The Lyonnais joined Turin this Thursday at midday in number, with an enlarged group of 24 players, to try to achieve the feat of leaving Juventus Turin in the round of 16 of the Champions League (OL l ' won 1-0 in the first leg to Lyon before confinement). No one is missing. No injuries. None suspended. This Champions League is also the last chance for Lyon, only 7th in Ligue 1 when the championship was stopped and beaten in the League Cup final by PSG, to compete in the European Cup next season. A prestigious meeting, yes. But not only.
Les Gones firmly believe in their chances, we are told internally. Normally, Juve would be the big favorite. But the context, with a round of 16 return behind closed doors, a Juventus champion of Italy who ends the season on the knees, tends to make the confrontation much more open. In any case, this is what the Lyonnais hope.
Caqueret holds the rope in the middle
Rudi Garcia intends to rely on the eleven who stood up to PSG for 120 minutes last Friday in the Coupe de la Ligue final (0-0, 6-5 tab). Thus, the technician should once again organize his team in 3-5-2, as in the first leg against Turin, to annoy the Piedmontese.
An uncertainty remains in the midfield where Thiago Mendes and Maxence Caqueret have long been in the balance before the match against Paris. But tenured against PSG, Caqueret, already very sharp, scored points. Few surprises to be expected in addition, with Memphis Depay associated with Moussa Dembélé in attack. Houssem Aouar and Bruno Guimaraes will be responsible, in the midfield, to bring out the balls quickly and well and to organize the Rhone game as well as possible. Juve or not, mountain in front or not, Lyon has no choice anyway to continue to maintain its European dream. And not to end his season this Friday evening.
Probable compositions
Juventus Turin: Szczesny - Danilo, De Ligt, Bonucci (cap.), Alex Sandro - Pjanic, Rabiot, Bentancur - Juan Cuadrado, Higuain, C. Ronaldo. Entr. : Sarri.
Lyon: Lopes - Marcelo, Denayer, Marçal - Dubois, Guimaraes, Caqueret, Aouar, Cornet - Memphis (cap.), Dembélé. Entr. : Garcia.
