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Lyon v Olympiacos Europa League Lineup

This game is in the Europa League, kick off at 21:00 on Thursday 26 September 2024.


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Lyon v Olympiacos Europa League

  • Lyon is a French football club based in Lyon, France, while Olympiacos is a Greek football club based in Piraeus, Greece.
  • Lyon has won the Europa League title once, in the 2016/17 season, while Olympiacos has never won the competition.
  • Lyon has a larger stadium capacity than Olympiacos, with the Groupama Stadium holding over 59,000 spectators compared to Olympiacos' Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, which holds around 32,000.
  • Lyon's top goal scorer in the Europa League is Alexandre Lacazette, with 11 goals, while Olympiacos' top goal scorer is Kostas Mitroglou, with 8 goals.
  • Lyon has reached the knockout stages of the Europa League multiple times, while Olympiacos has struggled to advance past the group stage in recent years.
  • Both Lyon and Olympiacos have a history of developing top talent, with players like Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé coming through Lyon's academy, and players like Kostas Manolas and Konstantinos Tsimikas making a name for themselves at Olympiacos before moving on to bigger clubs.