgart. Leverkusen's inconsistent league form saw them dropped to sixth place, although they're only five points behind FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. Marseille won four successive Ligue 1 matches after their narrow Le Classique defeat to the all-conquering PSG side. This will be the first competitive fixture between the clubs, but they met multiple times in friendlies, including Leverkusen's win at Velodrome three years ago.

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