Portuguese giants Porto are set to host German side Hoffenheim in their third Europa League game of the league phase on Thursday at Estadio Do Dragao.

Porto have not yet won in this new edition of the Europa League, they have 1 draw and 1 defeat and in this game they must win. The coach will use the best team because they cannot lose points in this game. In the last game in the Europa League they drew with Manchester United, lost 2-0 and then managed to come back and in the last play of the match Manchester United drew the game. It was 1 point when they knew they were defeated and Porto should have more points because they are considered one of the contenders to win the competition.

Last weekend they played in the Portuguese Cup, they won 3-0, it was a calm game and the coach rested several important players to be in good condition for this game.

Marcano, Zaidu and Wendell are out due to injuries but aren't key players.

Hoffenheim has 4 points in the Europa League, has 1 win and 1 draw, has not lost yet but will visit a stadium where they usually have a lot of difficulties and have practically always lost. This will be the team's most complicated challenge in the Europa League because the other 2 opponents were accessible opponents.

Hoffenheim won 2-1 at the weekend, it was the team's second victory in the championship after winning in the 1st round and took the team out of the relegation places. Coach said that the championship is more important but that he will present a competitive team against FC Porto.

Grischa Promel, Ozan Kabak, Ihlas Bebou, David Jurasek, Pavel Kaderabek and Finn Becker are out due to injuries.

Porto is the best team and is very strong playing at their stadium. Porto, as they are forced to win, will have a very strong entry onto the field and will try to score in the first half. The home team will have a lot of support and with the help of their fans they will dominate the game and have several opportunities, i hope the attackers are inspired to take advantage of the opportunities they will have and help their team win the game.

葡萄牙豪门波尔图将在周四主场迎战德国球队霍芬海姆，这是他们在联赛阶段的第三场欧联杯比赛。

波尔图在新一届欧联杯中还没有取得胜利，他们1平1负，这场比赛他们必须赢。教练将使用最好的球队，因为他们不能在这场比赛中失分。在欧联杯的最后一场比赛中，他们与曼联战平，0 - 2输球，然后在比赛的最后一场比赛中，曼联扳平了比赛。当他们知道自己被击败的时候，他们只得到1分，波尔图应该得到更多的积分，因为他们被认为是冠军的有力争夺者之一。

上周末他们参加了葡萄牙杯，他们以3比0获胜，这是一场平静的比赛，教练让几名重要的球员休息，以使他们在这场比赛中状态良好。

马尔卡诺、扎伊杜和温德尔因伤缺阵，但都不是关键球员。

霍芬海姆在欧联杯中得到4分，1胜1平，还没有输球，但他们将做客一个他们通常会遇到很多困难并且几乎总是输球的球场。这将是球队在欧联杯中最复杂的挑战，因为另外两个对手都是容易对付的对手。

霍芬海姆在周末的比赛中以2比1获胜，这是球队在第一轮获胜后在冠军联赛中的第二场胜利，使球队脱离了降级区。教练说冠军更重要，但他将展示一支有竞争力的球队对阵波尔图。

普罗梅尔、卡巴克、贝博、尤拉塞克、卡德拉贝克和贝克尔因伤缺阵。

波尔图是最好的球队，在他们的球场上非常强大。波尔图，因为他们被迫获胜，将有一个非常强大的进入球场，并试图在上半场得分。主队将得到很多球迷的支持，在他们球迷的帮助下，他们将控制比赛，并有很多机会，我希望攻击手们受到鼓舞，利用他们将拥有的机会，帮助他们的球队赢得比赛。