OM Faces Bayer Leverkusen in Europa League Clash
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Marseille is a football team from France. People call them OM.
OM will play Bayer Leverkusen today.
The game starts at 20:45.
This match is in the Europa League. This is a big competition for football teams in Europe.
OM have not won any points yet in this competition this season. A point is something a team gets for a win or a draw.
This game is very important for OM. People call this kind of big game a clash.
Bayer Leverkusen is a football team from Germany.
OM want to win today. They want their first points.
The coach picks players for the game. This group of players is called the squad.
Fans will watch the match on TV or online.
Many people talk about football matches before they start. This is called a preview.
Vocabulary15 words
- Europa League
- a big football competition in Europe
- competition
- a contest between teams or people
- point
- something a team gets for winning or drawing a game
- clash
- a big, important game between two teams
- squad
- the group of players picked for a game
- preview
- talk about a game before it happens
- match
- a game between two teams
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- fans
- people who support a team
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- win
- to be the best in a game
- draw
- when a game ends with the same score
- travel
- to go to another place
- France
- a country in Europe
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1. Bayer Leverkusen 2. 20:45 3. Their first points of the season
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Marseille is a football team from _____. People call them OM.
OM will play Bayer _____ today.
The game starts at _____.
This match is in the _____ League. This is a big competition for football teams in Europe.
OM have not won any _____ yet in this competition this season.
This game is very important for OM. People call this kind of big game a _____.
Bayer Leverkusen is a football team from _____.
OM want to win today. They want their first _____.
The coach picks players for the game. This group of players is called the _____.
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