Lyon practise penalties before Sparta return leg | OneFootball

Lyon included penalty practice in Monday’s eve-of-match training as they prepare for the Champions League third qualifying round second leg against Sparta, according to Le Progres.

Raymond Domenech long maintained during the 2006 World Cup that rehearsing penalties was pointless given the gulf between training calm and match pressure, but Paulo Fonseca does not share that view.

The move suggested the Portuguese coach is not ruling out the possibility of a shootout to settle the tie against the Czech club.

It was not an area heavily worked on, but spot-kicks were taken at the end of the session with all four goalkeepers involved, Greif, Descamps, Bengui and Diarra.

It remains unclear whether designated taker Corentin Tolisso converted every attempt, or whether he will step up again in normal time after his miss in the first leg.

Source: Le Progres

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