在周六的比赛中，竞技队以2-1战胜圣克拉拉队，取得了联赛的连胜。Despite winning their first two games in the Champions League group stages, they were heavily beaten 4-1 by Marseille last week and although the scoreline may have flattered Marseille owing to the sending off, the Ligue 1 outfit were already 2-1 up when Antonio Adan was sent off.

上周马赛的胜利只是他们在小组中的第一场胜利，所以他们在这场比赛中仍然垫底。在本场比赛之前，他们遭遇了本赛季联赛的首败，周六他们以2-1不敌阿雅克乔，失去了追平积分榜榜首圣日耳曼的机会。

欧冠D组第1名的竞技和第4名的马赛只相差3分，而且在这场比赛之后只剩下两场比赛，预计这场比赛的得分会比上周更低，特别是如果竞技决定在缺少头号门将的情况下加强防守的话。