The Lyon vs. CSKA Moscow match will be played on Thursday, March 15, at the Groupama Stadium, Lyon. This is the second leg of Europa League best of 16 round. In the first match played in Moscow, Lyon celebrated a 1:0 victory.

STATS

• Lyon was defeated only once in their last eight games in all competitions. They won the last two matches they played. In their last six games we saw under 2.5 goals.
• The defeat against Lyon was the only defeat CSKA suffered in their last 11 games in all competitions. At home, CSKA didn't lose in eight straight matches prior to the game against the French club.

HEAD TO HEAD

This will be the second head to head game between these two teams. Lyon celebrated a 1:0 victory in Moscow a week ago.

Head to head matchess in UEFA Europa League, Knockout stage: Olympique Lyon - CSKA Moscow

08.03.2018

UEFA

CSKA Moscow

Olympique Lyon

0:1

LYON NEWS

Lyon eliminated Villareal surprisingly easy, by 4:1 on aggregate, in the first Europa League knockout round. In the group phase, they finished second-placed, behind Atalanta. Their form improved dramatically in the last two months, they are now fourth in the league, with only five points less than Marseille and their goal is to finish in the top three until the end of the season. After a great result in Moscow, Lyon will probably rely on counter-attacks in the upcoming rematch against CSKA.

Latest matches: Olympique Lyon

11.03.2018	Ligu	Olympique Lyon	SM Caen	1:0	W
08.03.2018	UEFA	CSKA Moscow	Olympique Lyon	0:1	W
04.03.2018	Ligu	Montpellier HSC	Olympique Lyon	1:1	D
01.03.2018	Coup	SM Caen	Olympique Lyon	1:0	L
25.02.2018	Ligu	Olympique Lyon	AS Saint Etienne	1:1	D

CSKA MOSCOW NEWS

CSKA is struggling in Russia - they are currently third in the league, with eight points less than their city rivals Lokomotiv. Also, Krasnodar and Zenit are really near them, only one and two points away at the moment, so they will probably fight for the top three instead for the title in the remaining part of the season. After losing at home against Lyon it is hard to believe they can win the away match and eliminate the French club.

Latest matches: CSKA Moscow

11.03.2018	Prem	RFK Terek Grozny	CSKA Moscow	0:3	W
08.03.2018	UEFA	CSKA Moscow	Olympique Lyon	0:1	L
03.03.2018	Prem	CSKA Moscow	FC Ural Yekaterinburg	1:0	W
21.02.2018	UEFA	CSKA Moscow	FK Red Star Belgrade	1:0	W
17.02.2018	Club	CSKA Moscow	Esbjerg FB	0:0	D

SUMMING UP!

CSKA Moscow will have to attack from the first minute of the match, but Lyon's defense is looking strong at the moment. We expect to see less than 2.5 goals in the upcoming game.