Porto vs Lyon. Will the Italians continue a series of successful matches at home?
On March 9, within the framework of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, the teams of Porto and Lyon will meet. The match will take place at the Dragau arena (Porto).
Porto went through the preliminary round of the playoffs without any problems, the team beat Lazio at home with a score of 2:1. In the away match, the "dragons" also showed themselves not bad, dispersing the world with the Italians 2:2. Sergio Conceição's wards performed well on the field, in the middle of the second half the Portuguese even took the lead. Already at the end of the meeting, the Blue-and-Whites relaxed, allowing the Eagles to recoup. Goals for Porto scored Taremi and Uribe.
The “dragons” showed themselves excellently in the National Cup as well, in the first match of the semi-finals the team managed to beat Sporting 2:1 on the road.
Lyon
Lyon started their journey in Europe with the group stage of the Europa League, where the team did not experience any problems. Olimpik won five meetings, thus guaranteeing itself the first place in Group A. Already in the last match, the guys of Peter Bosch allowed themselves to relax, sharing points with the Rangers 1:1 at home. "Weavers" in the first half were in the role of catching up, but after the break they forced the Scots to make a mistake, thereby restoring parity.
After that, Lyon managed to improve their position in the domestic arena, defeating Lorient 4:1 in the last match
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Porto vs Lyon
PortoPorto went through the preliminary round of the playoffs without any problems, the team beat Lazio at home with a score of 2:1. In the away match, the "dragons" also showed themselves not bad, dispersing the world with the Italians 2:2. Sergio Conceição's wards performed well on the field, in the middle of the second half the Portuguese even took the lead. Already at the end of the meeting, the Blue-and-Whites relaxed, allowing the Eagles to recoup. Goals for Porto scored Taremi and Uribe.
The “dragons” showed themselves excellently in the National Cup as well, in the first match of the semi-finals the team managed to beat Sporting 2:1 on the road.
Lyon
Lyon started their journey in Europe with the group stage of the Europa League, where the team did not experience any problems. Olimpik won five meetings, thus guaranteeing itself the first place in Group A. Already in the last match, the guys of Peter Bosch allowed themselves to relax, sharing points with the Rangers 1:1 at home. "Weavers" in the first half were in the role of catching up, but after the break they forced the Scots to make a mistake, thereby restoring parity.
After that, Lyon managed to improve their position in the domestic arena, defeating Lorient 4:1 in the last match
Porto vs Lyon facts
- Over 2.5 goals played in Porto's last 6 matches in Europa League;
- Lyon are undefeated in their last 6 Europa League matches.
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