Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP)
Memphis Depay and Moussa Dembélé, the strikers in the form of the OL, are holders to face the Benfica Lisbon Tuesday at Groupama Stadium (21:00) in the Champions League.
Coach Rudi Garcia unsurprisingly lined up his duet, scorer Saturday in Toulouse (3-2) in Ligue 1, to challenge Lisbon, victors 2-1 in the first two weeks ago.
Faced with the TFC, the Dutch had scored twice and gave the OL the success by scoring after extra time. The French had also scored.
Garcia also bet Tuesday on an eleven identical to the one who reported the victory of Toulouse, with rookie Jeff-Queen Adelaide in midfield with Lucas Tousart, Thiago Mendez and Houssem Aouar. Defender Marcelo is still a substitute.
It is Leo Dubois who wears the captain's armband, as announced the day before by the coach who is still looking for the one who will be his man of long-term trust.
Benfica side, apart from the expected absence of Portuguese international Rafa Silva, Bruno Lage relied on attack Vinicius and Chiquinho, leaving the Swiss international Haris Seferovic on the bench. Pizzi, top scorer of the Portuguese league that had offered the winning goal to the Eagles in the first leg, is also a substitute.
The teams
Lyon (FRA): A. Lopes - Dubois (cap.), Andersen, Denayer, Y. Koné - Queen Adelaide, Tousart, T. Mendes, Aouar - M. Dembélé, Memphis
Benfica (POR): Odysseas - N. Tavares, Ruben (cap.), Ferro, Grimaldo - Gedson Fernandes, Florentino, Gabriel - Florentino, Pizzi - Chiquinho, Vinicius, Cervi
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
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