Europa League & Europa Conference League quarter-finals: Team news & stats

Team news, stats and how to follow the Europa League and Europa Conference League quarter-final first legs on Thursday night.

European action resumes on Thursday evening for West Ham, Rangers and Leicester City, with the trio bidding for a place in the semi-finals of their respective competitions.

The Hammers' Europa League meeting with Lyon is a fixture never seen before on the European stage, while Rangers are also venturing into less-familiar territory having reached the quarter-finals of a major European competition for the first time since 2007-08.

Leicester host PSV Eindhoven for a place in the final four of the Europa Conference League, where AS Roma, Marseille and Feyenoord all remain in the hunt.

West Ham vs Lyon - Thursday, kick-off 8pm

Team news:

West Ham will be forced to continue their European tour without forward Manuel Lanzini, who was shown his third yellow card of the campaign in the round-of-16 victory over Sevilla.

Declan Rice is also walking a tightrope and would miss the second leg in France if he was to be booked on Thursday evening. Angelo Ogbonna remains sidelined, but Ben Johnson may be available.

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How to follow on Sky Sports: Follow West Ham vs Lyon with our dedicated live blog.

Braga vs Rangers - Thursday, kick-off 8pm

Team news:

It was confirmed this week that Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a thigh injury.

Ianis Hagi and Nnamdi Ofoborh remain absent, while Aaron Ramsey is expected to play a central role in northern Portugal having scored in the Old Firm showdown on Sunday.

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How to follow on Sky Sports: Follow Braga vs Rangers with our dedicated live blog.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona - Thursday, kick-off 8pm

Team news:

Barca's Dani Alves continues to be absent for European matches having not been registered for the competition, while Sergino Dest may not be fit to deputise following a hamstring complaint, which could force Ronald Araujo out wide.

Luuk de Jong is a doubt having tested positive for Covid late last week. Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto and Samuel Umtiti remain sidelined.

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RB Leipzig vs Atalanta - Thursday, kick-off 5.45pm

Team news:

RB Leipzig and Atalanta, both relatively new to the European scene, will be looking to edge a little closer to their first piece of major continental silverware on Thursday evening. Both sides dropped down to the Europa League following a disappointing Champions League group-stage campaign.

Wing-back Benjamin Henrichs has returned for in-form Leipzig after a short illness, while Tyler Adams is also in contention. Danish forward Yussuf Poulsen is sidelined with a groin injury, joining midfielder Amadou Haidara in the treatment room.

Atalanta are missing captain Rafael Toloi but may be boosted by the return of striker Duvan Zapata - most likely from the bench.

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Europa League quarter-final draw

RB Leipzig vs Atalanta

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Barcelona

West Ham vs Lyon

Braga vs Rangers

Europa League semi-final draw

RB Leipzig or Atalanta vs Braga or Rangers

West Ham or Lyon vs Eintracht Frankfurt or Barcelona

Europa Conference League:

Leicester City vs PSV - Thursday, 8pm kick-off

Team news:

Nampalys Mendy is ineligible for Europa Conference League competition, meaning Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall may be asked to drop deeper to partner Youri Tielemans in the Leicester midfield.

Patson Daka, who started from the bench in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United at the weekend, could be thrust into attack with Kelechi Iheanacho.

How to follow on Sky Sports: Follow Leicester vs PSV with our dedicated live blog.

Europa Conference League quarter-final draw

Bodo/Glimt vs AS Roma

Feyenoord vs Slavia Prague

Marseille vs PAOK

Leicester vs PSV Eindhoven

Europa Conference League semi-final draw

Leicester or PSV Eindhoven vs Bodo/Glimt or Roma

Feyenoord or Slavia Prague vs Marseille or PAOK