In the match held at Stade de Gerland, Lyon managed to satisfy his supporters. Jimmy Briand and Lisandro Lopez scored one goal each for the victory of Lyon.

That means that Lyon have completed three matches with a victory. These results make Lyon still lead in Group B standings with collecting nine points.

Composition Players

Olympique Lyon: 1-Hugo Lloris; 13-Anthony Reveillere, 3-Cris, 4-Pape Diakhate, 20-Aly Cissokho; 29-Yoann Gourcuff, 21-Maxime Gonalons, 8-Miralem Pjanic; 7-Jimmy Briand, 9-Lisandro Lopez, 11-Michel Bastos.

Benfica: 12-Roberto; 14-Maxi Pereira, 4-Luisao, 23-David Luiz, 18-Fabio Coentrao; 20-Nicolas Gaitan, 6-Javi Garcia, 17-Carlos Martins, 30-Javier Saviola, 10-Pablo Aimar, 31-Alan Kardec

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UEFA Champion League (UCL) Highlight Video

Lyon two goals in the match held at Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, hired by Michel Bastos and one additional donated by Miralem Pjanic. Meanwhile, Hapoel reply printed Vincent Enyeama.

This victory led Lyon to master the top of Group B with a value of 6 from two games. Previously, Les Gones overcome Schalke 04 with a score of 1-0 on Matchday 1.

The composition of players
Hapoel: Enyeama; Bondar, Nunes, Badir, Ben Dayan; Rocchi (Shivhon 60), Yadin, Zehavi (Abutbul 59), Vermouth, Shechter, Sahar (Tamuz 76)

Lyon: Lloris; Reveillere, Lovren, Diakhate, Cissokho; Toulalan, Gourcuff (Pjanic 77), Kallstrom; Bastos (Gonalons 89), Gomis (Pied 63), Briand

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UEFA Champion League (UCL) Highlight Video

Group A
FC Twente 2-2 Inter Milan
Twente: Theo Janssen 19, Diego Milito 30 (own goal)
Inter: Wesley Sneijder 13, Samuel Eto’o 41

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Werder Bremen 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Bremen: Hugo Almeida 43, 47 Marko Marin
Tottenham: Petri Pasanen 12 (Own goal), Peter Crouch 18

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Group B
Benfica 2-0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Benfica: Luisao 20, Oscar Cardozo 68

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Lyon 1-0 Schalke
Lyon: Michel Bastos 21
Schalke: Benedikt Höwedes 38 (red card)

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Group C
Bursaspor 0-4 Valencia
Valencia: Alberto Costa 16, Aritz Aduriz 40, Pablo 68, 76 Roberto soldier

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Manchester United 0-0 Rangers

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Group D
Barcelona 5-1 Panathinaikos
Barcelona: Messi 22, 45, 55 (failure penalties), David Villa 33, Pedro 77, Dani Alves 90
Panathinaikos: Sidney Govou 20

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Copenhagen 1-0 Rubin Kazan
Copenhagen: N’Doye Dame 87

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Champions League

The rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan, also in the severe group. The defending champions had to against Werder Bremen, Tottenham Hotspur, and FC Twente.

Besides the competition between Europe’s top clubs who have subscribed to appear in the main phase of the Champions League debutant pace of interest to be observed. This season there are six new faces. Namely, Tottenham, Sporting Braga (Portugal), Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel), FC Twente (Netherlands), Bursaspor (Turkey), and MSK Zilina (Slovakia).

Of the six debutants, only Tottenham and Braga are not the country’s status in the league champions. But Tottenham made London recorded the passage of history with the record of Athens as a town with three representatives as well as on the main stage at the same season. London was represented by Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal. The same is carved through the 2003-2004 season Athens Olympiakos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens.

From the sixth debutant, a name that is less familiar to the public is MSK Zilina and Bursaspor. Zilina listed as the third country of origin that penetrate the Slovak main round after MFK Kosice and FC Petrzalka.

Meanwhile, the passage of Bursaspor give new color for representing Turkey in the Champions League after all this time been dominated by Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce. Based on the UEFA coefficient rankings as of August 25, 2010, Bursaspor is the lowest-ranked contestants main stage (ranked 132).

Last season, the seven debutantes in the main rounds, five of them the status of the caretaker in each group. Interesting how the football lunge awaited six debutants this season.

The main round first leg Champions League will commence 14 September later. Only the two best teams in each group qualifying for the round of 16 eligible major. Well, in this knockout round, no limit games. It means that a team from one country can meet each other. This season the Champions League final will be held in the Wembley Stadium, London, on May 28, 2011.

DRAWING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010-2011

GRUP A
Inter Milan (ITA)
Werder Bremen (GER)
Tottenham (ENG)
Twente (NED)

GRUP B
Lyon (FRA)
Benfica (POR)
Schalke (GER)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (ISR)

GRUP C
Manchester United (ENG)
Valencia (ESP)
Rangers (SCO)
Bursaspor (TUR)

GRUP D
Barcelona (ESP)
Panathinaikos (GRE)
Copenhagen (DEN)
Rubin Kazan (RUS)

GRUP E
Bayern Munchen (GER)
AS Roma (ITA)
FC Basel (SUI)
CFR Cluj (ROM)

GRUP F
Chelsea (ENG)
Marseille (FRA)
Spartak Moskow (RUS)
MSK Zilina (SVK)

GRUP G
AC Milan (ITA)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Ajax (NED)
Auxerre (FRA)

GRUP H
Arsenal (ENG)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Braga (POR)
Partizan Belgrade (SER)

The following statistical data and some other information related to the game the two teams in the last 16 second leg of the Champions League in Santiago Bernabeu, as abstracted Reuters:

Real Madrid vs Olympique Lyon

Record head-to-head
Meet: 5 times
Results: Lyon wins three times, series two times

Previous meetings:
Group stage 13 September 2005, Lyon 3 Real Madrid 0
Group stage 23 November 2005, Real Madrid 1 Lyon 1
Group stage 13 September 2006, Lyon 2 Real Madrid 0
Group stage 21 November 2006, Real Madrid 2 Lyon 2
Round of 16, February 16, 2010, Lyon 1 Real Madrid 0

Appearances in round eight of:
Champions League: Real Madrid 8 times, Lyon 3 times
European Cup: Real Madrid 27 times, Lyon 3 times
All European competitions: Real Madrid 36 times, Lyon 6

Top skorer
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo (6 goals)
Lyon: Miralem Pjanic (3 goals)

* Real Madrid, who never beat Lyon in five meetings, this time must win to qualify. But they are still overshadowed a bad report card to play on home turf in Europe. Of the last eight games they lost four times.

* Striker Raul Gonzalez is still waiting for another goal to make the collection into 67, and it will make top skorer in three major competitions in Europe. Currently he coupled with the former Bayern Munich player, Gerd Mueller.

* Lyon can win three of four last away game in Europe. But they have a bad record in Spain, where they only won one of seven games. The last two come from Barcelona in last season with three goals difference in the round of 16.

* Lyon conceded only three goals in seven games in the Champions League this season.

Shown at home, Lyon winning first through Miralem Pranjic in the third minute. Pranjic Marseille’s goal after the break advantage in the middle of a wild ball penalty box.

Hose nine minutes later, Marseille equalized by Souleymane Diawara. Cross from Fabrice Abriel, Diawara send the ball into the bottom left corner of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

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Do not want to lose face, Lyon to boost the attack and captured by Sidney Gavou advantage in the 14th minute. Having mastered the bait Miralem Pjanic, Gavou kick the ball top right corner of the goal Marseille.

Furthermore, the atmosphere of the stadium had deserted, until Marseille equalized again through Benoit Cheyrou in the 44th minute. Receive feedback from Gabriel Heinze, Cheyrou sent the ball into the middle of the Lyon goal.

Entering the second half, Marseille hosts surprising third goal scored Bakari Kone in minute 47. Utilizing feedback Abriel, Kone netted into the Lyon goal.

Not satisfied with the 3-2 advantage, Marseille kept pounding the Lyon defense. After waiting until the 79th minute, they left the hosts 4-2 thanks to goals Brandao, who successfully continued to bait Abriel upper left corner of Lyon goal.

Behind two goals, Lyon determined to focus on the attacks. After struggling hard, capable of approaching Marseille Lyon by Lisandro Lopez at minute 81. After successfully reaching a breakthrough bait Jean Makoun, Lisandro passed the ball into the middle of Marseille goal.

Three minutes later, Lyon awarded a penalty, following Heinze handsball done. Lisandro Lopez is to execute successfully fulfill the task well and brought his team back level with Marseille.

Entered a period of injury time, Lyon returned to lead through Michel Bastos. Utilizing feedback Pjanic, Bastos melesakkan ball into the bottom left corner of the Marseille goal.

Unfortunately, victory in front of the eyes were dispersed by an own goal Jeremy Toulalan. Lyon had to be content to share numbers with Marseille.

With these results, Lyon stuck in second position with 24 points, or lose a point from Bordeaux at the top. in the meantime, Marseille still scattered in the eighth position with 19 points.

Lineup Teams :
Lyon: Lloris; Tpulalan, Cris, Cissokho, Gassama; Kallstrom (Bastos 68), Makoun, Ederson (Gomis 55), Gavou (Delgado 79); Pjanic, Lopez
Marseille: Mandanda, Hilton, Diawara, Heinze, Bonnart; Mbia, Cheyrou (Cisse 68), Abriel; Brandao, by Niang, Kone (Valbuena 57)

At the Stade de Gerland, Lyon, the host made behind the Liverpool result of Ryan Babel scored in minute 83. In minute 90, the saving done by Lisandro Lopez scored.

These results put Lyon on top of Group E with a value of 10. Their value can not be pursued by Liverpool that up to four new action to collect four points.

The second position is the same group for a while controlled by Fiorentina. La Viola in the other game at the same time destroying Debrecen with a big score, 5-2.

Liverpool chance to qualify to the next round depends on their last two games. On Matchday 5, the Reds will visit the headquarters of Debrecen before the last fight entertain Fiorentina.

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Lyon will entertain Liverpool in the action phase of the Champions League group. Facing the British team that Lyon had the upper hand.

With nine points now owned Lyon Group E standings Origin is not lost to Liverpool, Lisandro Lopez et al. advanced to round of 16.

In addition to benefits Lyon host factors, the visitors also came not in the best condition. Captain Steven Gerrard missed while striker Fernando Torres is not 100 percent.

Liverpool is undergoing a series of poor results. They only won once in the official party in October. The victory was recorded in the face of Manchester United.

The Reds are also under pressure. Now they are stuck in third place in Group E with three points. The demand must win all remaining parties to pressure for greater Anfield army.

But Lyon did not care about the condition of Liverpool. “They will fight as much as possible to stay in either the Champions League with Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard or without them,” said Lyon defender Cris firm launched from the AFP.

“We will host a team of highly experienced and highly motivated. They are the team that always escaped the knockout phase and they still have a chance to do so even though they started the season badly,” said 32-year-old player is.

“For us the main priority is to qualify for the next round. Only then will we think of the target group to be a champion,” Cris complete.

Liverpool lost at home to Sunderland painful. It was the fourth defeat of the Reds in the Premier League this season. In the second Champions League Matchday three weeks ago (09/29/2009), Rafael Benitez’s squad was humiliated 0-2 Fiorentina.

Plus 0-2 defeat by Chelsea (10/04/2009), Liverpool hat-trick three-fight losing the last. Even so, The Reds unwilling to call them in crisis. “Liverpool are not in crisis,” claims Jamie Carragher, Liverpool defender, as reported by Sky Sports.

According Carragher, three successive defeats had occurred because the schedule is not favorable. Therefore, the defeat took place in the fight away. In addition, the World Cup qualifying gap makes a rhythm game disrupted the team.

“Match against Lyon is the moment for our recovery. This is the chance to entertain us before Manchester United (10/25/2009),” explained 31-year defender.

The question is, can be grow up Liverpool? Strength reduced host to the absence of Spanish striker Fernando Torres. The admirer of  Striker Captain Tsubasa Japanese manga was not recovered from muscle injury.

Fortunately, the team captain Steven Gerrard is clamped groin injury since last week declared fit. Gerrard returned to practice at Melwood (Liverpool training camp) yesterday.

On the other hand, Lyon’s visit to Anfield accompanied by painful results. Les Gones first defeat in Ligue 1. They were humiliated 0-2 at home to Sochaux own.

In the Champions League, Lyon is a leader at group E they standings with two victories over Fiorentina (1-0) and Debrecen (4-0).

“The top position in the domestic league championship and the Champions League group stage this time is not a parameter we can beat Liverpool. They’re a good team. You can compare it with Barcelona or Manchester United,” said Claude Puel, Lyon coach, as quoted by AFP.

However, Puel does not shrink the balls before the match. “A team may not always show the spectacular game in every fight. We did lose against Sochaux, but we sure picked a better result against Liverpool,” said 48-year coach.

The visitors lost Jean-Alain Boumsong, Mathieu Bodmer, and Cleber Anderson in a trip to Anfield. The trio was still smothering defender injury. Practical, defensive midfielders Jeremy Toulalan French team back to playing as a central defender Cris assist.