Olympique Lyonnais vs Manchester United FC, Europe 2024-25 QUARTER FINALS
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Match Preview
Olympique Lyonnais vs Manchester United FC — Europe at Groupama Stadium.
- Olympique Lyonnais 8 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 6 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
Glenn Nyberg
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Groupama Stadium that hosts another battle between Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United FC.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 396 games and scored 601 goals.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rasmus Hojlund, as he is very good at scoring at Groupama Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' What a strike from Thiago Almada! The score is 1-0.
- 30' Olympique Lyonnais started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 31' Manchester United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
- 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof made 396 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
- 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique Lyonnais is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' What a strike from Leny Yoro! The score is 1-1.
- 51' Another substitution for Olympique Lyonnais to replace Paul Akouokou by Alexandre Lacazette on 51 minute.
- 52' Manuel Ugarte is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
- 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique Lyonnais needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' It’s high time Ruben Amorim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 63' Joshua Zirkzee is replacing Rasmus Hojlund for the Manchester United FC side.
- 68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 72' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 72 minute. Manuel Ugarte leaves to be changed by Mason Mount.
- 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 79' Olympique Lyonnais receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
- 83' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Alejandro Garnacho is replaced by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 88' Manchester United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joshua Zirkzee on 88.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Kobbie Mainoo.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Olympique Lyonnais
Starting XI- 22
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Bench-
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Alexandre Lacazette ↑ 51'
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Coach Paulo FonsecaManchester United FC
Starting XI- 5
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Rasmus Hojlund ↓ Joshua Zirkzee 63'
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Manuel Ugarte ↓ Mason Mount 72'
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Bench- 22
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Victor Nilsson-Lindelof ↑ 83'
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Mason Mount ↑ 72'
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Joshua Zirkzee ↑ 63'
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Kobbie Mainoo ↑ 83'
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Coach Ruben Amorim -
Olympique Lyonnais Form
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