Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Slavia Prague preview: Team news and predicted lineups
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After a crushing 7-2 victory over Bundesliga bottom club Bochum, Eintracht Frankfurt could hardly have asked for a better build-up to Thursday's Europa League clash with Slavia Prague.
The win extended Dino Toppmöller's side's unbeaten run to four games and lifted them above champions Bayer Leverkusen into third place.
Egyptian striker Omar Marmoush, in particular, has been hitting the headlines after a blistering start to the season in which he has scored 12 goals and laid on nine assists in 14 appearances in all competitions so far.
With seven points from their first three games in Europe this season, Marmoush and Eintracht now face Slavia Prague, who have four points from three Europa League matches.
After a 1-0 defeat against Athletic Club on 24 October, the Czech capital side have since beaten Dukla Prague and lower league side SK Benatky nad Jizerou before being held to a 1-1 draw by Hradec Kralove at the weekend.
Despite the disappointing draw, Slavia sit comfortably at the top of the Chance Liga table, eight points clear of Viktoria Plzen.
In terms of injuries, Oscar Højlund, Rasmussen Nissen Kristensen and Marcel Wenig are definitely out for Eintracht.
As he has previously done in Europe this season, Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller could rotate his side ahead of Saturday's tricky Bundesliga trip to Stuttgart.
Long-term absentees Lukas Vorlicky, Jindrich Stanek and Tomas Vlcek remain out for Slavia.
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