Odds and tips ahead of the Europa League final

All eyes will be on Lyon tonight as Marseille take on Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final.

Atletico are eyeing their third Europa League triumph since 2010. This is Marseille’s first European final since 2004. And their chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League could hinge on lifting the trophy here.

Ahead of the big game, the Coral News Team have all the info…

Head to Head

These two clubs have only met twice before, back in the 2008-09 Champions League group stage. Atletico won at home and the other game ended 0-0.

Both sides have had relatively tough runs to the final. Marseille knocked out Athletic Bilbao, RB Leipzig and then secured their spot in the final with an extra-time win against Red Bull Salzburg.

After dropping out of the Champions League, Atletico faced Lokomotiv Moscow, Sporting CP and then stood firm under heavy pressure in their semi-final against Arsenal.

Likely XIs

Rolando and Kostas Mitroglou are both fighting to be fit for Marseille. If they don’t make it, Luiz Gustavo is likely to slot into defence, with Valere Germain filling in up front.

Atletico boss Diego Simeone could opt for experience here. That would mean choosing Juanfran and Felipe Luis in the full-back positions ahead of Sime Vrsaljko and Lucas Hernandez.

Stefan Savic will also come in at centre-back if Jose Gimenez isn’t fit enough to start.

Key Battles