CSKA Moscow – Olympique Lyon / European League – On Thursday evening we expect the first duels of the EL round of 16. One of the more interesting games is this one in which the Russian runner-up CSKA from Moscow and the French Lyon meet. Lyon finished fourth in Ligue 1 in Ligue 1 last season. Moscow have eliminated Crvena Zvezda in the last round of EL and Lyon have eliminated Spain’s Villarreal. This is their first common duel.
CSKA is one of the most trophy-rich teams in Russia. The current season started the team in the Champions League, but ended the group stage in third place and is therefore now in the European League on. There was the opponent Crvena Zvezda from Belgrade and thus the Muscovites were in the role of favorites. At the time of these duels their national championship had not started, which was a problem for the players.
However, coach Goncharenko’s charges have routinely solved the work against Crvena Zvezda and played to make it 0-0, while they won 1-0 at home. This was followed by her first appearance in the Russian Premier League this year, winning against Ural at home. Now they only have one point less than the second placed Krasnodar. As far as the squad is concerned, injured defenders Fernandes, Vasin and Schennikov are currently absent, while experienced center-back V. Berezutski can not play due to the card.
The guests from France play from the beginning in the European League and finished the group stage there in second place. In the draw, they also got a strong opponent, namely Villarreal. Coach Genesio’s protégés took this duel as a matter of course and won 3-1 at home and 1-0 away.
But lately it’s not doing so well in the national competitions. As part of the championship they had a series of three defeats and three draws, so they have slipped down to fourth place and five points less than the third-placed Marseille have. They were also recently eliminated from the Caen National Cup. In the meantime, the best player Fekir has injured and will probably miss this duel, while also defensive players Rafael and Diakhaby have been absent for some time.
CSKA have a much stronger defense, while Lyon’s attack is better. So it will be interesting to see who will dominate in the end. We see here the Russian runner-up because of their own terrain at an advantage.
Prediction Today: Asian handicap 0 CSKA Moscow
Odds: 2.00
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