Fresh from gleaning their first-ever point in European football, Brighton & Hove Albion resume Premier League duty at home to fellow Europa League challengers Liverpool at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.
The Seagulls rallied from 2-0 down to hold Marseille to a 2-2 draw in midweek, while their Merseyside counterparts concluded a troubling period by seeing off Union SG 2-0.
Newly-appointed Olympiens head coach Gennaro Gattuso was ostensibly en route to a first win in the Marseille hotseat, but as injuries began to pile up for the hosts in the second half, Roberto De Zerbi's men took full advantage, as Pascal Gross reduced the arrears before Joao Pedro's clinical penalty stole a point for the Seagulls.
As valiant as Brighton's efforts were across the channel, De Zerbi's side are now enduring an unsightly three-game winless run heading into the visit of Liverpool, having also been dumped out of the EFL Cup by Chelsea before their West Midlands mauling last weekend.
A sixth-placed ranking in the Premier League table - only three points behind leaders Manchester City - is still nothing to be sniffed at, but the defensive statistics are alarming for De Zerbi, whose side have already let in 20 goals in all tournaments this term, more than any other side in the English top flight.
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