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Lyon-Juventus: OL take on a mountain

2020-02-26T05:51:12.568Z


Patraque in the league, OL will have to sublimate to exist this Wednesday evening (9 pm) against Juventus Turin, ultra-favorite of this 8th


The knockout stages of the Champions League against prestigious opponents, Lyon knows. OL are regulars. He has already struggled with Barça, Real or Manchester United. He always knew, during the first leg, to maintain the flame, the hope of an exploit. Sublimate yourself. Be up to the event.

But rarely had he arrived with so little ammunition in his bag. With as few good matches as a benchmark. With no certainty in the game. With a team struggling to win the slightest match in Ligue 1. With disgruntled supporters and rebellious. And without his best player, Memphis Depay, injured. "Not many people see us pass," recognizes Rudi Garcia, the Lyon coach. It is difficult to prove him wrong.

"There are ways to hinder this Juve"

So yes, it's still a football match, and everything is possible, but the Lyonnais have been so average since the start of the season. So far from what they hoped for. "In the first leg, Lyon can disturb Juve, wants to believe Jimmy Algérino, the former PSG player. Juve is not as domineering as some years. Lyon is used to C1. They have a European Cup culture. There are ways to embarrass this Juve ”.

Before thinking of qualifying, OL will seek to be still alive this Wednesday evening. A first leg played in a particular context. Laurence Fautra, the mayor of Décines (the city of the stadium), indicated Tuesday that she was not favorable, in the middle of a coronavirus crisis, to the coming to the Groupama Stadium of the supporters of Juve coming from Italy. But the displacement of more than 2,000 followers of Juve was indeed maintained Tuesday evening.

Source: leparis

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