The local press anticipates the victory of Lyon in a duel against the Pitmen.

As part of the 2nd round of the Champions League group stage, Lyon will take Shakhtar at home.

Since the French club will serve a punishment from the UEFA, the match will take place with empty stands. This feature did not forget to mention the local edition of Le Progres.

"Lyon needs to fill up baggage points at an empty stadium. Win the victory, the final will be even closer, "- with such a call came today's newspaper.

In turn, L'Equipe, popular in France and throughout Europe, focused on the pre-match scenario and the composition of his team..

According to her, in comparison with the recent match against Nantes (1: 1), the mentor of Lyon Bruno Genezio will make as many as 6 substitutions, three of which will be held in the defense line, where only Marcelo will save the place.

The publication also notes the progress and importance for Lyon of the 21-year-old Tonga Ndombele, on whom great hopes are placed on the French. This season, he has 4 assists in 8 League 1 matches, so L'Equipe hopes that he will show his best game against Shakhtar.

"Emmenez-nous" - this is the title of this newspaper, which literally means "Take us".

In it the authors beat the name of one of the famous French songs "Emmenez-moi" - "Take me". The bottom line is that L'Equipe recalls a good trip to Manchester and glasses brought from England, stressing that now you need to take maximum points in the same way, beating Shakhtar.

In general, the French publications respect the Ukrainian team, but are firmly confident in the victory of Lyon.

Match Lyon - Shakhtar will begin at 22:00 Kyiv time. Follow the text online broadcast on Football. ua.