Olympique Lyon vs Benfica Lisbon football match will be played on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Groupama Stadium in Lyon, France. The match counts for the fourth leg in the Group G of the Champions League.

Lyon grows since the arrival of Rudi Garcia on the technical bank

Lyon had a very poor start to the season and needed a change in the technical bench for the victories to return. Even in this weaker period, the Champions League was treated very carefully, and the results were good. Garcia’s arrival was not well received by the supporters, but the coach saw his work and brought two victories for Lyon and a climb to the tenth place, in Ligue 1. In the Champions League he led only in the meeting since Lisbon, lost by 1-2.
It was the only defeat in the European competition because Lyon finished on a par with Zenit (1-1) and won, surprisingly, at Leipzig (2-0). It is a balanced group and anything can happen. Memphis Depay, with three goals scored, is the home goalscorer in Europe. In Ligue 1, along with Moussa Dembele, they recovered that dangerous couple and scored five goals in the last two stages.

Benfica a good team, lately

Benfica has reached five consecutive successes in all competitions. The last defeat was Zenit (1-3) at St. Petersburg. She is the leader of the competition in Portugal, but we know how unbalanced that championship is. In the Champions League he won only one match, the tour with Olympique Lyon (2-1). These three points keep her alive, with chances, even when she is present in the optimum. Zenit and Leipzig still belong to Group G, but none of the components managed to make a decisive advance.
The big problem for Benfica is that he played two meetings in Lisbon, with Lyon and Leipzig (1-2), and won only those three points. It is hard to believe that he will manage to save himself in these disputed away matches, as I saw in St. Petersburg. Pizzi is the most dangerous attacker of the guests.

Olympique Lyon vs Benfica Lisbon Picks

It is a difficult meeting, between two teams playing their last chance to go in the best. An equality result does not help any of them. The winner can enter the first two positions, with only two stages before the final, and will have a good chance to climb in the elimination matches. Lyon looks much better after Garcia’s arrival. He knows how to deal with these difficult matches and has the first chance to win this match. Even though it is a slightly riskier bet, I choose to go on the home team victory.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 2.00