Brighton in the Europa League - all the build-up and stories

The Seagulls go to the Stade Velodrome this week for Thursday’s match at Olympique Marseille in the Europa League.

They face a stern test as they look to recover from their opening night defeat by AEK Athens at the Amex.

We will be in the south of France and will be publishing a series of stories and audios to build up to the first Europa League away game.

Pieces to look out for in the coming days include.

• Lewis Dunk looks ahead to historic away match
• LIVE - Albion fans gather in La Joliette
• What fans are being told as they head to Marseille.
• How De Zerbi sees the game after the misery of Aston Villa.
• Albion’s French connection – where are they now? Plus a catch-up with the man from Monaco.
• What to expect in the Velodrome inferno.
• A day out and about in Marseille
• Latest from the OM camp.
• Our live blog on Thursday, including all the build-up, team news and the action.

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• Brian arrived in Montpellier and has headed across the South of France to Marseille ahead of the match.
• The Seagulls visit Olympique Marseille on Thursday in their second Europa League fixture.
• They aim to bounce back from an opening 3-2 defeat at home to AEK Athens while Marseille have one Group B point but have lost their last two domestic league games, at PSG and Monaco.