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Betting.Betfair
on Mar 7, 2012 at 08:53:33 AM
[u]APOEL v Lyon[/u]
APOEL have failed to score in each of their last three Champions League games
The only way that APOEL, the first ever Cypriot club to get this far, can prolong their Champions League adventure is by scoring against Lyon. The above insight suggests that they will be denied though by a team who have kept four clean sheets in their last seven European ties.
Lyon have failed to score in five of their last eight Champions League matches
Lyon's defensive work looks like being enough to ensure a quarter-final spot, yet don't expect an emphatic triumph. Remi Garde's men netted only once, via a deflection, as hosts and are winless in eight away knockout encounters. Even if they do end that run, it will be by a slender margin.
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Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Feb 14, 2012 at 01:50:50 PM
[b][u]Lyon v APOEL, live on Sky Sports 4[/u][/b]
[u]Lyon[/u]
This is Lyon's ninth consecutive appearance in the last 16. The reason they are here again is December's 7-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb. The reason why they were almost not here is their failure to score in four of their other five group games.
This weekend's home defeat to Caen, who had not won on the road in Ligue 1 for three months, raises another doubt around the ability of Remi Garde's team to justify their strong favouritism for this match.
[u]APOEL[/u]
Strong defence helped APOEL become the first Cypriot team to reach the last 16. They lost only one of their six games and took a point from each of their three away matches.
At the outset of any game, it seems Ivan Jovanovic's initial priority is a clean sheet:...