Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Lyon
Match Time & Date:
04/11/2021
18:45
Prediction: 3-1
Sparta Prague
After coming from behind to beat Sparta 4-3 in Prague two weeks ago, Olympique Lyon will be aiming to give fans yet another reason for celebration when the two teams face each other at Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Thursday evening. Les Gones aim to keep their 100% record in Group A alive, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Kadewere returns from a domestic ban, while all Dembele, Pintor, Pollersbeck, and Reine-Adelaide are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Teenage defender Malo Gusto is banned for the hosts. The Czechs, on the other hand, aim to retain second position in Group A, but they will have a big fish to fry in Thursday’s football match. Considering that les Gones have turned their Parc Olympique Lyonnais into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Prague empty-handed. All Hojer, Julis, Soucek, and Polidar are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Karl Toko-Ekambi):
Karl Toko Ekambi is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Angers as a striker. Ekambi was born in Paris on September 14 1992, but he does not represent les Tricolores on the international stage. The 183-cm-tall attacker plays for Cameroon and it has to be noted that he made his senior debut for les Lions Indomptables in a 3-2 win over Burkina Faso back in June, 2015.
Ekambi came as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match, replacing fellow attacker Mengolo. The Cameroonian footballer played for Paris FC during his youth career and he made his first-team debut for the capital club on April 26, 2011 in a 2-2 draw with Beauvais. Karl Toko Ekambi scored 21 goals in 66 appearances for Paris from 2010 to 2014 and at the end of the 2013/2014 season he joined Sochaux.
After netting 25 goals in 72 appearances for the club, in the summer of 2016 Ekambi signed a contract with Angers which expires on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Sparta Prague):
Established in 1893, Sparta Prague is one of Europe’s oldest clubs and the most successful side in Czech Republic, having won no fewer than 36 league titles and 27 Czech Cup trophies. The club play their games at the Generali Arena in Prague and hold a long-lasting rivalry with Slavia Prague.
Sparta Prague enjoyed their Golden Years in the 1960’s, when average attendance was nearly 40,000 and players like Jiri Tichy, Andrej Kvasnak and Vaclav Masek entertained the crowds week in week out. Rudi largely impressed in the maiden Champions League campaign during the 1991/92 season as they finished second in the semi-final group, meaning they were among top 4 European sides at the moment.
Nevertheless, Sparta Prague have enjoyed little to no success on the European stage since, reaching the Champions League knockout stages on just one occasion, with their latest major coup the return of prodigal son Tomas Rosicky from Arsenal.
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