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Champions League: Oh! No, Not Real Madrid – Olympique Lyon’s Jean-Michel Aulas
Olympique Lyon owner Jean-Michel Aulas has witnessed his team’s excellent record against Real Madrid over the past years in the Champions League. However, he has revealed that he didn’t to face Los Blancos for yet another time although last season’s Olympique Lyon-Real Madrid tie ended in favor of the French.After the Champions League draw on Friday, Jean-Michel Aulas talked to the club’s official website about being paired against Florentino Perez’s revolutionized team. He revealed:
“That’s the draw I was fearing the most because revenge should have given us the opportunity to face Bayern Munich [against which Lyon lost in last season’s semis].
Arsenal vs Barcelona, Lyon vs Real Madrid and Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich Repeats
Last season, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Olympique Lyon were on the winning side of these fixtures. Internazionale defeated Bayern Munich in the final of the tournament to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy at the Bernabeu, Arsenal suffered a “Messi-lona” attack at the Camp Nou in the quarter-finals and Real Madrid suffered their 6th Round of 16 exit in a row as Olympique Lyon spoiled their party in the Spanish capital. This season, these 3 fixtures will take place at the same stage. The most interesting side of these draws is that 3 of these 6 big teams will have to endure the agonizing fate of crashing out from the UEFA Champions League that early.
Champions League Draw Live Coverage - Round Of 16 Fixtures Updates
Please remember to manually refresh the page as it goes on. The UEFA Champions League draw has been scheduled to start at 6:00am EST, 11:00am GMT and 12:00pm CET and Live Soccer TV brings you TV Schedule info: check out the Live UEFA Champions League Knockout Round Draw page for that.
You might be crossing your fingers in anxiety as the 8 Last 16 fixtures are about to be revealed. The Champions League's top teams (Internazionale, Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Arsenal) all want to avoid facing a tough draw. However, there's a big chance that football fans will be offered at least a couple of titanic matches which will rock the Champions League stage come February and March.
Champions League – Benfica vs Olympique Lyon: Are Benfica Ready For A Revival?
Two consecutive losses to Schalke 04 and Olympique Lyon respectively have put Benfica’s chances of reaching the Round of 16 in a delicate situation. As Schalke are expected to complete their double over Hapoel Tel-Aviv in Israel tonight, defeat for Benfica in Portugal will seem to reveal a few important things: that they are distracted by this weekend’s derby against Porto in the league, that they have to improve in the Champions League, and that qualification for the Europa League might be what they should rather be thinking about instead of reaching the Last 16 stage in the Champions League.
Champions League: Jesus Seeks Redemption Of Benfica Against Olympique Lyon
The Portuguese side can’t take anything for granted in France tonight and their coach, Jorge Jesus, is fully aware of that. After slipping onto the third place in Group B, the manager wants Benfica to bounce back against Lyon.“We are here to win, just as we did against Marseille last season,” Jorge Jesus declared during the press conference ahead of the match.
“We will play our own game, but at the same time, we will keep an eye on their creative players such Yoann Gourcuff, Michel Bastos, Lisandro, and Jimmy Briand. I have watched them a lot.
UEFA Champions League: The Top Scorers – From Samuel Eto’o To Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Arsenal’s Carlos Vela as well as Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and David Villa are three among 13 players in total to have scored 2 goals after match-day 2. Above these players in the top scorers chart, Inter Milan’s Samuel Eto’o, Olympique Lyonnais’ Michel Bastos, Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka, and AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic have all netted more than 2 goals. We take a look back at their goals through video highlights.
1) Samuel Eto’o – Inter Milan: 4 Goals
The Cameroonian looks to have found back his goal scoring touch. Years ago during his spell at Barcelona, bagging goals seemed to be an easy task for Samuel Eto’o whose partnership with Ronaldinho was delightful for lovers of the beautiful game.
Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Guttman Thinks It Will Be Hard To Beat Olympique Lyon
Hapoel lost 2-0 away to Benfica two weeks ago as they failed to accomplish the first step of their European mission. Now, they face the task of bouncing back with a tough match against Olympique Lyon after surprisingly losing to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the domestic league last Saturday.
Things aren’t going smoothly for Hapoel Tel Aviv, but Coach Eli Guttman wants the situation to change on Wednesday night. During a press conference ahead of the match, the manager stated:
“We are coming into the match against Lyon at a time where our level of play isn’t as good as it once was. But, I prefer to look at the glass half full.
“A packed house at Bloomfield will offer us some energy which we haven’t had recently. In order to get a good result against Lyon, we will need to be at our best – both in terms of individual ability and in terms of play.”
UEFA Champions League Match-day One Review – From Group A to Group D
Group A: FC Twente 2-2 Inter Milan; Werder Bremen 2-2 Tottenham HotspurIt finished as it started. All four teams are leveled with a point each, having all played out a 2-2 draw in their respective fixture on Tuesday night. FC Twente and Werder Bremen would be the happiest, though.
In the Netherlands, Dutch international Wesley Sneijder opened the score sheet for the visitors inside the 13th minute of the game before Theo Janssen cancelled out the Nerazzurri’s lead seven minutes later. Diego Milito unluckily damaged Inter Milan’s chances to win the match as he scored an own goal on the half hour mark.
Schalke Will “Find The Solution” To Beat Olympique Lyonnais – Felix Magath
Both teams are in Group B as Tuesday night sees 16 teams affront each other in 8 fixtures. In France, Schalke and Olympique Lyonnais will provide one of these 8 encounters. Coach Felix Magath has underlined the importance of this UEFA Champions League match ahead of its kick-off as he relishes it.“Schalke has gone through a lot of changes this season and our recent results demonstrate just that,” the boss told UEFA.com.
The UEFA Champions League: From Group A To Group H – Quick Analysis
Group A: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Twente
These four teams compose an interesting section. Let’s see what Tottenham Hotspur will make of their first season in the UEFA Champions League. In the meantime, Rafael Benitez will try to help Inter Milan defend their title so starting well in the group stages will surely be imperative. Don’t write off FC Twente’s chances just yet, by the way, and don’t forget about Werder Bremen’s power either.
Group B: Olympique Lyonnais, Benfica, Schalke 04, Hapoel Tel-Aviv
A fairly balanced group. Top seeds Lyon will have to watch out for an upset, though. Benfica won’t seat back for yet another season. Likewise, Schalke 04 would love to prove what German football is all about. They might also benefit a lot from Raul’s remarkable knowledge in the UEFA Champions League. Hapoel Tel-Aviv? Well, they will need to work out wonders because they look more likely to occupy the bottom of Group B after match-day 6.
Lyon host Bayern Munich in second leg of Champions League Semi-Final
TORONTO (April 22, 2010) – Olympique Lyonnais have home-field when they face Bayern Munich in the second leg of their two-match semi final Tuesday, April 27 at 2:45 p.m. ET/ 11:45 a.m. PT live on Setanta Sports.
The second leg of the other Champions League semi final between Barcelona and Inter Milan can be seen live on Rogers Sportsnet Wednesday, April 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET/ 11:30 a.m. PT.
Earlier this week French side Lyon dropped the opening leg of their semi final with Bayern by a 1-0 score. Lyon dubbed Les Gones (The Kids) by their supporters, are playing in their first semi final in the history of the club. The club is the only one of the remaining four in Champions League play to have never won a title. Having had to survive a two-match playoff with Belgian side Anderlecht prior to the Group Stage, Lyon has also played more soccer during the competition than the remaining three clubs.
Where to watch Bayern Munich vs Lyon Live - April 21, 2010
Champions League Semi-Final Match Details - 1st leg:
Live Football Match: Bayern Munich vs Lyon
Competition: UEFA Champion's League
Kick Off time: 19:30 GMT / 20:30 CET / 14:30 EST
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Champions League TV Broadcaster: FSC, FSE, ITV 1, ITV HD, Sportsnet, Sportsnet HD
Live UEFA Champions League on TV in the USA:
Watch Bayern Munich vs Lyon live on the following TV channels in the USA.
If you are in the United States you will be able to watch this match with a variety of options.
Real Madrid vs Lyon – UEFA Champions League Match Preview
Real Madrid will actually tackle Lyon in Spain at 19:45 GMT with the mammoth task of destroying the demons that have spat them out from the last sixteen in Europe at each of their last five attempts to reach the quarter-finals.
Real Madrid to attack Lyon
The Spanish giants are a goal down going into the second leg on Wednesday following the 1-0...
Olympique Lyonnais vs Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League Match Preview
But this doesn’t mean that the excitement and the thrill will be gone in France and in the rest of the world when Real Madrid will meet with Lyon at the Stade de Gerland on the same day.
How Olympique Lyonnais reached the last 16 – quick recap
Lyon didn’t automatically booked themselves a place in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
The French had to see off Anderlecht first before being offered the honor of contesting in Europe’s greatest club competition.
Drawn in Group E, Lyon were put alongside Italy’s Fiorentina, England’s Liverpool, and Hungary’s Debrecen.
Lyon’s first four results in the UEFA Champions League were positive. The former French Ligue 1 champions started with a 1-0 victory at home to Fiorentina before travelling to Debrecen to crash their opponents 4-0 on the night.
Olympique Lyonnais v Liverpool UEFA Champions League Match Preview
Liverpool red scare
Who would have imagined Liverpool struggling in Group E with only three points after three match-days?
Today, this is the reality as the Reds from the Merseyside have suffered defeats away to Fiorentina and at home to former French league champions Lyon.
Statistics are alarming from a Liverpool point of view; the five-time UEFA Champions League winners have conceded twice as much as they’ve scored compared to Lyon’s seven goals that give them a plus-six goal difference at the top of the table.