Marseille are from the Ligue 1, one of the top-five leagues in Europe, while Lokomotiv Moscow are from the Russian top flight – a league comparatively far weaker to their French counterparts. Likely, expect the former to have the edge this Thursday at the RZD Arena.
Marseille had finished fifth in the Ligue 1 table the last season, and they had posted a total of 60 points in the process. They showed superb resilience in holding on to their spot – which allotted them the final Europa League ticket from the French top flight.
And this time around, they have raced to the third position, and that too with a fixture in hand. They also have an unbeaten record going on, and have scored a total of ten goals from their past five league games.
In the meantime, Lokomotov Moscow had finished third in the Russian top flight, and they had remained winless in 13 of their total 30 league fixtures. However, they have improved their form this campaign, and are unbeaten till now.



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马赛来自欧洲五大联赛之一的法甲联赛，而莫斯科火车头则来自俄罗斯顶级联赛——一个相对于法甲联赛弱得多的联赛。很可能，预计前者将在本周四的RZD Arena取得优势。
上个赛季，马赛在法甲积分榜上排名第五，他们在这个过程中总共得到了60分。他们在坚持自己的位置上表现出了高超的韧性，这让他们获得了法甲最后一张欧罗巴联赛门票。
而这一次，他们已经跑到了第三名，而且手中也握有一个固定项目。他们还保持着不败纪录，在过去的5场联赛中，他们总共打进了10个进球。
与此同时，莫斯科火车头队在俄罗斯顶级联赛中排名第三，他们在总共30场联赛中有13场没有获胜。然而，他们在这场比赛中已经提高了他们的状态，并且至今仍保持不败。