Sports Mole previews Thursday’s Europa League clash between Lyon and Olympiacos, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
French side Lyon will hope to pick up their first win of their Europa League campaign when they host Conference League champions Olympiacos at Groupama Stadium on Thursday.
Both clubs will play eight games as part of the 36-team league phase, and after these fixtures the top eight sides will automatically progress to the round of 16, while the subsequent 16 teams will compete in a playoff round in order to earn the right to continue in the competition.
Match preview
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Lyon qualified for the Europa League thanks to their sixth-placed finish in Ligue 1 last term and beat Lens to the final qualification spot by just two points.
The hosts last competed in the Europa League in 2021-22, and that season was also their most recent campaign in any European tournament.
Les Gones were eliminated from the 2021-22 edition of the competition when they…
