Soccer prediction Lyon took revenge on Benfica

Lyon took a mandatory win against Benfica, which kept their chances of moving forward in the Champions League and at the same time took a revenge from the Portuguese for a 1-2 draw in Lisbon. The Kids scored 3-1 at home and now have 7 points - two less than Group G driver Leipzig, but three more than the third Zenit. Benfica is at the bottom with 3 points. Joachim Andersen scored the first goal in the 4th minute, and in the 33rd Memphis Depai scored the second goal. After the break, reserve Harris Seferovich returned the intrigue, but Bertrand Traore confirmed the success of the French team.

Lyons coach Rudy Garcia bet on a highly offensive line, with Memphis Depay and Musa Dembele acting as clean strikers, and Jeff-Rene Adelaide and Usem Auar punching on both flanks. Thiago Mendes and Luca Tusar partnered in midfield.

The guests also came out in a 4-4-2. The attack was led by Chikinho and Vinicius, while Gedson Fernandes, Florentino Luis, Gabriel and Franco Cervi formed the box in the midfield.

It only took Lyon 4 minutes to find the result. Goal scored by Danish defender Joachim Andersen, who was attracted to Sampdoria in the summer but has been hesitant so far. The defender jumped the highest after being centered by cornerback captain Leo Dubois and sent the ball into the net.

Benfica`s problems continued with the injuries of Francisco Ferreira, who was replaced by Jardel. The Portuguese were more active in the middle of the half, but still failed to get a person in a comfortable position.

In the 33rd minute Lyon`s multi-pass combination ended with Depai`s goal. The Dutchman took advantage of Aouar`s low centering and brought the hosts closer to three points. The hit was No. 50 for Depai in all tournaments with the Lyon team. At the break, Rudy Garcia replaced Depai with Maxwell Corne, perhaps to give him a break before the Marseille derby. In a game forecast by soccer tips register for Benfica, Harris Seferovic appeared in place of Gedson Fernandes. Seferovic got on well and in the 57th minute fired a dangerous shot saved by Antoni Lopez.

A quarter of an hour before the end, Seferovich returned one hit. The goal was ambushed with the help of SAR.

Lyon was startled by the threat of losing the victory, but it didn`t. In the 89th minute a nice shot from the Traore reserve secured the three points of the hosts, who in the next round will go against Zenit and will win surely the finalists.

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