Lyon continued their Champions League crusade in early August as they sought to kill one of the competitors’ dragons. The French travelled to Italy to face Juventus on 7 August in the second leg of their 16th circular. Lyon controlled a surprise in the first leg by beating Juve 1-0, which could put the team within 90 minutes of a position in the quarters. -finals. Here’s everything you want to know about the club before the game:
Lyon has never won the Champions League and has been a semi-finalist in 2009-10.
Lyon did not qualify for the Champions League next season, finishing seventh in Ligue 1 last season. To qualify, the club must win the Champions League.
Sea. September 17
Lyon 1, Zenit St. Petersburg 1
Lyon
Wednesday, October 2
RB Leipzig 0, Lyon 2
Leipzig
Wednesday, October 23
Benfica 2, Lyon 1
Lisbon
Tuesday November 5
Lyon 3, Benfica 1
Lyon
Wed 27 November
Zenit St. Petersburg 2, Lyon 0
St. Petersburg
Mar 10 Dec.
Lyon 2, RB Leipzig 2
Lyon
Round (Stage 1)
We showed 26 Feb.
Lyon 1, Juventus 0
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Round (stage 2)
Friday, August 7
Juventus v Lyon
3 p.m. Et
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A goal by Lucas Tousart in the 31st minute was enough for Lyon to win 1-0 in the first leg. The Juve did not play badly still put two of his 17 shots in the frame and only had one of those games in which nothing worked. With no purpose absent from the first leg, the Juve will now have to pay close attention to the return.
Lyon was not very willing with coach Rudi Garcia in the league, but he did well enough to move to the organisation level and qualify for the last of the French Cup. Possibly the postponement of the matches would have done well for this team. Memphis Depay, the club’s star striker, hoped to miss the rest of the tournament with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in December, but has recovered and is expected to have him for the selection.
Lyon combined his education with midfielders in charge of returning. The club has speed and strength and went 3-5-2 in the first leg. Striker Moussa Dembele has been connected to many major clubs and has 22 goals in 42 games this season.
Houssem Aouar, a 22-year-old French midfielder, has a French national team star written all over the world. He comes in a hundred appearances for Lyon. He basically plays as a central midfielder, but can push up or to the left. It’s technical, artistic and is the engine in the middle of the field. Aouar has been associated with clubs such as Liverpool and Manchester City.
It’s pretty undeniable for Lyon in this: defeat and ready. You only want one draw to move on to the last eight, but it’s less difficult to say than to do it. The purpose at first will be to protect, protect, and protect, but getting a bachelor’s purpose may be enough to move forward. If Lyon can score, it would mean that the Juve would want 3 purposes to qualify for the quarter-finals. Lyon will play compact, use his speed against and hope to achieve some other shock.
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