Lyon, Monaco, OM, Rennes: what to remember from the draw for French clubs in C3 and C4 – 02/25/2022 at 15:00
Lyon, Monaco, OM, Rennes: what to remember from the draw for French clubs in C3 and C4
It’s not just the Champions League in life, there are also other European competitions. This Friday noon, the four French clubs involved in C3 and C4 discovered their menu for the upcoming round of 16. In the Europa League, the Franco-Portuguese rivalry will be honored with FC Porto-Lyon and Braga-Monaco. In the brand new Europa League Conference, OM will go up against FC Basel while Stade Rennes will continue its love affair with England by discovering Leicester.
FC Porto-OL: the Dragons for Lyon
Be careful not to underestimate FC Porto on the banks of the Rhône. In fact, it is simply the 8
and
of Ligue 1 which is about to meet the absolute leader of the Portuguese championship. The route of
Dragões
is even frightening since they are still undefeated after 23 days (20 wins, 2 draws), while Sérgio Conceição recently equaled the record of consecutive victories held by André Villas-Boas, without managing to beat him because of a draw on the lawn of Sporting, tenant of the title and dolphin of the FCP. However, the menu was not the same on the European scene, with a 3
and
place in the group of death of the Champions League (Atlético de Madrid, Liverpool and AC Milan). And therefore a full-bodied barrage, but won against Lazio (2-1, 2-2).
So, how to reassure the Gones? In any case, not with the history between the two teams. Lyon have never beaten FC Porto in four games (3 losses, 1 draw) and we remember the quarter-final of the Champions League won by the band at Mourinho, Maniche and Deco (2-0, 2-2) the year of the coronation of 2004. Today, the players of the time are retired, but the flock of Peter Bosz will have to be wary of Toni Martinez, Mehdi Taremi, Uribe, Ruben Semedo, Pepe and company. The task promises to be immense for OL, which moves into the mythical
Estadio do Dragao
on March 9 (yes, Wednesday evening, in C1 mode) and receive at home a week later. A major challenge against the double winner of the competition (2003, 2011), but also a mission for FC Coefficient UEFA, France won again by a small lead over Portugal (57,081 against 51,382). Cock-a-doodle Doo !