Anton Stach, milieu d'Hoffenheim
Future opponent of OL in the Europa League, Hoffenheim is far from playing for places of honor in the Bundesliga. The German club is in 16th place and lost against Sankt Pauli during the weekend, a direct competitor.
With only two points taken in two matches, theOL is standing still in the championship. Sixth in the standings, Pierre Sage's men are still only five points from the podium and second place. Nothing inaccessible even if you will have to wear the warm-up blue on Sunday (8:45 p.m.) during the derby. Before thinking about Saint-Etiennethe Lyonnais have a Europa League match to play on Thursday (9 p.m.) with a trip to Hoffenheim. With the defeat against Besiktasa victory is mandatory in Germany to open the doors to the play-offs and dream bigger halfway through. This is rather good, because TSG 1899 is far from offering a historic start to the season for their supporters. After nine days of Bundesliga, the former club of Belfodil is in 16th place and even remains on a setback at home against Saint Pauliyet relegated before the match.
A victory in the Europa League
In the midst of a sporting crisis in the league with only two victories and above all 19 goals conceded, Hoffenheim is slightly better in the Europa League. The teammates of Kramaric have already taken four points over the first three days. Although they struggle far from their bases, the Germans scored their only victory in this campaign at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in early October. TSG 1899 won 2-0 against Dynamo Kiev thanks to a double from Adam Hložek.
