Top 5 favourites to win the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League

#5 Marseille

Image result for Thauvin — Thauvin has been in great form this season, and is one of the early favourites for French player of the year.

Second place in the French Ligue 1 and a real belief at the club again, Olympic Marseille, at this stage, would be considered underdogs to win the Europa League. Rudi Garcia is doing a great job at the Stade Velodrome and has a real collective group to work with this season.

Former West Ham attacker Dimitri Payet and former Newcastle United player Florian Thauvin have been on top form this season and possess the quality to provide match winning performances. A home tie against Braga will be Marseille's test in the round of 32, a tie to potentially gauge if this Marseille team could be in contention.

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Edited by Martin King