Luzern are coming from a memorable season which saw them struggle badly in the first half of the campaign, only to play in almost title-winning form in the spring season and clinch the third spot with a game to spare.
The Blues' season started in disappointment, as they once again suffered an early European exit, but it soon became apparent that their then-manager Markus Babbel no longer really had a way to get his side to play the attacking football that they became known for.
Luzern spent the majority of the first half of the season near the bottom of the table and eventually decided to part ways with Babbel by mutual consent. The German was the Super League's longest-serving manager at the time of his departure and the Blues made the risky move to replace him with Gerardo Seoane, who managed their U21 side until then, but had no previous first team managerial experience.
However, all doubts regarding Seoane soon disappeared, as he got the Blues to play the attacking-minded brand of football that they had become known for, with the Blues winning game after game and quickly getting themselves out of the race to escape the drop and in the race for an European spot.
With Zurich and St.Gallen both enjoying poor spring seasons, Luzern managed to move all the way up to third in the table, which was the most they could have realistically hoped for, with Young Boys and Basel certainly being a class above the rest of the league.
All in all, Luzern have enjoyed a superb campaign, but only time will tell if their form in 2018 was a honeymoon spell for Seoane or a sign of his true abilities.
