Football. ua is the announcement of the match of the second round of the Champions League between Lyon and Shakhtar.
After a draw with Hoffenheim in the opening match, the team of Paulo Fonseca will have a difficult trip to Lyon. The fact that the duel with the French will be played with empty stands is not a bad help for the Pitmen, but the Ukrainians probably cannot count on an easy walk.
Lyon - Shakhtar Tuesday, October 2, 22:00. Lyon, Olympic Park Lyonne. Arbitrator - Andris Treimanis (Latvia). Live broadcast on TV channels Ukraine and Football 2.
The first round of the main club tournament in Europe turned out to be very controversial for Shakhtar.. The home draw with Hoffenheim (2: 2) was simply suffered, besides, in the parallel match of the group, the most undesirable situation happened. The main favorite of the quartet Manchester City has managed to give way to Lyon in his native walls (1: 2). It was the French who were initially considered potential miners in the fight for second place, but now the situation has taken a very interesting turn.. Bruno Zhenesio has a young team that managed to make Europe talk about itself two weeks ago.. It is possible that it was in the Manchester meeting that millions of fans actually saw the new Lyon.. No worse than the one that set the tone in French football at the beginning of this century..
Generally, there is a lot of common between Miner and Lyon. The Donetsk club, like its opponent, won its first champion gold in 2002. In many ways, it was from that moment, in fact, the glory of the Donetsk and Lyon clubs began, as local giants. However, if the Pitmen continue to dictate conditions in their championship, then Lyon has a certain decline in recent years.. A generation change, you know ... The “weavers” champions have not seen as many as ten (!) Years. And this is a very reasonable explanation.. Serious financial rise PSG changed the French football to unrecognizability, and now in the championship everyone is just watching the Parisians take the next title.
Anyway, internal competitions are no match for the Champions League.. This is especially true of the team of Paulo Fonseca. In the last round, the Pitmen away away simply declassified the Carpathians (1: 6). And yet, even such defeats Lyon does not scare. At hand, Zhenesio has a serious choice of qualified performers, despite their relative youth, already well known in Europe. Memphis Depay alone with Nabil Fekir are worth something! In addition, the young Marten Terje is progressing fast. The “miners” also have something to brag about and. Leaders are in combat condition, while Wellington is recovering from injury. So with such a cadre maneuver, Fonseke cannot complain about his fate.
Meeting in Lyon in the light of the results of the first round becomes one of the key for both rivals. The miner only needs to win, because ahead there is a potentially dangerous “Spark” with Manchester City. Lyon, in turn, in the case of home success, can greatly simplify his future life. So, the mood both among the hosts and the “miners” will be the highest, the maximum. Even with empty stands.
Interesting facts - In the European Cup matches, Lion never missed out on Ukrainian teams.. In four fights, the French won three times with one draw;.
- In three of the last five campaigns in the Champions League, Shakhtar went into the playoffs.
Approximate compositions of Lyon: Lopesh - Rafael, Marcelo, Denyer, Mendy - Ndombele, Diop, Korne, Aouar - Fekir - Depay Shakhtar: Pyatov - Butko, Hocholava, Rakytskyy, Ismaily - Stepanenko, Maicon - Marlos, Tyson, Nem - Moraes.
Words by Bruno Genesio, coach of Lyon:.
“I'm not sure that Miner will be easier without fans.
After the game with Manchester City, we made conclusions and are ready to play against a high-level team.. The miner is a very strong team, whose technique reminds us of Barcelona. They play good pass and have fast players in their lineup. ”.
Paulo Fonseca, Shakhtar coach:.
"We love to dominate like Barca, but the comparison is exaggerated. As for Lyon, this is a special team, it's hard to compare it with someone. We have a very strong and unique rival, I don’t know with whom you can compare him ".
1: 1 forecast.