Brighton find themselves in the Europa League group stage for the first time in their history thanks to a historic season in the Premier League last time around, despite experiencing concerns as manager Graham Potter left for Chelsea in September. The team was joined by De Zerbi, who raised Brighton's offensive-oriented game to an even higher level. If it was thought that last season was a coincidence, with great games at the beginning of this season, Brighton successfully dissuade all of them. After 5 games played in the Premier League, they have 4 wins and 1 loss. What kind of football they play is best shown by the fact that they are more efficient than Manchester City and that they have scored 3 or more goals in every victory so far. In the last round, they defeated Manchester United as guests, which certainly boosted their confidence before their debut in Europe. It remains to be seen how De Zerbi will combine the Europa League and the Premier League, we should expect a strong starting lineup of Brighton with a recovered Ferguson in attack. AEK won the Greek championship last season, which ensured their participation in the Champions League qualifiers. There, in the last round, they were stopped by Antwerp, who were better than them in both games. In addition to Brighton, AEK are expecting matches against Ajax and Marseille in the Europa League in the group stage, and realistically speaking, they have very little chance of making it past the group. In addition to the already difficult visit, AEK have several injury concerns to deal with ahead of their trip to Brighton, with Mijat Gacinovic, Paolo Fernandes and Rodolfo Pizarro sidelined, while experienced defender Domagoj Vida was forced off at half time of their recent meeting with Olympiacos and may not be deemed fit to start. The atmosphere at the European debut in Brighton will be great without a doubt, and if we add to that the way they play, we should expect a convincing victory for the hosts.

由于上赛季在英超联赛中取得了历史性的成绩，布莱顿队历史上第一次进入了欧联杯小组赛，尽管主教练格雷厄姆·波特在9月份离开球队前往切尔西后，布莱顿队经历了一些担忧。德泽比加盟球队，他将布莱顿以进攻为导向的比赛提升到了一个更高的水平。如果认为上个赛季只是一个巧合，那么本赛季开始的时候，布莱顿成功地劝阻了他们所有人。在英超踢了5场比赛之后，他们取得了4胜1负的战绩。他们踢的是什么样的足球，最好的证明是他们比曼城更有效率，而且迄今为止他们每场胜利都进了3个或更多的球。在上一轮比赛中，他们作为客人击败了曼联，这无疑增强了他们在欧洲首秀前的信心。德泽比将如何把欧联杯和英超结合起来还有待观察，我们应该期待布莱顿强有力的首发阵容和恢复后的弗格森在进攻端。AEK上赛季赢得了希腊冠军，这确保了他们参加欧洲冠军联赛预选赛。在上一轮比赛中，他们被安特卫普击败，后者在两场比赛中都比他们强。除了布莱顿，AEK还将在欧联杯小组赛中对阵阿贾克斯和马赛，现实地说，他们出线的机会很小。除了本已艰难的客场之旅，AEK在客场挑战布莱顿之前还有几位伤兵需要处理，加西诺维奇、费尔南德斯和皮萨罗缺阵，而在最近与奥林匹亚科斯的比赛中，经验丰富的后卫维达在中场休息时被迫下场，可能无法首发。毫无疑问，欧洲首秀在布莱顿的气氛将会很好，如果我们加上他们的比赛方式，我们应该期待东道主取得令人信服的胜利。