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Manchester City vs Lyon Prediction & Betting tips
On Saturday, at 20:00, Manchester City has another hop on the way to the UEFA Champions League semifinals. Pep Guardiola’s “citizens” play in Lisbon against Olympique Lyon, in a match in which the only absence of the English is Sergio Aguero.
If City has the complete team, Lyon approaches the match without Tete, Denayer and Cornet, even if there are hopes of recovery for the last two. In the previous round, the “citizens” made an important victim: they eliminated Real Madrid 4-2 overall, after two deserved victories. Lyon caused a big surprise by eliminating Juventus, although it lost the return. Juve won at home with 2-1, after losing in France with 0-1, without a goal away.
On the return leg, Lyon opened the scoring with a penalty from Memphis Depay, who opened the scoring in Torino. Cristiano Ronaldo finally brought the victory of the French, but it was not enough for the qualification. For Lyon, the disadvantage compared to Manchester City is more than valuable. The English are even better physically, because they finished the domestic championship later. However, Lyon escaped without fail in the two UCL matches against City, played in the past. In addition, the French did not receive a goal before the 60th minute, in those games!
Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus will be Pep Guardiola’s main goalkeepers on Alvalade, where it is clear that City will dominate possession. Lyon will try to defend themselves precisely to repel the pressure of the English, but OL’s limits are obvious: Rudi Garcia’s team has four defeats in the last four official matches and needs a miracle to qualify. We remember that, in 2018, Lyon won on Etihad 2-1, when Fekir and Cornet brought the victory to the French. On the return leg, City made only a 2-2 set by Aguero, in the 83rd minute. In total, the “citizens” have a goal difference of 12-12 in the European matches played against the French clubs.
MANCHESTER CITY – OLYMPIC LYON PROBABLE TEAM:
Man. City: Ederson – Walker, Fernandinho, Laporte, Cancelo – De Bruyne, Rodri, D. Silva – Foden, Jesus, Sterling
Uncertain: Aguero (injured)
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Lyon: Lopes – Denayer, Marcelo, Marcal – Dubois, Caqueret, Guimaraes, Aouar, Cornet – Depay, Dembele
Uncertain: Denayer and Cornet (both injured)
Coach: Rudi Garcia
In the last 5 victories in UCL, Manchester City entered with a score at the break;
There have been over 2.5 goals in the two direct meetings so far;
Manchester City has 8 victories in the last 10 official matches in all competitions;
Man has 6 wins and two draws. City in the 8 games played this season by UCL;
2.5 goals scored per game is the average of Man. City this UCL season;
Manchester City vs Lyon head to head matches
27.11.18 CL Lyon Manchester City 2 : 2
19.09.18 CL Manchester City Lyon 1 : 2