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Predicted Lineups Lyon Dijon 2020 | Possible starting XI for OL DFCO

Here is the predicted starting lineup for Lyon vs Dijon tonight from the French press. This is Lyon’s first league game of the 2020/21 season following their Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of Bayern Munich- OL had their chances, but slumped to a 3-0 defeat.

Edit– actual lineups 7pm UK time- With Aouar withdrawn due to Covid, Memphis, Toko Ekambi and Dembele all start for OL.

Lyon: Lopes, Marcal, Marcelo, Denayer, Cornet, Caqueret, Bruno, Dubois, Memphis, Toko Ekambi, Dembele

Dijon: Gomis, Ngouyamsa, Lautoa, Ecuele Manga, Chafik, Ndong, Marie, Amalfitano, Chouiar, Scheidler, Dina Ebimbe

OL Starting lineup v DFCO 2020

DFCO Starting Lineup vs OL 2020

L’Equipe probable lineup Lyon vs Dijon

L’Equipe have Lyon to lineup in the same 3-5-2 that they did against Bayern, but with Dembele upfront instead of Toko-Ekambi.

Predicted Lineup Lyon Dijon 2020 L'Equipe

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Newspaper player ratings Olympique Lyon Bayern Munich 0-3 19 August UCL Semifinal | Kicker, Bild & L’Equipe

Here are the player ratings from Lyon vs Bayern from the big German and French newspapers following their Champions League semi-final on 19 August, 2020. Bayern won 3-0, thus advancing to a final against Paris Saint-Germain.

Lyon had some good chances according to the xG map, but both Memphis Depay and Karl Toko Ekambi couldn’t make the most of it.

L’Equipe paper player ratings OL FCB

French newspaper L’Equpe gave the trio of Houssem Aouar, Lopes and Leo Dubois a 6/10- every other starter for Olympique Lyonnais got a 3 or 4. The highest rated player on either side was two-goal hero Serge Gnabry, with a 8/10 player rating.

Player Ratings OL Bayern LDC L'Equipe 2020

Bild newspaper ratings Lyon vs Bayern Munchen 0-3

Despite his twin misses, Bild actually had Toko Ekambi as the best Lyon player on the pitch. Their highest player ratings (in the German system, 1 is the best), were reserved for Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski and Jerome Boateng.

And in comparison to L’Equipe, who liked Lopes and Aouar’s performances, Bild felt the duo were poor on the day.

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xG Bayern Lyon 3.58-1.74 Champions League Semifinal 2020 | Expected Goals Map & Stats Munich OL

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Here is a look at the xG stats from the Bayern Munich vs Lyon Champions League semi-final on 19 August, 2020. Bayern won the game 3-0, but it was a far closer affair, as shown by these xG stats. Lyon had at least three big chances- two squandered by Toko-Ekambi and one by Memphis Depay.

xG Bayern Munich 3.58-1.74 Olympique Lyon (Actual score FC Bayern 3-0 OL)

xG Bayern Lyon Champions League 2020 Semi final

xG of individual Bayern goals vs Lyon

1-0 Serge Gnabry 18′ goal xG (0.06)
2-0 Serge Gnabry 33′ goal xG (0.74)
3-0 Lewandowski 88′ goal xG (0.10)

xG of missed Lyon chances vs Bayern Munchen CL semi-final

xG of Memphis Depay miss vs Bayern 4′ (0.41)
xG of Toko-Ekambi miss (17th minute xG 0.56; 58th minute xG 0.43)

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