Lyon must ignite against Sparta to keep Champions League push alive | OneFootball

A week after their stumble in Prague, Lyon must find conviction and lean on their attacking strengths to rescue their Champions League campaign.

According to Le Progres, the situation is uncomfortable. Lyon face Sparta Prague trailing 2-1 from the first leg in the Champions League third qualifying round. Failure to overturn the deficit would drop them into the Europa League.

It has been some time since OL kicked off a European second leg already facing elimination at kick-off. That is the picture now as Paulo Fonseca’s side seek to reverse the damage.

The scenario recalls 2017, when Lyon needed a feat at Groupama Stadium after a 1-4 collapse at Ajax in a Europa League semi-final. The return finished 3-1, a near-comeback remembered for its raucous atmosphere.

Fonseca’s men require a different level of determination this time, and must play to their forward power to reach the Champions League play-offs at Sparta’s expense.

Source: Le Progres

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