Europa League Lyon – CSKA Moscow

After showing off in the Europa League last season, when he reached the semi-finals, Lyon is trying to do even better. This time, moreover, if it were able to go further, it would conquer a doubly important goal, since it would not only reach the final of a continental competition, but also have the opportunity to dispute it in its own stadium, which is the splendid Parc OL, chosen from UEFA to host the final act of next May 16th.

The road is still long, but the team coached by Bruno Génésio is very competitive and has now excellent chances to land in the quarter-finals, thanks to the 1-0 success obtained in Russia in the first leg of the second round. In recent years, CSKA Moscow has never shone in the international arena, where it has often shown to have big problems in the non-possession phase, caused by the discontinuous goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev – able sometimes to make beautiful parades, but often the protagonist of clamorous mistakes – and by inadequate defenders, as well as by an overall unconvincing tactical organization.

The probable formations of Lyon – CSKA Moscow

LYON (4-3-3): Lopes; Tete, Marcelo, Morel, Marçal; Ndombele, Tousart, Aouar; Traoré, Diaz, Depay.
CSKA MOSCOW (3-5-2): Akinfeev; A. Berezutski, V. Berezutski, Ignashevich; Kuchaev, Dzagoev, Natcho, Golovin, Milanov; Musa, Wernbloom.

Europa League Predictions

3-1, 1
Odds: 1.75

OVER 1.5 HOUSE TEAM
Odds: 1.90