Matchday 3 comes to Group E with a great deal of uncertainty. Top
Ligue 1 side
Olympique Lyon will travel to
Anfield to face the struggling
Liverpool FC. So far,
Liverpool have been unconvincing and almost unrecognizable in
UEFA Champions League play. Their first match against Hungarian side Debrecini was won by a
Dirk Kuyt header that led to a narrow 1-0 victory over an incredibly outmatched opponent. Their next match was away to Fiorentina where they conceded 2 first half goals and eventually lost 2-0. They have also lost their last 2 domestic matches; both were away games played against Chelsea and Sunderland where they failed to score even one goal. Stars
Fernando Torres and
Steven Gerrard may be out for this match due to injuries, and this will further hamper the merseyside club.
Meanwhile,
Olympique Lyon have enjoyed a good start both to their domestic league and
UEFA Champions League campaigns. They currently share the lead in Ligue 1 with Montpellier and are closely followed by last year's champs Girondins de Bordeaux. Converse to
Liverpool's struggles against Group E opponents,
Lyon was able to take all 3 points from both matches against Fiorentina (1-0) and Debrecini (4-0). They are led by Swedish International
Kim Kallstrom and French Striker
Sidney Govou who have been in good form recently.
Though French opposition on English soil has always been something that goes the way of the British, this match has all the ingredients of a tie or maybe even an upset.
Liverpool FC vs. Olympique Lyon
Tuesday October 20, 2009
Kickoff: 20:45 CET
Tip: Olympique Lyon +0.75 (Asian Handicap)
Best Odds: 1.90 @ Bet365
