Juventus vs Lyon Prediction, Betting Tips, and Match Preview. 07-08-20
In the second last-16 game to be played on Friday, we would see Juventus take on Olympique Lyonnais at the Allianz Stadium. With the match slated to kickoff at 19:00 GMT, both teams will contest for a spot in the last-8 of this competition.
Lyon recorded a monumental win in the first leg against The Old Lady as they emerged victorious courtesy of a solitary goal from Lucas Tousart only after 31 minutes of play.
Sarri and his men were impressive in their Serie A title defence as they saw out Inter and Atalanta in the latter stages of the campaign, securing their ninth consecutive Scudetto. They’d be looking towards Cristiano Ronaldo to bang in the goals in this must-win game.
Although they had their unbeaten home record dented by Roma on the final day of the season, losing 3-1 on the night, they’d be looking to get back to winning ways with an amazing performance on Friday.
Olympique Lyonnais had a horrible season, which was ended early, as they finished eighth in the League. However, Rudi Garcia and Lyon faithful’s hopes are still alive as they hold a one-goal advantage heading into the return leg of this tie.
"Only losing on penalties suggests we put in a good performance", said Garcia, as his side was able to hold out Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe
de la Ligue final last Friday. The team will be looking to build momentum from that as they head to the Allianz this Friday.
Lyon would be bidding to go all the way in this year’s competition with their best finish coming back in the 09/10 season as they lost to Bayern Munich in a 4-0 thrashing on aggregate.
Mattia De Scilgio and Douglas Costa are both ruled out for this tie, while Paulo Dybala is rated doubtful. Sami Khedira will be unavailable. Youssouf Kone is the only injury casualty for Lyon as he's currently nursing a muscular injury. Memphis Depay who missed the first leg is fully fit and he's expected to feature on Friday.
Juventus vs Lyon Prediction: 3-1
Olympique Lyonnais are expected to adopt a defensive approach on Friday given they have a slim advantage. This would give Juventus the freedom to keep the ball and fashion multiple openings. The Bianconeri’s home record was dented last time out, but nonetheless, they're one of the favourites to win this year's competition. Ultimately, they are expected to progress to the quarterfinals with a win by two goals on the night.
