Lyon hosts Benfica in round 4 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, November 5th at Parc Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon)
In the last season of Ligue 1, Lyon took third place in the standings and got the last ticket to the Champions League. The team had some problems with the defense. In the new season, the club’s problems are even more serious than they were in the past. However, Lyon started very actively. In the first round, it defeated Monaco (3-0) and destroyed Angers then (6-0). But after that, it began to lose ground. The performance of Lyon is not bad - it concedes a bit and scores a rather decent amount of goals. But the club today occupies the 10th line. After two victories at the beginning of the season, Lyon gained only two victories. They happened in the last matches against Metz (2-0) and Toulouse (2-3). The club tied four times and suffered four losses. I don’t understand what is the reason for this fall of the club is. As for the Champions League, success is also not favorable. Lyon started in European competitions immediately from the group stage, where it has already played three matches. It tied with Zenit St. Petersburg (1:1), defeated RB Leipzig (2:0) and lost to Benfica in the last match (2-1).
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Let’s recall that Benfica became the champion of Portugal in the last season. After such an excellent season, there were hopes to see something powerful in the European competition. Unfortunately, everyone saw only disappointment in the group stage of the Champions League. It was hard to imagine, but Benfica takes the last place in its group from the very beginning of the tournament. The Portuguese managed to beat only Lyon. The remaining rivals, which would seem weaker than the French, turned out to be overwhelming for Benfica. In the first round, the current champion of Portugal lost to RB Leipzig with a 1:2 score. Then St. Petersburg Zenit (1:3) defeated it. And only in the last match, the club managed to overcome its rival. It is very interesting whether the Portuguese will succeed in rising up the standings or not. Last season, the team played more attacking football, but now we see a balanced game of attack and defense. Even Porto managed to get ahead of Benfica in the number of goals scored. But the team is doing very well with the defense line. Today Benfica has the best defense results among all the championship teams.
Bookmakers believe that Lyon will become the winner of the upcoming match. They set the lower odds for its victory. Benfica managed to disappoint everyone in this draw. It could only win one home game. Surely, it won’t manage to repeat this success away.
Prediction for the match: Lyon to win
