Lyon v Man Utd
UEFA Champions League Round: Last 16
Venue: Stade Gerland
Date: Wed 20 Feb Kick-off: 1945 GMT (台灣時間2/21(四) 03:45)
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Ryan Giggs is set to make his 100th Champions League appearance for
Manchester United after being rested for the FA Cup win against Arsenal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has recovered from a virus and is expected to start
against Lyon at the Stade Gerland.
Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre are the only long-term injury absentees
from United's 22-man squad.
Lyon also rested players at the weekend and are expected to bring back
forwards Fred and Karim Benzema.
Manchester United (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak
Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, O'Shea, Simpson, Pique
Hargreaves, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Nani, Eagles, Park
Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Giggs, Saha
Referee Luis Medina Cantalejo (ESP)
BIG MATCH STATS
＊ Olympique Lyon and Manchester United's only previous European meetings
came in the 2004-05 Champions League group phase. The first match ended
in a 2-2 draw in France and the return was a 2-1 win for United.
＊ Six Lyon players who played in those matches are still with the club
- Gregory Coupet, Anthony Reveillere, Cris, Juninho Pernambucano,
Sidney Govou and Hatem Ben Arfa are the sextet.
＊ Manchester United have 10 survivors from those two matches - Michael
Silvestre, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea, Gary Neville, Ryan
Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney and Darren Fletcher.
Cris scored in the opening leg, and Gary Neville in the return.
European history
＊ Lyon's best European performance came in the 1963-64 Cup Winners' Cup
when they reached the semi-finals. Their Champions League best is three
quarter-final appearances in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06. Last season
was the first time they had failed to successfully negotiate the last
16 knockout stage.
＊ Manchester United have won three European trophies - the 1967-68 Champions
Cup, 1990-91 Cup Winners' Cup and 1998-99 Champions League.
Current European form
＊ Olympique Lyon are unbeaten in four Champions League matches.
＊ Manchester United have not lost in six Champions League matches. They
are one of three unbeaten teams in this season's Champions League.
Chelsea and FC Barcelona are the others.
Player and disciplinary info
＊ Anthony Reveillere, Juninho Pernambucano and Sidney Govou (all Lyon)
will be suspended for the second leg if they receive a yellow card.
＊ Sebastien Squillaci and Remy Vercoutre have played every minute of
Lyon's CL campaign this season. Juninho Pernambucano, Hatem Ben Arfa,
Sidney Govou, Kim Kallstrom and Reveillere have also played in all six
of Lyon's CL matches this season.
＊ If selected, Ryan Giggs will play his 100th Champions League match and
will become the eighth person to reach the century. He made his CL debut
in United's 4-2 win against IFK Gothenburg on 14 September 1994.
＊ Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is joint top scorer in this
season's competition. He has five goals, the same as Inter Milan's
Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
＊ Nani is the only Manchester United player to have appeared in all
six of his clubs CL matches this season.
Other miscellaneous facts
＊ Manchester United are currently second in the Premier League, trailing
leaders Arsenal by five points. They knocked the Gunners out of the FA
Cup in convincing fashion (4-0) in the fifth round tie at Old Trafford
on Saturday.
＊ Olympique Lyon were defeated 1-0 by Le Mans in their Saturday encounter
in the French league. They lead the Ligue 1 Orange from Girondins
Bordeaux, whom they saw close in to one point.
M.E.N Prediction: Lyon 1-1 United
- United should be able to get the crucial away goal
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