European Football Editor Matt Law | 8h
Lyon finished third in Ligue 1 last season, with a total of 72 points. Les Gones won 21 of their 38 league fixtures last term – suffering eight defeats – to book their spot in the group of the Champions League.
Sylvinho’s side opened their European campaign with Zenit on Tuesday night. Sardar Azmoun actually sent the Russian side ahead in the last stage, but Memphis Depay leveled the scores from the penalty spot in the 51st minute.
Lyon has also been indifferent in the early stages of the new Ligue 1 campaign, winning just two of their five matches to sit eighth in the table. The seven-time French champions opened in Monaco and Angers without conceding before suffering a 1-0 loss at Montpellier.
Sylvinho’s side has been drawn against Bordeaux and Amiens, but they are only four points off PSG, who have already been defeated in the early stages of the 2019-20 campaign.
Lyon also recorded a 2-1 victory over the French champions in the last year, while they have not lost a home league against the capital giants since November 2016, which is an indication of the task Groupama Stadium.
