Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Lyon vs Juventus confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Champions League fixture tonight

Everything you need to know ahead of the first leg in France

Reiss Tigwell
Wednesday 26 February 2020 21:00 GMT
Comments
(Getty)

Lyon host Italian champions Juventus tonight in the Champions League's round of 16.

The Italian giants are the clear favourites to progress after winning their group convincingly, while Lyon scraped through a weak group in second place with just eight points.

The French side’s performance in Ligue 1 has been below par this season, as they sit seventh in Ligue 1, some 28 points behind league leaders Paris Saint Germain.

The two teams last met in the group stage of the 2016 Champions League where Juve easily won the group and Lyon were only good enough to qualify for the Europa league.

Here are the confirmed line-ups for the first leg and everything else you need to know about the game.

Confirmed line-ups

Lyon: Lopes; Denayer, Marcelo, Marcal; Dubois, Tousart, Guimaraes, Cornet; Aouar, Toko-Ekambi, Dembele.

Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Bonucci, De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Pjanic, Rabiot, Bentancur; Cuadrado, Dybala, Ronaldo.

What time is Lyon vs Juventus?

The match kicks off at 8pm GMT at the Groupama Stadium.

How can I watch on TV?

The game will be shown live on TV in the UK, and can be watched on BT Sport 3 – coverage starts at 7pm.

Can I stream it online?

Yes, BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and BT Sport app.

Prediction?

Lyon 1-2 Juventus. Expect Lyon to nick a goal in the game, but Juve’s quality means that they should come away from France with a victory.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in