Maribor and Spartak Moskva accommodate in Group E
NK Maribor and FC Spartak Moskva will be penetrating to strike a belligerent using when they accommodate in a opening turn of fixtures in Group E.
• These teams have never played any other before and, with Liverpool FC and Sevilla FC also in a section, will recognize a value of a certain start to a section.
Match background
Maribor
• The Slovenian side are in a organisation theatre for a third time, carrying formerly competed in 1999/2000 and 2014/15. In that latter organisation coming they drew 1-1 during home to both Sporting Clube de Portugal and Chelsea FC, and mislaid 1-0 to FC Schalke 04.
• Maribor competent for this season’s UEFA Champions League by winning a sixth Slovenian pretension in 7 seasons in 2016/17. In Europe final term, they kick PFC Levski Sofia and Aberdeen FC before losing to Gabala SC in a UEFA Europa League play-offs.
• Maribor reached a stream organisation theatre by overcoming HÃ…Â K Zrinjski of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2 on total in a second subordinate turn (2-1 away, 1-1 home) and Iceland’s FH Hafnarfjördur in a subsequent turn (1-0 home, 1-0 away). In a play-offs they went down 2-1 during Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC in a initial leg though progressed on divided goals interjection to a 1-0 home success.
• Maribor are dominant in 7 European home matches (W5 D2). In fact, they have mislaid usually dual of their final 12 games, home and divided (W6 D4).
• The usually prior time Maribor entertained Russian visitors, they crashed 5-2 opposite FC Rubin Kazan in a 2013/14 UEFA Europa League organisation stage. The teams drew 1-1 in Russia.
Spartak
• This is Spartak’s 11th organisation theatre campaign, and a initial given 2012/13 when they came fourth in a territory also including FC Barcelona, SL Benfica and Celtic FC. They have not graced a final 16 given 2000/01, when they reached a second organisation stage.
• On any of their final dual organisation theatre appearances, in 2010/11 and 2012/13, Spartak mislaid dual home games and won a other.
• The Moscow bar competent automatically for a organisation theatre by lifting their 22nd joining pretension in 2016/17. Last term, their European debate finished during a initial hurdle, with defeat by AEK Larnaca FC in a UEFA Europa League third subordinate round.
• Spartak are but a win in their final 7 European matches, home and away, given a 2-1 feat over Benfica on 23 Oct 2012. Their record given afterwards is D2 L5.
• Furthermore, Spartak have not won divided given a 1-0 success during AFC Ajax in their 2010/11 UEFA Europa League turn of 16 initial leg. Their record given is D4 L4.
• This is Spartak’s initial tie opposite a Slovenian team.
Coach and actor links
• Marko Šuler played all 180 mins in a 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offs as Slovenia mislaid 2-1 in Russia before securing a 1-0 home success in a second leg to validate for a finals.