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After thrashing 3-0 at Monaco this weekend, Lyon continues its climb of positions, placing itself 3º to 3 points out of 2º (Lille, who has played 1 game more than Lyon), and 13 pts of PSG.
Recall that Lyon will play the 1/8 final of the UEFA Champions League against FC Barcelona, after finishing 2nd in the group and without any defeat in the tremendous group of Manchester City, Hoffenheim and Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Lyonses were able to win at the Etihad Stadium (0-1) in the 1st round the mighty City of Pep Guardiola, and in the second leg in Lyon of the 5th round they did not win again because Sergio Aguero scored the goal of the English tie in the minute 83 (2-2).
This Lyon that scored in the 6 days of that group stage is full of young players who are being followed by the largest in the continent with the idea of incorporating them soon for the great future that is augured.
We speak of 23-year-old defenders Mendy and Denayer, the media Fekir (25), Aouar (20) and Ndombele (21), or strikers Bertrand Traoré (23) and Memphis Depay (24).
They visit a Montpellier 4th classified with 2 points less than Lyon, although it is also true that they have 1 game less because the one who had to play in Nantes field on Saturday was postponed because of the security issue with the strikes of the ” yellow vests ”
In their last league match, on December 4, they fell at home 0-1 against Lille.
Montpellier vs Lyon head to head matches
04.03.18 L1 Montpellier Lyon 1 : 1
07.02.18 COU Montpellier Lyon 1 : 2
13.12.17 COU Montpellier Lyon 4 : 1
19.11.17 L1 Lyon Montpellier 0 : 0
30.07.17 CF Lyon Montpellier 1 : 1